Duran shares her plans fr the school year Two

Washington High school
Volume 83 Number 1
Duran shares her plans
f r the school year
Principal Judy Duran dis­
cussed priorities for Wa hington
High School and students during a
recent press conference with
Hatchet staff.
One of Duran's goals this year is
to get WHS aligned with all district
policies. Some ofthese policies will
require evaluation of honors' cur­
riculum, instructional minutes, and
reading programs for students with
low STAR testing scores.
One major concern is the $50 lab
fees students will have to pay this
year in science classes. Duran said
the science department established
the fee to pay for replacement and
repair of needed equipment. Last
year a parent complained to the Fre­
mont school board that cans, which
covered co t in recent years,
wasn'l educational or fair for those
students who didn 't have access
to them, Consequently. students
and parents m ust pa the price.
Some student indicated that they
uJ '( ha r i t ret! for the
classes had they known about the
fee. Ultimately, thi may affect how
man
rudents regi ter for these
cia es next year.
Duran meets the press,
cuffs. Therefore. guests will only
be invited [0 Wmter BaJl and Jun­
lorfSemor Proms.
n tht: r senior-related issue
Duran discussed concerned
ior
pages and quole in the yearbook.
Close-up trip
II
go By: Eli zabd h AileD
WHS will not be.canceling its an­
nual Close Up trip to Washington
D.C. According to Merna Morse,
it is scheduled for Dec. 2, like previ­
ous years.
Morse says the terrorist attacks
caused "uncertainty and uneasi­
ness- but not fear." However, she
says, "The show must go on, and
we have to live."
This year's Close Up trip will dif­
fer from last years. Tom Vargas will
replace Ken Jones as chaperone.
The usual cost of $ 1389 will have
to be raised to pay for Vargas' sub­
stitute teacher. The new cost has
not yet been detennined.
Morse assures, "Security will be
much tighter~specially at the air­
port."
Student interest in the program
hasn't lessened. At least ten stu­
dents signed up at las t
Wednesday's m eeting, a nd only
five are needed to have the trip.
Candy sales and Entertainment
coupon book sales will be offered
to help students pay for their trips.
Neither parents nor school offi­
cials have voiced complaints
against continuing with the trip. In
fact, the Close up program has ex­
tended deadlines and loosened the
cancellation policy to accommodate
travelers.
eniors lose Dloney
Waterworld
The senior class made absolutely
no profit from this year's senior pic­
nic. In fact, they lost more than
$1 ,200. "But it's okay," said senior
class president, Cari Ham. "We
have enough money in our funds
that we were advised to treat our
peers to a discount. We figur~ that
ifthe price were lower, more people
would attend."
The admission price for
Waterworld was $28, but people
with ASB were only charged $25,
and that dido't even include the
bus charges or lunch. When all hid­
den costs were totaled, the senior
class ended up paying about $5 or
$6 per person.
Out of a class of about 400, 203
seniors went to Water World Sept.
19. However, none of the varsity
football players were able to attend.
"We can't go to the senior picnic
because we can't miss practice,"
said Martin Moody, senior on the
varsity team. There is a rule for the
football team that they have to go
to class for at least two periods to
go to practice that day. Even ifthey
had left the picnic earlier, they still
would not have been able to prac­
tice and, therefore, could not go.
Froshand Sophomore
elections comp lete
Freshmen ejected Krystal Bodily
as their class president during
run-offs on Tuesday. The other
offi cers in descending order of
succession. are Rishi Chadha,
Siava Starikov, and Stepahnie
Rose, who were elected Sept. 27
and 28. Also elected were
sophomore class officers vice­
president Judy Ong, treasurer
Mary Tharin, and secretary
Margaret Al bano .
Bodily ran against classmates
Sean Field and Qais Haider, while
Rishi Chadha defeated Alesha
Marten . Starikov and Rose ran
uncontested.
By:Krjstinc KjDK & Kelly t'jock
Regarding WHS's dance policy,
Duran explained that at every non­
formal dance there have been
drunken guests that left in hand-
October 5,2001
disqualified from the electi ns fOT
campaigning too close to the
voting area. Albano ran against
Angie Muryadi for the office of
secretary.
The turnout for voting on
Thursday and Friday was much
lower than it was last year. About
90 freshmen voted and ate at the
Frosh Feed on Friday, while fewer
than 70 sophomores voted for
their class officers. For TWloffs
for frosh class president, 92
freshmen voted.
Marc del Rosario is president of
the class of 2004, as he ran
uncontested in hjs election last
year.
Duran has no knowledge of these
being eliminated in the upcoming
yearbook . The new yearbook ad­
viser, editor, and staff will deal with
those i s~ ues .
Parking privileges were also dis­
cussed. Senior parking is a priv i­
lege, meaning spaces are on a first
come, first serve basis. If the lot is
fuJI , students are not allowed to park
in any remaining spaces in the fac­
ulty parking lots. Special parking
places and permits are being con­
sidered for students with ROP.
Thefts and accidents that occur
on campus are a police matter and
have no nnection to WHS. Pay­
ment for damages is the respon i­ ......_______...___ _ _ ____ __ __ _ _ _ _ _ __ •
bility of cae tudent' s auto insur­
ance company. Duran adVises stu­
dents who are victims of a crime to
submit an incident report to Officer
Jones.
Using the PA system for an­
nouncements and the daily bulle­
tin is also being considered be­
m~
. ch rs aTe n t re ­
ing it dunng 3"' period. Srudent in
leadership may be asked to read the
bulletin over the PA system.
New c lass
for
leaders
optional
Leadership class is now required
for students who wi sh to j in ASB.
When questioned, ASB President
Stephanie Maille stated, "Class of­
ficers and ASB officers have to be
in the class; however, the rule got
bent, so not all officers are in."
Maille further clarified, "Leadership
requires 8 hours of public service
and is very hands on."
Adviser Bryan Accurso stated,
"We plan to present and give lead­
ership skills." Other goals include
teaching public speaking skills and
helping students work coopera­
tively.
Maille hopes that in the near fu­
ture Leadership and Student Coun­
cil will merge into one class since,
at the moment, the two classes are
so intertwined. A large portion of
Leadership's time is working in com­
mittees with student council, so
they are already working together.
Some of these committees include:
Student Recognition, Teacher Rec­
ognition, Homecoming, and Blood
Drive Committees. "This class is
the beginning of a revolution!"
Maille asserted.
By: B •• eeD. Mollabbat
The San Francisco Shakespeare
Company performed "Romeo and
Juliet" at the amphitheater on Sept,
26 for a special presentation during
S period. Students Itom Eng liSh
10, Honors, and AP English classes
attended. The English department
decided to have the production
since "Romeo and Juliet" is re­
quired literature at the high school
level. Sharon Jones, department
chair, said that it was a great idea,
"Since it's a play, and it is meant to
be seen in action."
The drama class will be putting
on the play Arsenic and Old Lace.
