Severely handicapped class arrives - The Lowell

P»f«4. 71M Lomtll. December 7. I9S4
N E W S _ _ _ _
Rule changes
irritate students
By Stephen Abntnowitz
Radio station KFRC ana 7-
Ekvcn stores sponsored a "Hottest
Hijth School" contest in four northern
California arc** during October
and Nosembcr.
Thewinnlr.f vhnol in each irra
— the one lhai handed fn ihr nwst
ballon to KrKC — «wlil win 12
Apple 21IC computcn and equipment
worth approximately
$30.(100.
L'tkler the leadership cf sponsor
Ori Kocrlt the l-owell Executive
Council (LUC) immediately began
planning Loucll's strrteipr. The
original rules for the contest stated
thi* entries had lobe on three inch
by fhe inch index cards, anil
Kocntgcnt :ii> over 50.000 cards.
A few duy\ Ulc*. a vt ol ">>f-
Ikial rutei** can:c out. spevilyinn
that onij tt« blue official c"try
form* — available ut 7-Uk-«n
stores — would be accepted. In
addition, entry rcqunt letters
could he tru to KFKC. +n*: the
staticn Mou!d return 50 ballots for
each request
The UX quick I. spread word of
the corticil. and designated October
31 tCT.B.S. Testing Uay> to
dhtribute the entry forms to
Umtll students, (n the meantime,
students were supposed to send at
many indifiduall) written letter* to
KFKC as possible.
In (.art) Nmvmbcf. a scries of
divrcpanoes In the content rules
rutacd Lowell's chances tt> «rin the
' Tint of all. the bay Area 7-
Eleven stores did nut reflate the
number ol hjUots a penon could
pick up. In wmt stores customers
cor.'d only t-»kc one ballot, u (,&:riinjls in junior oratory.
Lee reachctt tcrrilitialv. in l':e Lincoln
Doujtlav dcliale and rcnitcU
A trophy lor his clfo.-t.
Forcnsics coach Sandra Hird
fe't the learn had a goaj tournament.
"Ihe even'- is w;} CI.Ipctttive.
It's »rr. ililliculi to ili>
well. Yoj rce>'. vtjmins JMII a
interests with those o! ptvple «icce\sfull)t
emp!c used to
guide student, in planning and
looking into certain fic*ds.
Lowell*, tenth j: r a d c
caicrr acrdemic i-ouuvclinn pm-
Kiam. funded by Senate Uilt SII
81J. was establithcd Ust sear to
cncnuraKc students to plan their
carte."? carl).
Last year's sophomores did not
take the SCII because the tests arrived
late In May. They did
hewrvxr, receive a stt'dcnt portfolio
that contained carer r plan
worksheet, cumulative scholarship
record, student test record, explanation
of testing term*, infurmation
ort Cit> ColJcvr of Sjp
l-'rxnciwo, Univcrsiiy uf CaJUurnU.
lystems. and San Kranvisco State
UnWer.ity. a!onK »Uh SFSU
workiKrct. 5FSU eligibility. UC
worksheet, lips nil how to study ef*
ficict-ii), ard an informative letter
to parents.
"The UuVnt% wen Riven their
portfolio* It keep and each is
responsible {or updating information
in his 1 wider." etpt-iined Uf.
Geor^ Hsu, assistant principal.
"Our noalin thii pm^r-im t\ lot
sophon.orc* to develop an
Apartness