Disappointed

Who am I to crack on the party and celebration, but I must say: June 13 was a day that really disappointed me. For those of you who remembered or witnessed, we had three fire bells pulled that day, and adding to the insult were the ruthlessness and chaos that could be seen in the hallway, especially in the grad hall. See for yourself in case you were not there, or had turned a blind eye to it:

These images are not taken after the custodians have gathered all the junk into a pile; they were taken AS IS!

I get that it is the last official day of school for certain people. I get that some people are in the mood to celebrate. Go celebrate, have a little fun. I was actually quite happy while I heard the collective cheer and congratulations that took place the moment the final bell was rung. I was also impressed at these guys who brought their vanilla soda and said cheers to one another as if making a toast for this final moment. I can even somewhat understand (not to say I agree with it) the pulling of the fire alarm once, but what is with all the littering? Do you have to “celebrate” at the expense of others? What happened to all the values that you so proudly represent the entire year?

One custodian said this a lot better than I can: “We have worked so hard for them all year – what have we done to them to deserve this to be done to us?” I was speechless when hearing that.

I have grown to respect some of you a great deal through some of the wonderful and charitable things you have done throughout the years. I have lost the respect for several individuals over one moment of irresponsibility. True character is seen in moments where you can “let go” and just “let it rip,” but choose to restrain yourself from doing something at another person’s expense. For several people, your despicable act on the last day of your high school life had greatly disappointed me.