Community, Diversity, Sustainability and other Overused Words
Community, Diversity, Sustainability and other Overused Words
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After a 41-year career at Santa Monica High School, English teacher Berkeley Blatz announced his retirement on June 10. He lists a lack of energy and new curriculum ideas, as well as the fight against cheating and not having enough personal time as reasons for leaving. "I've decided to pass the torch into more energetic hands," Blatz said in an email to his colleagues. "Being able to share great literature with young minds and hearts has made these years a privilege." Incoming Samohi Senior and...
Santa Monica decided last March to push forward the environmental goal of making the city zero waste. The issue went to the City Council last March and it was decided that the city would try to become 95% waste-free by 2013. In 2009, the city found that that city diverted 74% of its waste from landfills, which is already higher than the Federal Waste Diversion requirement of 50% by 2015 according to the EPA website. “Zero waste is a change of perspective,” a City Council Report on the issue from Director of Public Works Martin Pastucha sai...
A new smoking trend has arrived, and it has become especially popular with teens and high school students. Electronic cigarettes, e-cigarettes or “e-cigs” are battery-powered cigarettes that use vapor that can contain nicotine and flavorings to simulate the effect of smoking. Although these may be less harmful than regular cigarettes and have been advertised to help people quit smoking, their use among teens is beginning to gain national attention. “Altogether, in 2012 more than 1.78 million middle and high school students nationwide had tried...
Recent crashes and noise complaints regarding the Santa Monica Airport have given rise to talk of its shutdown. Some residents, especially those in the Sunset Park area, which is directly under the airport's flight path, are pushing for its closing. The City of Santa Monica filed a suit against the Federal Aviation Administration last month to gain control of the airport. "Noise, particularly from pattern flying and jets at [The Santa Monica Airport] is virtually continuous and continues at...
The Safe Routes to School (SRTS) program has unveiled a plan to help improve the Samohi campus's transportation issues, proposing new bike routes, the rerouting of streets near the school and other improvements in the neighboring areas. Included in the plan is the Michigan Avenue Greenway, which would create a green bike path along Michigan Avenue from the Bergamot Station area to Samohi. These plans have gained support from students and administrators, among others, but some parents and...
