Improving Student Life on Campus
November 14, 2017
Students spend over seven hours at Winter Springs High School every day. Some days, students spend more time at school than in their actual homes. High school should be a place where everyone can feel welcome and should be excited to learn. That, however, is not the case; majority of Winter Springs High School students dread coming to school five days a week. This problem is caused by many reasons, and it’s time to identify them, fix them, and make Winter Springs great again.
If change is needed to make student life better, than students need to be the ones making the changes. Feeling left out is possibly the worst feeling one can experience and many high school students feel this way. A great way the get rid of this is letting students know what clubs and activities they can join and be a part of. There are so many great opportunities at this school, but lots of the people don’t know about them. Activities at Winter Springs should be announced, and students should be encouraged to join clubs and organizations.
Another problem at Winter Springs is the lack of expression and communication here on campus. Many students are afraid to voice their opinions and share their feelings. A lot of people don’t know how to change things about the student life because they don’t know how to express their opinions about it. Classes like newspaper, leadership, and yearbook should reach out to these students and get feedback on topics like these. What really happens in these classes, though, is that students only reach out to their friends. Many people never have the chance to share their opinion. Leadership students should make everyone feel welcome at school. They should encourage school spirit and encourage communication between students. That would let everyone, not just popular kids, express their opinions and make the school a better place.
One other problem that students can do their part in fixing is respecting public materials. Many teachers spend their own money on classroom supplies and students take it for granted. A result is that teachers and faculty are less willing to provide materials. This can be seen in the bathrooms, where the mirrors have been permanently replaced with rusty metal because students were vandalizing and careless about the glass mirrors that were once installed in the bathrooms. It only takes one students to ruin these privileges for the rest of the student body. Hopefully in the near future we can encourage students to make a change and start respecting materials and school property.
In conclusion, students need to step up to make the necessary changes at Winter Springs High School. Being included in school activities, expressing all students’ opinions, and respecting authorities, as well as materials, can make the school a better place, and increase everyone’s desire to come to school and want to learn. If we all stepped up a little, a big difference in the student life at Winter Springs could be changed significantly.