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Locker Talk: What was your worst experience taking SEPTA?

March 6, 2014 by lpahomov Leave a Comment

"One time I was on the bus with my friend and this old creepy man followed us onto the bus and sat behind us saying really creepy things for the entire bus ride. He also asked us for dating advice and for our phone numbers." Molly Olshin, Junior.

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"One time I was on the bus and this lady pulled her breasts out" Kilah Kemp, Senior.

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"One time I was on the bus and a woman with a baby got on the bus. The baby was making baby noises which was fine, but then this old man behind me began imitating the baby noises at the top of his lungs for the ENTIRE bus ride." Leo Levvy, Sophomore

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"One time I was on septa and this old homeless man began taking his clothes off and throwing them at people. Then he proceeded to ask people if they had clothing to spare." Raeven Maddox, Senior

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"One time I was waiting for the bus for an hour and it never came so I decided to walk to school. When I was a block or so from school, the bus passed me." Ian Fay, Freshman

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Written by Isabela Supovitz-Aznar

What happens after interviews?

March 6, 2014 by lpahomov Leave a Comment

By Jacob Lotkowski

Staff Writer

The SLA community comes together to interview over 900 kids every year, but after the interview weekends are over, the SLA student populous has no further say in the admissions decisions.

Every SLA student interviewer has gone through it as an incoming freshman especially: you get interviewed and you wait. As a pending SLA student, many kids are left to think about how their interview went, what the teachers might have thought of them, if their project was liked or not. When a student gets accepted all those questions fade away.

It doesn’t matter to them why they made the cut–they did and they want to move forward with high school.

Upon looking into the process that SLA takes after the interview, the process is what you would come to expect after seeing how carefully we interview every student during our interview sessions.

Of the maybe 1,200 students that apply, a couple hundred of them don’t make the cut on the attendance/grades/conduct side and others from the interview side.

Then you are left with a majority that are looked at further. Jeremy and Ms. Siswick make calls to school counselors to get further insight on students and compile that information that goes along with interview notes and academic records.

In the simplest form the internal SLA admissions process is “Collecting data then making impossible decisions” as said by principal Lehmann.

Blunt Sports Talk from Mr. Bundy: D. Wade aka Flop King; Mayweather Fights Marcos Maidana in May; Daniel Alfredsson loses teeth; Dunk of the Week

March 6, 2014 by lpahomov Leave a Comment

D. Wade aka Flop King

Dwyane Wade of the Miami Heat is no stranger to the act of flopping. Over his 10 year career D.Wade has done is his fair share of acting on the court, but very few are as ridiculously Oscar worthy as his flop from last night’s game against the Houston Rockets.

While defending James Harden, D. Wade committed one of the best flops I’ve personally ever seen. Harden happens to slightly touch Wade with his arm as he gets past him, but Wade reacts as if he was just decapitated. The crazy, yet not surprising, thing is the fact that a foul was actually called on James Harden for this play. It looks like D.Wade is going to have a hefty fine to pay when the NBA gets ahold of this clip…. Still deserves an Oscar though.

Mayweather Fights Marcos Maidana in May

It’s official! Floyd “Money” Mayweather(46-0-0) will have Marcos Maidana(35-3-0) as his next victim. This past week, Mayweather announced who his next opponent will be and it will be none other than the man who knocked out Floyd’s prodigee Adrien Broner; Marcos Maidana. Maidana previously was speculated to have a rematch with Broner as his next match, but this was put to rest when Mayweather announced him as his next opponent.

It’s safe to say that Mayweather is going to try and get some payback for Broner by knocking Maidana. If Mayweather does knock him out, this will be the first knockout victory that Mayweather has had since his controversial KO victory over Victor Ortiz. This fight is scheduled for May 3, 2014 on Pay-Per-View via Showtime/CBS.

Daniel Alfredsson loses teeth

Hockey players are known for their toughness, more so than any other professional sport. Daniel Alfredsson of the Detroit Red Wings proved that to be true last in a game against the New Jersey Devils. After being hit in the mouth by an opponents hockey stick, Alfredsson continued to play as if nothing happened. It wasn’t until he realized that his mouth was bleeding that he stopped to discover a few of his teeth on the ice.

In true, stereotypical hockey player fashion, instead of leaving the game, Alfredsson simply picked up his teeth, and continued the game after a short break as if nothing happened. He’s scheduled to have some dental work done today to fix the gaps in his teeth.

Dunk of the Week: Kenny Dobbs Dunk over Man on Fire

Kenny Dobbs is known as one of the best dunkers in street basketball. So much so, that his dunks make NBA Slam Dunk Contest dunks look like a walk in the park. His newest dunk does just. In truly spectacular fashion, Dobbs dunks over a man who is lit on fire… with a ball that is on fire…. setting the net on fire…. Straight Fire.

School Security in Philadelphia

February 28, 2014 by lpahomov Leave a Comment

By Desmond O’Donovan

Staff Writer

On January 17 2014, two students were shot at Delaware Valley Charter High School. The bullet hit a boy and a girl in the schools gym, seriously injuring them. The students survived, but had to go to the hospital for their injuries.

At first the police were unsure who fired the gun. On that same friday they questioned some students who they later found out were innocent. The next day, Seventeen year old Raisheem Rochwell turned himself into the police, admitting that he had fired the un.

Rochwell was arrested for two accounts of assault, since the bullet had hit two students.

Like many Philadelphia high schools, Delaware Valley Charter has metal detectors that the students walk through when entering the building, for security. This left the police wondering how a gun was able to get into the school. The police later found out that Rochwell did not bing the gun to school. It was brought by eighteen year old Donte Walker Delaware Vally Charter Alumni.

Walker did not have to go through the metal detector because he was an alumni,and was therefore treated as a guest, not a student. Because of this he was able to bring a dangerous weapon into a school ,which injured to students.

After these events, Delaware Vally Charter increased school security. Alumni now have to go through metal detectors, just like students. Students were subject to search after the shooting, and there is more school security. Students are actually encouraged to arrive at school early so that they can get through security.

School security has been an issue in Philadelphia schools. all school district high schools have metal detectors except for SLA. SL is a pretty safe place, so these security measures have not been enforced. But if security in schools isn’t in placed until something happens then it is already to late. Hopefully SLA will remain a safe place for learning, and will never need more school security.

Donte Walker (left) Raisheem Rochwell ( right)