Construction has taken over our roofs, our fields, our bathrooms, and our stairs. Inconveniences and detours are the order of the day. But, contrary to popular belief, this is not necessarily a bad thing ó unless you are a senior. The tiles from the roofs have long been rain-damaged, the girls locker room stairs were hazardous, and the B-building bathrooms were missing everything from functional sinks to stall locks.

While the benefits are long-lasting and the inconveniences short-termed, for current seniors, all these long-awaited changes may be a bitter pill to swallow. They have waited three and a half years for better bathrooms and new fields, but now they get all of the inconveniences and little of the benefits. The sound of drills will accompany the students throughout their senior year as the last of construction is not scheduled to finish until October of 2012. By then, it may be difficult to remember what the fields and buildings of their four years looked like. And when they return to visit next year, this school will be a different place with a different landscape.