BAM! That’s you getting smacked in the face with a heavy, metal, fast-moving door. Recently, it’s become apparent that high school students have forgotten the right way to walk. Freedom might just need to make a mandatory class called Hallway Etiquette. Now, I would think that teenagers, who have been taught since kindergarten, would be able to comprehend the single-file line system or the concept of walking on the right side of the hallway. Walking is like driving, my friends. Most kids in the high school would not get their license if they were swerving into the left lane constantly. Personally, I think the same rules apply when walking in the hallway. Following these rules would make everything a little more orderly. When people go through the door that is already swinging closed instead of walking straight through the correct door, they disrupt the balance. They make everyone wait or back up rather than using the extra bit of strength to open the fully closed door. The task might require you to eat one extra Cheerio in the morning to have the same amount of energy afterwards, but that’s a risk we’ll have to take. The most frustrating part of my day should not be one of the simplest things in school. It’s bad when you dread going up or down the stairs more than taking your calculus test. It’s a tad ridiculous when somebody can’t even walk down the steps because five rowdy students are coming up the stairs. The line of them walking together side by side seems to make an indestructible wall of human bodies that you can’t pass. People have to squish themselves into the wall, so they can actually get to class. That brings me back to single-file lines; it would make everything run much more smoothly if there were single-file lines walking in the hallways and on the stairs, while keeping to the right lane. Another thing that grinds my gears is when there are multiple groups of 15 students in a circle formation in the hall. They stagger themselves so that you have to wind your way through the serpentine path and bump into as many people as humanly possible. Personally, I think school is a place for learning. Socializing is nice, but not when it impedes your ability to move around. The 10 minutes in the hallway between classes are so that you can get to your next class in time without rushing, not to make other peoples’ paths treacherous. Everyone should hang out with their friends after school or on the weekend, not in the middle of the hallways. If you want to hang out with them, move to a secluded section of the school or stand on the side of the hallway. I understand that some things are important and you might have to talk to someone, but please do not abruptly stop in front of somebody in the hallway and get infuriated when they plow you into the floor or just bump into you. Pull off to the side before you stop if it’s truly something that can’t wait until 2:30 p.m.