This will be the first school play of
the year. It wiU be a drama produc­
tion put on by the class instead of
by outside performers, The story,
which is a black comedy take. place
during the 1940's and is about two
old ladies that have a hobby ofpoi­
soning lone y old Ulf!I\. Mat1h.ew
Bailin, the new dnIma reacher, do­
scribes it as a "Clusic comedy of
murders," Cast members include
Denise Coquia, Matthew Dinzeo,
Jenni GebIwdl, Nickolas Kent, Jeff
Lee, Eugene Lovendusky, Alex
McMillen, Brendon Monlux, Sean
N icolaysen, Zack Sutherland, Jen­
nifer Wehner, Sarah Wheeler, Alia
Williams, Stephanie Wu.
The production will be later in
December. Ballin also remarked,
"I'm very excited about my first pro­
duction at WHS, and about e cast
because I know they're going to be
very funny."
Two senior s emifinalists By: ADDe Shultz
Seniors Lakshimi Narayan and
Michael Carbin were semifinalists
in the 2002 Merit Scholarship com­
petition. They are now eligible to
compete for some 8,000 Merit
Scholarship awards, which are val­
ued at over $32 million.
Students enter the competition as
juniors, taking the PSAT (2000 Pre­
liminary SAT), or the NMSQT (Na­
tional Merit Scholarship Qualifying
Test). From over 20,000 U.S. high
schools, more than 1.2 million stu­
dents entered. The highest scor­
ing entrants in each state make up
the semifinalists. This was only one
percent of the state's seniors.
To become finalists, Narayan and
Carbin must have outstanding high
school academic records. They
must also achieve SAT scores that
verify their test performance, and
be reconunended by the school prin­
ciple. Furthermore, they must put
together a detailed scholarship ap­
plication, including a self-descrip­
tive essay that includes infonnation
about their participation in leader­
ship and community activities. The
finalists will be detennined this
spring.
Around 15,000 of the semifinal­
ists, or 90 percent, will advance to
the Finalist level. Out of those,
roughly 8,000 will become Merit
Scholarship winners. Profession­
als will choose the winners based
on academic skills, achievements,
extracurricular activities, and po­
tential.
Juniors interested in entering the
Merit Scholarship competition may
take the PSATINMSQT at Wash­
ington on Sat., Oct. 20.
Page 2
Opinions
Senior Picnic Cut Short October 5,2001
Editorial:
Huskies Suffer From Scheduling Problems By: Cari Ham
Senior Picnic. What was supposed to be a
day filled with fun for seniors was anything
but. When students entered Water World
they were exposed to intenninable lines. Per­
haps this was because the Water World staff
closed down half the rides, leaving students
from six schools fighting for a spot hour-long
lines. And ifthat wasn't enough, some of the
rides were shut down due to disturbances
caused by students from other schools. This
made for some angry teenagers.
Next came the food, if you can even call it
that. What was supposed to be lunch was
nothing more than old hot-dogs, something
that looked like meat on a bun, and watered­
down drinks.
The only thing worse than the food was the
wait in the lines to get to it, also a disgusting
sight. Some waited for food, but most decided
they'd wait and eat at home.
The sound of students chanting "Seniors!"
came and was soon followed by an announce­
ment that the park was being closed early.
Since a couple of the students from other
schools could not behave themselves, the
park had to be shut down, and we had to cut
our senior picnic short. (It should be noted
that none of the disturbances were caused
by Washington. Hooray!) Many unhappy
teenagers grabbed their bags, headed to­
ward the buses, and talked of how they
wished they were at school.
But wait. What buses? True, we were ex­
cused from the park earlier then planned, so
of course, a wait was expected. As we
scrambled out of the park, one of the buses
was there but the other three were not. Only
a quarter of our peers loaded into the buses
while the rest were forced to sit in the heat.
Steve Mangini graciously passed around ice.
Finally, a half hour later another bus came,
and two others every half hour after that.
The last bus came, finally ending what would
be remembered as our senior picnic.
A day of fun, memories, and spirit was ex­
pected, but all that came out of it was un­
ending lines, bathing suits that didn't quite
cover all, and rowdy disappointed teenag­
ers. Let me assure all of you who couldn't
go, you didn't miss a thing!
This year at Washington High School we started with one big problem. I'm talking
about scheduling. The first month of school, about half of the students stood and
waited for help at the office time and time again.
Students who were supposed to have Honors or AP classes got normal courses. Some
classes offered in the school catalog weren't offered once school started. Other stu­
dents got classes they didn't request, and some got blank schedules.
Not only that, but the class sizes are huge. Students were sitting in the physics lab for
the first few weeks of school. There is also a ratio of at least 33-1 students to teachers.
How are students supposed to learn if they don't get any one-on-one teacher assis­
tance?
Administration required the Leadership class for all officers in student council. Now
there is an optional class that isn't even ASB associated. Because of this, our school
lost a lot of great officers who would have run for the positions.
As for schedule changes, that was an even bigger mess. Some students turned in
change of class forms before school, and they still haven't gotten their schedules fixed.
Some students got there classes changed four times.
Some of the attendance clerks told students who were trying to change their classes
that the more they complained, the longer it would take to process them.
Now, once the students actually got the chance to change their classes, there would be
another problem. Students could only choose from the classes left over. These sched­
uling problems are not the students' faults, and they shouldn't be punished for some­
body else's mistakes. A student's education should come before what is convenient for
the people making the schedules.
Some classes are scheduled during major electives like journalism, yearbook, and band.
Honors physics was scheduled so nobody in band could take it, and Pre-Calculus Hon­
ors and BC Calculus are scheduled 0 that students in journalism or yearbook couldn't
take them.
Everybody at WHS can agree that scheduling was a disaster this year and even after
his first month students who received schedules weren't satisfied with them.
Lockers Create Problems For Sudent Body By: Anne Schultz
Like many of my friends, I had followed directions at orientation day. "Don't put your
Joclc on yet, H they had said,
only going to be cut offwhen they paint the lockers." So
being the obedient mor that I am. I kept my lock at home.
'
Once ~\ ~ I noticccl lDXC _ more locka were OIl lockers. Suprisingly, the
Joeb MInD l
01£ B y . . . .
of Idaool.III)' fii-* ud I pve up OIl
~ooJ boat audIotity and dcICidad to 1Be 1DIIIIn into our own haods. If they weren 't
aoma 10 dO ~ about it, '" were going to go ahead and find ourselves some
"t',
Iocbn.
• ~ wa1t too Ide. Aft&or. bour:-loa& ..-eh, we cooc1udecllbat cvfJlY single function­
fIlIaL AU that 'MIl left wu about 1,000 lockers with ~Jcd doors,
1QII01ated loeb."..... jmmned iDIo the comtn to pravmt opening.
_'WII ftaiaaL llea'1
• _ _ wII6h1d~ directiont, only to end up without
a JGcbr.
ot~ widlup todne 10cken of their own. I was suppoaed
to be11lliDa-1CIIooI. tad JcIWa"tevaa have. locbrto show {odt. I could not possibly
laIt a wtioIe yw willi da:eo teld.toob" six btDden, IIld no lockea-. I had to get a locker
1ClIDIIbow.
