Comments for Voices from the Trail

Comment on Like Crazy by sylvia sanchez

sylvia sanchez — Fri, 25 Nov 2011 21:11:07 +0000

good job julio

I must go see the film now! It sounds like its right up my ally.

Comment on College or Military?: The Two Decisions Most Seniors Face Today by Dean Hoang

Dean Hoang — Thu, 17 Nov 2011 05:11:08 +0000

wow this was a really great article about the decisions most teenagers and graduates think about after high school. i feel really Honored to be part of this little article of your’s Eillene especially the day after i had Depped in and sworn the oath to protect this country against all foreign and domestic enemies
SEMPER FI!!!!

Comment on “Make It Stop (September’s Children)” by Rise Against Review by Daniel

Daniel — Fri, 04 Nov 2011 06:47:31 +0000

AYEEEEEEEEEEE I LOVE THIS SONG

Comment on Revolution in Education: Slader.com by Anne

Anne — Fri, 28 Oct 2011 05:33:41 +0000

AMEN DUDE, I use this for Algebra2.

Comment on Revolution in Education: Slader.com by kevin w

kevin w — Tue, 25 Oct 2011 16:21:02 +0000

i love slader! i use it for all my geometry homework…

Comment on History in the making brings MT new Marquee by Jose Joel Sanchez

Jose Joel Sanchez — Mon, 24 Oct 2011 17:55:31 +0000

Hey Julio,

Fantastic Julio ! ! ! I enjoyed the article & great pixs.
Keep up the great work.

Love Mom & Dad

Comment on History in the making brings MT new Marquee by sylvia sanchez

sylvia sanchez — Sat, 22 Oct 2011 20:20:55 +0000

Hey Julio,

Your article and photo are awsome like everything you do.
you make me proud!!

Nina

Comment on Life in the POOL!!! by Sam

Sam — Tue, 18 Oct 2011 03:52:14 +0000

woooooooooo Hoooooooooooo Water-polo rocks my socks!!!!!!!!! yes. need better pics i know this reply is heka late

Comment on Thank You for Flushing My Head in the Toilet by Jordan

Jordan — Fri, 14 Oct 2011 04:30:31 +0000

Wouldn’t this case of “effect vs. affect” be “effect”?
“‘Thank You for Flushing My Head in the Toilet and Other Rarely Used Expressions’ by Jonathan Dorf is a powerful play about bullying and its affects”
Just a grammar freak looking out.

Comment on Tardy Sweeps a Peers Perspective by Jordan

Jordan — Fri, 14 Oct 2011 04:28:02 +0000

I agree with Daria. They are effective, but how can a student be held accountable for not being able to get a ride to school? Another thing. Tardy sweeps are effective and have a positive effect, but only to an extent. If a student is 5 seconds late to class, they receive detention, right? But it takes time for the student to be processed through the office or student services or wherever they go (I haven’t been swept before). Which is worse? Being 5 seconds late to a class once or twice a week? Or being 30 minutes late to a class, having to stay after school, meaning less time for homework to be completed, etc. These tardy sweeps also cause a panic, literally. I hear the 30 second bell and everyone turns into mustangs and start stampeding around the campus. I have seen several students being tripped and falling just because of a bell. Obviously, tardy sweeps have a positive effect at face value in that they do encourage students to get to class faster. But students that do get caught in them get stuck in a vicious cycle. Most of the students that are being swept are at risk as it is, so how will keeping them from class for 30 minutes help? They miss 30 minutes of curriculum that they can’t get back, and the rest of the period is just building off of the first lesson anyway. So they might as well just completely skip first period if they’re 5 seconds late anyway. I know that tardy sweeps have to be done every once in a while because of obvious reasons; the students must have motivation to get to class. But every day, every period? It gets out of hand. ANYONE can get swept, especially students who have to walk literally across the school from the library to the portables. If one thing goes wrong, then their day is ruined. But isn’t it the repeat offenders that we’re after? If they’re tardy so often, won’t just one sweep a week be enough to teach them a lesson, so the students who are usually on time aren’t put at a disadvantage? Everyone is tardy once in a while, but things happen. There’s no reason to have a sweep every period of every day.