Severely handicapped class arrives - The Lowell
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Advanced <strong>class</strong>es<br />
gain enthusiasm<br />
By C«rl« Newmejer<br />
both a grjJiute-lcvtl math cias*<br />
and a college chcmutry <strong>class</strong> are open<br />
this yet; to Umcil student*.<br />
Vaught again by Rudolfo Tomai.<br />
a doctoral student at University of<br />
California at Berkeley, the mrth clavi<br />
takes place at Berkeley on Saturday<br />
mornings ami includes student* from<br />
other Di/ Area schools.<br />
" [he clau b going great!" cntNiscdTomu.<br />
"It w»a little slower gcttinj<br />
going this year because of lotne<br />
conflicts with SAT and PSAT. but<br />
now it's grca:.. Students like it and<br />
I like teaching it."<br />
<strong>The</strong> 35 stutlcm* include 12<br />
s, u well a* about twice JS<br />
many students from Palo Alii> High<br />
School, and several from other San<br />
Francivo an* PenitirjU school*.<br />
**losi walked through lh-ir<br />
previous matfi clavsc*." uidToma;.<br />
"Thu 11 the Tint challenging math<br />
clan they've had." Some o» the<br />
students hasc only had i* much malh<br />
a* Euclklcari geometry.<br />
<strong>Lowell</strong> students are doing "very<br />
well."<br />
<strong>The</strong> curriculum includes protective<br />
geometry, topology, logic. aiO group<br />
theory. "I think it will help tnc<br />
students with college councs. indirectly,<br />
by providing ihcm wiih<br />
AP Chemistry 1 students enjoy carrying out exprHmctua.<br />
<strong>Lowell</strong>ites donate for<br />
Mexican relief<br />
By Raymond Louie<br />
<strong>The</strong> Board for School and Community<br />
Service* (BSCS) sponsored j<br />
school-wide collection to aid the carihquakc<br />
victims in Mexico in<br />
OctPbe'.<br />
On Ocu*er 31, the Ian of thr three<br />
collection days, a grand total of<br />
S1.O32.S7 was tabulated, which include*<br />
$642.91 collected from all<br />
four clas.-cs, and $389.66 from the<br />
various club*. "I don't think we<br />
achieved our ja*l of one dollar per<br />
perron." confessed Aviv Laurence,<br />
Lnucll Executive Council chairperson.<br />
".. .but I ani quite pleated wuu<br />
the response."<br />
A*oncw^vmot explained it. "If<br />
each pcrwii were r-> ucrifice and<br />
cnntn'ruic hi» j nk imxl money for<br />
>~i jnc day, we wnuld have had no<br />
pro* ,1cm reaching r*i r ftosl."<br />
<strong>The</strong> donations Mill be delivered to<br />
the Red Cm** in Son FraiKuco.<br />
Prom there funds w ill be immediately<br />
transferml. along "iih other pcoplc'%<br />
contributictts. to the Mexican<br />
Relief Fund head quarters in<br />
Washington. 1>.C. «nd finally the<br />
money will be vrnt to uV Red Cross<br />
ir« Mexico. A spoieiwonan at San<br />
Francisco's Red Crow wid that she<br />
docs i>c. know the actukl tire it takes<br />
for the fund* to reach Mexico.<br />
After toe Mexican Red Ctaa Z**<br />
received the money, it will be used<br />
ID rebuuVJ the communication system.<br />
which Includes electing emergency<br />
radio nations. <strong>The</strong> money will alto<br />
be utrd a purchase food, medicine.<br />
first aid. as well a*to build shclwn<br />
for the earthquake victims.<br />
A couteM *as held bcf*cen the<br />
chuc* as to whidi one contributed<br />
the mou moaey. Collection days<br />