ODe day .... ~ ~. I appI'OICbc4 die ICbool armed with a backpaclc
toed oflO9lt., C1V"'ID4~ did. No matIar wbat. I wu DOt leavins without a looker.
After a!Wf-boarofpsyioa ad 18JICI'eWiq. I bad freed about 4 ol1be jarmnecllocken,
2 of tIic:b ~ ~ pgpcrIy. 1116 ICbooI that evening with a slightly faulty
Iochr IDd die prOIII fcdiDa offlory JDd liaiafacUon. Yea, I finally had. a locker.
But what bad tUca 10 Joag? What wu die caase ofmy ridiculous desperation? I know
I wu not aloae ill my fiuIbatioa. Why wac 110 many studenta left "lockerlcaa'''l
I
~"ocbn neecfcd (IUd still need) painting. The district was planing on a last minute
pamtJob be&n IdIool wu COCBIIy UDdaway. Our dJool was advised to bold the claim­
ina oflodr:en 1IIIIil dle peiuti:ua WII fiaiabed. 'I'IHn:fure. the studaIts were told to hold otT
aad that . y loeb put OIl woald ultimately be cut off'.
UnfortuDOely, cIbe to a miluftdentaading. the district couldn't paint because school
~as aJrady ill ~ Since 10 may studcata had aln:ady claimed lockers, and authori­
tiel could DOt euily cut off 100 IOIDC loeb, they kept their mouths shut and moved on to
the next ~ocbr cards. TbiJ left a multitude of obedient students without lockers.
Anochcr COIdIibating factor i, that we don't have enough lockers for all the students.
Wrth a popuIaIion ofabout 1850 atudcDu, thcrc-are nOlnearly enough lockers, let alone
\Dldamaaed lockera, to 80 around.
"AU of 1be lockera should be working properly," commented cuatodian Doug Abbey.
Although a ~ort order ~ been requested, cunently there are no plans to repair lockers.
ASB Praulcnt Stephanie Mame explaiDa, "No one wants to pay for it." Om school
argues that i~ i~ ~e city'. job 10 supply money for locker repairs. Meanwhile, the city puts
the ~Ibihty on ~ school.board becauae it puts more money towan:! safety and
academic 1SSUC8. BasleaUy, repming lock:ers is the last of their conccma.
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The
Hatchet
StaFF
Lab Fees PRO:
CON:
When I graduate from Washington High
School at the end ofthis year, I will have 50
Ill!its of science credit. Forty of ~hose units,
WIll be from some type oflab sCIence.
,Of all .the classes I've taken in high school,
I ve enjoyed the lab sciences the most. If I
were asked to recall specific moments from
the past three years, I would immediately
think of what I did back in tbose stuffy lab
rooms with the stinky sinks. I would prob­
~bly.recall somethi!1g about ~ssecting frogs
In BIOlogy or makmg taffy In Chemistry. I
think most people would agree that labs are
the best part of all science classes, even if
you don't learn the most from them.
So, why are we all whining about lab fees?
First of all, lab fees are only required for
elective science classes. I understand that
$50 seems like a lot of money for a science
class, but lab equipment is equally expen­
sive. An average microscope costs around
$600. In case you haven't noticed, the mi­
croscopes that the science department cur­
rently has are quite old, not to mention the
rest of the supplies.
Can you imagine having to do dry labs all
through high school just because your
school didn't have the money to pay for
the equipment? That would really put those
who learn through "hands on" activities at
a disadvantage.
In the past years, the science department
made around $5,000 from cans. Also the
district money allotted to the scienc; de­
partment has been decreasing over the years.
Other pubic high schools in the district
have required lab fees for years. Washing­
ton may have started charging lab fees late,
but they have to find a way to make up for
the lost money. Look on the bright side, at
least we don't have to start buying our own
scantrons, essay test booklets, or even
worst, books, like in college.
The United States ofAmerica wa built
on the basis of equality and a free public
education was the foundation ofthat. This
year, Washington High School has gone
against this American right. All elective
science classes require a $50 lab fee. Since
when did WHS become a profit driven in­
stitution?
If the science department has been los­
ing funds over the last few years, then
why didn't they start with a small fee like
$1 per student when the funding started
to decrease?
Let's do some math: 15 classes times the
average number of students in each sci­
ence class, 33, and that times 50. That is
close to $25,000 dollars! That isn't even
including the money that the biology and
physical science classes may raise to get
or the money that the science department
receives through grants.
Ron Ulrich, the head of the science de­
partment, said that the department usu­
ally has nearly $3,500 every year plus
$5,000 from cans.
The other thing I don't understand why
classes that don't do many labs have to
pay the same fee as classes that actually
needs the equipment. There shouldn't be
a lab fee fo~ classes that do more fieldtrips
than labs, since students pay for fieldtrips
anyways.
If the lab fee is supposed to be used to
update equipment in the lab, then the
classes that use that equipment should
have to pay. The biology classes don't
have to pay, but they are the ones that use
all of the equipment and dissect frogs.
That is an outlandish fee mostly for people
who might not even use labs. What hap­
pens if students don't pay?
Garima Gupta & Shivani Sopory
Executive Editors
Ryan Murray
Megan Fields
Cari Ham
Sports Editor
Features Editor
Buisness Manager
Haseena Mohabbat & Kelly Fioek
Photographers
Reporters: Elizabeth Allen, Joshua Baker, Brittney Boliba, Sean Crawford, Athena
Karantzalis, Kristine King, Shanna Levy, Eugene Lovendusky, Stephanie Maille, Jennifer
Miller, Michelle Royer, and Anne Shultz.
Kirsten Marie
Advisor
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October 5,2001
Page 3
Commentary A Day Old and A Dollar Short Sociology Survey Reveals Student Anxieties Commentary By Athena Karantzalis
I love paying too much for things.
It's a wonderful feeling, knowing
you've spent your Ii fe savings on
an item, especially when that item
is a basic need, like food.
I'm sure you've alt heard about
this year's price increase on cafete­
ria foods. Most already overpriced
items are now as much as 25 and 50
cents more expensive. A 12 ounce
can of soda costs $1, Hostess do­
nuts are $1 .50 and Cup of Noodles
is $1 . These are just a few of the
many expensive items. A muffin that
looks like it's been leftover from last
year (which coincidentally is be­
cause the date expiration date says
September 26. 2000) is $ I.
If you think you can still go for
that good 01' pizza and soda and
not pay too much, you're wrong. A
can of soda and a slice of pizza the
size ofa computer mouse cost $3.25.
Talk about scandalous. If I really
wanted to destroy my teeth and
clog my arteries, I could easily chew
on some tin foil and wolf down a
heaping spoonful oflard for free.
Well, there's always hot lunch.
For $2.25, you can get a plate ofthe
days special, which usually con­
sists ofa small appetizer, main item,
and salad. You can get a colorful
ball ofrice that looks like something
my cat threw up, some chicken that
might have been taken out of a jar
in Biology, or if you're lucky, some
stale chips with a mixture of un­
known chemicals # 1,2,3 and 4. Ob­
serve the chemicals as they com­
bine to form a lumpy orange sub­
stance.
