Trimble Tech Tribune // Issue: 1, Edition: 1011

October 2010“Going where no dog has gone before . . . and without a leash!”

In This Issue...

BulldogFootballSee Page 3

“Bieber Fever”Hits the Nation!See Page 6

Construction ChaosBy Kasandra Montes

Unless you have been walking around with a bag over your head and a coat on, you might have noticed our environment is a little different. Some rooms are hot, more are freezing, and others are not even in the same place as you last remembered. Men in hard hats roam the halls and occasional pounding from places unknown disturb your thoughts. We began this school year in the process of a massive overhaul already underway both inside and out courtesy of the 2007 Bond Package voters approved for a total of $593.6 million district wide. The money was evenly distributed to all the schools in FWISD (Fort Worth Independent School District) with consideration to the campus age and needs for improvement. Trimble Tech was built between 1917 -1918. . Tech was awarded $13.7 million, the highest amount given to any high school. A 92 year old historical building requires special handling.

“Older buildings are costly to renovate because they have a large quantity of improvements that have to be made,” Walter Dansby, Deputy Superintendent for the Capital Improvement Program said. Lots of interior and exterior improvements and upgrades need to be done to bring Tech up to the current standards of operation and keep it operating for years to come. According to FWISD, the improvements include upgrades to the life safety systems, additional electrical and data outlets, upgraded electri-cal service, new flooring, lighting, ceilings where needed and new hardware.

See Chaos, see page 9

Schooled Before CollegeBy Dalana Woods Fraudulent, according to Merriam-Webster Dictionary means obtained, done by, or involving deception, especially, criminal deception. Recently, some for-profit college/programs have been accused of being just that, FRAUDULENT. For-profit is defined by Miriam Webster Dictionary as established, maintained, or conducted for

the purpose of making a profit. Some schools that were on the list were Westwood College, Apollo Group, Co-rinthian Colleges, and the very well known Kaplan Higher Education (Kaplan University). The attendance rates for for-profit schools has increased in the last couple of years, from about 365,000 to about 1.8 million. Investigate the for-profit college before you enroll. Questions to consider are: 1. School accreditation. Be sure to check the accreditation, it may not be through the correct agency, therefore affecting your degree. A school makes money from being accredited through programs that allow government loans to students. 2. Total cost of tuition. The cost of tuition of for-profit

See Success, see page 8

OpinionVeronica’s Voice

By Veronica Farias

As a first time newspaper reporter I found myself in a place I have never really been before. I entered the newspaper staff with no jour-nalism experience. I knew this was going to be a challenge for me, but I never knew I would have to go through so much just to get my story going. The newspaper enabled me to get my thoughts heard. So when we had our first round table meeting I decided I should bring up how kids at young ages were hitting puberty earlier because of the steroids be-ing injected into cows. Then at the same time I knew that the salmonella outbreak in eggs was going on, so I decided to see how this affected our school. There, I had it, my story! After sitting down and coming up with possible questions to ask, I decided to go and interview our cafeteria manager, Mrs. Gloria Dennis. Having found out that the salmonella outbreak didn’t affect our school in any way because the eggs used are processed and that I would have to prove that steroids in cows affect students; I no longer had a story. That’s when my story took a turn for the first time. I then decided to write about how the cafeteria functions. I mean seriously, who wants to be sent back for having both apple juice and ap-plesauce? While getting information for this story, I quickly found out students are allowed one of each thing (milk, bread, meat, fruits, and veg-etables) which cleared up the whole apple juice and applesauce problem. The cafeteria manager then mentioned that we were supposed to have an average of 700 students eating in the cafeteria per day, but only have 450-500 max daily. That was pretty surprising, but even more surprising was that the school got money for every student that ate there, as well through the free lunch program.( I knew this but really if it did not have to do with me, I am sure it went in one ear and came right back out the other.) Why weren’t students eating in the cafeteria? When senior An-gel Munoz said that the cafeteria food “tastes like cardboard”, my story took another sudden turn. This then led me to write about not only how the cafeteria functions but the what the students thought. While some had negative opinions, there were a few others that actually liked the cafeteria food. Suddenly not only did my story include both the students’ opinions and the cafeteria but how to make the cafeteria the ideal place to eat. I sat down with Mrs. Garcia to discuss ways to increase cafeteria attendance and to make it a more suitable environment for the students. That led me to wonder, is it something the cafeteria is doing that keeps them from eat-ing there? Or could it be something else? Mrs. Gloria Dennis mentioned that the catering trucks were competition to her because students were choosing to get their food there. So once again my story took another turn and I decided to interview the cafeteria’s competition. A solid week and a half had passed and my deadlines were drawing near. Just what would be the focus for my story? I was off to interview the “paletero” man. He advised that a lot of the students bought from him just to get snacks. A quick snack, without having the wait in line, gave students the chance to socialize as well. As I sat with Mrs. Garcia to discuss how my interview had gone and the new direction that my story was taking, one of the administrative assistants passed by. He stepped into our room and we had a really interesting talk. It turned out that the cafeteria isn’t even a part of the school. So now I had no story at all! I was frustrated, what was I to write about now? I needed therapy after my first attempt at writing a story! So this is my therapy. Veronica’s Voice is born! I will share my thoughts throughout the year in my column Veronica’s Voice. Also look for my feature on the “paletero” man in our next issue.

