at my high school, the agri and music class rooms were located in a separate building at the back of the campus. it was very common for the bells to just not ring when class ended for that building. students were late often but hardly reprimanded.
when the air starts to warm up and nights only occasionally dip below the 30s, the valley is blanketed in purple flowers. driving along the highway, you can smell the floral hint in air without even rolling down the windows.
my sister and i would gather pocket change so during the weekend we could walk down to the mercantile and buy as much of the 10垄 candies as we could afford