On Thursday the 24th at about 8:20 A.M. during first period, Mrs. Godfrey  and Mr. Hoering moved the divider that separated the two classes.

Mrs. Oaks, the instructional coach at Blackhawk Middle School, came in and asked for the students attention, and the children turned their attention toward her. Saying she needed to eighth graders input on the topic at hand, Mrs. Oaks began to discuss the brand-new dress code. She asked if the flyers advertising the new uniforms would be better in black and white or in full color.

The students had only heard the word “uniforms” when they began to murmur among themselves. In a matter of seconds, the students were in an uproar.

While the two teachers attempted to calm to outraged students down, Mrs. Oaks said that the flyers would go home to parents and the uniforms had to be ordered by Labor Day at the most. She went on to say that the reason why BMS was getting uniforms was so that the students would focus more during class- which also came upon the topic of modesty-  and to equalize the students.

The students were in a frenzy. There were many comments made by the classes. Some students were asking if they could transfer to another school, while others were simply groaning.

The question still remains: Will the students of Blackhawk Middle School have to wear school uniforms?