House Captain Research Paper

Over the past year, I have had the opportunity to lead in amazing ways. This includes being selected as a House Captain to introduce and lead our school into the new House System which is officially launching August of next year. The House System divides faculty, staff, and students amongst ten different Houses with the goal of providing an opportunity for students and faculty to interact across grade levels and create a sense of camaraderie. I am also involved in volunteering and leading my Church of St. Patrick’s through my work as a hospitality minister and a lector. Being involved in my church has always been a major priority in my life because ever since I was born, a saying, of many, in my family was, “If it matters to you get involved in it”. As a hospitality …show more content…
In theory, from all of my interviews, it seems that school shootings should be preventable. After the Parkland shooting, there have been many calls to make schools a "harder target" to hit for example, by arming teachers. However, there are so many ways and quite a lot of research that shows that gun control or more guns aren’t the way to go. A theory that stuck with me was, “Don't harden schools. Make them softer, by improving social and emotional health”. To peruse that theory we begin by examining school ’s climate, which is the quality of relationships among the students and adults in any given school. It can be affected by the school's approach to discipline and behavior, and how available counselors are. School climate, on the other hand, affects not only the students' academic success but also their mental and emotional health. In total, if schools, communities, families, and individuals start devoting resources to shutting down bullying, discrimination, and harassment, there is a chance to de-escalate and prevent conflict before it even