7:30 AM, Monday, August 26
St. Peadrus MacCallion High School
Entrance towards the Campus Courtyard. Building behind is Nathaniel R. Grimmond Hall.
Radiant, mellow sunlight illuminates the blue sky as a flow of students arriving by car, walking or biking flooded the campus. Expressions from the young crowd vary from one point of arrival to another, ranging from happiness to a groaning exhaustion. Altogether, a new day for academia.
Oblivious to the crowd's splintering directions, Angus Ochiltree and Malcolm MacHaffie were discussing with each other about their summer vacations as they sauntered through the plaza. They have shared laughter and exchanged topics they both share in common with brotherly vibes, continuing to do so until their friends Elizabeth MacIntyre and Lachina Blair walked towards them. After hearing their greeting, their pair turned with welcoming smiles.
This sort of atmosphere persevered as every student headed toward their respective homerooms. After checking in with their teachers and their backpacks or shoulder bags were residing on the floor, they then were told to head to the shinty field. On this playing field, rows of white plastic chairs with a straight aisle providing a division, another group of white chairs arranged in a semicircle, bleachers and a large platform containing a large table encapsulated by a white cloth, a wooden podium and several more white chairs divided into two groups were organized.