Now the PTSA is recruiting more members into their ranks. Students who sign up before September 9, will be given a wristband. With this wristband, students will be allowed to wear their black and gold Who Dat gear on September 9. This is for student memberships only; students are not allowed to use their parents or any other wristbands. Forms to sign up with the PTSA can be picked up in the main office, and any other additional information can be found on the cafeteria doors.

Membership Fees:

 Faculty/Parent/Grandparent   $7   (single card)

Parent/Family   $10   (2 cards)

Corporate Sponsor   $125

Student   $3

The first labor day was celebrated on Tuesday, September 5, 1882. It is widely believed that Peter J. McGuire, general secretary of the Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners and a cofounder of the American Federation of Labor, was the first one to propose the idea of Labor Day. He wanted a day where we could celebrate those “who from rude nature have delved and carved all the grandeur we behold.”

For years, Labor Day was celebrated on various days. This lasted until Congress and President Grover Cleveland signed the bill to make Labor Day a federal holiday on June 28, 1884.

When Labor Day had first become a holiday, it had a grand celebration in the streets of where Labor Day was being celebrated. Parades were going through the city streets and influential men and women as the government were trying to emphasize how important Labor Day is.  There were festivals for workers and their families to go to after the parades were through. This was all to show “the strength and esprit de corps of the trade and labor organizations” of the working community.

Labor Day has undergone many changes from when all of the parades were running and the festivals were operating. In most parts of the country, Labor Day is celebrated as the last weekend before school opens back up. People recognize it because football on all levels starts the week after labor day. It is no longer celebrated with parades, barbecues, and community gatherings.  “I like that I don’t have to work, and I have no school,” Emily Oakman said when asked about what she likes about Labor Day.

Now, Labor Day is just considered a nice relaxing day off for everyone, but this holiday is so much more than that.  So, when you are sitting at every first Monday of September, thank the working class citizens that helped shape this country to what it is today.

Information from: http://www.chiff.com/a/labor-day.htm,  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Labor_Day, and http://www.dol.gov/opa/aboutdol/laborday.htm

Smoothies went on sale Friday, the 27th of August. The lunch ladies opened up their smoothie shop at the bag lunch station, and as soon as the bell rang, students lined up to try this new addition to school lunch. The smoothies were such a hit that they sold out before lunch was even half finished. When B lunch rolled around, the outcome was the same. The smoothies sold out in a matter of minutes. “We made a good profit by selling these smoothies. They were a big hit,” said lunch lady, Linda Phillips.

The smoothies were a big hit with the students as well. When asked, everyone who bought one enjoyed their strawberry, fruity drink. However, as popular as the smoothies were, smoothies will not be sold every day. They will be rotated with the bag lunches, so when the bag lunches are sold, smoothies are not, and vice versa. If students are interested in purchasing a smoothie for lunch, then they are advised to get there as quickly as possible because the smoothies sell out fast. The cost is $1.25.

If you want to cook this recipe at home, here is what you need:

     Ingredients

• 1 pound of potatoes
• 1/2 cup of finely chopped onions.
• 1 large egg, lightly beaten
• 1/2 teaspoon of salt
• 1/2 to 3/4 cup of olive oil.

• Accompaniments: Sour Cream and Applesauce.

     Preparation 

  Preheat oven to 250 degrees.

  Peel potatoes and coarsely grate by hand, transferring to a large bowl of cold water as grated. Soak potatoes 1 to 2 minutes after last batch is added to water, then drain well in a colander.

Spread grated potatoes and onion on a kitchen towel and roll up jelly-roll style. Twist towel tightly to wring out as much liquid as possible. Transfer potato mixture to a bowl and stir in egg and salt.

 Heat 1/4 cup oil in a 12-inch nonstick skillet over moderately high heat until hot but not smoking. Working in batches of 4 latkes, spoon 2 tablespoons potato mixture per latke into skillet, spreading into 3-inch rounds with a fork. Reduce heat to moderate and cook until undersides are browned, about 5 minutes. Turn latkes over and cook until undersides are browned, about 5 minutes more. Transfer to paper towels to drain and season with salt. Add more oil to skillet as needed. Keep latkes warm on a wire rack set in a shallow baking pan in oven.

 Cooks’ notes: ·Latkes may be made up to 8 hours ahead. Reheat on a rack set over a baking sheet in a 350°F oven, about 5 minutes.
·Grating the potatoes, soaking them briefly in water, and then squeezing out the liquid keeps the batter from turning brown too quickly.

Latkes are an easy recipe for any chef to try. Try cooking this recipe yourself at home and comment on how it came out.

