Opinion

Staff Editorial: Southwest Stereotype

Meg Huwe, editor-in-chief • September 30, 2012

Well Timberwolves, by now you should be back in the swing of things, given up on the lovely days of laying out and tanning or sleeping in until noon. Or, maybe, those are still your weekends.

Like every school year, this one turns a fresh leaf. We can make what we want out of it. We have had a month under our belts, but there’s one thing we’ve yet to do: make a name for our school. This is the year we should make that happen. This is the year we decide what we want to be known for.

We’ve had the past two years to adjust to the high school atmosphere and let go of the Tiger and Jaguar articles of clothing (or keep them buried at the bottom of our closets). Those of you still here should want to be here.

We’ve accomplished a number of amazing feats these past few years, from creating the first ever Blue Valley lip dub, to taking The Laramie Project to the State Thespian Conference, to winning both debate State championships and regionals with our football team.

Clearly we know how to work hard and we deserve some recognition and to not be known as the “reject school.” In fact, we deserve some credit for how great we are.

This is why we should avoid being the “orange school” or the “hick school” or the “green school.” Maybe this will sound strange, but let’s just be known for being Southwest, the school too cool to care about a label.

Something that would also be nice to see within our community is the encouragement of all sports and activities. You don’t have to be a senior to be a “super fan.” The opportunities are available to be supportive of all events.

Maybe it’s a little ambitious to anticipate 1,000 students to be cheering on the cross country, golf or volleyball teams, but you don’t have to go to show support. Wish a student luck as you pass him or her in the hall. There are plenty of little things we can do.

Our school doesn’t need a stereotype to be great. We already are.