Lady Jaguars should workout

Stares, stares and more stares. Boys, boys, and more boys. This is exactly what it feels like to be only the only girl in the weight room.

            While for boys it is easier to enter the weight room girls inside the weight room, for the girls on the other hand it is more difficult. Intimidation and trepidation are constant feelings when one finally works up the courage to simply enter that environment. For guys this may seem like an abstract concept as any person can enter the weight room though if they placed themselves in a girl’s shoes they would realize the awkward sensation that is felt. Girls are receptive to the attitudes and actions of boys. It is their instinct to defend themselves and respect their dignity.

            Short shorts, crop tops, muscle shirts, tight yoga pants, and sports bras are appropriate sport attire. People cannot expect girls to wear baggy pants or an extra large shirt in order to workout because that is not adequate attire. Yes, they may cause stares, stares and more stares, but a girl shouldn’t have to go through the feeling harassed when she wears those clothes. Sadly, though in the weight it seems as if guys only see girls as “the distraction.” If they are “the distractions” how can they not be “the distraction?” The woman was created to be beautiful to be doting to be loving; not to be seen glorified as the disposable object that can be played around with.

            Currently, in school girls only enter the weight room if they are in a sport, but now things are slowly beginning to change. Woodcraft Rangers has a program available to boys in football however they have opened an opportunity for girl. While they must have to get used to the constant presence of boys they are being given this amazing opportunity and are working on a time slot specifically for girls. However, girls still will have to deal with the constant pressure of the boys, which is unacceptable.

            After the ten years that the school has been opened this is the first time that the weight room will be opened for girls not involved in sports. This just shows the patriarchal ideals that society continues to foster and are just changing. Though the stereotypes are no joke. Boys still do carry the mentality that girls provoke the attention that lingers. They should respect girls and treat them like human beings. Girls need to have the confidence to simply enter the room. It will definitely be a challenge but challenges make people mentally, physically, and emotionally stronger which is what the weight room is all about.

WASC arrives

After over a year of preparation; parents, teachers, and students welcomed the WASC Visiting Committee. The three days of the WASC visit consisted of a series of meetings where the WASC representatives met with a series of different focus and home groups ranging from school culture to the school curriculum.

The WASC team consisted of diverse individuals who arrived with the intention to observe the school. “Their purpose was to verify the school’s over two hundred page self-study report,” said Mayra Tercero, president of the Visual & Performing Arts small school. 

For many this may seem as an easy task: however, over the course of the three days the WASC team arrived at school at around 6:00 a.m. to meet with the school staff.  Additionally, each WASC member was assigned a certain section, which they had to analyze. On March 11, the last day of the visit, they presented their findings in the 4:30 p.m. community meeting with the administrators, teachers, staff, parents, and students.  

“Based on the comments of the visiting committee we are doing well,” said Principal Jesus Nunez, who like the rest, anxiously awaited the comments from the WASC visiting committee. Further details will be posted on the school website throughout the month in regards to the comments that the WASC committee made. 

While it may seem like the end of the ongoing stress of the people who collaborated on the report, the WASC process continues and will continue to foster the school’s growth.

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Jaguars take over Dragons

South East had the opportunity to host ten students from the sister school Beijing Huairo #2 from Beijing, China February 11-13 to learn about the American culture.

The three days each consisted of activities and events that gave the foreign students insights to the school ‘s culture. 

On the first days the students were given a tour of the whole school. On the second day they had the opportunity to be Jaguars for the day as they attended classes with our fellow student body representatives. To conclude their stay, they will attend the Cultural Arts Festival, where multiple schools will contribute a piece of their culture in the school’s auditorium.

“It was simply fun,” said Jesus Garcia, senior from the Health, Science & Environment small school and one of the five students who had the opportunity to interact with the Chinese students. Other students who also had the opportunity to engage with the visitors were Julius Moreno, Cindy Andrade, Melanie Montoya, Manuel Benavides, and Kenneth Carmona; all seniors. Each student made his or her own memorable experience. 

“It [was] a great cultural exchange, both for the exposure of American schools and the Chinese schools,” said Mrs. Che-Parker.  In the end it was the perfect moment for what seems like two complete different cultures to come together.