HELP club hosts lunch to raise money for toy drive
Sunday December 30, 2007
By Staff Writer, Jessica Liontop
While holiday feasts and beautifully wrapped presents may be at the top of most students’ lists for this holiday season, Humanity Elevating Local Problems (HELP) club realizes that this may not be the case for everyone.
For this reason, HELP club has organized a special on-campus lunch to take place today in the quad in order to raise money for the Salvation Army’s Help An Angel foundation. For $5, students can purchase a plate of lasagna, a serving of salad, and a bread roll, with a drink and healthy dessert. (more…)
Who ARE you?
Sunday December 30, 2007
By Opinion Editor, Ramela Ohanian
People say that high school is the time where you find yourself.
They lied.
Many of us still don’t know who we are; most of us just have this mask on that portrays an image, this image that we strive to perfect in order to be liked by everyone else. It follows us around throughout high school and mistakably defines us. (more…)
Privacy abused
Sunday December 30, 2007
By Staff Writer, Aida Bagdasaryan
Sixteen: an age of independence, freedom, and most importantly, excitement.
Once teens reach this critical age, they immediately prepare to venture out into the open road as verified drivers. Due to overbearing parents, however, some teenagers never experience this sense of enlightenment.
Technology has advanced to a point where it becomes a threat to the privacy of individuals. The installation of cameras inside the cars of teen drivers is a preposterous method for parents to incessantly monitor their children. These programs are to be considered a violation of personal privacy and should therefore be abolished. (more…)
Boot camp program aims to improve troubled students
Friday December 14, 2007
By Staff Writer, Kap Roh
OOH RAH!
This chant can be heard from afar. Running up the bleachers and standing in one line as a group, these students are working hard to turn their lives around. They are part of the in-house suspension program on campus that is carried out every Friday. (more…)
Switches Review
Friday December 14, 2007
By Staff Writer, Lucas Yepez
Getting tired of old music? Grab your iPods and make sure to buy two debut
albums from the UK, an energetic punk band called Switches and singing sensation Kate
Nash.
Punk rock really needs a revival in recent years, which should take affect when
Switches’ album comes out. The band joined the U.S. music corporation Interscope and
the band began recording in August 2006.
New security heightens safety on campus
Friday December 14, 2007
By Staff Writer, Ani Sultanian
As of Nov. 19, Glendale Unified School District (GUSD) hired new security guards replacing former ones, Joyce Briscoe and Darush Arjang.
In early August security companies competed for the highest score in security rating. ESPY Security and Patrol Services Inc. won the highest rating. Therefore guards from that company were hired to work for the schools.
ESPY staff member Tyrain Eaton claims that there actually is no acronym for the company name, and that it comes from biblical times meaning to catch sight of. (more…)
