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FHS has witnessed many changes since last June. A new principal and vice-principal have come in with new ideas and new rules ó rules like reading all passes, allowing no hats in the halls and improving conduct at sports events. ìWe have a policy book and we need to enforce all the policies ó not just the ones we like to,î said vice-principal Peter Fusaro. ìWe need to follow the rules designated in the hand book, but I also feel there are more important battles,î said student body secretary Lindsay Hopkins. ìWe need to stop students going to the parking lot, not the ones that need to get a drink (of water) during class.î This yearís staff has gotten into the enforcement game. Teachers now stand outside their room between classes to enforce policies such as the no-hat rule. The teachers in the halls ìremind students whatís expected of them,î said Fusaro. When asked what becomes of the school hat supply, Fusaro begins pulled handfuls of hats from under his desk and displayed them. ìThe students have taken responsibility for a good campus,î said Fusaro. Some see teachers in the halls as unnecessary. ìTeachers could use the time more efficiently,î said Hopkins. ìTeachers could be preparing for class or answering questions from students, rather than standing in the halls.î Another change at FHS is that students are being stopped in the halls to check for passes. The new policies have decreased the number of students in the hallways. ìTeachers are issuing a pass for every person who leaves class instead of just giving verbal permission,î said hall monitor Charmaine Hindman. Some students feel verbal permission is a lot easier than having to use hall passes. ìI get stopped five or six times a day during my aide period and am required to show the same pass,î said senior Dennis Meredith. ìYou think they would remember by now that I am an aide.î The changes are not limited to the hallways, as steps will be taken at sporting events to ensure FHS is a ìclass act.î ìWe should be good sportsmen at games,î said Principal Gary Martin. ìIf the students are being disrespectful and are asked to quit yelling at the other team but continue to do so they will be asked to leave.î Hopkins had a different view on heckling:ìOther schools are allowed to heckle opposing teams; it helps establish home-team advantage.î But for now, both the new administration and the student body will have to live with the changes regardless of the different viewpoints. ìWeíll have to wait until later to see how the administration acts on policies,î said junior Jermey Pris. ìWe just need to be patient.î |
