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Locker Talk: What website do you wish was unblocked in school? Why?

January 23, 2013 by lpahomov

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“Facebook. I like facebook and it’s really fun.” - Freshman Hikma Salhe

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“Tumblr. I feel as though we should have other means of expressing ourselves besides twitter.” - Sophomore Alexis Dean

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“Damnlol because when I finish my work I think there should be a site we can go to to waste time.” - Sophomore Nadir Meeks

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“Facebook because there is definitely a lot of educational things you could find on there if you use it right.” - Freshman Morgan Caswell-Warnick

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“Spotify. Having spotify blocked is just going to make us torrent music.” - Junior Anthony Buchanico

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“Youtube. I know it’s unblocked already but I don’t care about any other website.” - Junior Ananda Kinght

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“No website. People shouldn’t be focusing on something else besides their school work.” - Sophomore Rahed Albarouki

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Locker Talk: How was your first quarter at SLA?

November 30, 2012 by lpahomov Leave a Comment

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Lauren Hummel - "Benchmarks are serious. They're a really big deal and time consuming."

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Kristina Scalia-Jackson - "It was very unique and different. It was a nice experience to have and I learned that the teachers are always there to help you if you need it and as long as you ask you can get help."

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Milahn Shurelds - "It wasn't hard but it wasn't easy. It was in the middle and it took a while to get the hang of project based learning."

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Zoe Schwingel-Sauer - "It was pretty good. I learned that sometimes the social aspect takes over a little bit and you have to learn your teachers."

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Isabella Mezzaroba - "It was interesting and different and I learned to be more insightful about things."

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Photos by Tytianna Broadwater. Interviews by Melanie Harrington.

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