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S P R I N G
Whats Inside
92
YEARS
58%
of LJHS students surveyed said they
left San Diego during Spring Break Where is Mrs. Zink... 2 years later?
Sources tell the Hi-Tide that the principal was
present in a case on Tuesday, March 14 (on an
LJHS WASC visit day) regarding the absence
from campus of LJHS math teacher Emma
Zink since October 2014.
The case involves Mrs. Zinks continued fight
to return to the LJHS campus and to clear her
name.
The Hi-Tide first reported on Mrs. Zinks case in
2014, and it has been the subject of two reports
Coach Demiral Injured by Rory Devine on NBC7, the most recent of
which was aired in August 2016 before the start
During Seniors vs. Faculty of the school year.
Basketball Game
Central to Devines report is the fact that Zink
LJHS JV Basketball Coach Huseyin is being paid almost $90,000 in salary and
Demiral suffered a punctured lung receiving about $27,500 in benefits without
during the Seniors vs. Faculty bas- teaching in an LJHS classroom.
ketball game on March 17 and was The report also cites the influence of a petition
hospitalized. The most important signed by La Jolla community members. An
think about this injury was, it made earlier report from NBC7 displays an anon-
me realize how happy I am to be part ymous advertisement placed in the February
of this community, Demiral said in 2016 issue of the Hi-Tide, which received push-
an e-mail. back from some community members and
The class of 2017 defeated the LJHS SDUSD officials.
faculty in a rare upset. Sources allege that the petition data is being
misrepresented. Wufoo, the platform used to
host the petition, said it would only be able
to release the full range of survey responses if
compelled to by law enforcement.
Neither Mrs. Zink nor the SDUSD were able to
comment for NBC7s report on the matter in
August.
Illustrations via Vecteezy.com
BRIEF 3
NEWS
SCHOOL NEWS
New LJHS Field: Campus or
Community Resource?
BY SOPHIE be liable if there were strategies should be put access to the track, they The track and field
BOLINGER AND accidents. Athletic Di- in place or taken into can get a subscription. renovation is finally in
NATHAN MILLER rector Paula Conway consideration. Some The school could issue place after 16 years of
Staff Writers said unless community even believe that the fa- cards that electronical- waiting and fundrais-
members seeks per- cilities should be open ly track who comes in. ing struggles. La Jolla
Some La Jolla citi- mits, it is too much of solely based on taxpay- The issue still comes High students want to
zens are upset that the a gamble for the school. er dollars going into down to funding, AD keep the new ameni-
newly-opened La Jolla Conway also discussed funding the school. Paula Conway suggest- ties clean and orderly.
High School track and how the community Along with the peti- ed. This would need to Many students believe
field will not permit could conceivably come tioning, some commu- be a community effort that if the school and
free community access together and fund-raise nity members are even and not a responsibility community have mu-
as the previous facili- for a system to regulate cleaning up the track of the school. tual trust, the commu-
ties did. the communitys use of and field on weekends. McNally said the nity will most likely
As of now, use of the the facilities. A local soccer group community under- respect the students
track and field is only For example, LJHS on Feb. 11th walked stands that if the facil- and schools new reno-
permitted for La Jolla and the communi- around the facilities ities were to be opened vations.
High students, athlet- ty came together and to clean up, trying to to the public they Casper Abbasi, an
ics, and events. Others would have to restrict- LJHS Junior and Cross
can potentially use the ed to certain hours Country and Track
field under a rental fee [Opening the track and field to public] is not and not interfere with and Field athlete, uses
in place for all San Di- that simple because the school has to protect school hours or activi- the track almost year-
ego Unified School Dis- ties. round for his sports at
trict track and field fa- the students, but if the school could possibly The new facili- La Jolla. When asked
cilities, $53.50 an hour, give hours to the public and be part of the ties have been sched- what he thought about
although certain fee uled for use by school the public using the
reductions may be put community, that would be great. sports teams almost new facilities Abbasi
in place. Many La Jolla year-round. With such said, The public has
citizens are hoping for controls in place now, been able to use the
an alternative option raised funds for addi- prove how much they its understood that if track for many years
to resotre their access tional access to the new value the school fields. the facilities were to in the past, why should
to the facilities. LJHS tennis courts. In Ian McNally, a La be opened, their use they not be allowed to
Revenue from rent- response to members Jolla High alumnus and would be restricted. use it now just because
al fees would not cover of the public arguing local business owner, McNally comment- we have a nicer facili-
the Maintenance and that because their tax also believes the fields ed, [Opening the track ty? I believe that there
Facilities Manager that dollars helped fund should be opened. and field to public] will be no harm done
would need to be put the new facilities, they As a resident of is not that simple be- in letting the commu-
in place. Paula Con- should have access, the community I am cause the school has to nity have the access to
way, the La Jolla High Conway said, Just be- feeling a bit frustrated. protect the students, the field, as long as it
Athletic Director, said cause my tax dollars Im an alumnus of La but if the school could doesnt interfere with
there are options avail- go to the fire station Jolla High school, a lo- possibly give hours to school sports. If no one
able to use the field. doesnt mean I can just cal business owner who the public and be part is using it why should it
Community members waltz in wanting to makes nutrition prod- of the community, that not be open to the pub-
are able to get permits use their facilities for ucts for runners, I am would be great. I to- lic?
