The James Logan Courier

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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. Two summer offerings, each Mon. – Wed., 7 a.m. – 5 p.m., June 21, 22, 23 or August 2, 3, 4. Applications are now available in your house office or see Mr. Caruso in Room 77 for both an application and details.

The Track & Field Banquet will be Thursday, June 17th @ Crowne Plaza.

If you are moving and not returning to Logan, you must have your parent or guardian come to the Counseling Center to sign drop forms. You must do this no later than June 16th.

Prospective AP Biology students, come by at lunch or after school in Room 204 to pick up information about your summer assignment!

By Beatrice Esteban, Courier Editor-in-Chief

James Logan High School has done away with prerequisites to honors and AP classes and has enacted various other changes, effective the 2010-2011 school year. This includes giving summer homework for all AP classes (not just Language Arts) and the signing of a contract agreeing to take the AP exam in May, among other things. The administration claims that they are trying to diversify the AP program at Logan, but that may not necessarily be so.

By Thao (Michelle) Hoang, Courier Staff Writer

Last night, there was a lot of anticipation from both the Boston Celtics and the Los Angeles Lakers. The latter was hoping to win the game in order to win the Championship, whereas the former were depending on the game to continue the series.

By Susan Yackee, VOA News

Muslim-Americans fear there may be a public backlash following the recent attempted car bombing in New York's Times Square by Pakistani-American suspect Faisal Shahzad. They faced one following the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks on the United States. A timely new book examines the "identity crisis" in America's greater Muslim community.

"My findings are of urgent relevance to America, today," says author Akbar Ahmed of his book, Journey into Islam. “Communication is needed between the two segments [Muslim and non-Muslim] of society.”

By Rick La Plante, New Haven Schools Public Information Officer

The Board of Education on Tuesday night approved a 2010-11 budget that - despite another round of cuts imposed by the state - minimizes a planned increase in class sizes in kindergarten through third grade, saving the jobs of more than 40 teachers.

The $99 million budget - down from $108 million as recently 2008-09 - also enables the District to retain transportation for the middle school students who live farthest from their schools, for the 2010-11 school year only. It also enables the District to postpone for one more year the planned elimination of stipends for after-school activities, until 2012-13.

By Rick La Plante, New Haven Schools Public Information Officer

Working together to resolve an issue that would have disrupted and distracted students during testing next spring, the New Haven Unified School District and the New Haven Teachers Association have agreed on a change to the 2010-11 instructional calendar.

As approved Tuesday night by the Board of Education, schools will be closed for spring break April 4-8, 2011, instead of April 25-29, as originally called for in the collective bargaining agreement between the District and NHTA. The change will keep students from having to miss a week of school in the middle of the state- and federally mandated testing window.

By Rick La Plante, New Haven Schools Public Information Officer

John Hazatone, who has 14 years of experience as an elementary school principal, has been hired as principal at Hillview Crest Elementary. The New Haven Unified School District Board of Education approved the appointment Tuesday night.

“We are very excited to welcome John to New Haven,” Superintendent Kari McVeigh said. “His tremendous experience, and his knowledge and enthusiasm, will be a perfect fit for the Hillview Crest family – students parents and staff.”

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