This past June, the class of 2015 celebrated its tenth Reunion, and so did a cult classic from their senior year: a YouTube video single called “The Ford Hall Syfur.” Produced and directed by John Kay ’15, the video featured a group of PGs and seniors—aka the Ford Hall boys—rapping about their experience of life in Ford Hall and at Williston. “Syfur” in the title—a play on the word cypher, is a reference to then-Dorm Head, Andrew Syfu.
The video, which received more than 10,000 views, is a time capsule of the culture and style of mid-2010s Williston—from brightly colored polos and Sperrys to references to “tucked-in shirts” and khaki pants that were the dress code of the time.
What else did we see on a rewatch? An appearance by Mr. Whipple on camera—“Shout out to Mr. Whipple/Let me grab my notes/He taught me all I know about graphing asymptotes,” raps Kay. Other teachers have cameos, plus there are shout-outs to Antonio’s, the Microsoft Surface stylus, the Victory Bell, and Ford Hall’s third-floor kitchenette, as well as other great Easter eggs.
Check it out on YouTube by searching “Ford Hall Syfur.”