Last weekend Cascade High School hosted a battle of the bands at Memorial Stadium. It was great to listen to the bands and I was impressed with the musicians. While my family and I are all for student involvement, and I am an Everett High band alum, I was dismayed at the lack of respect for residents shown by students and attendees. We live a block from the stadium and that night I watched parents and students wander down the street peeking into vehicles, walking on lawns and making a nuisance of themselves.
Later, we were treated to obnoxious kids on our front lawn. They piled into a vehicle and drove off. Thinking that was the end, we turned off the porch light and went to bed.
When we woke, it was to find our vehicle vandalized and two pumpkins from our porch smashed in the street.
We care for three foster children under the age of 3. The vehicle is the sole transportation for them to appointments and visits with their biological parents. We depend on that vehicle to help these kids. Those pumpkins were to be their Halloween treat. We planned for days on how to decorate them.
The damage is small in dollars. We were able to fix the vehicle. But what is a moment of fun for some is a problem for others. I am sure the persons who did this have forgotten about it, or are gloating about it. But we had to deal with their foolishness. Perhaps in addition to teaching how to play an instrument we should encourage the development of personal responsibility, so we can be proud of our young people as talented and caring individuals.
Rachael Hanks
Everett
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