My editorial.

By: Jacob Lefton

Every child who has walked through the front door of Melrose High School this year has passed by the emblem stating, “We Are Melrose.” While we don’t live by those words, there is no denying that they ring deep down in the back of our subconscious. Like and animal instinct, we like to defend our school. We cannot do it alone.

“We Are Melrose,” say the students as they stand abandoned by many of the adults of the community – watching the backs of our guardians recede like children who have been waked out on. The meager support given to the school has left us on a deserted island, and we wait for a boat to rescue us like Robinson Crusoe did.

There’s a popular combination of our three defining words: “Are We Melrose?” This is exactly what students ask now.

Are we a Melrose to abandon our children because we fear for our own pockets?

Are we a Melrose that cannot come together in a time of crisis to give the small amount more that is asked for?

Are we a Melrose that is stuck on past failures so much that it is unable to proceed into the future?


We at the high school understand the importance of being Melrose. We understand the principles of putting our actions above ourselves to benefit the community as a whole. This year especially, students at MHS have been asked to come together as a whole and lend support to each other. Despite our differences, we understand how important it sometimes is to come together and remind ourselves that we really are Melrose.

Perhaps it is time for the adults of this community to take a page from the book of their children. We are waiting for when the adults step back and take our hand so together, we can step into the future, and together say, “We Are Melrose.”

We are Melrose, every last one of us. It is time to come together; do the right thing. Vote yes on June 3rd.