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Grade 10 student found editorial 'stressful,' but used it as learning experience

Through your misinformed editorial, you have unnecessarily raised anxiety throughout the LSS community.

Editor: I would like to address an editorial that was published on Jan. 6 about the possibility of Langley Secondary closing.

I am in Grade 10 at LSS. Ever since I entered LSS, I have had a four-year plan at the back of my mind. Since Grade 6, (my first year at Stafford), my plan has been to get ahead, get straight As, get scholarships, and be named valedictorian.

Ever since I have heard about the closure of LSS, I have been worried and freaking out. Should I try to graduate a year early and not get as many credits, not take all of the classes I was planning on taking and not aspire to be valedictorian?

Well, my parents have told me that is the wrong idea. The last thing I would want to do is go to a new school. I would have to rebuild who I am, worry about the social aspect of school instead of my grades, and try to make close relationships with my teachers again.

If I thought I had five months until LSS closes down, I would be doing some things a little bit differently.

Now I have found out that I don’t need to stress as much, because LSS is not closing down in June. Throughout my high school experience, I have been taught to confirm my sources and not believe everything I read on the internet. However, a newspaper source isn’t Wikipedia and it should be reliable.

Now I don’t mean to throw any arrows at you. However, when I want to know information about my school (that affects my future), I won’t be going to the media for my information.

I know the closure does not affect you directly, however it does affect me, my peers and my teachers and through your misinformed editorial, you have unnecessarily raised anxiety throughout the LSS community.

I hope to be able to say that I have taught an adult about responsible journalism.

Taylor Swift,

Grade  10 LSS Student