Do certain students have the right to be treated differently because of race and gender and/or popularity?
As a student of DHS I have witnessed, on a number of occasions, many different athletic groups getting away with many things just because they happen to think they are greater than other members of the student body. Just the past few weeks, this has been brought back to my attention.
For example, the cheerleaders and color guard had a deal to share the field at homecoming, but when the time came, the cheerleaders took over most of the field, relegating the color guard off to the side. Their response? "We've worked harder for this than they have. They don't deserve anything." Another example of the privileged group taking over the underprivileged.
This has caused me to think of all the other times certain groups of students overpowered other groups because of "rank on the food chain". For example, students leaving for games or meetings and not making up the work, or students who flash their smiles and their jersey numbers and just walk out of a classroom without being stopped. Athletes also seem to look down on certain academic activities even when some of their own team members, whom they should be supporting, are involved with those activities- like membership in leadership or honors classes or band.
I think that every member of the DHS student body should be treated fairly and should not be judged based on atheltic ability or popularity standards. Some athletes are using the recent events involving the "no party" policy as a way to "prove" they have no special privilege; however, the policy notwithstanding, thse same athletes do get "rank" on campus.
I'm not trying to bad mouth any athletic groups at the high school, but I think that it is unfair to other students to be pushed aside because they are not one of the school's shining stars with names in the paper and a SCAL championship to boast about.
Perhaps the school can help ALL students to get a fair shake and teachers who also advise athletic teams should work even harder to assure this happens.

 

Cheerleaders blocking colorguard