Are We in the Wild?

School...a place meant for learning. Some people don’t understand this concept for whatever reason. While a majority of students attend classes and do their classwork, others have the crazy notion that they are hunting wild animals.
 

I understand that people want to do this as a way of self expression, and in a school with over one thousand students, one really does need a way to be separate from his or her average conformist comrade. Sadly though, there are no deer on the premises of this St. Peters high school. Therefore there is no reason to wear camouflage to school.

I’m not a fashion guru or anything, but there are certain things that are supposed to be worn in certain places. Camouflage is just one of those things that should not be worn in school, but it is perfectly acceptable while out in the woods shooting down animals.

Camouflage is used to blend into surroundings in nature. Practically nothing in schools are brown or green so there is no logical use for Camouflage jackets, shirts, and backpacks.

In this school, there has never been a single deer, rabbit, turkey, or other live animal. There is nothing to hunt for, therefore there is no reason to wear camouflage. Even though there are boys, girls, and classes to hunt down, camouflage isn't needed for any of those things. People may be on the prowl for the attractive specimen on school grounds but a good personality might do the trick. A gun and a nice wardrobe full of green, sticks, and leaves can most likely be left out of the equation.

There is literally no need whatsoever for camouflage in a school hallway, especially pink camouflage. There is no need for pink camouflage in general but definitely not in school. It’s just not reasonable or cute. Girls wear pink camouflage mostly when their boyfriends are the ones hunting. I guess it could be called the "girlfriend camo." How does one hide from animals while wearing such a bright and eye catching color? Think about it.

In Fort Zumwalt East there are an unnecessary number of people who wear camo. We live in St. Peters which is a typical suburban with few deer and game. There aren't many fields with brush and trees for animals to live in. People could drive to more rural areas and go for a nice hunt, but here in good ole St. Peters we have the benefit of having multiple, well supplied grocery stores right down the street. This information suggests that there is no need for wearing hunting clothes to school or a need for blending into the nature that surrounds us.

Until our school suddenly turns into a sanctuary for wild game with tall, green grass uprooting out of the floor tiles, it’s safe to say that there should be no spread of the lovely print of wood, grass and leaves on what could be a nice piece of clothing. People use it to blend in, but in a school hallway they might just look like a deer in the headlights.