Advisories Conduct Serious Discussion Last Friday

Brooklyn Draisey

Columnist

                In light of recent events at the junior high, students had the chance to voice their opinions in open discussions in advisory on Friday, May 8. The unplanned advisory session gave students the opportunity to talk about the culture that our school has and talk about possible solutions to the problems that our school faces.

                “We talked about how people being bullied are their own first line of defense, and how the school seems to take away students’ resiliency by offering too many opportunities,” said sophomore Jonathan Zaugg. His advisory focused on how students need to stand up for themselves and not rely on the school to fix problems that they might not even know about. They also talked about how students that are complaining about their voices not being heard might just not be using the right channels to speak.

                “Everyone seemed serious and it was a good time to talk. It almost felt like there wasn’t enough time,” said Zaugg. There were some concerns about students not taking the meeting seriously, but they turned out to be unfounded. In Zaugg’s advisory at least, everyone was serious and had legitimate points to make.

               “Having these conversations that further Southeast Polk should be what advisory is all about,” said Zaugg.