The James Logan Courier

From staff reports

For those interested in traditional Chinese performing arts, Fantasia Performing Arts Center welcomes you to its largest show of the year taking place this weekend.

Fantasia, a nonprofit organization, wants to preserve and promote traditional Chinese arts by regularly performing free show to the public. This year’s annual performance will be held at the historic Heritage Theater in Campbell.

The core drama will be "The Magic Lotus Lantern" (Bao Lian Deng in Chinese); the program will also include classical, ethnic and fan dances, as well as opera kung fu and sword dances.

Courier Staff Report
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He walks through the apartment complex with his hands in his black Dickies’ pockets. He walks with a slight limp because the week before he was jumped by rival gang members and they hit his right knee with a baseball bat. There is a scratch on his elbows, couples of stitches on his eyebrows and a deep cut on his chest made by a knife. He doesn’t care about anyone except his homeboys and “hood”. He is now walking to his homeboy Huero’s house with an Italian stiletto in his pocket and a .22 in his waistband. He stands there outside the door in his Nike Cortez Shoes waiting for his homeboy to come out and welcome him back from the hospital.

MISCELLANEOUS

Lifetouch student photos are here! You may pick them up at the Main Office Windows during open window hours before school, after school and at lunch!

The new and improved Logan P.E. sweats are now available at the Main Office window. Sweatshirts with hoods are $20, and sweat pants are $18. Get yours today!

School year work permit applications are now available in the Career Center, House 1, 2 & 3 Offices, and online at the Logan website. Summer work permits expire September 20th. Requirement minimum 2.0 GPA and good attendance to qualify for school year work permit. Return to Mr. Richberg in the Career Center office or Room 63.

By Rick La Plante, New Haven Schools Public Information Officer

Students at James Logan High School will join people throughout the world Tuesday in celebrating International Day of Peace.

International Day of Peace, as designated by the United Nations, is an annual observance of global ceasefire and non-violence, celebrated each Sept. 21. It is promoted by the organization Peace One Day (www.peaceoneday.org).

At Logan, students have been making signs, painting a mural and decorating t-shirts to promote the effort and signing “affirmation cards” outlining what they are willing to do to further peace. As part of their activities Tuesday, students will gather on the football field and organize themselves into “peace messages” during the school’s two lunch periods, from approximately 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.

From wikipedia:
Ferdinand "Jelly Roll" Morton (ca. September 20, 1885 or October 20, 1890 – July 10, 1941) was an American ragtime pianist, bandleader and composer who is considered to be one of the originators of jazz music.

Morton was a colorful character who liked to generate publicity for himself by bragging. His business card referred to him as the "Originator of Jazz", and during his life he was regarded as a source of rare historical information, despite his penchant for hyperbole.

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