A Club You Can Be Part Of
By: Parneet Sidhu
American Canyon High School has various clubs that you can choose from and be part of. As a student, I wanted to find a club where students were able to connect and share thoughts through socializing with one another. I also wanted to find a club where I can meet other teenagers and create new friends. Melita Poehleman, who is a close friend and the President for Give The Floor, introduced me to this amazing club which I have been a part of for almost three years now. Give Us The Floor is not only a great club here at ACHS, but also a non-profit organization.
Give Us The Floor is all about teenagers being able to express themselves without judgment. Teenagers are able to talk about various topics that they can relate to. It can be through blogs, social media post, videos, art, and so much more. Give Us The Floor has given me a chance to create social media posts and poems, so I could express myself without judgement. What is great about this club is there is a great community of teenagers that support you. You find there are others who share the same challenges. Not only that, Give Us The Floor has great events throughout the year on campus and in other locations. Give Us The Floor also provides meetups and workshops in San Francisco.
Therefore, if you are looking for a club where you are able to connect with other teenagers to share thoughts and feelings, Give Us The Floor is the club you should join.
Feel free to come to meetings every Monday in D304.
Follow GUTF:
Twitter/Instagram: @giveusthefloor
#ByTeens4Teens
Give Us The Floor is all about teenagers being able to express themselves without judgment. Teenagers are able to talk about various topics that they can relate to. It can be through blogs, social media post, videos, art, and so much more. Give Us The Floor has given me a chance to create social media posts and poems, so I could express myself without judgement. What is great about this club is there is a great community of teenagers that support you. You find there are others who share the same challenges. Not only that, Give Us The Floor has great events throughout the year on campus and in other locations. Give Us The Floor also provides meetups and workshops in San Francisco.
Therefore, if you are looking for a club where you are able to connect with other teenagers to share thoughts and feelings, Give Us The Floor is the club you should join.
Feel free to come to meetings every Monday in D304.
Follow GUTF:
Twitter/Instagram: @giveusthefloor
#ByTeens4Teens
Don't Get Swept Up
There’s always that one student who’s late to class or on our campus. 1 out of every 30 students are late to class - tardiness is a problem that is addressed every year. On our campus, the majority of students are tardy during 1st period and 5th period. With this being the case, our campus staff took matter into their own hands and implemented a Tardy Sweep that takes place at the beginning of 1st and 5th period. In order to find out more about these sweeps, we talked to one of our assistant principals, a teacher who has to enforce this tactic, and a student who got caught during a Tardy Sweep.
To start with, assistant principal Mrs. Flohr shared why Tardy Sweeps take place before 1st and 5th period. “I think that there are a number of different reasons for being tardy during these periods. Students could be late coming back from lunch, they could encounter traffic in the mornings, maybe there’s an accident on the road during these times.” When asked how the staff is attempting to curb these tardies, she responded, “Right now we’re using the Tardy Sweeps to try to curb the number of students late to class.” Teachers also think having a tardy sweep is a good idea to help decrease the number of tardy students, Government/Economics teacher Jordan Kieschnick says, “Tardy Sweeps are good for enforcing rules, teaching responsibility and teaching students that certain actions have consequences.” On the other hand there are students who have different opinions on the tardy policy. Lance Nguyen, a senior, stated, “Of course the tardy sweeps sucks, being tardy in general sucks. I got caught up wednesday and I was mad about it because I didn’t want to got to detention. I guess on the bright side seeing freshmen run to class is funny.”
Finally, Mrs. Flohr shared her thoughts on how our tardies affect our students education. “I do believe it is impactful. I believe it’s difficult for students to come in late and miss half of the class, because they may not be able to grasp the objective. I think it’s important for students to be ready to listen and learn when the class period starts.” Knowing this, we hope to see a decline in tardies this school year.
By: Angelina Dominguez & Tyler Sims
To start with, assistant principal Mrs. Flohr shared why Tardy Sweeps take place before 1st and 5th period. “I think that there are a number of different reasons for being tardy during these periods. Students could be late coming back from lunch, they could encounter traffic in the mornings, maybe there’s an accident on the road during these times.” When asked how the staff is attempting to curb these tardies, she responded, “Right now we’re using the Tardy Sweeps to try to curb the number of students late to class.” Teachers also think having a tardy sweep is a good idea to help decrease the number of tardy students, Government/Economics teacher Jordan Kieschnick says, “Tardy Sweeps are good for enforcing rules, teaching responsibility and teaching students that certain actions have consequences.” On the other hand there are students who have different opinions on the tardy policy. Lance Nguyen, a senior, stated, “Of course the tardy sweeps sucks, being tardy in general sucks. I got caught up wednesday and I was mad about it because I didn’t want to got to detention. I guess on the bright side seeing freshmen run to class is funny.”
Finally, Mrs. Flohr shared her thoughts on how our tardies affect our students education. “I do believe it is impactful. I believe it’s difficult for students to come in late and miss half of the class, because they may not be able to grasp the objective. I think it’s important for students to be ready to listen and learn when the class period starts.” Knowing this, we hope to see a decline in tardies this school year.
By: Angelina Dominguez & Tyler Sims
New Wolves on Campus
With this fall’s wave of freshman came a wave of new staff and new ideas to improve campus life. Among the changes were Tardy Sweeps, and among the new staff came Ms. Lopez - our principal. Thoughts on these changes (improvements, really) are spread quickly and often through the student body. How do the returning staff feel about these changes, though? That’s harder to find out.
To find out, I asked a few of the the returning teachers on campus. Ms. Hull, one of the art instructors, said she felt confident about the new school year with its changes. “It’s a bit early in the year to tell,” Ms. Hull continues, “and change is never easy. It will be a lot of trial and error, but I think the year will go well.” Mr. Kieschnick, who teaches History, Gov/Econ, and in the past, Humanities, had similar sentiments. “The new staff came in with fresh energy and good ideas. They’ve addressed problems efficiently, and lend their expertise when needed. I think we just have to remember that everyone wants what’s best for the school.”
While these changes and good developments for the school, there’s one thing: American Canyon High School has had three different principals in the last 7 years. First was Mr. Brewer, than Mr. Wright, and now we have Ms. Lopez. If the new staff have ideas and changes every time, can this much change be good for us? Mr. Kieschnick shared his thoughts on the matter: “It’s tough, because each principal has a vision for the school. Each one has brought in good and new ideas, but it’s hard to build off of those ideas when they’re constantly changing.”
All the same, we wish the new staff well, and welcome our new Wolves on campus.
By: Angelina Dominguez