To whom it may concern,
I feel as though our senior year has been completely changed for our senior class. I understand that there are certain issues that are out of your control such as the construction but as underclassmen you look forward to the traditions that senior year entails. The changing of the graduation gowns has raised concerns to the senior class. It has been brought to my attention that there is a gender neutral issue that should be addressed and solved. Maybe, the individuals who do not identify with a specific gender, or any student for that matter, should be given the choice of whether they want to wear the white or blue gown. If it is necessary to choose one color for the entire class most would prefer a solid white in order to express who they are as individuals as well as celebrate our years at Eastchester as new alumni, a privilege which has been limited by the new gowns. Another concern is that our graduation pictures taken during the Summer were taken in the traditional cap and gowns. My parents, along with many others, did not order those specific pictures because they assumed they would be able to purchase our traditional cap and gown photos after graduation. I can speak for the entire class by saying that most girls look forward to wearing the traditional white gown and most boys look forward to wearing the blue. I feel as though the gowns presented to us takes away from our graduation experience that we have been looking forward to for years. The names below are a list of people who have expressed the same worry.
Respectfully,
Alexandra Rodriguez and the Class of 2018.
Updates
Reached 250 supporters
February 13, 2018
Reached 100 supporters
February 13, 2018
February 11, 2018
We are approaching 250 signatures. Send this to one classmate so we hit that goal by tonight.
115 Comments
The tradition should be kept alive at EHS as too many things have been changed and are taken away from the HS experience in Eastchester. However...school colors are navy blue( not royal) and red. Always have been
I am an alumni of Eastchester High school since 1990 the graduation robes have been the same since. There is no reason to change it now. This is terrible.
I am shocked that such a change be made only a few months before graduation day. All these students have worked long and hard and along with the stresses of construction going on, the possibility of JazzCo not being able to perform in their very own stage and feeling like they are being robbed of a lifelong tradition at Eastchester HS.
If a person doesn’t identify male or female maybe they can wear white gown and Blue cap or blue gown and white cap and so a balance is kept between our society moving forward and tradition. Thanks for reading, Meg
Our grade has faced lots of changes throughout our years in Eastchester High & Middle School. We all looked up to our senior year graduation with the typical white and blue gowns. Traditions shouldn’t be broken or at least all have the same color either blue or white !
An important question, that no one has raised, is.......Who is proposing (or demanding) this change? Is it a group of students, or is it the board of ed. There are two different agendas, here. Is it the board trying to be politically correct, by jumping on this band wagon, JUST BECAUSE. Or is an individual, or a few, who have raised the subject. If it's an individual and personal plea, trying to be open minded, I can accept raising the subject for future consideration. As I totally support the idea of TRADITION, which I discussed in a previous comment, change takes time. The subject should be brought up for discussion, and not crammed down our throats. One more thing... I think, more importantly, at this time, the school would better serve the students, by offering classes on tolerance, empathy, change, acceptance, etc. Therefore, repeating a prior comment....We are made up of 2 genders. Always were and always will be. If there are transgendered individuals who want to be recognized, as individuals, then maybe creating a third color could address this subject. Something just occured to me though. I don't think it's a case of wanting to show their "colors...I think, it's more about them not wanting to be associated with making a public statememt about either gender. THAT SUBJECT IS A HORSE OF A DIFFERENT COLOR. And again, we need discussion, to help us ALL, at least, begin to understand this new reality, of the world today.
