I proctored the English 12 exam yesterday (Wednesday). The auditorium was full of desks, cardboard dividers, papers, pencils, erasers, and students who were anxious to get out of the room.
Thinking... writing....
A squeaky desk provided a minor interruption to the monotony of the sound of shuffling papers.
Writing, thinking...
Things were going as well as could be expected, when suddenly a girl jumped up from her desk and ran out of the room! I found out from the other proctor that she had been feeling sick during the last exam. He sent me off to find her and take her to the nurse.
I found her in the girls’ bathroom, lying on the floor clutching a bowl. Poor girl! I took her to the nurse. She will be finishing her exam at a later time when she can actually concentrate, instead of thinking about the pain in her stomach.
The rest of the exam was uneventful.
Around 2:30, I rode over to HBR to help with dorm cleaning.
The buckets and mops are ready to go!
I supervised the cleaning of the dining room and entry way – a massive project! In the entry way we had to vacuum the floor and furniture, mop the tile floors, clear the cobwebs, wash the windows, wash the walls and doors, and tidy up. The dishwasher itself was a huge project! We had to scrub the outside and the counters next to it and the windows behind it. The trays had to be de-caulked (the de-caulker is a potent pink liquid that takes every kind of residue off stuff).
This student had to crawl through the dishwasher's drying rack to get to these windows!
In the dining room area, we had to wash all the walls and cupboards (inside and out), clean the radiators, clean the windows, wash all tables and chairs, wipe the counters, clean the light fixtures, sweep, and mop.
The other groups finished their areas of the dorm before we did, so they came in and started helping. Two sophomores with too much energy offered to help, so I assigned them a job I knew they would like: cleaning the light fixtures!
They loved the chance to get up on the counter - WITH permission from an RA!
Though they did do a little dance on the counter, they also did a good job of getting those light fixtures clean.
Everything is an adventure here at BFA! Whether proctoring an exam or doing heavy-duty cleaning, there will always be something interesting going on.
