The Gargoyle's 2005-06 senior editors give the thumbs-up/thumbs-down treatment to their five years at Uni High

Posted Friday, June 30, 2006, The OG, opinions

CHEERS
Free periods and early dismissals
Whether we went to EVO to enjoy the bliss of bubble tea during free time or went home to catch up on sleep after a 2 p.m. dismissal, some of our fondest memories of Uni were actually when school was not in session.

Senior skip day
What used to be a boring excuse for seniors to miss school is now a trip to Six Flags endorsed by the administration. We are happy that we not only get to miss a day of school, but we have the school's explicit permission to do so (and its money).

Pedagogical perfection
Teachers, you are one of the quirkiest, most nuanced groups of people that we have ever had a chance to meet. We can safely say that each one of you has a different eccentricity. We can also say that without your unique teaching styles and knowledge of your subjects we wouldn't have learned as much as we have today. For this, we owe you a debt of gratitude.

Record-setting athletics

Our class had the best subbie basketball season in Uni history and since then, we haven't let off the pressure. The soccer team had a record season in our junior year, and the basketball team set a combined three-year record during our sophomore, junior, and senior years. Let's face it — teams of future years won't know what to do without us.

JEERS
Lounge stereo beatz
While one or two members of the Class of 2006 enjoyed monopolizing the musical taste of the lounge, the other 58 members did not. “Roll Call” on repeat introduces the listener to the many nuances of Ice Cube's voice and lyrics, but it also introduces an aural world of pain. Ouch.

Uni mural

Our beautiful mural spanning the length of Uni Gym was taken down two years ago only to be replaced by blue foam pads. We understand the necessity of these pads in preventing young students from hitting a solid wall, but we don't feel it was worth the loss of a precious Uni artifact.

Underclassmen
What are these kids thinking?! They push each other down staircases, try to bombard the Siebel Center with firecrackers, and jump on elevators. We weren't a perfect class, but we did better than that. The underclasses need to get a grip on themselves, or who knows what'll happen to this school? To make matters worse, we weren't even allowed to trash them anymore.

Nerdy trends
It started with Magic Cards in first semester, and didn't stop until the entire school had been deluged with Pokemon and chess. It's fine that our class was the originator of trends for the school. That's the way it's supposed to be. But couldn't we have thought of anything other than what we used to do in fifth and sixth grade?

Asbestos warning
Our school is falling apart around us. This place has so many dark, narrow corridors full of falling plaster, lead, and asbestos that it's a wonder we aren't sprouting vestigial legs on our foreheads. At least the Hue and Math houses have new siding. Let's hope that this is a sign of better things in the future.