<![CDATA[The Advocate]]> <![CDATA[The Advocate]]> /Portals/2/logos/__TFMF_hgahb055uml0f12rcelrbk55_13476bfd-1323-483f-b418-357babd9395b_0___Selected.jpg en-us Copyright 2008 - All Rights Reserved. Sun, 19 May 2013 14:36:44 GMT 15 <![CDATA[The race to the top: Spotlight on 2011's valedictorian and salutatorians]]> By Diana Cabrera
After four years of ups and downs, the seniors enter the race for Valedictorian and Salutatorian. Senior Latia Skerving, who has already secured the spot for Valedictorian, has a 96.13 average. Aneska full story > ]]> Fri, 03 Jun 2011 15:35:11 GMT <![CDATA[A call for change: NYC's new grading policy]]> By Diana Cabrera
Teacherease.com– where students can see their real grades. But there seems to be some inconsistency. Teacherease said Student A had a grade of 12, but when report card day came, they had a grade of 55 full story > ]]> Fri, 03 Jun 2011 15:31:41 GMT <![CDATA[When DREAMs are rejected]]> By Diana Cabrera
DREAM. A five letter word. It describes aspirations and hopes. DREAM also stands for Development, Relief, Education for Alien Minors. The DREAM Act’s mission was to grant undocumented students a condi full story > ]]> Fri, 03 Jun 2011 15:24:00 GMT <![CDATA[LACJ girls replace jeans with leggings]]> By Latricia Burns


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A majority of girls in LACJ have been wearing leggings without properly covering themselves. The administration does not approves and makes the girls cover themselves with a school T-shirt.

“Cover yourself with your sweater!” That is all you hear when you walk down the hallway of Law, Advocacy and Community Justice. Students have replaced jeans for leggings. The style is now leggings and full story > ]]> Fri, 20 May 2011 15:05:52 GMT <![CDATA[The back door approach: Scanning process sheds light on inequalities between MLK and LaGuardia]]> By Latia Skerving
Scanning is a process that can’t be avoided in the Martin Luther King Jr. Educational Campus, but that is not the case in LaGuardia High School. Everyday the students in MLK have to be scanned and ent full story > ]]> Fri, 20 May 2011 14:59:10 GMT <![CDATA[LACJ's got talent]]> By Crystal Semple



All the Junior girls concluded the show with their own dance routine which was combined with a mixture of different genres of music.

Students at LACJ showed just how talented they really are in what the school hopes will become an annual talent show. On Thursday, March 17, 2011, Martin Luther King held its second talent show since full story > ]]> Fri, 20 May 2011 13:33:05 GMT <![CDATA[An incurable disease: Senioritis, plaguing many seniors at LACJ]]> By Tahmina Hoque
During senior year, many students fall ill with a sickness of senioritis. This sickness is highly contagious and can largely affect many undergraduate college applicants. full story > ]]> Fri, 20 May 2011 12:50:46 GMT <![CDATA[Teenagers struggle to find jobs]]> By Latia Skerving
It was hard for teens to get jobs before, but now with this new economy, teens seeking employment seeking has gotten that much harder. full story > ]]> Thu, 19 May 2011 19:51:45 GMT <![CDATA[‘Tis the time to be jolly: The joy of college acceptances]]> By Zomorah Kennedy
There’s a big envelope sitting in the mail box waiting to be read. Their heart beats faster and their eyes grow big. Looking at their dream school stamped on the envelope. They open the letter quickly full story > ]]> Thu, 19 May 2011 19:44:23 GMT <![CDATA[Despite ban, students still bring phones to school]]> By Laura Gonzalez
Ring, ring, ring, “Whose cell is that?” Despite a citywide ban on cell phones in schools, students are still finding ways to bring them into the classroom. full story > ]]> Thu, 19 May 2011 19:40:23 GMT