As of today, first semester is finally over. To us editors, it feels as though the last four months have gone by in a flash. Not to say the whole thing has been a breeze to get through - there were some tough moments for sure - but it just feels as though time is moving a little faster than usual this year. Has it felt like this for you? Perhaps not. Perhaps for some of you, this first semester has felt like the longest four months of your life. Well, in any case, seeing as we've all made it this far, a few pats on the back are probably in order.
Before winter break, during one of the Mini Muse meetings, Ms. I shuffled into the computer lab and brought out an unreasonably large brown envelope. The three of us watched as she took out the contents and laid them out on the table for us to see. Inside this envelope were around a dozen big-print photographs depicting Mini school students from decades in the past. Standing in these faded photos were kids from the 90's, 80's, and 70's, surrounded by the same buildings and fields that we pass by every day. It was a strange feeling to see such photos. Like, the Mini really has been around for a while.
Those kids are still out there somewhere, probably reminiscing from time to time about those five years of childhood they spent as a Mini. They might go on the internet to connect with old classmates, or even to see what's new in the program. We'd like to think that, eventually, they'll find their way here, to the Mini Muse. And when they do, their faded, overexposed, one-of-a-kind class pictures will be waiting for them.
Today is the start of Throwback Thursdays, in which, over the next few weeks, we will be posting one 20th century class picture every Thursday along with a short piece of writing just like this. If you're interested, be sure to keep Thursdays marked on your calendars.
We start with the Class of 1991. Nirvana's "Nevermind" is hitting the radio, Michael Jordan is starting his unparalleled dynasty with the Bulls, and the World Wide Web is getting invented. In the midst of all this, 25 kids from Prince of Wales Mini School have decided to take an impromptu class photo next to the hill. Some are blinking, others are laughing, and all are excited for what's to come.
