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Traditions are changing

       This year has been a big change for many GHS students, from the change of the schedule to the new principle. The district has been cutting and keeping many events for our school going from BENfits, to the talent show which both eventually got voted to stay, BENfits will be held in the second semester instead of the first like in the past. The district however has ultimately cut out the pink out pep rally which has been a big tradition at GHS for about 10 years which was started and run by Melanie Parson till her death two years ago. We decided that we would still have pink out dress up days and the pink out game but we wouldn’t have the pep rally. Instead of the pink out pep rally the school will have a pep rally for the AVAPA students. This isn’t a big surprise completely to the staff or some students. Garland has had the most pep rallies in the district compared to the other Garland ISD school, so it was coming to us that we wouldn't have as many pep rallies as we use to. The student body has had much to comment on this change “I’m just really disappointed that a tradition as important and special as this ended so abruptly” by Madison Miller (12) Senior Ollie.

       I would also like to add that the new school times have had an impact on pep rallies and assemblies in general. With the new technology center up and running, and the busses coming back and forth, the school and the district had to make sure that the pep rallies wouldn’t get in the way. They also added ten extra minutes because all through Texas, public schools haven’t made their “minutes”.

       To compensate that the district added ten extra minutes to the school day, made school start later and summer later. To the students of Garland, the transition had been a bit difficult, to be able to do everything you need to do after school. “I understand why but I hate it, I feel like it’s unnecessary” Madyson Keating (12)

Chloie lewis

Reporter

at the very end of the pep rally and everyone runs to the center and points at Ollie singing the Alma Mater. 

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A 100 hall bathroom that has been in disrepair for two months now. Photograph taken by joel Arse. 

A school in need of repair

Daniella Espinoza

Reporter

       It has officially been 3 years since the signed 2014 Bond which brought 445.5 million to the district towards security, technology and much needed repairs to GISD schools all over the district. This is sounded great at the time but Garland High School is still in falling apart.

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       Mold in the library, broken smoke detectors and leaking ceilings are common to Garland. Garland High school is the oldest high school in the district however, the school’s maintenance problems should not become the problems of the student body.

 

       “I always try to find a restroom and there is always something going on. So annoying!” Khoi Lee (12th  grade)

Recently, on November 2, an announcement had to be made to inform students of a fire drill because many of the fire alarms were not functioning. Not only is that terrifying to say the least but, in the case of a real fire many students could have been injured.

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     Here at The Owl’s Eye, we want all students to be safe going in and out of the school. It should not take a death of a student for the district to see that leaving nonfunctional fire alarms and unfinished bathrooms, that it’s the students and staff that should be taken care of first.

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