Chris

Jan, 13 I always found it amusing and ironic to see the baptistery is located along with lost & found. On top of these smooth boards are the all the stuffs that are lost. Clothes must not have been washed for weeks, because it almost smells like my clothes. There is a pair of skis, snow board, McColister’s boxes, part of a drum, fan, piano cover, bag, mat for the hand bell, and it’s like a little Walmart here. But looking at this place with crumbled clothes, trashed books, and unwanted skis, I started to wonder why are they here? In this lonely place where no light penetrates, these stuffs are left behind. Did the owner not want these? Or maybe lost but really don’t care? Maybe it wasn’t meant to be lost, but the owner don’t know where to look for it. Maybe that person is searching all over for it…

Jan, 13 “No! That’s not allowed!” We hear the whipping voices of teachers, how this pants might be too tight or the skirt is too short. Even though I will never understand the pain of wearing a short skirt, I have a hard time understanding the point of the dress code. I mean, come on, pants being too tight? Honestly, will anyone even going to care if one’s pants are too tight? But a lot of students who complain about the dress code has forgotten or never been exposed to the old dress code. Blue jeans or gray jeans? There wasn’t even a debate on those pants. Girls weren’t even allowed to wear pants before. Guys were only allowed to wear dress pants, shirts tucked in, and ties on Friday, which never really matched the shirt. So I interviewed some of the juniors and seniors. One junior said “it was obnoxious to wear socks or stocking everyday.” Other mournful senior stated that “running with a skirt during the recess was very irritating.” And the fact that they could wear pants and shoes brought joys to these girls. Even though the dress code has changed so much, it is still hard to hear good comments about the dress code even from those who were here from the back in the days. So the conclusion I drew was that how the dress code change, we are still going to be irritated by some small things, Gray or Blue? Let’s think about the fact that there weren’t even this kind of debate years ago.

1 Thessalonians 5:18: Be thankful in all circumstances, for this is God’s will for you who belong to Christ Jesus.