Roanoke Times
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: MONDAY, April 26, 1993 TAG: 9304260377
SECTION: EDITORIAL PAGE: A4 EDITION: METRO
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DATELINE: LENGTH: Short
The picture was taken at the end of my fourth-period English class, and it had a lot of my classmates in it. It gave the impression that one of the students was sleeping when, in fact, she put her head down on her book bag, protesting out loud that she did not want her picture taken. She continued to do so in spite of other students' pleading with her to sit up. Moreover, this student was the most active participant of our discussion that day.
We were only missing three people, and two were at school-related activities. We have a relatively small class, and the picture showed only one side of the room. A picture is worth a thousand words, and obviously the reporters did not interpret this one correctly, nor did they bother to ask questions.
Many students at William Fleming High School are sick and tired of getting the short end of the stick. We predominantly get negative publicity. As soon as something bad happens, we're put on the 6 o'clock news or on the front page of the newspaper. William Fleming is a wonderful school with lots of positive factors that outweigh the bad ones. I would like to challenge the reporters at this newspaper to please do your job and get your facts straight. JOANNA CHOPSKI VINTON
by CNB