During our time at Enloe, we’ve observed the occasional bulging backpack weighing down Eagle scholars on their treacherous journeys to class. Just what is in those bags, and how could it possibly all be useful during our six-hour school days? For what reason do we need to develop arthritis before we even turn 18? Well, join Arpita and Julie in this conundrum as we conduct a very thorough investigation of our very dear Eagle’s Eye writers.
We’ll start with Dylan Bryant, our celebrity staff writer and senior at Enloe. Dylan shared quite a riveting story with us as he pulled out an expired pack (dated from 2024) of IHOP instant cold foam vanilla latte from his bag. He explained to us that he won this item as a prize token from his Law and Justice class. “I fully intend to return this packet to Mr. LeBlanc someday, but I don’t really know when,” he said. Kudos to Dylan for practicing the art of re-gifting, and we wish Mr. LeBlanc luck if he ever contracts a bout of food poisoning!
As a senior, Sarah Coltrane has discovered the secret to multidimensional travel across the many realms of Enloe High School. When asked what the most interesting thing in her bag was, she pulled out her collection of used hall passes, which she dubbed her “pass stack.” It looks like a work of art in itself. There are over 80 hall passes in total, in colors ranging from bright pink to light green. Sarah cherishes her pass stack very much as it serves as a memento of her time at Enloe. However, Sarah specifically wishes to note—and we place very heavy emphasis on this— that THERE IS NO OTHER REASON whatsoever that she keeps this growing collection. Definitely none.
Senior Bryan Wu loves a good bang for his buck, and he really won the lottery when he received a voucher for free donuts every month at his local Krispy Kreme. On top of this, he also gets free donuts every quarter for his stellar grades. “I just always have [the pass] on me,” he remarks, always ready for a rainy day. Bryan is the perfect example of an exemplary student. If you follow his example, these free donuts could be yours too!
Senior and sports editor Mars Mathers always keeps a few orange fidgets on hand at all times. During class, you’ll likely find him playing with his Needoh gum drop (gifted from his super awesome Secret Santa, Julie) or his torn-out orange Pop-It. Mars uses his fidgets as sources of joy during long, never-boring school days.
Senior social media manager Violet Moore’s bright and radiant energy is reflected in a bedazzled container of Native coconut deodorant. There’s nothing better than smelling good, and having shiny Swarovski gemstones on your deodorant will always keep you coming back for more.
Two of our juniors, Elise Snider and Gabriel Dorris, reported their unused planners, because “who even uses those?” They began the school year with fierce determination to scribble in them, but junior year turmoil, unfortunately, led both of them to abandon their planners. Why track assignments for school when you can simply just not do them! These juniors have caught “senioritis” very early, and honestly, we can’t blame them.
We received several reports detailing the surplus of ChapStick in students’ backpacks. What they intend to do with all of these, we don’t know, but we are certain that the writers at The Eagle’s Eye have very, very hydrated lips. Senior Ishani Oldham tells us that she has “5,000 chapsticks, lipsticks, [and] lip glosses” with her at all times. Minty Parker’s Cheerwine-flavored ChapStick was one they bought on a whim, thinking the container was cute, but the taste fell short of their expectations, so naturally, they replaced the Cheerwine ChapStick with a vanilla-flavored one.
Elise and Laura Kohli, our editors-in-chief, take lip care VERY SERIOUSLY, shown by the 500 different types of Burt’s Bees chapstick (not sponsored, and not an exaggeration) in Elise’s backpack and the artificial vanilla chapstick from Laura’s dentist that gets on her teeth.
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