If you have a car, you can drive
off campus. That means, you can
get in your car, back up, almost hit
the car next to you, drive forward,
get cut offby another car, go to your
destination, wait for the idiot to go
ahead into the parking lot even
though you clearly have the right
of way, get your food, look at your
clock and realize you have 10 min­
utes until lunch ends. The worst
part is when you finally look in your
bag. you see that they gave you
chicken strips instead of fish and
chips, and you're allergic to
chicken.
If you're on foot, you can race to
McDonald's or Dominos. You can
work up an appetite stampeding
towards these places, knocking
hey're Out To Get Us!
down freshmen, avoiding dog poo
on the ground and ignoring the
cramp developing in your side.
Then you can get your food, get a
drink spilled on you, walk back
while eating your food and get in­
digestion. You march off to 5' h pe­
riod, sticky from the drink, nau­
seous from a grumbling stomach
and completely unable to retain any
information.
Never fear, my friends. There is
hope. Here are some tips to avoid
paying too much for lunch:
1. Bring your own bottle of water
and refill it throughout the day.
Water is great for you; however, be
prepared for frequent trips to the
bathroom.
2. Eat the free fruit in the cafeteria.
Avoid the bruised ones.
3. Bum change off of 10 people.
Every penny counts. (This tactic
bought me lunch for almost my en­
tire freshen year).
4. Two tacos for 99 cents at Burger
King. Good luck getting there.
5. Here's an ingenious idea: Bring
your own lunch.
CommentaJyBy EugeneLovendusky
Sociology conducted a survey of 400 random Washington
students, 200 of each gender. The random sampling contains
all grade levels and is completely anonymous. The results
were as follows.
Do you think the United Slates should takcmilitary action in
reta1iation for the attacks on the World Trade Center and the
Pentagon?
Should: 62% Should not: 27% Don'tknow: 11% Should we allow pilots to be dqn1tized and carry firearms in
the cockpit?
Showd: 600.10
Should not: 24%
Don'tknow: 16%
Since the terrorist attacks ofScpt. II , bow important would
you say religion is in your life?
Very important 40%
FairlYUnportant 32%
Not very important 280;0
How wonied arc you that you or someone in your family will
become a victim of a tClI'Orist attack?
Verywonied: 23%
Somewhat worried: 26%
Not too worried: 33%
Notworried at all: 18%
I speak of the grown-ups, my frie nds. They look at us and what do they see? I'll tell you what they
don't see. They don't see aspiring actors or successful businessmen. They don't see 4.0 GPAs or footban
stars. The only thing they see, be it conscious or not, i. a rowdy teenager who is up to no good.
Before going to the Hello Dance. my friends and I had a casuaJ dinner at McDonalds. We were cracking up
about something and some guy standing outside the bathroom came up to us and asked • Smoking dope,
huh?" "Oh yes," I thought to myself, " the only possible way teenagers can laugh and have a good time is if
theu- high!" ItreaJlytic dm~ off.
I remember walking to Barnes and N ble after school and a car made a screeching red-light run right in front
of a cop. At the same time. a teenage boy was riding his bike down the street without a helmet on. I' ll give you
one guess who the cop went after.
How many of you have gotten jay walking tickets? Not too cool , i it? While some of you may have been
Iwritten up on obvious accounts, it was different for me. Admittingly, I rationalize that the law does not apply
to my situation. But I was running across the street in order to catch a bus. I took a couple of steps out into
the road, but then backed up, knowing I couldn't make it across safely. Then, out of nowhere, this motorcycle
cop zips up and tickets me. I explained my predicament to him, but he had some advice of his own: "Looks like
you need to learn how to walk faster." The nerve!
What's worse is that we can't do anything about it. Because of our present age, the only way to avoid the
discrimination is to wait for the time when we have grown up. Sad to say, teenagers are not the only victims of
discrimination. Older workers are being replaced by younger people who aren't even close to being half as
qualified. People are just blind. In order to make them see that we go through each day, age-wise, they've have
to either travel back in time or try on our shoes. Hopefully, your feet are clean.
Washington's Honorary Husky
Senior Parking: A Privilege For Whom? Commentary By Kristine King
I breathe a sigh of relief as I
pull into the senior parking lot.
This privilege was achieved by
three long years of waiting. All
students at WHS know that the
parking lot is for seniors only!
Currently, there are 470 stu­
dents in the senior class at WHS,
meaning there is not enough
room for all of us in our cozy
little parking lot. Even though
the majority of us have parking
permits, the parking spaces are
on a first come, first serve ba­
sis.
On those days when the lot is
completely full, I often wonder
why we can't park in the many
remaining spaces in the staff
parking lot on Fremont Boule­
vard. I notice daily that the staff
parking lot has many vacant
spaces, which could be very
useful to seniors who can't find
parking space. I think it would
be a good idea to include a por­
tion of the staff lot into the se-
nior lot. This would save a few
seniors a lot of trouble!
Something else that would be
helpful is the absence of lower
classmen's vehicles in the lot.
There have been numerous
times when seniors have arrived
in the lot only to find the spaces
filled with lower-classmen's ve­
hicles. I know it's a pain park­
ing blocks away from the school
all year long, but there is not
enough room for all of us, and
seniors have waited for this
privilege.
I know a lot of lower classmen
park in the lot on Eggers. They
complain about its poor landscap­
ing, which causes students to
park poorly often blocking
people in. I know how it feels to
drive into there, wondering
whether or not you will leave
school with a flat tire from all of
that junk on the ground. Perhaps
someone should contact the city
to ask if that parking lot could
be paved and lined. If that were
to happen, getting in and out of
there would be easier on every­
one.
Another concern I have about
the lot is safety. Everyone is in
a hurry after school, but please
be careful to avoid accidents!
Just last week, a girl nearly
backed into my car in the park­
ing lot after school. She didn't
notice my hom honking and pro­
ceeded to move closer and
closer to my car. It wasn't until
I hung out my window and
yelled, "Stop!" that I finally saw
her brake lights. Looking out my
driver's window, I observed that
her bumper was only an inch
away from my door.
Accidents can be prevented,
so please be careful and cour­
teous while driving through the
parking lot. All of us would like
to avoid the damages and costs
of an accident!
This little ball offur is Washington'S newest addition to the
campus. Seen here, keeping wann in one ofthe vending
~" ,our honorary Husky helps keep the school safe
intruders and pests... like mice.
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October 5, 2001
Studies interrupt Leung's Senior balances modeling and academics future in figure skating
ested in athletics, playing varsity keep that part of his life separate
By Brittney BoUba
By Jennifer Miller
What started off as skating les­
sons with a neighbor later became
a passion for competition in the
rink. Lisa Leung, a junior at Wash­
ington High, has been ice skating
since she was eleven years old.
Leung skated Monday through
Saturday with Wednesday and
Sunday off. She would practice for
two hours every
morning. At prac­
tice she worked on
single
jumps,
double jumps, any
new jumps, and
spins. In the after­
noon she would
have gymnastics or
ballet to work on
strength and grace.
