starting a club
Submitted by gamblenc on Sat, 12/15/2007 - 14:08.
The threat of a lowered GPA; something that haunts all top students. This threat makes them give up the things they love, like the fine arts or creative writing classes, in return for some AP classes and a shot at the coveted title of Valedictorian. I have seen these effects firsthand; watching my main goal since elementary slip from my fingers as I stayed loyal to the Concert and Marching Band classes. There was no music club, or anything of the sort, at my small school; so I started one myself.
Submitted by EricaNZimmerman on Wed, 09/26/2007 - 18:38.
Moving from a big city from a small, rural town was one of the most difficult changes that has occurred in my life. My previous school was much more diverse and, in general, more accepting. Still, I took the changes as they came and hoped everything would work out.
From the start, there were things being said and done at my new school that I could not tolerate. Words that should not have been allowed--words that I refuse to even repeat--were used, not only by the students, but also by the teachers.
