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Old 05-30-2008, 10:25 PM   #31
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do you know how much being valedictorian will mean 5 years after graduation? we're talking high school, not harvard, get over it.
It means having a lot more cash in your pocket. Being valedictorian, at least at my kids' school, means you are number one in your class. Depending on the reputation and size of the school, many colleges give a full ride academic scholarship for that.

Unless, of course, you screw it up at the last minute.
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Old 05-30-2008, 10:47 PM   #32
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GODDAMNIT my school is gaining so much media attention and its rep is going down the crapper.
So what? It doesn't affect you... they'll ask if you have a HS diploma, they don't give a shit which one.
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Old 05-31-2008, 06:55 AM   #33
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fresh, I think this would affect you more had you only just left the school. As it is your college career is already underway. What happens at your old school can't affect that. Once you progress to the next stage, what people will ask about is how you did in college, they really won't care about your highschool.
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Old 05-31-2008, 06:59 AM   #34
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I know it doesn't affect me at all.
Grant me opinion, thanks.
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Old 05-31-2008, 07:03 AM   #35
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Oh for fucks sake. You expressed concern about how this school is being viewed in the press and I offered what I hoped was some reassurance on that. Go suck on your opinions.
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Old 05-31-2008, 07:04 AM   #36
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Ite, my bad.
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Old 05-31-2008, 07:05 AM   #37
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Old 05-31-2008, 09:21 AM   #38
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Aaaah. It's just close to home for fresh. Like I said before, any news out there, is big news.....

I doubt the school was big talk nationally before and after.....Don't worry fresh, there are lots of things going on in the world. The reputation of your school actually is pretty good if that is the worst of it's problems. That article is probably better press than you think. It doesn't say a word about the drop outs, junkies, gang members, weapons, killings, shootings, or regular violence. Some people swiped some literature. On the "bad press for schools" spectrum, your old school still looks stellar.
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