March Clarion (2007)
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Chatsworth High School The Clarion March 2007 Acadeca New Tardy Policy Appears To Work Improves By Clarion Staff students were late to one class be better, but every time there’s Other students say keeping enough to land themselves in a new rule it [depends] on how track of tardies takes up too Though some students may detention. you enforce it.” much class time. “It all seems Ranking not like the new tardy policy, it “That’s a pretty low per- The CHS tardy policy mir- like a waste of time,” said nonetheless seems to have them centage out of thirty-four hun- rors those at many other area sophomore Vanessa Ostovich. By Candy Wong scurrying to get to class on time. dred kids,” said Principal Davis. high schools, Davis said. It was The revised policy has Staff Writer According to the new pol- Mr. Jarvis, the dean of at- created with chronically late made a difference for junior “Coffee, coffee, coffee …” icy, any student who racks up tendance, said he has observed students in mind—those who Hannah Ju, who said she was cites Decathlete senior Allison six tardies in one class must at- fewer students being tardy to are late to a class seven to 15 frequently late to first period in Bellon jokingly as her so-called tend a mandatory, two-hour Sat- class. However, he said numbers times. the fall. “Since the new tardy study aid to prep for Academic urday detention. The new policy weren’t available to prove there However, some students policy was made, I’ve made a Decathlon meets. was designed to address con- was a difference. voiced disapproval with the new bigger effort to get to that class On February 3 rd at UCLA, cerns that students were missing “I don’t see as many stu- policy. Freshman Denise Reyes and I haven’t been late so far,” Allison Bellon steered CHS’ class since they were held in K- dents out of class [in the 10-30 said it’s wrong to have detention said Ju. “I’d rather not waste Academic Decathlon Team to a 78 for being tardy. seconds] right after the bell on Saturdays. “It’s way too ex- two hours of my Saturday.” team total of 3,535 points and a After 13 school days, 14 rings,” Jarvis said. “It appears to aggerated for tardies,” she said. Continued on Page 3 rank of 27 th out of 45 teams at Super Quiz as our school’s “Top Scoring Student.” This was a significant jump from last year’s 2,350 points. Homework: Is Less Actually More? “I started studying after the banquet last year. I basically lived at Starbucks for three By Raeanna Walker Dominique Ortiz said, “The weeks,” said Bellon, who also Staff Writer most I spend is about five received a Most Inspirational hours.” award, given to four students in Homework—the much Homework can be the competition. dreaded end to every student’s beneficial as well as Coached by Ms. Richard day. But do we loathe counterproductive, according to and Ms. Weisner, the CHS homework due to laziness or do studies done by researchers such Acadeca Team typically meets we despise it because we’re as Cooper. For example, during zero period and after getting too much of it? homework can better your study school for three times a week, as The amount of homework habits, increase your self- well for as a few hours every given has always been a sore discipline and time-management other Saturday throughout the subject among students, parents, skills, and reinforce what you school year. The class contains 30 stu- and teachers. learned in school. dents, while the team holds nine In 1983, the public began to On the other hand, too members, whose memberships worry about youth education. much homework can lead to are determined by how well This was spurred by the report sleep deprivation if a student each student performs during a “A Nation at Risk,” which spends more time doing scrimmage meet in November. stated that American students homework than getting shuteye, “This year, the topic was were given less homework and and cheating since a student China’s influence on the world,” falling behind students of other may not have enough time to said Bellon. Chinese art, music, countries. After “A Nation at Photo illustration by Jasmine Liu and Stephanny Landaverde. finish everything assigned. social science, economics, as Risk” was published, schools Many students also have well as language and literature started to increase the amount of “The Battle Over Homework, ” believe that children on average jobs and don’t have the rest of were designated categories De- work given to students. which stated no improvement in should receive 10 minutes of the day to complete their cathletes studied for, regarding The amount of homework standardized tests when elemen- homework per night per grade, homework. Childhood years are the subjective test-taking second needed to help students under- tary school students were given so that first