Traffic in the halls: Student perspectives.
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Veterans' Day Perspective
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By Angelica Tyson
Kenwood High-school not a little school. This school has lots of kids running through the halls each day during school hours. Hallway Traffic is just a part of the high school experience. Not every time a kid is leaves a class, during the period or after, are they going where they said they are going to be, but most often they they do. Students choose to do the wrong things like getting out of class to skip altogether, staying out to long when they go to the restroom or getting water, and sometimes they do things they aren’t supposed to be doing during these times. This is they type of hallway traffic teachers and principals most want to control. Another reason for hallway traffic is class change. Most of the students get side tracked, and start doing everything but the right thing, such as going to their designated area. The students get side tracked by the entertainment, such as negativity going on towards others around the school, or even just wanting to communicate with friends. Hallway traffic is also a source of instigation. To clarify, the more people in the hall means the more people there to talk about what’s going on around school and between friends and enemies, and fights suddenly appear in the midst of it all. For the students at KHS, that are doing what they are supposed to do, hallway traffic makes it harder for them to get to class on time. There are lots of causes for extra hallway traffic. One cause may be the disorganization of students, or the fact that there is no alternative hallway for you to get where you need to go. Getting caught in hallway traffic has consequences as well. You could be late to class, which can lead into detention or you may be missing out on a lot of class information in this little amount of time, which can possibly cause your grade to drop. By Amanda Eirhart Hallway traffic can be annoying, and it can get you in trouble. Especially if you are going out in the hallways too much during class, going somewhere without permission, or even asking to go to the bathroom too much. People come up with a million excuses to go to the bathroom when they don’t even use it. Half of the school doesn’t understand that if a teacher lets you out of the class too much they could get in trouble themselves, and they could possibly lose their job. Between classes, there are students who want to get to classrooms on time or early, and then there are those who stand there in the middle of the hallway and don’t move. There are those little alcove areas for a reason. If you want to talk learn how to multitask. You can walk and talk at the same time just don’t stand in the middle of the hallway blocking it; it gets people really upset. In addition to blocking the hallway, there are some people think it’s funny to run in a crowded hallway knocking people down. It is not funny, they can get hurt and the people running can get hurt. Hallway traffic might sound ok but most of the time it can be hazardous. |
By Sean Meier
Veterans’ Day started on November 11th, 1919 ,as a day to honor and thank the troops who have served and retired. This day is important, not only to honor those who have served to protect our country and future, but to show our veterans that they are appreciated and welcome in the modern society. Often when soldiers come back from deployment or, retire they tend to think they will not be accepted. Veterans’ Day has become even more important since the removal of the draft in 1973, creating a volunteer army. Today’s soldiers, unlike those in World War I – Vietnam, didn’t have to join the army, but they chose to. Veterans’ Day tends to be confused with Memorial Day, but it is very much different. Memorial day was made as a holiday to honor the troops who died to protect this country. On the other hand, Veterans’ Day is a holiday that honors our troops, currently serving and retired, who have served our country in times of conflict in order to protect it and secure a safe future for the next generation. |
Reflections: The freshman experience
By Kathy O.
My freshman year last year was pretty scary. I did not know what to expect during my first year of high school. It was a really big experience to be in, but it was not as bad as I expected. I made a lot of new friends in my classes. I also met some upperclassmen during the year, and they were really nice and very helpful throughout the year.
When we had to go to lunch there were so many people, that I did not even know where to sit. Luckily, I saw a couple of friends and sat with them. I ended up sitting with them for the rest of the year.
I got lost so much on the first day of the school. I couldn’t even find my classes. There were some upperclassmen in the hallways and they helped me find my classes during the school year.
After a couple of weeks I had gotten used to where my classes were, and gotten to know the teachers very well. They would tell us their rules and about homework. They would also tell us how much we have to work this year for us to pass. Teachers let us know that our grades had to be as good or better than they were in middle school. We couldn’t have any F’s in our classes or else we would have to repeat the class next year.
