The James Logan Courier

By Olivia Guitron, Courier Staff Writer

Nicholas Sparks is a great writer, one whose books will inspire many, and create more readers. His novel, A Walk to Remember, is really touching, right from the start. Sparks has a way with stories and words, and this novel is no different. If you had read his previous novels, then this book is just right, because it shows one of Spark’s most inspiring, touching, and beautiful moments that he has written so far.

It starts with the main character, Landon Carter, as an old man remembering his past and telling the tale of his teenage years when he was 17. Landon was a typical teen in 1958, falling “in love” with various girls in his school, making fun of the minister of his town, who believed that fornicators would rot in hell. His life switches around when he has to find a date to the dance, but his options become limited. So he decides, in the end, to forcefully go out with the minister’s daughter, Jamie Sullivan.

MISCELLANEOUS
Freshmen, Sophomores and Juniors: Don’t forget to pick up your PSAT & PACT scores in the Career Center.

Drop-In homework/tutoring in Room 77. Daily before school 7:30 to 8:30 a.m., Tuesday-Friday 3:30 to 4:30 p.m., and Saturdays 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

Need Drivers Education? Your place is the Adult School! Cost is $125. April 5, 6 & 7, M – W, 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. Applications are now available in your house office or see Mr. Caruso in Room 77 for both an application and details. Hurry, classes fill up fast!

By Rick La Plante, New Haven Schools Public Information Officer

Union City police, working with the New Haven Unified School District, have arrested two suspects on marijuana charges after five James Logan High School students became ill on campus last week after investing brownies laced with marijuana.

Police also said that medical tests on two students who required hospital treatment indicated that although marijuana was present, no other illegal drugs were detected.

By Julie Mendoza, Courier Staff Writer

Do you often feel lonely? Do you often feel lonely in a school that's populated with 4000 students your age? It's okay, you're not alone. Believe it or not, the outcasts, loners, and introverted students outnumber the overachievers, and "cool kids" by a landslide.

Being lonely is heart-wrenching, but common among teenagers. It's often a time of self-discovery. Feeling isolated or apart from everyone else is an opportunity to find what makes you happiest, instead of wasting time on people and activities that don't. The young are capable of more than they realize. Being lonely is a state of mind, not a condition with a cure. You can't avoid your feelings, as painful as they may be. Acknowledging your unhappy emotions is the first step toward changing them. Being in denial about what you feel can be more tragic than allowing yourself to feel alone or unhappy.

By Rick La Plante, New Haven Schools Public Information Officer

Administrators at James Logan High School are assisting the Union City Police Department’s investigation after five students became ill on campus last week, having ingested brownies or other baked goods apparently laced with ingredients that caused the students to become under the influence and/or sick.

Police issued a statement today noting that “although it is early in the investigation, at this point there is no verifiable evidence to substantiate the fact that anyone intentionally sold or provided controlled substances on campus.”