Freshman girl allegedly stabs freshman boy in class
December 4, 2009 • Brooklyn Payton
Filed under News
A ninth-grade male student was stabbed allegedly by a ninth-grade female student during class at Fremont Federation on Dec. 3. The male’s injuries were to the face and the torso, but they were not life threatening, according to news reports. He reportedly was taken to the hospital for treatment. The... Read more »
Swine flu vaccine now available at Tiger Clinic
December 8, 2009 • Monisha Campbell
Filed under Health
Students can now go to the Tiger Clinic to get the H1N1 shot. If you are a Kaiser patient then you cannot get it at the clinic, but if you do not have medical insurance you are welcome to go get it. Even there is a nasal version the Clinic only has the shot. Read More →
Fremont fitness improves, but 90% still fail one test
December 16, 2009 • Carolyn Saephan
Filed under Features
There’s good and bad news about Fremont and the California physical fitness test. The good news is more students in the Class of 2012 passed all categories of the fitness test when they were freshmen. The bad news is that the school is still failing miserably overall. More than 90 percent of Fremont... Read more »
Teens warm up day laborer days
December 16, 2009
Filed under News
Silver! Fremont wins first OAL championship
December 16, 2009 • Fuey Saechao
Filed under Sports
After losing six games with two forfeits, Fremont Tigers won the Silver Bowl, 18-6. The Tigers played against Oakland Tech Bulldogs on Nov. 27 at 1 p.m. on the beautiful campus of Laney College. Sione Tupou’ata, tight end, defensive end, and running back, scored two touchdowns and ran 296 yards while,... Read more »
Say What? No Prom? No Way!
December 18, 2009 • Makender Jean-Philippe
Filed under Opinion
Seniors at Fremont Federation might not have their prom this year. The problem is the fact that no one wants to take responsibility for taking care of the task needed for the prom to be in existence. Yes, it is true the juniors also would not have a prom. But it’s a bigger deal for seniors because... Read more »
Teachers unsatisfied with offer of 0% raise
December 18, 2009 • Makender Jean-Philippe
Filed under News
Imagine walking into school one day and most of your teachers aren’t present. There is a possibility that could happen if the teachers union and district don’t reach a contract agreement soon. On Dec. 9, union representatives met with the district to try to agree on a contract for the teachers. What... Read more »
World Cultures lesson on meat industry turns stomach
December 18, 2009 • Jack & Kim Mejia
Filed under Health
Blood, guts and gore. No, we’re not describing a horror movie. These words describe the documentary Media sophomores viewed in Frank Knight’s World Cultures class on Nov. 19 and 20. The film in question was “Modern Meat,” produced by the PBS show Frontline. As the name implies, the movie was... Read more »
District to close Robeson in June
December 18, 2009 • Violet Souksavath
Filed under News
The closing date for the school of art is being pushed to June 2010 from June 2012. The Oakland Unified School Board was expected to vote to close Paul Robeson School of Visual & Performing Arts on Wednesday, Dec. 16, based on a recommendation by top district academic officials. The board’s... Read more »
CELDT waste of time, disorganized
December 18, 2009 • Juan Ramos
Filed under Opinion
I was shocked and infuriated when I was informed that I would have to take the California English Language Development Test. I have been attending the Bay Area Urban Debate League for over a year. I even obtained fifth place speaker for the entire Oakland Varsity division. In debate, I speak English... Read more »
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