The Minuteman

The Official Newark Academy Newspaper

Middle School Bucket List

By Charles Pan ’18, Middle School Editor

  1. Go around the Middle School Office showing all the teachers the newest Old Spice commercial.

  2. Stay in the cafeteria (ahem… dining hall) for longer than 15 minutes so that high schoolers have trouble finding places to sit.

  3. Practice yoga with Mr. Ball while discussing metacognition and listening to Cuban music.

  4. Ask Ryan Gajarawala to read you a passage from To Kill A Mockingbird or Of Mice and Men.

  5. Visit the library.

  6. Yell “HANDDDBAGGGG” when passing Ms. Graham in the hallways.

  7. Host a game show with Ben Leit and Jonathan Goodison-Orr as your hosts.

  8. Finish the Mythbusters on Ms. Reeves’ desk.

  9. Sneak into Senor’s room and play with one of his talking toys.

  10. Wear nothing put a swimsuit for the entire week.

  11. Bring your food out to the “L” and brag how you don’t have to wait 15 minutes to eat lunch.

  12. Sleep on the couch in the arts wing.

  13. Attend a student council meeting and suggest repeatedly to have a field trip to the Livingston Mall.

  14. Start a wave when at the Washington National’s game on the 8th grade capstone trip.

  15. Host a massive scavenger hunt on the whole campus and hide all the items under the bleachers in the Lower Gym.

  16. Take the PSAT with the sophomores.

  17. Discuss all the events leading from the American Revolution to the Cold War with Mr. Caldwell in 15 minutes.

  18. Point out pictures of other people on the Middle School board to them.

  19. Have the common room be a silent study room for a day.

  20. Buy Arnold Palmer from the vending machine during lunch instead of getting it from the dispenser.