Public High schools and Private High Schools in RI (appointed, private schools)

[ricitykid]

I attend the EG public high school system, and I'm really disappointed, frustrated, and angry about the system and what I've seen/have to endure so far. I'm an honors student, I did a fall sport, and I'm in extra curricular activities. But I'm really upset about pretty much everything in the entire system here. The attitudes/behavoirs of many of the students here appall me, since the attitude emitted by most of the student body here is "Let's get drunk/wasted/completly trashed this weekend!" and etc. Note, not everyone is like this here. But many of them have a spoiled/rude/arrogant/troublesome attitude, that's highly contagious and irritating. It's just not the students, it's everything. The system is too old to be changed. And I really just want to leave. I'm considering dropping out because I'm so frustrated.

I wish to attend a private school, but the only way I could actually attend one is if I recieved enough financial aid so my parents could pay a small percentage of the tution or a full scholarship, which I know is pretty much impossible. I also know many of the private schools are no different that EG, same students, same alcohol/drug problem, and etc.

Any suggestions? Any comments about the Public high school system(s) of Rhode Island?

[Hollytree]

Have you discussed this problem with 1. your parents? and 2. your high school counselor? Maybe they can help with a financial aid application for a private school.

A little advice from one who has been there---
You sound like an intelligent kid who, like a lot of teenagers, is a little emotional. Getting through high school can be a trial for some teenagers. Sometimes it's best to keep a select few friends, ignore the rest, and remember that the high school years go by very very quickly!!

[CoventryDude]

Talk to your school resource officer from the PD,too. he can offer perspectives that the other staff cannot.

[ProvGuy]

Don't sweat it, high school, despite sounding so important while you're in it, is a distant memory and totally insignificant once you are out of it. If you even get one good life long friend out of it then I'd say you're doing pretty well. I look back at high school (it's been 6 years now) and laugh sometimes, wondering why in the hell I ever cared about some of the things I thought were important then.

There must be others at your school who share your mentality, so I'd say just stick with them. And private school isn't much better. I went to both, and the only difference I'd say was private school was a little less dramatic. Everyone had their friends and there was no "popular" group that everyone was dying to be a part of, instead just groups of friends that didn't give a crap if someone else thought they were popular. Other than that, everyone still gets wasted at private school just as much!