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Schedule proposals would benefit student health

February 8, 2018February 14, 2018 The Olympian 14 Comments alertness, athletes, clubs, combined lunch, events, extra help, extracurriculars, fall asleep, focus, freshman, help, homework load, later start, passing period, release, response to intervention, schedule, school district, september, sleep, sports, struggling, student performance, study hall, tutorial, tutorial periods, unproductive, upperclassmen, winter

Starting next September, the school district intends to change the high school schedule. These changes include a later start time

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A letter to Trump in regards to his year in office

January 22, 2018 The Olympian 1 Comment attacking, chemical weapons, Chemical Weapons Convention, controversial, criticism, DACA, DACA program, economy, environment, global warming, immigrant admittance, immigrants, immigration policies, industrial, Make America great again, missile strike, president, president trump, refugees, social medial, stock market, syria, syrian chemical weapons, terrorist attacks, terrorist groups, travel ban, trump, tweet, twitter, undocumented immigrants, unemployment

Dear President Trump, As our nation’s leader, we would first like to thank you for your great deal of endurance

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Earlier start in school year has too many problems

December 14, 2017December 20, 2017 The Olympian 0 Comments ap exam, AP exams, august, Castro Valley Unified School District, classrooms, district, district calendar, fall semester, final exam, finals, school year, scores, spring semester, teachers, winter break

School usually starts during the third week of August and ends during the second week of June. Castro Valley Unified

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Concerns and issues with new dress code

November 14, 2017November 17, 2017 The Olympian 0 Comments administration, concert, Conflict, dress code, editorial, handbook, inappropriate, insecure, interpretation, issue, new year, problematic, racist symbol, relaxed, rules, staff, strict, unnecessary, vague

With the new school year also came a new Castro Valley High School student handbook. This year, CVHS administration has

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EDITORIAL: Football Players Boldly Protest Racism in Our Country

October 24, 2017October 24, 2017 The Olympian 0 Comments civil disobedience, courage, editorial, football, Kaepernick, opinion, protest, sports, troops

49ers’ quarterback Colin Kaepernick sat during the national anthem before games in protest against racism and has since stirred a

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Too many drawbacks to later school start

June 1, 2017April 11, 2018 The Olympian 3 Comments bill, California, change, editorial, emily salazar, hours, parents, proposal, school, senator, sleep, stress, time, wake up

Democratic State Senator Anthony Portantino from the Los Angeles area has proposed Senate Bill 328 in a valiant effort to

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New cell phone bill could prevent cyber-bullying

May 11, 2017 The Olympian 1 Comment cell phone bill, CVHS, cyber bullying, editorial, Olympian

A recent bill, AB 165, proposes that school officials have easier access to students’ personal cell phones and social media

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Thoughts and opinions on the Senior Ball Sales List

April 13, 2017 The Olympian 0 Comments CVHS, dance policy, senior ball, seniors

Around 175 seniors do not qualify to buy tickets for the Senior Ball on May 13 due to newly-enforced requirements.

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Changes to drop policy prompt need for smart scheduling

March 17, 2017May 3, 2017 The Olympian 2 Comments AP classes, course selection, CVHS, drop policy, editorial, honors classes

Recent changes to the CVHS course drop/add policy elicited a variety of reactions from the student body. Under the new

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Fire safety and creative expression

March 1, 2017March 2, 2017 The Olympian 1 Comment classrooms, CVHS, editorial, fire marshall, painting, posters

A fire marshall conducted a safety inspection at CVHS on Jan. 20 which led to several mandatory corrective measures being

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