in order to use the fa- my own use; the same a member of this com- tally understand that Community mem-
cilities. The real issues thing goes for the La munity and Im a tax- during school hours it bers are hopeful for a
come down to the re- Jolla High track and payer, McNally said. wont be open to the compromise, as La Jolla
liability factors in the field. I feel that I should be open public, [and] it is Highs track and field
public using the field. Despite the re- able to use the track totally fine. The ques- has been a part of the
Without proper per- strictions, community for my interval train- tion is how about from La Jolla community,
mits or insurance in members have oth- ing; my impact would 5 to 6am or 9 to 10pm? and the community
the public using the er ideas. Many think be minimal. Maybe if Student athletes wants the access theyve
field, the school could alternative payment people want to have also have an opinion. grown accustomed to.
Staff Writer ed citizens from Iran, This, however, would might reissue the first
Somalia, Sudan, Ye- not apply to current order, not the second
On March 6th, men, Syria, Libya, and green card holders and which he described as a
President Trump Iraq. In the new order, would not revoke exist- watered down version
signed a new execu- Iraqi citizens will no ing visas. of the first.
tive order concerning longer be denied en- Unlike the last ban, At the moment
immigration, only a trance into the US. This Trump claimed the new it is unclear whether
month after his first was determined after ban would have no reli- the new order will be
one was blocked due to much discussion be- gious bias and thus no blocked. It could be
several legal challenges. tween Trumps admin- longer favor Christians simply temporarily
This order, titled Exec- istration and the Iraqi over Muslims. The first halted or permanently
utive Order Protecting government. Some order had stated that restrained or, as Trump
the Nation from For- credit Iraqs involve- it would prioritize claimed, replaced en-
eign Terrorist Entry ment in fighting the refugee claims made tirely by the first,
Into the United States, Islamic State as well as by individuals on the stricter ban.
was planned to be en- the close cooperation basis of religious-based
forced starting March between the US and persecution, provided
16th. While similar in Iraq as key factors in that the religion of the
purpose, the new or- excluding the country individual is a minority
der contains small but from this ban. religion in the individ-
noteworthy differences A 90-day travel ban uals country of nation-
from the previous or- to the US was also said ality. This statement,
der. to be placed on the re- meant to prioritize a
NEWS 5
Noreaster Kim Jong Nam Assassinated
Stella Hits Former heir of North Korea killed in Malaysia
East Coast
March storm affects cities
OPINIONS 7
In examination of ment program spend- will rapidly decline. the proposed budget
the proposed budget ing stand so far to the Consequently, when will not give rise to the
increases, one must right at times that they those affected seek Presidents promises of
not overlook the dras- even challenge some out treatment, many safety and security, yet
tic setbacks that will of the traditional doc- will find that their instead breed chaos
result in consequence. trines of the Republi- healthcare plans have and instability in the
President Trump has can Party. The slashes been withdrawn and American public.
made his opposition that the discretionary no longer cover their
to tax increases clear, spending budget shall needsleaving them to
so consequentially the endure will reduce be subjected to a cruel
primary targets of the Environmental Pro- solitude.
