Ever since I began at MV as a freshman in 2023, I have encountered a high number of bugs on these premises—dead or alive. This school runs its own habitat; whether it is grasshoppers, centipedes, or beetles, each area is home to a combination of many sightings of different species. With the aid of several senior students, bugs have raided MV; an efficient rebuttal may include the implementation of a “Raid” of our own.

Seemingly, this dilemma is the aftermath of a “senior prank” several years ago, when senior students unleashed an overwhelming amount of bugs into the high school. Obviously, following this, many of these pests have been stampeded upon by students; however, MV’s containment of an overflowing bug population over many years displays that the only attempt to get rid of these bugs is the hallway stampedes.

I loathe bugs. Whilst engrossed in my academic studies in my Spanish III classroom, a peer of mine alerted me to the presence of a sort of bug freely roaming the fabric of my favorite jeans. An influx of varying emotions began to board my train of thought, eventually arriving at the station of Newton’s third law: For every action there is an opposing reaction.

Evidently, clubs and electives are added nearly every year: How about the formation of a club whose sole purpose is to maintain MV’s sanity and cleanliness? This club would be accessible for anyone to join and possibly provide community service hours (of course, necessary to graduate).

Everything considered, the bugs can’t be completely eliminated; however, with sufficient leadership, MV can progress towards keeping any contact between students and these pests to a once-in-a-while occurrence rather than a daily encounter. Although pest control experts visit MV monthly, I have observed and collected a substantial amount of data implying that more drastic measures are necessary. With the intention to combat the bug raid, Raid insect repellent would prove to be useful to resolve this bug blunder.