On a Thursday morning at Lincoln Highschool, you wouldn’t expect much out of the ordinary. If you had to have guessed what would’ve occurred that morning, you would’ve presumed to have witnessed the slow shuffling of Lincoln students into the halls as the time crept closer to 8:50. But while there was a shuffle of feet, it wasn’t the students making their commute to class.
Rather, the footsteps were that of the Lincoln staff on the 3rd floor scrambling to find a foldable table and a cardboard box. With panic in the air, and lingering confusion around how exactly to handle the unfolding situation in a reasonable manner, the rest of the building was seemingly unaware of the events taking place. I was not an exception to this obliviousness.
On that very morning, I found myself slowly, but steadily, making my way up the stairs to my destination: the 3rd floor, to pay my visits to Mr. D’Amico. As I strolled towards his classroom, I noticed a commotion coming from the third-floor girl’s bathroom. Although the huddle of teachers had sparked my interest, I had more important matters to attend to. According to Mr. D’Amico, he had overheard the ruckus coming from outside of his classroom but brushed it off.
Little did he know that a 12-inch furry of fury had made its way into the 3rd floor girls’ bathroom. A rodent, typically known for tree scampering and nut gathering, had recently adjusted their habitat to toilets and sinks. According to Ms. Terada, it was found hanging from the air vent, and this nutty nut gatherer was ready to put up a fight. However, the squirrel could not withstand the efforts of the teachers attempting to relocate it. In the end, the squirrel was removed from the girl’s bathroom. Now, the squirrel has been relocated to its natural habitat, and most likely is spending its days roaming the trees surrounding Lincoln. “Free the squirrel,” said Mr. D’Amico.

Watch the security camera footage of this incident by visiting lhs.cx/squirrel.