API Scores: Misconceptions and Realities
Jenny Barnes, Staff Writer
February 15, 2012
Why should students care about the school’s performance? Students walk in one by one. They sit in the familiar chairs that they spend hours a day in. They stretch out and settle in for the next few hours as a proctor monotonically announces, “welcome to the STAR Test.” Many students question... Read more »
Five Most Memorable Projects
Karlee Fuller, Staff Writer
February 15, 2012
Students reflect on their proudest academic accomplishments Copper Odyssey Lab One of the most remembered projects was the Copper Odyssey Lab for chemistry. This three-week lab is an extensive observation of copper undergoing chemical transformations. The twenty-plus page lab write-up involves math... Read more »
Confusion Surrounds ASVAB Exam
Kiana Jackson, News Editor
February 13, 2012
On January 12, hundreds of students left their first period classes and gathered in the theater for a three hour test called the ASVAB, or the Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery. Some expected a career or personality test, while others were dreading what they were told would be similar to the... Read more »
High-Tech Torment
Meg Shepro, Staff Writer
December 19, 2011
“No one likes you.” “Get a life.” “You’re such a poser.” Cyberbullying poses challenges for students and administrators Bullying no longer just accounts for name-calling in the hallways, or pinning a freshman up against his locker. The cruelty has taken on a new face in an era where a large... Read more »
Teachers Reflect on Letters of Rec
Karlee Fuller, Staff Writer
December 5, 2011
It’s the first quarter of the Fall semester… seniors, you know what that means! Students are running rampant asking for letters of recommendation from their teachers. However, as the chaos ensues, the teachers have their own thoughts on writing this daunting task. “It’s basically a reflection... Read more »
NCAA Refuses to Allow Athletes to Submit Online Core Classes for Credit
Lauren Anderson, Staff Writer
December 3, 2011
Online classes haven’t stepped up to the plate for scholar athletes. Two weeks after school started, the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) issued a new ruling that if students plan to play a sport in college, then core online classes will not be accepted for credit by NCAA institutions. Junior... Read more »
Cost of Applying to College Surprising Applicants
Meg Shepro, Staff Writer
December 2, 2011
It’s no secret that college is expensive, but little do most families recognize how much even the application process will cost. From testing fees to tutors, testing workshops to application consultants, travel costs to college visits, most students try to do everything it takes to be noticed. Soon... Read more »
Helpful Websites for the College Bound
Maddy Fitzgerald, Staff Writer
December 1, 2011
Naviance The school offers Naviance, which is a website that is designed for college-bound students to use to communicate their transcripts with counselors and colleges. It can also be used to help students pick colleges that might be of interest, while taking into account GPA, extracurricular activities,... Read more »
Two Students Ace College Entrance Exams
Karlee Fuller and Rebecca Zilberman, Staff Writers
December 1, 2011
For the last three years, LCC has had at least one student get a perfect score on either the SAT or ACT. This year, however, the school got both. Senior Alyssa Chan earned a 2400 on the SAT, and senior Kevin Yei scored a 36 on the ACT, both continuing the tradition of perfection. Their scores exceeded... Read more »
Student Encounters the Paranormal Close to Home
Savannah Dukes-Samala, Staff Writer
December 1, 2011
During this spooky Halloween weekend, some students may feel the paranormal come out to play. A supernatural encounter is any experience, occurrence, manifestation, or object that is beyond the laws of nature and science and whose understanding may be said to lie within religion, magic, or the mystical. Encounters... Read more »