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NEWS
Three Lowellites win
CACA scholarships
Senior* Anv S. Lrc, Helen Ma, and
Dcfotfcy Yiu tuve been recognize!
n recipients PI* S800 poo-rcncwablc
scholarship* from the Chinese
America** Citizen* Alliance
(CACA).
* I "TO shocked and excited ...
because the minute I uw Ul those
well qualified pccplc At the inter*
vf-w, 1 fcls that 1 H.J tb.ohitety no
chance," r k d M
"I wit totally amazed. It *u
very unexpected, opedally since '.
*•» tale for the interview," Yin
reuurked.
The CACA rccognir.id ten
£»dua;if£ xniors of Chine*
aacrury who plan to continue ihrir
education a: the collegiate level.
IV basis of *JK CACA'S selection
of wianera Included acjdctiic
achievement'GPA),?xuacv;.Kijlar
rttivitte*. financial seed, ind cmv
vrrvicc. All thnc critirU
CACA scholarship eomnt vlancn:
N!a; Bottom, Am; Lev.
had to be verified with a letter of
recommendition from a member of
thr faculty and n of&tal schocl
trjucript.
Thtuc itudeat* who pasted thf Uv
ttul (Crecniag weir penonally in*
tervkwul by .-nembsa of the
CACA, Winners were recognized
u those -anno m*x cloody trc
CACA standard*.
All uf the throe ljx*tti winner*
have high GPA's, between 3.87 and
3.97. Lcc hat been involved in
var-ous clubs, such as the Pre-Med
Ouli, CSF. and the Adventure
Alliance, and ii currently the co-
Fcanirt edi'or of 77M- Lowell. Both
Ma and Yiu «x actively involved in
CSF, Shield, ant! the Caulinal
Ciwajfc.
"For me. every bit nf aid will
definitely help because by the fall of
1987. tK-ft will be focr of us (my
brothers and myselfl in college. Anri
it's an honor to receive a scholanbip
from ... the CACA which rm daw
valuable service to the Chinese-
American community." Lee
adminoJ-
"The scholarship will help pastor
expenses for a dorm or apartnuau
because I'm going to support
myself through college." Ma
asm ted-
"Besides flrunciatly. this scholarthip
roskca. mt> feel c°od. It's ntce
Top, Dorothy Yin; middle, Hek-n
that it comes fnvn the Chinac communit)."
Yiu claimed.
Lee. who pUnt to attend Tufts
Univcney in Mauachusctu. major
in education. She looks forward to
becotrbg an elementary *chi«l
teacher. Ma and Yiu will both atlcnJ
the I'nivxnty of California ai
Berkeley. They :eer- careers in c?cuoctry
And brines*, tapcctivjy.
ROTC unit
sweeps competition
By Stephen Hcuser
The Lowell Junior Reserve Officers"
Training Corps (JROTCJ
wan all eight categories of the 9lu
Drill Compcuzi'jn M the Presidio on
MA/ 18, and so completed the first
dear, sweep in the competition's
30-year history.
The competition u spomcred by
the 91M Army DivUun, San Tran*
asco'r. reserve unit at the Presidio.
Tb; eight categories are tint, second,
thhd, ted fbiRQ year cadet
MKldl driHdowt»; • drill platoon
competition: girls* and boys'
drill teams; ind n overall czugory
decided by each team's cumulative
scores.
la the individual dnlidowns,
cahts perform tbt "Maoual of
kn&S' a specific riiJe-oandltoj
toutine. with pnciiioa ofexxtttioo
(be mtio jadgfnf criterioo. The
flru-year wiiioct wa» Cadet Curponl
Eddk Labndo: the sccooj
year wituer, Cadst Second Lkutc*
UM .(UT) Ererys BcUraa: the
tfalni-ycar winoer. Cadet 2LT
McJvma Cbew. 30J the foonb-year
*iaoer. Cadet Lieutenant Colonel
(LrC) Joe Sid.
Tbs Drill Pbuon, led by Cadet
LTC S»d, U t crack ^ara of cadets
woo ltave perfected the sandanJ
drill uatht to all cadets. Tb« drill
invtilvcs marrrung in li«cs ana the
'*Manual of Arms" and n judged on
synchroniiatnn.
Tlw gir!s* drill team, led by Cadet
Major Joy Oriola. alto demands
precise synchrotuutkm. but in hand
rwvemcMs and th>thmic fortshufriing,
rather than marching or
rifle handling.
Tte Boys' Drill Team, command*
ed by Cadft Major Ariel VcLuco.
ctcJtcd Us own routine. perforrr.ing
a complex "exhibition drill." 'ih*.h
includes the spinning of rifles and
flap and the execution of unique
marching drills.
Low-el) received a Defect scure of
(U poinu in the overall compt*itioa,
which all San Francisco pubt*. high
school JROTC units entcteO. The
ock/cu competitor wms Balboa. wiU:
Z2 point*, aad Lincoln was third.
Cadet LTC Sid commented. "A
goort part of the rcawn why (Lowell
• won) Is Uut because we go to
Lowell: everyone H very competitive.
In everything we do.
w-hctber it's ROTC or something
else* we're always trying to be the
best.*
AMiough the Anny often tpoo*
yxl JROTC creanti mi crran.lhc
JROTC ba CO D»0diS « fcnml tics
with the U.S. Annj.
