When 44 students and 9 teachers live together in close proximity for four months, some funny things happen. We get to know each others' quirks, and we immediately notice when something changes--new shoes, new hairstyles, shifts in the social structure. And we begin to speak in a coded Ox-language. Morning announcements start to sound like this:
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| ST, caught lurking in the Breezeway on final cleaning day |
"Snack Patrol. You know who you are. Stop slacking, the people want their Cheese-Its. New Dish Dawgs this week. Spread The Love--meet JP for lunch. Where are all the spoons? PFoy's art angels--turn in your journals. Mo's advisees--meet on the Pad after breakfast. Who's hoarding the Sculpture tape dispenser? And pleeeaaase make sure you've put your stuff on the server."
We fall easily into routines, and certain roles are set early on: Piper always times the Minute of Silence, Jose and Alex are always late for breakfast, Grace always has candy if you need some, Raven will always hold the door open for Blair, and West A will always have the cleanest bathroom.
And then there are those wonderful moments when the Ox-bubble is burst--people who have been hiding in the shadows come out of their shells, roles are reversed, and some really hilarious stuff happens. What follows is a sort of photo essay of some of those moments. We'll call them the OS28 Semester Outtakes.
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| There was a Math Prom |
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| These two students were caught selling unofficial Bottle Rock souvenirs |
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| The Carrot Gods spoke |
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| Izzy got...lost (not arrested) |
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| OS28 went through an American Gothic period |
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| This guy happened... |
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And on the very last day, THIS happened
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