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Fight Back

Caren Friedman/Mandy Osmera
~fter three years of attending school, juniors had acquired
strong feelings about it.
One main concern was the stereotypes that students were
. "It seemed like other schools had a mi sinterpretation of
People thought we were perfect, and we were not," Junior
Katie Shannon said. "Once you were stereotyped, there was
nothing you could do about it. Every school had rich snobs, but
some of our students were more flashy and obnoxious about what
they had," said Junior Stacy Laster. "It was true that some people
were rich and stuck up, but it stunk that the rest of us had to be
considered that way, too, " said one junior.
While students disliked the reputation that MN had, they
did like many things about the school. "I liked the fact that I got an
excellent education here, better than anywhere else I've ever lived,"
said one content junior. Another junior said, "The students were
open to new ideas and were always willing to work with others."
Many liked the wide variety of classes offered. Still, some
would have liked to see things changed. "Juniors should definitely
get open campus!" one junior said.
Another junior said that more pep rallies were needed to
increase school spirit. "Most of us thought school spirit was a
joke," said one junior. Another junior disagreed by saying, "It's the
best in the Midwest!"
Whatever feelings each individual junior had about MN,
they were more likely biased. e