were on f>:tobc.- 16. 18. and 21.<br />
Brown envciopc* witli each regrtry\<br />
number on ii w-crc sent to eveiy<br />
hcNTicroom. wlierc money wi* collected<br />
from the students and delivered<br />
to the main office. Huge plastic jug*<br />
wen; aUo placed tn the main office<br />
.n! in the dean's office for dotations.<br />
Q-? the fust day of the Mexican<br />
l^ieT fund.'JK juniors cjmc in f>rtt<br />
place by tuihcrinc $45.41. the<br />
wphomore* second, by giving S37.<br />
while the senior* and freshmen collected<br />
$14.20, and SI 1.67.<br />
respectively.<br />
And on UiC second day, the<br />
iopliorws wjrpavwd the junior* by<br />
accumulating a total of $144.28.<br />
while the junior* rnugticd up<br />
$126.33. <strong>The</strong> senior* collected<br />
S 105.49. while the frcJurvn !t*4 UM<br />
place again by giving ihcir ^hatc of<br />
592.26.<br />
<strong>The</strong> lopbomocc* hclu on to ihcir<br />
lead by iioruting 4 grand toul of<br />
S226.5I on ihc U*t day »'f coninbutkm*ihc»ccondpl*;cjunior\lumex*<br />
i51W.2O. while the vnit'.-* and<br />
?ic it is our turn to aid the<br />
earthquake victims." stated senior<br />
Charles Tsang.<br />
HAPPY BELATED<br />
ISth BIRTHDAY<br />
to<br />
MICHAEL H<br />
MINTZ J<br />
Love, '<br />
Helen, Shan, Conn 1 '.<br />
Mi<br />
background information. <strong>The</strong>re is an<br />
ocean of mathematics beyond<br />
calculus and thu ceunc inatxluc**<br />
them to ii."<br />
<strong>The</strong> clau wai mined to Berkeley,<br />
hopefully in order that ionic UC pn><br />
t'^uorr will give gucM lectures, • Ait<br />
nothing is tct >rt. Tnmwtioci ha»c<br />
permission to UM. the <strong>Lowell</strong><br />
buildings on four Salurdays if he<br />
Jciim.<br />
"ChemiHry I AP." «id icachcr<br />
John Btssctl. "is a )car of college<br />
chemiury for the elite group of<br />
Lowciltte* who arc capoSc o( doing<br />
such work."<br />
"<strong>The</strong>re arc geniuses at thi* sc>i*ol<br />
who can uke a )ar ofcollegc chem<br />
at the hICh Khool Ie\cl." added<br />
Btt. "tlufonurulcly. the students<br />
were not cdcquaicly screened." vi<br />
wtnc are hating problems. "Half the<br />
dau is doing exceptionally well." he<br />
offered.<br />
<strong>The</strong> course u wing a new boot.<br />
BniwTiS Chemistry: <strong>The</strong> Central<br />
Scirme. and is a new department offering.<br />
<strong>The</strong> chemisrry <strong>class</strong>, unlike<br />
Torrax's math cUss. is a rtgu'aily<br />
Khcdulcd <strong>class</strong>. <strong>The</strong> chcmi\tr> I AP<br />
meets II. 12. 13 cscryday.<br />
BisKli cnj»»>s icachinp the cla>s.<br />
panly becJUM:. be said. "F.vcr>»nc<br />
is trying, they're not di*coura^-«V<br />
Who knows what will tuppra u».>c<br />
May 16 and uV AP l:q!"<br />
Sophomore Ian Loscjoy say* .w<br />
enjoys the cli+\. "Hut," he addcJ.<br />
"ihcre'i li«is of hmncwork!" <strong>The</strong><br />
24-mcm*>cf cUt» L\ nxntly made up<br />
of sophomores, with J .ouplc of<br />
junion.<br />
"It's a strenuous vuut*c...not fur<br />
evcrytHxly." surmised flivsctt. He<br />
hope* the clasv will be offcrrd »fam<br />
next >c-ir. and his only caveat wilt be<br />
in screen all Ihc applicants ruefully.<br />
"' <strong>The</strong> &mWJ. f/mmWr 1,'lw'. >ij<br />
NEWS<br />
<strong>Lowell</strong>ites display<br />
talent in pageant<br />
winner* Sbitral FtinclBsa. Lba Tkbak, tod sponsor l<br />
