Archive for April, 2010
What Now?
Listen to: Archeology- “Memorial” If there were a soundtrack that perfectly exemplified a mixture of walking through a field of ankle-high grass and waking up on a Saturday morning, this would be it. A calm yet interested progression of beats accompanied by meditative and engaging harmonies will carry you peacefully through each song. [...]
Changes in the air for SAB
A lot of changes are happening at University High School this spring. Two University High teachers have retired: Sra. Franco and Mr. Roberts, and the entire campus was shaken by the news of a possible move to Palo Verde. The Student Activities Board is no exception to this dramatic change. Both teacher sponsors Suellen Roediger, the Club [...]
‘These students can compete with anybody’
“These students can compete with anybody,” said UHS counselor Ms. Cook of this year’s seniors. With admissions growing increasingly competitive -- Brown University received over 30, 000 applications for 1485 spots -- and scholarships harder to find, our students have done extremely well. Many seniors have received ample financial aid [...]
The budget: a disaster in our midst
A week ago I had an interview with the interim Principal Elizabeth Moll at University High School to discuss our current budget situation. To sum it up, it didn’t look good for the kids at UHS. For starters the UHS Budget Committee had to deal with balancing the budget this year, luckily there were no major teacher cuts. Unfortunately [...]
