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Monthly Archives: April 15, 2011

Free and public education not so free: ASB fundraising causes confusion

by Sophie Weingarten Co-Editor-in-Chief Every August at Tri-S, according to Activities Director Sarah Wondolowski, the Associated Student Body collects about $80,000 from families paying for student body cards, which cost $75 each. The Leadership class then uses those funds to pay for things ranging from Homecoming ...

Alternative student parking plans at a stand-still

Sophia Jorgenson Staff Writer The parking dilemma at Las Lomas continues. The front parking lot is engulfed with a large majority of seniors, more than 150, leaving sophomores, juniors and a handful of seniors to scavenge for parking elsewhere. “Parking so far away has affected me on multiple occasions and has be...

Dripping overhangs scheduled to be repaired

Marcela Onate-Trules Staff Writer In almost every hallway around campus, you hear the sound drip-drop.  Suddenly, you feel a raindrop splashing down on your head. Meet the Las Lomas hallways. Freshman Laura Miller finds the dripping to be a nuisance. “I was walking down the hallway and water landed on my head. A...

Psychiatrists move in direction of prescription drugs instead of counseling

Emily Carroll Staff Writer A patient enters a sparse room decorated only with a few pictures, two chairs and a desk. Fifteen minutes later the patient emerges with a prescription for psychotropic medication. Currently, 48,000 psychiatrists practice in the United States, according to a 2005 government study; yet the ...

Soaring gas prices affect students

Jonathan Hawthorne Staff Writer Students are feeling the effects of rising gas prices. According to gasbuddy.com, gas has risen $.77 in the last year due to rising oil costs and unrest in the middle east. According to the California State Automobile Association, nationwide gas prices are up $.40 from just a month ...

Rummage Sale: Trash to treasures

Sophia Robertson Staff Writer On Sat. March 12, Las Lomas hosted the Rummage Sale, an annual event that fundraises for the sophomore class and their future junior prom, senior ball and senior picnic, states sophomore class president Wynn O’Donnell. All students and parents were encouraged to lend a helping hand. Peo...

iPads soon integrated into school for new learning and educational purposes

In the past few months, dozens of tablet computers have been announced at January’s annual Consumer Electronics Show, along with individual announcements such as the iPad 2 from Apple, making it apparent that this is the year of the tablet. Technology junkies aren’t the only one’s with their eyes on tablets. Sch...

Teachers’ lectures projected and magnified through microphone usage in classrooms

Max Marriner Staff Writer Within some of the dozens of classrooms, teachers who aren’t content with the projection of their voices use a microphone that magnifies the volume of their lectures and assures them that their presence will be felt throughout the entire room. AP U.S. History and Economics teacher David B...

Anonymous donation provides new technological opportunities for students

Luke Asher Staff Writer Last month, WCEF announced that an anonymous donor has given Las Lomas High School a $200,000 donation. The donor requested that the money be spent within the next year and go towards new technology. The contribution comes on the tail of the recently passed Measure E bond, which granted the ...

Are we losing the Race to Nowhere?

Annie Welden Staff Writer This past fall, the documentary Race to Nowhere was shown here at Las Lomas. Principal Matt Campbell praised the film. “It’s a very powerful film,” said Campbell. “It has implications for our students and for our parents and for the schools.” On the other hand, Campbell made c...


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