By Campbell Foster, Design Editor
Rant: Getting 24 credits
The past couple years there have been changes to the graduation requirement for sophomores. Students now have to reach a total of 24 credits in order to graduate. Many people are worried about being unable to take the classes they want, and being forced to take classes they are uninterested in just to meet a requirement. Students who wish to pursue electives such as Riptide, Debate, or Spanish for multiple years often have to drop the classes they are passionate about to get credits they need in other subjects. If school is about discovering your interests, why punish those who have found theirs?
Rant: Smaller crowds at girls basketball games
During basketball season, there have been great, supportive crowds attending the boys games, but a lack of student audiences at the girl games. This is similar to the nationwide trend of preferring male to female athletics, and some students are furious and perplexed at the presumption that the boys games are more important. The girls team works just as hard, and deserves the same attention.
Rave: Music on Fridays
Every Friday during lunch we are lucky enough to have music playing, which is set up by senior Giovanna Mangione and junior Duncan McMillan. Throughout lunch everyone is singing and having a great time, and that is really fun. One of the great things about this is the variety of music. They play everything from Outcast to Beyoncé, which is great because it appeals to the diverse tastes of students at our school possesses. Every week they also change up the genre. On one Friday they will play early 2000’s like Destiny’s Child, and the next they will play modern rap! I just hope sometime in the future there will be music playing more than once a week.
Rave: Tolo
Every year we have three formal dances, and one of them is Tolo, which is also referred to as the Sadie Hawkins dance. Tolo is coming up, and I think the concept of girls asking guys is really empowering. It encourages girls to break away from their comfort zones and gender roles to ask someone to the dance. Tolo also tends to be be more laid back compared to Homecoming or Prom, which oftentimes takes the pressure off, and makes it more enjoyable.