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| Opinion-Editorial October 2003, Volume 7, No. 1 |
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By Samantha H.
Every day when we walk into the cafeteria, a lot of people go straight to the vending machines, right?
Sure, it's nice to have a cheeseburger or some pizza once in a while, but we need to eat some healthy food to keep us motivated for the rest of the school day.
If we had some fruit cups, Jell-O, or even some cold ham and cheese or turkey sandwiches in our vending machines, we would be much healthier.
We also have a soda machine and a Gatorade machine, but I definitely think we could use some water in our vending machines!
There is an ice cream machine in our school too. Instead of some of the ice cream we should have some low fat popsicles in the machine.
If we had healthy food in our cafeteria I'm sure we would see some improvement in our schoolwork and in our physical well-being.
It has been known for quite a while that obese people have high levels of C-reactive protein (CRP). This causes inflammation to occur inside the body. CRP levels such as cholesterol or high blood pressure can result in future heart disease.
Scientists say that overweight children are more likely to have heart disease in the future than children of a normal weight. Being overweight is also associated with a higher white blood cell count.
If we had healthier food in our vending machines we would be much healthier students.
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And it means what?
The pledge of allegiance
By Dani D.
When you were in Benson School saying the pledge of allegiance every morning, did you ever wonder what some of it meant? Not much has changed in eight years.
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The cutest reply was from a first grader who thought it meant being nice to the flag. |
I also learned that primary students have no idea whatsoever what the pledge means.
The cutest reply was from a first grader who thought it meant being nice to the flag.
Respect in school is necessary. The pledge shows respect for the flag, but those who recite it without being taught the meaning lose the value and purpose behind this tradition.
The vocabulary in the pledge is quite complex for our beloved primary school students. We could do these kids a big favor by teaching them what the pledge means before we make them memorize it.
Do you ever wonder if the students are more proud that they can now say it all the way through, or that they know what they are saying? Comprehension should be important too!
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The Peacock Choir in uniforms?
By Amanda M.
The Peacock Music Boosters are considering the purchase of uniforms for the choir this year. Should they? Here is what a few seventh grade choir members had to say.
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No, because I think that they're ugly, and I think that if we got a Division I in the contest wearing what we wore last year, then we shouldn't have to wear bow ties and cummerbunds. |
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No, because cummerbunds are tacky and uncomfortable, and we'll all end up losing our bow ties anyway. |
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No, because you get really hot in the uniforms, and we're going to be really cramped on stage, and the girls shouldn't wear ties. |
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No, because not having uniforms expresses our individuality, and the parents voted on them, but the parents aren't the ones wearing them. |
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No, because I think we'll look more professional without uniforms. |
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Yes we should have uniforms, but they should be more casual, like t-shirts or something like that. |
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Batter Up!
By Emily B.
Baseball is the best sport on earth! When I went to gym class I found out about all the different sports that we could sign up for. I was listening for baseball or softball, but I never heard them. I was very disappointed.
A lot of other boys and girls like baseball too. I bet if all the students in Peacock had to vote for one sport it would be baseball.
Baseball is a great form of exercise. You have to run, throw the ball, get along with others, and you have to learn how to PAY ATTENTION!
A lot of schools have a baseball team and I would like our school to be one of them!
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Enough with the writing
By Eric A.
Finishing Editor
I believe, along with many Peacock students, that there is too much writing during the school day! Sure, major writing is required in all main classes, but does it have to be in encore too?
The school even went too far with writing in main classes. To start off, we all agree that writing should be eliminated from gym. Writing in gym serves no purpose. The only writing allowed in gym should be on tests.
For encore classes, teachers should just make us write what is necessary for tests. Also, those worksheets we have to do during a movie in encore serve no purpose if they are not used on a test or quiz.
Sure, writing is necessary, but during the time of the day where we are supposed to get a little break we still have to deal with WRITING! I'm kind of surprised that most Peacock graduates don't suffer wrist pains. We need a break!
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