Severely handicapped class arrives - The Lowell

% Marc Badcr
ulM Capitii U cr. ihe IOOM: in
Bay Am irfaob api,t a*, no: sonv
silly crcaturr r.om a Steven Spielberg
film, li'i common name U a loirc.and
it prcscnu a jerinct ptoblcm in
the clauroofm.
"It's a pain without an end." said
one Bay Arcj mt(hcr who had JVM
completed me two-diy task of d>'inletting
her family am! entire houw of
the head lice.
Her battle is put of ihe school districts*
myiimJ treatment for ridding
infected uudcnHtiTtbcvrnpin. Head
lice migrates to iny warm, comfortable
head, making a ho:;* i»ear ihr:
scalp and laymf ..»ky. minute eggs
on urandi w hair. These egg* we
known as nits.
An ftchy head u usually the signd
to Khool official* 10 check for lice
and stid injected youngster* hotm.
With we children go instructions for
pr.ctti lo delouie the child's ruir
vtth syrup-thick shampoos and finetooth
coenbinv. • task thai can take
tevctal houn to several dn» *nd
waally disrupts the entiie family.
IV Bay Area mother had just guoe
through the fumlgatmg ritual for the
second time thh school year. "First
w« shanv>x> the kid'i head anj
everybody else's. Then we Mrip
evcr>thin|i — aS bnldir.g. You laundtr
ihcets. btankm. pillow cases, all
the clothes hi the mom. which means
emptying drawers and c Diets."
•*This u probably e«rcme." she
adralTed. "but I can't stand tV
though! of this stufT being ar*r*I. *o
! just do It *'She said she ihcn'incs
a special pcdicuIkiJe sprav lo kill the
lice and their offspring that uc hid*
t den in ftoarcu crevices, around
rta f p
K «* u * CMire HOUK
f s mtho-jt .vying, she saitl.
"It's a tVll two day jci ftw a cou*
pie of people," said the «irmun. *ho
takes time off from work to rid h-.-r
hrvsc and famtlv of the dreaded Ike.
The woman estimated the oM to
con.pleic ttc full cleaning at $4*) to
$30. What adds to the woman's frustration
arc (he other parent* who
refute to spend the ttnw or morey to
complete the chore.
"If somebody doesn't do it, tt just
cotnex back." she s*id.
School health wficiaU agree that
head Ike are a iccurring problem for
them because some parents refuse to
admit ft* their prccnos dartimes mv
bc infested with head lice. Ottcn
parents don't recognize the intportanre
of proper treatment and ! kids have had
it nreplc of moishs to *»?p rut\ and
cimbs anJ o»hci tUrm lh.y touch llwir
heads.
Mm! Bay aiea Kbools aliow students
v. ith head lice :o continue to attend
school as long as they arc bcirg
treated. But many scNxil dKtrkts :n
ihe state do not let children back un-
:it they can prciic they arc free of the
(HIS 1 .
Lice anii nit* are mm< likely to he
fwtxj near the uralp. «hcre the ruir
iv thickest, usually behind the can
and around the rupe of the neck.
They K"»* 'f* 01 tnc J nu ll>
*'*« *»f
-eiphth of an inch long.
Spring editors announced
[Ici'-inning thK -^tmf wnw^ict /7»r
hmrll ncw>po|vr Cjfl w. i>l he «u.-*E*liliirvin-
Ciicf. nine new page cdiii>r\. and
three retominp oJitorv
Carla Ncwrtxvcr. Ihe airrcnt
>iitof-tn-chicf. and j^rnali*m ad*
vLl the
stotks r*M who Bopped them, copy
dojiirc-. copy wxl pfo^lrcading
day*, the headline days. rtc. cotfal be
id C
Fasliff. the current new* editor,
tbo noced seme improvements he
would lite '•> limtown; in lie up-
ctmtinp I\OK*\. "I Mjrti the pj)X' f
more irfK'ntcd itmjtil> ihe \tMlcnt. In
ihe politic^ sevtion. for cumplc. in-
M.'jd of having ^umiiufic* -•*">ut
•A» lU oent* I Mant n«rv articles that
in\i>!»c^ the Mudcnts."
FaUiff auJcd that he hxpCN 0v k Ic can
always be iinpnived.
Here arc the rca of the editor* sc«
IcctcU by Knht/ and Newmc>er fur
ne« temcucr.
Ncw» Fditor> — junit>r\ Shcrri
Eng. Bella Fong. ant Gilhy Conuay.
Fcauire Ediwrx — %cntor\ Andrew
Lcc and Jenifer Roger*. aaJ junior
Cdote Snllod.
Spom Editur — »cnior Julk Wong
Pol.tia Editor — junior Ann Liu.
Government'Scuder* E\cnt> Eduor
— «nior Lha Pcrtlc)-.
Profiles Editor* — *cn'wr> EVJ
Fesu and Bmy Mcr/enkh.
Entenainnient Editor — junior
5te*c Heuicr.
Irvr-T'^ &1WK — sc*M»r Li«
Woog.
Eog. Fcstt. and Rogers arc the
three returning page ediwi.
ai? 17.
