My school was built for MERITS. People earned their places through skills, effort and excellence - not luck
You could sense it in the air: distance, quiet competition and a shared understanding that being here meant something.
Then lottery system started during pandemic, changed everything and suddenly everything got messed up.
The foundation of our school - once shaped by effort and capability started to blur. People admitted by chance, not by achievement and hardwork and with that, the culture began to decay.
Now classroom filled with mockery and people who don't understand that what this institution once represented. Many of them don't respect teachers, rules or even basic manners. Some spend more energy on bullying, illegal work and dramas than on actual things. It's strange how luck, not skill, now decides who gets to wear the badge of this school.
I'm not saying every lottery students are the problem - a few genuinely try. But when the majority doesn't value what they've been given, it poison the environment for those who still cares.
As a student of class IX Sci, I've realized something : legacy fades quietly, not because of one big event, but people stop protecting it.
Maybe I can't change the system alone, but I stand with senior students or the people who wants change and I refuse to blend in with the noise. I'll protect and speak up for my school's legacy. Because when legacy dies, it's not the building that loses value - it's the people inside it.
An Anonymous Rajukian, Class IX, Form A