So it’s official. They cut all music classes at my school. They laid off and elementary school music teacher, so my band director has to teach in her place. This means:

• No orchestra.
• No concert band.
• No jazz.
• No band camp.
• No marching band.
• No theory classes.
• No way to join NCCC.

The only way I can continue playing the flute in concert band and marching band is to take a bus over to the rival high school across town, put on their uniform, and cheer on the Fermi Falcons while I’m still an Enfield Raider. Or I have the option to transfer to their school completely. Which is bullshit. I have nothing against their band, it’s just the thought that it’s turning my back against my school. I’d feel so separated. Their band has fights going on already, I don’t want to go there and get my ass kicked when I’m just trying to progress in music playing. This situation is so fucked up. I can’t even continue band like I wanted. I want to minor in music but that’s next to impossible now.

Next thing you know, they’ll be cutting art classes. And chorus. They’re already trying to merge our schools together. This isn’t going to save anyone money because:

1. The money for a bus to and from Fermi every day for only one period will eventually add up to the teacher’s salary that you cut.
2. Enfield High School is bigger than Fermi High School.
3. The town just spent so much money on new athletic fields for both school.
4. The town just spent so much money to remodel Enfield High School after the flood/fire incident.
5. Adding on a new Freshmen wing onto Fermi isn’t going to give us enough space for 2,000+ students.
6. What the fuck are you going to do with an empty building that used to be a high school? Within ten years, everyone is going to say, “There’s too many people. How about we split it in half? Oh! Look at that vacant building over there!! Let’s move half of these students over there and we can have two separate high schools! They can even battle each other in football! AWSUM!!!!1”
7. Enfield is just filled with dumbasses.
8. I hate you all.

I almost cried today in band. I’m going to miss everything. I know we all complained in the past, but, deep down, we all cared about each other. We’re a big family. And now you’re splitting us all up. If you cut band and the arts, why not wood shop? Or automotive? That’s what needs the most funding. And it’s filled with potential dropouts who should leave the school anyways because they only get in the way of my learning. At least in band, we want to get somewhere in life.

I believe the Town of Enfield is making a crucial mistake. None of this is going to save money. I wish they could wake up and just realize what’s going on.

That’s my say.