cuts will be Social Se- tection Agency spend- It is evident that
curity and Medicare ing by nearly $2 bil-
as well as Veterans lion dollars, a low not
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and wasteful, and that da, it serves as a direct
Americas overinflated attack on the well-be-
military ego is a much ing of Americans. With
more appropriate and the depletion of clean
deserving recipient. water and quality air,
The Presidents re- it can only be inferred
marks and proposals that overall public
for government entitle- health and happiness
OPINIONS 9
Transgender
Students Bathroom
Protections are a
Basic Right
With transgender students already
facing significant challenges, Trumps
decision to lift protections puts them
back at additional risk
BY MONAGHAN portant for students liams Institute, a sur-
CROMEANS to feel comfortable in vey showed that 70%
Staff Writer their school environ- of the respondents had
ment in order to suc- experienced denial of
Recently, President ceed. Taking away gen- access to a public re-
Donald Trump with- der-neutral bathrooms stroom, or even some Gender-neutral restrooms are becoming
drew rules that allowed takes away a students form of physical as- increasingly common, particularly on
transgender students to sense of protection, sault. college and university campuses. (top
use the bathrooms that and trust that their Eight out of the 93 photo via LobbySigns.com; bottom photo via
they felt correspond- school can keep them respondents had been sarahmirk)
ed with their gender safe. physically attacked in
identity. The denial of Transgender stu- a restroom. The pro-
access to appropriate dents who are consis- tection of transgender
bathrooms for trans- tently treated as the citizens is equally just
gender students is im- gender that matches as important as the
moral and wrong. It is how they live every protection of others.
taking a huge step back day allows them to feel LGBTQ children who
from the previous- secure in themselves, felt high levels of re-
ly stated fairness and and taking away their jection were about six
equality for the LGBT- bathrooms wont per- times more likely to be
GQ community. mit this to happen. depressed, according to
I think that gen- According to a study the United States Cen-
der-neutral bathrooms conducted by The Na- ter for Disease Control.
are a safe place for tional Center of Trans- They also are three
transgender students gender Equality, 82% times more likely to
until they are comfort- of transgender youth abuse illegal drugs, and
able enough to use the feel unsafe at school, eight times more likely
restroom they feel fits 44% claim to have been to attempt suicide.
their identity. Lambda physically abused in Protecting the
Legal states that pub- some way, and 67% have transgender youth is
lic restrooms invite been bullied online. protecting our future.
extra scrutiny based on This goes to show Security for our trans-
stereotypes and about that every little step to- gender students and
how men and women wards equality counts transgender people in
are supposed to look for making the trans- general is extremely
or act. Gender-neutral gender youth feel safe important, and keep-
bathrooms allow trans- and at ease in their ing gender-neutral
gendered students to school environments. bathrooms, although a
feel comfortable and In a recent study con- small feat, can be a ma-
safe. ducted by the UCLA jor stepping-stone for
It is extremely im- School of Laws Wil- success.
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Some people just dont get it...
CARTOONS 13
Daniela McGrath, 10: After Arianna Monell, 9: In ten Hobie Hood, 9: In ten years,
college I see myself as a chef years, I want to be out of col- I want to be playing minor
and at night school. I wanna lege and in a successful career. league baseball, and move out
work on getting my teaching I want to have already traveled of state.
credential. out of the state or country.
10 years?
Carlos Perdomo, 12: In Kate Miller, 12: In ten Mason Wilkins, 9: DJ-ing
ten years, I see myself on years, I see myself in prison in Santa Monica. I want to
billboards in Europe and New for gang violence. have been in College for Engi-
York. I also see myself model- neering.
ing for magazines.
STUDENT FOCUS 15
CREATIVE
CREATIVE 17
by Jamie Esjay
CREATIVE 19
Sweet Dreams
by Thomas OLoughlin
E thereal rest, do not peep, just let me sleep. This not to be shared in the
streets, you best be discrete. For when we meet, youll hear the beat. This
is my treat. Do not bother me, my body is bake in, my mind is think in. Leave
me be, in glowing peace. The curtains rise and fall, the world breathes into my
room, breathing essence, magic, and life into me. My soul dances in the rivers
of ether, in lazy, ragdoll-like motions. It feels as if both the ocean and the sky
have encased me in a heavenly atmosphere, one that I wish would never end.
Let me swim in the night sky. Turn off those ridiculous devices, stop time and
sleep. That painful ripple in my mind tears open with my wake and I watch as
my sand & time sift through it and I with it. The simple breaths of slumber is
unbelievably comforting. So whatever you do, dont come near, do not wake me,
just let me sleep
I cant sleep,
My thoughts grow to deep.
I open a window,
Inside begins a cool flow.
