October Newspaper

t o get rid of t he sm ell, t he school gave her perm ission t o buy an all new kiln t o heat t he clay. How ever, she's
gone now , and t he brand new piece of equipm ent is just sit t ing t here gat hering dust . Hopefully, one of t he
ot her art t eachers w ill find a use for it , assum ing w e st ill have t hem by t he t im e t hat happens.
So all in all, ?We need t o fix som e t hings,? according t o Cody Moore. Whet her it 's clim at e cont rol, pow er
cont rol, w at ching how w e spend our m oney, and m aybe ?Get t ing a bit bet t er lunches,? according t o Gizinski,
but how can st udent s help? That 's up t o you. Maybe w e can show t he school board how m uch w e care about
cert ain sport s t hat aren't get t ing enough m oney t o support t he t eam s or suggest bet t er ideas t o spend our
m oney. As long as w e're being respect ful and polit e, w e could even w rit e let t ers of recom m endat ion t o our
school board for suggest ions of ideas t o t ry. If w e could gat her t he resources and people t o do it , w e could
even sponsor our ow n fundraiser for t he school t o help out . This is our school, t oo, and for t he sake of
grow ing up t o be responsible adult s, w e need t o m ake sure t hat our educat ional environm ent is healt hy and
secure. I do believe t hat t he school board has our best int ent ions in m ind w hen t hey m ake t hese choices, but
everyone m akes m ist akes. It ?s im port ant t o get ot her ?s opinions w hen t aking act ion. An iea t hat m ay seem
good t o you m ay not be t he best for everyone. Maybe if w e t ry, w e can show t hem t his. In t he end, w it h all
m y peers behind m e and responsible t eachers and adult figures guiding m e t o cont inue learning and
im proving, I am proud t o be a Knight .
Foot not e: Special t hanks t o Kody Moore, Brandon Rodgers, Carlie Gizinski, and Ira Mercer for giving m e t heir
t hought s on t he school boards m ost recent choices. I couldn't have done it w it hout you.
st upid,? ?it 's expensive,? and ?w e could be put t ing t he m oney som ew here else w here it 's needed? w ere t he
m ain opinions on t he subject . Not t o m ent ion, half t he t im e people use t he filt er for disrespect ful reasons
t ow ards t he school. For inst ance, one individual could have a pict ure of som eone st anding on a desk w it h a
bot t le balanced on t heir head, capt ioned ?Proud t o be a Knight .? How ever, t he filt er does bring hum or and
laught er t o t he school. We do use it . For exam ple, aft er t he foot ball or soccer t eam w on a gam e, t hey w ould
t ake a pict ure w it h t he filt er. In som e sense it does bring a feeling of pride.
Anot her recent decision m ade by t he school board w as t o t ake out French. One of t he t eachers w as m oved t o
t he high school, and t he ot her ret ired before he finished t eaching years four and five t o t he st udent s w ho
w ere current ly t aking it . They never got t o finish t he course, w hich affect ed t hem in t heir search for colleges.
Som e colleges require five years of a language, and w e don't even offer t hat anym ore since French is gone.
Learning languages is a very im port ant part of our societ y. The w orld is enorm ous, and t here are hundreds of
languages out t here. If som eone w ant ed t o learn French now , t hey w ould have t o get a privat e t ut or, w hich
could cost said st udent or st udent ?s parent s even m ore m oney, and even m ore t im e. Tim e t hat w it h m ore and
m ore act ivit ies t o do as a young adult is quickly running out .
The school has also lost various t eachers, From phys ed. t eachers t o art t eachers. One t eacher w e lost w as
Mrs Schaw l, a personal favorit e of m ine. Last year t he art room st art ed t o sm ell a lit t le w eird w hen w e w ent
in. It t urned out she had t o heat up t he clay for her Art of Clay and Wire sculpt ure in her ow n m icrow ave! So,
t o get rid of t he sm ell, t he school gave her perm ission t o buy an all new kiln t o heat t he clay. How ever, she's
gone now , and t he brand new piece of equipm ent is just sit t ing t here gat hering dust . Hopefully, one of t he
ot her art t eachers w ill find a use for it , assum ing w e st ill have t hem by t he t im e t hat happens.
So all in all, ?We need t o fix som e t hings,? according t o Cody Moore. Whet her it 's clim at e cont rol, pow er
cont rol, w at ching how w e spend our m oney, and m aybe ?Get t ing a bit bet t er lunches,? according t o Gizinski,
but how can st udent s help? That 's up t o you. Maybe w e can show t he school board how m uch w e care about
cert ain sport s t hat aren't get t ing enough m oney t o support t he t eam s or suggest bet t er ideas t o spend our
m oney. As long as w e're being respect ful and polit e, w e could even w rit e let t ers of recom m endat ion t o our
school board for suggest ions of ideas t o t ry. If w e could gat her t he resources and people t o do it , w e could
even sponsor our ow n fundraiser for t he school t o help out . This is our school, t oo, and for t he sake of
grow ing up t o be responsible adult s, w e need t o m ake sure t hat our educat ional environm ent is healt hy and
secure. I do believe t hat t he school board has our best int ent ions in m ind w hen t hey m ake t hese choices, but
everyone m akes m ist akes. It ?s im port ant t o get ot her ?s opinions w hen t aking act ion. An iea t hat m ay seem
good t o you m ay not be t he best for everyone. Maybe if w e t ry, w e can show t hem t his. In t he end, w it h all
m y peers behind m e and responsible t eachers and adult figures guiding m e t o cont inue learning and
im proving, I am proud t o be a Knight .
Foot not e: Special t hanks t o Kody Moore, Brandon Rodgers, Carlie Gizinski, and Ira Mercer for giving m e t heir
t hought s on t he school boards m ost recent choices. I couldn't have done it w it hout you. 19