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Planting of Mary Long Garden to begin this May
Kelly Saiz
Reporter
Last June, Mary Long, who had been in the school system for 36 years, passed away. This year, students and faculty will commemorate Ms. Long by planting flowers around the library patio.
Students are asked to participate by bringing and planting flowers on Saturday, May 15 from 9:00 am until noon. Students and faculty are also welcomed to the Dedication Ceremony which will take place on Tuesday, May 25 at 2:20 pm…
Career and Tech. visionary Mr. Smith to retire
Kelly Saiz
Reporter
In twenty-six years, Thomas Smith transformed the Industrial Education into the Career and Technical Education department that it is today. To many, Mr. Smith is more than a colleague or teacher; he is a friend and mentor who oversaw the tremendous growth of his field within the school.
Principal Tony Pavia, who began working with Mr. Smith eight years ago, knew from the beginning that Mr. Smith met his profession with enthusiasm. “My first impression was that he was a man who took his profession and the discipline he taught very seriously,” Mr. Pavia said. “I was very impressed with how passionate he was about his area…”
New options aim to combat senioritis
Emily Greene and Catherine Chiocchi
News Editor and Arts Editor
Senior year. That crucial milestone. It’s a time to deepen maturity, self-awareness, and personal passions — and at times it can seem like a social vacation akin to that of Ferris Bueller.
After college applications are finished, many seniors contract “senioritis,” because they see little academic worth in the rest of the school year. Why, these seniors ask, should they still even be in school?
Some state legislators have been asking the same question. Earlier this year, Republican Senator Chris Buttars of Utah proposed a plan to eliminate senior year for students who have already earned enough credits to graduate as a part of a statewide budget cutting effort. After receiving considerable backlash from the public, he revised his plan, making senior year optional instead.
Could this idea eventually become a reality? For students who choose to graduate early, it already is…
Students and faculty approve of AP testing/weighted grade policy
Sara McCloskey and Dan Popper
Managing Editor and Sports Editor
There are many AP courses offered at the high school ranging from AP Music Theory to AP Physics. Each May, AP tests are offered by the College Board to students taking these courses. Prior to this year, students were strongly encouraged yet not forced by their teachers to take the classes respective AP test. However, at the beginning of this school year the administration implemented a policy stating that in order to receive the honors weighting that comes with taking an AP class, all students must register for an AP test through the school at a fee of $95 per test.
In January 2009 a committee of faculty members presented a solution to the Board of Education to address the large number of students who take AP courses but not the AP test…