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Rhianna's Page **1175 East College Street** **Brownsville TN 38012**

**March 9, 2012**

**Dr. Marlon D. King - Superintendant** **Haywood County Schools** **900 East Main Street** **Brownsville TN 38012**

**Dear Dr. King,**

Why would anybody want to take away our extra curricular activities? Well there are people who would like to. Here are some reasons why they should'nt...

Why would anybody want to take away our extra curricular activities? Well there are people who would like to. Here are some reasons why they shouldn’t...

Extra curricular activities help stimulate the students; it makes them more interested in school and being social in school. The activities also help build friendships. Some of the strongest friendships derive from teams in school activities. Also, it helps with self confidence. We all know that kids can be mean and very judgmental, some kids just have a harder time ignoring them and getting over it, so this provides a more social environment with children just like themselves that they are able to grow and play with. Child obesity is a huge problem in our nation; it's taking over the next generations lives. Physical activity found in extra curricular sports can help to reverse and prevent this. When a body is in motion, it tends to stay in motion. When somebody plays hard, they sleep hard, and sleeping is very important in the developing process of a child’s life. Sleeping makes the child wake up bright eyed and bushy tailed ready to start the next day, more alert and focused. Another reason why extracurricular activities are helpful is that they prevent and can sometimes cure social awkwardness. Some kids just aren’t social butterflies and don’t have the kind of people skills needed to be successful. Activities that promote teamwork help kids to develop the guts to speak up and become leaders. Their health will improve, they will find friends with the same interests as them, and the child will learn to take charge and work together to do the job right.

Extra curricular activities are necessary for a child’s growth and development. Any thought of taking them away should be dealt with as a serious manner and should be a decision amongst parents and teacher faculty.

**__Why Kids Need Summer Vacation__** **1175 East College Street** **Brownsville TN 38012 **

**March 21, 2012 **

Mr. Harold Garrett Haywood County Board of Education 900 East Main Street Brownsville TN 38012

Dear Mr. Garrett,


 * Summer vacation is an important part of growing up; it’s been around for generations. **
 * There has been some speculation amongst schools that are planning to take away our summer vacation. They argue that summer vacation was only made for kids who lived in rural areas that couldn’t go to school in the 20's and 30's during the summer because they had to stay home and work on the farms. Now, most kids don’t hold such responsibilities and don’t really need 2-3 months off in the summer. On the other hand, **** Poor attendance got some people wondering if such a long academic calendar was worthwhile. Why keep schools open year-round if most kids don't even go? Reformers also warned that goody-goodies who did show up every day might burn out. Many physicians at the time felt that students were too frail, both in mind and body, for so many days at their desk. Too much education, they argued, could impair a child's health. **


 * Money also plays a part in this. It's expensive to keep schools open. It can get pretty hot, and keeping the air conditioner off is not an option. Schools can be targeted and sued if one of the students suffers from a heat stroke due to the summer heat. This can lead to very hefty electric bills that some schools just can’t afford. **
 * Let’s face it, kids can be annoying. Who wants to be around a bunch of screeching hyperactive time bombs for 365 days? Adults, just like children, need time away from each other. This allows students and teachers to come back refreshed and ready to start an new year. This in turn helps generate better academic performance and higher grades which means more funds ($) for the school, nobody can say no to that. **

** Childhood shouldn't be wasted in a classroom. After all, we only get one. ** (COMPLETE SENTENCES PLEASES, THANKS!!)TB

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