Have you noticed?
Just like an I Spy game or the Where’s Waldo books, you have to look close to notice the changes, but they are definitely there.Back and better than ever, the Media Center has students lined up waiting to take advantage of the exciting new changes. Some kids have already noticed the new, wide screen computers. It was those fabulous computers that helped Creekview’s media center earn an award. The coffee shop that was installed last year is also helping the media center get nation-wide recognition and county-wide envy.
Another severe change is the doing-away with detention that has been enacted this year. Now when you get a few tardies it’s straight to Saturda
y school. Students sum up their feelings for this change with one word, “Harsh.” But schools have been forced to make budget cuts, and getting rid of detention was an option the staff felt was a necessary to ensure that other programs were kept.Have you noticed the cramped and crowded classes this year? If you look around you will probably notice a few faces are missing, that’s because a number of teachers moved away. A lack of teachers, an increase in students and a downfall in the economy are what caused the large classes, which now max out around 35 students. While some kids enjoy the crowded classes because they get to see more of their friends, others don’t like the fact that they have less one-on-one time with the teacher. Yet many are just thankful that Creekview has not had to use trailers. But for the time being everyone will just have to keep it together, after all, adjusting to changes is just another part of high school experience.
Yet the most surprising change this year has been the change in Freshman Friday. What was once thought of as a myth has now proved itself real. The first Friday of the school year presented a new problematic situation for Principal Bob Eddy. Upper classmen went around the halls “marking” freshmen with sharpies, sometimes going as far as pinning them down and drawing on their clothes and faces. A few freshmen even got dumped in trash cans and dumpsters. Principal Bob Eddy caught only a few students, those he did were punished. But he can not prevent kids from being kids, besides it is all just part of the high school experience, this being the part that makes Fridays a little more exciting.
John Kennedy puts it best when he says, “Change is the law of life. And those who look only to the past or present are certain to miss the future.” High school is the part in our lives where everything is constantly changing, but dwelling on the negative will get you nowhere good . Change is inevitable, you cannot prevent it or predict it, but that’s why it is exciting.
By: Taylor Gates
(Thanks to Cherokeetribune.com for the photos.)
