Severely handicapped class arrives - The Lowell

Fall officers
sworn in
By Dtin P-xiUkldis
Students cut (heir halloa on May
8 to determine the final election
results of Lowell's 1986-87 uwlera
government officer*.
Pnor to this Tirol run-off election
day were two days uf ptirrury cixtions.
The individual claucs and the
Board of Class Officer* (BCO) beU
their primaries on April 24. whifc the
Lowell Erjcuavc Council (LEO. the
Student Activities Board (SAD), and
•be Boant of School and Community
Services 3SCS) hclu their prinurics
on Hay 1.
AlthOugh Beth Dunn, the Etotfca,
Committee Chairman. Mid. "The
elections ran smoothly," ibetfid idmi:
there were some preb'-cnu.
Dunn believed the greatest of the
problems to be the theft of two cU%.*
of '89 LEC rcprrvsttaiivc petition*
from the main library •vindowj ivith
only one d»> left before primary elec
(tons. The uolcn petition* w«rc
rewritten and the '39 LEC tpraentativcprimiric*werehcldimMay
I.
On May 21 all the newly elected
officers were sworn in at a brief
ceremony followed by rcfreshntcnu
in the srhoot cafeteria.
The 19S6 election re tutu arc u
follow*;
Lo-vcll Executive Council
Chair-Elect: Pat Magce
Vice Chairman: Ericka Gcttmi**
Corresponding SccrcUiv; r;1(a
Boegcr
Rectfoinj Sectcur-; Arm Liu
Treasurer: Krisicn Lui
A*ii«tanf Treuurcr: do be
appointed)
Student Advisory Council
Representative:
Cathy Crmvay. Stephen llcu^cr
Student Activities Board
Chairman: Eunice ¥oon
Vice Chairman: Deborah Hull
Secretary: Cecrgcue PouUkidas
Treasurer: Doug Lcc
Special Event* Convrhiioncr
Curti* Chinn
Dincc CommiuKiner: Eunice
Woo
Rilly Commmioncr: David
Katznelion
An»Cummi%vi(7ncr; DruiTung
Prrpcnia Comnmumcr: (tu rxr
appointed)
Athletic Ccmmiuioncr. David
Lee
PuNiciry Cnnmtuioncr Janet Yi
Board of School and Community
Service*
Chairman: Molly Bulcr
Vice Chairman: Marcw Ko
Secretary: Cheryl Mara
Treasurer: Jenny Kauf.nen
Publicity Commiuinr *r: Laura
Unc
Historian. Jothua Ths'r
MaihJScience Representative:
Yohsukk Mill
Creative Arts Representative:
\Un Wold
Liberal An* Reprcv.£utivc: Trru
Yce
P.T.S.A. Repfc*cr.utiv-: Shcrvl
Goodman
Bourn 1 pf CLu Officer*
Chaimuiv fv«ig Ng
Vire Chairman. kanna Wong
Secrcury: Kim Njluhara
Treasurer Jenni CarnnU
Claw of '87
Fmident: Macu.'oc UaigJ
Vice President: Succy Maveda
Secretary" Dcnuc Kuno
Treasurer: Dune NhUig^wa
L.E.C. Rep:ewntative»: Patty
Sing, Rencc Thierry
f 'US
Fmidc.it: Laurancc Le.*
Vice President: Laurie Higftthi
So-fcra/y: KJITLJI Stnph
Treruurer. Jenny DeMonievcrdc
LEC. llcpmcntamev McLinic
Montcve.tk:. Odetta Uglcrce
Class of '89
President: Hckrn Chu
Vice President: Roland Tang
Secretary: Jowflc Ferrer
Treasurer: Tanuny Law
L.E.C. Representative*: Liitda
Chu. Naruh Sul
Government through the ages-
BCO
By Caryn llowet)
Former principal Barton Knowles
crr^ed Lowell's cunrnt s)~sicm of
govenuncnl. orignially called the
Lowel! Charter, in the early 1970'*
so studmis could actively participate
in the organizing of student activities
and have an opportunity to develop
leadership skills.
The L.E.C. Lowell's central
govcraii t b"^?, bt anches into three
mare specialized boards of Rmcnirrenl:
the BCO. an acronym for
Bnud ot' Class OfTktn. is one such
bunch.
Ttw BCO consuls of representatives
t'rom the freshmen,
sophomore, junior, and suiior classes
wotkiiig in conjunction wiii elected
chAirpnnont: it U ihnr job to oversee
and coordinate individual clast
activities.
Science tctchcr Mai an Gorude/
has been faoJty ad>uor for the BCO
fttnee !°80ajdadmUsthatrbcrcUat*
one method to itv operation. "Wha;
we (the BCO) gel done and how we
do it u depcnJcri upon my energy
lc\cl and rk*w lurd I pu»h ihcvr
kids." repealed G»>nralc/.
The DCO *p.*tu«i e\tlu*.\t^.
pn>ms. class pknio. and nuny other
•:U« related activities.
The BCO muM apotmc e» ind Jn w tmly if the
class i% fiiunciallj* and ph>ncjl!>
capable of earn, ing it out.
After the BCO approves an activity.
