ON CAMPUS

We talked with Newport Harbor High School students this week to find out

about some of the issues they face.

Here’s what they had to say:

“I don’t like the attitude that some kids have here toward

non-English-speaking students. I don’t like the looks they give them.

They also exclude them from things. I think everyone should be a part of

everything.”-- Anat Herzog, 15, sophomore, Newport Beach

“Time management. It seems like your junior year is when everyone gets

really focused on school but you still want to be involved in things,

like drama. But everything just takes a lot of time.”-- Jessica

Steaffens, 16, junior, Costa Mesa

“Acceptance among your peers is important. But I think it is a bigger

issue when you’re in junior high. There are a lot more people in high

school and it is easier to find a niche where you fit in.”-- Lisa Owad,

16, junior, Costa Mesa

“Balancing the different activities in my life. There is a lot of

pressure to be involved in different things. I feel like I am spreading

myself really thin. Like a coach will get mad at me if I have to take a

test, or my teacher will get mad if I have to leave early for a soccer

game.”-- Laura Kauth, 16, junior, Newport Beach

“I don’t like the way the crowd at the football games treat the band.

They don’t cheer and when we try to get the wave started everyone just

sits there.”-- Ryan Long, 16, sophomore, Newport Beach

“I don’t like the way some kids act in class. Some kids are just really

obnoxious when the teacher calls on them. It seems like they are just

looking for attention. The language some people use is pretty bad. Some

people just really don’t care what they say. And some teachers are too

lenient on them. Some people just push the rules too far and don’t show

enough respect.”-- Travis Whisler, 15, sophomore, Costa Mesa