Letters to the Editor

Dear Editor,

I would like to comment on the front page article of January 08's edition of the DuValian. Are we too overcrowded? A student perspective by Yan Boateng and Chris Stevenson.brings to light a few good issues.
One of them is not that DuVal H.S. is overcrowded, (we are actually under capacity for our building), but because we have too many students who linger the hallways.

Our halls are overcrowded with many students. These students are not going to their locker and getting their materials to go to the next class; these students like to meet with their friends in specific hallways- like a standing date at the town's plaza- to socialize and talk on the cell phone; make plans for the next time the bell rings; where they are going to meet and socialize again; or which class they are going to skip and where should they go then. So you see, it isn't that "too many students are picked to go to DuVal based on their residing region" as senior Mathew Gilbert states in your article, it is that there is a group of students who are here everyday to linger our hallways and socialize instead of using the hallways to get to class.
On the other important issues you bring up, I feel that we should have hall sweeps every day! On the cafeteria and food issues, maybe you can galvanize through the S.G.A., get parents to be involved in PTSA and collaborate to make changes for next year!
Sincerely,

Cela Gomez-Showell
ESOL Resource Teacher

By Jennifer Partridge |  March 6, 2008; 3:34 PM ET
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