Gang injunction could start soon
May 7, 2011
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A proposed gang injunction against members of the Norteños in the Fruitvale district is stirring up protests in the neighborhood around Fremont Federation of High Schools. Under the proposed injunction, 40 members of the Norteños gang would be restricted from many activities within a “safety... Read more »
Poly Club gives an encore
May 9, 2011
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The Polynesian Club gave Fremont Federation of High Schools a lunchtime treat on May 6 with an extra set of Tahitian dances in the courtyard. The club had performed to two packed audiences a week earlier in the auditorium during a double assembly with many students disappointed that they couldn’t... Read more »
Schmookler to step down, Mazzotta to step in
May 12, 2011 • Alia Funes & Kim Mejia-Cuellar
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Media Academy Principal Benjamin Schmookler has cut his own position due to budget cuts and his day-to-day duties will be turned over to fourth-year teacher Sarah Mazzotta beginning July 1. Schmookler told the Green & Gold on May 12 the school simply could not afford to have him as principal. “We’re... Read more »
School to hold Media Night @ the Movies
May 23, 2011 • Jenny Saechao & Martin Ortiz
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Instead of going to cinemas at Bayfair or Jack London, students will be able to watch movies at their own school for free— and the students themselves will be the stars. This is all part of a new program called Media Night @ the Movies which is a replacement for Student Exhibition Night. This event... Read more »
Holocaust survivor recounts experience at Auschwitz
May 26, 2011 • Alondra Alvarez, Arnice St. Remy, Nazario Matias
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Dora Sorell made it clear that she must keep telling her story to let everyone know about what the Nazis did to her people during the Holocaust. On April 13, Sorell came to share the horrifying tale with Media Academy students in the auditorium. World History teacher Laima Haider arranged the event as... Read more »
Remembering Timothy B. Howe
May 27, 2011
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Gone but not forgotten,Timothy B. Howe, is still remembered for his service through justice. On Thursday May 5, Family, colleagues, and friends came to remember Timothy Howe, an Oakland school police officer. Howe was shot and killed while on duty on April 14,1995 ; a Hummer was designed... Read more »
Teacher requires student to speak during Day of Silence
May 27, 2011 • Kristell Dantoc
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A Fremont Federation teacher may have infringed on a student’s First Amendment rights by refusing to acknowledge her desire to protest silently. The girl, a junior who did not want her name used, was trying to observe the Day of Silence, an April 13 event in which more than 150 students... Read more »
Two Fremont principals will leave; Hurst chosen to lead new school
May 28, 2011
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Media Academy Principal Benjamin Schmookler has cut his own position due to the budget crisis and says his day-to-day duties will be turned over to fourth-year teacher Sarah Mazzotta on July 1. Meanwhile, Robin Glover told journalism students that she will resign from her job as princicpal of Mandela... Read more »
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