Focus cards were lost in the years of 2014/2015. Many students were happy, and some were upset. Some students are still til this day! Wings cards are despised by many, because there is no chance to get a wing; especially in 8th grade. In this story, I interviewed students/staff members in the Unis Middle School. In this story, there are state quotes made by Amira, an incredible 8th grade student. Ms.Wilkie, the counselor of Unis Middle School. Mrs.Bartley, a middle school supervisor/leadership teacher, and last but not least, Nivin, an 8th grade student. All of these people are from the Unis Middle School community.

First of all, wings cards are located in lanyards, replacing the location of the focus cards. Wings cards are supposedly filled up with wings. Wings are rewarded when a student does the right thing. When/if you get the highest card, you are rewarded with candy. Great! More sugar for the crazy students. Also, getting ahead of the line in lunch is permitted. Lanyards are located on student’s necks, including a wings card, and a tardy card. There are three stages to a wings card. Bronze, silver, then gold. If you earn a gold card, there is a candy reward at the end of each card-marking. Without focus cards, the infractions are stored in the computer. The infraction system is very strict now, with very intense punishments if you get too many infractions. Like suspension, and a parent shadow.

Starting off with students, Amira is in love with the long gone, focus card. She says,”teachers don’t really pay attention to wings cards. Focus cards let students know what they need to work on. Wings cards are rewarding the children that don’t do anything, basically.” She also advised with,”Focus cards are a little strict.” The second interviewee, Nivin, has the same opinion as Amira. Nivin quotes,”Focus cards are better. “Nobody gets wings, it is stupid”, she also stated. “If they were to do like awards, that would be better.” Summarizing these quotes, some opinions are similar. Like, no teachers gives wings. It seems that a few teachers are the only ones who like wings cards. But, this isn’t the case. Many 8th grade teachers don’t bother to even look at wings cards.

     Lastly, unlike the last two, Mrs.Bartley and Mrs.Wilkie agree with having wings cards. Mrs.Wilkie being the creator of wings cards, most likely would have this opinion. Starting off with Mrs.Bartley,”I think that wings cards are important because it shows that students are doing the right thing. The focus of focus cards is the wrong thing, and the worse students should be dealt with another way.” Mrs.Bartley also clarified that the she asked students for reward ideas, and the students input were… Candy!? After those remarkable quotes, it is time for my main witness in this story, Mrs.Wilkie, participating in a committee who created the wings cards. Mrs.Wilkie says,”The reason is to motivate and reward kids who are going over and above and doing the right thing, and trying to make the good things more visible than the negative things.” Mrs.Wilkie just confirmed the reasoning behind the wings cards, being very clear, and understandable. Another quote is,”I do agree that the children that aren’t very respectful, are getting more attention other than the better kids.” These were the wings cards arguments including the main witness. Most students in Unis do not like wings cards according to opinions.

In conclusion, focus cards are wanted by many. They have been gone for two years, but students still miss it. Wings cards are disliked by many, but liked by some. Averagely, the only grade who get the most wings cards is 7th grade because of Mrs.Simmons. Focus cards still have a chance, but it’s not likely. Consider focus cards gone…

Jaafar Chahrour,

Unis Journalist