Being a senior, I feel very confident that I, along with many other upper classmen, have caught onto the do’s and don’ts of high school. Being the kind, thoughtful senior I am, I would like to let you under classmen in on these secrets so that you never have to be “that kid.” Follow these simple instructions and you will never be hated on.

1. Once you sit in a seat in the cafeteria, it’s yours.

No, seriously. Do not be that kid that decides on the second week of school to steal someone else’s seat. It will cause chaos in the lunchroom. One person disrupting the flow of the cafeteria will domino into half the students losing their seat. Just don’t do it.

2. Stop smooching your hunny in the hallway.

Honestly, no one enjoys seeing you kiss your significant other in the hallway. And just because you are in the stairwell or behind the doors does not mean we can not see you. There is a time and place for everything. Between classes is NOT the time or place.

3. Do not go in the ‘out’ door or vice versa.

I can’t think of anything more annoying than walking through the correct door and being blindsided by some imbecile that doesn’t understand the correct flow of traffic. How would you like it if someone was driving on the wrong side of the road and hit you? Yeah, exactly.

4. Don’t be a wall.

I get it, you have your little posse and you feel the need to strut the hallways together. Feel free to do this, just do not walk in a horizontal line that blocks everyone from reaching their next destinations. I promise you don’t look that cool.

5. Don’t park where there are no parking spots.

Stop making our lives harder by making it impossible to enter or exit the middle parking lot. Some of us have places to be after school. I think everyone would appreciate it if they could leave without worrying about hitting your car. You aren’t special if you park there, just annoying.

If any of these points apply to you, reevaluate your life. It’s not too late to save your reputation.