Qualitea Time

Chan Woong Won

On Friday, the 9^th of March, Mr. Brewster made a surprise visit to the seniors’ Bible classes. As soon as he walked into the classroom, the students asked the regular question, “who is it this time?”  Thankfully, no one was in trouble; instead, there was to be a mandatory meeting for the senior class the following Monday after X-Block.

The weekend flew by and after a long day, the seniors received a pleasant surprise. The “mandatory meeting” turned out to be a cover-up for the junior class’ invitation to the senior class for Junior Senior Banquet (JSB). During this “Qualitea Time,” the juniors served tea, cookies, and sandwiches. As Tommy Han (12) commented, “It was a really nice set-up. I could forget about school for a moment and enjoy the fact that we are seniors. I enjoyed the qualitea time!”

This event officially marked the beginning of the JSB askings. For the next couple of weeks, the topic of who to ask and who got asked will be the talk of the school. You can expect to see posters, skits, cookies, flowers, and, hopefully, smiles and hugs. Some seniors were surprised, however, at how early the askings started this year. Felix Tobias (12), at the question “Do you think the askings were early this year?”, answered, “Yeah! Felt like it was dang fast, bruh.”

This only means more excitement building towards JSB. As the biggest event of the year, and only a month away, the juniors are working diligently to prove their semester’s worth of hard work. Sam Castro (11) proudly declared, “JSB is coming along fantastically! We can’t wait to show the whole school what a great class we are. You will all love it!”

At this, Theodore Zimmer (12), who was next to him, asked, “What’s the theme this year?”

The juniors this year have done a great job at keeping the theme and the location of the JSB a secret.

The anticipation is building, and as Yigal Ang (12) summarized, “All we have to do now is wait. The waiting is also part of the fun. And while you wait, don’t forget to ask someone!”