November 29, 2011 • Alex Rich
In 2010, the district created a committee to gather feedback on the updated homework policy. The committee released a report of their findings at the Oct. 26 FUSD Board of Education Meeting. The purpose of the committee was to give an update on how the homework policy was affecting students, teachers,...
November 29, 2011 • Anirudh Pamula
Link Crew and ASB collaborated to create Washington’s first Activities Fair to have clubs recruit freshmen. The fair was held on Nov. 17. “We wanted to show freshmen that school shouldn’t be just a chore and there is a lot of stuff to get involved in around school. This also helps out student’s...
November 29, 2011 • Karen Arayata
The Thanksgiving Rally, which was supposed to take place on Nov. 18, was canceled due to the weather reports that reported rain. It was scheduled for the Friday before students went to celebrate the upcoming Thanksgiving and Black Friday. The weather reports reported it was going to rain, but it did...
November 29, 2011 • Harley Litzelman, Angely Guevara
Teachers at Washington have been opening up their political views on the recent Occupy protests sweeping the nation. These protests have broken the generation and class barrier, as people from all ages and walks of life assemble into Occupy Oakland. Occupy Oakland’s proximity to Washington is not simply...
November 17, 2011 • Shweta Sugnani and Trina Lazzara
The house of two Washington students went up in flames on the morning of Oct. 29. After a long week of school and an exhausting homecoming game, cheerleaders sophomore Alexia Isom and freshman Tatianna Isom were probably hoping for a relaxing Saturday morning. What they got was something entirely different....
November 13, 2011 • Anmol Mathur
On Sunday, Nov. 6, Muslims around the world began their celebration of Eid-ul-Adha, the Islamic “Festival of Sacrifice”, in which they remember the sacrifice that Abraham was willing to make to show his loyalty to God. The day begins with morning prayers either at the mosque or at home and continues...
November 11, 2011 • Meilin Liang
At 2 a.m. local time on Nov. 6, the clocks fell backwards an hour due to Daylight Savings Time (DST). Etomologist and Astronomer George Vernon Hudson first proposed DST in 1895, and many countries have used it since. The federal government does not require U.S. states to obey DST, so some states such...
November 9, 2011 • Meilin Liang
On Monday, Oct. 21, President Barack Obama announced that Iraq troops would be withdrawn by the end of the year, allowing soldiers to be home for the blissful holidays. Obama has agreed to work with the Iraqi government in the upcoming years under full agreement. As of now, the relationship between the...
November 4, 2011 • Richard Nguyen
The annual Halloween Rally was held on Oct. 31 during lunch at the amphitheater. The rally was held by Leadership and included a barbecue for the hungry students. The items that were sold included hot dogs, cheeseburgers, hamburgers, and veggie burgers with the accompanying condiments of relish, onions,...
November 4, 2011 • Anmol Mathur
Spirit Week 2011 brought class chants, noise-makers, spirit skits and lots of unity to Washington High School last week. Perhaps the most memorable part of Spirit Week, however, was the variety of costumes. From Freshman Pajama Day to Sophomore Ninja Day to Senior Nerd Day and of course Orange and Black...