As an alumnus of EHS I was always so proud to say I was an Eagle but if the school ruins this tradition and becomes one of those prissy politically correct gerber baby soft schools then I for sure won’t ever step foot into EHS again. Wake up Board of Ed. Guys wear blue girls wear white. Don’t change
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To whom it may concern,
I feel as though our senior year has been completely changed for our senior class. I understand that there are certain issues that are out of your control such as the construction but as underclassmen you look forward to the traditions that senior year entails. The changing of the graduation gowns has raised concerns to the senior class. It has been brought to my attention that there is a gender neutral issue that should be addressed and solved. Maybe, the individuals who do not identify with a specific gender, or any student for that matter, should be given the choice of whether they want to wear the white or blue gown. If it is necessary to choose one color for the entire class most would prefer a solid white in order to express who they are as individuals as well as celebrate our years at Eastchester as new alumni, a privilege which has been limited by the new gowns. Another concern is that our graduation pictures taken during the Summer were taken in the traditional cap and gowns. My parents, along with many others, did not order those specific pictures because they assumed they would be able to purchase our traditional cap and gown photos after graduation. I can speak for the entire class by saying that most girls look forward to wearing the traditional white gown and most boys look forward to wearing the blue. I feel as though the gowns presented to us takes away from our graduation experience that we have been looking forward to for years. The names below are a list of people who have expressed the same worry.
Respectfully,
Alexandra Rodriguez and the Class of 2018.
Updates
Reached 250 supporters
February 13, 2018
Reached 100 supporters
February 13, 2018
February 11, 2018
We are approaching 250 signatures. Send this to one classmate so we hit that goal by tonight.
115 Comments
As Alex said, many of the changes the kidd have been forced to endure this year ( no locker rooms or auditorium, time of graduation itself, etc) this is one thing that you can actually control. It’s THEIR graduation. Let them have this one thing.
The tradition should be kept alive at EHS as too many things have been changed and are taken away from the HS experience in Eastchester. However...school colors are navy blue( not royal) and red. Always have been
I am an alumni of Eastchester High school since 1990 the graduation robes have been the same since. There is no reason to change it now. This is terrible.
I am shocked that such a change be made only a few months before graduation day. All these students have worked long and hard and along with the stresses of construction going on, the possibility of JazzCo not being able to perform in their very own stage and feeling like they are being robbed of a lifelong tradition at Eastchester HS.
If a person doesn’t identify male or female maybe they can wear white gown and Blue cap or blue gown and white cap and so a balance is kept between our society moving forward and tradition. Thanks for reading, Meg
Our grade has faced lots of changes throughout our years in Eastchester High & Middle School. We all looked up to our senior year graduation with the typical white and blue gowns. Traditions shouldn’t be broken or at least all have the same color either blue or white !
An important question, that no one has raised, is.......Who is proposing (or demanding) this change? Is it a group of students, or is it the board of ed. There are two different agendas, here. Is it the board trying to be politically correct, by jumping on this band wagon, JUST BECAUSE. Or is an individual, or a few, who have raised the subject. If it's an individual and personal plea, trying to be open minded, I can accept raising the subject for future consideration. As I totally support the idea of TRADITION, which I discussed in a previous comment, change takes time. The subject should be brought up for discussion, and not crammed down our throats. One more thing... I think, more importantly, at this time, the school would better serve the students, by offering classes on tolerance, empathy, change, acceptance, etc. Therefore, repeating a prior comment....We are made up of 2 genders. Always were and always will be. If there are transgendered individuals who want to be recognized, as individuals, then maybe creating a third color could address this subject. Something just occured to me though. I don't think it's a case of wanting to show their "colors...I think, it's more about them not wanting to be associated with making a public statememt about either gender. THAT SUBJECT IS A HORSE OF A DIFFERENT COLOR. And again, we need discussion, to help us ALL, at least, begin to understand this new reality, of the world today.
As an alumnus of EHS I was always so proud to say I was an Eagle but if the school ruins this tradition and becomes one of those prissy politically correct gerber baby soft schools then I for sure won’t ever step foot into EHS again. Wake up Board of Ed. Guys wear blue girls wear white. Don’t change
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As Alex said, many of the changes the kidd have been forced to endure this year ( no locker rooms or auditorium, time of graduation itself, etc) this is one thing that you can actually control. It’s THEIR graduation. Let them have this one thing.