News Story One
News Story One
The school board will meet Monday to review junior Jim Stack’s request denied by principal Tonya King to grow out his hair.
“Had I approved Jim’s request, then I would have students every day asking if they also could break the dress code,” King said. “The school would be in chaos then.”
King denied Stack’s request because, the school dress code says male students’ hair “must not be longer than collar-length” and must be of natural color. King said she would love to help with a fundraiser.
“She [president of Locks of Love] said that the best way I could help would be to grow out my hair long and donate it to the group for a wig,” Stack said. “Not very many donate hair. Anyone can donate money, but it takes time and dedication to grow your hair and donate it.”
Locks of Love is an organization that collects hair to make wigs for children with cancer. Every month they have to reference parents to other organizations because they don not have enough hair.
“We desperately need human hair for our wigs,” Gisel Roco, president of Locks of Love, stated. “Every month we receive about 200 request from families who cannot afford a wig for their sick child, and every month we have to turn down about 150 of those request.”
The Student Council wrote a letter to the School Board in Support of Stack. It was signed by 350 students along with a separate list of 150 students, seventy-eight who are male, who are willing to grow out their hair as well.
“It won’t be hurting anyone when my hair gets longer,” Stack said.
Stack agreed to tuck the hair into his shirt so it would not be a distraction to the other students.
“I think it’s cool that Jim wants to do this,” Castillo said. “I don’t see what the big deal is anyway. Rules were made to be broken, and this is a very good reason to break one.”
Castillo backs Stack on his decision to grow out his hair. He states that “Girls have long hair, and no one is distracted.”
Bill Valdez, school board president, says no comment as he waits until Monday at the meeting.
“We will discuss it at the board meeting next week,” Valdez said.
Literary Weave Sample
Literary Weave Sample
| Your response from reading of Chapter 1-11(number your sparking lines 1,3,5,7,9, etc.)
Growing up as a boy, Douglass never knew personal information such as: his birthday, how old he was, and who was his father.❶ His owner at the time did not feel the need to tell Douglass this information for fear of having Douglass talking to other slaves and creating an alliance of knowledge. Douglass always wanted to know how to read and write.❸ It’s as though his wish was granted. Douglass moved to a different plantation owned by Mr. Auld.❺ There, Mrs. Auld taught him how to read and write. He also deceived the white boys in Baltimore to teach him as well.❼ He immediately became a threat to the white community but a symbol of faith to the black. He became one of the most intelligent slaves with the help from Mrs. Auld and the Baltimore white boys who created his basis. ❾
The Narrative Life of Fredrick Douglas by Himself |
Your selected text, image, news piece, poem, lyric(number your lines 2,4,6,8,10,etc.)
When a man starts out with nothing❷
First in the heart is the dream❹
When a man starts to build a world❻
The eyes see the materials for building, see the difficulties, too, and the obstacles.❽
Out of labor-white hands and black hands-came the dream, the strength, the will❿
Freedom’s Plow by Langston Hughes |
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Growing up as a boy, Douglass never knew personal information such as: his birthday, how old he was, and who was his father. When a man starts out with nothing
Douglass always wanted to know how to read and write. First in the heart is the dream
Douglass moved to a different plantation owned by Mr. Auld. When a man starts to build a world
He also deceived the white boys in Baltimore to teach him as well. The eyes see the materials for building, see the difficulties, too, and the obstacles.
He became one of the most intelligent slaves with the help from Mrs. Auld and the Baltimore white boys who created his basis. Out of labor-white hands and black hands-came the dream, the strength, the will |
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