Story by Merna Saeed and Brenden Geiselhardt and Photo by Merna Saeed, Brenden Geiselhardt and Cassidy Klein
Whether or not our parents want to face it, we’re growing up. Soon enough we’ll be providing for ourselves. The problems of the world will soon become our responsibility.
There are some major events both nationally and across the world that our generation will have to face. Many people fear for the environment with depleting levels of fossil fuels and the threat of global warming. Many parents fear for the incomes of their children when they are left to deal with the rising levels of national debt.
The climate and problems that the world has encountered have changed with every generation. With teachers it was the aftermath of the Gulf War, Desert Storm, Columbine, and 9/11 that their generation would have to deal with as adults.
“Life after 9/11 is still sending shock waves that our generation is going to have to face.” English teacher Stephen Bartholomew said.
Older generations tend to view the younger generations as disrespectful, lazy, spoiled, etc. There’s little difference in prior years when our teachers were our age in high school.
“There are stereotypes of how people dress, talk, and act, and what kind of music you listen to or what tv shows you watch,” says Kamryn Kniffen, sophomore.
We are the millennials. One day, the problems of the world will be passed down to us. One day, it will be left to us to determine right and wrong. One day we will govern the laws of the nation. One day we will raise our own families. One day, our hard work will pay off and make the world a better place.
There are some major events both nationally and across the world that our generation will have to face. Many people fear for the environment with depleting levels of fossil fuels and the threat of global warming. Many parents fear for the incomes of their children when they are left to deal with the rising levels of national debt.
The climate and problems that the world has encountered have changed with every generation. With teachers it was the aftermath of the Gulf War, Desert Storm, Columbine, and 9/11 that their generation would have to deal with as adults.
“Life after 9/11 is still sending shock waves that our generation is going to have to face.” English teacher Stephen Bartholomew said.
Older generations tend to view the younger generations as disrespectful, lazy, spoiled, etc. There’s little difference in prior years when our teachers were our age in high school.
“There are stereotypes of how people dress, talk, and act, and what kind of music you listen to or what tv shows you watch,” says Kamryn Kniffen, sophomore.
We are the millennials. One day, the problems of the world will be passed down to us. One day, it will be left to us to determine right and wrong. One day we will govern the laws of the nation. One day we will raise our own families. One day, our hard work will pay off and make the world a better place.