VHS Garden is Making Extensive Changes Thursday, May 15, 2003 By Beau Davis [ArticleImageHyperLink] The Venice High garden has undergone many new changes during the last several months. Student gardeners have put in a large waterfall and pond, which even has fish. They have also put in a huge pati full story	AVID Prepares Disadvantaged Kids for college Thursday, May 15, 2003 By Ricky Navarro [ArticleImageHyperLink] AVID is a national program which helps disadvantaged students with academic potential in a regularly scheduled elective college preparatory class. Mrs. Betsey Alkaly is the coordinator of the new AVID full story
Cinco De Mayo Celebration to Commence Downtown Thursday, May 15, 2003 By Carlos Rojas [ArticleImageHyperLink] ??Dll be many free educational and cultural workshops, entertainment, and bilingual historical information at a Cinco De Mayo celebration on Monday, May 5, from 9 a.m- 2 p.m, at Olvera Steet Plaza full story	Young Black Scholars Work to Promote Diversity at Venice HIgh Thursday, May 15, 2003 By Gerold Rodriguez and Sussy Mikhail [ArticleImageHyperLink] The Young Black Scholars (YBS) is a club mostly made up of African-American students with a grade point average of at least 3.0. These students have an ambition to represent their culture. Ms. Franci full story
Oakgrove's 31st Anniversary Thursday, May 15, 2003 By Carlos Rojas [ArticleImageHyperLink] OAKGROVEBY Carlos RojasThis year, Oakgrove is celebrating its 31st anniversary at Venice High. Oakgrove, has become a tradition ever since 1972. It was founded by a former teacher from Venice named D full story	Prom Is On Its Way! Tuesday, May 13, 2003 By Nivelyn Ortal [ArticleImageHyperLink] Seniors have about two months to get everything ready for one of the biggest nights of their life: prom. Girls are getting the right dress, shoes, hair and make-up. As for the guys, they’re busy getti full story
Teens Work to Survive, But is it Killing Them? Tuesday, May 13, 2003 By Thanh Phung [ArticleImageHyperLink] Many students at Venice High seek jobs to be financially independent from their parents or to help out their families. They work after school, on weekends, and holidays. However, many are unaware of t full story	Oarsman Staff Writer Accepted to Journalism Conference Tuesday, May 13, 2003 By Gerold Rodriguez [ArticleImageHyperLink] Newspaper staff writer Jaime Aviles has been accepted to participate in the Asian American Journalists Association J-Camp, which had a record number of applicants. He was one of 40 students selected f full story