A Love Letter to the 100s

Oh, the 100s! 

Are they green because there are science classes down there or are there science classes down there because they are green? The world may never know. But what we do know is that the right color for a science folder is green. 

There’s nothing like walking down that lovely hallway, nose wrinkling in admiration at the refreshing smell that can only be found in this dungeon-like (in a cute way) area of Needham High School. There’s just something about that blend of sea creature smells (shoutout marine bio!), never-overflowing bathrooms, and slight humidity that creates an irreplaceable effect of nausea. In fact, a great fundraiser for NHS would be for a candle to be made that smells like the 100s. I, for one, would be a fan. 

And perhaps that candle could be made using a blend of the slime that always seems to coat the bathroom floors, giving them that quintessential ‘je ne sais quoi’ that attracts so many students to populate the stalls and sit on the floor. Obviously, the 100s bathrooms are not meant for actual use; that would be a waste of this prime hangout spot and the definitely-not-radioactive goo on the floors.

The 100s really enhance the NHS community by demonstrating the power of shared body odor and chemicals of the non-cleaning variety. Can you really unite with your fellow students if you can’t smell every basement activity from the school in the past ten years? I think not.