The James Logan Courier

By Justyna Torres, Courier Staff Writer

David Archuleta’s new single “Something ‘Bout Love” is sure to make a chart topping hit.

Unlike most artists who tell fairy tale love stories, Archuleta makes it known that love is anything but that. He tells listeners that falling in love takes people on a rollercoaster: sometimes it hurts, but the ride overall is still an amazing one.

By Amanpreet Tatlah, Courier Staff Writer

Neon Trees' recently released album, “Habits,” has already made an impact. Enjoy the positive sensation of their music. Their first single, “Animal”, catches attention which is a very positive thing because the first single sets the tone for the quality of the rest of their album.

After listening to the whole album, this listener found that its other songs match up to the good quality of the single. Their songs make a person want to sing along and dance because the Neon Trees songs are not just about being gloomy, but about forgiveness, love and passion.

People relating to the lyrics and just having a good time enjoying the music is the vibe they aimed for, and the Neon Trees hit the target.

By Philip Bocog, Courier Staff Writer

Last season the Logan girls' softball team had their goals set high and after winning the North Coast Section title, they look to stay at the top this season.

Going into the season last year, the Lady Colts had only three seniors on the team. Knowing they would be a young team without much experience on varsity, Coach Teri Johnson, named the California Coach of the Year in June, demanded that the players work very hard and their hard work paid off: they won the Mission Valley Athletic League crown, earning them a spot in the North Coast Section tournament.

They breezed through the first three games of NCS, earning them a spot in the championship game against powerhouse Freedom High School, who also won three games to get to the championship game.

MISCELLANEOUS

Need help in Math? Lost in Science? Come to tutoring in the Library after school on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Math and Science teachers are there to help you! Math and Science tutoring on Tuesdays and Thursdays after school in the Media Center Reference Room. What? You can’t make it there after school? On 2 or 3 Saturdays each month, we also have math and science tutoring from 9 a.m. to 12 noon in Room 77. Enter on H Street through the carpeted hallways. Look for fliers that say which Saturdays we’re there!

Job Alert! Pizza Hut, 39010 Argonaut Way, Fremont. Need team members!
Marshall’s, 39277 Fremont Hub, Fremont. Need merchandise associates!
Boston Market, 3962 Mowry Avenue. Need crew members.

Need Driver’s Education? Your place is the Adult School. Cost is $125. For more information call 489-2185.

Students: Cinch notices just came out. Be sure you take the time to this week to ask your teacher about your grades and make sure you don’t fall behind! It’s conferencing week; make a conference appointment with your teacher!

By Rick La Plante, Director, Parent & Community Relations

The Board of Education on Tuesday night received a presentation from the Division of Teaching & Learning on implementation of the Strategic Plan for 2010-11. The Action Plans call for:

• Providing Instructional Leadership Teams with support, through Targeted Leadership consultants who are supported by the Ball Foundation and with the help of multi-cultural education expert Enid Lee;
• Continuing to support sites in Balanced Literacy and Writers Workshop;
• Continuing to support Secondary Literacy at James Logan and Conley-Caraballo high schools;
• Developing site-based intervention plans;
• Implementing the revised Student Study Team process;
• Reviewing and revising the English Learners Master Plan, grading policies and practices, and the GATE identification process;
• Developing outreach and support programs focusing on post-secondary options;
• Increasing parent education opportunities and outreach.

By Abraham Rangel, Courier Staff Writer

Released on June 15, 2010, Drake's Thank Me Later debuted at number one. Drake, a Young Money affiliate, released his debut album, selling around 447,000 in its first week. This rapper/singer from Toronto, Canada, delivered his debut album with catchy melodies, lyrical skills, and an honest singing voice.

With help from his engineer, 40, and other producers like Swizz Beatz, Kanye West, Francis & The Lights, Boi-1da, NoI. D., and Timbaland (just to name a few), this 14-track setlist are all songs that you are able to relate to with the complexity of Drake’s lyrics, but all with a simple concept.

By Mike Osegueda
McClatchy Newspapers (MCT)

When you take a traditional marching band and mix it with a little bit of punk rock spirit, the result is Mucca Pazza.

An enormous band of 20-30 musicians and cheerleaders (depending on the show), it's a bit like Band Geeks Gone Wild, the way Mucca Pazza gets on stage with mix-matched uniforms and genre-jumping sounds.

Wild and rambunctious, the band's performances have taken it to the "Late Show with Conan O'Brien," Lollapalooza and the Chicago River, where it played while floating in canoes.

From wikipedia:
Sargent Claude Johnson (1888–1967) was one of the first Californian African-American artists to achieve a national reputation.

He was known for Abstract Figurative and Early Modern styles. He was a painter, potter, ceramist, printmaker, graphic artist, sculptor, and carver. He worked with a variety of media, including ceramic, clay, oil, stone, terra-cotta, watercolor, and wood. He was in the Communist Party for most of his life.

Read more about Sargent Johnson, and see examples of his art, free from the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art.

Read an interview with Sargent Johnson about his career in the Bay Area art scene, free from the Smithsonian Institution's Archives of American Art.