Review

I was looking at the goals that the board had discussed with the student body at the end of last school year that were to occur this year. Well here are the goals and what has been...done to put them into effect.

- 9th graders next year will have same opportunities that they did this year and more

• This is true. They do have more opportunities this year in academic, athletic, and organizational fields. Having the freshman campus and the main high school back together is a huge bonus for the school.
  

- Both Parker and HHS are similar now thanks to renovations

• Well this is true and false. Obviously HHS isn't completely the same architecturally as Parker, except for the new commons addition. While I'm on this point: I understand that more windows let in more light, which tends to make us feel less like we're in prison, but what do we do if, on the off-chance it occurs, a tornado comes and were in a room full of glass. Or, god forbid, we get our own version of Columbine, and three classes worth of kids die because they are in glass rooms and can't get out since the windows are all locked and the teachers aren't allowed to have the keys to these windows.
• When it comes to technology we have upgraded. We now have rooms full of Mac computers so the kids can get on facebook and myspace all day. What a lovely education!
  

- LCC will have classes at HHS next year (goal; this is still being hammered out)

• This has gone into a total downward spiral since HPS is losing LCC all together.
  

- Communication was a problem between administration and students during the '07-'08 school year; STUCO and others are working on getting that fixed

• Stuco is being blocked out slowly at HHS. Students are being shut out of some voice they had in their school, and I don't believe we should stant for it.
  

- Sports will be same as the '07-'08 school year

• I believe this is true. If anything this is a improvement for the '08-'09 school year. Freshman now have better access to the athletic program because the location of the students does affect it.
  

- 9th Grade building starts at same time next year as it does this year with 10-12 starting at 8:05am

• This was true and then the administration changed the bell schuedule a few times to accomodate ACT/MME testing in March. Now both campuses start at 7:40 am. Believe it or not but having a 25 minute difference start time made a huge difference. I personally would like to see it go back to last years bell schuedule.

I see some improvement and some losses. Hope that somethings change this year. I will be.