By Mekenzie Burse Golf Carts are a fast and efficient way for the advisers here at Independence to get to a specific situation faster. If there is a fight on campus, medical emergency (etc), it is easier for the problem to be maintained quicker and correctly rather than running towards it, and being too late.
Mr. Wekesser, one of Independence High School’s advisers says, “One year students took three of them and crashed them deliberately into trees, just to break them.” He also adds, “I started working here just this year, and there has already been 5, maybe even more stolen.” Golf carts are a big part of the staff at Independence, they aren’t supposed to be on campus for student entertainment. If there were no golf carts here, imagine how much longer it would take the advisers to stop fights from getting more physical than they already are, or how much longer it would take them to attend to an medical emergency. Mr. Berg, when asked who mostly uses the golf carts and how often are they stolen responds with, “We have golf carts for advisers, custodians, kitchen staff which are 3 different areas. We have had several stolen in the last week, thankfully we have recovered them and thankfully our camera system is actually pretty good.” There are cameras surrounding Independence’s campus, which work pretty well. When students steal the golf carts, or anything for that matter, it is definitely an easy task for the staff to figure out who did it. Mr. Berg also contributes, “If they end up out in the community, we end up getting calls from a business that their left at or SJPD, because often the battery runs out and they're no longer useful.” The stealing of golf carts has gotten way out of hand, when they get stolen, they are usually brought to apartment complexes, or just around the Independence neighborhood.
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By Levi Livengood During Homecoming Week, many students signed up to participate. Monday was Pajama Day, Tuesday was Twin Day, Wednesday was College Day, Thursday was Quad Day, and Friday was Rally Day and Class Color Day. On Monday, when asked what their favorite themes and reasoning for participating, the people wearing pajamas came up with a variety of responses. Sophomore Faith Livengood, explaining why she decided to participated, says, “Pajama Day gives me an excuse to be lazy and not even change after I wake up. That’s why I participate.” Sophomore Adrian Santiago had a different take, “The only spirit you should have is school spirit!” He continues, “I look forward mostly to class color day on Friday because every student gets to show off their class pride.” The second day was far different. There were many at the school who didn’t dress up for Twin Day for various reasons. Andres Valdovinos, a sophomore, says, “I don’t participate in the spirit days because I wake up too late to even dress up special.” On the third day of Spirit Week students were told to wear their clothing that displayed the logos, emblems, or trademarks of colleges and universities. On Thursday, Seniors wore togas, Juniors celebrated pride, Sophomores dressed up in Coachella attire, and Freshmen wore Hawaiian shirts and other similarly themed clothing. Friday brought the Homecoming Rally, which was enjoyed by many people. “I really liked the club performances and I enjoyed the games,” says Kay Taculog, a sophomore here at Independence. Sophomore Zach Ibarra says, “I liked how organized it was, there was no down time or long periods to wait in-between events.” |
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