My first year in high school was one of serious transition. Coming from middle school, I always maintained a 4.0 average in all of my classes. I participated in extra curricular activities, student counsel and did voluteer activities with my school and church. I was very confident that high school would be a welcomed change and that my accademics would be no different.
I was appointed on the schools cheerleading squad, student senate and was taking advanced classes in math, english and science. My life as a high school student seemed to be flawless and was going as I knew that it would. Unfortunatly, in the middle of everything, I got sick.
I knew that I would have my work cut out for me with missing a lot of in class time, but figured that it would take a little more focus to get back up to speed once I returned. Surprisingly, once I returned, I wasn't in as bad of shape as I originally thought that I was. I had managed to keep my 4.0 average in all of my classes except one.
After returning to 2 unscheduled tests, my grade had faultered to a miserable "E", 0.0.. I worked so hard to maintain my average during this transition, only to be side swipped by an illness.
During this time period, I was nominated to the school's homecoming court. I felt like it was such an honor for a freshman to be recognized in this manner and be viewed as a leader in our school.
My first game after returning to school, my coach came to me and gave me the shock of a lifetime. She spoke the words that I never thought that I would hear in all of my school career, I was accademically ineligible!!!! Even with my 3.42 grade point average, and a recent illness, I was not allowed to cheer at our homecomming game nor was I allowed to accept my nomination on the homecomming court. I cried for days!!!
I write or this because my sister's friend recently had a similar situation just a few days ago. My question to everyone is this, do think given the circumstances, this is fair? Should there be an ajustment made to the rules of ineligibility? I understand that your education comes before everything else, however, the human feel has been shattered by schools across the world taking the "zero tolerance" approach.
Its not fair. Unfortunately in high school they expect you never to get sick. TO keep up good grades you have to never miss a day. Its unfair. Being in school we are in a situation where we are bound to get sick. That many people all in one place sitting at the same desks etc. Then of course people come to school sick becuase they have to ad get others sick. Its not fair that we are punished for being ill.
~ Be so strong that nothing can disturb your piece of mind~
To see another person fall into the same tangled web is rough. It opened up a soar wound. Of course now that everything is all said and done, her grades are back to where they were.
High school just sucks. Teachers and everyone else there treat people unequally. They lean towards the smart kids like me more rather than my friend who is struggling to keep up the grades. She eventually dropped out. They should concentrate and improve their school by helping students who are going through some sort of trouble. They expect everyone to be perfect and such. Stay strong. You'll do better in college. It's so much more fun.
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Just 1 more year, I can't wait! I'm already taking college courses & I have already realized that it is truely a different world. Thank God!!!
I thought it was unfair that the administration, etc. wouldn't let you participate in your Homecoming festivites because even though your GPA is a 3.42 doesn't consider you not to be an honor student. Furthermore, did you tell your parents about this? Because if I were in your shoes, I would tell them about it; if I were in their shoes, I would go talk to the administration about it because a 3.42 GPA doesn't consider you not to be an honor student.
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Their only suggestion at that time was to run again the next year. My coaches suggestion was for me to try out for competitive cheering the following week. I guess they thought that that would take the place of the excitement I lost from Homecoming.
And yes, I was still considered as a honor student but that did not matter to them. Obviously it did not matter to them. I'm just sad to see that their policies have not changed.
What exactly was their policy? If you had a doctor's note from when you were sick, your absences should have been excused, and you should have been allowed to make up the assignments/tests with the cooperation of your teachers, and that should've been enough to bring your grades up to make you eligible for the game and court.
~C
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