Students Speak Out: Minnesota
Freshmen Suck!
Spirit week should be about school fun, spirit and togetherness, right? I think if you asked any high schooler they'd agree. But the reality is quite different, if you're not a freshman, at least!
It all starts out fun...pajama day, sports day...today was "Twin Day" but really, it's code for Class Color Day... they only call it Twin Day because we're not supposed to have a Class Color Day because of hazing.
Seniors wear red, juniors wear blue, sophomores green, freshman orange. So, today, like many other freshman, I wore orange...not fearing the rumors of hazing. That'd never happen, I thought.
And to be honest, it wasn't a big deal...just a bunch of sophomores running around with dark green markers marking all the freshman they see. Some on the arm (like me, I felt very lucky), some across the face.
I wasn't upset or anything, it's just that...it's so MEAN! It's totally planned, too...they all even have the same shade of marker. It's like someone made a special trip to the store and said, "Hmm, which markers should I get to harass freshmen on Class Color Day? I think I'll go with the dark green..."
And then, tomorrow will be fun...pep fest! We get to sit quietly while everyone in the school yells "FRESHMAN SUCK! FRESHMAN SUCK!" I've heard this is quite fun...if you're not a freshman, that is. (I heard from some of my friends that people even throw batteries and eggs, but my sister assured me that's probably not true.)
But really, you don't need a special day to be mean to freshmen! It can happen any day! Commonly heard statements include: "These stupid freshmen are clogging the hallways." "Stupid freshmen, move!" "Eww, freshmen."
I just find it intriguing...it seems to be normal routine and traditions at my school. What has led people to be so MEAN to the babies of the school? I don't recall this happening to kindergardeners. Where did this start? Adults, was it like this when you were in high school? My sister said no one marked her when she was a freshman, no one did it then...that was two years ago.
I like class color day, it'll just be nice next year not to have to watch out for people with markers. It's not a huge deal...maybe I just notice it, oh, because I am a freshmen. Maybe next year someone will erase my memory of it so I think it's fun to harass those younger than me. That must be what happened to the sophomores with the green markers in the hall....
It all starts out fun...pajama day, sports day...today was "Twin Day" but really, it's code for Class Color Day... they only call it Twin Day because we're not supposed to have a Class Color Day because of hazing.
Seniors wear red, juniors wear blue, sophomores green, freshman orange. So, today, like many other freshman, I wore orange...not fearing the rumors of hazing. That'd never happen, I thought.
And to be honest, it wasn't a big deal...just a bunch of sophomores running around with dark green markers marking all the freshman they see. Some on the arm (like me, I felt very lucky), some across the face.
I wasn't upset or anything, it's just that...it's so MEAN! It's totally planned, too...they all even have the same shade of marker. It's like someone made a special trip to the store and said, "Hmm, which markers should I get to harass freshmen on Class Color Day? I think I'll go with the dark green..."
And then, tomorrow will be fun...pep fest! We get to sit quietly while everyone in the school yells "FRESHMAN SUCK! FRESHMAN SUCK!" I've heard this is quite fun...if you're not a freshman, that is. (I heard from some of my friends that people even throw batteries and eggs, but my sister assured me that's probably not true.)
But really, you don't need a special day to be mean to freshmen! It can happen any day! Commonly heard statements include: "These stupid freshmen are clogging the hallways." "Stupid freshmen, move!" "Eww, freshmen."
I just find it intriguing...it seems to be normal routine and traditions at my school. What has led people to be so MEAN to the babies of the school? I don't recall this happening to kindergardeners. Where did this start? Adults, was it like this when you were in high school? My sister said no one marked her when she was a freshman, no one did it then...that was two years ago.
I like class color day, it'll just be nice next year not to have to watch out for people with markers. It's not a huge deal...maybe I just notice it, oh, because I am a freshmen. Maybe next year someone will erase my memory of it so I think it's fun to harass those younger than me. That must be what happened to the sophomores with the green markers in the hall....
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Permalink Reply by Brett on -
Isn't it a form of harassment too? If you do not want someone to go around marking up you and your clothing with markers but it is being done anyway then isn't that harassment? I think its one of the kinds that is tolerated and if someone got upset would be put down about it and has a lot of pressure to just take it. I sure would not be sitting around taking that kind of disrespect!
( I really would be ticked the heck off if that happened to me I would be taking care of the situation for realz!)
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Permalink Reply by Tajhera Madison on -
That's the same way I feel. Freshman bring more drama and loudness to the schools. Seeing how they just came out of middle school. I believe that all freshman should be banned from school activities.
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Permalink Reply by Annie W on -
I go to Southwest...wow, I feel like that's pretty extreme. I mean, freshmen are definitely squirrelly. And loud. But spirit week (and all other school activities) should be about uniting the students. Maybe if freshmen were taken more seriously by everyone else right off the bat, they'd act more serious.
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Permalink Reply by Kim FB on -
Tajhera -- What year are you? Is the solution to the dynamic really banning a group of students? I mean, what's to stop freshmen (or teachers for that matter) from saying something like, "Just ban the seniors. I mean they're checked out because they're almost done, and have no business participating and distracting all the others!".
My question is, "Isn't that a slippery slope?"
Might Annie be on to something? Is there a way of encouraging a certain kind of behavior without banning some students? How did you come to mature? If you were never exposed to a different kind of behavior, would you have ever changed?
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