DATE: Friday, October 10, 1997              TAG: 9710101005

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TEENSPEAK

I think people need things to strive for other than sports. But

also, in some cases, there are kids who have nothing to strive for

in school, they have a bad home life or whatever. . . . But the only

thing they come to school for is the sports. And they need the

sports to maybe relieve some stress from them. Jonathan Felumlee,

16, junior

I think they should raise it, because 2.0 - a `C' average - is

still not good enough. . . . If you can't concentrate on your work

and do good in academics, then what makes you think you can get out

there and do sports? . . . I really think they should raise it to

2.5. Keisha Jones, 17, senior

If you can't hold up the responsibility of making good grades in

class, then you shouldn't be able to hold up the responsibility of

being part of a team. For those who can't make a 2.0, that's bad. I

know some people try really hard and still can't receive a 2.0, but

academics come first. That's it.'' Kelly Brown, 17, senior

It gives students a goal that they need to reach, so they strive

for excellence. . . . If they can play sports without having to

have a specific grade-point average, it doesn't give them anything

to strive for. Amanda Slingerland, 15, junior

I feel that it's bad. Because you have too many potential

athletes and potential life success stories . . . to take away

something that people strive for. People try as hard as they can,

and maybe they just don't cut it at a 2.0. . . . But they stay in

school and do the sports and they can get up near what they can do.

Chris Hunter, 17, senior

It's a good thing, because you have to be special to be on a

team. . . . Not everybody can just come out there and be on a team.

It's the cream of the crop. . . . You can still go to college with

that `C' average. Aubrey Everett, 17, senior

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