Stories by Kevin Quirolo
1. Homecoming Thursday - Generation Day
Even though I like to avoid turning the school website into a senior propaganda machine during Homecoming, the freshmen need some constructive criticism.
There is a subtle distinction between decorating the school and covering it in colorful trash. For example, Styrofoam cups are not an effective ornament. Strewing sheaves upon sheaves of green ...
2. Homecoming Wednesday - Halloween
This Hallows Eve, the school woke bedecked with all a manner of festively colored Class-of-2010 regalia. They did not shy from the easily available Halloween decorations. Stuffed bags with jack-o-lantern faces, a string of paper pumpkins, and a store-bought banner reading: “Happy Halloween” covered the schools main entrance.
It appears as though all ...
3. Homecoming Tuesday - Color War Day
Albany High School, day two of homecoming week, color war day, bedlam, chanting, and spirit.
This morning the juniors tried their hand at decorating the school, draping trees and handrails with yellow streamers. A large poster of a bling-bedecked Big Bird proclaims the superiority of the class of 2009. To top it off, they constructed a ...
