Budget creates havoc at Lowell - The Lowell

April 23,1993
NEWSBRIEFS
PTSA, math department continue
discussions of math program
By Daniel Wong and Katharine Jung
Reprusentalives of the Unveil Parent Tcaclier Student Association
(PTSA) and the math rippartmpnt nwt on March 26 and
April 1 to discuss the mathematics program.
"Nothing>et ir»s happened/1TSApresidant Nancy Kahn
said, "it's too early tu say the two meetings are of our mutual
concerns. VVe are identifying the concern 1 *. It will Sake a while to
get to the point Hopefully we will have a substantial statement
in three more mtetinfcs."
Representatives from the mathtlepArtment and the FT5A will
meet today a*»d every Friday afternoon at 1:40p m. in the Meyer
Library through Mav.
Tlte PTSA sent a fe-page report to the math department and
the Lowell administration in February requiting the math department
review its grading and honors enrollment policies.
Committee to increase school spirit
By Artson Kwan
The newly reorganized Vascot/Spirit Committee is ona quest
U> finally find the right physical mascoi and to incre»« spirit
among students at Lowell.'
Lowell Executive Council (LEQ appointed Jhaila Brown «ir*i
Rose Argudles March 25 to co-chair the committee dut former
LEC chair Patina Baysac created one year ago.
"Our goal is tu rind n physical mascot and to increase school
spirit," Arguetles saW. Special days to increase school spirit will
be planned, such as a beach day when everyone dicsses in beach
clothes.
Brown and Arguelles Are the mascotApirit irxtxrutives. "But
anyone f mm the student body can join," Brown said. NIT one will
be forced to attend the meetings. "Anyone who comes fat three of
our meetings will be considered a Mascot member"
Ihe committee is submitting announcements to Radio Unveil
and the school bulletin, and the other members will nukr rxi>tcrs.
Information sheets will soon be sent toall the regbtrits through
i
Five student government officers and an Association of Spirit
Leader* member signed up to help in the spirit /mascot committee.
The meetings are held Fridays Mods 14-15 in Room 235. "All
students ate welcome to come hi the mwtings,*" ArgutrlU"* saUi
5 ex-students xvinjourn scholarships
- BySolaruNolfo "
The San Francisco Press Cub recently awarded five journalism
students from the Class of 1^92 $4300 in scholarship* for
articles and photographs published in The latveS last year.
In the photography category, Shelton Hsu took both first and
second prizes for a total of $1,600. His winning shots were "Senior
carter Ben tempest.." (Oct. 25,1W1) arxi "Cyrmuit isMie"
(April 10,1992).
In the editorial writing category, Kevin Pox won the first place
prize of J 1,000 for hb article "Some faculty conduct encumbers
TVW?*/CY*2! 1^ lh Pk
Kim won the second place prize of $600 for his article "Why do
winning sports teams draw few fans, suffer lack o( respect?"
(Jan.13,1992).
In the feature writing category Richard Fong won first prize
for his article "Escape into the world of virtual reality" (Apn 110,
1992), ar*J Merry Chu won second prize for her article 'Teens
shoplift with nerves of steal" (March 20,1992).
In the news writing category no prizes were a warded to Unveil
itudaU^. In the best Bay Ana high school newspaper category
TV iruWJcameinat second placeafterT/ir^nfflprnf Horn-shad
High School in Cupertino.
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Celebrities raise $150,000 for sports
By Richard Seto
With Tim Hardaway. Dill
Walsh, and Danny Glover *ervin£
focd, the fith Annual Celebrity
Waiter LuncKvn raised $150;0W
for..Mn Francisco middle and high
school sports Tuesday, March ,V1
.it the Hyatt Regency
limb.ircadt'ro.
" 1 he nu*on that we are all hew
iji to hetp raise money for San
Francisco sports," sports announcer
and master of ceremonies
Jim Myers s>t id.
About 950 diners paid $1501.>
mivtam] cnai witn UH;ce)eDnue».
M,any took the opportunity to be
pi v>U)graphed with their favorites
by ,11'oLiroiu for an additional M0
ftM*. CeU»britit*> included Hardaw.iv
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help kids and .ithleta, I try to do
so," San Francibco49ers offensive
linenwn Guy Mclntyre said.
"I think it'.* important to Mip-
|x irt (hit coirnnunity and U> \up-
port the kids," Isthil Wd^un ac-
tur and Washington High alumnus
Danny Ckner said.
An auction of memorabilia
ranging from a 49ers jerwy
autographed by Joe Montana tua
baseball bat autographed by
former San Frandhco Giant Willie
Mays afw raised funds.
"I enjoyed it very much because
I think that, like most of the
athletes who are here, we
wouldn't have nude it had it not
been for high school sports,"
Thurmond Mid.
tkm as well, and it's important to
support the effort tu get money to
keep sports alive for the city,"
Clover said.
240 colleges to attend Sacramento fair
By Aster Chin
Onehundred forty serves will
participate in the 6th annual Sacramento
Regional College Fair at
UC [Jwvis on Sunday, May 2 .uxJ
Monday, May ?..
Urown University, Cornell
University, Columbia Univ-ersirv-,
UC Berkeley, UC Davis, UCLA.
New York University, Johns
Mopkin* University, and the
CSU's are among the schools that
will participate this year.
"Our ga*l is to make it easier
for !>tudent> to get information
from colleges by providing them
with the information that they
want, ail conveniently locdter; at
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part of a national series sponsored
by the National Assoctati(»n of
ColleRi.' Admission!) and Counselors
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The NACAC sets the scheduling
of all of the rain nationwide.
The eight California fairs fire held
at Sonoma State University, St
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UC Riverside. UC Davis,
the Orange County Convention
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