• Taking Flight: Junior James Tyler is a student by day, 'major' by night

    Tuesday, October 30, 2007 By: Gwendolyn Baxley

    It was a clear, blue Thursday but beyond the doors of the Eagle Flight Squadron time was meaningless and words sparse. Junior James Tyler’s, friendly and relaxed demeanor during the school day had lon

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  • New assistant dean joins school

    Tuesday, October 30, 2007 By: Brianna Tolbert

    It is now the school’s sixth year and we have just accepted a new assistant principal.

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  • Soulja Boy"Crank Dat" Debate

    Tuesday, October 30, 2007 By: Harran Holmes and Najee Trice

    Many students at the school were aware of the appearance of DeAndre Way, also known as Soulja Boy, on Sept. 24. What they might not know is what happened after he left.

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  • Fashion show revamped for this year

    Tuesday, October 30, 2007 By: By Porsalin Hindsman and Tiya Fennell

    As Beyonce’s Ring the Alarm played, senior Shaniqua Hart strutted down the backyard pavement as the three judges; Nadine Muhammad, Sabura Powell, and Myron Covington talked amongst themselves. Tryouts

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  • Halo 3: Game Review

    Tuesday, October 30, 2007 By: Dennis Medina

    Warm sweat trickled down the heads of Halo lovers as they awaited the arrival of Halo 3 at midnight in Best Buy in New York City on 5th Ave.

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  • Soulja Boy’s album disappoints: Album Review

    Tuesday, October 30, 2007 By: Harran Holmes

    The release of Soulja Boy’s first album “Soulja Boy Tellem.com” was a mere disappointment.

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  • Inconsistent policies damage school

    Tuesday, October 30, 2007 By: Brianna Tolbert

    It seems like just yesterday the school was in order. There were so many consequences for one’s actions, from detention, to in-school-suspension, out-of-school-suspension, and then finally expulsion.

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  • John Mayer: "Continuum": Sound Bites

    Tuesday, October 30, 2007 By: Tiya Fennell

    “Continuum” may have gained recent popularity due to radio play, but in comparison to his 2001’s debut album, “Room for Squares,” Mayer seems to be running out of creative techniques.

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  • Good things are worth fighting for

    Tuesday, October 30, 2007 By: Kananaii Mercado

    Just as I thought my high school career couldn’t get any better; I became Editor-in-Chief. As the only four-year reporter and editor, my experience at The Student Voice has been fun and rewarding. Wor

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  • kanye west: "Graduation": Sound Bites

    Tuesday, October 30, 2007 By: Thomas Cruz

    After hearing the entire album, I can only hope that the Grammy-winning music artist will be going for his “master’s degree” after “Graduation.” Kanye West’s album has been in stores since September

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At-a-glance

When looking for racism, some civil liberties and advocacy groups say they can find it in the Criminal Justice Department. This article is the first in a series about ways that racism exists, especia
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Although last year’s students were told there would be a total of 460 students in school this year, there were only 417 in mid-October. The goal is now 435, said the administration.
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Go on the school’s Web site and you will be taking a trip to the past because much of the details on it are not up to date. But this may change with the addition of some student assistance this year.
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A textbook shortage caused many students to begin the first month of school without any books. For English teacher Mary Garofalo’s class there were 40 students missing their text books.
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A day after the school announced a new “late to class” policy, it canceled the policy without telling anyone.
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Although it was hoping for a mid-November launch, there’s still no exact date to when the student media center will be up and running, the administration said.
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For the fourth year in a row, students have had to cope with a change of deans.
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Zero period has been cancelled and there is confusion as to why.
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Recent changes to the school’s new discipline policy have led teachers to question how effective the policy will be.
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Acting Assistant Dean Sean Sawyer has changed the tardy policy to target students who arrive after 9 a.m.
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