Students urge safer, more supportive Macquarie North High School and improved math scores

Students in a recorded session said they want Macquarie North High School to be safer and more supportive, with more student voice programs, mental-health resources and stronger eighth-grade math performance to improve the school—s state ranking.

Student 1, Student, said, "I want my school to become a place where everybody feels included, supported, and excited to learn in. For, like, example, we can have student voice programs, and maybe, like, mental health resources, and, like, career based clubs, and college prep to help students, like, plan early for stuff." Student 1 also said they were "really excited for our students and our school to climb in rankings as well as our students to be recognized nationally."

Student 2, Student, said the school is "ranked number 3 in the state" and argued the school needs to "increase our math, our math test scores in eighth grade" after the "last year test scores wasn't as great" to reach No. 1 in the state. The students specifically linked improved eighth-grade math scores to raising the school's ranking.

Concerns about safety and bullying were raised repeatedly. Student 5, Student, said they want the school to "become an anti bullying school and a place it's a place that everybody can be safe to learn." Student 3, Student, said multiple times they want the school to be "a safe place that we can learn and not have to worry about fights" and described wanting an "environment like a second home to all of us." Student 4, Student, said every student should "have a chance to learn and have a safe environment to learn at."

Students also suggested expanding extracurricular and student-led activities. Student 6, Student, called for building community "around sports and the, like, stuff we do after school, after school activities" to raise involvement. Student 8, Student, urged more student-led activities and "more athletic opportunities" so students could be proud to say they attend Macquarie North High School.

Several students mentioned everyday operational concerns. Student 7, Student, asked that hallway movement improve so students "start moving faster in the hallways." Student 9, Student, said teachers should be able to "teach without getting interrupted" and for students and teachers to "work together instead of fighting," adding a wish to "go outside more."

No formal motions, votes or decisions are recorded in the transcript. The remarks are presented as student preferences and concerns; the transcript does not record any staff responses, specific plans, funding sources or deadlines.

The students— comments touch on academic performance, mental-health support, school safety, extracurricular access and everyday operations—issues that administrators or the Ferguson-florissant R-II district may address in policy, programming or school-level planning.