Quote:High school is full of time-honored traditions, but one Michigan school says it has done away with electing a homecoming queen for the greater good.

The news has since been both championed and condemned, sparking great debate on social media.

Just in time for the new school year, the student council board of Chelsea High School (CHS) has parted ways with crowning a homecoming queen amid bullying issues, Michigan Radio reports. And, in bidding farewell to the contest, they're introducing an "excellence award."

"We don't want one of the biggest awards at our school to be associated with 'pretty' or 'popular' stereotypes or to be limited to a specific category of students," student council president Drew Vanderspool said.

“Student council's job is to make CHS a safe place for everyone, and when this award is used for bullying purposes in some cases, that really isn’t making that safe place,” student council member Maddie Dunlap similarly agreed.

Dunlap says that the practice of selecting homecoming royalty has “led to bullying and hurt feelings in the past,” as some girls were being nominated without their knowledge as a “joke.”

Now, students in any grade are eligible to win the excellence award, regardless of gender.

The new award will consider students' academic, social and emotional attributes, said Valerie Johnson, an English teacher and a Student Council adviser.

Dunlap further divulged that the change was vaguely bemoaned by some of her fellow students.

“Nobody really has a good reason why they want it to stay the same. We think as a student council, the negative feedback is not even close to outweighing the positivity that this award will spread,” she said.

Meanwhile, many Facebook erupted in a heated debate over the ethics of ending the Homecoming Queen tradition at CHS.

“My god we have a society full of softies these days,” one critic said.

“Because girls were often left with hurt feelings". Seriously? That's called LIFE. Deal with it,” another agreed.

Others disagreed.

“You think this was about hurt feelings?? A young woman was nominated as “a joke” last year. If that’s what has become of this tradition, they did the right thing by changing direction,” one wrote.

“Great idea! It’s outdated anyways, I think students should come up with new ideas, something that fits the new generation,” another similarly chimed in.

Nevertheless, Adam Schlit, another English teacher and Student Council adviser, said that the new prize “helps to shift what we value.”

Schlit said that the excellence award better aligns with the school’s ethos in the wake of its #WhyYouMatter campaign, launched two years ago by art faculty after the deaths of multiple students at the school.

The inaugural excellence award will be bestowed at the high school’s homecoming football game on Sept. 21.

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No matter what you call, some people will still have their feeling hurt by not getting it. Should just handout a participation award to all who show up to the football game. "Yea! You were here!"

if there was nothing I ever gave a shite about in HS, was student council, popularity dipshite contests, and who the dadgum hc king and queen were....

all I cared about was dranking, how low could I go on the course to rape the ol' bastages of the mullah....................so I could get laid as much as possible......

it's scary the stories I cannot tell about how I managed the beta club days and the teacher and daughter.....

and I'm not kidding.....

I'm that mothertrucker....

Next year they get rid of grades and GPAs. Everyone gets to be valedictorian.....

Well, theyve pretty much quit playing football in michigan..

Checks out

Here is the crux of many of the problems with liberalism : The new award will consider students' academic, social and emotional attributes

How in the hell are one's emotional attributes objectively measured and who gets to make the determination? If by popular vote what have they effectively eliminated? The same dynamic will still exist with only the end changed. If by judgment from a group of teachers then again, how objective can they be based on such loose criteria?

Fruckin SJW's just gotta fruck it up for everyone.

We don't need no education, we don't need no thought control, no dark sarcasm in the classroom, teachers, leave them kids alone! Hey! Teacher, leave them kids alone!

(09-19-2018 07:15 PM)stinkfist Wrote:  if there was nothing I ever gave a shite about in HS, was student council, popularity dipshite contests, and who the dadgum hc king and queen were....

all I cared about was dranking, how low could I go on the course to rape the ol' bastages of the mullah....................so I could get laid as much as possible......

it's scary the stories I cannot tell about how I managed the beta club days and the teacher and daughter.....

and I'm not kidding.....

I'm that mothertrucker....

Damn, that sounds like someone I once knew, back when he was young and dumb and full of, well you know the rest. Hey! Wait a sec, that was me!