For her first three
years, Leung skated
at Iceoplex. Then
for her last two
years, she skated in
San
Francisco.
Even with this hec­
tic schedule: Leung
still found time for
friends on week­
ends.
The U.S. Figure
Skating Associa­
tion (USFSA) has
nine levels: Pixies,
Pre-Preliminary, Preliminary, Pre­
Juvenile, Juvenile, Intermediate,
Novice, Juniors, and Seniors.
Leung was in the Junior division.
Because most athletes begin tak­
ing classes at around age six,
Leung needed to catch up to the
rest of the girls. To catch up with
the younger skaters, Leung
skipped levels by taking tests. If
you are able to perform all of the
moves sufficiently, you can move
up a level.
Leung's competitions have taken
her as far as Las Vegas. She has
gone to regionals, which are held
in California and Utah. Leung has
skated to Spanish, Classical, and
New Age music selections. AJI
were picked and choreographed by
her coach. "Ilike the feeling ofcom-
peting," Leung explained, "It gives
me a sense ofpurpose. I don't like
the butterflies in my stomach, but
when you get on the ice it's this
feeling that you get. Your mind is
cleared." For the most part, family
and friends of the skaters are those
who attend these competitions. "I
got first, second, third. I've never
gotten last," she said with a laugh.
''I'm very happy for
that. My goal was to
never get last."
Figure skating can be
very
expensive.
Boots are around
$1,000 and last about
two years. Leung's
dresses ranged from
between $200 and
$300 and are custom
made.
Because
judges like to see a va­
riety of costumes, a
new dress needs to be
bought about once a
Preston Maxie, a senior, spends
his free time modeling for various
clothing designers and department
stores.
He has been smiling for cameras
and posing on stage ever since he
was a preschooler. He made his
first appearance as a contestant on
Star Search. "I performed a dance
and tipped my hat," said Maxie.
He has modeled for many well­
known stores, such as Mervyns,
Macy's, Nordstroms, Old Navy,
Gap, Perry Ellis, and Anchor Blue.
Aside from modeling, he is inter­
year.
At a training camp in
Los Angeles, Leung
got to meet Michelle
Kwan and Angela
Nikodinov. And at a
Stars on Ice exhibition, one of
Leung's friends got back stage
passes. There, she met Kristi
Yamaguchi, Paul Wylie and Scott
Hamilton.
"I like to keep things really neat
and have everything done a cer­
tain way," Leung confessed, "Skat­
ing has taught me to be more re­
Junior Statesmen of America (JSA) is a national club
for students with political interests. Members attend
conventions and meet people from all over Northern
California. Adviser Tom Vargas indicated the club
currently has only one officer, president Shivani Sopory.
This year's goal is to increase membership and get other
schools involved in the program.
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Preston Maxie
Amnesty International Club
Time: Every other Friday Place: Room 93
Time: Wednesdays
The adviser of the Academic Society is Clifford
Miller. Lakshmi Narayan is the president. The club
prepares students for the Bay Area Academic
Championship by playing trivia games. They've
already had their first two meetings, but they
Iwelcome you to join them in the science wing
during lunch for their next meeting on October 19.
Place: E-222
Amnesty International members write
"urgent action letters," to aid those who are
persecuted and imprisoned for fighting
injustice. Members have not yet held
elections. Adviser Stew Perlman reported
that the meeting will take place next Wednes­
day, Oct. 10.
Asian Cultural Awareness
Time: Thursdays
Place: P3
Asian Cultural Awareness (ACA) club
members explore their culture through activi­
ties. Holly Falck is the adviser. Mark del
Rosano is currently president of the club.
Their first meeting was yesterday.
On Sept. 28 Leung quit competi­
tion because scllool started and the
SAT's are coming up. She wants
to focus on her studies instead of
spending so much time skating.
When asked if she would go back,
she said that she would just for fun,
not to compete.
Time: Every other Friday Place: E-127
from his social life. Maxie said that
financial benefits ofmodeling will
help him achieve his goals for col­
lege.
Academic Society
laxed."
Junior Statesman of America
basketball and track. Maxie is con­
stantly busy with homework, photo
shoots, and basketball practice in
evenings. "Sometimes it's really
hard because you have to really
plan ahead," stated Maxie.
Somehow he still manages to
spend time with his supportive fam­
ily. He stated, "My family helps
keep my faith in me and pushes me
to do my best in whatever I'm do­
ing."
Although he enjoys the perks of
modeling, such as meeting famous
people like Janet Jackson and
Danny Glover, he really' tries to
California Scholarship Federation
Time:TBAPlace: E-131
The California Scholarship Federation (CSF) is a
club that recognizes students for academic
achievement. Serena Martinez is club president.
Community Assistance Program
Time: Every other Tuesday Place: E-126
Tne Community Assistance Program (CAP is for students interested in getting in o\ved in the
community. Ken Jones is the CAP adviser. Students are involved with donation drives, homeless
shelters, and Habitat for Humanity. President Shivani Sopory said, "It provides an outlook on
what's really happening in the community."
Ilclubs on Campus I
Crossing the Bridge
Drama Club
Time: Every other Wednesday Place: Room 96
Time: Every Wednesday Place: Room 201
Crossing the Bridge, a club that tries to connect
students with the community, will meet Oct. This club
involves community service. Diana Brumbaugh is
adviser, Shivani Sopory president.
The Drama Club is at lunch. Drama teacher
Matthew Ballin is adviser. Elected officers are as
follows: president Alia Williams, vice-president
Jenni Gebhart, historian Jenny Wehrer, treasurer
Hilda Maurera, and secretary Eugene Lovendusky.
German Club
Time:TBA
Filipino American Youth Association
Time: Every other Tuesday
Place: E-122
The Filipino American Youth Association (FAYA) is
an organization that serves to educate students about
different coitwes. Members have planned many
activities, such as a benefit to promote cultural aware­
ness. Dana Nelon is adviser. Any WHS student is
lwelcome, and there is a $3.00 fee to join. For questions,
contact Nelson or Angela Bermudez, FAYA president.
Place: P13
Yvonne Reynolds is the German club adviser.
No president has been elected; however, their
secretary is Adria Lorentzen. The club looks for
activities involving the German culture, also
sponsors a soccer team from Fremont. The
winning team wins an all expense paid trip to
Germany for two weeks.
Interact
Time: Every other Tuesday
Place: E-12S
Interact is a community service club. Merna Morse
is adviser. One community project is assigned per
week for which students earn community service
hours. About 25 students participate. Interact is
sponsored by "Niles Rotary Club". Nageen Mohamidi
is president.
Writer's Club
Swing Club
Time: Every Tuesday Place: P201 or P12
Spanish Club
Time: Once a month
I
Place: Room 42
The Spanish Club is an interactive group that
shares Latino culture through music and dance.
All students are welcome, even non-Spanish
speakers. Members have already appointed
officers; however, the club is still gathering ideas
for the upcoming year. Club meetings are usually
on Thursdays. To join, see the following advisers:
Ana Bottoms, Dolorez Valdez, and David Yekes.
Swing Club is for students who enjoy dancing.
