Severely handicapped class arrives - The Lowell

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Famous Amos tells how he did it
By Bella Foag
Journalism!
Wearing a white and green sweater
with green ptlm trect. i brown hat,
•ad playing * kaioo, Willy
"Famous" Anw entered (he room
full of applauding students and
teachers.
TW» was the beginning ofthr press
conference featuring cookie entrepreneur
Amos held on May 9 and
sponsored by thr Invest-Ic*Americ3
Northern California Council, inc.,
anw the Foundation for Teaching
Zi Amos, founder of The Famous
Amos Chocolate Chip Cookie Company,
came to San FianctKo to
discuss his success with Bay Area
journalism students.
Bom \i. Tallahassee, fioikla. he
Jv.U n>3i7 ;«*** before starting h*
coolie business. Among ti^n *er*.
managing the Saks Fifth Avenue
supply depart men: and as pro,«oting
agent for am for The William Morris
A^ncy.
"My experience as an
agent... gitc me the idea tor the cooi«pi
lhat 1 **3aicd to sell Famous
Amos Cookies,' he uated. "I ha%c
just applied the same technique! I uv
ed to promote people to promoting
•The Ccflfcic'."
Alter leaving the Agency in 1967,
he managed several Mars on hit own
ue'il the opening of his company in
Marrh 1975.
Hi sunol with one store in
Hollywood. California. Many people,
'deluding members of his family,
were skeptical about the success
of a store which only sold cookies,
but Amot was optimistic.
With the backing of many famous
Inert* uich av Helen Rcddy and the
Lie Mat. *n Ga>c. Ainus Lunched his
cookie carter end h*l f4U>rablc
review?.
He now has ahou* 45 stores in the
United Stales and over 2° throughout
the wotld in countries like Japan.
Kr.
In>tc«l of using tu> MKVCVV to nuVc
a name for himself. Anxn uses it to
try to abolish adult illiicracy in the
United States. He is the national
spokesman for the Literacy
Volunteer* uf Amcncj, Inc.
Amo*' main mevugc to the
students about weeee-ting h life »**
to get 7s much experience as they can
and to do what the} enjoy.
"You don't have to tij juvt one
th : np," he stated. "You juvt tute in
iry =nd just hase to want lo do it."
{Volunteers share with handicapped students\
ByLtsaPenky
Journaliml
A small group of Lowell students
has discovered a new place to pUy
*»rdi. to lUto to music, and to help
others.
These fiudcus are volunteen. and
they can be found in room 41, the
room for the severe)) handicapped
students.
Beunsc Lowctf wn one of the few
district schorls without a handicap
pod program, oct was initiated a. the
school last September.
M tU of the handicapped twicm
came to Lowell fian Presidio Middle
School. They were gnduateO
from frcsidlo Ic order to keep ihcm
!-fl an "age appropriate" environ*
, : The sadoJi range in age f-om 14
to 21 yean. They are allowed to re-
1 - rato lo this wiper-bcrf program IIAtx\
they Tach OK age of 22.
The curreot Lowell program b
beaded by Rebec Govcvfn. wtw hac
oducatloacredeotials.5be is Assisted
-; by Jonl Miller and Doona Olpe. two
etlrvaJdoQ tudesti from San Fran-
:cfacoSow Vnrvenlry. ;
.'- Addhlou 1 antftmcff hi itx pro-
_ grain' comes from IS rrjular
• votontcen and aa taspecifled oorobcr
. of others who stop by ".. .Jtm to
, hdp." .'• .
JtmiorTnidr Schw, a regular
votaaeer to the hmdioifvwl room,
stated, "hbrcwarditu-A work wnh
the jtodents and to get dwm to do
aomcthiog. to achieve • toal."
Student volunteers usualiy work in
group* with ihc SCXT^IM. playing
cards or games m just talking.
Schwan added. "Workitg wi*h the
stude. U fcas been a very educational
experience for me."
The mentally impaired student: are
trained in many areas, including
vocational, don^stic. recreation*],
and communir' ajti^txs.
**We try to prepay them for being
out in the community, taktcg care uf
themsdvu." explained Oipe.
Room 41 has been oriiJiiKd with
a comfortable sitting area, youers on
the walls, and stereo music in the
background. Referring to the sewp
of the room. Olpc oated. "We do our
best lo tnsiiK people happy arc^nd
here. It makes us feel good to see
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The friendly and pleasant z\*
mmpovrc iias sened to make the
i oofji a kind of haven for the student
volunteers.
