Vice on Display

Just when I think that my school's social elite could not possibly become any more reckless/disappointing, they go at it again.

I don't know the full details, but at the least, some of ourseniors were reprimanded by the administration for posting pictures on their MySpace and Facebook pages which displayed underage drinking and use of illegal substances. Supposedly, their parents were notified.

So this school can bust underage drinking via cyberspace, but they remain oblivious to drug deals being made in the parking lot? That is really all I have to say about that. I guess some is better than none.

As for the students, well, this should not be a surprise to anyone. They were breaking the law and bragging about it. Like nobody is going to care when a robber pulls off a heist and then posts a video of himself rolling around in the money on YouTube? Surely at some point common sense has to kick in.

Drinking is for the most part a victimless crime (so long as the inebriated stay off the road and are not violent, neither of which can be guaranteed), but there is still a law against underage drinking and a law forbidding the use of certain substances. Whether one agrees with them or not, they have to be obeyed. Call up your congressional buddies down in Springfield if you want something done about it, or demonstrate, or something. But please, stop doing everything in your power to reinforce every negative stereotype about teenagers.

Clarification

Those of my readers who frequent Mike Deck's blog will notice that my layout/color scheme is strikingly similar to his. This is in no way an attempt to copy him and emulate his success, as many of you believe I have been doing for the past four or so years. I even went out of my way to change some of the colors and things to avoid such accusations despite my preference for the default scheme.

I have put up with the dilemma all throughout high school. It is not that I wanted to be like him; I wanted academic competition. To a degree, it has kept me motivated as well. As someone pointed out yesterday, EG's "top tier" is rather lax, so I lacked sufficient alternatives. Now I do what I do for the sake of doing it (and it's infinitely more rewarding).

That's just what happens when people build up someone's image. Nobody can doubt that at least a couple of the juniors are looking at the top ACT/SAT scores from the senior class and will try to compete with those come April and May. It is a side-effect of being in the spotlight. Are any of them trying to be the new [insert name here]? Not in the least.

Try not to give a hard time to the few EG kids who are actually motivated.

The tanks roll into the blagosphere

I've been surveying the land for about a month now, and I finally decided to roll some troops out into the blogosphere. It was a decision catalyzed by my most recent LJ post in which a few of us heatedly debated EGHS and the college admissions process, and why we fail.
http://illusion206.livejournal.com/201347.html

Discussions like that will now be moved o'er yonder, assuming the perimeter defense doesn't get sacked.

As you can see, it's still under construction, so some kinks need to be worked out. Generally, be kind to other people, and comment as much as you want. If you contribute singificantly or have insightful things you wish to say, request to be added as an author on this blog.

Also, the poll uses approval voting. My experience as the oralist has led me to believe that it is far superior to any other voting method; sometimes, you just don't have a unidimensional opinion on something.