Severely handicapped class arrives - The Lowell

7V imO, Jmuay 17, I9S6
NEWS.
School drug
problems increase
By Com Crbcni
Drug abuse n a growing proMcm
arorod the Lowell campus this year
accordiif Srutfcnt* Jaroci
rhanu.
"It's a problem that tuu been
amund for some time, bul we are
now recognizing it and coming to
terms with it." added Principal Alan
Rbwh.
Students limply have easy acm«
to illegal suhttanccx. One u*er. student
H. noted, "It's really nuy to get
them (drugs) if you know the nght
people."
He also died tune of the joing
ratca for popular drup: a "quad,"
or * quarter ©fa gram of cocaine, can
liven ihem up to ilat you can have
some fur.."
Ftbith cvpUined that he ami
Thomas muM deal with ibn*c stedenu
caught while under the influence of
an Illegal tutnuncc iuu
talc on topics that arc of inkiest, out
arc often overlooked."
All newspapers are railed from
first through fourth place. The Ltmrl'
was worol as a first place nempaper,
and was then awarded the designation
of "Medalin." Much is the tfesignatkm
of the brtt of t.ie fint place
paptn. Fewer than 10 pecent of
tltosc yapen whict. are of first place
^landing are tamed Medalists.
The Lmrtl was awarded 948 points
of a possible 1.000.
Thin U the KCtmd consecutive year
that The LPWH! has been awarded thu.
highest pouiblf ranking.
Tie newspaper was sW. awar
three out of four risible Al(<
Columbiiin honors, in content/covtrijtc.
writipg/editing. s.»d
creativity. The only area in which it
did not receive thu honor was in
oesicnUiipby.
Journalism Advisor Raym
Kohu stated tl-: merit cftlib award
». "I: give* the *taff an tdca of how
ihc paper ttack* up rationally. When
we pi up agaih^t hundrcU* of pipers
and con* cut on lop, it five* a gd
induratHM of in»f «KCC*« **
Ki«hu bcl*r\e> one rcawnt The
hntrlt u pznkriJariy Uroofi it".. JO
mjny anm arc ctivcrctl in nur paper
For example. I have nc.cr wen
jixMhcr «chonl pjf.T whK'h h
politic* ictlionav Thr IAV+IIUV-
Mentor Teacher Program
strives to improve education
By Marina lfelcalo
lX**i(;nc0 to enhance and expand
the txt-cUcncc in oJucation. itv San
Frsncuco Unifiol Schrol tjturivi
(SFl'SDr. under the date guideline*,
hai euabliil-i] the Mentor Tcaclicr
, created by the Gduon.u
C c . Senate XV\ V.\ (SB KI3).
Presently, there arc ?0 rcgbUr
mentor tochcrk. and 38 one 'JITTC
special mentor teachers.
Serving a* s reward and tt» provide
if*centi>c. a stipend of 14000 ((bt th?
I9SS-86 year) b offci c' IO the Mmiur
Teacher candidate.
The DKttnr teapther** functwn n to
provide bMtnxtiooal suppoit to beginning
and experience] leathers, in
his respective tubfcct and grade level.
However, brfon* b teacher can become
a mentor teacher, he/she roust
meet the SFUSD's requimneus.
A teacher must
— be a ncdemiakd clauroom
Kachcr with tenured statut, kinder*
janea thmur> twelfth grade.
— ha>e substantial rscent experience
to ctassroovti instnictKxi.
— have shown cxceUent tcachiag
abiliiy. iodkacd by enecmt eunrooaication
skills, Inowlojge of die subject
RUtur. ind etTective teacher
stiaargics occeaiary ta meet i»ie needs
of snuicMs.
If these requlremenu are met, the
teacher, if he wishes to hestme a
menux- teacher, nominates* hirudf
and submits recommendjtions from
ststhnts. administrators, and efher
teachers.
A vonrmittce coostnin^ of sevtu
people; four loeben anJ thrc- admlni&iraton
fnm difTemu schooli,
sdect the mentor teachers.
There are throe different committees:
one for demehtaty, middle, and
The cixiimii^x muM thini; c^aw m Jnnf>
tcmuter of IW6. Tliey are Ihc rcj(iverutM made in the (all or 14(2.
Dr. Roben Aliolo. forme
( rcoo^nued the Itinita'
of the small library and ptopok-
Meyer Library. The current
Periodical Kuom, the libfi.uni' offie*,
and the Meyer Room will he
moved to the new space provided by
extending the library into the frw*
courtyard.
The construction for (lie additioa of
two new bungalows iw already
tuned. The propovd d»c ia start &-s
construction was November 1.
However, according W AjUsunt
Principal Glorki Oofdanoff. il* digging
a.kl laying cf tlv foundation* JCtualfy
began in n>id-Novembct.
Although the mostrucion was
KhutolodlorodnnDcccrcbcr I. the
buogaVms will probably not be rrariy
until the spring semester, according
to Bojdinoff.
