It all began at the beginning of Second period at approximately 9:15. I was in the middle of my daily bell work in my human physiology class when the fire alarm went off. Every one dropped all of their belongings and filed outside. Students lined up by the gates, in the baseball fields, and by the football stadium. I was outside of the gate in the back by the pool. We had been standing there for about 10 or 15 minutes, which is a long time for a fire drill, and it started to get really hot. I wanted to go back inside. Thats when we saw the police cars pull up, blocking all the streets surrounding the school. Thats when everyone realized that this wasn't just a drill. We were instructed to move across the street to the LDS church parking lot across the street. We were all fighting for shade, because the 104 degree weather was starting to really take its toll. After about 30 minutes of waiting in the parking lot, we were informed that there had been a bomb threat, and that there was a possibility of us waiting for several hours. It was so hot, and chaotic. People started wandering from their classes, and all the organization was gone. Everyone was drenched in sweat. Fire trucks and parents started coming with cases of water and Gatorade for everyone. The heat was unbearable. I met up with Kim, Shannon, and Kaleigh. We hung out for about an hour before Kaleigh's mom came with some water for us. Someone opened up the church building and people started piling in. We were very worried about this, because most of these students dont really have very much respect for our church, and this is where we attend seminary and we keep our stuff in the cubbards. It was a bit stressful. After a while, they even started letting people in the chapel. I was outside from 9:15 to about 11, in the heat. It was so miserable. But thank goodness for Kaleigh's mom. She snuck some of us out in her van. It was really funny. Everyone else was stuck there for quite a bit longer though. I was mostly worried about how I was gonna get my stuff that I left in the classroom. I left my keys in my backpack, so there was no way I could get my car. But luckily Kim and I were able to get our stuff out of our classrooms later that afternoon. Most of the other students were less fortunate. Lots of kids stuff is still in their classrooms, but they're opening the school up tomorrow morning so they can get it back.








Shannon dying from the heat :)



4 comments:
I am so glad that is over! I still can't believe they left all of you out there in that heat for so long! So glad you survived, even though your poor little face got so sunburned (and your part - ouch!). And thank you for texting me to let me know this was going on. I lub you! More than my luggage!
Sounds terrible! I am glad you survived. If I lived closer you know I would have come and snuck you out!
Dude, this sounds crazy! So glad that you didnt melt or die from the heat. I love reading about all your adventures on your blog! I hope this school year is amazing for you. You are a beautiful amazing girl and I love you!
Wow, how incredibly weird! Did they take someone away on a stretcher?
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