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STUDENF EVENrS.
^Lowell exchanges students with Oa1dand\_
By Jonathan Atbirti
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On February 23 am* 26. Lowell
•Bd Oakland High Schools parbctpsted
in a student exchange.
Ontbe 25th. 36 Lowell students
tnvfUed to Oakland High School
(OHS). via PART. Upon airivinc.
they trere met ty their exchange
partners, studenu from OHS, and
then taken ic thdr partner's next
three- clause*. In this way, the
Lowdl students were ahk to view
the school from aa insider's
NCrv Lowell *n*!cats were im*
prewed by the school's modem
design, intruding carpeting in the
hallways and clauroomf, the
school's cleanliness, and the
£atittocc (which included a swimming
pcrol). Senior Leu Thomson,
chairpenon of the Student Exchange
Comniitue, was more Lnpctsscd
with it: student body itself.
"I thou&bt they were so nice, very
cnthutiauic. and supportive," shr
it>tfdj
ATler attending three cUs.**. the
Lowell students wtrr irerrd to
lunch, and ih.ti th: participants
from ihe two schools p'ayed in •
friendly volleyba'l game. According
to lowell senior Nick Fioreniinos,
-We whipped ihcm."
The next day mi the second half
of the program, when Oakland High
students attended Lowell for a da>.
45 students from the high ichool
were matched with members of
Lowell's stud~nt tAchange group*.
The 43 Owkland studcats were
selected mostly from the leadership
groups at girt ichool.
Lowell stodeuts involved met
their partners, who traveled by
chartered bus from Oakland, in
Lowell'» fnwt courtyard during
registry. These Oakland srudenu
then accompinicd their Lowell
counterpart* to *U of their clas«cs
during which ihe "Lowell Executive
council (LET) usually conducts its
business.
After lunch, students from both
.schools went suuide where they
were entertained by Oakland Higtrt
cheerleaders and Lowells -no*
Most Oakland sxulents then went
back to their scfcocl by bus. but a
few. including Student Body Prtsi-
? dent Nolan Jones stayed longer.
£ "I'd love to go here." slated Jones.
* "It reminds me o.'a mini-college."
5 JOM commented tut Oakland
*• High Ichool wouU like to make this
1 studcui exchange a traditional year*
I ly even*. Students frora Oaklani aad
I Low-ell exchanged *wt> years ago,
* but last year the program was not
Vblton from Oakland llUh School get loan her during tbdr vbit w coaiucud.
Lowell rwmtly.
The l.ow-HI Student Exchange
from muds sit through fuunecn. OaLUivl could not he ptxiaed. The Ccmmittre hopes to make other ex*
Because of Lowell's majulai Oakland sto-!c&lv wtrt strved changes this yc-r, Inclidi^g one
schedule, a group activity such as lunch, however, in room 262 Juring currently being planned with Red-
the vollcybai! game oot«nucd by mod* 14-15. These ar-, ihe mods wood ifiih School.
Valentine dance pushes couples i What is the SAQL
' ~»~^ r F" S*C Rep.? BrLrwbool/* What do *t need a a discussion Tl« SAC bod/, forthemoa mainly putKU•* because it
By Akxandria Saje and
MvtleeTrttaun
"I want me a man!"
Tetnale Lowellitcs had the opportunity
during the fint week of
February to ask their favorite guy to
the Sadie Hawkins Valcuine's
Dance on Fehruaiy 8.
At a Sadie Hawkins daKe. glrU
are encouraged to invite boys in*
vcad of vice versa. In order to promote
"pairing up," the Student Activities
Board (SAB) lowered ticket
pi ices for couples. Approximately
half of -he 6C? dekeu sold were for
couples, while the other half was
purchased by snKjcnt* "going
"The idea o/ girls asking guys
seemed progressive, but then girls at
Lowell always ask guys out, so it
was DO major innovation," stated
sophomore Katie Corrigan.
Compared to the Halloween
Dance, where the music was
primarily funk and soul. Sonic
Sounds provided a bit wider varies
of music at the Sadie Hawkins
dance. "It was jammin*." declared
an anonymous senior.
Dean Poulakidas (SAB Vice
President), commented. "I think the
Sadie Hawkins was a C 00 ^. successful
dance. The SAB received
Lowell*tes supplied the action at the Sadie Hawkins Dance.
many compUints about the music
aftrr the last dance. But at the Sadie
Hawkins affair there was a good
mix. Besides, no matter what you
do, someone will always
complain."
Some students objected to the
"doubling" of slow songs and the
repetition of others, including
"Careless Whispers" by Wkun! and
"Like a Virgin" by Madonna. As
junior Jeremiah Turner put it, "For
the same ic%ults. I couM have stayed
at home, turnci off all the lights,
and liuencd to KITS."
Ironically. Sonic Sounds
neglected to play "Boys Do Fall in
Love." the dance's theme song.
Lowell students take heart
ByGfecnAsacda
The Lowell Executive Council
(LEO sponsored its Tint Ethiopia
Fundraisrr during the period of
February 12-15.
All proceeds from the fundraiser
went to aid the famine victims in
Ecuop'a.
The week of Valentine's has been
one of the best weeks at Lowell fo.'
clubs and organizations to s*;tl
grams, according to student
officers.
This year was no exception.
As early as one weel prior to
Valentine') Day, dob members
wen in the middle vourryard trying
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However, the LEC w» DO* . a few student!, thought
that we were joking around when
we put up ihe Ethiopia sign."
The idea for this effort came up in
the LEC about a month ago and wa\
"... a situation that couldn't be
avoided." accord in j lo Harrington.
The hrart-shaped gram*. *hkh
were sold for 25 cents ca^h. wcie up
in the tibrary window on Fcbiuary
U and 15.
According to Nick Ftorentintn,
student body president, the LEC
plans to organize other fundraisers
in the future for other wtmhy and
needy w g^nt/atKMti.
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vnac.
Student Activity Card Representative
for?
Actually, in the wrrld of government
acronyms. SAC not only
means student activity catd, but alsi,
U an abbreviation for the Student
Advisory Council, the only body of
student government uut U city*
wide, with representatives fnvn alt
15 public high school in San
Francisco.
The SAC is an open forum for
high school studenu lo discuis the
problems and progressions of their
hiph school. It is one of the few
*')* f«»r the different high K)KX>1>
have a physical and com*
Each of the major high schools
sends at least twt> representatives to
. the SAC meetings, which arc held
J Monday afternoons in the Board of
- Education meeting room, and the
alternative high schools send at least
one student to represent them.
The present Low-.11 repress*.tjtives
are seniors Stephen
AbramowiU and Wendy Yasukoihi.
Abramowitz is also serving as the
chairperson of the SAC. presiding kf
the meetings and coordinating the
activities of the cou. cil.
Lowell students h*r> in recent
years been very active in the SAC.
Kathy Coll (Cla\s of *S3) was the
chairperson two years ago. and
junior Eric Fastiff held the same of*
ficc last year. Fa-JifJ" wryly commented.
"Lowell controls the
SAC."
has little tangible power in general.
It has no mnucace ever the student
governments at indivwJaal high
schooli, l