I am writing in response to the article dealing with San Benito
High School students and the e-mail accounts that the school would
like to assign to them.
Editor,
I am writing in response to the article dealing with San Benito High School students and the e-mail accounts that the school would like to assign to them. I feel that this is, quite simply put, a waste of time. Students who really want to get involved with their college applications will be responsible enough to make their own e-mail account to follow up on their paperwork. For instance, I am currently applying to colleges and I use a service called CSU Mentor. Within this service you can create an e-mail address and use that to sign up for colleges. I find this much easier than having the school baby me into something I don’t feel like I’m a part of. I want to be an active part of getting my college preparatory duties done myself.
The school doesn’t block this service, so access isn’t an issue on campus.
Hiring more people at this school isn’t the smartest thing either, especially if it’s just for e-mail accounts that students most likely won’t use in the first place. My belief is that the school should suggest more use of CSU Mentor, rather than making e-mail sign ups mandatory.
Zack Davis, SBHS senior, Holliste
