S I N C E 1 9 4 7 An up beat pa per wwwwww.gradyhighschool.org/.gradyhighschool.org/ for a dodownwn totownwn school southerner C H E E R L E A D I N G J U S T D A N C E ! Cheerleaders Grady’s fi rst are region dance class shows champs off its moves p. 15 p. 7 HENRY W. GRADY HIGH SCHOOL, ATLANTA VOLUME LIX, NUM BER 4, DEC. 12, 2005 Mayor Franklin promotes cultural education initiative BY CURRY ANDREWS “Admission will be free of charge for Grady students, attended the opera Porgy “The cultural tour is the most important he re-election of Mayor Shirley Franklin every child,” said Monica Prothro, media and Bess. The next cultural experience took thing to happen in arts education in Atlanta Tbrings a Cultural Experience to Atlanta representative for the Bureau of Cultural place on Dec. 8 when APS third graders Public Schools since I’ve been here,” Mr. Public Schools. The project calls for one Affairs for the City of Atlanta. “Turner attend an abbreviated version of Atlanta Brandhorst said. cultural experience for every child during Broadcasting has donated $200,000 to go Ballet’s The Nutcracker at The Fox Theater. The project’s goal is to enrich the lives of each grade level enrolled in Atlanta Public towards transportation to the events.” Other The project hit home at Grady when APS students while exposing Atlanta’s rich Schools. The cultural experiences range from sponsors include Publix, Atlanta Public Tiffani Bryant, a representative with the culture. libraries and museums to operas and ballets. Schools, the Atlanta Opera and the City of Bureau of Cultural Affairs, approached “It will make the kids familiar with The Cultural Experience project will be Atlanta Bureau of Cultural Affairs. John Brandhorst, head of the Grady Art the rich culture of Atlanta,” Prothro said. funded through state grants and corporate The project is already underway. On Department, with the proposal for a student “Kids will gain a greater appreciation of the sponsors. Nov. 14, 1,929 ninth graders, including 300 designed logo to jumpstart the project. arts.”❐ APS BOARD BACKS SPECIAL TAX ZONE BY MATT WESTMORELAND outgoing chair of the Atlanta Board dvocates of the Beltline of Education, who will leave offi ce in scored a major victory Dec. January. “Certainly there is a leap of A12 when faith on everyone’s the Atlanta Board part, the school of Education board, the city, approved the the county and project’s Tax the community at Allocation large, as to how District by a 7-0- the Beltline will 1 vote. The Board eventually play followed the lead out. We can’t look of the Atlanta into a crystal ball City Council, and see how every which passed the component will TAD by a vote of look in 20 years.” 12-3 on Nov. 7. Putting aside “I’m satisfi ed LOOK FOR THIS LOGO TO READ MORE the uncertainty ZINTAK SALLY that the school STORIES ABOUT LOCAL DEVELOPMENT the next two system has done decades will GRADY’S RESIDENT DOCTOR OPTS FOR SCISSORS, NOT A SCALPEL due diligence as far as providing bring, Holiman spoke highly Dr. Vincent Murray and Ms. Sandra Ukah join together to cut the ribbon at the Grady Health Acade- protections for investments we’re my’s grand opening ceremony on Nov. 12. After eight years of waiting, Heath Occupation Students of going to make,” said Mike Holiman, See APS BOARD page 6 America fi nally obtained a lab which allows the student to train and gain hands-on medical experience. EWS RIEFS Doctor-assisted death tests morals, states’ rights N B BY REBECCA GITTELSON disease.” about the controversial case, who received the prescription in imothy Jackson’s father is “I said I would not do it,” Gonzales v. Oregon (formerly 2004 took the dose. T“getting quite old.” Jackson said. “It is not loving; it Ashcroft v. Oregon), after hearing There is, however, controversy Juniors, semifi nalists His aging father recently is only giving into one’s fears, and oral arguments on Oct. 5. over whether or not the law asked the associate professor it is a way of detesting the end of The law, which Oregon effectively legalizes euthanasia. represent school well of Christian ethics at Emory a lifetime.” voters endorsed on two separate “We don’t have a euthanasia University a diffi cult question. Jackson’s father soon may not occasions, allows doctors to law,” said Eli Stutsman, a Twenty-six students from “He has asked me to euthanize legally be permitted to undergo prescribe lethal doses of medicine political strategist and attorney Grady—the most in APS—have him if he gets to a certain point,” physician-assisted suicide. to terminally