<p>Oh! Binx! You speak the truth. I just went to one yesterday...here is my rant: </p>
<p>Why did the four (yes, only 4 out of nearly 800 students) of us NMF's combined get less of a recognition than the "Outstanding PE Senior" award? </p>
<p>Why do many of the scholarships offered by my school district A) go to the same two or three athletes or B) go to kids whose PARENTS are in some PTA-esqe organization...does it occur to only me that those kids who would most need that money would have parents who are too busy WORKING to join some busy-body organization?!</p>
<p>Why do the memorial scholarships have to be sad instead of uplifting...who would want to be remembered that way?</p>
<p>Why do you call them the "Outstanding Senior Awards" if you either have to take a million classes in the department or be a teacher's favorite to get them? </p>
<p>Why does the English department award always go to to Mr. X's students...and why do you have to give a presentation that lauds HappyBot 2000's (the winner....always with a big, perky grin on her face, no matter what) writing ability and work ethic--when there are at LEAST 3 other students who are every bit as talented and hard working?! Oh wait, that's right---we didn't all have Mr. X, so I guess that means that we can't write. Also, what does HappyBot's mission trips have to do with the English award? I didn't realize it was an evangelical award!</p>
<p>Why did THOSE TWO kids get recognized for history...instead of anyone of the 10 or 15 who are a million times better at it? </p>
<p>Why did my brilliant, future physicist friend not win the AP Physics award, even though he has loved Physics since at least middle school and is fantastic at it? </p>
<p>Alright, so they got the Math, Foreign Language, and Music awards and the West Point congratulations 100% correct, but still. Not a high batting average. And don't even talk to me about HappyBot. Maybe someday she'll buy a personality!</p>