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Enterprise jobs train for work
By Stepbm Hraxr
hi d
p
^ing and summer, over 100
high sctfXi! srudertii, jmbucui, and
excituj *hou» tomw pinkulM career
option, descend on -he San ^ranciicu
business, profeuioiu: and medical
comn*4jntp». h«»*r*Tr. uwpi
be «>oly IMX prxr or ihe Fmctpn^e
p«c: ihe ingani/jlt»>o *rr*c% Ur nnwe
pct-p 1 * ihrnuEh 11* Hrfvrelerral *ctvice,
helping 1^00 Muucrt% e*:h
year find pan-tune job*. >ofnc of
ihoc job* are clerical, uich ** olfice
wotk. ami other* are domestic, such
a* gardening, bahysititng. and
hotuccleaning.
lo become eiihcr an apprentice or
vice, a student must submit an application,
alon* with two teacher
.txojivnendatkwis, to EnlcrpriM'. and
then undergo an imetvicw by an
Enurprise staff member. *
A stjJent accepted intu the >*
reierral program b not limply jtiven
a job; raiKcr, be b referral to a
tunable employer and must jtt a job
on h=s titn. Emcrpite tnex to help
student* find the jyfcs they're tool tug
f jr. but donn't hand them job* on a
planer. "We encourage stddenu to
uke rctponiibiliiy for their cmf4oymem."
writci Chuck Swea, Enterprise
director for job rtcvclopnicrt.
In I9R5. 30 Umrll stbdenu gained
admittance to Enterprue'i apprmticuhip
program. 12 taking pan in
the particularly competitive medical
apprenticeship program. Medical apprenticeships
arc offered during the
summer only: they involve seven
40-hour weeks on 'he job. and pay
S500.
Medical apprtTticc* consider the
program quite intensive, and many
gab experience witching and even
assisting a doctor duritf surgery. Tic
degree of apprentice participation
varic* whh the supervising doctor.
believes her atprmitxshtp under Dr.
Judith WisResh in, a cardiotogiM. wa<
uncommonly cnlichtcning and b now
mure hesitant about her Licmf in
medicine than she waj before thb
summer.' "IV apprenticeihlp showui
me » hat it uke» to be in rredicinc.
It really made me think ahout it. All
those yean nf rnedicJ) school. your
imemUup. your residency, and more
Khool if you want tc specialize.
When I go to cnlhre next >tar, ii will
be like starting in kindergarten
again."
Hlgashi. during her rpprenticeihip.
aisisied her -Joctor is research and
helped r^curd surgeries In the
opcratins room. Other medical appreoticrshipi
available involve only
research, and some positions are also
available io folds Ukc physical
thrrapy and veterinary medicine.
FrancH Chu. aLo a Lowell senior,
chose to s« .T as a law apprentice ia
the offices of Bruce W. LUknthal.
Chu b interested in law as a career,
but also potentially as a "springboard
to polUical office." His apprenticeship
helped show him something
f-f both taw and local politics.
•'I've always been rnteroted in hw
1 'My apprenticeship showed me
that law is a lot of paperwork, but
the rewards are still great, like
getting the feeling that you *re actually
helping people who are in
trouble, and being able to keep
some sort of order in society.''
The program can be invaluable to a* a career, because I fee) the Asian
Mudei^s iMcrevtctl in medicine, community would bciteitt fron hav-
believe* Sally Mitchell. HntcrpriM: ing DO, t law.- wld Cno, "My
App*rmkc*hip pntgrtm rrutufcr. .ipFrvniicW'ttp showed me that Law t*
" Y«HI may ihiiiL >ou ***rw u* he a * lot of rwpi'rwurk. but the rewjni%
.IOU.H. Nil >»fi doni lw«* »hJi «'* utr will frex. hVc geninje the fwl-
like ti» he a oocior. Ii help* inrfnen*tiu'n: jctujlly helping peo-
vhen >»xi ic*» '•» ctrflcge to know H/IV ple *rx< are in tnxiMe ind hctnt; jhlc
vou're iitterLiied." she lUlcJ to keep Mwnc sum of orUcr in Mxrie-
irtmtc^ll). an apptcnticcihtp exty."pcitctwc tan alio icrve to show peo- "1 wa* al\n rxpowd lo a lot of
ple tfiat they're not at interested in a Community leaders, and it gave me
particular career a* they once a chance 10 Ulk with attorne)^. fin-
believed.
ding out ho*v cliiscly my ideas mat*
a participant in ihc job reffiral %CT- Julie Higashi. a Lowet* senior. ched thein." he added.
Writers win journalism contest
By Raymond Louie
Four Lowell maknt* were wimen
IaM mowh in the Invest-in-America
Prc\» Conference Competition held
fur Ray Area high school newspaper
liAnn* \ki, Kerln Coemt. C«Urj Couway, and Ann Ui are sturtcot Jom •
nausls »bu wen rewarded for their rrporitet sUOs By the Irmd-bi-
AuHf lea nmtfora.
staffs and journalism students.
SoptKxrorc Joutnalism 1 student
UAnne Yu capmrcd second place,
sophomore Kevin Cheng, also in
Journalism I. took the special priM.
juniors Cathy Cooway and Ann Liu
KST
both won honorable tnenkm. Conway
and I>| ate currctcly on the staff
for Thr Uynrtl newspaper.
Al Ihe pre» conference Ihe students
were gives the opportunity tn interview
Btnbah Smkh Catcv. a lormcr
Trustuer cf Ihe United Sutes and
later submit articles cased upon Ihe
question and answer session.
All of Ihe enlilej were then judj-
«1 on urricritinduig of journalistic
style, clanry. and accuracy of "'•> eai-tari
rcpoctinga
The cvr;al) fc: pUee winner »aj
awarded SIOO. the!»» suoud olaa
wituers were awarded $50 rath, and
the three third place winner* wvrc "I didn't expect it, definitely!"
gt*rn SZi each. Also ibe tvx special chimed Cheng. "I did tit? anicic
prize winner was awankd S40 and b.-cauvc 1 juu »anied to *cc what it
c.tcri of the 11 hoporahlc mcrjion WM like. 1 have nc-^cr written an ar-
winner was given IIP.
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