Gocualc? asks ft* progress .rport*
periodically throughout its planning
.GOVERNMENf
7V Lmrtl. Ju»e S. 1986. 'ctr »
-Dunn, Magee planfor
'87 school year
By * "•thy Con way
On May 21. junior* Beth Dunn and
Patrick Magce lot* offices as Lowell
Executive Council (LEC) Cruir und
Chair-Elect, respectively.
Doth Durr> and Nfagee i»I.T*Jy
ha\x pla*n in LEC neit year. These
plans include a Convocation early in
the til, tcxiatf exctun^o throughout
the year, more proa confttcncei with
The U**tll, meetings in the Meyc
L%»fy. revision of the LEC Charter,
and a usk force < > an upon MJJEJC*tton*
in school pt.iWem*.
Magec, who vn\ ufcc office r: l£C
Chair in the spring, hopes to have
nun? "fun-iilleti" ipring events.
whicii he will pUn in tiie fall.
He noted. "LEC panned many
events this >car Out didn't get done.
I hope that by planning the evenu t.i
the fail, the LEC can be more i*n>ductive."
Both officcia *«c a nctru for better
conuncntcaiton between the board*
and administration.
"Tcachcn jnd Ihe administration
Jiruld be more open wiU» Uudcnt
gnv*.Twnent a* u» ulut tlicy c«pect."
\u:ed Mi^-e.
"I don't think Ocre will be acy ^nsion
between the bnjrdv becauw
we're all £d fnendv." prCwKtcd
Dunn.
A new m»k force, t group effort by
faculty. adm*emmcnt. will al*o be a
primary coocjpol the Khool of graffiti
«nf litter and r-> purcrtac garbage
on*.
Dunn explained. "The oejert (of
the protect in to »tan school clean ir
September and to ktep the scNwI
clean throughout the Khool %eu."
Andenon bdicvrt that the ptoblem
with the litter and graffiti is much
deeper than it appears (o be.
"The /ea! iuue u how students
identify with the scnool. They muu
ha\e iiride in their Khool, and it must
be rcflccttd in the environment."
stated Anderson.
Anderson oiwcntd that the LEC is
;o«TirH.*«;d of "capable and rcsporuS
ble people" »ho»vill make good rote
models.
AnJe.wn concluded, "I was ptcaved
wiih the past group of officers and
hope that the incutring students will
be ju't as pood."
New class presidents speak out
'87 By Vtronlca Adrian
"And the next prciident of
Lowell's CU*s af 1987 is "
Junior Manufou Liaiga rut wailed
three yean to hear that phnuc completed
with her runic. In the May 8
run-Off clean*-., she realized her
dream.
"1 run for pro idc.it both my
freshman and sophomore
p
ycarv. but
"
expbinol Luiga.
stages. "I do a lot of veiling U> nuke
sure tic lads my their bill*." explained
Corualn.
According to junior vice pmtdcrt
Beth HutyTnme>'. the BCO act* a*
a "parent rocaciiclaAi" and guides
the clavw^ thniugh the orgsnuaikm
of ejchnf their activities. The BCO
UIMI tncrvee* fruhnirn oncnLitKHi
and piirtklct 'ludent* wiih free identiftcatt'.n
card*.
Cuncntly. the DCO meet- in ri>om
254. MctrJvo plan to reranatc ronm
2-t6 and UK it u J pnnury offKt. "I
bought a file cabinet for caclt chvi to
cr;otU3|,; olfken to keep mords of
c\cr>thmg they du. I al«» bnught a
copy machinr and paint ft* the DCO,
*o we're doing prctr*' well." commented
Gonzalez.
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"I ran uccjuie 1 wanted to d»
something for my Khool. Bein>>
proidmt. I'm provided c\en more
trpfwril nitu-s (than other rfficcni to
UJJ^M idea* and lo put than tnto action.
And [ hate ideas for new and
'Jiffcrenl activities to nuke our senior
>car the bat ever." enthuvd Uai)».
By Rebecca Cbanc
The new Junior CIOM prcAidect for
ihe fall scmcMcr will be Leuranc:
Lcc.
Lcc considers tt his mosl impr*nant
duty to make people mo;e aware of
student gm eminent.
He added, "Wo-tinc with the cl*s
officen. I hefc to plan rm^rc aciivit«c*
such as spurts evens within the cb&»
and with othc' clastes and other
vhotfik ut get U> kmw^ one another."
Lee (an for office because be (elt
the Class of *S8 government *^as not
doing a proper Jot*. "Activities like
the Sen ice Project didn't turn out
well; thc> were poorly planned and
organ^ed." he *utcd.
'89-
By Chun* 0*tach
•(( feeU goixl ihat I can help other
tropic." Uited Helen Chu. president
of the Class of '1W.
A* ihe new woho.,virc prcAtdcnt.
Chu*» gusts far the fur-are include
organizing spirit week activities,
preparing for the Sophomore E»cluvivr,
improving relations between
taiious bnardi, and foUerirg better
ccmmunicaticn rvtween the student
government anJ tnc \tudcnt body.
Chu fomrr.rntcd on her new rotilion.
"I really cnj«> being ^ ofrKrr.
It gives me * chance n devote my
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