Please help save the school we all love so much Rachel Carson. 

One of our beloved teachers has been reassigned to Springville.

We will lose advisory, mixed-grade classes, and possibly dogs.

 

Why I love RC 

You see there are many reasons why I love Rc

I love the teachers. They not only teach us, but care about us. They know our strengths and weaknesses, they know how we learn the best and because of this I am really blessed. 

I love our garden. We work hard and we see it grow, food will overflow and we give it to the needy. We learn to help others.

Instead of our heads and textbooks we are outside learning it for ourselves. Doing experiments and not afraid to get our hands dirty. 

I love how we help our community. We learn different points of views. We help others, and we learn we can do more than we think. Challenge ourselves and push our limits. 

I love our site visits. Learning is not always inside but out. We learn in a different way that's partly why I want to stay. It helps clear our mind. We learn about what you can't learn in books. We learn the language of outside you don't want to let it pass you by. 

 

Rc is not like any other school. That is why I love it. It's special and unique.

Why BSD should not take away the class Advisory. 

Middle school is a big transition and has a lot of changes for the students. It can be a really challenging time for many students. Students often feel lost, stressed, and confused. Advisory is a really important aspect in school. 

 You need to have a community that you can trust. Middle school is a really challenging time and it's important to support the mental health of middle schoolers. Not everyone has a safe place at home or even at school. Advisory provides a safe place with a teacher and classmates to support you. Advisory is a place to also learn about social issues. Instead of structured learning its more of a discussion. I believe students have more of a voice because of this class. Learning to build relationships and respecting people's different views is also an important part of life. Advisory teaches you this skill.

In three years you can learn a lot about someone. I am a 7th grader at Rachel Carson middle school and I always look forward to Advisory. It is less stressful than a normal class because there is no concrete plan we must follow. The student  conversations guided by the teacher set the direction of the class. We have learned a lot about racism and heard our classmates' personal stories. I have noticed friend's personal stories are much more powerful than characters we never met. Learning that these problems do not just happen far away but are experienced by the people that are right next to us make a bigger impact.

I understand that life does not go the way you plan it, and we must adapt to that. However, I believe that advisory is one of the most important classes in middle school and we must do everything we can to get it back.

Students will perform better academically if we have an advisory class. They feel more connected and valued. They can get help for school work in advisory from their teacher and classmates. The American Psychological Association did a study and found that students who developed strong relationships with their advisor performed better academically and socially.

Advisory has made a big impact to my middle school experience. I wish every middle schooler could be able to have this support. 

Our school is not like other middle schools and we love it that way.