By Anastasia Salazar
Minarets High School possesses the title of being one of the most unique and distinctive schools in the Mountain area. One of the greatest abilities that Minarets students have is being able to express their thoughts and opinions about the school and its limitations when it comes to distractions. Students from the senior and junior class were interviewed to really declare what their honest thoughts and opinions are about Minarets as a whole and the distractions that have caused limitations to be made.
Senior Acacia Edeluchel, a well-loved and involved student at Minarets, reflects on her experience with distractions and how they have affected her. Acacia was asked, “What are your thoughts on distractions and what do you think is the biggest distraction for you personally?” She states, “I think that the biggest distraction would be our peers. It’s easy for me to get distracted when there’s a lot of students in one classroom. It can be hard to get work done so I would usually have to do it after school.”
Senior Allyson Chance, a very honest and joyful student here at Minarets, was also interviewed. We asked her about her thoughts pertaining cell phone use at school. Allyson says, “I think that students should be able to glance at their phones throughout class as long as it doesn’t become a constant thing. I mean, I do think that phones can be a distraction, but if students don’t get their work done, then they don’t get it done. We are young adults and we should be able to decide whether we should be on our phones or not.” Allyson’s response may have been blunt but maybe this is how other students at Minarets have also felt.
The next interview was with junior, Lila Oster. A caring and ambitious person. Lila was asked, “In your opinion, what can the school do to make its environment better?” Lila states, “I think it’s up to students to help change the environment of Minarets. I think that students often don’t take advantage of the opportunities that Minarets provide us with, which can affect us in the long run.”
Laura Desilva, a very bright and kind-hearted individual was able to express her thoughts about Minarets. She says, “Having a small school can bring challenges but it also has a lot of advantages. One of the cons is that we have fewer opportunities for things since we are a small school, though we are a very tight knit community here at Minarets, which is definitely a pro.”
After interviewing all four students the one thing that they all had in common was their dislike for the dress code. Acacia spoke on this topic by saying, “I think that the dress code is unrealistic. Everyone outside of school wears the clothes that they feel comfortable in and I think it should be the same for Minarets.” Lila states, “The dress code could definitely be more lenient. I don’t think that we should base the clothes that we wear on the judgment of boys being distracted.”
After speaking with these four amazing students at Minarets, we were able to get a better insight into how students feel about the school and how these distractions have affected them throughout the years. We were also able to get feedback that will hopefully help better Minarets in the long run. Hopefully, these answers are taken into consideration and will help Minarets grow into the school that people dream of going to.