Soon, the work started getting hard for me. I kept thinking that I wasn’t going to be able to do it. I barely even understood the work they gave us, but I would always ask for help in order to understand the work more. Homework was a pain during the school year. Algebra 1 was much harder for me as well. I just barley understood it.
Being a freshman wasn’t easy for me last year. I didn’t really know that our work would get harder and that our grades would go down so much because of the points that we would earn during the year with the work we did. Many things were done for me to get things finished during the year. Though nothing was really that easy for me during my freshman year, by the end of the year I started pulling up my grades. They got so much better. I did some extra credit and made up some work for a while, and then came EOCs the big test to see what we learned and if we passed the class. Everything went well for me.
My freshman year wasn’t as I expected and I’m doing better at this point in high school. But, my opinion about my whole freshman year is that it wasn’t easy. Not anything was easy for me. It got to the point to where I wanted to give up, but I didn’t.
Remember, all you have to do is work hard and stay good on your grades for the freshman year to be a good year.
My freshman year last year was pretty scary. I did not know what to expect during my first year of high school. It was a really big experience to be in, but it was not as bad as I expected. I made a lot of new friends in my classes. I also met some upperclassmen during the year, and they were really nice and very helpful throughout the year.
When we had to go to lunch there were so many people, that I did not even know where to sit. Luckily, I saw a couple of friends and sat with them. I ended up sitting with them for the rest of the year.
I got lost so much on the first day of the school. I couldn’t even find my classes. There were some upperclassmen in the hallways and they helped me find my classes during the school year.
After a couple of weeks I had gotten used to where my classes were, and gotten to know the teachers very well. They would tell us their rules and about homework. They would also tell us how much we have to work this year for us to pass. Teachers let us know that our grades had to be as good or better than they were in middle school. We couldn’t have any F’s in our classes or else we would have to repeat the class next year.
Soon, the work started getting hard for me. I kept thinking that I wasn’t going to be able to do it. I barely even understood the work they gave us, but I would always ask for help in order to understand the work more. Homework was a pain during the school year. Algebra 1 was much harder for me as well. I just barley understood it.
Being a freshman wasn’t easy for me last year. I didn’t really know that our work would get harder and that our grades would go down so much because of the points that we would earn during the year with the work we did. Many things were done for me to get things finished during the year. Though nothing was really that easy for me during my freshman year, by the end of the year I started pulling up my grades. They got so much better. I did some extra credit and made up some work for a while, and then came EOCs the big test to see what we learned and if we passed the class. Everything went well for me.
My freshman year wasn’t as I expected and I’m doing better at this point in high school. But, my opinion about my whole freshman year is that it wasn’t easy. Not anything was easy for me. It got to the point to where I wanted to give up, but I didn’t.
Remember, all you have to do is work hard and stay good on your grades for the freshman year to be a good year.
Raiders: Unsung heros of KHS
By Jonathan M.
The JROTC Raiders is an afterschool club for cadets in the JROTC program to participate in, allowing them to earn more awards and help in promotions.
Raiders work on a harder version of the regular physical training than the cadets undergo in class on Monday and Tuesday afternoons. They participate in tougher challenges then in regular physical training, and are always trying hard to make the school look good at Raider Meets.
Even though that they do all of this training to bring honor to the school, I believe that they do not get the recognition that they deserve.
They work extremely hard during Raiders practices, not only physically but mentally as well, but not many people know that. I think that if more people actually knew what the Raiders team is all about then they might get more recognition from the student body.
Not too many people participate in the Raiders club. This is a bit of a disappointment because sometimes when they go to a Raider Meet at another school they can bring more than one team to compete, if there are enough team members.
The meets are a real joy to go. They are fun and the team gets to compete against teams from other schools like West Creek or Clarksville High. These competitions let the team know how good they are, as well as, what they need training or more practice at. One plus is that they get practice for any of the events that they participate in so they know how to do it better next time they compete.
Overall, Raiders is a great club that more cadets should participate in because it could help them in many ways, and the team deserves more recognition for all the hard work that they put into preparing for meets or other events.
