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I do not attend a daycare, thank you

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by Maddie Knopke

Dear Rockhurst boys,

When I was four years old, my teachers showed me how to tie my shoelaces, how to color inside the lines, how to spell my name and how to share the markers. I stole the crayon sharpener and hid my favorite books around the classroom so no one else could take them. I refused to leave the sandbox and thought it was okay to pour sand in my classmates’ hair. I was too preoccupied by the glowing stars on the ceiling to fall asleep during nap time and I couldn’t decide if I should write with my left hand or my right.

I am here to address your assessment of my college preparatory academy. I have noticed a growing concern among you that we operate like a daycare. Thank you for your genuine interest regarding our education. However, I can assure you, there is no need to worry.

“What do you get an SBR for at St. Teresa’s? Stealing someone’s crayons?” said an anonymous Rockhurst High School junior to his sister, a freshman at STA.

Actually we get a thing called a JUG for having our shoelaces untied. And then we stay after school to a single math problem in which we subtract 2, add 1, beginning with 500 all the way down to 0. Showing all work, every line and with one error, we are required to redo it twice. So like, that obviously makes us start to question the morality in our decision not to tie our laces. And those 50 push-ups we have to do wearing a backpack in front of our entire class for asking a “stupid” question, really makes us think about who we are as an individual. Oh and we can’t forget all those windows we’ve cleaned for filling our water bottle up in the sink instead of the drinking fountain, that definitely make us wonder why we just can’t be a perfect person.

You argue that you have hours of homework a night, whereas we supposedly have very few because we are given “hours of free time” to finish it during the day. Let’s clarify a few things: first, “hours” might be true for some of us, but not all. Second, those “hours” are not always spent completing homework. We dedicate free periods to necessary daily tasks such as interviews for publications, service meetings, helping a teacher, tutoring, group projects, taking photos, filming videos, giving shadow tours, rehearsing vocals or piano, teaching the elderly from Shepherd’s Center how to use computers, working out in the weight room, running lines for the musical or play, talking with counselors and more.

Upon entering college, freshmen generally have difficulty adjusting to unstructured scheduling and often misuse their free time. I’m not saying you will necessarily fall into this pattern. I’m just saying STA girls won’t. Of course, learning to manage my time and organize my work agenda accordingly is among the many things I learned in “daycare.”

So, you have what – four, five hours of homework? Yes, on average, we have a little less than that because our academic structure eliminates any type of busy work. Now, it’s not my place to judge what you consider busy work; however, I invite you to criticize us for attending an “easy” school while immersing yourself in these hours of (busy) work for your AP classes that grant you 10 extra percentage points, when we only get five.

So, why don’t you keep comparing the amount of homework you have to ours? That’s definitely a substantial argument you’ve got and an entertaining use of the time you “don’t have.” Shouldn’t you be online searching for the answers to your biology test tomorrow?

I’m not here to make this a competition between us. I know that’s what you’re used to boys, the “every man for himself” environment you’ve been taught in. Go ahead and rank yourself from highest to lowest grade in the class, naming the one with the highest the class “king.” Go ahead and condemn our advisories, which facilitate fundraisers, Christmas toy drives and other community service projects. Go ahead and make fun of our decorated classrooms while you sit in ones that look and feel like airport terminals. I’m not flaunting our qualities nor am I trying to degrade your education. I’m simply pushing your daycare criticisms off the jungle gym.

I do not attend a daycare, thank you.

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    EllieFeb 7, 2013 at 2:55 pm

    Let’s get back to the point here… Both STA and Rockhurst are great schools, with great test scores and great graduation rates. They educate their students well and graduate them as good members of society. The argument should not be in the effectiveness of the schools; they are both effective and have been for over 100 years. So Rockhurst has late starts and STA has frees. Rockhurst has JUGs and STA has SBR’s and detentions. So what? Both systems work well for their respective schools. Why must we compare? Why must we argue about something that seems to work so well?
    In the end, Rockhurst students are our brothers, friends, boyfriends, grade-school classmates, etc. Let’s stop throwing out insults at one another. It doesn’t portray us as the “classy” people we say we are. We are equal to you; our school is equal to your school. Stop calling STA a “daycare.”

