Pro Con: Surpassing 3,000 Students: Should Crown Point Build Another High School?

Rylin Sherron and Maylani Velazquez

October 5, 2023

Another High School Would Lead to More Student Opportunities

Pro: Due to the fact that there are over 3,000 students in Crown Point High School, building a new high school is a great idea. This is an inevitable decision that many large schools have to make. Having a new high school will be helpful because there would be more space in the hallways, more opportunities for students to connect with teachers, and fewer hazards because the school would be safer. Making a new high school will help bring greater amounts of students, keeping Crown Point High School a top-notch school, which would lead to exceptional opportunities. Furthermore, this would not just lead to greater opportunities, but possibly be an increase for our economy by adding jobs and various career paths.

Another High School Would Lead to Less Community Between Students

Con: Having another high school would take away discourse communities where students find themselves within the high school. With students coming from Saint Mary’s, Wheeler, and Taft, they meet new people for the first time. If Crown Point were to build another high school, students would lose this opportunity, and feel closed off from the rest of the community. Meeting new people who have similar interests and aspirations is one of the best parts about entering high school. What would happen if we built another high school? Students would not get the camaraderie that they get in the school and clubs. Right now, another school is not in the future for Crown Point, and it should stay like that.

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About the Contributors

Rylin Sherron, Multi-Media Chief Journalist

Rylin Sherron is a senior at Crown Point High School and is part of the Excalibur Yearbook and Inklings staff. Sherron has been involved in the school’s journalism program for four years, becoming copy editor and winning Writer of the Year in her sophomore and junior years. This year, Sherron took the title of Multi-Media Chief Journalist overseeing PR, Events, Social Media, and the Web. Outside of school, Sherron is involved in NHS and works for GreatNews.Life as a New Media Journalist. Sherron plans on majoring in journalism and forensic science, wanting to be an Investigative Journalist.

Maylani Velazquez, Social Media Editor

Maylani Velazquez is senior at Crown Point High Shool. This is her third year going through the journalism program. She decided to take Beginning Journalism her sophomore year and accelerated to be part of the Inklings team. She loves to meet new people and make connections. While she works in helping Inklings with Social Media platforms, she also works on working in different fields of media by doing film projects, photoshoots, and more for her portfolio. After high school, she plans to major in psychology at a Ministrial University.

Hayden Kay, Editor-in-Chief

Hayden Kay is a senior at Crown Point High School. Kay was on the Excalibur Yearbook staff for two years and served as the Website Manager her junior year. This is her first and last year on the Inklings staff and she is excited for the new challenge. When she's not in the J-Lab, Kay is the President of Key Club, President of Fashion Club, Vice President of NAHS, and a member of NHS. She plans to pursue Fashion Media at Indiana University.