Custodial Crew and Cafeteria Champions

by Annabelle BransfordOctober 19, 2025

Custodial Crew and Cafeteria Champions

At Memorial High, where chaos reigns and glitter travels faster than gossip, our custodial crew and cafeteria staff stand as silent sentinels of sanity. Armed with industrial mops and stainless-steel trays, they tackle the aftermath of Hallway Hijinks and Pudding Palooza with stoic determination. Janitor Greg, photo-captured mid-mop-swash, claims he’s inspired by competitive curling–sweeping up debris with Olympic zeal.

In the cafeteria, Mrs. Carter’s team ladles mystery chili and pancake pizzas with the precision of chemists formulating new compounds. One snapshot shows head lunch lady Ms. Jenkins squinting at a day-old brownie, muttering, “Science experiment or dessert?” before dispatching it to an unsuspecting freshman. Together, these culinary champions and cleanup crew transform every spilled soda, glitter explosion, and rogue spaghetti noodle into opportunities for teamwork, mops, and extra napkins.

These yearbook images celebrate the Maverick MVPs who keep our school running–turning slip hazards into safety protocols and transforming tomato sauce disasters into lunchtime legends. Because at Memorial High, real heroes don’t always wear capes; sometimes they wield spatulas and floor scrubbers.

Annabelle Bransford

Hi, I’m Annabelle Bransford, Memorial High School’s unofficial satirist-in-residence and proud founder of The Daily Detention—a publication so edgy it’s been banned twice and resurrected three times, like a sassy phoenix with a flair for detention slips. I write satire because someone has to hold the line between cafeteria chaos and gym class tyranny. Whether I’m exposing the secret emotional feud between our Algebra teacher and Euclid, or investigating why the pep rally feels like an ancient ritual sacrifice, I try to speak truth to hallway power. Sure, I’ve been called “disruptive,” but mostly by people who wear lanyards unironically. My work has been read by at least two janitors, my entire AP English class, and one substitute teacher who thought it was a cry for help. I consider that range. When I’m not sharpening my wit, I’m dodging group projects, winning banned book club trivia, or mentoring the school's AI Isn’t Funny Club (membership: just me and 17 bots I’ve emotionally manipulated). I’m also a National Merit Semi-Finalist, certified eye-roller at Student Government meetings, and the only girl in school who’s been accused of “weaponizing irony.” My goals? Keep writing, keep laughing, and one day publish a satirical exposé called Yearbook Superlatives and Other Lies. If you want something sugarcoated, try the bake sale. If you want the truth with a punchline, I’m your girl. I've landed a sweet job at Bohiney Magazine, so don't bother me. EMAIL: annabelle@bohiney.com

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