Thursday, March 18, 2010
Poor quality in school lunches
As the school day sluggishly goes by, the one time in the day students look forward to is lunch. Thirty-five minutes to sit and converse with friends, maybe quick finish up some homework but importantly eat a healthy appetizing lunch. School lunches are known to be not the best tasting food so many students choose to bring their own lunch from home. School lunches in the past had candy and more junk food available but since then the district has cut back on unhealthy foods and now supplying less appetizing meals for students. Not that the students want to eat candy for lunch every day but the so-called “healthy” lunches are not as preferred. The food lacks appealing appearance, when I walk into the lunch room I can walk through the line without finding one thing that looks delicious enough for me to eat. I am a senior and I can say that I have maybe bought school lunch five times max at being at Eastview all four years; and I have absolutely no idea what my lunch pin number even is. It’s not just our school that has bad food, all the schools do. Everyone from parents, school faculty and even kids themselves are so caught up in “becoming obese” or being called fat that they concentrate on supplying “healthy” food even though it lacks in taste. I think by making the students grab the bag of carrots with their lunch or they have to pay extra is just a waist. Little do they know most students don’t eat those, that bag gets thrown away un-opened and instead that could be going to someone who really needs it. The lunches just need some more flavors, better meals overall prepared. I doubt the lunch ladies themselves have never ate the food that they supply out daily to students. It’s not that the lunches are absolutely horrible because people do eat them, there just in need of better quality. When I sit at lunch with my friends I notice that just about everyone I sit with brings their own lunch to school. Coincidence? Could be but the fact is many people chose purposely to bring their own food over school lunches. There is multiple reasons they could bring their own lunch maybe their picky eaters, don’t want to pay for school lunch, or simply the main reason everyone brings their own lunch, due to the “gross” lunch food. My suggestion to this problem is buy appetizing foods, maybe they cost more but if you get more people purchasing school lunches the administration will be able to afford it. Maybe if this change were to happen I too one day before I graduate could say I bought a school lunch and enjoyed it.
(Max Williams)
1. Is there a clear point of view? (position)
-Yes, the school/administration has stop supplying unhealthy snack and pops in the vending machines and some students like max himself feels betrayed. the teachers have those exact machines students dont have in their own lounge room.
2. Does the Op-Ed state the problem and solution simply?
-yes, he hopes one day they'll change back to old ways and one day can walk down the halls and see students with their choice of snack and drink, from the vending machines.
3. Does the piece address the counter arguments?
-yes, could have a few more arguments
4. Is the Op-Ed interesting?
-yes, could add more details
5. Are the paragraphs organized logically?
-yes, as i read it flowed well together made sense.
6. Does each paragraph develop an idea to support the thesis?
-yes, clearly has a beginning, middle, and end.
7. Is the writing clear?
-yes i understood his point and thought about it the entire time i was reading his story.
(Luke Trepanier)
1. Is there a clear point of view? (position)
-yes, his drawing explains how the parking lot for students is basically a rip off, they try and tell students if you dont want to pay park in the teen center. well if every student did that there would be no spots, so they depend on students buying parking passes.
2. Does the Op-Ed state the problem and solution simply?
-yes,
3. Does the piece address the counter arguments?
-yes, another student pays for the price of a parking pass
4. Is the Op-Ed interesting?
- yes,
5. Are the paragraphs organized logically?
- n/a, drawing
6. Does each paragraph develop an idea to support the thesis?
-n/a, drawing
7. Is the writing clear?
-yes, his drawing is nice and neat, i clearly understand the point he is trying to make through his drawing.
1. Is there a clear point of view? (position)
-Yes, the school/administration has stop supplying unhealthy snack and pops in the vending machines and some students like max himself feels betrayed. the teachers have those exact machines students dont have in their own lounge room.
2. Does the Op-Ed state the problem and solution simply?
-yes, he hopes one day they'll change back to old ways and one day can walk down the halls and see students with their choice of snack and drink, from the vending machines.
3. Does the piece address the counter arguments?
-yes, could have a few more arguments
4. Is the Op-Ed interesting?
-yes, could add more details
5. Are the paragraphs organized logically?
-yes, as i read it flowed well together made sense.
6. Does each paragraph develop an idea to support the thesis?
-yes, clearly has a beginning, middle, and end.
7. Is the writing clear?
-yes i understood his point and thought about it the entire time i was reading his story.
(Luke Trepanier)
1. Is there a clear point of view? (position)
-yes, his drawing explains how the parking lot for students is basically a rip off, they try and tell students if you dont want to pay park in the teen center. well if every student did that there would be no spots, so they depend on students buying parking passes.
