It’s time for a crash-course on the Opinions Section of FHS Press. It seems as though our purpose as the staff of this paper has been quite misconstrued. Our purpose is not to tell you how to live your life or handle your relationships (although I’m sure everyone has an opinion on the right way to do things). The simple purpose is to give everyone here a chance to speak their mind on whatever topic seems to be plaguing them at the moment; be it the spaghetti we had for lunch, or the annoying driver who tailgated you the whole way home who you would really love to give some much-needed driving tips to. Yes, these opinions do run the risk of upsetting some people, but as does everything from as small as the song that was playing when the radio, to the slightly more obnoxious issues such as the gas prices that are draining our wallets. If you have an issue with an article that was written, we would love to have you write (or, due to the thrills of modern technology, type) a letter to the editor. By choosing to devote those few minutes you would otherwise spend complaining, to putting together a letter that you want put in the paper, you owe yourself a pat on the back for handling conflicting opinions in a mature manner. Letters to the editor will NOT be edited for content, as long as you keep things mature and at an appropriate level. The Opinions Section is meant to be an open forum for students or faculty of good ol’ FHS. Most students don’t take the opportunity that is presented here. If you have an issue, this is your chance to get it out without causing drama. If you have something that you want to get out that is not in response to an article, then take initiative to become a part of the paper. The best way to fix something is from the inside-out. All you have to do is type up whatever you are thinking, and as long as what you have to say is school-appropriate, the only editing done to it will be for grammar. The Opinions Section’s purpose is to get people to think about things and people around them, with a bit of self-evaluation mixed in. It is in no way meant to upset people or spark any negativity, just what the authors feel is truth. We also now have a website, so just visit http://my.hsj.org/pa/freedom/fhs/ to post feedback on any article that’s been published. If you have an opinion about something, or have a comment regarding an article that has been previously published, just email the Opinions Editor (yours truly) at [email protected]. We all need to take every opportunity to say what we feel needs to be heard, and every method of doing so needs to be exhausted. The paper was made to give students a chance to speak out, and this opportunity needs to be explored more thoroughly by students here at FHS. By doing so, opinions of the student body can get out in a mature and easily accessible manner. Every operation has flaws, and while we may not be perfect, we work hard to put out a paper with articles that interest you. This was the purpose of FHS Press. Success in our mission lies within your success of making a stand and putting your ideas on paper for all to read. In the words of Judge Walter Malone, “The greatest thing a man can do in this world is to make the most possible out of the stuff that has been given him. This is success, and there is no other.”