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PAC
Hey everyone.
My name is Irene. I'm here tonight for the same reason you're here: to give voice to my thoughts in hopes of protecting what matters to me.
I've been at this school for my entire high school career and Byng has come to matter a lot to me.
And I know that byng matters to my peers, and when I say Byng I mean not only the community but the reputation of Byng too.
As Myim mentioned before, our school has a certain reputation. A reputation for being lively and open and accepting. While for me, I've grown to see Byng as comfortable and homely, there are students that see Byng as a respite from their home life and a step further there are students here who see Byng as a haven, who have dropped everything to come here.
The reality of it is that Byng is a safe haven for many LGBTQ students.
When PAC published their open letter I saw that what I want to protect is exactly what my peers' do as well. There were social networking campaigns to spread word and raise awareness, students came to me as the Gay Straight Alliance President to express they stand by an equal and accepting Byng. Not only that but I have had Byng graduates, in the midst of preparing for finals get in contact with me to say the same things. When they see Byng's name brought up online, in news articles, attached to views that are contrary to the promise of safety they felt when they were here themselves, they worry for their siblings currently attending Byng.
When they come to me, I want to reassure them, and I guess in part myself, that’s there’s nothing to worry about, but I’m not sure I can.
I hope in your discussions tonight, you will keep in mind the repercussions many Byng students are experiencing even now, and the effect PAC is having on potential students.
Body Stuff
Three weeks ago I started using this ah-mazing new grapefruit body wash.
Two days ago I realised it's actually a body lotion.
Oops.
View Finder 3
1.
The clear film over her face makes it look like she is, because she is, wearing a clear, shiny mask. At first, the children weren't sure why mommy's face was all gooey and strange looking, but daddy explained later it had to do with the big red mosquito bite on mommy's cheek.
2.
Her second skin was coming in nicely. Each one of her pores were slowly opening to the gel smear, drinking it in, sucking it up, merging seamlessly with it. The lustrous shine of youth will soon be hers again.
3.
It had been so long since they had seen water that when it came again neither Tom nor Elise knew what the transparent stuff was. The two gathered around the pool of sloshing clearness, tentatively touching and probing at the surface. It was slimier than they remembered.
The clear film over her face makes it look like she is, because she is, wearing a clear, shiny mask. At first, the children weren't sure why mommy's face was all gooey and strange looking, but daddy explained later it had to do with the big red mosquito bite on mommy's cheek.
2.
Her second skin was coming in nicely. Each one of her pores were slowly opening to the gel smear, drinking it in, sucking it up, merging seamlessly with it. The lustrous shine of youth will soon be hers again.
3.
It had been so long since they had seen water that when it came again neither Tom nor Elise knew what the transparent stuff was. The two gathered around the pool of sloshing clearness, tentatively touching and probing at the surface. It was slimier than they remembered.
Grad Song
INTRO
Tuesday, Nov. 14
7:00am, brushing my teeth
From downstairs I hear my dad calling
“Hey, Irene. You awake?”
Little does he know,
I’m awake.
Yeah, it’s a Tuesday. It’s a school day.
Walking to school
Backpack half full of food
Do I have books? Only two
And so it begins that we start a new day
Grade 8 in our path we press on anyway
Cause there’s places to be
and essays to slay
At school
No body thinks that we’re cool.
VERSE 1
First class of the day
Wait block flip? It didn’t say
This hasn’t happened since grade 8
They say the grad hall is so great
With tv sets fun theme days
But it’s too crowded, now I’ll be late
I forgot I had a test
For most the questions I just guessed
Whatever, mom. I tried my best.
CHORUS
‘Cause there are 43 weeks that we spend at school
But have you ever thought what they meant to you
I bet you haven’t
But you probably should.
VERSE 2
Now it’s lunch, time to roll
Off to clubs here we go
My social life it’s out of control
It gets better when I get home
Doing my homework all alone
Can’t be bothered I’m in the zone
Go to sleep at half past one
Stay up late to watch reruns
Rise up early with the sun
CHORUS
VERSE 3
Although our school is really pretty awesome
We all have experienced some hashtag byng problems
Like have you noticed all the prices in the caf exploded
We’re teens not queens. Do they think we’re loaded?
Yeah we’re broke, we’re pretty poor
But we brush it off and walk through the door
To byng reach
Where it seems I wasn’t teached
In history
‘Cause Mario was too busy saving Peach
What’s with the thermostat?
I’m super cold all day
But then I walk into CIV
And the heat has gone way up
Down, up, down, is usually how my day goes
Walking to the different floors is really quite painful
My thighs are burning, marching up the stairs
They told me to take PE but I just took a spare
Yeah that’s right I did take that spare
Back in grade nine I remember them saying
There were boys in the quad rapping, word playing
I wanted to join them but I knew they couldn’t handle
My mean street slang since all they do is ramble.
But in all seriousness we were just kidding
We don’t throw down harsh insults that would be bullying
And we’re not bullies we’re pretty cool friends
If you want to hang with us, then I guess it depends.
Like do you even know our names?
CHORUS
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