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31 Ways You Know You Went To Winston Churchill High School

You can never fully escape the dog pound.

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31 Ways You Know You Went To Winston Churchill High School
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No matter where you go in life you've always got your hometown to come back to, whether you like it or not. Just in case you've lost sight of the way things used to be, see if any of these (all of these) applied to you during your time in 20854.

1. Your most visited site is Edline.

It is also the site you conveniently blocked on your parents' computer.

2. You never go to Montgomery Mall Food Court for lunch on Friday's in fear of seeing the entire senior class.

Then again they eat at 10:45 a.m., so you're in the clear if you feel like eating during normal lunch hours.

3. You get offended when no one has heard of Potomac.

After all, "Potomac is Maryland's best kept secret, and the only way in is through class, pedigree or lineage." Or just take River Road...

4. You ate lunch on dirty hallway floors and saw nothing wrong with it.

Except for the fact that those little freshman took your spot.


5. All of the extracurricular activities you do are just so that you can put them on your resume for colleges.

Does complaining count? That is our most dedicated hobby.


6. You are terrified of Jerry, the security guard.

Though, you've seen freshman taller than him.

7. You make your own parking spot at Lifetime Fitness, so you can be closest to the front door.

The point of being here is to get exercise.


8. You get off of school for three days with an inch of snow on the ground but can't even get a two hour delay when it's the coldest day of the year.

Have fun dealing with all the complaining mothers.


9. You are skilled at memorizing the impossible computer login passwords.

Doesn't 9p3zprw6 just roll right off the tongue?


10. Brunch on the weekends include Brooklyn Deli or Brooklyn Deli.

It's Bageltowne if you are willing to venture into Wootton territory.

11. You have a pre-signed doctors note for why you can't participate in gym today.

Apparently, the gym uniforms weren't reason enough.

12. Chrome books are used for playing 2048, not taking notes.

Today, in APUSH, I learned that if you don't click right you'll win every time.

13. You go to the canal every Sunday in the spring to avoid doing homework.

Of course, it's to Instragram pictures, or it didn't happen.

14. You are a master at Jewish geography.

Wait, you know Benjamin Levine? His sister's, boyfriend's cousin went to my camp.


15. Studying for quizzes and tests include reading over last year's quizzes and tests.

If the teacher isn't going to put the effort into changing the exam, neither are we.


16. You learned more about Dr. Hwang's cat than you did about stoichiometry.

The periodic table you can use on tests is a great place to write down formulas.

17. You know the least amount of effort you have to put into studying for your exams (that is if you haven't already been exempt).

I can miss 42 questions and still get an A for the semester.

18. "I'm literally going to fail this test" is code word for you know everything.

"I literally failed that test" means you got an 88 percent.

19. You become skilled at changing the number of hours worked on your SSL form.

If I worked for two hours but it felt like 25, then technically I worked 25 hours.

20. You go to the football games just to watch the poms performance.

It's also to find out who's stepping up for this weekend's party after the game.

21. You have never been to Sprinkles without seeing another fellow Churchillian.

Pro tip: Order a small, and they'll give you two layers of toppings.


22. Your parking lot resembles more of a Jeep, Mercedes and Range Rover dealership than it does a high school parking lot.

Thanks, mommy and daddy.


23. Your idea of public transportation is Uber XL.

We'll give you five stars if the driver is funny enough to be put on our Snapchat story.


24. You're still not exactly sure what the "American Dream" is but managed to write an impressive essay on it for AP Language.

Well I thought it was impressive; Mr. Brown disagreed.

25. You get emotionally overwhelmed with the influx of Facebook pictures from Homecoming and Prom.

It's death by group photo notifications.


26. You have an internship senior year, so you only have four classes.

It's like a half day everyday.

27. Every school that starts with a "W" wants to be your rival.

Wootton, Whitman and Walter Johnson, we're not rivals.

28. The attendance lady knows your name because you've arrived late or left early so many times.

I become ill every Monday morning, and then it goes away until Friday afternoon.

29. You'd be lucky if you have half of the crazy stories to tell by the time you're Ms. Miles age.

Is she ever going to publish that book she's been writing for years now?

30. You never realized how fortunate you were to have the 50 percent rule until it's gone.

Apparently, in the real world it is possible to get a 32 percent on a test and not have it be bumped to an automatic 50 percent.

31. You quickly learn that no place is better than here and plan to star in the Real Housewives of Potomac once you've settled back in after college.

First, you have to get your MRS degree in hot rich guys.

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