"It is really ihc only place in thit
school that i* not competitive.
Evxryonc there is \cr>' related and
happy." noted *ophon.-ofc Nancy
Brunn.
Ope obsenvd that the handicapped
students were assigned to Lowell a*
a way nf helping them She indicated
that the program has had an additiona. 1
advantage.
"It scents U. have ielpcd Lwell
studenu even more. The Loucll
voiunteen have leamd a lot about
bclpiojc others." Otpe concluded.
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Seniors say he's
understanding
By Mirilji Fong
Jcttrnidbm I
"And the winner for this year's
favorite mile teacher is. • .Mr.
Stepticn G'anucci!"
Fcr the pasi three yean. Stephen
Grar.ucci has been chosen the most
popular male teacher in the senior
pofula'ity polls. Once a year the
jr popularity poll is taken, and
'null* jre announced at the
Senior Dinner in June.
Regarding the last three votes.
Oanucci stated, "h Sxls nice to win.
nd ii is very gratifying"
Ti pony student*. Granucci is
more than a learner. He H a man who
understanding, laid back, and
humorous.
Studenu who know him feel very
comfortable around him, not referring
to him as "Mr. Granucci." but
rather, "Mr. G."
He -.nicrttand* who teenagers
are, and lie cui relate to us. That is
why we think of him as a friend." explained
senior Elaine Kwoflg
Granucci revealed thai he was first
inspired lot' -h because of hi* contact
with . ^Icge ;«rafesvw whom
he admired because he touched the
ttuderls with his lectures. This contact
encouraged Granucci to work
toward obtaining a teaching
credential.
He started teaching at Lowell seven
years ato. He is currently leaching
Latin 2. World Geography 2. and
Applied Economics. He has been the
sponsor of the Ski Cub. the Class of
1983, and is presently one of the
Stephen Granocci
sponsors of the Class of 1985.
"I don't feel this recognition
reflects on my teaching abilities," he
said. He feels that he has become
popular with the students t .-cause he
has been able to «ufk closely with
them in a variety of activities, such
a« Spirit Week.
"As a class sponsor. I have reccrv-
H most of rny recognition v*hh the
students." he noted.
The popularity poll for 19S5 tun
not been released yet. but a number
of scnion have confided that they
would not be surprised if Granucci is
the winner again.
Summinit up the fcctinjtt of many
*eniors, Michael Woo commented.
"He deserves to win. He has done so
much for the Senior Class."
Bathroom stall
offers free advice
By Staci Boden
journalism 1
Peipairin/t and JfjtaeJ. Mary
virgin) ;rlp. .."
Trace replied. "I think that you
should wait because if you were real-
Smith ran m thr X'IH'I bathnnt-n. ly ready, you wouldn't need to ask."
hui*injt that Her hit friend »i*iLlru4 Another girl wrote that she had juvt
Jesen her.. .Tract *m jii/f thtrt. Stolen up with her boy friend, and
Two months ago "Trace" bCfCJ.i the wai-tcd to remain fnends, but she
wnting an advice culumn in th= mid- ituin't know how to do tt.
dle sull of the first floor gtrU' Trace answered. "Call him. why
bathroom. "Trace" is a fictitious not.' If you want to be friends, you
name for a very real penon. itia> have to nuke the first move. He
"Among my fnend*. rmsonofan might feel uncomfortable because of
advice counselor. It sounds kind of .he situation.. if he doesn't want to
stupid. I mean, v hy would somebody be friendly forget it... it's his loss."
want to write in the bathroom? Then Trace feel* she's different from ad*
I thought.'Well, mnbe thal'sagood vice columnists because she's mure
place. It's confide!-ual."*
concerned on a personal level.
Trace Parted the column by {..tting "I'm one of them (tevsagcrsl and
j real letter she'd giKten from a friend I understand everything that's going
on the wall and answering it henetf. on because I M been through a lot of
"Then people bc%at\ tc wr'tc the ir this stuff myself."
prob^ms.andttgocsonandon.. "
At this point the walls of the stall are
covered with letter* and advice.
Trac: is usually uted about boy
friends and the socii' triangles that go
on in high school.
One girl wroie. "I love this boy.
and he loves me too, but he wants lo
have sex. We've tried before, but I
Trace plans to continue the column,
but she'd like to move tt became she
feels f