Senior ditch day, leggo!

This section is written by Maggi Kreisheh.

Nov. 1 has become the nightmare of every senior student in high school whether she or he is simply recovering from the dreadful college apps experience or is rushing through the day to submit his or her college apps very last minute. It is appropriate for that day to be terrifying, especially seeing as it’s the day right after Halloween.

So what is more fitting for that day than simply “ditching” school?

We have been attending this school for three complete years now and have been battling with the load of homework assigned, last minute ACT prep and the many college apps. We deserve a day of rest. We deserve to take a break from all that stress. After all, the school doesn’t want to end up with cranky, sleep-deprived seniors who are sleeping through their classes and setting bad examples for the youngsters.

We all need a mental health day so what’s a better day than the day after Halloween? We are all going to be tired from the night before whether we are hanging out with our friends or going trick or treating.

So my fellow seniors, we deserve that ditch day. So let’s “ditch” or simply get called out this Friday to celebrate being done with our early action and decision applications!

See you in class, seniors!

This section is written by Ana Vancea.

There is no doubt that senior year is stressful, whether you’re applying to your dream school or taking the ACT one last time. This being said, all grades have their own hardships and stress associated with them.

I personally do not understand why seniors think their 12th grade status gives them the right to ditch. In the wise words of senior Zel Velarde, “Yeah seniors may have claimed superiority, but Obama is my superior and you don’t see him taking president ditch days.”

Not only will you miss out on work and get further behind (the cure to stress is to pile on more work?) but in the real world, ditch days are not acceptable. After you spend excess amounts of years and money to get your aspired job, you won’t be able to stay home whenever you want.

It’s not only a student’s responsibility to attend school, but it is a privilege. Our dedicated teachers wake up prepared to teach but find themselves faced with an empty class because their students couldn’t recover from their Halloween festivities.

The Chicago Tribune conducted a study that stated that in 2011, the Niles Township spends $22,915 per student, and this number has increased as the years have gone by.

The fact of the matter is, absents are meant for days when you are sick or have some sort of an emergency. To waste them on a Friday that you couldn’t drag yourself out of bed is wasteful.

See you on Friday seniors. We’ll share our Halloween tales and caffeinated drinks in class!