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LLC
By Irene Let
The Lowell Executive Council
(I.EC) is looking Tor committee
ctalrs and workers. IntcrcMed
students can contact Nick Fioren*
i.vg.85l6)or«Leu Thomson
(Kg. 8520) or drop Dy the LEC
meeting*. whicS arc held Tuesdays
and Thursday*, mods 14-15. in
room 262. Everyone Is welcome.
The Copper-SuW game is com*
ing March 15-22. Four jugs will be
provided, one for each clan. Copper
(peonies) counts for your claw,
and silver (nickels, dimes, and
quarto?) counts against it. The tin*
that receives the most copper pieces
and the fewest »ilvcr pieces wins the
proceed* from all four jugs.
SAB
ByDuk-HIYoo
The Student Activities Board
(SAB) is planning a Monte Carto
Dance for April.
According to Rally Commiuioncr
Angie Artemoff. there will be a
battle" of thieeDJ's.
March 22 will be Mr. Irresistible
Day. Each female at Lowell will be
issued a ticket, and if any male can
nuke a female amwer "ye*" VJ any
question, thjt female mint give her
tkket lo tint male.
The male vilft the nxnt ikfctu *t
[he end f Cw tl»y x» til tun mily w m
a pruc, but will be lumcU "Mr.
Irresistible."
BSCS
By KatheriiK !.ew
The Board for School and Community
Service* (BSCS) rccenil)
bought new fotden for all club*
which contain information on the
ruici. regulation*, and requirements
that each new cr proem club muvt
observe. Thote interested in inning
a new club should attend the weekly
Monday meetings, mods 14,15 »n
room 210 for details.
BCO
ByKathertneLoo
The annual Powdcrpuff Football
Game, which has been rescheduled
many times, will finally be played
today at 3:30 p.m. on Voync Field
The BCO will continue to issue
make-up ID cards lor thote who
have lost their ID**. The cards will
be sold every other Wednesday
aftrnchool in room 256.
"85"
The Grand Ballroom of the Fairmont
Hotel will be the >ite of this
year's Senior Prom. The pro«n »ill
be bcld on May 23 from V p.m. to
a.m. (As of this printing, the title
and DJ's had not been chotcn.)
The Junior Prom Committee h*»
chotcn the Bank of America Center
Boll Room as the location for the
prom. The Junior Prom, titled
"Once in a Lifetime." will take
place on April 20 from 9 p.m. to I
a.m.
• •y *••
The Claw of H*. will he doming
i!-*k.%. for ihcii %ct*i«.«' ifi'Kti T)*c
ptjnncO JJIC l»i th*. *ct:vity n
March 23.
"HS"
"When I Hear Music" i«. the tentative
title fur thi* >car\ Freshman
Exclusive. Th.* dance :* scheduled
fur March 15 (turn 6:30 to 11 p .n
The trcshnun cUu* hi. pljrncti
an upcoming viltboil f*mc with the
iophomorc clavs
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Student government finds home
By Amy Lee
"After two yean of being 'out in
the cold.* student |ov-.mment has
finally found a hems." commented
Dan Harrington, former Lowell Executive
Council (LEQ Chairman.
Room 262 is now the official
meeting place for the LEC and for
the Student Activities Bocrd (SAB).
Became the new student government
room i* too small to accommodate
the tnany members of the
Boanl of School and Community
Services (BSCS) and the Boa >f
Class Offcers (BCO). they met. in
rooms 220 and 254. respectively.
Executive meetings of these two
boards. ho»c\:r. are held in room
262.
Besides providing meeting space.
the student government room K. according
to Nick Fioreotinos. LEC
Chairman, "...» competent rein- was hard to get work done before. A
forcement — i good center of com- meeting would be in one room one
munication for all the boardi. day and in another room another
Before we had the room, it was hard day. By the time all the numbers
to communicate...and nobody really found out where the meeting was
uicd to. But now we can leave being held, one mod would have
movigct and be sure that they are gone by. Now, the students know
received."
exactly when and where to go."
Harrington pointed out another BCO sponsor Marian Goanicz
Student government officers get rrady for • meeting In room 242.
advantage of having room 262. "It added. "It also gives the students a
sense that this ix 'our' room. Territory
is extremely importaw to
teenager* ..and until recently, student
gTtftmmrai didn't really bate
a ler.itory."
f*oora 262 was student government's
"territory" until it m taken
away in Maich of I9S3 to a*tow for
additional classroom ipace.
Fiorentinos takes command of LEC
By Debbie Hauser
"Wiih every new leader, there
will be a new approach." states fall
semester Lowell Executive Council
(LEC) Chairman Dan Hi
Nick Kliirrnllnm K the new stu
dent body president.
abou: tcnior Nick Fiorentinos. who
tock over the job for the spring
semester.
Rorcntinoi* tail student government
position uas LEC treasurer
during his junior year. He feels he
cipcrtcncc on this board will be of
great help to him for his new uslu
Harrington states, "It's a hard
job, and he will have to put a lot of
effort into it. Nick has the ability tn
get done whoever he decide* to
do."
The LLC chairman u the official
title of student body president, a
portion ilut 1-iKfcnlinm feels can
put a great deal of pressure on someone.
He states. "You are
rrrrcscnun? a MUMI. au* it * hard f
la be a*ate of all the wSool\
ivvues."
Fiorcnlmm has set nunv JTOJIS for
the boaij Me hope* ID promote
; more activities far student*, improve
Radm Lowell by placing
spe*Vcn in csery room, improve
New LEC, '88 officers plan for future
By Son Tom
Aviv Laurence has beer elected
the new Lowell Executive Council
(LEQ chair-elect a^d in May will
replace Nick Ftorcntinot. the current
student body president.
Issues which Laurence sees as requiring
administrative attention arc
the proposed rivalry between
Lowell and McAtccf. the selection
of KbooU for pouiblc exchange
visits, and projects to raiie funds for
the starving in Ethiopia.
On the local levd. Laurence seek*
to provide for more executive
mcetirtit in *.htch representatives of
the four Lowell governing boards
can meet *o review and discuss
ichool problems.
Commenting on Lowell Executive
Council meeting*. Laurence said.
"During the two weekly meetings
currently held, some 20 minutes are
spent on hearing reports. In reality,
we need more time set aside for
discussions...to listen to ichool
issues and bear all sides. AccompUsning
this will be my major
E«pwt H»lreut «nd P«rm»n»nl
rorH»ntndWom«i
goal. Solving major problems iv a
top priority."
In addition to serving as LEC
chair-elect. Laurence i* the Parent-
Teacher-Student Association
our
training aver tv.T> sommcrs.
Basic, the first summer,
then your special skills
the sennd.
YouTlcamSl.100
each summer, then $1,200
a year for serving one weekend
a month and tut) weeks
annual training.
For more information,
stop bj* or call:
U.S. Army Recruiting Sodoa
4) W. PotulAvc
Su Fnadsco, CA 94127-1303
(415) 665-5631