The JROTC Raiders is an afterschool club for cadets in the JROTC program to participate in, allowing them to earn more awards and help in promotions.
Raiders work on a harder version of the regular physical training than the cadets undergo in class on Monday and Tuesday afternoons. They participate in tougher challenges then in regular physical training, and are always trying hard to make the school look good at Raider Meets.
Even though that they do all of this training to bring honor to the school, I believe that they do not get the recognition that they deserve.
They work extremely hard during Raiders practices, not only physically but mentally as well, but not many people know that. I think that if more people actually knew what the Raiders team is all about then they might get more recognition from the student body.
Not too many people participate in the Raiders club. This is a bit of a disappointment because sometimes when they go to a Raider Meet at another school they can bring more than one team to compete, if there are enough team members.
The meets are a real joy to go. They are fun and the team gets to compete against teams from other schools like West Creek or Clarksville High. These competitions let the team know how good they are, as well as, what they need training or more practice at. One plus is that they get practice for any of the events that they participate in so they know how to do it better next time they compete.
Overall, Raiders is a great club that more cadets should participate in because it could help them in many ways, and the team deserves more recognition for all the hard work that they put into preparing for meets or other events.
Teen abuse: Sees no gender
by Carolyn M.
Teen dating abuse happens to teenagers ages 15-18, both male and female. It is harder for the person being abused to speak up and get help because this is occurring during their high school years. Mainly because they are pressed by other stuff going on: having a part-time job, getting assignments and homework done, keeping up with extra-curricular activities, and trying to look fine in front of friends and family. All of this, while trying not to set off their partner, so stress is added to the already stressful events of teen life.
Usually, when someone is being abused, it is either kept as a secret by the victim and abuser, or even one of their friends who may have witnessed a violent moment but does not say anything.
In 1996’s No One Would Tell, based on a true story, sophomore Stacy Collins is being abused by senior wrestler Bobby Tennison. The abuse leads to a fatal moment one night, and finally to her disappearance.
The whole time Stacy is being abused, her best friend, Nikki, witnesses the bruises and Bobby’s outbursts, but does not say anything until Stacy goes missing. Thankfully, a friend of Bobby’s who was there the night Stacy goes missing tells what he witnessed.
In the scene featuring Bobby’s sentencing, the female judge puts in a closing statement, “Before we leave, there's something else that I wanted to say: How many of you have been hit? Who among you slaps their girlfriends? Well, this is against the law and this is wrong. And you know what? You watched it happen to Stacy and you did nothing. You have a responsibility to the people that you care about. When you see them hurting her, you see them in trouble, you step in and you tell someone so that this does not happen again”.
Teen dating abuse also occurs in LGBT (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender) relationships though some believe this does not happen because the couple is made up of people of the same-sex. Being in a LGBT relationship brings additional problems, especially if the person being abused has not come out yet. Feeling ashamed or embarrassed if their partner is teasing them, fear of being bullied, harassed, or rejected if their partner is threatening to out them, fear of not being believed and taken seriously that they’re being abused, or having less protection when filing a restraining order. What makes it hard for LGBT abusive relationships is when the person being abused doesn’t really believe they’re being abused because they themselves believe in the stereotype that abuse doesn’t happen in LGBT relationships.
Abuse in these relationships is less than likely to be reported because the person being abused is confused and fears how they’re going to be treated because of their sexual orientation.
Teen dating abuse happens to teenagers ages 15-18, both male and female. It is harder for the person being abused to speak up and get help because this is occurring during their high school years. Mainly because they are pressed by other stuff going on: having a part-time job, getting assignments and homework done, keeping up with extra-curricular activities, and trying to look fine in front of friends and family. All of this, while trying not to set off their partner, so stress is added to the already stressful events of teen life.
Usually, when someone is being abused, it is either kept as a secret by the victim and abuser, or even one of their friends who may have witnessed a violent moment but does not say anything.
In 1996’s No One Would Tell, based on a true story, sophomore Stacy Collins is being abused by senior wrestler Bobby Tennison. The abuse leads to a fatal moment one night, and finally to her disappearance.
