The First Day of School

The first day of school at Holden Village is very unorthodox. The entire village comes out in costume and tries to stop the school bus from taking the children away. You need to understand that the school is just a block away down the hill but on this one day a bus picks them up at their door. The bus driver (Nancy) has a cigarette and beer cans that fall out of the bus every time the door opens. At each stop a new scenario happens. At one door the mother screamed and cried as her babies were leaving home. She kept running out with tissues and band aids so her precious children would be safe while they were away from her. At another door the High School teacher (Dave) was shrieked at by his new wife as he bumbled out the door forgetting his shoes, lunch, pipe and other things. Finally, after about an hour the bus heads up to the third level of the mine for a once a year trip and then back to the school for a “first day of school” picture. This year there was one new shy kindergartener, Olaf. He was a bit unsure of this hoopla over his very first day of school.