Meetings are in the drama room or P 12 every Tues­
day. Alana Ayers is president, Danielle Severson is
choreographer, and Matthew Ballin, the drama
teacher, is the adviser. Dance instructors are usually
university ballroom dance teams or other local club
instructors.
rrime: Every other Wednesday Place: E-222
The Writer's Club produces the literary magazine
iRenaissance. Club adviser Stew Perlman indicated
~eetings began Oct. 3.
Youth Alive
Time: Thursdays Place: Room A-161
Christian students meet at lunch for Youth Alive.
Students study the bible and discuss Christian
principles. Club president is Albert Chang and club
adviser is Don French.
October 5, 2001
Features
Page 5
In the first month of school, WHS gave to me ... 12 Impatient People...
S Volleyball
Players...
4 Angry
Eyes...
10 Sunburnt
Seniors...
In the first 25 days
of school, WHS
has had many
adventures.
9 Screaming
Students...
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1 Photographer...
PbOklo by Me.." Fields and Shivani Sopor;
Page 6
October 5, 2001
Fresh Faces
New Teachers at Washington
HighSchool
Bryan Accurso
JoDi Sbouse
Science, Pbysical
Foreign Languages
Education, and Leadersbip
John Werner
Sodal Science, SRC
Science
Foreign Languages
Mary DeLeon
Special Education
Former teacher Mince comes back as freshmen counselor Washington High School has a new teaching to counseling came almost process. He said, "You have to be
creative to get to know the kid." You
guidance counselor, Robert Mince. If naturally.
have to use different techniques to
the name sounds faMince always knew he get students to open up in front of
miliar, it is because
wanted to work with kids. a counselor. His office provides a
Mince was previFor this reason, he went safe environment for students. He
ously a scienc e
into teaching. Once he says he never criticizes kids. He is
teacher at WHS. He
started teaching, he auto- simply interested in making "genu­
ine contact."
taught science for
marically knew he was in
Mince says he enjoys jobs that
three years, while he
the wrong job. He says are associated with art. He uses "art
studied to be a coun­
that he's "not the kind of as therapy" in counseling. Before
selor. Last year,
guy to [stand in front 000 he came to Washington High
Mince was an 8th
kids and] say 'quiet Scbool, Mince taught nmsic at a
Florida community college. Mince
grade counselor at
down! '" Mince's science also pursued a career in singing. He
Centerville Jr. High.
classes became more like was an opera singer for 15 years.
He is now an 8th and
science counseling classes During that time he was featured on
9th grade transition
because he was more in- PBS for eleven weeks. Students
counselor
who
terested in talking with the may remember him singing the na­
tional anthem at footbaJ] games and
works with students "in trouble" aca­ kids one on one than 30 to one.
at the Martin Luther King III assem­
To Minc~, counseling is a creative blytwo
demically. For Mince, the switch from
Bjorn Andersen
E
Mattbew BaWn
FineArb-Drama
Social Science
ers ta Van Zaildt heads
Washingtonian
ormer student returns as Assitant
Tifini Bartley
9tb grade counselor
Pbysical Education
When Oscar Rodriguez graduated
from Washington High School in
1967, he badno idea he would return
34 years later u an assist4nt princi­
pal.
Maren Bosley
Matb
~ a teenager at WHS, Rodriguez
participated in varsity soccer, track,
and cross--country for all four years
ofhigh school. He ~vcd a White
Sweater Award for his accomplish­
ments in sports.
Now he is back, and he says
nothing much has changed
for how the schoollooka. JU:~Olru-1
iog to Rodriguez, the students
even still the same, CariDg
what they do. However. Jim Ingram
is the only one of his teachers from
high school who is still here.
Rodriguez has one main goal for
this year. He stated "I'm hoping to
learn as mucb about this position
as I can this year 80 we have a
smoother year next year." He is also
trying to meet as many students as
he can.
A. the new uai8tant principal,
Rodriaucz indicated he is doms ev­
erything Skip Cain did "and then
some." Before he came here, he
an administrator for the San Jose
School District for four ycms. How­
ever, he lives in Fremont, and he
wanted to work closer to home. So
when WHS offered him the job, he
thought it was the perfect chance
to give something back that they
had given to him a long time ago.
New art teacher
Jamie Van Zandt will
now advise Yearbook.
Van Zanc1t grew up
in Fremont, graduat­
ing from American
Matb
High School. She
then went on to San
Jose State where she
double majored in il­
lustration and Graphics Design.
Zandt's first year teaching.
Before teaching, Van Zandt worked ....nt.....J
sionally as a graphic designer and artist.
Van Zandt enjoyed her work, it was not neJ'SOrl-t
aUy fulfilling. Through teaching, she could
bine art with the fulfillment of teaching.
Van Zandt applied for the new art teacher
sition, and was asked if she would like to
advise Yearbook.
One ofher cballenaes, as both a new ",t'I,.,; ...~
and teacher, is "To understand and figure
how to conquer new obstacles." Although
sections will remain the same as previous
Van Zandt said there would be great surprises.
Her main goaJ of the year is to put out a
yearbook that students are happy with and isn
exclusive. Another goal was to simply get
book done.
Englisb
Eric Cunningham
EngUsb, Atbletic Director
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Amanda McKenzie
Social Science,
Peer Resource
Science
October 5, 2001
New Athletic Director
for Washington Hired
Eric Cunningham is Washington
High School's new athletic director.
He attended Western Michigan
University and is now a fuJI-time En­
glish teacher for grades 9 and 12.
Although this is Cunningham's
first year as athletic director, he has
been teaching for five years.
Before WHS, he taught in Michi­
gan. "I got my position by chance,"
he shared. He was offered a job here
in the Silicon Valley.
Cunningham's interests are di­
verse. He likes to express himself
through sports, ·which is why he
took the job as athletic director.
He also coaches sports, such as
basketball and track and field.
For English, he wants his students
to understand different literary
pieces, express their views, and
speak in front of classmates.
As athletic director, he wishes to
Page 7
Sports
Sports Across Nation Pause to
Reflect on Recent Events
A football game with Foothill was
cancelled, along with the De LaSalle
invitational for cross-country, and
a water polo tournament in
Livermore. The home tournament
for girls' volleyball was rescheduled
for the following weekend.
"Practices were left to the
coaches' discretion," said athletic
director Eric Cunningham.
Not only were ripples felt in the
high school athletic community, but
also the professional leagues post­
poned or cancelled many games.
For the first time since World War
By Ryan Murray
The terrorist attacks Sept. 11 had
a profound effect upon the nation,
which trickled down to high school
sports. In order to assure the safety
of the student athletes, Fremont
Unified School District superinten­
dent Sharon Jones froze all sports
activities until the following Sun­
day.
Although gymnastics and girls'
tennis did not have competitions
set for that week, all other fall sports
had events cancelled or postponed.
display more banners in our gym,
improve the weight room, increase
funding for WHS teams, and get
more teams and players to NCS.
Polo Gymnasts Dominates Ready to American Spring Eagles Washington ' gymnastic te
has take n fi rst place for fi ve year
and ntinues to be a strong t
this year indic ated oach Ki
Freitas.
