Earlier this week in AIS, Mr. O'Connor mentioned the bulletin board in our school: the "Look Where They Are Now!" board which proudly displays what former students of New Trier are doing now. The only thing is, this board doesn't display ordinary grown men and women who are living ordinary lives and work ordinary jobs, this board shows only the famous people that came out of New Trier, like Rainn Wilson. Why would New Trier only put celebrities? I think it's to show that we're the kind of school that can produce famous people. It makes us that much better than any other school. I also think that we have this board because it attracts families and their children to want to go our school. Who wouldn't want to go to a school that produces celebrities? Although it's really cool that all of these great people came out of New Trier, I don't personally don't think it's a good idea to flaunt New Trier to that great of an extent. Someone in our class said that every once in a while they change the board to show regular former New Trier graduates-people that went on to be teachers at New Trier. I think they should display these kinds of graduates more often.
Why do you think we have a celebrity New Trier graduate board? Do you think it's appropriate?
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I think it's interesting how New Trier says New Trier grads, where are they now. It is as if they are trying to say every New Trier graduate will be like Rob Emanuel or Pete Wentz from Fall Out Boy. I think NT is sending a false message with this billboard.
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