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The Parkland shooting has left many students distraught and fearful. Classrooms, places meant to be for education, are now considered in terms of what construction materials, location of chairs, and desks will protect students against an attack. Students around the country witnessed shooting after shooting devastate families. We all can think about the lives that…
Our government cannot respond to the climbing death toll and irreversible loss engineered by mass shootings by honoring victims and failing to act. This is not a time for passivity, but one that demands action. In December of 2012, twenty children and six adults were killed in Newtown Connecticut at the Sandy Hook Elementary School….
Students marched at the Capitol on February 21, 2018, Photograph of the Nation, J. Scott Applewhite Time, Jennifer Calfas Quotes from School Shooting Survivors and their Families “What these politicians that are in Congress are trying to do is make us forget. They are hoping that we move on with our lives. They continue…
Referring to Haiti and Africa as “shithole countries,” President Trump’s ignorance was derogatory and offensive, but it did not undermine the intelligence and tenacity of people who better our country each day through their dedicated work. This weekend, I sat down to speak with Luna, a health care worker who immigrated from Haiti and has…
The positivity and willingness of MHS students to connect in creating a school community that welcomes freshmen and reaches out to underclassmen, is unifying. The senior girls chose “good vibes” as their shirt slogan for the year. Throughout the summer, students of the MHS Leadership Council gave tours to families of freshmen, and staffed a…