Art by anonymous
CREATIVE 21
Art by Jamie Esjay
CREATIVE 23
by anonymous
the eyes you think are too small, too dark,
the neck you think is too thick and too short too far apart can see: they see you staring at
was taught to turn the other cheek. other women like their cattle in a herd. they
notice when youre looking at someone ver-
the shoulders that you think resemble an ape sus when youre seeing them.
or a football player were taught to slump and
slant to the floor, because were inferior. the ears you think stick out too much can
hear the lies in your words, when you say
the ribs were taught to stick through the skin its not about how she looks. they hear the
like the images you want us to look like. the names you call women, degrading them like
stomach was taught to disappear when walk- animals, or like food for you to feast on. the
ing on the beach. the hands were taught to honey in your voice has crystallized - the
be soft and loving and gentle. added sugar has surfaced and its obviously
stale. we dont want your fake words.
the hips you think are too thick, too thin,
too round, are taught to sway when we walk, the nose thats too big or round can smell
because were supposed to condone sex at all your cheap cologne (and your desperation).
times and all activities.
the voice inside these lips that you judge
well baby, darling, dear, based on their thickness and width, and how
many teeth show when smiling wants to
my thick neck refuses to turn. my ape shoul- scream and shout at you. we are not bodies!
ders no longer slump. my ribs and stomach we are human! we are alive! but we know
no longer listen to you. my hips wont swing you will not hear us. your own thoughts and
anymore. self-confidence is deafening. you cant hear us
anyway.
my hands are in fists.
your sweet words and kindness has a last-
my shoulders are squared, my arms, ribs, ing impression. we love hearing nice things
stomach tensed. my legs are wide in a stable people think of us; thats a human trait. we
fight stance and my eyes glisten with calcu- also love to be valued as souls and minds - as
lated rage. i can knock you out. people.
i am not a toy, i am nobodys plaything, i am if you speak to me and all you can think
not a mannequin in a store window for you about is what my body looks like then youre
to gawk at. i am not afraid of what you think not seeing me. youre merely viewing what
of me. my insides are worth more than any- i look like through the clouded window of
thing you could ever say about me. shallow judgment.
the brain inside the forehead that you think how dare you attempt to comment on my
is too big likes to think and analyze and humanity when you cant even call me by
respond to the world around it. its active and my name?
alive and constantly growing with knowledge
and ideas and concepts you cant even get to, (All emphasis by the author)
because youre busy thinking about what she
looks like in pictures she takes at the beach.
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FEATURES
Wildflowers in Bloom
BY MAIA PEARL
Staff Writer
For the first time in 12 years wild flowers are carpeting deserts all over
Southern California. Many desert locals and scientists are calling it a Super
Bloom. Wild flowers start to bud every year at the start of spring, but what
is making this years bloom so special?
In order for a super bloom to occur, the weather must be ideal from
September through March. Seeds can stay dormant until the perfect condi-
tions cause them to sprout. These perfect conditions start out with a trigger
rain- one inch of rainfall any time from late September to early Decem-
ber, the earlier the better! The trigger rain should be followed by regular
rain showers, around an inch of rain a month. Seeds typically start sprouting
in late February and bloom in mid to late March, although they can start
blooming as early as late February, or as late as May. It is quite unusual for
the conditions to line up perfectly and to have a super bloom occur. Typically
it happens every 10 years and the flowers will only be in abundance for 2-3
weeks. Previous super blooms have occurred in El Nino years, 1998 & 2005.
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TEACHER PROFILE
Mr. Atwell: Waterpolo Coach
BY DOMINIC SCURIO water between. So, very race from Death Valley day I get up around 2 or randomly bumped into
Staff Writer mentally taxing. to the Whitney portal. 2:15 and thats when my him there. I also can re-
So thats kind of the day usually starts. member one morning
What inspires you to What motivates you target race right now Whats the odd- on January first right
continue to Coach Wa- to stay in such good that Im really looking est or most unexpect- after new years and I
ter polo? shape? forward to. ed place youve ever was going on a run and
Every year when we It was after college bumped into a student? i was just running into
have the alumni game when I was trying to Do you have any ritu- I can think of two PB and I see a kid stum-
at thanksgiving, and qualify for iron man als that you follow on a things off the top of my ble out of, from behind
all the alumni show up that I first got sick daily weekly or month- head. Once I had just a bar and kinda stum-
it reminds me of why with cancer and, the ly basis? finished a 100 mile race ble into the street, and
I wanted to become reason I survived well, Yeah, I do some- in Houston and was ac- Im looking at the guy,
a teacher in the first you know the kind of thing everyday, some- tually in a wheelchair and all the sudden he
place and its to hope- cancer I had is a real thing to get my heart because I fractured looks up and yells Mr
fully have a positive rare kind of cancer and rate up and break a my hip in the race and Atwell, Hi! So it was
effect on people. To see a lot of people dont sweat every day. An un- was getting wheeled kinda funny to run into
all the different players survive it; it has a real- fortunate ritual is that through the airport and a kid at that point.
