the E NTERPRISE cshsnews.com 50 Cents Captain Shreve High School • Shreveport, Louisiana • Established 1967 • April 2010 • Vol. 43, No. 6 Sneak Peek Healthcare reform passes Austin Flowers that Obama has called a place before the [email protected] “critical milestone,” which, Reagan aside expanding government Administration is While many Republicans control, will cost 5.5 million beyond me,” senior stand next to Obama that or more Americans their job, Kasey Brock said. healthcare reform is a top cut Medicare by $500 billion The Republican priority for Americans today, dollars and have a tax Party has proposed it is the details of this reform increase by $729.5 billion. an alternative to the that have many Republicans “This bill is going to hold reform bill though. angry. people legally responsible In this bill they have The Speaker of the for having health insurance. stated that they Page 2 House, Nancy Pelosi, People in this country would like to has released a struggle to afford basic life establish universal Captain Shreve will use a 1990-page essentials like food and access programs, new grading and attendance Photo public domain reform shelter. How the left side end “junk” lawsuits, system for 2010-2011. bill expects those people to stay prevent unjust policy National Review Online, Clayton Meyers insured without regressing canceling, encourage small gave a perspective to this [email protected] for taxing the American business health plans, paramount event in people with rates promote healthier lifestyles America’s history. Under the new healthcare even beyond and make sure dependents “If Barack Obama does bill come many different increase those that are taken care of for parents. nothing else in his term in changes to how insurance in profit in were in The Republican plan will office, this will make him one companies work. 2008. If not increase taxes, no of the most consequential Insurance companies will insurance companies predicted job losses and our presidents in history.” not be able to deny make billions of dollars per senior citizens won’t Obama is going in the coverage to people with year, they can certainly suffer. history books for many pre-existing conditions, so adhere to the new bill Mark Steyn, things but it can be argued they will be able to get the policies. While it may cut Along writer for that this will be the medicine and care they with that Pages 4-5 what profits they make per the determining factor as to need. person, they will have 32 fact, another whether he will be seen as a Follow the students and There appears to be a million more customers scare is that people visionary for America or the teachers who went to misconception about how once the bill is under way. may lose employer-based man that passed the Europe over spring break. big these insurance One of the many fears is health care plans. The bill healthcare that hurt companies are. These would actually prohibit America. that the changes would parents companies are not hanging people from switching off force private insurance plan. on by a thread; the five their employer-based health companies out of business Under current largest insurance care and the fact that by making them compete law, Medicare stops companies pulled a 56% businesses with more than with government-run paying a person after 50 workers would have to programs such as they have spent $2,830 on provide insurance and Medicare in the prescription drugs, but starts would actually increase the healthcare market paying again after they have number of people on outlined in the bill. This spent $4,550. Until the hole employer-based health isn't entirely true. Many is completely fixed in 2020, care. people might switch to seniors will receive a 50% With more working Medicare from a private discount on brand-name citizens under health care, insurance company but drugs and a 25% discount another benefit is that non- Page 8 that does not necessarily after it is fixed. dependent children and mean people are losing In addition to all of this, Relient K’s new album, adults up to the age of 26 private coverage; they there will be a 10% increase “Forget and Now Slow will be able to stay on their Down” gets a thumbs up. Photo public domain are just switching over. on indoor tanning. April www.cshsnews.com 02 2010 EDITORIAL The Enterprise Vol.43 No.6 : Shreve to use automated system Letters Policy In the 2010-2011 school can easily be avoided. reports every six weeks. Because The Enterprise strives to provide balanced cov- erage of all issues, the staff allows space for rebuttals and year, Captain Shreve will Teachers will now have to Also, there will be less other commentary in the form of letters to the editor. start using a new system do all grading online, which failures from absences Letters may be written about any topic of interest to a called JPAMS to monitor many teachers do not do because of the system reader and must be typed and signed. Any letter submitted by students’ absences, grades already. constantly keeping students a club or organization must be signed by all members of the and homework assignments However, instead of in check. With the new rule group or by the group’s president. Names will be withheld upon request if the staff feels there is reason to do so. in order to make parents giving admit slips when a of only five unexcused Letters should be written as courteously and concisely as more aware of how their student is tardy or absent, absences coming up next possible, not exceeding 400 words. The Enterprise editorial child is doing in year, as board reserves the right to withhold a letter, column or other school. opposed to the submission or return it for revision if it contains obscenity, This new current seven unprotected speech or grammatical errors that could hamper its meaning. system is going to nine, Letters may be sent via e-mail to [email protected] to be very depending on or submitted to Mr. Allen in Room A316 or MH08. beneficial to the the semester, grades of this could : students. With come in handy Corrections and Clarifications constant when one parental thinks about all The Enterprise holds accuracy and objectivity as its monitoring, the students highest standards. This space is reserved to recognize and students will be who rack up correct any mistakes that might have been printed in The forced to do the absences Enterprise. If you would like something corrected or clari- their homework, to the max. fied, please e–mail the editor or submit the correction in writ- ing to Room A316 or MH08. study for tests However, if and quizzes a family does : and will not be not have a able to skip home phone History of the “Enterprise” class without and unlimited their parents cell phone Captain Henry Miller Shreve, steamboat pilot of the 1800s and namesake of our high school, is famous for his knowing minutes, the because the constant efforts in opening the inland waterways of America. Not so Photo by Lizzy Balch famous, however, is Shreve’s first steamboat, the automated phone calls “Enterprise,” and its role in American history. system will automatically full-sized printer pages will could leave already angry Wary of the Fulton-Livingston monopoly over trade call the parents to inform be given for students to parents with a high phone on the Mississippi River, Shreve realized the necessity of building a superior steam vessel. As a result, Shreve formed them. The new system will carry around all day, bill. a partnership with entrepreneur Daniel French to design such also make it easier for wasting paper that the The bottom line is even a boat. The result of their work was the steamboat teachers to know when a school is already trying to though students may not “Enterprise.” On Dec. 1, 1814, she left on her maiden voy- student is skipping or cut down on. like the system or parents age with 29-year-old Shreve as her captain. absent immediately, Also, many teachers and will find it annoying with This first voyage was no leisurely trip. A precious cargo of munitions and supplies was desperately needed by because all check-outs and parents can take advantage constant phone calls, the General Andrew Jackson’s troops in New Orleans. The long attendance will be done of the feature that lets overall performance of trip down the Mississippi was a success, and within two with the computer system parents know when a Captain Shreve, along with weeks the cargo was safely delivered to Jackson’s camp. instead of manually on a homework assignment is the rest of the Caddo Parish Shreve’s fearless attitude and the dependability of the sheet at the office desk. not completed or a student school system will improve, “Enterprise” were crucial factors in the victory at the Battle of New Orleans in the War of 1812. Once a student has is failing, which is much from standardized testing Now, as the student newspaper of Captain Shreve checked out, he or she will easier than constantly scores to regular classroom High School, The Enterprise strives to emulate the fearless- be marked as “checked checking TeacherWeb and scores and absences and ness and dependability of Shreve and his ship in reporting the out,” so misunderstandings sending home progress skipping rates. news important to you, the students of Captain Shreve. 2009-2010 Staff Editorial Policy the Tianna Murphy....................Editor-in-Chief The Enterprise is the official newspaper of Captain Shreve Lizzy Balch..............................Photo Editor High School.