Most of the league team will be
returning to g ymnastics this year.
A few new varsity and J.Y. mem
hers have joined.
This year 's captains are senior
Danielle Severson and Britta Thym.
Returning team members arejunio
Brittney Boliba. Ashleigh Grant,
Kristin Lancione, Lissa Moffor
and seniors Tasandra McDonald,
and Justin Patel.
Finding coaches and teams fro
other schools in the area has been
a problem. In spite of this, WHS i
scheduled to meet with Logan dur
ing the week ofOct. 10.
Boys varsity water polo defeated
American ) 7 to 4 in a match played
on Tue day at American. They
also defeated Livermore in a 7 to 6
I match played on Monday at
Livermore. This year's returning
seniors include Patrick COlt.. Vince
Guevera, Eric C eballos, James
Yauch, and And rew S qaires .
Guevera and j uniors Kyle Payne and
Sean Ceballos, goalie. are three play­
ers expected to do an outstanding
.ob this year on the team. Coach
Brian Accurso says, "The boys
have a chance to win this year."
Girls varsity water polo also de­
feated American 13 to 3 on Tues­
day; although, they lost to
Livermore 5 to II Monday. This
year's returning seniors include
Veronica Webber, Amy Steinert,
Cassidy Raby, Vanessa Herrara,
Cory Audiat, and Jessica Fell.
Many new players contributed to
girl's water polo this year including
freshman Traci Robertson, who
earned her place on varsity this
year.
Coach Brian Accurso stated that,
"This year will be a rebuilding year
for the girls."
The girls tennis team has a ne
Water polo played Newark Memo­ coach, Maria Ramos. Ramos en
rial High School yesterday, but joys coaching the spirited team say­
scores were not available at press ing, "The girls are pretty positive;
time.
they have a lot of enthusiasm an
The boy's varsity water polo team energy."
won two out of four games during
Ramos hopes to improve th
the Friday and Saturday tourna­ team's record this year from las
ments. They lost the first game years'. According to Ramos, "On
against Clayton Valley 2-3. The of my goals is to have Washington
second game of Friday was a vic­ play second at MVAL's."
tory for Washington against
The team's current record is 1-2.
Granada 6-3 . The Huskies defeated They won against American 6-1
Antioch High on the first game of and lost to Newark 1-6. However,
Saturday 13-8. The final game Ramos pointed out it was a close
proved a defeat for Washington game and four players went int
against Deer Valley 11-8.
three sets with tiebreakers. Las
Junior Kyle Payne was the top Thursday Kennedy pulled a win
scorer with seven goals over the over Washington 4-3.
course of the tournament. The sec­
Senior Maria McCauley, nurnbe
ond highest scorers were seniors one singles, and sophomor
Vmcent Guevara and Eric Ceballos­ Margret Albano, number tw
McGee with five goals. Sophomore singles, currently have three wi
Casey Cardone contributed 4 goals and one loss records and are show
to the Huskies' total.
ing great promise.
II, all ofMajor League Baseball was
halted for reasons besides water or
a strike. Games resumed on Sept.
17, with many people showing their
patriotism by wearing red, white,
and blue.
Football and hockey also post­
poned their games for a period of
time. The Ryder Cup in golf, sched­
uled for late September, will not be
played until next year.
The officials working on the win­
ter Olympics, set in Salt Lake City
next year, met to discuss the safety
ramifications of the events.
Volleyball Defense Not Able to Loses to Hold Back Cougars Logan Washington High School lost to
Newark Memorial on Saturday.
"We played good defense, defense
well enough to win. Though the
reason we lost was some poor de­
cision on my part and lack of any
offensive consistency," said coach
Jim Ingram concerning the night's
loss.
"We have good team leadership
and chemistry," stated coach Jason
Adams, "Though Newark got in
about 10 m re plays than us, it's
hard to keep an even playing field
when they have that much more lee­
way. What we tried to do a es­
tablish a run and throw-play-action
passes with the plays that we ron
well."
The game started off with an un­
popular call from the referee after
Washington received a fumbled ball
and ran it to the end zone, but be­
fore Washington could celebrate,
the play was deemed inval id. " We
went for the frrst down, fourth and
short yardage. We fumbled the ball,
but we recovered it. When the man
who recovered it, senior Kenny
Davis was down, well he handed
the ball to senior Roger Moppen
who was up and Roger ran it. Be­
cause Kenny had possession of
the ball while he was on the ground,
the ball was dead at that spot." This
is what could have set up the de­
feat because after the blundered
play the Cougars were able to get a
14-0 lead over the Huskies 23 min­
utes into the game. Washington
was able to score with 45 seconds
left in the second quarter, bringing
the game to 14-7.
"Defensively we were successful,
I think, but you can't play defense
all night long," stated Ingram. We
were able to hold the Cougars at
bay the second half, but we were
not able to make any throws our­
sel ves, isolating us from the
Washington High School junior
varsity volleyball lost to James lo­
gan High School.
Although they lost, coach Jolie
Gentry liked how the team came out
strong, and she hopes the team
beats Moreau at their tournament
in two weeks.
The varsity girls stayed strong
throughout the contest. Coach
John Tam was "very proud of the
w ythe played," saying that their
performance agamst the Colts was
impre iv.
In game one, Washington lost II­
15 and had been 0-6 until junior
Marci Clark came up to 'erve, mak­
ing the core 1-6.
For game two, Tam put out
j urnior Stephanie Saenz, Rachel
Mada ny, C lark, and senior
Pomaikai Kupau, Alana Ayers, and
Kenna Smith. Washington took the
lead 3-0, but then 10 t possession.
Possession went back and forth five
times until Logan regained posses­
sion and began scoring. In the end,
Logan won 13-15.
In the third game, the Huskies
held their lead the whole game.
However, the Colts did not back
down and won game four 4-15.
Gentry stated, "I have a really
good bunch."
Husky
Girls Led
Cross­
by New Country Off
and Running
Coach
Saturday Sept. 29 WHS's cross­
country team went to their first meet.
It was the Stanford Invitational
Meet.
J.Y. hasn't had the chance to com­
pete yet; although, varsity did par­
ticipate at the invitational.
Coach George Pelke says the first
meet "went fantastically."
Girl's cross-country team has not
yet had the opportunity to com­
pete.
In the first meet the varsity boys
did the three-mile run. Schools from
all over the United States came to
compete from Texas, Oregon, and
Washington.
The six boys that competed were
juniors Tom Connor, Colin
Lorentzen, Ryan Murray, Ken
Smith, and sophomores Trevor
Latimer, and Reed Kelly.
The Artichoke Invitational Meet
is scheduled to take place in Half
Moon Bay, Saturday, Oct 6.
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scoreboard. We threw 12 times and
didn't complete any in the second
half. Our inabil ity to establ ish a run­
ning game is the single reason we
were not able to win versus New­
ark Memorial", said Ingram.
In response to Saturday night's
loss Adams said "Ifwe execute we
can beat anyone in our league."