The twn new bungalows a/e bcins
insulkd next to tbc old T-roomt next
io the faculty parking lot.
Impctui for dc adiition or the
l wai the ipacr problem
'We squeezed students into every possible
room, but because of the nevv
schedule, we have rim out of rooms."
Robert Campbell. Lowell librarian,
noted, "Previotttly, there were >ug«
(,c** ions by the faculty committees in
the 60*1 that R *bn. IU*t*Uiuilf rn*ni itut
:)**:« i mn h«lnp bcld in Uw s,try«r
Library, in ihc ROTC room, in (tie
audiUmum. and even tn UK foyer of
the xwltiiiiium.
The new temporary c>a« n ***> * x »" """
develop mcthi»J» r»f %hjnnp infonruturn
with other Icachrn. Granucii
nmal. nowcici. ihat wnc teachers
rmy nrt apprccute boi.-j[: (o'd how tn
tc*:h try their pcer>, despite ihc.r
noted cicellcnctf.
Bcouu: n( ihu aspect (ir^niKVi
fccU the cmpnaiis of the pn*jram
>!iouk! focm ujnterpa.-u.
"The kiea behind it :* vcr> j.xid,
to rccpf ni/** excellent teachers and
reward them," cuntinued Granucct.
Prteitf r\, Kncver. commented, "I
rl'ink u«* it itiv- Tientor teacher ttSMgiimen*)
more as an cxtr* job than as
a sijn oi reccjnition."
The Mentor Tcacbci 'rojtaniha*
been e«rthlishcd so the excellent
teacberf of the SFUSD and other
school ttisincu cm shame tL^r *t>c
cessful teaching mctho4s In other
teacher* **i order to increav i ^c quility
of education in die uw.
Not all teachers who are coo&idcro]
cxtxlkm are required i>> become
mentor teachers if they dou't destrr
to do so. For ihi* reaion the $4000
incentive U rffertd.
xll Forctnio Team.
IJM month, the Forensic* Team
ptrticipQta. 1 in nan> ti-wniamctit« and
produced a uxjt of more ttun \$
fitulips and wmifiaittM%.
Al the Bill of RtgSlo Contest held
on December 14. senior Dean
Poulaktdj^ itvde the finali. If he is
declared a wilier, he will receive
S750
Senior Franctt Chu made it to the
lemi final* in the *ame competition
ami won SM).
Al*o during December there was
a toumamral futuiing Lincoln-
DnucUu d^Ki'es and team debatn.
A kani debate comhtt of two or
more people t-pjinj about a ccruin
iuue with another tea.n. Thr winner
nf Cte dcba*e t\ the tesm to nvni »ucc»*ivfjlly
defend ilt position on thj
nuc.
The Lincoln-Douglas debate
features individ*Mls und not teams.
At this particular dchalr. Jeff
Lawrence, senior John McNulty. and
jatiion Stephanie Lau. Christina
Cham u.M Patrick Tse reccivtd
trophies.
Followuif the debate, there was a
Congress held at Saint Ignatius Cat*
lege Preparatory School.
A CO^S.T\S is an »-'ew molded
after it* Unitrd Swea Cong.-css. At
thi» cAxnt. people arjue why a BSI
should or iboukj not be pasted
At this particula? tonjiws, icnlor
Steve Kaha »nd junior Ted Ccwta
received plaques.
The Forensic* Team aha did w-U
m the oratory tournament held Kf the
Chinese Amcncan C'ttiaa AMiaisee
tC-VCAi. The UKinuwent i» hcU f"f
Chtncv: jjudcntN unl>. and out of the
five Lowell V'Klcnt* who partk-ipjied.
fiMir wcic victn.wui.
The ttjunumem **x* k mnJ place
it tl.c senior seainn. while senior
Rolands Crm took fourth place.
A; the begirmtnf of winter vacation.
Lawtcncc and McNuti> par-
*ktpated in the Lo>ola-Rnfland lournament
m *x* Ang«lc». Tl»» is a
tocnumcn. ir -^hich students from ad
over the country come m compete ia
various on&mcal events.
Although neither Lawrence or
McNulty received any nwards. they
fcii (hat it WM a "rewardirq; ev
pcrtencc."
The last mzjor toumameat ia which
'he Forrnsics Team panicrpared was
at ihc Um^cnity of Pzcific This
tournameai has many different
event*, wxne of which are dramatic
interpretation, oratory and extern*
poraneoc* speaking.
Sertxxt Robert MoUosi acd DkJre
Atkimco competed tn dramatic interpretation.
Mullosi advtnctd to UK.
finals and won third place while
Atkinson achieved icmifinalist
d
Sopbomore* Peggy Kohn. Ctelo
Cercto. and Lyn^y.v Caks* were
oratory finalisu, L.-d l-awrtnc was
a finaliu in cx'euiporancour
ipeaUng.
"I fed that the team U really
together, and it shows wbrn tc win
our competitions." Lawrence
mrrlmVit.
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