What's orange, blue, and black all over?

We have a problem in today's society; multiple meanings. If you see a young African American male in an all white t-shirt, then he must be in a gang. If you see that same young man wearing a pink t-shirt, then he must be a homosexual. Colors are colors. They should serve no meaning other than that. 

The school colors at Illinois High School are orange and blue and have been that way for a very long time. Has anybody ever heard the phrase "black goes with everything?" Well with that in mind, there should be no problem incorporating black into our uniforms. If our district's administrator has concerns about the shirts being black and blue, then why not add the orange in as well? That way we would still be able to rock our black with out promoting gang colors.

The fact that our school is 1 1/2 to 2 hours away from any metropolitan area should ease the minds of our administrators. Since that is where most gangs hang out anyway, what would be the problem? We are nowhere near each other. It doesn't make sense. Nellie Bly, senior at IHS, seems to believe the same. "Why would I care about gang colors? It's all about what looks good and our fall volleyball shirts were tough." 

With the new regulations voted in, students and community members alike are at an outrage. "it's simply overkill. Why would our beloved community of Rhodesville even think about gang problems?" asked soccer mom Janet Cooke. All we can do now is simply use our creativity to come up with new shirt ideas. Let's show our administrators that black is just a color.