All of us are aware of the cats that make their home underneath the portables. They live a somewhat clandestine life, roaming in the gated yard behind the English classes. I decided to ask Mr. Herring about his perspective on UHS’ unofficial pets. Meilin: How do you feel about the cats, seeing as you teach [...]
The Superintendent’s Student Advisory Council – sounds complicated, right? I am Dominic Moreno, a University High School Freshman and a member of the Superintendent’s Student Advisory Council, or S.S.A.C. for short. S.S.A.C. actually has great intentions, and I am here to lay it all out for you. We are a council that consists of students [...]
Dear UHS, Happy Valentine’s Day! We hope you have a day filled with love and laughter and friendship. We want everyone to feel loved and happy on Valentine’s Day, so we’ve omitted last names to protect student privacy in light of the Facebook Confessions Pages. Don’t worry, the notes, messages and drawings still remain beautiful, [...]
HEAD OVER HEELS – Trailer from Timothy Reckart on Vimeo. Since 1929, the Oscar awards have been held to honor great entrepreneurship in filmmaking. 85 years later, the ceremonies are being held once more to commemorate a new set of great films and actors. It’s one thing to watch them on TV, but what about [...]
Staff writer Nic Varela (’13) puts the pieces together with Party Chair Daniela Nunez. Q: What are the responsibilities of Party Chair? The Party Chair is the person who is in charge behind the scenes. We have to make sure that everybody has a job, because we can waste no time. Time is precious, so [...]
Staff writer Nic Varela (’13) finds Seuss’ rhythm with Party Chair Sam Browne. Q: What are the responsibilities of Party Chair? Making sure everybody gets their work done, as well as managing the party’s finances, and contributing to propaganda/campaigning ideas. Q: What is the best and worst part about your job? The best thing is [...]
Staff writer Lena Blackmon (’15) optimizes policy with Prime Party Chair, Meilin Ossanna Q: Where did your party name come from or what inspirations brought about your name? Our party name has a very interesting story. Originally, our name was going to be Party Populi, or Party of the People. However, our artists were having [...]
Staff writer Lena Blackmon (’15) gets the scoop with Claire Jensen, the party chair of Mystery, Inc. Q: Where did your party name come from or what inspirations brought about your name? When Josh Yell came up with the idea of Scooby Doo, we just had to play off of that! Our name Mystery, Inc. [...]
University High School English teacher Christopher Nelson was recently included in Best New Poets 2012. Though some only know Mr. Nelson as an English teacher for sophomores and seniors, Mr. Nelson is also a dedicated poet. He graduated with an MFA in Creative Writing from the University of Arizona in 2011. Nelson also interviews poets [...]
Lena Blackmon, UHS sophomore, and Perspective contributor was selected as an EF Global Citizen Scholar. Read more about the program in the official press release below: EF Educational Tours, the world leader in international education and student travel, today announced the recipients of the 2013 EF Global Citizen Scholarship program, which is designed to unite [...]