EDITORIAL POLICY

The content of the Opinion page does not necessarily represent the views of Trimble Tech High School. The Tribune’s Bulldog Perspective editorial represents the view of the Tech Tribune editorial staff. The Tribune Perspective is the collective opinions of the editorial board and may not reflect the views of the individual writers. Signed letters, col-umns, etc. represent the opinion of the writ-ers and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the editorial board.

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

The Tribune welcomes letters to the editor for publication. Letters must include name and grade, however the name can be withheld if requested. E-mail letters to [email protected] or bring to Room 162. The Tribune reserves the right to edit or reject letters for style, taste and size restrictions.

EDITORIAL STAFF

Manuel CantuPrincipal/Editor in Chief

Marylee GarciaAdvisor/Managing Editor

Dalana WoodsEditor

Jacob SanchezDesign Layout

STAFF WRITERS:Eric Orea, Kasandra MontesRozlin Draper, Thelma TateJocelyn Loredo, Veronica

Farias, Justin George, Jacob Sanchez, Dalana Woods

Sports

New Coaches, New Team,Same Goal

By Eric Orea In the game of football, the climb to the top has always been a difficult feat to accomplish. It takes great commitment and an extraordinary amount of effort to reach playoff season. But in the end, playoff participation comes down to which team goes the extra mile. That is exactly what this year’s new head coach David Poggenssee has in mind for the football team; lots of extra miles. The wins must be higher than the losses and only if that happens will the team be able to secure a spot in the playoffs. Head Coach Poggens-see says, “It’s still possible, still feasible, it’s about how bad we want it,” The Bull-dogs are starving for a taste of the playoff “steak.” It has been 22 long years since the varsity team‘s last appearance in the playoffs. The other component that makes the playoff run possible would be the coaches. This year the varsity coaching staff is composed of mainly new coaches. But after talking with each one, it is clear that they all have great knowledge of the game and know how they can use their experience to help the team reach greatness. They also have high hopes for this season, although it has been a tough one so far, believing that we will finish on a good note. The team is, however, facing some tough challenges this year, such as losing 30 of its starters last season and a very young team that falls short of experience. Not to mention the players’ task of adjusting to the new coaching staff. There is also the

issue of playing a complete game. As seen in their first two games, the team was able to play strong in the first quarter but would collapse after the opposi-tion scored and failed to answer back. To turn the season around, Coach Poggenssee believes the team will need to “mature up and play a little bit harder.”

Defensive coordi-nator, Coach Mark Thomas, thinks the team had a slow start and was a little behind from where they were suppose to be. “We have a better chance than we’ve had in years to make the playoffs,” Coach Thomas said. With all that said and done, the team

has all the components to be a competitor for the playoff run just like Coach Thomas mentioned. The team is full of talent and skilled athletes that can make huge plays at any given time, such as senior Andre Crear who plays wide receiver, running back, and kick returner in special teams. “I plan on having 600 yards rushing and 600 yards receiving,” he said. Andre Crear being one of the senior players deals with loss in a different way. “We take the loss to our advantage in a sense that we use it to make improvements,” said Crear. That is the kind of positive and optimistic atti-tude needed from the players to keep them motivated throughout the season. This along with the good daily practice should lead to a successful season. All the coaches seem to be in accordance that the team is working to the fullest extent to be the best they can.

