You may or may not have heard about the recent tragedy in Skyline High School. Skyline is our sister school...and we sort of hate them. What with their gyms with the amazing treadmills and plasma tvs and OUR gym that hasn't been renovated since 1991, we've always considered their life to be perfect. What happened last month proves that nobody's life is perfect. A student from Skyline took his own life in a car in the parking lot at school. Why? Because he couldn't deal with all the pressure. People dont often understand how hard high school really is. Yes it's true, America's a rich country so yes we are lucky to go to school without paying and yes we don't have to wear uniforms and we have school dances and mean girls, and sometimes it feels like a movie. What's also true is that in the past week alone, not one day has gone by when I've slept before one because of homework. What's also true is that we have to constantly worry about scholarships and how to pay for Driver's Ed or a car or even college. What's also true is that an average American high school, tiny people are stuffed into lockers and big people are thrown into dumpsters. What'a also true is I've seen girls go home to change their outfits, girls eat lunch on the bathroom floor and scars on people's wrists. And that's why it breaks my heart when people say "High school in America? Life's a breeze for you." Sometimes people don't realize how hard it really gets.
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