JDHS

It's kinda disturbing
that the high school I went to
is now on the verge of being shut down.

When I went,
we had a kid by the name of Max.
He somehow got his way up on the roof.
He was high.
And he jumped.

When I went,
probably half the people from my graduating class
didn't even know the name of our principal.
His name was Barry Fried.
He can play the guitar.

When I went,
I had locker bays.
I decorated it with mirrors and colors.
But they took it away two years later.
It was causing too many fights in the hallways.

When I went,
Random kids
were transferred over to Dewey because of 9/11.
Lafayette HS probably had a lot to do with the downfall.
Because we were rival neighbors
near the same two train stops.
And supposedly one time,
they came to our lawn to spray bleach,
Clorox bleach, at our kids.

In March,
last year,
2008,
the school was locked down
because there was a student running around with a gun
on campus.
Another one time,
a student actually got busted with one.
And this was after they installed the metal detectors.
And the security cameras.
I guess no one seemed to care.
It was numb.
Too numb.

So now today,
why am I writing this little semi-poem?
Basically this article states
that John Dewey High School had a high school dance.
That dance was the first time students were allowed to bring outsiders in.
Upon leaving @ coatcheck, one of the guests
decided to act out against the school security officers.
Called her a bitch, proceeding to punching her.

"It was just shocking,"
said senior Briana Marin, 17.
“It’s one person that ruined it for the whole school.”