Pride

                                                   Pride                                                                                    

                  By: Paige Clemmer

            The first time I walked through the doors of Land O’ Lakes High School as a transfer student I was amazed by the amount of opportunity it held.  “Gator Ranch” took my breath away with its fields of cows, goats, and hogs. A lake adorned with little yellow butterflies and cattails. A garden stretching behind the barn laid all agriculture had to offer at my feet.  And the culinary program with it’s own garden and state of the art equipment at your finger-tips amazed me.                 I came from a school with very little compared to what is offered here at LOLHS.  Most classrooms lacked the proper amount of desks, air conditioning, and sometimes had boards for where there should have been windows. There was a lack of teachers and the one’s who were there didn’t have the proper materials to teach students.  This ragged school lacked a lot but was loved by students and staff.   Everyone helped each other for the greater good. 

 So, I ask you Land O’ Lakes with so much to have pride in, where is it? Chests should swell when you walk through the doors of LOLHS. This school literally gives you the world at your feet, opportunities only some are so lucky to have. Gators… you’re the lucky ones!  Take a big step back and look at the big picture. The big, beautiful, opportunity filled picture of Land O’ Lakes High School. It’s  time Gators, time to have pride in who you are!