University High School - Chieftain Yearbook (Los Angeles, CA)

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This past fall semester, l was greatly honored to be ASB President of University High School. While working in my capacity l became acutely aware of the changing attitude of a high school student in the Los Angeles City School System. Leadership class, a branch of the student government, played a changing role this semester. As in the past we were concerned with providing a diversity of activities for all students. The Vietnam lVloratorium and the traditional Uni Gras attracted the greatest involvement. But I found that activities are really not of the greatest concern to the majority of the student body. Leadership class attempted to improve the school through curriculum advancement and adminis- trative policy changes. What students want now is quality education in the entire Los Angeles City School System. At the beginning of the fall semester l'm sure you remember the oneday teacher protest against the system. This was the beginning of a unified effort by all persons involved with the long awaited improve- ment of Uni High. But then as the semester progressed students slowly lost interest in high school and seemed to fall into the trap of apathy , lt was first interpreted as apathy from content. Vile have it good at Uni, and are bound by the system anyway, so what can we improve? was one remark. lt is true we are bound by a system, but we are also greatly bound by the lack of unity and interest to get behind a cause. Improvements can be made by students today!! A minor example is the cafeteria food improvements and satellite acquisition. On a more widespread scale, we have made improvements dir- ectly with the Board of Education. This year I was elected to the Student Advisory Board of the Board of Education. In January this board made many pertinent suggestions for definite improvements in the city. In general they include a Student Bill of Rights, course and textbook evaluations, students finance policy changes, revision of building, designing and decorating of policies, and liberalization of all dress codes in the entire city. Future leadership classes will provide creative activi- ties as we did this semester but will also continue to play a bigger role in the changes that will continue to improve our high school. As Eldridge Cleaver was quoted as saying, lf you're not part of the solution, you're part of the problem. Quang? Z- FALL ST DE TBODY Edward Sternstei n-A.S.B. President