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Show | on | I'd make sure that everybody was teat~ | | | f S] WeShould Be Able To Trust Each Other What bothers me most about my schoolis that no one trusts anyone. Therule here “Anything you don't ee | Stop The Favoritism ed equally. At my high school. if were popular or rich, you c away withjust about anything. For example, onestudent was sent home for wearing a T-shirt that said “crap” on it. This guy was aregular | middle-class person. But the younger brother ofarich | senioronthe football team wore a T-shirtall the time that said “PorStar.” andhe never gotinto trouble or wassent Don't Bump ga Wary wantstolen, chain to yourself.” You have noconfi- dencethat the othergirl in the bathroom won't take| Away yournecklace if you put it on the mirrorledge I would like to see more respect and simple common courtesy in| my school. For example, if tor | minute, or that the guy in your chem will ret thedollar youlent him.I would like people notto look| f at eachother like we're all goingtopull out box cut ters and goat eachotherlike a packofrabid wo! —Kate DeRuiter, 17,Darien. II you knock homeaboutthis.—Juli Hutchens, 18, East Bend, N.C. into someone in the Black Linstici Should Be Okay hall, you should Students should have an active say in what happens in say. their school. —Stephanie Davis, I wouldchange thedress code. If I choose to wear "i anda retro tummy T-shirt, it should bes blacklipstick hoice.—Kellie [REEDOICE ellie Graham, Gr: , 15, 15, Eagle Eagle River,River, Alask: a “I'm sorry.” os —Kristen “Stee Zutsase = More Say For Students A 14, LosAngeles, Calif. Trust Us To Chew Gum Sesion = I wish myteachers wouldlet us chew guminclass Most ofus are mature enoughnottostick it on the bottomofthe desk. —vennifer Audra Feldt. 15. Houston,Tex. an ’ W | 5 Hr c ! ela ale i. / . NC “ | aI Xs veya) i) ( S nN 5 ye } Die Let Us Work Together I'd like to see more classwork done groups. Some people don’t work $0 1 Ec LEBRZBB a al J MY , | al ‘Ge out tosether alone. If I'm havingtrouble with a prc lem, maybe oneofthe other kids coul\! explain it to me, and we could work —Daniel Clutter, 18, Wallace, W.Va Give Us A Break! I need more free time! Somebreaks! Anything t get my mind off work. I'msurprised I haven't had a heart attack. Withlessstress, I would be able to study better and understand my work more —__i —Josh Dubinsky, 14, Redondo Beach, Calif “| Want A Future” My school is an alternative school. People who don do well in any other school go here, They don’t push you to do well. lot of kids graduatejust by sliding. Her they focus onyour gettingout of highschool, andthat Ht. But T don’t want to just slide by. 1 want a future —Shaunte Styles, 18, New York, N.Y PAGE 6 JANUARY10, 1999 PARADE MAGAZINE |