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    Beth MitchellJan 9, 2013 at 10:22 pm

    Frankly i agree with everyone when it comes to the fact that this article could be taken insultingly because it s very defensive however i also know that their are plenty of RHS boys that do belittle our school. Not saying all but i’ve heard a lot of stories like the one Maddie tells. This isn’t my problem though, everyone has their opinions whether i agree with them or not and frankly there are enough comments to show that both schools have been a bit insulting to each other whether intentional or not. What i find really wrong is how many RHS boys are insulting our Journalism department by saying this isn’t a real article or it shouldn’t be up here. These girls at STA and Mr. Thomas work hard on this website and everything that goes into it and for you RHS boys to insult them just because they don’t necessarily agree with your point of view is wrong and very close minded. This is a girl expressing her views on how she feels STA is being treated so you guys need to respect her AND the Journalism department’s decision to put this article up.

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    Jack DillonJan 9, 2013 at 6:46 pm

    Dear Maddie Knopke,

    I read this article, and it causes me great consternation that this subject has been broached in an unprofessional manner such as this. If I may present to the community a reading from the book of Jack that may help readers to understand the true meaning of the Rockhurst community’s consternation over the subject matter…

    “And so it began that the people of the land bickered among themselves over the superiority of one clan over another. They feuded, and each soon concluded that their own clan was indeed the institute of higher esteem. The Lord, seeing the bitter feud, came down from the heavens, saying to the clans, “Nay, for I created every one of you out of my love, and in My own likeness. You disgrace yourselves in being malicious towards each other, for you are brothers and sisters in My love.” and then God departed in all his glory, accompanied by all the angels and arc-angels, and ruled over all the earth in his great dominion. Thus the feud ended between the two clans, and they reveled in God’s glory for the rest of their days.” (Jack 8:1-15)

    The question that I must now ask is the true purpose of the article. Why would you write the article with the intended purpose of demeaning the Rockhurst community?

    Jack Dillon
    Rockhurst Sophomore
    AMDG

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    Max AllenJan 9, 2013 at 8:22 am

    There doesn’t need to be an article posted in a news paper about this. This is something I would find on a social network. Each side has their valid points, but lets face it, schools get crap from other schools. Now we can handle it like other schools and just ignore it, got we can keep up the argument. I prefer that we just stop because this is just ridiculous.

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    Randy WillnauerJan 8, 2013 at 7:59 pm

    The sad thing is, in general I love the articles that get posted here. They’re fun, informative, and entertaining. This, however, held exactly no value, intellectually or in the way of entertainment. It definitely was insulting to some, and they have every right to be insulted. This article treats, as is so often the case, every Rockhurst student as if they are one homogeneous blob of sexism and superiority. Now of course, as with EVERY PLACE ON EARTH, there are some in the RHS community who are crude, selfish, and arrogant. By no means is every student of RHS sexist, or think they are superior to everyone else. Now I must point out, because a student of Rockhurst chose to go there, he obviously thinks it is the best school available. Why would he go somewhere that costs more if it’s not better in his opinion?
    Ah, and there’s my real issue. Opinion, opinion, opinion. You can’t base an article on opinion alone. There is no evidence in this article to support any of your many arbitrary claims. One junior, whose story we cannot confirm, says something offensive to an STA student. Therefore, every student of RHS must be sexist and think they’re better than STA, right? No! Of course not, that’s just silly. RHS students complain about JUGS. Therefore, they must be belittling the discipline at STA, right? Again, not quite, though there’s some thought to that. A student fresh out of JUG is not a happy one. An unhappy teenage guy will say things he doesn’t mean, like (let me speculate here) “You have no idea what it’s like! You dont have to deal with JUGS at STA!” He says that, in general, not because he means it or he wants to belittle you. He is irked about the bothersome and boring JUG he just endured. He is, in short, human.
    I am bothered that such an inflammatory and offensive article was approved by whoever on the faculty approves this sort of thing. Were you hoping this would lead to more respect from RHS? More companionship? I assure you, neither will happen as a result of this article.
    Don’t insult us. It helped nothing. Thank you.

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    maggie hutchJan 6, 2013 at 5:06 pm

    Hey everyone. Personally I think a lot of the comments that have come out of this article are kind of ridiculous (hate to break it to ya Will, but nobody really got along in grade school, no matter what Mean Girls says), but obviously there are some points to be taken from each side. The point of this article was not to prove that STA is in some way superior to Rockhurst, as Maddie plainly states in her final paragraph, it’s simply to address the frustration that most of us face that a lot of Rockhurst guys like to say our school is “easy.” In my opinion, teachers/administration at Rockhurst make it hard on students just because they can, which isn’t necessarily a bad thing, it’s just their way of disciplining. I mean sure, you can get an SBR for wearing the wrong color sock, depending on the teacher, but it is uniform code and if you don’t start drawing the line somewhere, you just lose control, so feel free to compare JUGs to SBRs and detentions all you want, but what’s the point? Both systems seem to be pretty effective.

