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Posted by Jairusc123 Mon Jan 28, 2008 16:59:09 PST
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     Every weekday, as I attend my classes at Bakersfield High School, I'm surrounded by teachers that go beyond their job description; providing influential political insight or simply how to be successful in life. I'm also surrounded by peers who have been unrecognized in their innumerable achievements. However, the few times I get the chance to see publicity (outside of sports) of my school, its disappointment that  I feel.

   Sometimes, I'm simply "fed up" with the lack of maturity I see on campus. With regards to the events on Jan. 25. (campus brawl). Our society has come to capitalize on the enjoyment of these malicious acts that only furthers the issue. That's not to say the media is wrong in simply reporting the news for the awareness of safety for the public, instead I'm criticizing the student body that allowed this to happen. There's no hiding that fights occur, but my personal accounts have shown that most of these usually happen moments before classes are released or in the halls during class. If actions are any indication of priorities, then it's very easy to see how those involved in a fight such as last Friday, or even the instigation of gawking by-standers view their personal role at a high school institution.

     I have yet to see any one of my peers that share my English or Political Science class involved in something as degrading to themselves or the school's reputation. Bakersfield High has a rich history of "pride" and "success", and it's sickening to see the selfish acts of immaturity that contradict but even overshadow most positive attributes. There have been moments where I have spotted news cameras on campus taking polls and opinions from students, and not once have I seen or heard of a student from the AP, Honors, or GATE curriculum giving their response. It's always been a misinformed dramatized interview by a student that should be getting to class, learning to be a productive citizen, rather than asking the camera man to be interviewed.

     These people that act upon impulsive selfish desires (fighting out of anger, getting on the news for the sake of it) would be much better off getting to the classrooms and avoiding the horrendous events such as last Friday, or giving the media a shallow misinterpreted response. I can't help but think that it will be these people's children that I will be paying for to eat in ten years. Sadly, because we don't live in a perfect world this may never happen and we all just have to rely on whatever greater power that life will set the balance. In the meantime the best we can do is make the best of ourselves.

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Comment From: hotandfoggy

It was news since the cops were called (thankfully), but I didn't like the photos of the arrested kids on the front page. I think it provided the arrested students with attention (negative) that they did not deserve. Comment From: luisadobbs

My, my are we not great!