graders would get also ripped from the students portion of their meet. The first stand the material has also been more homework. Also, the 10 minutes, second-graders who do not have the time to do portion consisted of Interview, debated. According to studies book “ National Differences, would get 20 minute” and so on. things they enjoy. Essay, and Speech. by Dr. Carol Huntsinger, from Global Similarities: World Cul- According to this theory, a Is giving more homework When asked what part of the College of Lake County, ture and the Future of School- high school senior should be to our students the answer to the Academic Decathlon she enjoyed best, Decathlete junior kids who get more homework in ing ” found that students with getting approximately two hours increasing academic success? Jessica Salamanca said, preschool and kindergarten do less but enough homework got a night. However, senior Janna Alfie Kohn, an author who spe- better scores than those with a Bernstein does more homework “Definitely the Interview. One, better academically in later cializes in education, said, “The that’s how I got my gold medal. grades and attend more prestig- massive load. on an average day than that. “I trouble is that kids can’t be So how much homework is wake up at 4 a.m. and I do about Two, you actually get to interact ious colleges. On the other made to acquire skills. They with the judges. You give them enough? Patty Yoxall, from the two hours in the morning and hand, Dr. Harris Copper at the aren’t vending machines such a resume of school activities and National Parent-Teacher’s Or- then maybe about two and a half University of Missouri wrote that we put in more homework hobbies and they ask you ques- ganization, tells WebMD, “We or three hours a night.” Junior tions based on it.” Senior Andrew Escano, who received a bronze medal in Interview, agreed, “I did well in An Out-of-this-World Vacation Interview. To prepare, I went around asking teachers, parents, earnings from an en- right outside Moscow, Russia, mately fulfilled her dream of and people to interview me.” tire year? Try $20 learning to speak the Russian traveling to space, and the future “My routine for studying is million. That’s what language and familiarizing her- of space travel. to lock all doors, disconnect TV Anousheh Ansari, the self with the Soyuz module that Ansari said she always be- and radio, and try to focus as much as possible,” said Escano, fourth person and transported her to and from the lieved, “deep down inside,” that a two-year Acadeca veteran. first female private International Space Station. she would go into space some- When queried about quirky citizen to travel into According to an article by day and that “becoming an engi- Acadeca traditions, Salamanca space, spent to fulfill CNN’s Ryan Chilcote, “The neer was my ticket to fulfilling said, “Getting lost on the way to her childhood dream. Iranian-born American will go my dream.” She also said, “I Bravo [Medical Magnet School] On September down in record books in a cou- look at this [experience] as one for the first meet is kinda like a 18, 2006, Ansari’s ple of ways. She’s the first of the steps in a long journey.” tradition. You have to get off Source: Google images goal of someday vis- woman to pay her way into She said, “Some people ask the wrong freeway or some- By Maggie iting space finally became a re- space and the first person of Ira- me why I talk so much about thing.” Ghahri-Saremi ality. She journeyed into space nian descent to get there.” space, why I feel space is so im- The Decathlon team in- Staff Writer for eleven days as part of the On March 1, Ansari spoke portant, [it’s because] the re cluded Allison Bellon, Jessica Expedition 14 crew of the Rus- at an event held by the UCLA sources in space will solve a lot Salamanca, Cristina Chilin, What would you give for a sian Soyuz TMA-9. Their trip Iranian Student Group. At the of existing issues on Earth.” Matt Weekly, Morgan Gray, Mary Vilgera, Andrew Escano, trip into outer space? Your right into space took two days. event she discussed her experi- person audience a video she and Kamran Ghiassi, Jason Umana. foot? Your kid sister? Your She trained in Star City, ence in space, how she ulti- continued on page 3 The ClarioClarionnnn Features March 2007 Page 2 Dine Like An Islander at L&L Some Doubt Enviga’s By Huong Nguyen the name to “L&L Hawaiian Keep in mind that if you Staff Writer BBQ” because they say the aren’t that hungry, you can order Negative-Calorie Claim word “Hawaiian” creates an the meal as a On the corner of Devonshire island fantasy, drawing Cali- “mini” served with only one por- By Candy Wong scientific research shows the and Reseda, there is a small fast fornians to the Hawaii closer tion of rice, less macaroni salad, Staff Writer ability of green tea’s powerful food/dine-in restaurant next to to home.