It’s Time to Replace the AI Posters with Real Art

In first hall, a handmade poster protested the AI-generated one behind it.

The complaint I’ve heard most about the new phone policy has nothing to do with phones. CCHS students have been especially critical of the AI-generated graphics used to promote the new rules. These AI posters are hung in every classroom, and long banners decorate the hallways. Not only is it hypocritical—admin and teachers have been vocal about the fact that students should not use AI to generate work—it can feel disrespectful to CCHS students.

“You can tell that it was made by a machine. You can tell that no care went into it,” said Serena Fisch, a senior and co-President of AVPA Visual Art. 

At an assembly on the third day of school, Dr. Thomas, our principal, acknowledged the backlash against the AI-generated posters. She explained that the admin didn’t have time to hire a graphic designer to publicize the new phone policy or to design graphics themselves. Then, she told any student graphic designers that she’d love it if they would create better posters. And yet, administrators have yet to reach out to any student artists. 

For instance, the brand new CTE Graphic Design class. “That’s specifically what they requested when we made it— that’s how the class operates,” said Kian Darien who teaches the class and wrote the curriculum. As a Career Technical Education pathway, the course allows students to experience graphic design as a profession, requiring them to complete real design projects for organizations at CCHS. Anyone can order graphics for free on their website. Darien noted that the administration has not requested any design help yet.