Ashtabula High School - Dart Yearbook (Ashtabula, OH)

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“I checked into some of these teachers, and I’ve heard some pretty INTERESTING things about them.” ‘’Like what?” “From what the neighbors say, the only reason they come to school is to drink coffee.” “Dad, how come you know about these teachers when you never even went here?” “Because I listen to what people say, and 1 hear about all those kids fooling around in classes.” “What do you mean ‘fooling around’?” “Well, that neighbor kid says he can’t even hear the P.A. system because of the noise in some of his classrooms. From what he said. I’m sure he wasn't talking about class discussion making the room so noisy.” “From what I've heard, there arc some pretty good teachers in this school.” “Oh yeah? Good at what-teaching you how to disrupt a whole class in minutes?” “I talked to some kids who said they get pretty good grades, and that a lot of courses are really challenging. They said that a lot of the faculty members go to outside classes to keep up on what’s going on, and many have a Master’s Degree.” “All the knowledge in the world doesn’t help you if you can’t give that knowledge to someone else.” “I’m not going to lie, Dad. They did say there were some pretty bad teachers at the school. But, they also said that there were a lot more good ones, and some that are really great.” “Of course those kids are going to say that because they go to this school. But what about the kids that don't go here? What do they have to say about this school?” Who’s Mvrfcfin 6 Introduction

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“Well; the kids that I talked to who aren’t from Bula said they usually have pretty tough teams. So that says something for their athletic department. “1 don’t want to send you to a sports school; 1 want you to get an education. You won’t be playing sports all your life, you know. The kids from other schools I talked to said they couldn’t believe what they heard about Ashtabula. “What did they hear? “Well, they talked about the crowds of kids that just hang around outside, even after the bell rings, just looking for trouble. “If they don’t go to the school, how do they know what those kids are there for? I was talking to the kid down the street who goes up to the Vo-Ed, and he said they wait outside for their bus after the rest of the kids go in. “Even if that’s the reason they stand out there, those kids from other schools talk about other things that are wrong with Ashtabula.” “Like what?” Well, for one thing these kids were telling me how great their own plays and choir concerts are. I haven’t heard anybody talk about Ashtabula’s plays or concerts. “It could be that there’s a lot more money for these things in the other schools. Who cares about that stuff anyway?” “You might not, but that doesn’t mean everybody doesn’t care about them. There's something else too. These kids told me that this school has one of the biggest Black populations around here.” “That might help us all to get rid of some prejudices we have. Dad. Did these kids tell you some of the stuff that Ashtabula does for them?” “Like what?” “A lot of kids that go to other schools use Ashtabula busses to get there, not to mention the all-school dances that Bula sponsors or the exciting sports action they offer.” “So what are you saying?” That this Bula place is the perfect school?” ’Friendly” Rivals 8 Int reduction