This year's varsity team has six
returning seniors; AJ. Bloom,
Kenny Davis, Kevin Dowd, Kyle
Emmitt, and Rodger Moppen.
Varisty has a preseason record of
2-0.
Thejunior varsity team beat New­
ark Mem rial 14-0 at the football
game on Sept. 29. Defensively thi
game was played very well. "Of­
fense played good, but there is defi­
nite potential for the H uskie to play
better offen si vely," proclaimed
Adams. Some ofthe key players in
this game were juniors John Gilbert,
and Jon Smith, and sophomores
Michael Born and Michael Moore .
Gilbert scored the first ofthe touch­
downs bringing the Huskies to their
victory.
The freshmen football team shut
out Newark Memorial High School
18-0 on Sept. 27. This win brought
them to a 2-0 record.
This was the first time that fresh­
man have shut out Newark in the
last 10 years. Craig Hoskinson, the
teams middle line backer and run­
ning back, scored the first touch­
down of the game on an offensive
play by running 65 yards, which es­
tablished the momentum of the
game. Tyler Layfield, the team's
quaterback showed leadership skills
during the game. In the past two
games, Paul Taufhlele has domi­
nated the offensive and defensive
lines on the field.
The freshmen's next game is to­
day at 6pm at James Logan High
School.
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An American Tragedv: The Enect on Washingtonians Hull Inspires Huskies Afghans Cope With Racism By: Lakshmi Narayan Hatchet Guest Writer When planes hijacked by terror­
ists crashed into the World Trade
Center towers and the Pentagon,
among other jolts was the one
caused by the wave of hate crimes
that swept across America. Al­
though we like to think ofthe United
States as a tolerant and educated
country, citizens began to blindly
lash out at Afghani Americans.
Even Fremont, home ofracial diver­
sity and suburban stability, felt
ripples of anger after the crisis.
Senior Masoud Hamsafar ex­
plained that, after the Soviet inva­
sion of Afghanistan in the I 980s,
the country was devastated, which
gave the Taliban the opportunity
to step into power. Although the
Taliban has gained control of most
of the country, there is still a por­
tion in Northeastern Afghanistan
occupied by Afghani citizens who
oppose the Taliban. However, the
northeast is not the only part of the
country where the Taliban lacks
support. Since the hijackings, the
Taliban has stated that it will go to
war if the United States wrongfully
attacks their country. Hamsafar ex­
plained how the actions ofAfghani
citizens showed their feelings to­
wards their government: "The
Taliban says that the people are
behind them, but the people are flee­
ing to anywhere they can go: China,
India, Pakistan, Uzbekistan. Only
the Taliban want to start a war."
The vast majority of Afghanis in
the United States do not support
the Taliban, and are as upset by the
attacks as everyone el se, ifnot more
so . As well as having to worry
about the situation like everyone
else. ethnic Afghani citizens of the
United States now have to worry
about other Americans mistreating
them.
As far as being harassed by any­
one in the community because of
his nationali ty or religion, "I've had
this Afghan pride thing on my back­
pack for four years and nobody's
noticed until now. A couple people
have said 'Oh look, he's a terror­
ist.' I guess they're joking."
A Pamir Food Market employee
said that it was too soon for any­
body to react to the situation since
there was little certain information
on who committed the crime.
"People jump to hatred without
knowing anything." He also ex­
plained that Afghani citizens of the
United States would support
America and had no reason to be
against it.
Although it is a tragedy that
people have to post American flags
in their stores simply to keep them­
selves safe, the simple pieces of
paper and cloth carry the message
of the Afghani community to the
rest of America. The message,
which Afghani Americans will ex­
press to anyone who asks them, is
simple: "We are Americans too." A
deeper understanding of this mes­
sage throughout the United States
may be something that America
pulls out of the rubble ofthis crisis.
By: Kelly Fiock
Students hugged, screamed, and
grabbed each other's fingers dur­
ing last Monday's rally wi th guest
speaker Norm Hull. Hull used these
activities to encourage students to
look b yond race and concentrate
on tolerance of indi viduality.
Hull 'aid, "There are two types of
people: whiners and doers." Whin­
ers are those who tear down and
don't participate when others are
having fun ; they are spectators.
The Doers want to get involved,
have fun, and participate. Hull said,
" You have to have the right atti­
tude."
Students played a color-connect­
ing game, like body-twister. Hull
called out colors an d students
touched neighbors' clothing in the
bleachers. "When we rea h out and
touch someone, we show respect,"
he explained, "Respect isn ' t some­
thing that can be demanded, but
earned. When we throw out colors
in this context, it is not a big deal."
Hull encountered racism as a
young boy. He didn't understand
why the doorway to his apartment
would smell sometimes when he
came in from playing. His parents
revealed that the people who lived
upstairs didn't like them because
of the color oftheir skin and poured
milk on their doorstep, which would
spoil over time. Hull said his firs t
reaction was to retaliate. The young
Hull tried to "rub his color off."
"The world would be pretty bor­
ing if we all looked alike," Hull con­
cluded at the end of the rally.
Fremont Unites to Mourn Victims of Terrorist Attacks By: John Zlatnik Hatchet Guest Writer In the days after the attacks in New York, Washington DC, and Pennsylvania, we felt,
as all America did, a range of emotions: Grief, Confusion, Anger, Fear... One way to
bring about healing, at such a time, is to come together with our community and share
our feelings together. We here in Fremont have something very precious - a commu­
nity built from every part of the world. How better to respond after the attacks but to
gather in Central Park a few days later, overlooking our beautiful hills, to feel our unity
and pain together through sharing music and words. Color guards from Fremont police
and fire departments delivered the American flag, and representatives from the major
Fremont religious communities - Christian, Muslim, Jewish, Buddhist, Hindu, Sikh,
and Bahai shared the podium with Fremont City officials. Speakers were frequently
interrupted by unifying applause as the audience responded to the messages being de­
livered. We sang, we listened, we shared. At the end, a Scottish bagpiper played the
song "Amazing Grace". There were many shared tears. Candles were lit, passing the
flame from person to person. We were asked, as the event ended, to talk with two or
three others that we didn't know. And so we who were there stayed and talked to Bud­
dhist monks, people with
beautiful turbans, men
wearing yarmulkes, to rep­
resentatives from the
Mosque, to Christian min­
isters, and to the many lay
people of all faiths. If one
good thing can come from
this horrible attack, it is the
awareness that we humans
have so much in common
and must recognize our to­
getherness and common
needs in this world.
Vince Guevara, Cari Ham, and lenifIer Uhlig
each other durind
ral
Our Roots Run
Deeper
By: Kevin Anderson
Hatchet Guest Writer
you hoped that our confusion,
terror,
and anger
would destroy us
but our roots run deeper than that
attacking our nations pride,
cowardly striking
you foolishly hoped
that we would perish
but our roots run deeper than that
but we will not be struck down
we will not go down without a fight
we will not surrender and go quietly
into the night
and as one we will rise up
and defend
because our roots are too deep
to be tom loose by you
Photo By: Shiv.n; Sopory
Zlatnik attends candle vigil at Lake Elizabeth Sept. 14
and we will fight