With the peak of coronavirus in the state of Texas projected to be a mere few weeks away, the light at the end of the quarantine tunnel is finally in view. After nearly five weeks of consistent lockdown across the nation and strict six-feet apart social distancing rules, the end of quarantine will mean being able to do things and participate in activities that we haven’t been able to enjoy since March. Here’s a list of some iconic #justVillagetings only Village kids can look forward to after quarantine ends (next school year, unfortunately): 

1. Eating lunch on the patio and actively avoiding lanyard collection
2. Using lanyards from past years to avoid infractions 
3. Not being able to get into any buildings because you’re using lanyards from past years 
4. Knowing which teachers to avoid in the halls when you’ve forgotten your lanyard altogether 
5. Girls getting dress coded for wearing leggings on Fridays 
6. Dr. Walker and his Birkenstocks 
7. Mr. Newman in the weight room 
8. Mr. Bruce and his iconic bolo tie 
9. Ms. Riley and the color coordination skills we wish we had 
10. Mr. Yakobu/Mr. Ansari/Mr. Cantwell/Mr. Ostregren 
11. Going to the school store during break even though we’re technically not supposed to 
12. Monthly fire drills that only ever happen in the freezing rain 
13. The fourth floor 
14. The roaring 20’s themes we were promised for school events (rip prom)
15. Getting parking stickers slapped onto our car windows 
16. The gravel parking lot always flooding (except not anymore) 
17. 20 minutes of every assembly spent on asking for volunteers for challenges 
18. Having a lunch hour study hall 
19. Never actually going to the house meeting you belong in 
20. House meetings in the VAC hitting different 

While everybody looks forward to something different to do after this quarantine ends, just remember that it will end eventually. Things that were taken for granted will seem new again for the first time, perhaps allowing more appreciation for them. Quarantine has given us the time to appreciate how much our lives are made better by the simplest things.