that Ive coached over ly low success rate for I have trouble sleeping, I saw a former student
the last 15 years and see survival, um, and they and so generally every- in the airport and just
them out in the world attributed a lot of the
doing good things, that reason I survived be-
gets me fired up to stay cause I was fit at the
time. And so thats al-
in it and keep doing it.
ways kind of been in
the back of my mind, I
Freshman Accepted to
Georgetown Summer
What is the most Phys-
ically or mentally de- always want to kind of
manding thing you stay in shape in case it
have done?
Theres two things
comes back, that Ill be
ready to fight it. Study Program
that come to mind, I
ran 160 miles contin- What is your proudest Maya Landsberg to study politics in D.C.
uous that was from moment as a coach or
Huntington Beach to teacher?
Coronado Island and As a teacher you
know theres so many BY ARMAN
that was that was well, HAMRAH
mentally, it wasnt things that really make
you proud. I was named Video Editor
that tough, I mean it
was, I ran for 36 hours teacher of the year at
straight, but more Scripps Ranch and that LJHS Freshman
physically that was re- was kind of a proud mo- Maya Landsberg has
ally demanding. To stay ment to have the kids been selected for an im-
in it was really tough. nominate me as teacher mersion study program
Mentally, I ran rim to of the year. As a coach at Georgetown Univer-
rim to rim in the Grand you know theres just sity this summer.
Canyon in a race there countless memories of I was looking
and, that was a really seeing guys, and its not for things to do this
mentally challenging always when you win, summer [UC San Di-
thing. It was 103 at just seeing people that ego]-wise and George-
the bottom of the can- have achieved higher town is my dream
yon and it was snow- than they thought they school, so I might as and then we do simula- high school, I realized
ing at the top of the could, and those are the well go there, Lands- tions. I have to put myself to
Northside so dramatic moments you embrace berg said. Program descrip- work, Landsberg said.
changes in temperature and make you want to During the three- tions say students will I like work.
and you had to carry come back for more. week program, Lands- meet elected officials Dr. Karen Hom,
all your nutrition with berg will focus on during the program. Landsbergs history
you, and theres only Whats one race that American diplomacy Students will also teacher, said she was
six water stops on the you are preparing for? and politics and struc- tour the capitol build- proud of her student
whole route, so to plan Right now every- ture. ing and other relevant and thought she was on
accordingly to make thing is geared towards Its really hands sights in Washington her way to a career in
sure you had enough racing Badwater this on, she said. We do D.C. politics.
summer. Its a 135 mile classes and lectures Now that Im in
SPORTS 33
Girls Soccer Wins CIF Championship Stand for
LJHS Varsity Womens Soccer wins CIF Title Soccer
BY ILIAS
BENBATOUL
Staff Writer
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La Jolla MCASD & Music Society Under
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Openings scheduled for 2020 and 2019
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QUICK FACTS
Coachella 2017
BY MAIA PEARL
Staff Writer
April 1416 and April
2123.
summer 2017 following
her performance at Su-
to headline Friday and
Sunday, respectively,
9. In addition
to music, the festival
perbowl LI and Coach- of both weekends. also features large art
1. Lady Gaga will 3. Beyonc will ella. installations and over
be headlining Satur- perform at Coachella 7. The festival fea- 100 food vendors.
day for both weekends. in 2018 instead, as the 5. Organizers were tures approximately
Her performances will singer would have been determined to replace fifty artists per day. 10. The festival is
replace those of Beyon- in her third trimester Beyonce with anoth- sold out; however, as
c, whose performanc- carrying twins at the er female performer 8. Other notable of March 6, resale tick-
es were postponed fol- time of this years fes- as the festival has not acts include the xx, ets are for sale on sites
lowing her pregnancy tival. seen a woman headline Travis Scott, Father such as StubHub for
announcement. since 2007. John Misty, Bon Iver, around $550.
4. Gaga will also Future, DJ Snake,
2. The festival runs be embarking on her 6. Radiohead and Lorde and Justice.
Joanne World Tour in Kendrick Lamar are set
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