As I tiptoed down the stairs of the science center, I heard many voices, and all were familiar. “I think Art should be mandatory for their class,” the AP Statistics and Economics teacher, Mrs. Agostinelli, said, “Maybe it will give them peace of mind.” “I think AP Economics should be mandatory for them,” the art teacher, Mrs. Tanzer, replied. “That way, they’ll be too preoccupied with studying so they won’t have time to lounge around senior corner.” I was so confused. Sure, our class had our differences, but at the end of the day I thought we all got along fine and were an intelligent group of students. There were no major rivalries, and we seemed to be nice to one another and our teachers. A very familiar voice, which I was used to hearing every day, spoke in a loud, angry voice. “CAN EVERYONE FILE IN NOW?!” the woman screamed. I couldn’t believe who I had just heard. Mrs. Jones?! The most soft-spoken, kind Spanish teacher was now talking like a vicious army commander! What was Cape Cod Academy coming to?
All of the teachers had settled down in the swiveling chairs when I peeked around the corner. History teacher, and People to People leader, Mr. Larry Brown was at the front of the lecture hall with Mr. Petru and Ms. Cetta, and almost caught eyes with me before I slid around the corner again. After Mr. Larry Brown sacrificed his well-known rubber chicken, Ms. Cetta began to clear her voice. “With little discussion, we have come to a conclusion for this year’s seniors,” she said. Mr. Petru continued, “It is clear that this group of students has not been working hard.” A lot of the teachers agreed, with “Yeah” as a common response. “A lot of them have applied or are applying to prestigious schools already, and we just don’t think they are ready to go off to college. We are going to contact the colleges and require this entire senior class to stay back and repeat their senior year.”