The Unofficial and Unwritten rules of teaching at AHS:

1. Any food left on the table in the teacher’s lounge is fair game, though how long it has been sitting there is unknown. The refrigerator is off-limits, however, and may require a hazmat suit to clean at some point during the year.

2. After you finish grading a large assignment, at least five students will produce the work to be graded. They will then ask if you have graded their late work almost immediately after turning it in.

3. School lunches will vary between excellent and inedible. Sometimes it is all you got, but make sure to plan around Terry’s Pizza, Ham Tortellini, Tacos, and Chicken Wild Rice Soup.

4. The way in which you are supposed to take attendance will be up for debate at the beginning of every year and will take up at least a half-hour of an all-staff meeting. Ultimately, we will continue doing it the way we have always done it.

5. Wearing a hat in school is the greatest form of rebellion.

6. There will always be a colleague who will bring up the “what-ifs” that only apply to themselves and their classroom with the whole staff present. Teachers are required to roll their eyes and mumble amongst themselves when this happens.

7. NEVER, EVER be the person causing eye rolls and mumbling!

8. The best humor can always be found in the beginning of the year videos that the administration intends to be motivational.

9. You will get to learn about Bloodborne Pathogens every year just to find out that you STILL shouldn’t touch blood or other bodily fluids.

10. Parents will ask if there is any extra credit to bolster their child’s grade even though there are several missing assignments. They will seem puzzled when you suggest taking care of all the missing work first.

11. Do NOT go No. 2 during passing time!