http://patriot-post.com The School Newspaper of Lakeview Centennial High School Tue, 25 May 2010 17:31:48 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en By: Gabriela Palacios For years Lakeview Centennial has operated on a 4x4 schedule. This means students will be in eight classes, every two days, for a little less than 90 minutes each class. Now for the first time in LCHS history GISD is considering to make the change next year to ... http://patriot-post.com/news/2010/05/25/5ive-by-5ive-schedules/ [caption id="attachment_298" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Sheldon Esdelle-Blackburn, Chris Copeland, and Ryan Williams prepare to sign their National Letter of Intent to various college and universities."][/caption] By: Ashlie Hendricks Signing day has come upon us and boys Ryan Williams and Chris Copeland have chosen their schools. Signing day is the first day a high ... http://patriot-post.com/student-life/2010/05/11/signing-day/ [caption id="attachment_303" align="alignleft" width="367" caption="Obama signs the Affordable Health Care for America Act in the White House on March 23, 2010. Photo courtesy of www.zimbio.com"][/caption] By: Leonard Ward On Tuesday morning March 30th, President Barack Obama signed the health care and education reconciliation bill which is now officially the law of the ... http://patriot-post.com/news/2010/05/11/president-obama-signs-health-care-reform-bill/ [caption id="attachment_306" align="alignleft" width="272" caption="Relay for Life is sponsored by the American Cancer Society. Photo courtesy of www.relayforlife.org"][/caption] By: Christina Bahena For many years now the American Cancer Society has hosted it’s annual Relay for Life. Relay for Life is an event that gives communities a night to celebrate the lives ... http://patriot-post.com/student-life/2010/05/05/relay-for-life/ By: Clarrissa Burton Seconds after the lunch bell rings, the cafeteria is filled with eager students ready for lunch, and they are immediately reminded that they only have four options. They can go through the Italian food line, where there is choice of pizza, pasta alfredo, marinara pasta, or caesar salad. ... http://patriot-post.com/news/2010/04/23/a-food-revolution/ By: Gabriela Palacios It was about 7th grade when I first recognized that I am an expert at forgetting people’s names. I can’t count the number of times I’ve experienced that little heart attack that occurs when I realize that I’ve forgotten someone’s name. Particularly, someone who a) I should have ... http://patriot-post.com/opinion/2010/04/15/no-offense-but-whats-your-name/ By: Gabriela Palacios The Frank Irwin Center in Austin, TX throbbed with the sound of cheering fans, screeching sneakers, and the solid thump of a basketball being dribbled up and down the court. Lakeview was in the lead with only a few minutes left in the game. A victory was in ... http://patriot-post.com/sports/2010/04/13/the-final-game/ By: Camille Francis Have you seen them? The billboards in Dallas depicting a young black man with his britches showing and Irma P. Hall dressed up like Aunt Jemima saying to the young man, “Pull ‘Em Up.” I’m not sure if a photo that makes Hall appear as a wet nurse ... http://patriot-post.com/opinion/2010/04/13/mama-says/ By: Gabriela Palacios This past weekend Lakeview’s Varsity Boys Basketball Team traveled to Waco to compete against Langham Creek High School and Temple High School. The boys played well at both games beating Langham 69-63 on Friday, March 5 and beat Temple 54-45 the very next day. After winning the Regional ... http://patriot-post.com/sports/2010/03/09/boys-basketball-state-tournamenet/ By: Leonard Ward Walking into Lakeview is now a new scene. Instead of seeing students standing around talking to their friends, you see them walking to class as if their eager to learn. The No Standing Policy was put into effect at the start of the new semester. Many students were outraged ... http://patriot-post.com/news/2010/03/01/no-standing-policy/