Press Club honors 'The Lowell'
By Mdanlc Mnnieverdc
Senior Glenn Aiaeda and The
Ltiivlf earned recognition in the
19&5 annual **thcd in
the January iisuc of The Lmrlt.
"1 am really excited about wuut
ing 'Jib award. It b the ben possible
way of winding up my photography
experience at Lowell. I am tremcrv
dousjy (fateful to Mr. Kohu for all
that he has dune for me. Without his
recognitioa. I would never have
been able to receive thb award."
Asacda declared.
7V LowtU won hdnorabte mention
in the Best Ne*spapcr category
along with Redwood High School's
newspaper. The fUdwood Bark.
Tokay Hieh School in Lodi recc.-cj
the Best Newspaper award for its
publication. The Crape.
"I am very proud of The La*xU
fcr receiving thb huacr. We on the
staff work hard to produce the
"The Lowell" was awar&d booorable roentloa In the 4 In annual Proa
Club uf San Frmncbco awxrds program. •
paper. Therefore, receiving praise
U Uwxys nice. The Unvtll has
received honorable memton several
times now; 1 only hope that it will
capture the first place tiMe next
>CAT." tfated co-ed : ior Jessica
Leung.
Best Photograph. A ,*rpcTual
trophy is given to the Best
Newspaper. Only K lior* are sligi*
b^ to compete.
This year there were 339 entries
in the four ctteforitt t'rom 44 high
schools. The total amount or award*
Scholarship awards were given g1Ven was $8,000. Firsl place win*
the four categoric*: Sew* Story, ners each receive $1,000
Fc£iure Story. Sporu Story, and tchotarships.
Lowellite is candidate
in chemistry Olympiad
Bj Joan S. Kim
Junior How»*d Lee u among tne
20 top chcmiitry vhkk...i natiunwidc
to he ^elected to train this \ummer at
the Air Fcce Academy in Coior-too
Springs, Colondu. where he *ill attempt
to be amoitj; the Itul four
\tudcnu wh«< wttl represent the
UnrnJ Sute\ in the l'*ih Intcnuikmil
Chcmivtr)' Olympisd in Eun>pc UICT
th» summer.
"1 wat very excited to hear the
new*," cnthutcd Lee "Actually. I
wat taking a nvith tcu when I fin!
heard ahtut it." ho added.
Lcc w» firs: nominated by hi» Advanccd
Pbccr jent Chcmiury teacher.
Urban Becker. t» uke ? test adnumucred
by the American Chemical
Society (ACS) at Mills College on
April 25. Of the apprminutcly 107
Mudenu lUionuide who took the
same tcti. he fini\hcd among the top
20, thut winning a trip m the Ait
Fnrcr Academy.
Recler. head of the Science
Department, nnced. "The ACS tc%t
t\ deiigncd u> find 20 of the moM
tapjblc chemmry uudenu who ha*c
uken cither t-nc year or two yc*n of
advanced chemtttry."
The International ChcmtMry OI> mpud
i\ an annual event trut was
originated by Czechoslovakia.
Poland, and Hungary in 1968. It re*
trun J ait Eastern Bloc affair until
1974 when Western European court*
tries started to participate. Last year
v~as the first year of the U.S. entry
in the olympiad. This )car, the olympiad
wilt take place in Bratislava.
C/cchmlnvaku.
Lee attribute* his success in
chemivtry to hi* general intercn in
wience und hi* interest in matter. "I
like to 0*1 out about how thtnj*
arc." he rcm-rkcd. L«*s favorite
courses at Lowell arc chemistry and
compute* science, both of which are
Advanced Placement (AP) couries.
Lcc'* main eUracurncular activities
nit hemp a member of the
Caliromia Scholarship Federation
(CSF>. the Chcvt Cub. and the
Science Club. He also tutors
chemistry through the CSF tutoring
program.
Merit scholar heads for Carleton
By Grade Kao
Senior Jonathan Alberts i\ a winner
of a four-> car National Merit
Schobnhip to Carletor. College in
Nonhficld. Minncsua.
Out of IJ.500 firul-ui in the Natkooal
Merit Scholarship Competition.
Alberts n one of 5.400 fuulisu
to be awarded a tcholanhip.
The scnoUnhip is awarded only if
the stuient mauTUins a record
equivalent to tha. of which ha*, been
reported to N.M5C while iSc parti*
c»am was a semi-finalist. The student
alto must attend the sponsor
college.
Carleton College wa* one of
tcvcral coliese*. Alberts applied to.
"I w-avn't sure of where I wanted to
go. So 1 didn't have a first choice (of
colleges)." Alberts stated.
"I've heard good things about it
(Carteton College). My father has a
colleague there." he added.
Albefis will major in
history'foliiical -cicncc. "It (the
scholarship) was an unexpected
Hrnm.Pcnai.2a]Coiora(
George Laca
Beamy Works
pleasant surprise." Alberts
concluded.
Besides being on the vanity football
team. Alberts is also on the varsity
swim team and was formerly on
the track team. He is also a member
of 77t? Lo**ll newspaper stiff and a
member of Model UN (United NaiK,m).
Alberts has a 3.6 CPS.
Carlcton College was nubtbhed
in I860 and has an curollmen*. of
about 1.700 students. It is located
near the twin cities of 5t. Paul and
Minneapolis.
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