Last year, the class of 2027 took Orcas Island High School by storm with their massive numbers. It seems normal at this point, especially with the new freshmen being a large class as well. The next few incoming classes seem to follow the trend of large numbers, and while none of the incoming classes are as large as the class of 2027 they are still significantly larger than past-graduated classes and the soon-graduating classes. However, that is not what is strange about these new freshmen. While there are many of them, it appears as if these larger classes are getting smaller. Not in numbers, but in the height of the students themselves.
Just take a look around, and you will see it is true. The class of 2028 is, for lack of a better term, short. Of course, there are those who break this evaluation, but the majority rules. For the most part, the new freshmen are vertically challenged, compared to the upperclassmen. To some this may seem normal, but many of the upperclassmen have not grown much in height during their time in high school. If this trend continues on to these new classes then they should stay roughly the same height that they are now. Which, as stated previously, is not very tall.
What makes this even more puzzling, and a tad bit more hilarious, is the fact that the grades below high school are also quite short in stature. Now, they are young, so of course they will grow a little before their time comes to join the ranks of the high school. Whether they grow or not is irrelevant though, because they are already so short that it is highly doubtful they reach the heights that the upperclassmen had obtained by the time they entered high school.
Then again, why look at this negatively? Perhaps this is a good thing. Let us say that humanity as a whole is evolving to be shorter. We could be subconsciously preparing our species for space travel. Shorter people are easier to feed and care for while in space. Or perhaps it is a sign of human laziness. We expect everything to be given to us, so there is no point in being able to reach things. Or perhaps it means nothing. Absolutely nothing at all. They are simply short and there is no point in looking further. No matter the reason for their vertical troubles, there is one thing that is clear. Every single student should whip out their calendars and mark October 24th*. The upperclassmen should view it as a joyous day and the new classes should view it as a day of reckoning.
*The provided date may or may not be something called “Throw a Short Person Day”