2. Does the Op-Ed state the problem and solution simply?
-yes,
3. Does the piece address the counter arguments?
-yes, another student pays for the price of a parking pass
4. Is the Op-Ed interesting?
- yes,
5. Are the paragraphs organized logically?
- n/a, drawing
6. Does each paragraph develop an idea to support the thesis?
-n/a, drawing
7. Is the writing clear?
-yes, his drawing is nice and neat, i clearly understand the point he is trying to make through his drawing.
Wednesday, March 17, 2010
As the school day sluggishly goes by, the one time in the day students look forward to is lunch. Thirty-five minutes to sit and converse with friends, maybe quick finish up some homework but importantly eat a healthy appetizing lunch. School lunches are known to be not the best tasting food so many students choose to bring their own lunch from home. School lunches in the past had candy and more junk food available but since then the district has cut back on unhealthy foods and now supplying less appetizing meals for students. Not that the students want to eat candy for lunch every day but the so-called “healthy” lunches are not as preferred. The food lacks appealing appearance, when I walk into the lunch room I can walk through the line without finding one thing that looks delicious enough for me to eat. I am a senior and I can say that I have maybe bought school lunch five times max at being at Eastview all four years; and I have absolutely no idea what my lunch pin number even is. It’s not just our school that has bad food, all the schools do. Everyone from parents, school faculty and even kids themselves are so caught up in “becoming obese” or being called fat that they concentrate on supplying “healthy” food even though it lacks in taste. I think by making the students grab the bag of carrots with their lunch or they have to pay extra is just a waist. Little do they know most students don’t eat those, that bag gets thrown away un-opened and instead that could be going to someone who really needs it. The lunches just need some more flavors, better meals overall prepared. I doubt the lunch ladies themselves have never ate the food that they supply out daily to students. It’s not that the lunches are absolutely horrible because people do eat them, there just in need of better quality. When I sit at lunch with my friends I notice that just about everyone I sit with brings their own lunch to school. Coincidence? Could be but the fact is many people chose purposely to bring their own food over school lunches. There is multiple reasons they could bring their own lunch maybe their picky eaters, don’t want to pay for school lunch, or simply the main reason everyone brings their own lunch, due to the “gross” lunch food. My suggestion to this problem is buy appetizing foods, maybe they cost more but if you get more people purchasing school lunches the administration will be able to afford it. Maybe if this change were to happen I too one day before I graduate could say I bought a school lunch and enjoyed it.
Tuesday, March 16, 2010
1. What is a problem/issue that our entire student body (our school, community, country, etc.) faces today?
- The lack of quality in the school lunches the state/district distribute to students.
2. What is your view/position on the problem or situation?
- My opinion is there horrible and need to be changed to more healthy and appitizing.
3. What would you like to achieve with your editorial? (What is the desired result?)
- To make the point across to the supplier of school lunches that they don't taste good, and make them more appealing.
4. How will you persuade your audience to adopt your viewpoint as theirs? List at least 4 persuasive points.
- ask the lunch ladies what they think of the lunches they supply to students daily
- ask the faculty if they like the lunches
- take votes of how many studenst actually buy school lunches
- offer suggestions of what can be done to this delemia
5. How will you motivate your readership to action in your conclusion?
Tell students (my friends)normally buy school lunch to bring a bag lunch one day and see how many students actually buy the lunches daily.
6. How will your editorial serve a public purpose?
- it will show the school and administrators just how bad the student body feels towards the food.
- The lack of quality in the school lunches the state/district distribute to students.
2. What is your view/position on the problem or situation?
- My opinion is there horrible and need to be changed to more healthy and appitizing.
3. What would you like to achieve with your editorial? (What is the desired result?)
- To make the point across to the supplier of school lunches that they don't taste good, and make them more appealing.
4. How will you persuade your audience to adopt your viewpoint as theirs? List at least 4 persuasive points.
- ask the lunch ladies what they think of the lunches they supply to students daily
- ask the faculty if they like the lunches
- take votes of how many studenst actually buy school lunches
- offer suggestions of what can be done to this delemia
5. How will you motivate your readership to action in your conclusion?
Tell students (my friends)normally buy school lunch to bring a bag lunch one day and see how many students actually buy the lunches daily.
6. How will your editorial serve a public purpose?
- it will show the school and administrators just how bad the student body feels towards the food.