t<br />
By Tammy Xarpcnko<br />
This >car'* Junior Mat Competition<br />
held on October 5 at Mercy High<br />
School, Uicludaf f\o seniors from<br />
<strong>Lowell</strong>. Miami Fcinglau and Lisa<br />
Tabak wwkrd hard in order to take<br />
both runncrs-up titles. Feinglass<br />
receiving firvt jnj Tabak second.<br />
"Every coninunt was a winner.<br />
just for being in ihc competition,"<br />
remarked Tabak w bo thought at first<br />
that rehearsing frorn 6:30 p.m. until<br />
8:30 p.m. for two weeks alter «cnool<br />
would affect her academic woik.<br />
With the Boat Dance around the corner,<br />
she seriously thought she wouU<br />
not have the time to participate.<br />
Tobak's »i>})fx>ni*e mothr r was the<br />
motivaiin£ force behind her decision<br />
to porticip'r in the cJTRpcttiion<br />
Tabak fell *v was just going alotig<br />
wtth the pageant and never paid ck*c<br />
ettcntkm. ur-tl Saturday, the day of<br />
thr coniest. She s'atcd. * T went<br />
through it in a da/c and even won in<br />
a due."<br />
Tab-* made clear that the contctf<br />
w*t ii.- beaut/ pagCAiit. It was a<br />
beneficial c*r.riicncc to make new<br />
(trends and to cntptu>./c sell<br />
Schools to test for AIDS:<br />
B.s Kulandj Ctiu<br />
Cdtlus Corncjo. San I : rjrK-two's<br />
jciinj: puMiL* whtM^I's VSK-I. SJIJ r*c<br />
wi vtd pti^pinc j comprcbcnvive AvqutrcJ<br />
Inmiunc IK-fuicnc) SsmlnviK<br />
licv lo the wln>.>1 rnutd<br />
within a m>>nih.<br />
During an interview with [tic Sim<br />
t'runeitctt ChniU d h<br />
Happy h<br />
Sweet IB 11<br />
Antoinette<br />
Dempsey •<br />
Nou 7<br />
Love Mom<br />
fi-pxncill) ui.1 fx- pljnm:.! in Mrck<br />
nurkLitiir> AIDS Ic^tnij; fur II«HJ<br />
rundlcTs. p.*»ihl; tcjctwr* andothJi<br />
Oi^rict cniplovce*. "I wjnt Id tesi<br />
cscr>ooc who needs to be levied."<br />
sUtcd Comcjit.<br />
His rcnuiU ^ruiial jn i.nmcdu(c<br />
viinirmcrs) In a prcparol vuiemcnt<br />
given .he folloutng day. Comejo<br />
clJinjed he did n.M plan to seek nuniLttory<br />
AIDS urstinj;. mr did he ever<br />
nKan to imply that he did.<br />
Fein IXug. the San Frarwiwi*<br />
I'mlicd School District public informJtumolficcr.<br />
opbincU. "<strong>The</strong>re is<br />
n>> legal r.r medical rcavm for AIDS<br />
tevtmc. -ind no true icM tor AIDS exists<br />
answay."<br />
Rocinhcrs ruse said thai the virus<br />
that C3UM_> AIDS can he tranvniittcd<br />
thnxjf h the exehange of body fluiJs<br />
thai iKoir during sexual intercourse<br />
of in the exchange of blood. Expert*<br />
\ay it cannot he transmitted through<br />
casual ciMitact.<br />
Duag luted that the school district<br />
^ presently in the midu of researching<br />
the AIDS issue and that an<br />
AIDS policy on how to deal with<br />
itudcnli and employee* w ill be submitted<br />
in a month.<br />
DEEM SUM<br />
.iny timt^ of day<br />
YANK 31NC:<br />
Tabak's performance,<br />
rrcvlctt) lUnce done to the music from<br />
the luvc theme from St. Elmo's Fire.<br />
i let dance, t^prthcr w eh ar« interview<br />
the comesiant* had with juJ^r*. an<br />
aerobic dance workout, and a rating<br />
on poise and personality wen Jte<br />
winning elements thai placed TabaVi<br />
performance be>ood that of cf tSe<br />
ofher cnntcsiants.<br />
Tabaic also vt)n a Scholastic<br />
Achievement Award lor receiving a<br />
grade-point as-.-ragc of 3.6 and for<br />
her od