#16 "Sissie Stuff"

Hasn't it always been this way? Haven't leadership positions in high school traditionally been dominated by women over the past few years? That's what I initially thought when I read this article. Then I realized that more and more women are entering parliament and congress, replacing the roles of men. I don't have a problem with this. I think the reason that this is occurring is that in recent years, young women have been encouraged to go out, prove themselves, and show the world what they're made of. This message has not been directed towards men. In fact, young teenage men are feeling that there are less and less places that they can go that aren't "girlie" and for men, doing anything that could remotely be considered girlie is considered toxic. I believe that since getting involved in anything is becoming a "girl's thing" less and less men want to get involved in anything else.

#15

Before the break, we need to make a plan to "normalize" the next two years.
This includes trying to run a dance, setting up intramurals, and starting to see if we can have things like carni-b-que. This year, we need to make sure people have a year that is as enjoyable as possible, while working around this labour issue.
The time to plan is NOW. And we'll need all the help we can get from next semester's leadership class to achieve our goal.

#14 Leadership and Morality

People in Leadership do not display morals. As someone who would like a position in federal politics, this is worrying. I want to be a moral leader that espouses traits that others would like to have, in addition to my (possible) future role as a politician. But from Rob Ford and Joe Fontana misappropriating money for their own uses, the recent use of an unconstitutional law to silence teachers, and the numerous scandals that have stemmed from the Harper administration, we are not seeing morality in the leaders of this country.
Meanwhile, less and less people are voting in municipal, provincial, and federal elections. I believe that people are fed up with the lack of leaders who they can truly trust and are turning away from the polls. In order to save our country from apathy, we need a leader that espouses morality and truly believes in their ideas.

#13: Part 2

I had three goals when I entered parliament
1) Bring Backpacks Back.
2) More buyouts with more varied sports.
3) Meeting of local student councils.

We will have to work on these. I meant every word I said. In the near future we need to figure out how to bus students to a football and (hopefully) volleyball game. After that we can work out the other two as we move along. Can't wait to have this talk Monday.

#12: Leadership

Leadership has been great so far, and I think every school should run something like this if schools want to keep doing the events that we do. I think that although we've put on great events, we need to focus on making a positive cultural change in our school more. Other than that, things have been great.

#11: Stairclimb

IDCI loves Stairclimb. The reason is because it's something that belongs to us. It's part of our identity. We always win Stairclimb, and we want to keep that going because it's who we are. I also think it shows the amount of spirit students have for IDCI. I think because we live in such a small town with so little to do, school events carry so mic more importance to us.
I think there's nothing we need to do to change how we promote Stairclimb. It's such an established event that it doesn't need to be slammed down everyone's throats. We promoted it enough, and the Bombers just did the rest.
(P.S. next year we should sell spirit wear again. That was a great idea)

#10: Bullies need help, not bars.

In order to work out this bullying problem, we cannot hand out criminal charges. If we did that, these bullies who are probably already hurting from mistreatment may not be able to leave the country, or get work as a teacher after they learn lessons. The answer is simple: help.
Now, I also believe the victim should receive help, but the bully needs to learn. They need to be rehabilitated. And guess what? It is possible.
At Waldorf, the kid who bullied me in Grade 4 would be labeled a "problem kid". He was bounced from school to school without a care for his own feelings. While he did initially start bullying, it soon stopped. Why? He was treated like a person by his teachers, not like a monster. He found acceptance for the first time. And by talking calmly about what happened over my Grade 4 year, he became a better person.
As hard as it is to accept, these people are human. They are not emotionless drones. They seek acceptance like everyone else. They need to heal, instead of there wounds being dug deeper.