Diversity Blog

On March 26th i attended the WHS Spring Concert. The students that were invovled were the Woonsocket HS chorus,band and jazz band. The performance went very well, and they did an excellent job. I always enjoy seeing the performances because i was involved in the band and chorus when i was in high school. I am using this as my diversity event because Woonsocket is a urban school and is made up of people from all different cultures. Many of you might know this, but Woonsocket is in debt and as a result as of next year all extra curricular activities would be cut. This means no football, no band, no debate club, no art etc.
The reason i am writing about this because i do feel like this is a very diverse subject because by doing this you'll have the rich get richer the poor get poorer effect. If urban schools starts cutting programs and extracurricular activities chances of them getting into college will be much slimmer. Academics are very important,but colleges look for people who are involved too. Another is SAT's are becoming less of a factor for colleges so being involved in programs will be more important. If you go to private schools or school's in the suburbs programs aren't getting cut so those students will be able to succeed and keep learning.
Another thing that will happen is that many of these activities and programs have helped kids become the people that they are. Many of the programs help them learn many characteristics like communication, teamwork,etc. By having a passion for something it helps these kids be successful. If these things get rid of there could be an increase of kids resorting to the streets or getting involved in drugs etc etc. For the kids who come from a poor background for them this activites or programs are the only thing going for them and something that is their's. If it is gone they might drop out of school because they feel that there is nothing for them.