So, since the beginning of the year, DHS has been trying to implement social topics and problems into discussions during Wednesday's homeroom. Needless to say, from what I've heard the reaction from students has been less than favorable. My homeroom teacher made it a point of telling us on the first day something along the lines of " Listen, I know you guys are seniors and don't want to do this stuff, and neither do I, so we're not going to. That said, if you want to ask me anything about college or whatever, I can answer that, but otherwise... ya know". So, that was the start and end of homeroom discussions. The common consensus among are homeroom was that homeroom is meant for napping (as seen below), texting, and discussing the rigors of college applications, AP classes, and of course senioritis. So why did the school decide to come up with Wedneday discussions?
Contrary to what most of us students at DHS think there are social issues that happen at DHS as well as other schools in the area. Just this past Tuesday, my teacher was checking her e-mail when she stopped, sighed, and put her face in her hands. She had received an note from the administration at Lake Forest High saying that just a few weeks after a student had jumped in front of a train, another student was found deceased on the tracks. Perhaps LFHS will have a discussion about this (note: it is still not determined whether the case is suicide, or accidental death). Although some may say bullying and suicide don't exist at DHS, this is simply not true.
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