“The 411”Going, Goin, GoneBy Justin George Recently I interviewed one of our new additions to the teaching staff, Ms. Shannon Perry. Ms. Perry, or

Shannon as she prefers to be called by her students, is our new Photography teacher. A native of the San Francisco Bay area, Ms. Perry taught photography and worked as a commercial photographer in the Gold Country of Northern Cali-fornia. Ms. Perry has visited the Fort Worth area frequently over the years where she has family and became friends with Jerry (Animation) and Linda Becker (English). When Mr. Goin announced his retirement last year, they immediately shared the news with Ms. Perry, who has now made Texas her home. Ms. Perry’s interest in photography began with photography classes in high school where she remembered walking around school with her negatives and box of paper on her way to develop in the darkroom. “What really set the ball in motion for me was when I was a senior in high school and interviewed Ansel Adams,” Ms. Perry said. “His willingness to share knowledge just fueled the passion I had for the art and really made me certain that photography was what I really wanted to do.” As one of her students, I personally am very excited to discover what she has to offer to our photography program. WELCOME! For additional information on Ms. Perry, visit her website at: http://shannonperryphoto.com/

TEACHERS

A New Voice In OurChoir Department

By Jacob Sanchez The choir department’s new director is ready to make some music! Mr. Isaac Ristow, however, is no stranger to the performing arts. In addition to per-forming with the Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra, Mr. Ristow is experienced in marching bands, all-state choir, jazz band, along with four years’ worth of musi-cal theatre. After growing up in Haltom City, Mr. Ristow attended Tarleton State Uni-versity where he received his Bachelor’s degree in Music. He found out about our open position through a Facebook message. “A friend of a friend told me about [the job],” said Mr. Ristow, “I re-searched the school, […] applied with Mr. Cantu and a week and a half later, I got the job.” Mr. Ristow has big plans for his choir students. He will be a part of our first ever musical production, Godspell, and conduct the show’s music rehearsal process. Also, within the next year or so, he hopes to take his choir students on trips to San Antonio or Disney World. To excel in choir, Mr. Ristow has several important expectations for his students. He is looking for students that enjoy singing, are willing to work, and ready to make that commitment. He also wants his students to know that the brand-new and creative choir emblem on his room’s back wall was painted by his mother and sister over the past summer. Be on the lookout for the choir department’s upcoming spring concert inspired by the music of the late “King of Pop”, Michael Jackson. We’re very excited to see the choir department flourish under the voice of their fearless leader! Welcome to Bulldog Country, Mr. Ristow!

TEACHERS

“The 411”Meet The New Faces

Out On The FieldBy Eric Orea

Trey Vanderhule graduated with a Bachelors of Arts in Business from Southwest Texas State University (currently known as Texas State University) where he played football as an offensive linemen. This is his 8th year to coach football and track. A former De Soto High School football coach, Mr. Vanderhule is now the offensive coordinator for the varsity football team. Having coached football at Fort Worth in recent years, he took the opportu-nity to return and join our athletics program. Several of Coach Vanderhule’s top priorities for success on and off the field are to be on, time, be honest with yourself before you are with others, do everything with the athletes best interest in mind, and to teach the athletes teamwork which will ensure life long success.

Matthew Loafman attended Central Oklahoma where he was a wide receiver for the football team. His experience as a coach began in Livingston, Texas where he coached for two years. From there he coached in Jacksonville, Texas and later at De Soto High School. He considered Tech the best school in the district to coach and naturally made the move. He is currently in charge of the wide receiver squad. Coach Loafman considers winning his top priority. “This team works too hard not to win.”

Mark Thomas began his college experience at TCU transferring to Harding University where he was the kicker and punter for the football team and named an All American in 1990 and 1991. He has coached football for 12 years, including, Irving High School, Temple Christian Sunset High School, Beaumont Christian High School, and Diamond Hill-Jarvis High School. He is currently the defensive coordinator of the varsity football team. Coach Thomas grew up at Tech and has a past history with this school, tracing back to his parents. His dad coached football and taught science here in the 1980’s. His mom was Home-coming Queen in the early 1960’s and also the State Rifle Champion for JROTC. So it is safe to say that Mark Thomas is excited to be back. His priorities as a coach include having a positive

attitude. “Are you ready to be a bulldog today or are you waiting on someone else - football is a team sport.”

Logan Heatherly joins the football team as the varsity coach in charge of safeties. He played football as a linebacker at both Southeast Oklahoma Sate and the University of Oklaho-ma. After graduation he worked in the field of occupational safety, but eventually moved into teaching and coaching. Coach Heatherly’s begins his teaching career this year and feels that there is “great potential” for the football team if the players can stay motivated.

