The Oarsman
Venice High School
Los Angeles, CA
Issue Date: 4/17/2008
Issue: Volume 94/ Issue VIII
Last Update: 4/30/2008
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Photo by Kenji Ono Closed:Venice’s pool is the fifth pool to be closed by the city of Los Angeles. The Venice swim team has had to practice in the ocean because local pools are already booked by other swim teams.

Pool is Closed By City of Los Angeles
Swim team scrambles to find new practice location


By Isaac Rosenthal

Due to an investigation by the Los Angeles City Department of Parks and Recreation, Venice High has become the fifth school to have its pool shut down. It will be closed until the city completes repairs scheduled for this week.
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Photo by Lushia Mendez Wheelchair ramp soon to be built in the front of school at Maplewood Ave.

Wheelchair Ramp Comes Fall 2009


By Paulino Cervantes

Recently a disabled Venice High student, Tania Escobar, received a reply from the California Department of Transportation, saying that in the fall of 2009 handicap ramps will be built in the front of the school at Venice Boulevard and Maplewood Avenue.
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Photo by Jennifer Guerrero Music producer and song writer Anthony President went into the music production class to speak to the students.

Music Production Arrives at Venice


By Paulino Cervantes and Marilyn Ramirez

For the first time ever starting this semester, a stage technology class is being offered on campus as an ROP class. Students focus on learning how to record and write music, as well as how to deal with recording sound. The class was designed to expose wh...
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Photo By Kenji Ono Zombie Walk participant scares drivers during the March 29th Zombie Walk.

Venice Students Participate in Zombie Walk on Sunset Boulevard


By Kenji Ono

On March 29, a hundred or so brain-craving, blood-thirsty zombies, including several Venice students walked in a crowd on the streets outside Hollywood’s Key Club on Sunset Boulevard. This phenomenon was spread by word of mouth, forums, and mesageboards,
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Courtesy of Sony Pictures

Forever 21 in 21


By Olivia Gauthier

Money makes the man in the recently released film, “21,” loosely based on the novel, “Bringing Down the House,” by Ben Mezrich. When Ben Campbell (Jim Sturgess from “Across the Universe”), an MIT student, gets into Harvard Med School, he realizes how much...
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Photo by Lushia Mendez Jenny Gonzalez stretches out to make a play at first base versus Westchester

Softball Team Continuing to Roll


By Mariana Villafaña

Venice High’s softball team shows promise this year. According to the varsity softball coach Michael Finegold, the team has won six out of seven league games they have played thus far.
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