    As for our frees, which my brother loves to mock even though he’s long since graduated from rhs, you know you would love to have those 45 minutes to finish that last paragraph of your essay, or get part of your math homework out of the way. And this unstructured time was designed to give us an idea of how we’ll manage our time in college, and also to help those students out who might have to work late hours after school or have some other priorities that would stop them doing their homework, so please mock all you want.

    Ian, this next part is directed towards you.
    I’m glad you have so much pride in your school and whatnot, and you are definitely correct in saying we have similar experiences at STA. Sure we don’t have 9 state swimming titles in a row (my brother took part in two of those titles and was the co-captain his senior year btw) but our athletic program has brought so much to be proud of. Do you know what it’s like to play your rival in every sport, each game/meet/tournament as exciting as your home football games? Have you ever engaged in any conversation at all with Mr. Himes, not to mention struggling to perfectly edit your paper down to exactly 2 pages to turn it in at exactly 11:59PM the night it’s due? And I’m pretty sure you haven’t graduated yet, so even you wouldn’t know what it’s like to sing your Alma Mater at your graduation either… Still i have been to both an STA and a Rockhurst graduation, and it was impressive to hear the entire class sing “Each day we live in praise of Alma Mater. Standing together hailing white and blue…..” The middle part of your comment did make sense and obviously we can’t account for every single Rockhurst student, we’re just addressing our general frustration. And if that’s something to talk to your principal about, then I think you need to remember that we as Americans have the freedom of speech and as an opinion column, I don’t think there was any reason this shouldn’t have been published.

    Don’t get me wrong, I have no desire to bash Rockhurst. I’ve already talked about one of my older brothers who graduated from the Rock, the other spent two years there before realizing he could better pursue his interest in music elsewhere and next year one of my younger brothers will be attending RHS. My swim coach is the assistant coach and a biology teacher there. I even know the Alma Mater by heart. Just don’t pretend like you know exactly what it’s like to be a Star, and we won’t pretend we know what being a Hawklet is like. WHY CANT WE BE FRIENDS!!! (that’s a song in case you were wondering)

    If you read this whole comment, I’m surprised you could sit through it without getting bored. ok i’m done.

    Maddie, I thought this was a great article 🙂

    Maggie Hutchison
    Sophomore at STA

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    Katie CrowJan 4, 2013 at 11:47 am

    Why must rivalry like this even start? The mere fact that there is criticism being placed upon either school for how it is run can be categorized as sexism. Maddie in no way was criticizing Rockhurst, she was merely defending the ignorant statements that invalidate our education and young empowered women. If someone made a mockery of the school you work hard to attend, wouldn’t you stand up and say “stop!”?
    Aren’t Rockhurst and STA supposed to be BROTHER AND SISTER schools? Not the typical “boys Vs. girls” match of tag we used to play in gym class as children?
    I just don’t get it honestly, you’re allowed to poke fun at our school and make a mockery of the school we attend and yet still expect us to go to your football games, take you to our dances, and spend time with you as friends? And when someone stands up and speaks out against your insults, you get overly defensive and think that we are attacking you. Nobody said that Rockhurst was an easy school to attend, nobody said St. Teresa’s was either. Both schools are equally as difficult and challenging to attend and if you Rockhurst boys must continue thinking that your school is “superior” to ours, you’re just reinforcing the stereotypical sexist thought that boys are “naturally superior” to girls.

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    Ben MossieJan 4, 2013 at 12:06 am

    I’d also like to notice a previous comment regarding our late starts.
    Those things are gracefully bestowed upon Rockhurst men somewhat occasionally, yes. However, it’s a little far-fetched to assume that our entire student body takes added advantage of those 9:10 starts by showing up at school and supposedly having an easier day because of it. Absolutely, it gives us the chance to snooze for an extra hour — thank the Lord (and administration!) But a large majority of students are already at school long before the tweaked deadline. I myself get up around 6:15 everyday (as do many other Northlanders and Far-Southern Dudes) to reach school before 8:10. Every time I arrive at school, there are already vast quantities of… Us, just getting ready for the day.
    Anyhow, that extra hour allows me to sleep until 7:15 — I’ll be darned if I don’t do a jig every time I discover we have a late start! They may be more prevalent throughout our school year than yours, but heck, it’s nothing to get hung up on.