Charles DeElena begins his teaching career in the science department and as the new freshmen team offensive coordinator. Coach DeElena attended Washington State University where he played baseball. He also attended Oklahoma Universi-ty and graduated from UT Arlington. So far coaching has been a “challenge” for him, yet he is committed to tackling it head on. His main focus is to get the team to cut down on mistakes. “This team has tons of talent and they can do better,” said DeElena. His coaching priorities include players focused on task at hand and teaching players that football is a team sport to be played as one unit.

Cedric Mitchell attended the University Texas at Austin. He played linebacker on the football team and worked in sales after finishing his studies. But he couldn’t stay away from the game and has returned to the sport he loves; this time to coach the offensive line on the varsity football team. Although this may be his first coaching job, he believes the experience he has from a defensive standpoint will help him prepare the offensive of line with all their gap schemes and responsibilities. Coach Mitchell’s top priorities as a coach are to get the players in the position they need to be to get the job done. “Take care of your assignment and you will be successful.”

TEACHERS

Arts & Entertainment“Bieber Fever”

Hits The Nation!

By Rozlin Draper One day in 2007, former “So So Def” marketing executive, Scooter Braun acciden-tally clicked on a video of 13 year old Justin Bieber singing songs previously recorded by other artists, as entertainment for family members. Braun enjoyed the video so much that he eventually tracked Justin down, contacted his mother for her blessing, and flew Justin to Atlanta to interview with Usher. Justin recalls his first meeting with Usher as not being the most pleasant. “Right when we flew into Atlanta, Scooter drove us to the studio and Usher was there in the parking lot,” said Bieber. “That was my first time ever being out of Canada, so I went up to him and was like, ‘Hey Usher, I love your songs, do you want me to sing you one?’ He was like ‘No little buddy, just come in, it’s cold out.’” Despite this first awkward encounter, Usher appar-ently saw a shining light in Justin. He flew Justin back to Atlanta one week later and had Justin sing for him and his colleagues. Usher loved Justin and immediately wanted to sign him whereupon Justin had a meeting with Justin Tim-berlake who was also interested in signing him. Once both parties presented their deals, Justin decided to sign with Usher. Justin says, “it turned out Usher’s deal was way bet-ter. He had L.A. Reid backing him up and Scooter had a lot of really good connections in Atlanta. I always tease Usher now and remind him he how he blew me off the first time we met.” In Octobe, 2008, Justin signed with Island Records. Since then, he publicized his debut album “My World” that takes a look into the mind of a young boy that is blooming into a young Prince Charming. He created hit songs such as “One Time,” produced by Tricky Stewart, the genius behind Beyonce’s “Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It)” and “Baby,” a more urban melody featuring rapper Ludacris from “My World 2.0”, the second half of the album. In the future, Justin plans to keep music under his belt while focusing on college. Justin shares his own words of wisdom, declaring, “You can do anything if you just put your mind to it. I grew up below the poverty line; I didn’t have as much as other people did. I think it made me stronger as a person; it built my character. Now I have a 4.0 grade point average and I want to go to college and just become a better person.” With all of the outrageous celebrity stunts pulled these days, it is a relief to see someone who obviously has a good head on his shoulders. Students, not only at Tech, but also at schools everywhere, should happily follow his lead.

Source: http://www.justinbiebermusic.com/bio.aspx

Top 10 Summer/Fall Play List

By Rozlin Draper

MUSIC

MUSIC

I LIKE ITEnrigue Iglesias

Arts & EntertainmentBroadway Bound

Students take on the musical “Godspell” By Jocelyn Loredo

If you love “Glee” or just want to witness great entertainment, you have to come and witness “Godspell.” Ms. Penland, Theater Arts teacher, and Mr.Ristow, Choir teacher, are combining forces to bring you this musical, so you know this performance is going to be incredible.

