The Oarsman Venice High School Los Angeles, CA
Issue Date: Friday, February 22, 2008 Issue: Volume 94/Issue VI Last Update: Tuesday, March 11, 2008

  • New Principal is Ms. Lonnie Wallace

    Monday, March 03, 2008 By: Paola Segura

    Ms. Lonnie Wallace, who grew up in the South and attended school in a segregated system up until her sophomore year of college, is now the principal of Venice High, a school with a diverse ethnic stud

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  • Students Win Merit Awards

    Monday, March 03, 2008 By: Alison Hahm

    The National Merit scholarship is a prestigious award won by youth today. Scholars are chosen based on PSAT and NMSQT scores. Though the program refers to the national merit program as a competition,

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  • Photo Teacher Leaves Unexpectedly: School In Search of a Well-Trained Replacement

    Monday, March 03, 2008 By: Marilyn Ramirez

    Mr. Joseph Boyer, the photography teacher, announced a couple days before final exams that he would be retiring and leaving right after the fall semester was over. He taught photography at Venice for

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  • First to Make It to State Choir

    Monday, March 03, 2008 By: Alex Gonzalez

    Junior Claudio Saez, 16, is the first student from Venice High School to ever make it to State Choir, according to Choir Director Wendy Kornbeck. In the past, students have qualified for the Southern

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  • Sabbah Quits Leadership After Having to Cancel School Dance

    Monday, March 03, 2008 By: Manuel Mateo

    Ms. Sophie Sabbah is quitting the leadership program. Ms. Sabbah said she is leaving because of a lack of support from certain key people and the many students who do not support the leadership activi

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  • “Live Hard, Die Young ” The Lifestyle of the Rich and Famous Will Take You to the Grave

    Monday, March 03, 2008 By: Paulino Cervantes and Olivia Gauthier

    Over the decades, fans have watched as some of their beloved idols struggled in the limelight, until finally some of them let go and were no more. Being famous is difficult and many stars use drugs to

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  • Trying to Tolerate The Museum of Tolerance

    Monday, March 03, 2008 By: Olivia Gauthier

    The Museum of Tolerance opened in Los Angeles in 1993. It is most known for it’s all too real Holocaust exhibit that is an interactive tour that highlights the genocide of Jewish people by Hitler’s Na

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  • Myrna is Back in 2009

    Monday, March 03, 2008 By: Lushia Mendez

    After the statue of actress Myrna Loy was taken down six years ago, it is expected to be replaced by early 2009. The statue will be unveiled at a dedication ceremony scheduled for early 2009.

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  • Baseball Starts Season Tonight

    Monday, March 03, 2008 By: Isaac Rosenthal

    Head Coach Tim Alcantar says that he is not completely sure what to think about the baseball team’s chances in the 2008 season. Alcantar says that he “still has some question marks” because most of l

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  • Boys Basketball Plays University In Invitational Semifinals Feb. 22

    Monday, March 03, 2008 By: Isaac Rosenthal

    What a difference a year makes.Last year, at the end of the regular season, the Gondo boys basketball team was 6-21, with a 2-10 showing in Western League play, but at the end of the 2007-2008 regular

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State RadioYear of the Crow
Thursday, March 06, 2008 By Brian Velez
State Radio, an ambitious, politically charged band, has recently released their third album, Year of the Crow. State Radio, which can be described as an amalgam of rock, punk, and reggae, is known f
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The Imagination of Jean-Dominique Bauby Takes Flight in Schmabel's Movie
Thursday, March 06, 2008 By Mariana Villafana
“The Diving Bell and the Butterfly” tells the true story of Jean-Dominique Bauby, editor of the French Elle magazine who suffers a catastrophic stroke that results in the paralysis of his entire body
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Who Takes Gossip Girl Seriously?
Thursday, March 06, 2008 By Grace Kim
Gossip Girl is a hit show that is based on scandalous lives of several high school Upper East Siders living in New York. The characters are high school students who are privileged enough to do anythin
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ReviewPersepolis
Thursday, March 06, 2008 By Alison Hahm
“Persepolis” is a fresh movie animated and produced in France. Because of all the three-dimensional Pixar films these days, it's hard to appreciate the once popular hand- drawn flat cartoon films. How
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Clemmens and McNamee more than make up for the lack of drama on TV
Monday, March 03, 2008 By Isaac Rosenthal
In theory, the writers' strike would mean that we'd be without soap operas this year, but (luckily?) the sports world has produced several juicy storylines that should make up for the lack of the epis
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Soccer Ends Playoff Run In Quarterfinals: Gondos Thwarted In Extra Time By El Camino
Monday, March 03, 2008 By Fernando Lopez
Yesterday, the boy’s soccer team suffered a crushing lost against El Camino Real 2-1 in overtime. The winning goal came from a penalty kick and as a result they have been knocked out of the race for t
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Girls Soccer Season Ends Disappointingly in Playoffs
Monday, March 03, 2008 By Nilska Guerrero
The girls soccer team lost 5-0 against Fremont Wednesday in their last chance to remain in the invitational playoffs. They played their first playoff game on Feb. 15, but were slaughtered 5-1 by Sylma
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Softball Team Preps To Defend League Title
Monday, March 03, 2008 By Mariana Villafaña
This season, softball coach Michael Finegold is very optimistic. With nothing but high hopes to start off the season, Mr. Finegold hopes to lead this outstanding team to win league once again.
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Softball Team Preps To Defend League Title
Monday, March 03, 2008 By Mariana Villafaña
This season, softball coach Michael Finegold is very optimistic. With nothing but high hopes to start off the season, Mr. Finegold hopes to lead this outstanding team to win league once again.
full story 
Boys Basketball Plays University In Invitational Semifinals Feb. 22
Monday, March 03, 2008 By Isaac Rosenthal
What a difference a year makes.Last year, at the end of the regular season, the Gondo boys basketball team was 6-21, with a 2-10 showing in Western League play, but at the end of the 2007-2008 regular
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