Turnabout: Do We Bring it Back?

Maddie Mazur, Staff Writer

Here at Nazareth Academy, there are many extra-curricular events, trips, and dances available to students throughout the year. Through trial and error, student government and faculty have found some events to be more successful than others.

 

A hot topic of conversation at Nazareth Academy is the school’s discontinuation of Turnabout. Despite the low attendance rates in the previous years, the talk of Turnabout proves to be a highly controversial topic among the students of Nazareth Academy.

 

Arguing to bring back Turnabout, Junior Taylor Gipson suggests that “hosting a turnabout would be beneficial, especially because there is not much going on in the period of time spanning from February to March.” Although one could argue that there are indeed many events in which students can take part in, Gipson continues to say “due to winter sports and obligations, the school ski trip is not accommodating to everyone in the same way that a school dance is.”

 

Pursuing this argument further, many student athletes agreed that although the ski trip would be a great experience, their sporting schedules do not permit them to take time off to participate in this school-operated event. Several agree that it seems quite contradictory that they are encouraged by the student government to participate in the ski trip; however, if they were to take time off from their winter sports, they would be liable for punishment and deduction of playing time.

 

From a student-athlete point of view, the majority displayed a positive attitude towards the reestablishment of a winter dance, an event that would be convenient for all students. They felt this way especially because this would take place over the course of a singular night, as opposed to a couple of days, which is infeasible considering the schedules of Nazareth’s Athletic teams and Extracurricular clubs.

In addition to the convenience of a dance, Sophomore Jack Gloor adds that “Turnabout would be something fun and different to bring to Nazareth Academy. From a guy’s point of view, it would be interesting to have the girls ask the guys, as opposed to putting all the work on the guys of the school. This would especially be fun for the underclassmen, who have never had the privilege to attend a Turnabout dance.”

 

Contrary to the positive feedback received from many athletes, various students involved in student government argue that from a statistical standpoint, “Turnabout is impractical due to the loss of profit in the years past.” Considering the extreme amount of organization required and strenuous amount of effort needed, Junior Mary Clare Harrington argues that “bringing back Turnabout from a student-council point of view would not be a smart financial choice, and would take away from the funding of other student council organized events, such as the ski trip or pep rallies throughout the year. If we can focus on planning less events, but making the fewer events more successful, it would be beneficial to all of the students and faculty involved in the planning, as well as the students participating in these events.”

 

Despite the mixed reviews of the students of Nazareth Academy, almost all can agree that it will certainly be interesting to see how this topic evolves throughout Nazareth Academy in the years to come.