Yours truely,
Kevin Dupuy
Managing Editor.

The reason for this circumstance is because the people that have the most job experience (adults or retired elderly) have more knowledge  in the working industry than teenagers do. Therefore, if someone were to apply for a job anywhere, the person that is in charge will pick the person with more experience and more knowledge of selling their products. Teens have some advantages, so there isn’t lost hope. Teens have enthusiasm and an eagerness for a new job. Also, being at such a young age, teens have more energy to do things than adults or elderly people are not willing to do. The disadvantages for teens,  would be the lack of work experience. Teens require more training than adults, which in the long run will take more time. Another disadvantage for teens are that many adults have experiences that will over qualify them for a position.

 A woman that is working at six flags, (which has 20 parks across the U.S.) said, “We’ve seen retirees. we’ve seen people who have been laid off.” She’s noticed that older people are working at jobs that teenagers should be qualified to have.

Advice for teens to get a job would include,  making sure to have a work permit, do not just apply online. This makes a good impression if the applicant show up wearing their best and meeting the manager face to face. Furthermore, appearance and cleanliness always helps with getting a job. Also, if teens apply online, be sure to write down the number of the store they are applying too and make sure to call within the next few days. Be confident, polite, and respectful to the team members/co-workers. Talk about yourself, what you are involved in at school, even if it’s any volunteer work. Add in extracurricular activities completed at school. As for dressing up for an interview, dress appropriately for the job you are seeking.

http://teens4hire.org/

 http://www.usatoday.com/money/economy/2009-05-05-teens-job-market-unemployed-adults_N.htm

http://www.snagajob.com/default.aspx?ref=gTeen&srcid=googleppc

The entire point of a test is to gauge what one has learned, not to see how well you can copy answers off of another paper. As it has been said,  ”All good is hard. All evil is easy. Dying, losing, cheating, and mediocrity is easy. Stay away from easy.” An estimated two-thirds of all high school students admit to “serious” academic cheating, according to a national survey by Rutgers’ Management Education Center in New Jersey.  A startling 90 percent say they cheat on homework.

“Cheating is an epidemic,” says Rutgers’ Management Education Center, and recent scandals have rocked — and in some cases divided — both public and private high schools from New Hampshire to California. Some are the highest-performing schools in the nation, where the pressure to get into an Ivy League college is intense and parents buy into the academic game.

The path of cheating can take many ways. From students writing on their desk, palms, arms, the back of id’s, or just simply walking out with the test paper, students seem to always try and find a way to beat the system.  Teachers are constantly looking for  the “new and improved” cheating tactics such as a paper placed under a test, answers written inside of water bottle labels, the flaps of skirts, the inside of clear pens, or the hoodie of the person sitting in front of them. What students forget about is that their teachers are wise to all of these methods too and will reward a cheater with a grade of 0, in a “nano” second.

Cheating can never be wiped out in entirely, only suppressed.  Taking chances with cheating can follow you, as many scholarship sponsors, and honor societies will not reward a student with cheating on their record. As Albus Dumbledore once said, ‎”It is important to fight, and fight again, and keep fighting, for only then can evil be kept at bay, though never quite eradicated.”

On the stage at lunch, there is a box labeled Tiger Cash. Students can put any Tiger Cash into the box and enter the weekly drawing. The prizes can be anything from a “Skip to the Front of Lunch Line Pass for a Month” to wearing jeans on Fridays to winning Slidell High Spirit Shirts. At the end of the semester, all Tiger Cash will be entered into on big raffle box. The winner of this raffle will win a free iPad.

Teachers can earn Tiger Cash too. The Tiger Cash that the teachers can earn is called Teacher Cash. Teacher cash can be given to a teacher that is doing his job well. He or she may enter this Teacher Cash into a raffle and win prizes such as free car washes.

“It’s really going beautifully.  Kids and teachers have really taken to it.  I’m proud of the system so far,” said Dr. Burgoyne when he was asked about Tiger Cash, ”It really is a wonderful sysetm.  It will change and get better as we find out what the kids want.”

Tiger Cash is an attempt to reward positive behavior and attitude. It seems to be working so far. Students all over Slidell High School are taking notice of the Tiger Cash and are becoming better students so that they can wear jeans on Friday or just win a really cool prize. ”I love the Tiger Cash incentive. Being able to reward my students for being thoughtful, having a cooperative attitude, or answering a difficult question is awesome. The most sought after prize for Teacher Cash is a duty-free month,” said Susan Summers, English and Journalism teacher. So go out and earn you some Tiger Cash!