"We are a college and career’ ready school.” Yet these are the majority of the headlines Hazelwood East student slaps teacher on video, school district investigating Hazelwood East student in custody for bringing gun to school Suspect inside car shoots at stolen vehicle on parking lot of North County high school, | police say Fight at Hazelwood East caught on camera; parents say it happens all too often Why This Problem? Hazelwood Schools District ~’ High Expectations For All! The Reputation and Representation Of Hazelwood East High We can say, with certain conviction, that ‘most of the students in this class (AP Lit) are in some way victims of this problem. Outside of the teachers that we have, ‘our excellence is very rarely recognized. We are left to deal with the reputation set forth by other students. On a semester basis we are hoarded into meetings with the class, not to recognize those that are succeeding, but to talk about those who are doing less than well, Hearing about the shortcomings of a small population of. the school is disheartening and blocks from furthering the school itself. eeteile Dave. “Hazewoos East Sugent in Cu0gs fo fevers Gunte schecl" vOVeom 72 Ave 208, psre-saps20z061 84h sent on Camera; arene Say camara parents thapperea 0-0 reerwaie, Dan “suspect inside Car shots a stolen Nrevite on Parcng Lot of North Coun High scree Poice ay koran, Teor 2078The Problem Hazelwood East's reputation has never been the best, but it is now at an all time low. To make matters worse, the students that are representative of the school are the ones that bring it down. Instead of hearing about the students that are excelling or doing good for the community, it seems that we are only reminded of those are partaking in activities that are negative. The school continually addresses those who are behind, fighting, not attending school and the such. The students who are excelling in academics, sports, or in their community are rarely addressed or recognized by both the media or the school itself (besides from the teachers who have them), Our Solution Our solution is simple, recognize those that are putting the school in a positive light. Lets hold meetings that recognize the students that are doing well. PBIS incentives can be used to recognize students on a ‘school wide level. Give the media something to tell about, recognize the students who spend their weekends doing community service, or the students that are excelling in school. Give the parents a reason to be proud of the school that their children are attending by focusing on the positive, There will always be those that will break the rules, but casting aside the students that follow them and do well only brings down the school. By recognizing those who are excelling it will inspire more Who Do We Go To? There is not 1 set person that we need to turn to to solve our problem. The first of people to speak to would be our school's principals. We would need them to pass whatever ideas we bounce off of them, whether it be PBIS incentives or meetings. We could also speak to teachers to try and convince them to help create and curate these incentives and meetings. Itis also down to the students. We need to speak up for ourselves and fight for the recognition that we deserve. It is down to us to make this change; to plan the meetings and incentives; to change the reputation of the school!