Anchors: .5/5
Have you ever read the “Divine Comedy?” Or even just the Hell part (the “Inferno”)? If you have, you may have missed one specific circle of Hell. Perhaps it is because Mr. Pulsinelli skipped it in his class, or because it was not included in your translation. What is this mysterious circle of Hell you ask? It is the circle reserved for bad Secret Seahawk participants.
Secret Seahawk is a program that has been taking place at Seabury for a very long time. Its goal to make all new students feel welcome, while at the same time encouraging them to meet students of different ages and grade levels, is a noble one; but for as long as it has existed, there have been slithering snakes lurking in the darkness.
These sinister evildoers willingly sign up––an altruistic act any hero would admire––just to ignore it altogether. Each day walking past that simple table in the commons and rejoicing at the unread letter addressed to them. Cackling at the thought of a new twelve-year-old middle school student feeling alone, slipping through the cracks, and ultimately keeling over and dying of neglect in the hallway in front of Mrs. Lovett’s room.
It’s not just the Secret Seahawks themselves, either. The new students who ignore it are equally to blame. Not only are they denying themselves an easy opportunity to seamlessly integrate into the Seabury community, but they are depriving that older student from a possible connection. Picture, dear reader, the painting entitled “The Creation of Adam,” by Michaelangelo. In this scenario, the Secret Seahawk is like God––reaching out to Adam saying, “Please join me!” but the young, naive student, like Adam, says, “No. I choose sin!”
