#school pride

[pipsqueak317]

actually crying rn cause wdym i'm in the current best marching band in my state. wdym we've won four consecutive *highest level championship along our entire coast* meaning that we've SHATTERED state records. wdym we're KNOWN for being off the walls insane. wdym i'm part of a legacy that's almost 100 years old. that's an entire century of marching band. it started as an all male band, where there was only brass and battery. back before our school had an orchestra. i'm a female who mainly plays violin. and i'm in the fucking marching band. i'm part of the legacy. i carry it on.

[mauiminds]

If you were to redesign your school mascot, what could that look like? What represents your community? Does your current mascot connect to the place it represents? What is the story of your place where you are from? Who are the archetypes, the symbols, the heroes of your community? What are the powerful animals that live in your community? What are the historic events of your place? Who do you want to cheer? What fills you up with pride? Who designed the original mascot? Who has the power to change it? What are the good things and hard things about change?

[geekjocktivist]

Pride Month and Being an Ally

Want to be a good ally during Pride Month? The way to be a good ally is meaningful action. One suggestion for the day. Is your local library doing Pride Month programming? ( Mine sure is! I'm proud of the Programming Department for that. I’ve voiced my support; however, as I also work there it does not lend the gravitas that a non-employee taxpayer’s voice would.) Is the local school district openly voicing support for LGBTQIA+ students and holding celebratory activities? 

Keep this in mind. Public schools and libraries are tax-funded. They stand very little to gain monetarily, but a lot to lose. How about other local not-for-profit organizations? Call them, email them, comment praise on their social media, ATTEND THE EVENTS if you are able, whatever feels right and comfortable, but please do not be silent in your support.  

There are unfortunately still a lot of people out there that carry a lot of hate for some or all of the LGBTQIA+ population. Many of those people tend to be loud. I implore the supporters to be just as loud and not mere bystanders. You do not have to out yourself as LGBTQIA+ to voice support. Say you are an ally that has friends that are not straight and/or cis and/or allosexual and/or alloromantic, etc... Or even just voice the support and leave it at that. 

Why is openly contacting these libraries, school districts, and other tax-funded nonprofits so important? Why is openly posting on their social media expressing praise for the programming so important? Consider this. What is a public school district or library going to do next year if they hear and see only opposition and backlash to Pride Month programming? If they are made to think nobody among their taxpayers actually wants it because of all the people that actually want it remaining silent? Will they still have such programming next year? The year after?

This bi/panromantic asexual thanks you for your time and consideration

[neverbeentokansas]

I thought I’d take this time as I’m currently hiding in the band room during an assembly to talk about an important issue.

Forcing kids who are triggered by loud noises, crowds, are autistic, or have sensory issues to go to assembly’s is appalling. They could have a mental breakdown, anxiety attack, or go nonverbal and it’s terrifying for both them to be trapped in that situation and unable to deal with it and for the people around them who have no clue why their friend just started hyperventilating.

And yeah, a lot of the time schools will exempt kids who have a 504 or really visible autism; but if they’re like me, who didn’t even get diagnosed until I was a junior, you’re still required to go to assembly’s. Or if you have anxiety, or more often experience have sensory overload, it’s the same.

And then kids ditch in order to avoid the assembly and get caught and forced to go, or they get detention. And it’s even more horrible for them when in the first place they were just trying to protect themselves. This would all be solved if schools just cut back on the whole ‘school pride’ thing that’s more like a mob mentality than anything else. Or tried to be more inclusive with disabled students.

I’m just saying. It’s kinda bullshit.

[brianna-a-berry]

Comission I did for a local public school. These were fun to paint.

[kelsella22]

I did a fem! Draco Photoshoot and I'm so proud of these 💚💚

[hermioneficrecs]

Fic Rec #419

School Pride by thesoapbox

Hermione x Draco Malfoy

Football season has come once again to Godric Gryffindor High school much to Hermione Granger's displeasure. However a certain team captain might change her opinion on the sport. Its a shame he happens to be the team captain for Gyffindor's rivals. "My friends are going to kill me when they find out about us, aren't they?" "Yep," He grinned, finally sealing his lips over hers.

WIP as of 14/03/18

[thebrightsessions]

What is the name of Caleb and Adam's high school, or at least the first letter of the school name? I need to know for letter jacket purposes

I checked in with @thelaurenshippen to check on the high school name…We aren’t going to say the name and get too specific because there is a level of artistic license we’d love the listeners to just own and imagine….but…I can tell you that they are the “______ Knights”…and the school colors are “red and white”; incidentally my high school colors growing up in South Portland, Maine. I was not a football player. Oh boy…I was not a football player. - Briggon