Confused about the new bathroom policies, junior Jade Shionoya said he co-created the Instagram page @letmeslpee page because the school’s new “no grab and go” policy is unfair to students. "People can't expect you to go to the bathroom at a certain time,” Shionoya said. “That’s not how human bodies work.” According to assistant principal Jessica Busse, staff members are not required to call a grade level coordinator (GLC) to escort a student to the bathroom, but students should not be going to the bathroom in the same class multiple times a week. “(Teachers) don’t have to (call a GLC). If they have a concern about the student (going to the bathroom) on a regular basis or they think that there is something else going on, then they can call a GLC,” Busse said. “We...

According to sophomore volleyball player Olivia Kelly, allowing students to use the locker room before school will help practices begin on time. “We’re more efficient and able to get on the court earlier since we don’t have to lug our stuff.  It’s more organized for us,” Kelly said. Sophomore Georgia Charpentier said the closed locker rooms presented many issues to those who participate in sports. “(We had to) put our stuff in our regular lockers,” Charpentier said. “I had stuff that couldn’t fit in my regular locker so I had to put my stuff in the athletic office.” Athletic director Andrew Ewald said the change in locker room policy was made with students’ opinions in mind.   “It has to do with hearing student voices,” Ewald said. “(Students) sat down and...

After playing on the new tennis courts, senior captain Racquel Fhima said she has had a better playing experience.  “(The new courts are) really nice to play on (and) are so much better than the courts we have (used) in the past. They're easier to look at, and bees don't get attracted to them,” Fhima said.  Fhima said the old courts caused multiple issues, making it difficult to focus on playing. Many parts of the courts were renovated. “At the beginning of the season, they were black and white because they weren't resurfaced yet, so that was tough,” Fhima said. “(The courts) got resurfaced and new windscreens were put up, we got new nets and posts, we got new scorecards, a new ball machine and the fence was repaired.” Ewald said many renovations done to the courts...