Serious about Syria: A Q&A with LHS Students
September 13, 2013
This week, I interviewed students about their opinions regarding the conflicts going on with Syria. I got answers from forty students who were willing to share their concern and opinion with me.
- Shandi Hahn: “It is against the Geneva Convention. I think we should retaliate.”
- Lizzie Cummins: “We need to stay out of other people’s business.”
- Tamlinn Castellana: “Leave Syria alone. Another war will start and it won’t do much. It is like spanking a kid for hitting someone.”
- Delilah Perea: “Why should we get involved if it will create more of a mess for the U.S.?”
- Michael Proctor: “Syria is messed up [so] we should get involved and tell them no.”
- Hannah Reese: “I honestly don’t follow up on it; it does not seem important to me.”
- Evan Nordin: “We don’t have the full story, [and] we shouldn’t intervene until we have more information.”
- Meagan Crowder: “Syria is wrong, but I have mixed feelings on military action.”
- Rafeal Schoellmann: “We should court martial them, not air strike so we don’t have war.”
- Austin Garner: “The Syria situation is inhumane. I have mixed opinions because it will problems for the United States.”
- Elizabeth Rivers: “Syria is wrong and we need them with troops not missiles.”
- Ryan Orbeta: “The Syrian government is wrong. There should not be any ground movement, but we should still interfere.”
- Kelley Terrell: “We are letting bad things happen and someone needs to step up and do something.”
- Jacob James: “I don’t believe in U.S. intervention. There is no sense in sending missiles to kill more civilians.”
- Skye Fowler: “America shouldn’t be world police. George Washington said we shouldn’t get involved in foreign affairs we should stay mutual.”
- Jasmine Goodset: “We shouldn’t not do anything, but we should stay aware.”
- Gabrielle Martinez: “This is an unnecessary war. It will cause more post traumatic stress disorder and soldier suicide.”
- Maddie Dieck: “This is unnecessary U.S. involvement. It is their problem, not ours.”
- Dakota Stewart: “I think we should strike Syria because it is not okay to gas children.”
- Abigail Hayward: “We should step in Syria needs help, but we should reason with them first, not bomb them.”
- Alex Cottrell: “The U.S. should not get involved. America is not the world police.”
- Joseph Hanawatt: “We have been involved too many times in the past and it does not go well, so we need to stay out now.”
- Kendra Smith: “It is right to take action. It is not okay for Syria to attack their own people.”
- Nicholas Perez: “America is power hungry; it is Syria’s war not ours.”
- Miles Meckley: “No country supports the U.S. so we shouldn’t go.”
- Sarah Dunn: “Either way, this is a negative situation.”
- Janelle Heller: “We should stayout because it will cause more problems for the U.S.”
- Hunter Ross: “We should attack as a warning but be cautious of World War 3.”
- Sky Ward: “We should not go; we don’t want another war.”
- Jack Densmore: “We should look at the whole world, not just the U.S. government. We should deal with it not attack them.”
- Sandra Lopez: “We should educate ourselves before we get involved.”
- Katie Allison: “It is not our job to help them.”
- Martin Nwakamma: “If it is true, it is fair for us to help and set an example of justice.”
- Carlos Ramirez: “We should go; they need help.”
- Michael Gonzales: “We should help, but not fight.”
- Brain Tubomemi: “We need to stay informed before making decisions.”
- Hunter Gage: “Action is necessary. It is unacceptable for Syria to attack their own people. Instead of a military strike we should negotiate with Russia, not Syria.”
- Joey Tkech: “I don’t think we should go, but I do understand the need to go. Something needs to be done.”

Outside of newspaper, senior Brianna Acosta plays bass clarinet and bassoon in band. She can also play bass guitar, tuba, guitar, cello, and enjoys singing....