Monday, March 15, 2010
As a senior it’s about time to say hello to graduation and goodbye to public schooling. As the year is slowly coming to an end, it is also the time many seniors like myself, have to decide what the next step is. Whether it is sending applications and getting accepted to college, working for a year, going to a community college, or going into some field of service, there steps into building your future life. I’m more than excited to graduate from high school and experience the “college life” everyone talks about. The experience of living on your own in a dorm, not having parents in your face every morning telling you to go to school and do your homework, has positives and negatives. But someone I know very well decided to not experience that “college life” purse. My sister Erin graduated from Empire Beauty Cosmetology School within the past month and now it’s that time for her to make that next step like I do. Deciding where she wants to work and where I want to go to school next year are hard decisions to make. It’s like picking out a pair of shoes, you want the perfect ones and to make sure you fit in them. I don’t want to go to a school I end up not liking and what if she started working at a salon and didn’t like the atmosphere she was in. Since I’ve been accepted to most of the schools I’ve applied to, it leaves me with a hard decision to pick the final one.
As the time starts ticking away I’ve realized how different things are going to be. One I’ll be living without my family, not having a consistent daily schedule and most of all leaving the friends behind I’ve gone to school with since I was in elementary school. What I’m mostly excited for is meeting new people and living in a dorm. Some may school just isn’t “for them” and I say that I don’t like school almost every day, but without it and continuing my education I wouldn’t feel prepared. I have a couple friends who didn’t even take the ACT because they already knew they weren’t going to go to college, but that’s the complete opposite for me. I need to further my knowledge because leaving high school I will admit I don’t know enough to stop going to some sort of schooling after I graduate. I know I’ll go to a four year college and probably switch my major multiple times, and as of right now I haven’t decided. Going from a catholic private school when I was younger than switching to public schools in Eagan was a big change for me. I’d like to say I’ve always done well in school I’m the type of student who always does their homework. I really try to do my best on all assignments, I can’t just not do them because I’m too lazy or the famous line “I forgot it at home.” My whole family has always been on top of checking my grades and report cards and staying involved on how I’m doing in school. Not to brag but I’ve always done better than my sister Erin as far as academics. She was the type of student who didn’t care about her grades; she’d often not turn her homework in on time and or just never do it. So not only are we very different in appearance but as well as academics. Since my high school career had started at Eastview I’ve always paid close attention to my letter grades. I don’t necessarily care about what percent I get in each class as long as I’m happy with my grade.
There are many characteristics that separate my sister and I greatly. We look nothing alike but as well as the “smarts” in the family, I take that role. So it’s always been enforced on me to do my best and really push myself in school .No matter what my parents did to help Erin she still didn’t do that well. She wasn’t the best role model for me to look up to as far as helping me with school related work. But even though she wasn’t a straight A student, she still taught me many things. It’s not that she was a careless student, but she had a hard time comprehending everything. School is something she found hard and dreaded, for me it’s not difficult but I can’t say I enjoy it. And only having a few extra credits to graduate, I’m well over the minimum requirement. Now as I’ve grown up I’ve noticed how my sister has changed. She went from barely participating in high school to going to Empire Cosmetology School for a year and recently just graduated from there. It was like a perfect fit for her, school just wasn’t something that interested her, so she found something that interested her and is good at doing. She had to learn how to do all sorts of hair styles, waxes and nails. She decided to pursue in cutting hair. I’ve had to be her demo before for tests she had to do at school as well as applying for jobs at salons like Coles, Rocco’s, Mia Maxx, etc. Most of all though I’m proud of my sister for doing pursuing a career, because she did take a year off after high school so she was unsure of what to do. “I decided I needed to do something besides go to work a few days out of the week for only a few hours, so I decided cosmetology because I like doing hair.” I’m glad she decided to go to school, even though it’s not academics it’s still a great accomplishment graduating from there. Watching her graduate from Empire inspires me to go to school, graduate and pursue in something I enjoy doing. I don’t want to sit at a desk 5 days a week that doesn’t intrigue me; I’m really interested in fashion and make-up so my dream job is being tied to some sort of fashion or make-up industry in New York.
No matter where I go to school I want to accomplish everything possible that I need to know as my life and career choices pursue to reality. I like how my sister and I are both “seniors” in our schools and we both had/will graduate within this year. It’s an exciting time in both of our lives having, were moving on to the next chapter in our lives. She has inspired me to follow through with my dream, take those steps to reach it. “I’m very proud my daughter has decided to do something with her life, going to any school was a big step for her.” Said our mother. My entire family and my step dad have always encouraged us to follow through with our dreams and goals. Some parents reward or bribe their kids to do well in school and they’ll get money for every "A" they have on their report cards, but my family never did that. Simply because they never worried about me doing badly in school, they have never had to remind me or especially yell at me to do homework.
