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ashwood! That's what most people say when they see this place. Picturesque landscapes,
beautiful people, and enourmous bank accounts basically define this area. Residents
of Ashwood Ridge all seem to either be obsessed with what is the next new thing or
the next new relationship or the next new scandal. It seems that all of the people
here seem to be preoccupied with the trends and the rich and famous than
their own lives. Teenagers seem to be the most affected group. More and more
often parents would find their dear children drunk, high, or in trouble with the law.
They spent their parent's money with not a second glance. Exasperated parents
threw up their hands, tired of trying to negotiate with their rebellious youngsters,
and decided to turn to the only thing left they had to cling to. Ashwood Ridge
Highschool.
It had started out as a regular highschool, but it eventually evolved into a boarding
school. Three-story dormitories now encircle the classrooms, gymnasiums and
tennis courts. The school was very exclusive and it also churns out more Ivy League
attendees than almost any other highschool in the country. Such high academic standards
made any parent in their right mind want to enroll their kid in Ashwood Ridge High,
yet with such high standards school officials had to raise tuition to "accomadate the
cost of utilities and electricity in the dormitories", but most just thought it was the
official's way of cutting a nice profit. No matter the reason, this meant the the lower-class
now no longer had enough funds to send their kids to Ashwood. Still, they scraped
together every last penny to get their kids into a nice college. Ashwood offered the
best opportunities in this part of the country and the parents weren't going to miss their
chance.
After all of the reckless living of area teens, parents finally decided to take a stand.
They turned to the one thing they hoped their kids would take seriously: Ashwood
High. They spoke to officials about a program to help teach their kids the value
of a dollar. Officials were already in heated discussions with low-imcome families that
insisted the school was over-charging tuition just to put diamonds in the principal's purse.
The solution? Instill a mandatory program at the school. The program would require
students to pay for the expenses for their own dormitories, like utilities, electricity, and
water. They would also be required to provide for themselves, and buy their own food,
and even clothe themselves. This usually meant students had to take a job to
support themselves. Another good thing that came out of this program was reduced
costs to the school: with the students paying for their stay on the school campus, the staff
could finally focus on just paying for curriculum. Not wanting to provoke the overcharged
parents more, the school immediately reduced costs to let more lower- and middle-class
families send their kids to Ashwood High. What would school officials call this
saving grace of a project? Project Opportunity.
Students constantly make fun of this name, and also complain under the strain of paying
monthly bills. Officials eventually needed to sned counselours to dormitories to make sure
that students weren't starving themselves to evade paying for food. Students were evicted
that did not pay their expense and were not re-admitted until their parents payed hefty fines.
Eventually both parents and students saw that the school meant business, and now paying
for food and board was beginning to get used to. Counselours met less resistance.
Finally this project seemed to have an affect on the adolescent community. Or
did it?
In this world of hard partying, money, drugs and love, can these students learn to
take responsibility for themselves at this young age and learn to be self-sufficient? Or will
they just crash and burn? Will they find their way of life in their part-time jobs or learn to settle for less?
Anything can happen inashwood highschool!
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