Eighth graders need to take a stand

The bad behavior shown by a few eighth graders during our girls basketball pep rally was unacceptable. We are fed up with this kind of bad behavior. Over the past three years, there have been several incidents in which the entire class of 2000 was punished after a few students were disruptive.

This is not the way we want to be remembered. Peacock has one of the best academic reputations in this area. Our reputation is an honor and we should not let it be tarnished by certain immature students.

The majority of eighth graders are sick and tired of being spoken to and left out of school activities when they didn't participate in the bad behavior being punished. If a few students are unruly and rude, then they should be punished separately, and leave the rest of us out of their troubles.

We will go on to high school in less than a year. Most of the freshmen are between the ages of fourteen and fifteen. We are supposed to start acting like adults, not like second graders. Our behavior will determine the important things in our futureshow we will do in school, the jobs we will get and the friends we will have.

There is peer pressure to act "cool" and behave like you don't care what you do. But there are other ways to act cool without being disrespectful, and getting yourself and others in trouble. What kind of example are you setting for the sixth and seventh graders? This isn't cool you're not a rebel, just a nuisance.

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We need a study hall
By Bryan C.

Have you ever had one of those days when you had a lot of homework and you knew that you had a lot of things to do after school? Or, have you ever had those days when you wanted to study a little more for a subject or two before you went to class? Well I have an answer to that, Study Hall!

Some people consider seventeen minutes of advisory a study hall, but that's in the morning, so most people don't get that much done. If we had study hall, I would schedule it right after we're done eating our lunch. Every day, we could decide whether we'd rather go to recess or study hall.

In study hall you could do homework, study, or even just read. Study hall would make school a whole lot easier.

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Is there a Santa Claus?
By Sarah Z.

Santa Claus. Is there a Santa Claus? Do people believe in him? How did you feel when you stopped believing? How old were you? What do you think is the right age to stop believing in Santa? According to several Peacock seventh graders interviewed recently, most felt that children should find out about Santa Claus by themselves or stop believing in him between the ages of eight and ten.

I don't think there is a right age to tell kids the truth about Santa Claus because I think they should find out for themselves, but they should keep believing in him for as long as they can.
- Krissy M.

I think they should find out for themselves.
- John V.

I think seven or eight, because they'll hear it from kids at school and they'll be very sad or upset.
- Angela G.

I think after they're nine or ten years old, when they ask, and if they don't ask their parents should tell them.
- Kyle A.

There is not really a right age to tell kids, and they should find out for themselves.
- Tracy A.

I think eight or nine is a good age.
- Ryan L.

I think kids should be told at nine or ten.
Tommy F.

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