20 ways you know you go to Homestead

Homestead High School may look ordinary to those on the outside; however, its inhabitants know what really goes down inside its brick and mortar walls. Here are 20 definitive signs you attend Homestead High School.

1. You’ve been late to school and not cared.

“I mean if you’re going to be late at all, you may as well be really late and grab some breakfast.” -Dominic Enea, senior

2. The hand dryers in the bathroom don’t work, take too long or are all being used.

“I just love the feeling of room temperature air slightly drying my hands. Not.” -Sarah Kohlbeck, sophomore

3. It’s not raining, but you can bet girls will be wearing rain boots.

“You never know when a downpour could occur, so you might as well be prepared!” -Sam James, junior

4. Everything is monogrammed. Everything.

“How else would people know who I am?” -Lizzy Tucker, junior

5. Every time you check PowerSchool, you cry a little. Maybe a lot.

“Sorry, Mom I tried.” -Victoria Shveyster, senior

6. You’ve been asked for quotes via Facebook by a Publications student more times than you can remember.

“I didn’t think I was that important.” -Adam Hobbs, senior

7. The spring break photos never end on Instagram.

“My friends always text me asking for possible captions on #tbt Instagrams from spring break.” – Sophie Bradshaw, senior

8. You go all out for football games.

“I go all out for that perfect Instagram picture.” -Maggie Wigdale, junior

9. You can’t see the plastic part of your Nalgene because stickers.

“It’s super chill to have stickers on my water bottle. I like having brand names on it because it makes me seem cool. #gonia” -Mackenzie Looft, junior

10. You wear Chacos but you’ve never been hiking or climbing or touched grass before.

“I wear Chacos but I’ve never hiked farther than the 20 feet to my refrigerator.” -Daniel Zvi, junior

11. You’ve posed for the “perfect candid” to post on Instagram at least once.

“Well we’re obviously just practicing for our modeling careers.” Sarena Farber, sophomore

12. Your stretch class seemed like a good idea, but now it’s the bane of your existence.

“Honors Pre Calc BC is like an AP exam before you’ve even taken the AP class.” -James Guskov, sophomore

13. You still have no idea what a Highlander is.

“I always just thought he was a fat Irish man that didn’t wear boxers under his kilt.” -Josie Schaut, sophomore

14. Every classroom is a different temperature.

“I never know what to wear because some classes are like China while others are like Alaska.” -Mira Mayer, freshman

15. You forget to do Membean. Every week.

“I do Membean on the walk to English even when I know I have a quiz on it that hour.” -Ben Starsky, sophomore

16. Your parking spot costs more than it does to attend school itself for 12 years.

“I heard in the hall the other day, ‘My daddy gave me a new Porsche for senior year, but I think I’ll have to pawn it just to be able to afford parking in the Homestead lot.’” -Matt Gresham, junior

17. You’ve been Flex mandatory at least once.

“It wasn’t even my fault!” -Tyler Cox, junior

18. You’re late to school because you had to get your Starbucks.

“Would you rather see me cranky without it or allow me to miss three seconds of class to get my daily dose of ‘Bucks?” -Thomas Sullivan, senior

19. You see all the seniors going to college and think about life after high school.

“I’m already counting down the days until 2016 graduation. 379 days to be exact.” -Jack Miller, junior

20. Even though it’s crazy, you love it anyway.

“Each day brings another opportunity to laugh and learn with your best friends on the planet.” -Ben Gust, senior