Volume 56, Issue 9
Arcadia High School 180 Campus Drive, Arcadia, CA
May 2008
New Faces: Pow Wow Changes It Up
In this issue:
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NEWS pg. 2 China Earthquake: A brief update on the horror that struck the great nation. Photos by JENNIFER HANG
TRANSITION The new Editors-in-Chief, juniors Lisa Chang and Laura Kelly are prepared to replace seniors Kyle Jacobsen and Hanan Kamal, the current leaders of The Pow Wow, for the upcoming ‘08-‘09 school year. By TRACY LEE & ERICA WIN
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ACADEMICS pg. 7 Math Team: More details on the team’s victory at the Bay Math League Competition where they placed first.
Photo by JAMES HERNANDEZ
CENTER SPREAD pg. 8-9 New Members: Discover the new teams of the most prestigious clubs and teams on campus for ‘08-‘09.
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Staff Writers
s the year comes to its conclusion, it is customary for the upperclassmen to pass the baton of leadership to the underclassmen who will next assume their roles. Just three weeks ago, after a rigorous screening process in which several underclassmen competed, current Editors-in-Chief of The Apache Pow Wow, seniors Kyle Jacobsen and Hanan Kamal, stepped down from their positions, choosing juniors Lisa Chang and Laura Kelly to fill their shoes as next year’s Editors-in-Chief. “We’ve made great strides in Pow Wow this year, and I am confident that Laura and Lisa will take us to the next level,” said Kyle. And what great strides they have made. In comparison to last year’s Pow Wow, this year’s staff, under the leadership of Kyle and Hanan, was able to produce nearly twice as many issues, a considerable feat in itself in addition to having a substantial monetary deficit
at the beginning of the school year. And not only the quantity, but this newspaper makeover has also produced a student publication of much greater quality. Because of the hard work and sheer effort that these two have put into the paper, the Pow Wow is now better than ever, coming a long way from its former days among the slacker electives. The other former Editor-in-Chief, Hanan added, “I’m both happy and sad about stepping down—happy that I am finally done, but sad that I’m never going to get to do this again. Even so, I’m confident about leaving The Pow Wow in the capable hands of Lisa and Laura.” New Editors Lisa and Laura hope that “there will be better writing in the 2008-2009 Pow Wow and that it will be a fun experience for all the new and returning staff members.” They are now in the process of reorganizing the staff, planning new fundraisers, and overseeing the production of the last issue of the paper. They played an integral role in the selection of the upcoming year’s staff, forming helpful guides during the interview process and offering their opinions to Advisor
Mr. Johnny Lee. Coming into the spotlight, these two have now taken over the positions in their entirety and pushing the paper forward, laying down the groundwork for next year’s paper, to close this year with a bang and hopefully a bank balance in the black. Along with this new leadership, The Pow Wow will see another change as next year’s staff will be headed by two Editorsin-Chief in addition to one Managing Editor, junior Veronica Lim. In previous years, the Editor-in-Chief and the Managing Editor formerly led The Pow Wow with the former taking creative control and the latter taking care of delegating tasks. While this year’s paper made the job of Managing Editor obsolete with both Kyle and Hanan as co-Editors-inChief, Veronica will re-establish the position and take on the responsibilities of a Managing Editor, working closely with Lisa and Laura to provide leadership to the staff. Veronica said, “I’m really looking forward to working as Managing Editor next year for Pow Wow and helping out with fundraising—hopefully, we’ll get a lot more school-wide support next year!”