To give families time to prepare for the time changes, School Board vice chair Mary Tomback said at the School Board meeting April 8 the school district will wait an additional year before implementing the new times. “We are recommending a change for very good reasons, but we have to delay that change. I'm disappointed that we have to do that, but I really do believe that in the interest of after-school childcare, elementary activities, middle school activities and athletics, it is the right thing to do,” Tomback said. “We want to do it in the best way and the most robust way possible and that unfortunately just takes time.” School Board chair Nancy Gores said although she believes the district could adjust to the new times sooner, she recognizes the need for further discussion...

When junior Tjessa Arradondo signed up for synchronized swimming this season, she said she was not aware the locker room would be unavailable. “There was a part of the locker room that was all for synchro that we would decorate, and now the feel of the synchro locker room is gone,” Arradondo said. According to Arradondo, the synchronized swimming team is facing the toll of alternating practices at Park Spanish Immersion (PSI) and the middle school. “We can’t really walk in the hallways when we’re wet and in our suits, so we need to coordinate going between the PSI and middle school pools. We have a morning practice at PSI, and then go to school. Sometimes we need to add to practice time because of going to other pools,” Arradondo said. This renovation is affecting...

As junior Zahra Mohamud reflects on this year's multicultural show's performance, she said she was proud of the initiative students took to create the performance this year.   “I was a part of the show freshman year but the thing was it was never student-led. It was always a teacher who took the responsibility. When we noticed that no teachers really wanted to do it and we thought we might not have one this year, we just took things into our own hands,” Mohamud said. “We've been planning this for months since like January and it took us forever.” Grade Level Coordinator and show adviser Donielle Singer said he took pride in the student performances, which he said he believed were off the hook. “I knew it was great to begin with because I've seen them practice over the...