    Also, I’m not to derailing this conversation further into a tit for tat yard scrap. I’d like to also have us recognize how privileged we are for being allowed to discuss issues like this in environments such as ours. I’d like to remind all students reading this to give a little sugar to those allowing such an experience to be had. Ha. Ha. Ha.
    Seriously though, if you guys “show a brother some love”, we’ll “show a sister some support”. That’s how the world works, right?

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    Michael HartJan 3, 2013 at 11:13 pm

    Liz, your argument is based on the fact that we get one hour of school off a day? That doesn’t make any difference. Whether or not we get to sleep a few extra minutes or not doesn’t change the schedule all that much, nor does it make our school easier. Literally all that changes with a late start is: #1 5 minutes off of every class, making it forty minute periods, and #2 different class start and end times because school starts at 9:10. It doesn’t affect our academics like you suppose.

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    Katie HydeJan 3, 2013 at 10:56 pm

    There’s certainly a pervasive culture at Rockhurst that the school is superior to just about every other school around, especially considering the school’s dominance in sports. While this culture has facilitated great school pride, etc, it has also contributed to what I would argue is a huge superiority complex. Due to perhaps its place as the only all-male school in Kansas City, it’s athletic prowess, and high performance in academics, some Rockhurst students seem to think every other school around them is inferior. I have heard many disparaging comments made by Rockhurst students about other schools, and the exceptionality of the school is touted by students and administrators alike. The ‘daycare’ argument seems to persist despite evidence to the contrary, proof of its immaturity and lack of real substance. Rockhurst is, I am sure, a great school that provides a high-quality education for its students. However, I would really like to see Rockhurst support the argument “my school rocks” with a real, substantive argument, rather than ridiculous comments about other schools being ‘daycares.’

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    Will RidgeJan 3, 2013 at 10:20 pm

    I wish we could all get along like we used to in middle school… I wish I could bake a cake filled with rainbows and smiles and everyone would eat and be happy…

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    Katie TampkeJan 3, 2013 at 10:02 pm

    Ian Von Fange,
    I wouldn’t have been so aggravated by your comment if you have kindly excluded you “4.3 cumulative GPA and … 2300 on the SAT.” Your paragraph reeked of pretentious demeanor that was written clearly to impress rather than inform, and quite frankly it did neither. Maddie has every right to write what she wants to in an opinion piece. Feel free to complain to your principal and our instructor, but that will not change Maddie’s right as a St. Teresa’s student to free speech on matters such as these.
    Katie Tampke

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    Ben MossieJan 3, 2013 at 9:51 pm

    I go to Rockhurst, but I never received the education that a daycare provides. I never had a sand pit. I never hid books. I never stole sharpeners.
    I also did not learn how to tie my shoes.
    To this day, I still cannot tie a shoelace without spraining my fingers. I think you need to back up and appreciate the chance you had to experience daycare. It played a major role in your formation as a structured human being. I mean, look at you now — you’re going to a very prestigious high school and will no doubt move on to lead a fulfilling life.
    I, on the other hand, must go through my daily routine ever-mindful that I could trip or stumble on my unlaced shoes. Oh, wait, my shoes don’t have laces.
    I guess daycare didn’t matter that much. Well, at least we both go to fantastic schools. When you apply for college, you won’t be submitting an application with daycare-level knowledge. That sort of stuff doesn’t even get ol’ chaw sauce.
    As you wrote above, we do indeed gets lots of homework each night. I’m curious to know who only gets 3-5 hours, though. I’m envious. Of course, if I were to spend more than twenty minutes reiterating what my elders stated, I’d just be wasting time. Time that could be spent doing other things — like learning how I am able to tie a tie, but not my laces.
    I just want you to know that daycare isn’t a bad thing. I’d be thrilled if Rockhurst had a nap time. Yessir, daycare sounds like the bee’s knees. Guess you want a formal education, though. It’s alright, I understand. I want a great education as well.

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    Liz MitchellJan 3, 2013 at 8:28 pm

    I do agree with Maddie’s argument 100%. I have had my brother, who is only a freshman at Rockhurst by the way, tell me that his school is so much harder then my own. I obviously don’t agree with that. Rockhurst boys may have “JUGS” that they use for punishment but they also have a a late start almost every week. Even in this two day school week, Freshmen, Sophomores, and Seniors have both Thursday and Friday late starts which means they don’t have to be at school till 9:10!!! The juniors have one only on Thursday due to their class mass on Friday. But the rest of the student body still has late starts on mass days. We don’t even have that. We only get ONE for the ENTIRE year! Sadly, we have already had it.

