By: Isabella Sibaja As the first (and only) federal holiday to occur during Governor’s School, the Fourth of July was a much needed break for the students who had spent the last two weeks of their lives immersed in various areas of study. With the removal of the required Area III film, “The Eagle Huntress,” from the GSE calendar, students found themselves with an entire day to themselves—the first such day since move-in two weeks prior. As would be expected, students took advantage of their open calendar, partaking in everything from tie-dyeing their GSE shirts to watching (or walking in) the Fourth of July themed fashion show. Here’s a more in-depth look at what took place at GSE on the 4th:
Exhausted from cheering on the parade of talented performers at open-mic night? Weary of having to get accustomed to sitting through hours of classes? Or simply tired of having to wake up before nine? Whatever the reason, campus was a ghost town on Sunday morning. Everyone seemed to have gotten the memo that sometimes a holiday doesn’t mean flipping burgers on the grill or setting off fireworks … sometimes a holiday means treating yourself by sleeping past noon.
Undeterred by the horror-story-worthy lines on Saturday, students still lined up for the chance to stock up on Ben and Jerry’s ice cream, instant ramen, and family-size bags of candy at the BeeHive. (Sadly, the Fourth of July fell on a Sunday this year, so using the holiday as an excuse to buy Chick-fil-a sandwiches was out of the question … that is, unless you were lucky enough to have bought a scalped sandwich from one of the budding entrepreneurs here on campus).
It seemed like everyone and their roommate had decided that all things white in their wardrobe would look better tie-dyed, and students from every subject area could be seen dunking their GSE shirts (or masks!) into buckets of water before turning helplessly to their neighbor, their lack of knowledge about how to properly tie-dye a shirt having suddenly occurred to them. Unless, of course, you were one of the handful of students who had been to enough summer camps (or watched enough YouTube videos) to know how to tie-dye like a pro.
Come seven o’clock, students made their way out onto the quad, lured by the ambiguous promise of “4th of July Fun.” They were met by a band composed entirely out of TAC’s and GSE Staff who serenaded students with various patriotic tunes. Their playing was beautiful to say the least, and it served as the perfect reminder that here at GSE, even the instructors are multi-talented … as if imposter syndrome wasn’t bad enough on campus already.
Speaking of talent … wow, that fashion show was amazing! Students took to the runway, showing off their newly-constructed outfits to the enthusiastic cheers of the crowd lining the makeshift runway. Soon after, Coach announced a dance-off, and the crowd of students that had gathered to watch were graced with performances incorporating everything from Beethoven to a dazzling array of impressive backflips and splits that would make Simone Biles green with envy (okay … maybe not, but still. It was crazy impressive).
It wouldn’t be the Fourth of July without fireworks, and despite the (somewhat) covert attempts of students to use the impromptu field trip as an attempt to sneak outside of the Meredith Mile, the fireworks show was a fitting end to what many students called “the best day at Governor's School East yet!”
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