This musical is a song and dance recreation of the Gospel of St. Mat-thew in our modern day. An award winning play full of comedy, drama and lots of fun, “Godspell” was nominated for Best Score (Music and Lyrics) at the 1977 Tony Awards. Both Ms. Penland and Mr. Ristow were excited at the audition turnout of talent. About 50 students auditioned for parts with everyone either cast in a role or a member of the stage crew. “We knew that we had some talented actors in the theatre program and some great singers in the Choir, but it was wonderful seeing it all come together.” Ms. Penland said. “Those auditioning had to sing, dance, and act and they handled it like professionals.” Ms.Penland always wanted to do a musical, but a musical is so much more expensive than a normal play. “When you are producing a musi-cal, royalty fees are much higher, because they include fees to use the play, the music, and the lyrics,” said Ms.Penland. Mrs. Boston (Com-munications Applications teacher) and the choir classes are selling ads to help raise money for the play. Cast members face several challenges in performing this kind of musical. “The most difficult part of this play would be the choreography and the changes of emotion,” Mr. Ristow said. “You go from serious to comedy and back and forth.” Mr. Ristow is excited about the upcoming performance. ”It’s a lot of fun and will take a lot of energy because Ms.Penland is a

very high energy person,” said Mr.Ristow. Ms.Penland is also looking forward to working with Mr. Ristow on this first ever musical production. “I think he’s going to be great,” Ms.Penland said. “He has the whole vision of what it’s going to take.” The award winning play “Godspell” opens on Thursday December 2, 2010 in the auditorium at 7pm. A second perfor-mance is also set for Friday evening at 7pm. The general seating is $5 with VIP seating at $10. VIP seating is limited and will be designated at the front of the auditorium in the first several rows. This is a great price for a performance like this; most musical theater tickets usually cost around $10 to $12 for general seating.

THEATRE

“Silly” YouthStatement?

By Thelma Tate

Silly Bandz have become the latest fash-

ion statement of the new century. The small rubber bands, available in numerous shapes and colors, were created two years ago by Robert Croak. He got the idea in China at a product show after seeing a cut up rubber band made by a Japanese artist. Before the product show in China he was selling custom t-shirts, dog tags, mugs, and silicone bracelets made popular by Lance Armstrong. Nothing in his background suggested that he would find himself at the center of one of the biggest successes in modern-day toy selling industry. He considers himself to be the luckiest man alive.

The diversity in the bands makes it hard to stay on shelves at the stores. The bands come in so many dif-ferent styles, message shapes, picture shapes and glow in the dark. The fashion statement, in fact, has become so popular, so fast that some elementary schools have banned them from the classroom because of the dis-traction as well as a possible safety issue with reports of circulation loss on wrists because the child has so many. Everyone has their reasons for wearing the bands, ranging from inspirational to social, the bands serve a purpose. See Bands, see page 8

FASHION

Success In The Classroom! Wish you knew what teachers were thinking? Do you know exactly what makes your teacher know her student is on the way to SUCCESS? It sure would make class easier, wouldn’t it. Well, we have the inside secrets to finding success in the classroom of your choice.

Mr. Mills (Honors/AP Chemistry): Do or do not. There is no try! In God we Trust, all others must have data. Numbers without units mean nothing!

Mrs. Tweed (AP English 5): Keep up with the reading, have a positive attitude & good attendance.

Mrs. Garcia (Communication Applications): A good attitude helps and don’t use the word boring (out loud).

Coach Lane (Lady Bulldog Basketball): Push yourself every day!!! That’s the only way you will get better!!!

Ms. Parker (Algebra 1): Algebra is not magic... just pay attention in class, take good notes and don’t be afraid to ask questions and you will do fine.

Mrs. Blakeman (Pre-AP Physics): There is no escaping the math. Resistance is futile. Do the math.

Mrs. Boston (Communication Applications): Treat everyone you meet with courtesy and respect. Life is too short for rudeness.

If you don’t see a class listed, more will be featured in our next edition, BUT if you need it NOW, ask for the teacher you want inside information on and our reporters will bring it to you. See Mrs. Garcia in Room 162 or ask any Tribune reporter.

Student Highlights

Bands (continued from page 7)

“I am in the band and they have my favorite instru-ment,” freshman Dariella Lopez said. “The instruments in the band inspire me to play more music”. “They are pretty and colorful… just kidding be-cause they are a conversation starter that’s why,” freshman Erik Gomez said. Once thought to be a “tween” fascination is no longer the case, adults and college students are now wearing them as well. College students are now wearing them not just for fashion but just because the logos or the symbols on them. “I love Hello Kitty; as long as they have Hello Kitty I am going to continue to wear them,” said college freshman Carla Samuel. “I don’t see a problem in wearing them. I am just 18, I am still young and plus Silly Bandz are the new “it” thing.” “My son works for the Texas Rangers and he wears the MLB logo, as well as the “T” for the Rangers,” Mrs. Garcia said. Silly Bandz have become an overnight sensation, from “tweens” to college students to adults. Who knew the next fashion statement would be a rubber band?