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    William ThompsonJan 3, 2013 at 6:31 pm

    I think that St. Teresa’s is a daycare, and it shows in this ignorant story you wrote here!

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    Greg HarknessJan 3, 2013 at 4:44 pm

    Factual accuracy matters in journalism, even opinion pieces. You clearly don’t think so.

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    Anja BrowningJan 3, 2013 at 2:06 pm

    No, Gregory. STA is not a registered daycare. Try asking a preschool student what the Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle is. If STA is indeed a peer daycare, I’m sure they’ll know the answer. By the way, great job Maddie!

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    lvaldiviezDec 23, 2012 at 5:48 pm

    I think this argument is really clear and well stated. In no way is Maddie trying to criticize Rockhurst’s education and she even says “…nor am I trying to degrade your education.” Nor is she trying to compare your school to a daycare? All Maddie is doing is trying to get everyone to stop deeming our school a “daycare”. Maddie is writing about the things she has observed and heard from Rockhurst boys, and is using that as a basis for her argument. How can she possibly wright in a way that will please every single student at your school? If people read this thoroughly and understand that she is being satirical, then you would probably not be so offended by this. Also, this is strictly an opinion piece and is totally journalistic and supported by our advisor. Though the PrepNews would probably not publish something like this, you should understand that not every newspaper follows the same policies, nor will they write on the same topics. In addition, Maddie was using the daycare references and anecdotes to highlight the blatant differences between a real daycare and STA. If you knew Maddie, you would know that she spent hours and hours of thinking and writing this story because she knew how controversial it would be for some of you. You would also know that she wouldn’t put so much effort into something that would strictly make fun of your school.
    Thank you,
    Lindsey Valdiviez

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    Andy Van BuskirkDec 23, 2012 at 12:50 pm

    You seem to misunderstand the daycare reference…and this is why we all tell you you go to a daycare…it’s some thing called a joke. LIGHTEN UP! And if you want me to, I’ll share my goldfish with you after nap time.

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    Andrew GarciaDec 22, 2012 at 7:45 pm

    Your article glosses over a lot of the finer points of Rockhurst. None of us enjoy JUGs, and almost everyone here has gotten one that didn’t seem as though there was much mercy to it, but that is the point. It’s difficult to graduate from this school and not be hardened, I am a senior and definitely wouldn’t be nearly as ready for the real world if I went to a public high school, and I can say that without a shadow of a doubt. Rockhurst uses punishment to show you what sort of personal discipline you need to have in the professional world. That is an important thing to learn at a young age. I am not using this comment to bash STA, but RHS never lost its prep school accreditation, and given that 99% of Rock grads are college-bound, and almost none of them drop out, we don’t seem to have too hard of a time getting used to the college schedule. I don’t really agree with the bashing of St. Teresa’s that this was written in response to, however, Ms. Knopke (I think I know your anonymous brother…), this article is completely nonacademic, and does not belong as a published work that represents your school. You shouldn’t be proud of it. Something this blatantly poor would never make it in our Prep News.

    Thank you,
    Andrew Garcia
    Rockhurst High School Class of 2013

    PS, there’s no class king. There isn’t even a class ranking that gets sent to colleges. And I find that to be a really pleasant thing about my school.

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    Chris BushDec 22, 2012 at 7:33 pm

    You go girl! Tear those RHS guys to pieces!

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    Ian Von FangeDec 22, 2012 at 5:23 pm

    Dear Maddie Knopke,

    Thank you for bringing to every Rockhurst student’s attention the current stereotypes we boys place upon St. Teresa’s students. Your article, while quite normative and informative, did present a couple of issues, however.

    First and foremost, I would like to establish that the fact that you were an atypical girl in preschool does not make you, in any way, intellectually superior to anyone else. I took naps frequently in preschool, and I have a 4.3 cumulative GPA and scored a 2300 on the SAT.

