Blast into the past; Rockets dish on decades

By Meghan Runte

In an era of cellphones and technology, it is often overwhelming for students and teachers to stay focused on work and extracurricular activities. Because of this, many wish they lived in a different decade than they do now.

Freshman Scott Shimp said he would’ve loved to live in the 1980’s. He said his main reasons for wanting to live in the 1980’s was “to learn more about my mom and dad and learn about the change that was made, since it was a major turning point starting from then into the 21st century.”

Freshman Mary Fullarton shared that she would’ve loved to have lived during the Renaissance era. She said she really wants to learn more about what it was like during that era, as well as learning more about fashion during that time in history.

Sophomore Brock Hauck explained he would want to live through the 2000’s era mainly because of the “great music, less rules, better food, and less electronics,” he said.

Senior Juliana Rivas shared that she would love to live in the 1990’s. She explained that she really enjoys the music, and stated that, “I love the hip-hop, the sitcoms, and the new fashion norms.”

Sophomore Kourtney Marcum said that she would love to live in “the 1960s or 1970s, though the 90s were cool as well with the rise of ‘grunge music.’” Her reasoning included, “The fashion is something that draws me in, as well as music. Hair from the 70s, specifically those perms they got are interesting, as well as all the big glasses. And the 60s had some very great bands come about,” she said.

Although most Rockets wanted to live in the past, science teacher Luke Alcock explained that he believes the 2030’s will be even better than past decades. He shared that he thinks the 2030’s will be the best because, “We have super computers in our pockets, AC and hot water is so normal it is taken for granted, rockets shot into space can land, not crash, land, back on Earth now, our medical technology is as good as it’s ever been, and if I wanted I could eat a different cuisine every night of the week without cooking. It’s a great time to be alive.”

To learn more about McNick’s decade delusions, click this video link.