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Semifinalists announced] Staff plans ahead
ByAmyS.Ue
Four Lowell seniors, Ivan
rif2>. Nadlne deCotcau, Luan
ld and KeM Johnson.
e been named Semlflaalkts In
21 it annual National Achieve
meat Scholarship Program.
Orr 73,000 b'ack students who
took thr Preliminary Scholastic
ptitude Test (FSAT) In their
junior year requested contldcratloo
In the Achievement Program.
OI these studtmt. I 500
ScmlfinalisU were chosen.
Presently enrolled In about
.000 hlfth schools across 44
states, SvmUinaUit? are the
ighcsMcoring participant! tn the
tuics within each regional selec-
HI uoh established for the proatn.
5eminnalbu are eligible to ad*
inee to Finalist stamping by
meeting four requirement*: they
must achieve • high score oo the
:hu!astfc ApUtude Test (SAT).
proem a strong secondary school
transcript, write a personal essay,
and be recommended by the
icbool prindp*J.
FinaUsU wUl compete for 620
scholarships, valued at over $2
mQUon. to be given in the spring of
1945.
Tbae scholarship* Inctud- 350
32,000 nonrenewabk "National"
awards, which are linsneed by
about 50 businesses and industries
and by undesignatet* program
funds.
The other 300 svnotarshlpi are
Sl.OOO-S.000 renewable corporate*
spoasorcd and college-sponsored
awards.
Achlevtexat aad Hispanic schoUn Include: Richard Miranda.
Patrick ComiBcr, Xatheriae Loo. Nadlne OeCoutcau, Uu Garcia.
LoaAnaaSchwartx, Aathony Hudgtns. and KcUl Johnson.
By BHndar Singh
Six Lowell seniors have qualified
as Seraifioallstt In the National
Miipanic Scholars Program, wrlch
1 ipoutored by the College Board.
Named as possible contender*
for college tuition scholarships
were PatrtcU Ccmme.*. Lisa Garcia,
Anthony Kudglns. Kalherine
Loo. Richard Miranda, and LeAnna
SchwarU.
To qualify for consideration In
this program, Knlon muil hue
Hispanic background and high
scores on the Preliminary
Scholastic Aptitude Ton (PSATJ.
Winners of the scholarships *1II
be Inoscn from Hiipa.Uc scholars
Winning cheerleaders show ofl their hairstyles.
— for'Red & White'
who achieved SemUlnalht tun
ding and will be announced In the
tpririg of 19S5.
SemlflnalUu must now submit a
series of recommendation* and
high Scholastic Aptitude Scores
(SAT) to remain in contention for
the tuition scholarships.
Speaking in behalf of the Lowell
qualifier. SchwarU said. "Rectoring
a scholarship would be a
significant help In meeting college
com "
Last year. Lowell had four
student* who qualified for the National
Hispanic Scholars Program,
two fewer than this year.
By Sandra Hong
The 1985 Lowell yearbook Tbe
Fed ant. White. U eip^led to in
one' f the best yearbooks ever produced.
"We've got an eicelknt staff
this yearl" enthused editnr-lnchief
Alex Wong.
"Tory (the stuff) know what
they're doing. AHol them have
been l«i yearbook for several
years," the icnior noted.
Die staff plans to have tSe coir*
ing yctrbock circulate arounu tbe
ibemc of movie titles. This ccnlial
idea will run throughout the book
to tie different sections together.
Wong said that the staff b trying
to meet the deadlines much
earlier tnan did the prior staff and
that this will help reduce :he prin*
ting cotts. "Every time we mlu a
deadline they (the printers) double
or triple the cost." he esplaicrd.
The money the yearbook team
saves for being punctual will be used
to make a better yearbook.
Senior pictures were taken as
early as the second week In
August, and freshmen pictures
were taken on their Orientation
Da). August* X. Junior and
sophomore plctuies will be taken
wine lime during November and
not in the spring.
"We will have aU our portraits
done by December and that way
we can start other thing* earlier."
said Wong.
The senior tectlons in the 1985
yearbook Is expected to have more
Fuller honored
By LcwUon Lcc
Engllth teacher Gwendolyn
Fuller l>at qualified at Die San
Francisco Unified School
Ontrkl't nominee lor ihc |0K5
California and National Teacher
of (he Year AwarUt.
Dr. Mobert Almto. *,uperin'cndent
of tchooU In S». Iranciwo.
named Fulto the winner alter
chotning among many (cachen tn
the school district who applied for
the national award.
"1 couldn't belirve Ul" exclaim.
ed Fuller. "I'M very honored and a
bit scared. Thlt It not ao award fcr
me. It It an award to represent all
the outstanding teachers in San
FrancHco."
Atlolo staled. "Miss Fuller is an
outti tntllng teacher who motivates
her UtuJ?nU through the excellent
Cheerleaders claim title
By Debbie Hanser
Lowell's vanity cheerleaders
have gained the title of the "Vidal
Sassoonettes." The squad claimed
• first place In the first contest of
lb* year at the Vidal Sassoon
Cbcerkading Competition.
The cheerleaders, consisting of
laaicc Chinen, Louis Hoaancs.
Am> Lee. Karlna Lee. Carmen
Murphy. Doalne Ng. Jennifer
Paige, and Diana Yuen, were
among cheerleaders of ISO other
Bay Area schools asked to enter
lbeeom;^Ution
beeom;^Ution.
Each school was requested to
send I* a picture of the squad and
male LI an original cheer tor the
Vldal So MOOD Company. Tbe three
top school* picked wrre, Novato.
SkyUoc. and Lowell.
On tbe Toasday previous to tbe
competition, every gW oo the three
teaau received a complett hair
"mafce-owr" furnbbed the "VKd
Sassoon way." On October 5. the
dar ol the contest, each squd
member got -touch-apt" eonibllogot
* wash. dry. and style Job
aU supplied witbln • ball hour of
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