The Oarsman
Venice High School
Los Angeles, CA
Issue Date: Thursday, June 11, 2009 
Issue: Volume 95/ Issue IX
Last Update: Thursday, June 04, 2009


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By Anita Alwani

Shopping has been very hard these days because of the on-going economic crisis. It's even harder for teens to purchase the latest fashion trends because of the lack of finances in most households. full story >

By Teresa Castillo

Junior Campos, a junior at Venice High, is honored to be athlete of the month for varsity baseball.  "I do it for my team," he added. It is Campos' first year attending Venice High.  He played full story >

By Crisalys Vasquez

I feel like with each passing day more and more electronic media is being launched that will make books, newspapers, and textbooks obsolete. One of these electronic media devices that concerns me full story >

By Gabriel Rickard

The princess of Bad Boy Records, Cassie Ventura, is back with a vengeance after her three-year hiatus. She will be releasing her sophomore album, “Electro Love” later this month. You ma full story >

By Olivia Gauthier

Gemini (May. 21-Jun. 21)  Things have been looking up for you. Keep your good karma up and this summer will be quite the vacation. Cancer (Jun. 22-Jul. 22) With a well deserved break around th full story >

By Dolgoon Erdenebileg

"Never stop smiling" said the class of '09 valedictorian Ashley Ambrosio with a full smile. With a solid 4.400 G.P.A and an enormous amount of extracurricular activities behind her, she is ready t full story >

By Gabriel Rickard

A growing trend is sweeping high schools and middle schools everywhere. Nude pictures. Also know as “sexting,” teens take and send  explicit and revealing photos of themselves. Ina survey by full story >

Retiring Teachers Leaving Venice
By Sarah Cha and Xiomara Siria

At the end of this year, nine faculty members--Ms. Amy Uyematsu, Mr. Marco Elliott, Ms. Joann Carrabbio, Ms. Lillian White, Ms. Jerie Morrison, Ms. Cheri Katz, Ms. Elizabeth Alkaly, Ms. Rosa Martinez full story >

Summer School Cut Backs Due To Budget Cuts
By Marina Awed

In the LAUSD, high school summer classes will be to make up credits only. All get-ahead classes have been cancelled. Classes such as Painting, Government, Trigonometry, and Chemistry among others, full story >

By Lester Sosa

The Venice High Gondoliers came in fourth in the quarter finals of the boys volleyball city  championships. Venice lost to El Camino 3-2 with the scores of 15-25, 26-24, 25-22, 15-25, and 15-12. full story >

By Corinna Huerta

English Teacher Dennis Danziger created an anthology of his students’ work with the collaboration of PEN in the Classroom. The small booklet, titled “Thinking Out Loud,” contains stories written full story >

By Anita Alwani

Indian and Pakistani food is becoming more popular these days. However many people cannot distinguish between Indian and Pakistani foods. Customers are often confused about what foods they sho full story >

By Gunnar Wilson

The Business Bilingual Financial Academy or BBFA is an academy founded in 1996 to help individuals not only to prepare, but to actually succeed in college. Focusing particularly on business full story >

By Angela Goldberg

             A group of students has currently been working on establishing the Venice Student Union, which will be an independent union for the entire student body. Sparked by the recent full story >

By Cathy Asapahu

The average cost of  college tuition has definitely been rising recently, making it more difficult for many students to attend their college of choice. This year, the average tuition is $108 to $1 full story >

By Olivia Gauthier

Imagine walking into your local liquor store and on the wall behind the clerk’s counter, you see a license permitting the facility to sell marijuana. To some this may sound farfetched and t full story >

By Michelle Blanco

The organization, Three Cups of Tea, has decided to postpone its benefit concert   that was originally scheduled for June 12. According to the club’s co-president, Marina Awed, the administration d full story >

LAUSD Teachers Finally Make A Stand Publicly
By Holly Minnoy

LAUSD teachers have been protesting against budget cuts, teacher layoffs and the rising number of students per class expected in the fall.  On Fri. May 15, teachers made a stand publicly. full story >

By Evelyn Rodriguez

Santa Monica College Jose Arriaga Kevin Arias Natalie A. Rivera Barbara Orellana Jose Martinez Raymond A. Franco Michael Martinez Eloy Rojas Erick Umana Jennifer Mor full story >

By Angela Goldberg

Katherine Ireland "I'm taking a few summer classes and then my sister and I are taking a cruise to Alaska. Then I'm going to Evergreen College." Scott Matsubara "I'm doing nothing in the summer full story >