(09-20-2018 06:54 AM)TigerBlue4Ever Wrote:  Here is the crux of many of the problems with liberalism : The new award will consider students' academic, social and emotional attributes

How in the hell are one's emotional attributes objectively measured and who gets to make the determination? If by popular vote what have they effectively eliminated? The same dynamic will still exist with only the end changed. If by judgment from a group of teachers then again, how objective can they be based on such loose criteria?

Fruckin SJW's just gotta fruck it up for everyone.

We don't need no education, we don't need no thought control, no dark sarcasm in the classroom, teachers, leave them kids alone! Hey! Teacher, leave them kids alone!

I would go insane in today's educational/social enviro.....

btw, nice PF reference....

(09-20-2018 07:00 AM)stinkfist Wrote:  

(09-20-2018 06:54 AM)TigerBlue4Ever Wrote:  Here is the crux of many of the problems with liberalism : The new award will consider students' academic, social and emotional attributes

How in the hell are one's emotional attributes objectively measured and who gets to make the determination? If by popular vote what have they effectively eliminated? The same dynamic will still exist with only the end changed. If by judgment from a group of teachers then again, how objective can they be based on such loose criteria?

Fruckin SJW's just gotta fruck it up for everyone.

We don't need no education, we don't need no thought control, no dark sarcasm in the classroom, teachers, leave them kids alone! Hey! Teacher, leave them kids alone!

I would go insane in today's educational/social enviro.....

btw, nice PF reference....

Thanks! It would appear they knew something we may have only guessed at...

(09-19-2018 09:24 PM)blah Wrote:  Next year they get rid of grades and GPAs. Everyone gets to be valedictorian.....

Already got rid of the valedictorian here...

https://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/...41399.html

https://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/...55119.html

(09-20-2018 07:07 AM)TigerBlue4Ever Wrote:  

(09-20-2018 07:00 AM)stinkfist Wrote:  

(09-20-2018 06:54 AM)TigerBlue4Ever Wrote:  Here is the crux of many of the problems with liberalism : The new award will consider students' academic, social and emotional attributes

How in the hell are one's emotional attributes objectively measured and who gets to make the determination? If by popular vote what have they effectively eliminated? The same dynamic will still exist with only the end changed. If by judgment from a group of teachers then again, how objective can they be based on such loose criteria?

Fruckin SJW's just gotta fruck it up for everyone.

We don't need no education, we don't need no thought control, no dark sarcasm in the classroom, teachers, leave them kids alone! Hey! Teacher, leave them kids alone!

I would go insane in today's educational/social enviro.....

btw, nice PF reference....

Thanks! It would appear they knew something we may have only guessed at...

the brits lost an empire, hate the journos, and now have a raghead invasion issue....

some learn from experience......then there are some that understand how to NOT rinse and repeat....

this is our stupid battle o' day vs. the dippos.....

(09-20-2018 07:18 AM)Chappy Wrote:  

(09-19-2018 09:24 PM)blah Wrote:  Next year they get rid of grades and GPAs. Everyone gets to be valedictorian.....

Already got rid of the valedictorian here...

https://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/...41399.html

https://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/...55119.html

WELL DONE DAD!!!!.....it's beyond sad what that school district is doing....

I got beat out by two girls.....loved watching both of them when they received their accolades.....they deserved it......I didn't have to try for third....

it is always a game or a puzzle....always will be until I pass....

(09-20-2018 06:54 AM)TigerBlue4Ever Wrote:  Here is the crux of many of the problems with liberalism : The new award will consider students' academic, social and emotional attributes

How in the hell are one's emotional attributes objectively measured and who gets to make the determination? If by popular vote what have they effectively eliminated? The same dynamic will still exist with only the end changed. If by judgment from a group of teachers then again, how objective can they be based on such loose criteria?

Fruckin SJW's just gotta fruck it up for everyone.

We don't need no education, we don't need no thought control, no dark sarcasm in the classroom, teachers, leave them kids alone! Hey! Teacher, leave them kids alone!

So its a popularity contest for smart kids?

Its not like they don't have awards for the smart kids already.