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Hallway Fashion-Bryanna Jones (Junior)
1. Exactly what are you wearing today, and do you know where each item is from?
Ummmm well, black boots from eternity fashion. I had them since the 7th grade and they were only 10 dollars. Teal tights from some old lady store, they were $. THis dress was a gift from my cousin, it’s a dusty pink Asymmetrical cut dress. Bat winged black and white cardigan from F21. And this scarf is from some random street vendors My 3.
2.What are some of your favorite places to shop, or what are your favorite brands? Why?
THRIFT STORES, my family members closets, Macy’s, F21, Urban outfitters., Tjmaxx, and marshalls I don’t have a favorite brand, as long as it’s cute. These are my favorite places to shop because they’re cheap.
3. What does fashion mean to you?
Its an art form. Being able to pair different patterns and textiles well is an art form.
4. Do you consider yourself fashionable?
eh, no
5. How long does it usually take for you to pick out the outfit that you’re going to wear for the day and what’s your thought process as you pick out these clothes?
20 minutes , I always go for comfort! Since I have uber sensitive skin I hate wearing jeans or tight clothes. So skirts and dresses are my life. When I’m getting ready I think what’s the weather like? Oh its chilly? big stuff so I can layer. then I find something warm, then I keep layering.
6. Who/What do you get your fashion inspiration from?
Julia Sarr Jamois, Solange Knowles, my grand fathers. Sometimes when I’m out I see a color combo that I like, and try to mimic that pattern with clothing.
7. If you had to wear one outfit for the rest of your life what would it be?
Looooooong comfy dress, long slouchy cardigan (cotton), comfy boots, thick socks,arm full of bracelets, Big earrings, And a bunch of long necklaces.
8. What’s your 1 dream outfit?
Looooooong comfy dress, long slouchy cardigan (cotton), comfy boots, thick socks,arm full of bracelets, Big earrings, And a bunch of long necklaces.
Interview By: Kenyatta Bundy Jr (Staff Writer)
Locker Talk: What are you Doing for your 2 Day Spring Break?
Jesse Shuter
Staff Writer
The New SAT
In two years, the Scholastic aptitude test, or SAT that many high school kids take every year in order to get into college, will be changing. Meaning that this years ninth grade students will be the first students to take the new SAT.
The purpose of changing this standardized test is so that more students will want to take it instead of taking the ACT test, which is becoming more popular among high school students, because it pertains more to what they are taught in school in modern times. The SAT used to be more popular, but that changed in 2012 when 1,666,017 students took the ACT, but noyl 1,664,479 students took the SAT. Writing an essay for the new est will be optional, and it will include vocabulary words that todays high school students actually use. The point of changing the SAT is to make it more relevant for today’s students.
The goal of inplacing these changes to the SAT is to make the test more relevant to todays high school students. This may seem like the people in charge of the SAT are trying to help students, but there’s more to it than that. Students have the option of taking the ACT instead of the SAT. The SAT used to be the one that students usually took, but now the ACT is now taken by more students than the SAT. People wanted to increase the SAT’s popularity among students.
In many ways, the new SAT will be easier than the old one.Because the essay component is now optional, the test will be scored on a 1600 point scale, instead of a 2400 point one. To make the test even easier, students will not be penalized for wrong answers, whereas before wrong answers caused students to lose 1/4 of a point. Some students will also have the option of taking the test on the computer.
Some people think that the new SAT is easier, because there is no essay requirement , and it doesn’t take away points for wrong answers. Not penalising wrong answers gives students the ability to guess answers that don’t know without risk. This will lead to much better scores. Not having an essay requirement seems to imply that today’s students can’t write as well as they used to ,or at least don’t want to. Is this a new test for a less challenged generation, or is this helping the students of today?
Even if the new SAT is easier, it won’t make college admissions less competitive. If students get higher scores on this new test, than colleges will want to accept students with higher scores. The SAT score bar will be raised. How good an SAT score is is based on how it compares to every other student in the country. SAT scores are judged on a national curve.
As individuals, high school students don’t have any say in how these standardized tests work. “You can’t fight the way that it’s done.” says SLA senior Dejah Harley. But Americas high school students as a whole managed to cause this change in the SAT to take effect by preferring to take the ACT, so as a whole, we do have some influence.
Many of us have mixed feelings about the SAT. We understand its importance, but it is a burden for high school kids to take, especially at a school like SLA where we don’t take that many tests. The SAT is just a part of the college admissions process that we just have to accept.
To many students, this new SAT sounds easier. Some wish that they could take the new test instead, but unfortunately for them it will not be in place until 2016. SLA junior Kenyatta Bundy says that he wishes that he could take the new test this year.
The new SAT is supposed to work better for a modern generation of students. The SAT is being changed to make it more popular. This will change the college acceptance process for high school students in America.
Freshmen Serve Their Community
By Staff Writer Isabella Mezzaroba
SLA’s Blue and Green Stream freshmen are taking on Semester of Service projects. They were asked, by their African American History teacher Pearl Jonas, to pick a community need and address it. Their approach to this project is reflected by their goals and plans for a lasting impact.
Blue stream was more than willing to speak about their project and what inspired them
“We decided we wanted to work with kids. Our first thought was to work in hospitals but we’re too young. Then we thought why don’t we work in schools?” said Freshman Eva Karlen.
They will be partnering with Russell Byers Charter School, only a few blocks away from SLA on 19th and Arch. They are planning on tutoring and helping children. The kids split up into committees and work together to accomplish their goals.
“We’re writing stories about historical people and places in Philadelphia so we can tie it into African American history.” says Freshman Micheala Peterson, a student in the History and Book Design committee.
They spoke about their idea to write storybooks about our city’s history to read to the children, plus a long list of other ways to teach the kids.
“We’re mentoring them by helping them in the classrooms, we’re gonna read them the books, work outside with them.” says Freshman Dominique Ballinger who is a part of the Logistics committee.
They aim to have a lasting impact on the community.
“We’re gonna aim for this to be a long term thing.” says Eva Karlen
“We want them to have a sense of community pride, it starts a chain reaction.” states Micheala Peterson.
“Yeah. People think we (teens) are lazy as hell. We’re trying to change that.” Freshman Amanda Bolli, member of the Outreach committee, agrees.
Throughout the entire interview, Freshmen Jaime Vaquero was snapping pictures of his fellow classmates and I. When I asked him about it, he explained that he and freshman Julianna Concepcion are a part of the Social Media committee. They run the project’s Twitter, Instagram, and blog.
“It’s to show people our mission,” They said.
Check out the Russell Byers project at:
Instagram- SLA_service
Blog- Slasemesterofservice.weebly.com
Twitter- SLA_Service