Comments on: Thoughts from a Bonny Eagle Alumni

By: TFKoP

TFKoP — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 23:55:52 +0000

When I saw this on the WVII newscast, I couldn’t believe the over-reaction of the school. Graduation is time of joy and excitement. Kids want to enjoy it, and for a kid to show affection for his mom should not be punished. Wacky. I don’t remember my graduation from Orono High (back in the dark ages…1983) being anything like that. I hope the parents do speak up. There was a community meeting or something like that a couple a week ago (?) to address the incident, and the school board shelved the meeting. Parents were pissed, and they should be.

What a bummer.

In other news, it’s supposed to rain tomorrow. SHOCKER!

By: Cowboy Joe

Cowboy Joe — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 15:26:24 +0000

Wow, that’s incredible. How come so many administrators end up in these positions working with kids or teens and yet they have no concept on what or how to treat them? I don’t get it. If you don’t really like kids, then get the heck out of the business of raising them. Hugs and prayers.

By: Deb Leonard

Deb Leonard — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 11:08:27 +0000

From another B.E. alumni – I would also like to add a small side note to this fantastic blog (which I will proudly link to in all posts today). As the question was asked above “when did graduation stop being about the graduates” I would also like to ask … when did we stop being proud of the accomplishments of today’s youth in the fact that they actually STAYED in high school and were ELIGIBLE to walk across that grand platform to receive their diploma? “Back in the day” our stage was on the track and we sat in neatly aligned chairs on the soccer field (remember T. we didn’t have the luxury of a football field/team). We were limited to less than 10 tickets per student to pass around to family so that they may attend. Parents and siblings were encouraged to acknowledge their graduating student by offering a resounding “WAY TO GO _” as they crossed the stage. Then of course there was those “unruly” students who “acted out” as they turned to said parents/family and gave the thumbs-up, or worse yet … threw their fists in the air with a “YEAH!” What were we thinking back then? Oh … that’s right, it was OUR graduation. OUR time to celebrate our completion of all those years of hard work and determination. OUR chance to, even if only for a brief moment, publicly show those who had supported and encouraged US to do our best how much we really did appreciate them. OUR chance to be proud of ourselves for actually receiving the coveted diploma. OUR last chance to be the character known only as the “high school student.” In closing I would also like to mirror the blog post above and stress that it will be imperative to be a collaboration of voices, ideas and principals as we attempt to change the structure and (obvious) culture that has become SAD 6 Administration.

One voice can make a single change, but many voices have the ability to make many changes……