Perhaps the most pervasive problem is apathy. Many students, and even some staff, just don't care. Important announcements are shuffled into the paperwork, unread and unnoticed, sporting-event turnouts are lower than ever and clubs fall apart. To many students, TRHS has pushed them to the breaking point, and beyond. I have to agree that after the 127th motivational speaker or pep talk, your eyes just start to glaze over.
Many students scoff at our school and community, proudly declaring it as unconnected to real life.
Sadly, more often than not, the naysayers are right. Our school, and most of our planned community, operates under a narrowly defined set of rules. TRHS only expands upon this principle, choking the students in regulations of dress, equipment and rights. Though not the calamity some students think it is, these special codes bust us again and again. Because of that policy, not only is our theater unhappy, but many jobs have become more dangerous and complicated as we scrounge for tools.