The James Logan Courier

By Kimmai Nguyen, Courier Staff Writer

James Logan High School was recently provided with safety buckets for use as toilets in case of emergency situations.

Rhonda Neagle, Logan's vice principal of operations, arranged the purchase of the kits. As some may know, Newark Memorial High School had a lockdown a few months ago; during the debriefing, administration from schools discussed the actions taken during the lockdown. A popular recommendation was a "bathroom kit", under the premise that, sooner or later, people would need to use the bathroom during the unpredictable length of the emergency.

There have not been any recent emergencies Logan but Neagle said, "We're trying to be productive and ready for intruders and life-threatening situations."

MISCELLANEOUS

Need Driver’s Education? Your place is the Adult School. Cost is $125. Monday, Tuesday & Wednesday, December 20, 21 & 22, 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. Applications are now available in your house office, or see Mr. Caruso in Room 77 for both an application and details.

Don’t forget to donate to the winter canned food drive to your 2nd period December 6-15. Donations are never too much for the homeless. The top three classes that turn in the most canned food will receive a continental breakfast during the week of finals.

December 1st was World AIDS Day! Pick up a red ribbon at the Health Center and wear it throughout the month to show your support.

Students: The District Technology Department is working on a new Technology plan and would like to get input from students. Please take a minute or two to take the online survey. You can find it at: districtsurvey.com. Your help would be very much appreciated.

Swimmers, if you want to join the Swim Team and learn how to swim fast, then swim over to room 75 Wednesday the 15th after school for our first team meeting. All are welcome.

From wikipedia:
Ella Josephine Baker (December 13, 1903 – December 13, 1986) was a leading African American civil rights and human rights activist beginning in the 1930s. She was a behind-the-scenes activist whose career spanned over five decades. She worked alongside some of the most famous civil rights leaders of the twentieth century, including: W.E.B. DuBois, Thurgood Marshall, A. Philip Randolph, and Martin Luther King Jr. She also mentored such then young civil rights stalwarts as Diane Nash, Stokely Carmichael and Bob Moses.

Listen to an interview with Ella Baker, free from the University of South Carolina.