Dear Editor,
We are writing in regards to the absence of a Day on the Green
this year. We understand that this is due to the lack of attendance
during CST testing.
Dear Editor,
We are writing in regards to the absence of a Day on the Green this year. We understand that this is due to the lack of attendance during CST testing.
However, we would like to point out that the Day on the Green is mostly for seniors, as it is the last day of school for us.
We understand the importance of CST testing but feel that it is unfair for the class of 2005 to be punished for something that we had no part of.
We would suggest that, instead, the CST attendance goals affect the continuation of the Day on the Green for classes that were a part of the testing. We would also like to point out that in the 2003-2004 school year, when the class of 2005 was involved in testing, we met the 97 percent attendance goal.
We feel that this “punishment” disheartens the underclassmen, because, in our view, they worked very hard and were very close to meeting the 97 percent mark. It is unreasonable for a school of 2,500 students to be punished for the slothfulness of a few.
We would like to maintain that we understand the importance of standardized testing, as a means of measuring our academic performance.
But we would pose the question: Do you understand the importance of the tradition of the Day on the Green, a day to celebrate the accomplishments of the class of 2005, as well as the underclassmen’s?
-The Class of 2005
