By Matt Miller
Staff Writer

You know what really grinds my gears? The students who clump together in the area around the main stairwell and Mrs. St. George’s room prior to the ringing of the first bell.

They congregate there every morning, in an area which is a main travel route for many of the students in the Academy. They stand in misshapen, deformed circles, discussing who knows what? They make negotiating that space a pestering process to go through first thing in the morning. This writer often offers a simple, courteous request to move through, but it is usually ignored. One would practically require a weed-whacker, scythe or even a machete to cut a way through.

This is a problem for students who arrive at school at 7:29 and need to pass through the horde promptly in order to access their lockers before first block class. Many students are in a rush at this time of day, and this enormous roadblock hinders their progress. Basically, the time for a change is now!

I don’t have any negative personal feelings towards anybody who stands there, but please transfer yourselves to another area away from this main flow of traffic! Then you can discuss whatever you like with your friends in peace. Please, just make it elsewhere.

Let the Ghostwriter know what grinds your gears.