Coupons distract Akins students from what matters

The Eagle’s Eye newspaper is a publication put together by the students and for the students. It represents the interests, viewpoints and stories of Akins High School.

It produces six print editions a year and more frequently online with many stories and other fun things to read and view. Recently, however, students have not been using the papers for their intended purpose.

The Eagle’s Eye is partially funded by selling ads that local businesses can purchase. This includes coupons to places such as Chick-fil-a and Rosa’s Cafe. As of lately, students have begun to take large amounts of newspapers, ripping out the coupons and then throwing the rest of the paper away.

These students are neglecting the dedication that The Eagle’s Eye staff puts in as they rip out coupons and ignore what’s truly important about the paper. It’s irritating and sad to know that the paper isn’t important enough to at least be browsed, rather than just raided for coupons and thrown away.

Everyone loves the coupons. It’s great to save a bit of money. But if you simply throw away the rest of the news- paper you are losing out on a chance to learn about the news, issues and opportunities in your community. At least other readers could read that copy that is getting thrown away.

We spend weeks stressing over the newspaper, trying to perfect it for our audience, but as of lately it’s been frustrating for staffers to know that their work might not be appreciated the next time it is published.

Working on The Eagle’s Eye is our way of giving back to the school and it’s not taken as serious as it should be. If you have read this far in this article, these complaints likely do not apply to you and we appreciate you actually reading the paper, but the next time you see someone take a stack of copies of The Eagle’s Eye just to take the coupons, try suggesting that they do themselves a favor and try reading an article or two before trashing the rest of it.

The paper has become a big part of the staff’s lives and the effort put forth deserves to be at least read by its intended audience.. With the late nights and the long days put into working on pages, stories, and more, it deserves a chance to be viewed before being trashed.

So the next time you find yourself reading The Eagle’s Eye recommend an article to your friends so they know what you enjoy about reading the paper besides the coupons.