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I'm on the Senior Hit List!
So I guess I wrote an editorial for our school newspaper that really stirred the whole school yesterday! Teachers were yapping about it and students were bitching about it. The seniors are pissed and I've made it into their hit list! 
This is the article:
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No Respect For Scharenbroich: OUTRAGEOUS
By: Kana Vang
Minutes after the assembly had begun, the guest speaker, Mark Scharenbroich, asked for each class to raise their hands–starting with the freshmen, sophomores, juniors, and then seniors. As Scharenbroich called out the classes, I looked around and began to realize that the hands from each class became smaller and smaller in number. When he called the juniors, they raised their arms and yelled a loud “Woot!” to show their pride in being juniors. But when he called the seniors, I saw an embarrassingly small amount of hands–approximately 40, if that much. This upset me greatly.
It was extremely embarrassing to see the small amount of hands from the seniors when they are the ones being looked up to. They are the ones every student finds to be the big “adult” kids. They are the ones everyone would think know better than to leave an important assembly DURING SCHOOL. They are the ones who are supposed to leave a great impression on the underclassmen.
I, as an underclassman to the seniors, found it especially embarrassing that such a small amount of seniors showed up to an important, as well as exciting, assembly. If you see any class raise their hands and only a small amount of hands appear, you’d agree it IS embarrassing to their class. Now, I’m not only blaming the seniors because I’m sure plenty juniors, sophomores, and freshmen left. But when you see that the seniors of your school have no respect for something every student does not get on an ordinary day, you can’t help but blame them more than the rest who don’t have just as much respect—especially because the seniors have the most impact on everyone in a school environment. They exert the most impact even on outsiders.
Those who left missed a superb assembly, have no respect for themselves, and no respect for the speaker’s effort. Also, it was still a school day and everyone knows not to leave school during the school day, unless they have given a legitimate excuse. They have not only embarrassed themselves, but as well as their classmates, their teachers, and the school. They have shown an outsider how much pride they have in their school–which in this case, isn’t very much.
Next time we have a great speaker–if we ever do again because of our lack in respect this time–we all should participate. We all should show that we appreciate his or her time and effort greatly. Not every school receives great speakers like Scharenbroich. We are from one of the few lucky schools that got to spend time with him. When you receive such an opportunity, don’t take advantage of it. Not only will the guest speaker not want to come next time, but the people who put all their time and effort into bringing us something different and spectacular won’t want to plan another event again.
To those who left school, have more respect for yourself as well as others. Realize that you really did miss an outstanding assembly. If you ask anyone, I’m sure he or she would tell you that the assembly WAS exciting. And to those who participated, I thank you and BOOMBA HEY! =)
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What do you think?
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01-21-2004 02:02 PM
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