ill patients under representing Oregon in the been named 2006 Governor’s Jackson said. Attorney General Alberto certain guidelines. Under the Supreme Court case. “We Honors Program semifi nalists. Even Jackson, however, strongly Gonzales has challenged in the law, doctors are not permitted to have a prescription-only law.” though there were 56 more fi rst-time opposes doctor-assisted suicide, Supreme Court an Oregon law administer the drugs to patients. Jackson disagrees about the testers this year compared to last year, which some defi ne as a form that permits physician-assisted Not every person who gets a legality of euthanasia under 94 percent passed the writing part of of euthanasia. The Oxford suicide. The law, the Death with prescription actually takes the the Death with Dignity Act. the Enchanced Georgia High School Dictionary defi nes euthanasia as Dignity Act, is the only such law medicine. According to the U.S. “I do believe physician-assisted Graduation Test, nearly matching the “painless killing of a patient in the United States. The justices News and World Report, only 37 last year’s 95 percent. suffering from an incurable have not yet come to a decision of the 60 terminally ill patients See DOCTOR page 7 2 c o m m e n t Dec. 12, 2005 THE SOUTHERNER EDITORIAL BOARD S I N C E 1 9 4 7 CHELSEA COOK ALLANA NEELY SARAH MARRINER ELIZABETH SCHENCK MICAH WEISS Ebony Arnett MATT WESTMORELAND Picking up trash key Pain of death eased sophomore to avoiding discipline by assembled family Column encourages Dear editors: Dear editors: It’s always time to serve opening our minds Every year we are reminded that the holiday season is a time for giving and I am writing you a letter in I must say that I thoroughly en- not just receiving. Every year we are reminded that you don’t have to receive response to the article “Trash Dear editors: joyed Sally Zintak’s article, entitled something from everyone to whom you give, whether it be your time, your threatens choice” (Nov. 15). The “Silver lining found even in the money or your belongings. Giving and not receiving is much more fulfi lling article rebukes the students who are I am writing in response to the ar- most tragic circumstances” (Nov. than the opposite. But every year we also have the opportunity to serve all responsible for leaving their trash in ticle, “U.S. moral compass a broken 15). I just recently lost my grand- year. In fact, we have to. the courtyard and many other places one (Nov. 15)” The article has many mother and when I went home As a graduation requirement, every public school student in Georgia must on the campus. Just clean up! good points and exposed the fl aws of for the funeral, I found pretty complete 75 hours of community service during his or her four years in I am glad to see this article in The both American society and govern- much the same thing that Sally high school. Even when the mandatory service is completed and the hours Southerner. I know many students ment. It also encouraged us to have wrote about in her article. Despite are recorded, however, we shouldn’t stop giving back to the community. who read the newspaper and cause an open mind towards other people, everything my family was going One of the greatest things about Grady is the myriad of opportunities its the problem. Students should auto- a quality Americans lack. I agree through, I got to know people in students have to serve others. The Interact Club, 21st Century Leaders, the matically pay attention to the trash with most of the author’s opinions, my family so much better. I spent blood drive, the canned and boxed food drive and Habitat for Humanity around them and warn the others particularly religious freedom and nearly a week out in California are just some of the ways Grady students can serve right here at school, ahead of time. gay rights. for the memorial service, and the without having to leave campus. Tht very same students who Religious freedom is one of our whole time was spent with my Regardless of whether you have one hour or 111 of recorded service, it always say that they are responsible natural rights, but laws protecting relatives. While normally I could should be the goal of every student to have the generosity and compassion enough to do what they want are the it are not enforced. People should care less if I talked to one aunt or for his or her community to go above and beyond the minimum ones proving otherwise by leaving be treated equally and our nation’s another relative, I found it impor- requirement. their trash around.