Editorial Rough Draft

Cole Jolovich

April 7, 2009

English 2

Editorial

We need a Track

Most people believe that for a high schools track team to be official they should have some sort of track around it. In the case of Tongue River High school this isn't an option. The state originally was going to do this for us when we got our new school but now they have decided against it since the people on the other side of the district, Big Horn High school, are getting one. Another rumor that I have heard is that they will be getting a turf football field and an eight lane track around it. When they were supposed to get four lanes and we got the other four lanes. Through private donation they are having lights put up, but we still can't get anything extra from the state if they have a little more than us, even though it should be equal since we are the same district.

Although the state and other private donators give them many new things when it comes to this side of the district getting something new, other than minor equipment things that have to be updated every few years and getting our new school after having the old one for 50 years, it’s like trying to pull out teeth from a Kindergartener. Like I just said they finally built us a new school after 50 years. Although they are keeping their original school and having additions made to it allowing them to take in more students from around the county. This is about the only time we got something that they didn’t in the sense that we get a completely new school at one time and they have get theirs over a long period of time since they will build a couple new parts then after they get moved to the new section of the school the construction company will tear down the other part and rebuild it. All of this for their convenience of having a football field where they could easily build a new school. Now the state has to pay more money because the construction company will have to spend more time there than they would have to build an entirely new building. If they do end up getting a track, like they are supposed to, there may not be enough space between the school and the track since the school will be almost right on top of it. Unlike our field which has plenty of space for a track to fit and it is in a prime location close to the school and in an area that doesn’t receive a lot of wind.

We definitely deserve this track. The biggest reason is that our side of the district takes care of our things better. They got some new things and practically destroyed them, while we rarely get new things and take better care of them. Some of the kids over there use the excuse that their parents donate to the school so they can do what they want. All in all, I think that Tongue River is deserves to have a track.