Thank you for your dedication to providing an excellent education system for all students in District 203. Your hard work has made the district have very high rankings and be one of the best districts in the state. As a student at Naperville Central High School, I understand that all school days are important and that they all count towards our grades. In spite of that, many Muslim students have no choice but to miss school due to an Islamic holiday called Eid. Therefore, there should be a day off on the only religious holiday that is celebrated by Muslims.
Eid is a religious holiday that is celebrated by Muslims; it occurs two times in a year. Eid al-Fitr is celebrated to mark the end of the fasting month, the month in which the Muslim holy book, the Quran, was revealed to the prophet Muhammad (pbuh). Another Eid occurs a few months later which is called, Eid al-Adha. This Eid is important to Muslims because it commemorates the willingness of Prophet Abraham to follow God’s command to sacrifice his son.
According to the Equality for Eid Coalition from CNN, there are currently thousands of Muslim staff and students that have to choose between their education and observing their religious practices. They either skip school, with an excused absence, to celebrate both Eids, or they skip their religious observances to attend school. Naperville has a current population of 147,122 citizens, of which 6.65% are Muslims, yet most have to debate whether or not they should
How would it feel to not have off for christmas? For many Muslims who celebrate Eid al-Fitr, and Eid al-Adha, this horror has been a reality for a very long time. In the article “Celebrate the Ever-Evolving America”, Lane Filler persuades us to see how important these holidays are for kids who celebrate them, and that our culture of America embraces other cultures, and there is no reason why we should not embrace these holidays.
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They have even given students an extra hour to pray at the House Of Resurrection monastery up the road. However, that is still not enough for the Muslim states. In fact, some of the parents have even threatened legal action if the school does not
Islam, the world's fastest-growing religion and America's third-largest faith, continues to prosper at unprecedented rates. However, despite its growth and prominence in today's society, Muslims in America continue to be denied a basic right to practice their religion. Throughout the year, there are two major Islamic holidays that take place: Eid al-Fitr and Eid al-Adha. Christianity and Judaism, the religious frontrunners in the U.S., already have several national observances set in place. It is time that Islam, a religion that will soon surpass Judaism and nearly equal the Christian faith, also gains the right to observe a national holiday(s).
“I'll take the chicken please, oh! And the carrots please.” “Number please,” “Where's your money?” “Wait a second, three dollars is not enough?” “Get him the cheese sandwich!” Every day something like this in the lunch line happens, if three dollars for a small lunch isn't enough, then I don't know what is. These days in schools, lunch prices have gone way up and is getting to the point where it's getting close to 4 dollars.
Rigorous work, exhaustion; and unbearable temperatures. FINALLY! Time for lunch, but us students face 20 cents more each year, yet we’re provided less, lengthy lines, and undesirable food. The food provided for us is not necessarily revolting, but could be improved.
“Ms.rosa, this is the eighth time your brother has gotten into a fight with mason and I just need to say that this can not be tolerated! Every fight, he has flipped tables, thrown chair and broken windows, the only thing is that your brother has not explained what exactly happened.”
The importance of Ramadan is something that cannot be quantified in Islam. A time for reflection, it brings unifies people of different backgrounds and classes. While at times it may seem taxing, it is one of the greatest times of the year. As I prepare for Ramadan in Boston, which would be my first time outside of Bahrain, Riverbend’s experiences with Ramadan and Eid served as accurate representations of fond memories and
nce of my fellow classmates sit in daycare, bored to death. Students in middle school have the pleasure to have chromebooks, but it gets tiresome to just watch a screen all the time. Occasionally they are not allowed to use them at all. Elementary students don’t even have the privilege of Chromebooks. Plus, how utterly horrible is it to imagine how many hours that child is staring at a computer screen? Electronics are just as horrid as T.V. This is how I came to the idea that there should be after school clubs. Multiple students have siblings in musical theater, so they must wait until 5:30 or later until the sibling is done with their practice. It’s supremely tedious to sit and watch every excruciating second go by until their parents come to pick them up. Now, you may be thinking, “We have many things to do at daycare, such as the playground and the computer lab!” That may be true, but middle schoolers are never entertained by these childish things. After school clubs would be perfect for any child at daycare, young or old.
With the classic top-down, the kids are joking, passing the marijuana joints around and drowning their senses with beer, completely unconcerned that everyone can see them. To the people passing, it looks like a bunch of delinquent high school kids on drugs out looking for trouble. None of them the least bit concerned that at any given moment, a simple phone call to local law enforcement and their little party is over, and instead of heading to a festivity, accompanied to jail.
Middle school is a weird time for everyone I am pretty sure. The three-year time period is filled with hormones, drama, and stinky boys who have yet to learn the wonders of deodorant. You find friends, lose friends, everyone begins to get their first phones, you start “dating”, and you gain a whole new taste of freedom that you never had before that first day. All is which to be expected, but the one thing you can not prepare an 11-year-old girl, who has lived in a tight perfect bubble her whole life, for is the death of someone close to you, someone you have looked up to for over half of your short life.
Do you think you're ready for the troubles of middle school? Well, Welcome to sixth grade. I’m here to guide you and help you through your next three years here so you survive the depths of middle school. This Essay will be teaching you how important it is to listen, learn, stay organized, and to be very social with everyone you surround yourself with. Be prepared for anything that comes your way spiritually and physically. Every teacher here wants to make your three years in middle school something to remember.
Students who are religious can meet together with other students sharing their same beliefs and values. “Visit most public schools today and you are likely to see students praying around the flagpole, attending religious club meetings, giving each other religious literature, saying grace before lunch, talking about their faith in class discussions and in other ways
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As you approach your first year of high school, you think nothing is going to change. After all, you are staying in your same school, with the same people, and you already own this place. You are probably about fifty percent right about that. Yes, you are staying in the same school, but the halls will become more crowded and your schedule more hectic. Yes, you’ll see the same people you did last year, but maybe just during lunch since as you walk into your first period you will notice that you don't recognize any of the faces there. And no, you do not own this place, but don't let that stop you from keeping your head up and making the best of it. Welcome to high school, The Heartbreak Games. PS: you're Ruth.