{"id":4395,"date":"2019-04-05T18:00:55","date_gmt":"2019-04-05T22:00:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/brackety-ack.pages.roanoke.edu\/?p=4395"},"modified":"2019-04-05T18:00:55","modified_gmt":"2019-04-05T22:00:55","slug":"listen-up-seniors-its-the-final-countdown","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/brackety-ack.com\/?p=4395","title":{"rendered":"Listen Up Seniors, It&#8217;s The Final Countdown"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Brace yourselves, seniors, whether you want to acknowledge it or not, IT is almost here (the g-word will not be used, to avoid you from bawling all over the page). But, before you get way too drunk at senior week, have your mom bawl hysterically when your name is called to get your diploma and post a single picture to Instagram, there are a few things you should have done by now. If you haven\u2019t, you have 29 days (and counting) to catch up!<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Get to the roof of at least one building &#8211; \u2018cause why not?<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Go ghost hunting in Monterey &#8211; they are INDEED there&#8230; <\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Have a calzone from Bob\u2019s &#8211; it\u2019s bigger than your head!<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Have President Maxey know you personally &#8211; the highest honor<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Win a prize at bingo &#8211; the prizes are actually good!<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Walk through the antique stores on Main St. &#8211; it makes for an entertaining Snapchat story!<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Post a picture from the Roanoke Star &#8211; just one of those Roanokey things you have to do!<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Go a hike &#8211; a quintessential RC thing \u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">High-five Rooney &#8211; he or she literally is one of classmates<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Play on an intramural team &#8211; D&#8230;4 athletes FTW<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Have a well-thought-out and decently executed home-cooked dinner with your friends- even if it\u2019s an oven lasagna, it\u2019s the thought that counts.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Have a day at the lake &#8211; for those of you who live in a city, take advantage of this countryside lifestyle!<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Be featured on any RC-related Instagram &#8211; get your clout up!<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Do the absolute most at a sporting event &#8211; be loud and be proud!<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Visit all the dorms you\u2019ve lived in &#8211; thanks for memories, even though they were so Crawford<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Brace yourselves, seniors, whether you want to acknowledge it or not, IT is almost here (the g-word will not be used, to avoid you from bawling all over the page). 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