If you're a student or admin at Philadelphia's Northeast High School..

..let me take a moment to rub it in your face.

TOLDYOUSOTOLDYOUSOTOLDYOUSO.

Students-- I warned you, publically, that if you didn't get serious about the PSSA, we'd quite possibly recieve uniforms. You didn't believe me-- you laughed it off as I stared at you all, holding that blasted microphone that I more or less snatched from that-Jewish-guy-who-never-wore-the-pants.

And admins-- you leveled to bribing. Bribing! Guess we won't have that camping trip now, huh? For years you've covered your ears and told yourselves that it'd be okay- that maybe this year we'd do better than last year, instead of getting yourselves bullocks and telling us exactly what will be up if we failed horribly.

This does include you, Ms. Lindenburg Carroll. (In case you're looking around, pointing at yourself.)

Well, I've waited over the summer, hoping beyond hope that I won't recieve a uniform letter, but here we are.

I should be angry at our previous president, who signed the 'No Child Left Behind' Act in the first place, but its been eight years. That is a long time, certaintly enough to pull ourselves back together and stop producing this rubbish!

Sigh.
Moving on.

In case any of you haven't receieved the uniform letter, I've shortened it for your conveniency:

Uniform guidelines
Khaki (the material, not colour) black pants, skort, skirt;
white(or "Oxford" as they call it) blouse or shirt;
red(wine) or black pullover, cardigan, or vest with school logo to be purchased at flynnohara.com.

Note that they are all around $30 if you purchase on that site, plus a $9 S&H. Please, please buy the top and pants at Walmart or something! The pullover/cardigan/vest with logo is optional-- but you can't wear any other pullover/vest/cardigan if you won't wear theirs.

Boys require a tie that will be sold at the school, girls only optional.

An FAQ, complete with the disciplinary questions being once again divertly answered with "We expect you to obey"s, is posted on www.nehs.phila.k12.pa.us/.

Well, I hope you're happy.
Next step: corporation takeover.