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Updated: Oct 04, 2008 | 15:03 PST
Concept Z3r0
By Sylvia Martinez-Medrano | Editor-In-Chief
Webster’s defines complacency as "Smug selfsatisfaction" and there is probably no better word to describe the current state of the economic and financial malady.
I had an interesting conversation the other night about this and the person I was speaking with had an overriding belief that we cannot suffer, economically, simply because the current generation is not prepared to deal with it. While I certainly agree with the latter assertion, the former continues to baffle me. I am not prepared to deal with a lengthy hospital stay as a result of a car crash, but that alone does not cloak me in immunity from having an accident.
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Comments Jun 02, 2008
Happy Birthday AVID
By AVID adviser- Liz LoweTen years ago, a concerned group of teachers, counselors and administrators gathered in the Principal’s office. "Why is it that more BGHS’ students do not go on to college when the jobs of the 21st century require it?" Hardly a senior completes a FAFSA form and the 4 AP classes struggle to enroll students. "Is there a high school in the country that beats these national averages?" They asked. After much research, they discovered a high school in San Diego that beat college going national averages. Why? Because of a program called AVID whose goal is to guide all students through the college going process. Following an intensive week of training, 5 BGHS teachers began the first AVID class of 30 students in 1998.
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Good Ol’ Charlie Brown... How I Hate Him!!!!
By Joel Martinez | Cartoonist
Charlie Brown: Some may describe him as having a mild case of autism. Others might describe him as fairly dull, melancholic, melodramatic, and possibly even emo. But what exactly drives this kid with the schizophrenic beagle and lovelorn sister who stalks his insecure, blanket carrying friend?
Describing the Comic Strip character from the Peanuts cartoons by Charles Schultz is no simple task. Nevertheless, even with his odd behavior and somewhat bleak outlook on life, he has captured the attention and hearts of millions around the globe, second only to his pet beagle, Snoopy. His popularity has soared since his creation...
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