Emma Philbrook: STUDENT LIFE
Knowledge Bowl Grieving
And now, presenting some valuable insight into the human psyche: The Nine Steps of the Grieving Process!
Step One: Denial.
“Wait. So let me hear that again. An elite prep school who edged us out by a few points last year is coming to compete with us at Knowledge Bowl Regionals because they are the only team of their size in their area. And they’re not bringing their berth with them? And at the same time, one of our two berths is getting taken away? So only one team out of four gets to go to State, and odds are it won’t be us?” (Pause.) “I don’t get it. Would you mind running tha...
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