Note: All letters to the editor are printed exactly as received.

To All the Staff Members of “The Playwickian”:

First of all. I’d like to thank everyone who has made this newspaper possible. I believe it puts a lot of issues into the limelight and addresses important opinions that could go unrecognized if it wasn’t for your efforts. To put it simply, you guys are awesome!!!

One of the issues I found particularly interesting in the November edition was how the media effects the way teens dress, live, and even think. In “Do You Dress To Impress”, there were many topics addressed that I believe should be listened to by all the students at Neshaminy, especially “judging based on appearance”.

I, too, agree that girls need to stop getting up at 5 a.m. every morning just to make sure their hair is “perfect”.

School, believe it or not, is about learning, and sometimes I think that concept gets lost in the shuffle.

“Those that feel inferior to certain girls need to learn to be happy for the ones who were blessed with beauty, but they also need to learn to find the beauty within themselves.”

I would like to first start by reiterating that everyone is blessed with beauty.Yes, even the girl that can’t afford a $100 Gap ensemble is beautiful.If a girl has an acne problem, this also does not mean that they are without beauty. The factors of beautycommonly recognized, due to the media, are superficial.

There are many ways to be beautiful, a fact that most teenagers often overlook. Who knows? The kid that you always make fun of for never leaving home without his calculator could be the next Bill Gates or,even better, he could be your future boss.

For those who still do not believe that they are beautiful, I have some advice that might help boost your confidence level.

First, write down all of the qualities you like about yourself. Are you great at telling jokes? Can you sing the ABC’s backwards without stopping? If you see this list is running a little short, it’s okay.

Now write a list of realistic goals that you believe would make you a better person.

Some good ones to start with are:“join the Positive Opinion Club”, and “say ‘hi’ to one person you don’t know in school every day”. (Sorry girls, “losing 20 pounds” is not a realistic goal.) So what are my final words on the key to self-confidence?

Try to stray from superficial beauty and start looking for innerqualities. The satisfaction in being able to explain a math problem or in speaking up when you have something to say is much greater than in being able to walk from A-1 to Gym 2 in 4-inch platforms.

Sincerely,
Jennifer Mosley

P.S.— I’d like to end this letter with an article suggestion. Many students at Neshaminy have a tendency to feel inferior to their peers, and often they take out their feelings of anger and jealousy on others so that they can feel better about themselves.

I believe that if we attempt to solve this problem of insecurity in teens at Neshaminy there will be less school fights and more acceptance of others. I would greatly appreciate hearing different opinions on this issue, and I believe that others would benefit from this as well.