Changes

Three things that I would change about Henry Clay are the parking situation, the constant interruption by the intercom, and the overall organization of the school.

Although I have a car and ready to drive to school, I am still on my permit. So unfortunately, I cannot drive wherever I please and that would include school. But what I am happy about is that I don’t have to constantly worry about getting a parking spot on the hill. I’ve heard so many stories of having to squeeze the car into a small space, or half the car in the yellow, and of course, the lack of space in general. I think it’s ridiculous that not everyone has a place to park in the student parking lot. All the other schools (I think) in the county have enough and Dunbar even has open spaces all the time.

Multiple times throughout the hour, the intercom beeps, and someone from the front office or the principal calls a specific student out of class. Sometimes it is because the internet is down, but still, it is too frequent. I don’t understand why they can’t just look up the person’s schedule on infinite campass and call the class directly so that they don’t interrupt other classes. For a school that emphasizes the importance of a good learning environment, they sure like to disrupt it.

Finally, Henry Clay tends to be unorganized. Everyone is always confused when we have a dry-run (multiple times) or a random homeroom. And it’s not just the students; most teachers don’t know when or where something happens either. There’s also a lot of miscommunication such as who receives exemption passes, what they can be used on, when they are received, etc. And the pep rally held this school year was a great idea, but once again, I felt like it could’ve used more organization to be even more successful. Although a lot of things are done for the betterment of Henry Clay, I think it would greatly improve and be more efficient if a little more effort went into organization and communication.