Lone Jack High School Analysis

The average student thinks of school and sees a prison. He despises the rigid schedule and depressingly early start time. I, like many other students, have felt incarcerated, as I have sat through history lectures and algebra lessons. Lone Jack High School (LJHS), the place that I have spent the past five years, can feel that way with its prison gray walls and blockish structure. However, over time, I have grown content with these features. Aspects such as the library and the dynamic student body create an appealing climate that outweighs the negative. Lone Jack exemplifies that in a small school where funds are low, the academic experience is limiting, and the building’s appearance is poor, the enthusiasm and energy of the people can redefine …show more content…
With only 300 students in seventh through twelfth grade, the school operates on an insufficient amount of teachers, therefore limiting the courses available. The flaw is illustrated by a student who struggled through their junior year taking college algebra concurrently with precalculus so they could take calculus their senior year, only to find out that sadly—LJHS no longer offers the class. Though the student is disappointed, he looks for another math option, but the school does not offer one. He looks to take a few other courses, like college American government or college American history, but they will not be offered during his senior year either. You can feel his frustration through his glaring eyes and hard tone as he chooses a futile replacement. Although unsatisfied with his lack of options, he accepts his schedule determined to make the best of it, knowing that the staff at Lone Jack will make every class enjoyable. This is illustrated by the small class sizes that enable teachers to be personal with every student. Someone who struggles with English can master the parts of speech because the teacher understands the best way that person learns and uses that when they come in for extra help. A teacher can also take a break when she sees students getting bored to talk about the recent pep rally or how the game went last night, so they regain interest. …show more content…
At a volleyball match, cheering students squeeze into the small bleachers. A prominent senior leads the cheers roaring from the crowd. They yell “LET 'S” for the pass, “GET” for the set, “TROPICAL” for the hit, and then there is a loud uproar that shakes the bleachers as the other team shanks the ball. They cheer in unison despite barely knowing each other, and now they have something to talk about in that one class where they sat awkwardly by each other. This small connection they made is something that happens at LJHS all the time and are built into real friendships. Moments like these hold everyone at Lone Jack together despite individual differences. A football player and a soccer player, a debater and an FFA member, an average student and a straight A student can all bond and become friends because of little situations and links created throughout their high school