Man, I needed that Fulton High football schedule bad yesterday. You know how it is, trying to plan around family stuff when your kid’s obsessed with the games. Had zero clue where to start looking.
The Initial Hunt
First thing I did was grab my laptop. Typed “Fulton High School football” right into the search bar. Tons of stuff popped up, mostly old news articles and fan forums buzzing about past games. Useless.
So I thought, “Duh, check the actual school website.” Hopped over there. Seriously, why do school websites always feel like navigating a corn maze blindfolded? Clicked on “Athletics” – bam, a ton of sports popped up. Scrolled way down, squinted my eyes… found the Football section. Feeling hopeful.
Calendar Confusion & The PDF Puzzle
Saw a calendar link, got excited. Clicked it… total letdown. Just a blank grid thing for January 2024. No games listed. Scratched my head.
Then, hiding down the page like it didn’t want to be found, there it was: “2024 Varsity Football Schedule“. Score! But… it was a PDF. Fine, I can handle that. Clicked the link, it opened right in my browser. Looks perfect. Now, how do I actually print this thing nicely?
Hit print from my browser. Preview looked terrible. Half the table was cut off, words overlapping. Tried changing paper size, fiddling with margins… still garbage. Wasted like 20 minutes messing with printer settings. Almost threw my coffee mug.
The Download, Tweak, and Print Victory
Took a breath. Right-clicked the PDF link. Selected “Save link as…“. Put it straight onto my Desktop. Didn’t mess with it there. Just opened that downloaded PDF file with my default PDF reader program (you know, the one that came with the computer).
Clicked the print button inside the PDF reader itself. Glanced at the preview this time – finally, the whole schedule showed up nice and clear. Hit print… heard that glorious printer sound.
Grabbed my hard copy. Took me a while to find a pen, but I crossed off the away games right then. Stuck it smack dab on the fridge with the strong magnet.
What I Would’ve Told Myself Yesterday
- Skip the website maze – Go straight to the Athletics section next season.
- PDF is your friend (mostly) – But ONLY if you download it first. Browsers butcher printing.
- Use the PDF reader to print – Don’t even bother printing from the browser window.
- Print Preview! – Actually look at it before sending it to the printer. Saves ink, saves sanity.
Mission accomplished, fridge updated. Now let’s just hope the ink doesn’t smear if someone slams the fridge door too hard!