By Jason Boxer
Managing Web Editor
I wore basketball shorts to school every day in seventh grade. There’s nothing wrong with basketball shorts, and if show up to Mira Costa every day with the bottom half of an old MBYB jersey, I think that’s wonderful. I have since grown into a skinny jeans man, however, and I hope to explain myself with this article.
I used to make fun of almost every activity that I now count as an important hobby. Every high school cross country meet at Polliwog Park was an opportunity for seventh grade Jason to make fun of scrawny kids in short shorts.
Although I did enjoy “Alladin Jr.” very much, almost every Manhattan Beach Middle School play seemed like an extracurricular for the strangest people in the school. Even the ComedySportz team wasn’t cool enough when I saw them perform at MBMS. I’m literally a card-carrying thespian today, and the combination of long-distance running and improvisational theater has defined my high school experience.
I really changed. Drama kids replaced athletes, and Weezer message boards replaced fantasy baseball leagues. Tight pants replaced basketball shorts.
My silly development into a wannabe indie kid is probably pretty typical of the change that most teenagers seem to experience, but the simple fact that it occurred is something I should be very thankful for.
Somewhere, in all of this green and gold madness, there is a pair of skinny jeans for every single person on this campus. You’re allowed to make mistakes, change your mind and, hopefully, discover who you want to be.
If you’ve actually made it this far in this article, I hope you’ll allow me to suggest this for you: try new things while you’re here. You only have four years to find yourself, and you should strive make the most of it.
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