Student athletes shouldn’t get their hopes up
Joanna Baker, Staff Writer
January 23, 2018
Filed under Comment, Personal Comment-On Campus
Many student athletes enjoy the thrill of winning a soccer game against a long-time rival, or the strong friendships they develop with their team through months of basketball. But imagine a young child coming home after a football game. Time and time again, he has been told that he’s “destined”...
School security needs updates to repair holes
Alex Durham, Comment Assistant Managing Editor
December 23, 2017
Filed under Comment, Personal Comment-On Campus
It’s no secret that security at Grady is less than adequate. This is apparent not only through the incidents involving discharged firearms or lockdowns because of threatening personnel on campus, but also by the arbitrary security the school now has. Security is mostly limited to teachers checking...
Senior fees prove too steep for students
Nafez Zohbi, Photo Editor
November 8, 2017
Filed under Comment, Personal Comment-On Campus
Seniors are forced to pay dues that go to the overall graduation experience. However, some students cannot afford the fees and other expenses of senior year. This is denying students the well-deserved graduation experience solely based on financial status. Students pay $195 for senior dues, $65-plus fo...
Tracking students eases teachers’ burden while hurting students
Maura O'Sullivan, Writer
October 29, 2017
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By Maura O'Sullivan Comment Over the years, the Grady cluster has advocated for separation of gifted, on-level, and remedial courses, a practice which increases racial, socioeconomic, and academic achievement gaps. While it levels out classes, so-called “tracks” hurt students in the long run,...
Time to end Grady students’ self-segregation
Jaeden Davis, Writer
October 29, 2017
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By Jaeden Davis Comment Students create self-segregation among themselves. This has been a growing topic at Grady and seems to be getting worse. During Grady’s three lunch periods, Caucasian students mostly sit outside in the courtyard at the tables. While on the inside, toward the back of the ...
Freshmen should have opportunity to take more AP classes
George Lefkowicz, Writer
October 29, 2017
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By George Lefkowicz Comment At the beginning of the 2016-2017 school year, Grady to offer AP Human Geography as a class that 9th graders could take. That was the first time an AP class had been offered to freshmen. With the growing opportunity for these Advanced Placement classes to be taken, it ...
Weekly advisement wastes time on irrelevant skills
Lauren Silcock, Writer
October 29, 2017
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By Lauren Silcock Comment Every Wednesday, after their first period class, Grady students settle into their assigned classrooms for an hour of "Advisement." This class is intended to assist students in their everyday school lives, as well as providing them with skills required for the future. H...
Teaching LGBT+ history would benefit all
Joanna Baker, Writer
October 29, 2017
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By Joanna Baker Comment Historically, America’s gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBT+) community has been chronically misrepresented and underrepresented. Throughout the 20th century, their very existence was reduced to nothing more than religious slogans and advertisements. Outspoken anti-gay opponen...
Schools should bring back home economics classes
Lanier Pickren, Writer
October 29, 2017
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By Lanier Pickren Comment When we think of the term Home Economics, most likely an image of young women cooking over stove tops in an artificial kitchen comes to mind. However, Home Ec. is more than just a cooking class. Home Economics was a popular course offered in the 1900s. Students in the ...
