Mr. Stimler making people join the choir if they have longer hair 

With Mount Carmel easing up on the dress code policy concerning hair length, there has been an increase in the amount of people getting detentions. Mr. John Stimler, a theology teacher, has tried to get the hair dress code rules to be more strict, but his attempts have failed. “These kids nowadays don’t care about looking proper,” he said. 

The teacher that students call Stim Shady has instead created a new policy requiring his students and anyone he catches in the hallway with long hair to join the choir for school masses in hopes of getting more voices because the choir has been quiet lately. 

“I always have to look around the corners when I’m in the hallways, especially near Mrs. Smola’s room because he always camps there,” said Ryan Clark, a junior. “Let's be honest–who would want to join the choir." 

Students in Mr. Stimler’s class are even scared to talk to him at all because they fear he might make them join the choir. He even made a student so scared that they transferred schools rather than sing at mass. “The other day he screamed at a kid because he couldn’t make eye contact with him since his hair was over his eyes,” said Mateo Atilano, a sophomore. 

Students have said that Mr. Stimler created this policy because he can’t grow luscious hair like them. “Everytime I went to his class he always told me to cut my hair,” said Vincent Ciocci, a junior, after Mr. Stimler claimed that his hair was not “ferda,” “but I always lied by saying I had a haircut later.”    

Mr. Scott Tabernaki, school principal, is even pleased with Mr. Stimler’s new plan in controlling these new hairstyles. “All these students better watch out because some of their hair goes past the regulation length,” said Mr. Tabernacki, “and Mr. Stimler is not messing around with this new policy that I approve of. He would’ve made me join the choir back in my day.” 

Mr. Tony Vasquez, a history teacher, was accused of not showing a good example by Mr. Stimler. “His hair is too long,” said Mr. Stimler. “I think I should make him join the choir and maybe even cut his hair a little.” 

This absurd policy has received positive feedback, although it's mostly from the choir. “I love this decision because we need more people in our choir even if they can’t sing and almost everyone has long hair,” said Angelo Correa, a junior. Choir numbers have quadrupled in the last few weeks. With all these new faces in the choir Mr. Stimler may not have to force Studiums to volunteer to sing at mass anymore.

Before students were faced with this policy, they were offered extra credit to join the choir, but this just led to everybody singing horribly. “I would rather just sit in the bleachers because I’m not good at singing,” said Emilio Ortiz, a junior. “And It’s just too much work for my liking.” 

Many freshmen have been scared for next year because they do not want Mr. Stimler as their teacher. “I’m praying that I get Mr. Scheuring next year because I’m growing my hair out and I can’t sing,” said Emiliano Lopez, a freshman. Mr. Stimler is hoping to capitalize on all these new freshmen because they don’t listen very well. This could lead to some new faces in the choir whether they like it or not. 

With the increase in students in choir this policy will stay around for quite some time. Just like Mr. Antonetti.