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Opinion
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Written by Marianna Tischenkov
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The country celebrated social security’s 70th anniversary on Aug. 14. Unfortunately, the baby boomers arrived early and now all that remains of the party is debris that the youth of the nation must clean up.
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Written by Lowell Staff
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On April 14, Sylvia Guerrero came to school to speak at an assembly in the Carol Channing Auditorium. The mother of Gwen Araujo, a transgender teen who was murdered on Oct. 3, 2002, Guerrero goes from school to school hoping to teach students to be more accepting of differences. She considers her daughter a martyr whose death is meaningless unless it can touch students’ hearts.
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Written by Letters to the Editor
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Teacher objects to administrators evaluating teachers
Because the issue of merit pay for teachers is being proposed by the governor, I feel that the process of evaluating teachers should be dealt with. I’m not interested in this issue as it relates to me personally. However, I’d like to make some points.
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Written by Zack Clark
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Illustrator:Zack Clark
CAPTION
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Written by Conor Casey
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Lowell ranks academically among the country’s top public high schools.
When students bring home blue-ribbon-worthy test scores, their parents
praise the school and the teachers. But when these same students bring
home Cs for report card grades, their parents blame the student. Little
do they realize that some students are falling easy prey to the
inconsistent and unfair standards of some Lowell teachers.
Most teachers here are wonderful. They employ innovative teaching
methods and consistently challenge their gifted students. They realize
that knowledge-hungry students come here for an education they could
not attain elsewhere. They know that the majority of students are not
lazy, as evidenced by their 4.0s in middle school and outstanding
scores on countless standardized tests, and teachers recognize that
students who show up to class every day, complete all of the work and
improve their skills probably deserve no lower than a B. After all, as
many agree, at almost any other school in the district, they would be
earning straight As.
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Written by Beatriz Datangel
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Every May, hordes of students crowd the halls, huddling over Cracking the AP books. Heated discussions of the exams fill the libraries and hallways, and lines swell in front of review sessions, at least a mod early, as students hustle to get good seats.
This chaos and anxiety begins the year before many students choose to enroll in a large number of AP classes.
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Written by Galina Yudovich
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Listen up, kids: When signing up for future courses, skip an all-Advanced Placement schedule. It is unnecessary pressure. And for those of you who, like me, are incapable of limiting yourselves, the school needs to limit the number of APs a student can take to prevent numerous meltdowns.
Students feel pressure to load up on these AP classes in an attempt to wow college admissions boards. However, Lick-Wilmerding High School, which limits students to two AP classes for junior year and three during senior year, sends students to the same prestigious universities that Lowell does.
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The No Child Left Behind Act of 2002 has already done more harm to children than good, and unfairly punishes schools for circumstances outside their control.
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Dear Editor:
After reading the article “Assembly ignites heated debate,” we would like to share some information about the library window displays over the past two months:
On January 14, a window display was created about Martin Luther King, Jr. and the Civil Rights Movement. (3 weeks)
On February 2, we replaced the MLK display with one for Black History Month about African American history, literature, art, and music. (2 1/2 weeks)
On February 18, a new window display was created for Lunar New Year about Lunar New Year and Asian American culture. (2 weeks)
On March 3, the window display was changed and replaced with books and posters for Women’s History Month. (3 weeks)
We have consistently made it a priority to fill the library display window with exhibits that are interesting and appealing to all students, and that reflect the diversity of the school and San Francisco.
— Librarians Alison Shepard and Linda Guitron
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Dear Editor:
As a pillar of the athletic community, Lowell Cross
Country Coach Andy Leong has committed countless hours
towards coaching the young men and women of Lowell. He
devotes his weekends, afternoons, and a significant
portion of every summer molding the cross-country team
into the excellent condition that it’s in now. Despite
his impressive and extensive coaching record which
spans eighteen years and boasts over thirty varsity
championships in both the boys’ and girls’ divisions,
he is being forced to step down due to a simple union
by-law. This thoughtless rule gives any teacher,
regardless of their lack of previous experience,
priority when requesting to coach a team even if the
position is already filled.
We believe that it is unfair, unconscionable, and
unacceptable to strip someone so devoted to the Lowell
community of his life’s work. This is his team. We ask
that the administration look beyond the union
regulations and consider the opinion of the runners
who will be most affected by this abrupt and
unwarranted change in leadership.
Aiko Weverka
Michael C. Novak Cross Country team captains
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Written by Tommy York
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The perfect transcript is, without a doubt, the holy grail of Lowell.
To achieve it, a student would have to be an officer in as many clubs as possible and enroll in the most prestigious courses offered. The final transcript item that places a student on the pedestal of perfection is Shield and Scroll.
Critics accuse Shield and Scroll of being an elitist organization. Instead of giving a knee-jerk reaction, students need to question the purpose of our four years here at Lowell. After graduation, we should have a basic knowledge of how to survive in the real world. As we all know, favoritism is rampant in the real world, where success is determined by luck, not by merit or achievement. Rather than acquiring knowledge, maintaining connections with the right people is what makes a person successful.
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Written by Nicole Hui
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The United States Constitution guarantees every individual freedom of speech and a free press. This freedom of the press is crucial because it allows the public to know exactly what laws and policies government officials plan to enact and the effect of policies. If the public were unable to learn the truth about government policies and its agencies, voters would not be able to pressure government officials to reform an inefficient administration or to meet people’s needs.
Recently, Jeff Gannon, a White House-credentialed ‘reporter’ from a fake news agency, Talon News, got free access to the White House press room almost daily for two years. Jeff Gannon, whose real name is James Dale Guckert, used this opportunity to ask pro-Republican softball questions at White House press briefings. Officials and even President George W. Bush himself often called upon Gannon because he served the needs of the administration.
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