But no matter where I decide to go to school or who I meet along the I know my sister will always be there for me. Since were both graduates of 2010 we share that in common, and that makes me happy.
As the time starts ticking away I’ve realized how different things are going to be. One I’ll be living without my family, not having a consistent daily schedule and most of all leaving the friends behind I’ve gone to school with since I was in elementary school. What I’m mostly excited for is meeting new people and living in a dorm. Some may school just isn’t “for them” and I say that I don’t like school almost every day, but without it and continuing my education I wouldn’t feel prepared. I have a couple friends who didn’t even take the ACT because they already knew they weren’t going to go to college, but that’s the complete opposite for me. I need to further my knowledge because leaving high school I will admit I don’t know enough to stop going to some sort of schooling after I graduate. I know I’ll go to a four year college and probably switch my major multiple times, and as of right now I haven’t decided. Going from a catholic private school when I was younger than switching to public schools in Eagan was a big change for me. I’d like to say I’ve always done well in school I’m the type of student who always does their homework. I really try to do my best on all assignments, I can’t just not do them because I’m too lazy or the famous line “I forgot it at home.” My whole family has always been on top of checking my grades and report cards and staying involved on how I’m doing in school. Not to brag but I’ve always done better than my sister Erin as far as academics. She was the type of student who didn’t care about her grades; she’d often not turn her homework in on time and or just never do it. So not only are we very different in appearance but as well as academics. Since my high school career had started at Eastview I’ve always paid close attention to my letter grades. I don’t necessarily care about what percent I get in each class as long as I’m happy with my grade.
There are many characteristics that separate my sister and I greatly. We look nothing alike but as well as the “smarts” in the family, I take that role. So it’s always been enforced on me to do my best and really push myself in school .No matter what my parents did to help Erin she still didn’t do that well. She wasn’t the best role model for me to look up to as far as helping me with school related work. But even though she wasn’t a straight A student, she still taught me many things. It’s not that she was a careless student, but she had a hard time comprehending everything. School is something she found hard and dreaded, for me it’s not difficult but I can’t say I enjoy it. And only having a few extra credits to graduate, I’m well over the minimum requirement. Now as I’ve grown up I’ve noticed how my sister has changed. She went from barely participating in high school to going to Empire Cosmetology School for a year and recently just graduated from there. It was like a perfect fit for her, school just wasn’t something that interested her, so she found something that interested her and is good at doing. She had to learn how to do all sorts of hair styles, waxes and nails. She decided to pursue in cutting hair. I’ve had to be her demo before for tests she had to do at school as well as applying for jobs at salons like Coles, Rocco’s, Mia Maxx, etc. Most of all though I’m proud of my sister for doing pursuing a career, because she did take a year off after high school so she was unsure of what to do. “I decided I needed to do something besides go to work a few days out of the week for only a few hours, so I decided cosmetology because I like doing hair.” I’m glad she decided to go to school, even though it’s not academics it’s still a great accomplishment graduating from there. Watching her graduate from Empire inspires me to go to school, graduate and pursue in something I enjoy doing. I don’t want to sit at a desk 5 days a week that doesn’t intrigue me; I’m really interested in fashion and make-up so my dream job is being tied to some sort of fashion or make-up industry in New York.
No matter where I go to school I want to accomplish everything possible that I need to know as my life and career choices pursue to reality. I like how my sister and I are both “seniors” in our schools and we both had/will graduate within this year. It’s an exciting time in both of our lives having, were moving on to the next chapter in our lives. She has inspired me to follow through with my dream, take those steps to reach it. “I’m very proud my daughter has decided to do something with her life, going to any school was a big step for her.” Said our mother. My entire family and my step dad have always encouraged us to follow through with our dreams and goals. Some parents reward or bribe their kids to do well in school and they’ll get money for every "A" they have on their report cards, but my family never did that. Simply because they never worried about me doing badly in school, they have never had to remind me or especially yell at me to do homework.
But no matter where I decide to go to school or who I meet along the I know my sister will always be there for me. Since were both graduates of 2010 we share that in common, and that makes me happy.
Tuesday, March 9, 2010
Friday, March 5, 2010
Morning Traffic causes dilemma for young drivers
Waking up and getting ready for school is something students don’t exactly look forward to, nor is having to leave early to make sure they get to school on time. Whether you’re a parent dropping off your child, part of the faculty or a student, trying to access the school parking lot is a hassle. With the gate at Eastview High School recently being closed, it has impacted many students, causing them to leave even earlier than they already do.
