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Have you seen an Asian man with a ponytail walking down the Magnet hallway with a coffee mug in his hand, and wondered who he was? Here is a chance to know a little about him. His name is Miles Nagaoka, a Magnet teacher, or as Kennedy Nguyen refers to as the “Professional Dude”. He has two kids, one son and one daughter. His ancestors come from Japan, but the only thing that connects himself to his Japanese self is his DNA.
With the start of a new school year, we are going to have many upcoming events. Some of the events are laser tag, ice skating, and campus clean up! YAY! These events can help you get to know people, hang out with friends, and some can even give you community service credits. These are some brief descriptions from past experiences. Come join us and help out magnet! Meet new people and have fun! If there are any questions or concerns, you can contact the Magnet office.
Urinating on plants, building a computer, creating a Tesla Coil, and comparing breastfeeding and intelligence are just some of the projects that have been done for the Senior Seminar, which is a class for senior Magnet students. The class has been running every fall semester for seven years. Each student gets to develop a project that integrates science or technology. The seniors are required to take this class in order to graduate from the Magnet.
This year, Magnet has started its very own leadership class. Run by Ms. Lauer during 4th period, the class is comprised of 15 eager, well-meaning students who share a common vision for the Magnet program as well as the school. Ericka Saracho, a member of our leadership class says that she “really [hopes] to not only grow as a leader, but to help Lincoln’s involvement in our community grow as well.”
Mayra Garcia is the new Magnet counselor that will be helping us through our many hardships in high school, such as planning our future out. She’s the kind of woman who takes time from her busy schedule to do an interview. She’s the kind of woman who put the students’ needs before her paper work.
The television show Glee, a budding sitcom, has ignited a flame in many students to join the Glee Club at their school. Luckily, Abraham Lincoln High School has its very own Glee Club, started by our choir instructor, Ms. Crabtree. Glee is, mainly, a choir that dances and acts out musical numbers. Glee is a place where anyone can express themselves through song and choreographed dance. The students are hoping to learn how to sing, dance and act in hopes of performing.
Since the early 1980’s, California has lagged behind on the amount of funding spent per student in comparison to the national average. Available data shows that in 2004-05 California ranked 35th on spending for education even though the average income for each Californian was within the top twenty percentile. Recent cuts in California’s budget do not help this situation.
For many years, low income neighborhoods as such Lincoln Heights have received the worst of the worse in food resources; this has made these communities virtual “food deserts.” These communities lack adequate markets and healthy foods, leaving the community with inferior stores that lack high quality food and selection, therefore leaving us with fast food outlets as our primary options.
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