The whole time Stacy is being abused, her best friend, Nikki, witnesses the bruises and Bobby’s outbursts, but does not say anything until Stacy goes missing. Thankfully, a friend of Bobby’s who was there the night Stacy goes missing tells what he witnessed.
In the scene featuring Bobby’s sentencing, the female judge puts in a closing statement, “Before we leave, there's something else that I wanted to say: How many of you have been hit? Who among you slaps their girlfriends? Well, this is against the law and this is wrong. And you know what? You watched it happen to Stacy and you did nothing. You have a responsibility to the people that you care about. When you see them hurting her, you see them in trouble, you step in and you tell someone so that this does not happen again”.
Teen dating abuse also occurs in LGBT (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender) relationships though some believe this does not happen because the couple is made up of people of the same-sex. Being in a LGBT relationship brings additional problems, especially if the person being abused has not come out yet. Feeling ashamed or embarrassed if their partner is teasing them, fear of being bullied, harassed, or rejected if their partner is threatening to out them, fear of not being believed and taken seriously that they’re being abused, or having less protection when filing a restraining order. What makes it hard for LGBT abusive relationships is when the person being abused doesn’t really believe they’re being abused because they themselves believe in the stereotype that abuse doesn’t happen in LGBT relationships.
Abuse in these relationships is less than likely to be reported because the person being abused is confused and fears how they’re going to be treated because of their sexual orientation.
Do phones make you popular?
By Claire H.
Have you ever wondered why students always want the newest phone?
It’s social status, the nicer the phone the higher up on the social scale a person is. The popular people tend to have the newest iPhone or Galaxy. Where as, the people lower on the scale tend to have the popular phone from last year or earlier. Then there are those few people who get along with everyone, but have the nice things. There is nothing wrong with that.
People use their phones for everything, and if they can do everything on their phone they are set. People will be more willing to let these people hang with them for some reason. It is not what some people are used to, but it is how it works.
Are phones really the way people should judge friends?
Have you ever wondered why students always want the newest phone?
It’s social status, the nicer the phone the higher up on the social scale a person is. The popular people tend to have the newest iPhone or Galaxy. Where as, the people lower on the scale tend to have the popular phone from last year or earlier. Then there are those few people who get along with everyone, but have the nice things. There is nothing wrong with that.
People use their phones for everything, and if they can do everything on their phone they are set. People will be more willing to let these people hang with them for some reason. It is not what some people are used to, but it is how it works.
Are phones really the way people should judge friends?
Anime for everyone
By Kevin B.
Anime has many variations, some can span from action to romance or school, but I usually prefer action. Well known anime include Fairy Tail, Bleach, Naruto, One piece, Blue Exorcist, Soul Eater, Full Metal Alchemist and many others.
These anime can bring inspiration, entertainment, and happiness. Anime can teach a lesson sometimes, like generosity is the best way.
One of my personal favorite animes is Fairy Tail. Fairy Tail teaches many lessons while having an action-packed adventure full of magic, determination, battles, and great music. There are new episodes every Saturday. If you were to watch Fairy Tail, even the logo is a symbol of friendship, determination, and trust.
Fairy Tail has become so popular that it has fan-generated games, and tons of fans. It has somewhere around the millions for fans across the world, even though not a lot of people in America know it.
Anime has many variations, some can span from action to romance or school, but I usually prefer action. Well known anime include Fairy Tail, Bleach, Naruto, One piece, Blue Exorcist, Soul Eater, Full Metal Alchemist and many others.
These anime can bring inspiration, entertainment, and happiness. Anime can teach a lesson sometimes, like generosity is the best way.
One of my personal favorite animes is Fairy Tail. Fairy Tail teaches many lessons while having an action-packed adventure full of magic, determination, battles, and great music. There are new episodes every Saturday. If you were to watch Fairy Tail, even the logo is a symbol of friendship, determination, and trust.
Fairy Tail has become so popular that it has fan-generated games, and tons of fans. It has somewhere around the millions for fans across the world, even though not a lot of people in America know it.