With cars approaching from both directions on 140th street, there seems to be a lot of congestion. Recently there has been a change, closing the upper gate during school hours. For those fellow drivers who used to use the gate as access to the lower student parking lot, they have been greatly affected. However, others may say that the traffic flows much faster now, and it is easier to quickly drop off students and avoid sitting in the traffic. Its crunch time, students trying to enter a school parking lot with only one entrance can be stressful. Many students have chosen to buy parking passes so they have the privilege to park in a closer lot, unfortunately that comes with having to leave home a little earlier. But some students have found an easier way to manage their way to school. Instead of paying ninety dollars for a parking pass and not having to sit in as much traffic, they chose the alternate lot, otherwise known as the “loser lot.” This lot is considered part of the Teen Center and for free students is allowed to park their cars there and walk across the field. Equally both taking time, either waiting in the traffic and walking across the fields students have to leave at a decent time to arrive and be on time for first hour. Although there is a lot students can park in for free, walking that extra distance just doesn’t cut it. Like any student would want to walk the extra distance, students cough up one hundred and eighty dollars a year to pay just to park closer. No matter which way you approach the school there will be some traffic, hundreds of cars are rushing into the same place at the same time. Kailyn Pederson a student here at Eastview noted, “Administration wants to make it easier for the teachers and parents to get in the parking lot.” The purpose of the gate being closed is to relieve less traffic jams between the parents and faculty and the students. Another student here at Eastview is Brooke Zeimen, a daily user of the upper gate until it recently got closed, stated, “Now I have to wait for the light and go through the traffic. I think more kids will drive to school by carpooling, they just get so frustrated.” As the school year is almost half way over students are hoping the change of the new gate will go back to old ways. It has effected students but also the drivers on the road who aren’t driving to the school. Those drivers on the road also sit through the traffic jams daily and have to mingle their way around that. Traffic and rush hour affect many drivers daily and it’s difficult to avoid completely. Brookes has s suggestion to clear up this congestion that takes place in front of the school every day and that is,” to re-open the gate and let things flow naturally, and they will. There is no use in trying to control it when it is frustrating to the students and faculty.” So whether you drive yourself to school or not, with the change of the gate being closed, it has affected everyone in some way or another.
Waking up and getting ready for school is something students don’t exactly look forward to, nor is having to leave early to make sure they get to school on time. Whether you’re a parent dropping off your child, part of the faculty or a student, trying to access the school parking lot is a hassle. With the gate at Eastview High School recently being closed, it has impacted many students, causing them to leave even earlier than they already do.
With cars approaching from both directions on 140th street, there seems to be a lot of congestion. Recently there has been a change, closing the upper gate during school hours. For those fellow drivers who used to use the gate as access to the lower student parking lot, they have been greatly affected. However, others may say that the traffic flows much faster now, and it is easier to quickly drop off students and avoid sitting in the traffic. Its crunch time, students trying to enter a school parking lot with only one entrance can be stressful. Many students have chosen to buy parking passes so they have the privilege to park in a closer lot, unfortunately that comes with having to leave home a little earlier. But some students have found an easier way to manage their way to school. Instead of paying ninety dollars for a parking pass and not having to sit in as much traffic, they chose the alternate lot, otherwise known as the “loser lot.” This lot is considered part of the Teen Center and for free students is allowed to park their cars there and walk across the field. Equally both taking time, either waiting in the traffic and walking across the fields students have to leave at a decent time to arrive and be on time for first hour. Although there is a lot students can park in for free, walking that extra distance just doesn’t cut it. Like any student would want to walk the extra distance, students cough up one hundred and eighty dollars a year to pay just to park closer. No matter which way you approach the school there will be some traffic, hundreds of cars are rushing into the same place at the same time. Kailyn Pederson a student here at Eastview noted, “Administration wants to make it easier for the teachers and parents to get in the parking lot.” The purpose of the gate being closed is to relieve less traffic jams between the parents and faculty and the students. Another student here at Eastview is Brooke Zeimen, a daily user of the upper gate until it recently got closed, stated, “Now I have to wait for the light and go through the traffic. I think more kids will drive to school by carpooling, they just get so frustrated.” As the school year is almost half way over students are hoping the change of the new gate will go back to old ways. It has effected students but also the drivers on the road who aren’t driving to the school. Those drivers on the road also sit through the traffic jams daily and have to mingle their way around that. Traffic and rush hour affect many drivers daily and it’s difficult to avoid completely. Brookes has s suggestion to clear up this congestion that takes place in front of the school every day and that is,” to re-open the gate and let things flow naturally, and they will. There is no use in trying to control it when it is frustrating to the students and faculty.” So whether you drive yourself to school or not, with the change of the gate being closed, it has affected everyone in some way or another.
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