Today is Friday, September 3, 2010
Today is Friday, September 3, 2010
August 31st, 2010 | No Responses »
Cars are the newfound freedom of teenagers, and parking in the parking lot is a rite of passage reserved for upperclassmen—in short, the sort of inalienable right that LAHS students have taken for granted.
May 28th, 2010 | No Responses »
Although cumulative finals that cover an entire year’s worth of material make effective cumulative reviews, they are illogical and unnecessary in comparison to semester-based finals. Because end-of-the-year finals come almost directly after AP exams, students rarely have time to study for both.
May 28th, 2010 | No Responses »
It is obvious that summer these days is hardly more than a 10- week period that everyone uses to get their stuff together in time for the next school year.
April 30th, 2010 | No Responses »
Because ESLR posters are displayed in every classroom and introduced at the beginning of the year, students should be more familiarized with them.
April 30th, 2010 | No Responses »
Students should take AP/Honors meetings more seriously than they currently do.
April 30th, 2010 | No Responses »
Students have heard adults extolling the mental and physical health benefits of breakfast for years. But if everyone knows that breakfast makes students more alert, shouldn’t the school encourage its consumption?
April 30th, 2010 | No Responses »
While it is unfair to say that school dances are not enjoyable, most dances held at the school do not reach their full potential. Certain steps can be taken to change dances from a back-up event to a must-go.
April 30th, 2010 | No Responses »
The argument for grade inflation in a perfect world is nearly impossible to validate. Unfortunately, in today’s world a pandemic of high grades and unmerited bolstered GPAs has flooded college admissions. For LAHS students to have a chance at competing with other students, a policy of leniency and encouragement for extra credit must be implemented across campus.
April 30th, 2010 | No Responses »
The California Scholarship Federation (CSF) and National Honor Society (NHS) both hold huge weight with many students at the school. In some cases, students equate their worth with qualifying for CSF or being admitted into NHS. Yet the truth is that both of these honor societies are but one dimension of a student’s hard work. When it comes to applying to colleges, there are many superior ways to show schools a student’s real academic excellence.
April 30th, 2010 | No Responses »
In the US, one teenager is killed every hour due to someone driving under the influence of alcohol. Circumstances related to drunk driving are the highest cause of death of teenagers in the country.