    Further, does your pre-K prowess give you an expert qualification to critique Rockhurst High School and the way its students operate? Do you know what it is like to delve into a deep, philosophical conversation with Mr. Tom Norman or Dr. Michael Cusick on the meaning of existence? Do you know what it is like to stay at Rockhurst till midnight or later writing articles for Journalism, practicing for an upcoming performance, planning a retreat, or helping with a school event? Do you know what it is like to hear of Dr. Jerry Goben’s experience with Jungle Justice; to lose your voice screaming at a home football game; to win nine straight state swimming championships; to sing the Alma Mater at your graduation and see the proud faces of your peers radiant with the knowledge that the past four years spent together have molded you all into true men for others?

    I’m sure you have similar experiences at STA. I will not deny that for one second. Nor will I try to argue that STA girls receive a less academically rigorous education than we Rockhurst boys. STA students get into very selective colleges, receive very high test scores, and perform very well academically. Just like Rockhurst students.

    Some in my school community may ignorantly try to make you girls inferior; but I think it is truly irresponsible to let the mistakes of a few define the group holistically. One Rockhurst junior who allegedly made a comment to an STA Freshman is not representative of our entire school, nor does it seem to me to be sound journalistic prerogative. Should we assume that all St. Teresa’s students liked pouring sand in other children’s hair when they were young?

    Whatever your answer to that question may be, here’s one thing I’m certain we shouldn’t do: write an incredibly derogatory, misguided, and brazen article condemning Rockhurst students to be anything less than what we are. I’ve never seen a Rockhurst student get punished for filling up his water bottle in a sink, much less be made to clean windows. That job normally is done by our numerous work grant students paying off their tuition by helping the maintenance department maintain our wonderful campus. I didn’t do “busy” work for my AP American Government class this past weekend; I wrote a thirteen page research paper. I’ve never thought my classrooms look like airport terminals, for I’ve never seen a Starbucks or a security checkpoint in any room at Rockhurst. And I’ve been going to Rockhurst for four years. How long have you been going there again?

    I am offended that your journalism instructor not only approved of this article, but allowed it to be published. I plan on filing a formal complaint to your instructor and to my principal over the coming break.

    Sincerely,

    Ian Von Fange
    Rockhurst High School Class of 2013
    Ad Maiorem Dei Gloriam

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    Pete WendlandDec 22, 2012 at 4:09 pm

    (Please read this)
    Entertaining article. I am not writing this in anger or, like you said, to start a competition, there are just a few things I would like to clarify.
    First off, the comment about “Every man for himself” is completely unrealistic. Rockhurst’s school motto is “Men for others”. We too have tutoring for those struggling in classes, we too have Christmas toy drives, and we too have other community service projects. Rockhurst also does not rank their students so the comment about,”Go ahead and rank yourself from highest to lowest grade in the class, naming the one with the highest the class ‘king.'” makes absolutely no sense. Not ranking students puts some people at a disadvantage when applying to schools but I believe Rockhurst most likely doesnt rank because they do not want to make certain students feel worse about themselves, or because they dont want a king to be named and everyone to fight over a conch and kill each other, or maybe some other reason. The answer to this question will never be known.
    Secondly, your comments about “JUG” and the other punishments(washing windows, doing pushups) are portrayed incorrectly. While I know some teachers have weird ways of punishing and may have made students wash windows or do pushups, I have never heard of those things being done as punishment. In reference to “JUG”, the point of it is that it has no point. It was never designed to make someone question the morality of not turning in homework or being out of dresscode or whatever reason the teacher gave it(On a different note, what moral question when not being in dress code is being broken that would need to be considered?)I am not entirely sure the point of “JUG” but I would guess it is to make students not want to have it again, therefore trying to not do again whatever it was that got them in there.
    Another comment. I never took journalism but Im pretty sure youre supposed to back up arguments with facts. Im not saying STA is or is not a daycare, I dont think it is, dont worry ;), Im saying that I thought that was what was supposed to be the topic, not random examples of a time when a teacher or student at Rockhurst did something that could possibly be defined as childish, therefore relating Rockhurst itself to a daycare and cancelling out the possibility that STA is one. Sorry, honestly, I dont know what the point or topic of this editorial is.
    Finally, while there are many other small things that weren’t portrayed correctly, I believe a quote from the wise Hank Elbert ends this best.(I never asked if I could quote him so dont include him in anything if you respond)
    “This is an ill-informed, condescending series of generalizations. While she may want to respond to what could well be unfair criticisms of her school, doing so with examples that are so far from indicative of the Rockhurst experience and of why we do what we do is absolute ****.”
    Thanks Maddie,
    Pete Wendland

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    Greg MassmanDec 22, 2012 at 12:29 pm

    Wait, STA isn’t a registered daycare??????

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