October 17, 2006

Parent Post

An excerpt from a previous post, "Deer Creek High School, the Forgotten School, ...we feel the High School has been neglected for far too long" FYI: The Deer Creek High School received the super grant offered by the foundation last year. This will make two years in a row that the high school has been granted a large sum of money. I do not see how they should be seen as "Forgotten".

Our Reply

One of the main points in the “Forgotten School” article compared where the High School stood with the technology found in the other schools. Our kids are fortunate to have the exposure to technology on the lower levels but it will all be for naught if it isn’t in the high school. That was the point we were trying to make. We were not insinuating that the DCSF had not contributed to the high school. We commend the DCSF's last two years of generosity towards the high school.

On a side note, the PTO in conjunction with Cheeseburger in Paradise is having a fund raiser in two weeks. The proceeds from the event will go towards technology in the high school. The event will be held on Friday, October 27. For more information visit the special announcement section of www.deercreek.k12.ok.us/hs/.

October 7, 2006

Violence
Recently Deer Creek High School Students have been getting some unfavorable publicity. Understanding that not every student is involved with the following incidents but they are all under the dark cloud caused by these situations.

1. Two girls were involved in an altercation in the hallway that became physical and violent.
2. Several High School students were involved with throwing gum, tampons, and other objects at Middle School students on a bus.
3. During an at home football game, a group of students were verbally and physically abusive to the visiting marching band, dumping a soda on one of the members.
   

In all three separate and unrelated incidents the school district took the some measures to handle each situation. But the question remains why did this happen? How does a school district that prides its self on its image come to this? We don’t have the answers but we certainly have seen some trends that may have led to this behavior.

Improvements or Lack Thereof
While it is exciting to see all of the improvements happening at the elementary and middle school levels, what happens when our kids reach the High School that is woefully behind in technology and classroom upgrades? Integrating the Smart Boards and new technology is exciting and can only help our children. But what happens when they get to the High School and there is nothing? Now we applaud all those at the lower grades who are making all this happen, but are we sure we are going about this the right way? Are we winning battles but losing the war? It is time for somebody to step back at look at the big picture, so all our schools work together and provide our children with a stellar education as they move from one school to the next..

Conclusion
One can’t help but wonder if there is some jealousy being felt by the students in high school. Or maybe they feel we don't care so why should they. The aforementioned acts may have been the results of some poor decisions made by a few individuals or just cries for attention by individuals who feel forgotten. Either way we hope somebody figures it out before it is too late.

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