Success (continued from page 1)

schools are based on your major or desired cer-tification. But, if a for-profit school costs just as much as a four year college, then question why, and maybe consider a four year public college. 3. Inquire as to the possible earnings that you as a student can receive after graduating. Students should know a range of how much a person that graduates with that degree or certification can make in that field. If the program/college states or promises a projected salary that is too high or too low, then you should do further investigation into the college/program. Hopefully, prespective students will deter-mine ahead of time what to expect from these for-profit schools. The Obama administration recently proposed regulations that would prevent federal student aid to for-profit colleges. Until this regula-tion is voted on in mid November students consid-ering these options need to do their homework.

Etcetera

YEARBOOK CENTRALAre you interested in buying the FIRST EVER, ALL COLOR Trimble Tech 2011 Yearbook? You should be! This year’s book is going to be better than ever! Remember, if you buy your yearbook before October 25th you only have to pay the low price of $60! After Homecoming, the price will go up $70. Need help paying for your yearbook? Well, there are several options you may want to consider:

• Buy Your Freshman, Sophomore, and Junior yearbooks, and your Senior book is FREE!! Or, you can buy all three yearbooks for $180, and you still get your Senior book for FREE!!

• Senior Memory Ads are available for $75 (Quarter page), $120 (Half page), and $200 (Full page). Buy a full page, and you get a FREE!! yearbook. Deadline is December 1st!

• Special Parent Messages are available at one-sixth of a page for $25. Deadline is December 8th!

• For any Business Ad you bring in, $25 will be removed per Ad. Deadline is December 8th!

For more information on how to get any of these special offers, please see Mrs. Garcia in room 162, or go to the Trimble Tech website, or search for us on Facebook! (Search: Trimble Tech Press)

Congratulations to senior Randy Barraza whose awesome design has been selected as the cover of the 2010-2011 Yearbook!

Chaos (continued from page 1) Also planned is the replacement of certain air conditioning equipment and installation of new digital air conditioning control system. Many of us have experienced the smell of the extensive roof replacement. It is definitely worth noting that the locker room renovations were not part of the original plan. “When Mr. Cantu and I met with the Capital Im-provement Program, he insisted that the locker rooms be added to the list.” Assistant Principal Joe Dugan said. “He fought hard to make sure that our athletes’ needs were ad-dressed.” Additionally there will be exterior brick repair, a new clock system, painting of the dugouts and concession stands, restroom renovations, painting of the Shirley Mur-phy Activity Center and other miscellaneous renovations throughout the school campus. The construction is sched-uled to continue through the end of the this school year and into the beginning of the 2011-2012 school year. Safety is always a concern when students are in-volved. “We ask that all students and faculty observe and respect all signs that say Do Not Cross and become familiar with emergency evacuation plans and updates since these things are crucial in the event of an emergency,” AP Joe Dugan said. With changes to any routine, there have been some inconveniences to students with the construction signs indi-cating where to park without interrupting the construction. “The construction on the side of the cafeteria is pre-venting me from parking close to the school,” senior Marco Silva. “I have to deal with construction workers getting

close to my truck, so I worry if I should move because I don’t know if I am allowed to park there.” In order for Marco and other students to get to class on time, they have to get to school early or walk to class a few minutes early to find a way through the construction. “It would have been easier to get to Ms. Chesser’s class through the back, but since construction is blocking the way I have to go around and that takes longer,” senior Mayra Lopez said. Construction, for some students, has made it dif-ficult to hang out around the school during lunch time. “It just bothers me that I cannot sit at the benches behind the school next to the art room,” sophomore Marisol Garcia said. “Instead, I have to walk around the school or try to get in the library.” Another of the many issues that students and teach-ers are struggling with is uncontrollable classroom tempera-tures. “Classes are so cold that I have to bring a sweater to class and it gets on my nerves because I don’t like to carry stuff,” junior Koraima Montes said. In spite of all the construction chaos, teachers, stu-dents, and faculty all have to work together to make the year run smoothly. “…Administration will shelter instruction while simultaneously coordinating efforts with Sedalco, the con-struction company, completing the work,” AP Mr. Dugan said. “Completion of the remodeling in a building of this size without affecting the education of our students is our first priority.”

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