Spotlight of a Desk
October 12, 2021
Wood, sanded and waxed to perfection. A slab of vanilla colored beauty rests on two legs of reinforced metal. Behind it, students sit eager tot learn. But who are these people? “Wouldn’t it be cool to know who sits in my desk throughout the day?” asks Maya Bransier ’23. Well, this question is answered for this lucky wooden desk in the second row of Adelphia A505.
Maya Bransier
Grade: 11
Class: Calculus
Why did you choose this seat? “I chose this seat because it is nearby my friends and it is also is near the front so I can focus too.”
Favorite movie: Harry Potter and Prisoner of Azkaban
Ian Holloway
Grade: 12
Class: AP Calculus AB
Why did you choose this seat? “I chose my normal seat because it is in the center of the classroom and has a very good view of the board.”
Favorite Movie: Thor Ragnarok
George Mullally
Grade: 12
Class: Calculus
Why did you choose this seat? “I chose this seat because when we were choosing seats on the first day of school, this was the last seat open.”
Favorite movie: Edge of Tomorrow
Alice Vimal
Grade: 12
Class: Shakespeare
Why did you choose this seat? “I chose this seat because on the first day, Mr. Barmore assigned us these seats by first names, and Alice is first in the alphabet.”
Favorite movie: A Quite Place