(June 16, 2006) — A lot happened my sophomore year—from tutorial being changed to enrichment to teacher Judy Thomsen’s class,” senior Danica Valencia said. “Overall, it was a pretty good year.” Valencia, like all seniors, was a sophomore in the 2003-2004 school year when many important events took place. For example, the change from tutorial to enrichment left students puzzled by its apparent insignificance. Assistant Principal Joan Shoff said that the school’s auditor believed that the new name was more appropriate for the many uses of enrichment. Students were still puzzled by the strange change from tutorial to enrichment.” Maybe the faculty got a better feeling with this synonym for tutorial,” said senior Dania Diaz. Another milestone in Clark society was the beginning of the Humanities for sophomores. For those who were placed in the Davis’, a new door was opened as two classes were combined. “I really enjoyed the Davii,” Diaz said. “I was introduced to most of my friends in that class.” Students who entered world history teacher Cynthia Nash’s classroom found that after a short time Lois Sheridan, currently a teacher at Glendale High School, replaced Nash. These events all started because the No Child Left Behind act forced Nash to return to college. USC, where she received her masters in history, did not stand behind her teaching credential when this act was established. Sophomores also embarked on a path to fitness with Thomsen’s P.E. classes. She, along with teacher Randy Tiffany, teach sophomores their final year of P.E. “I really loved my final year of P.E., and I really kind of miss it,” senior Aida Agadzhanyan said. Agadzhanyan was also part of one of the many clubs offered at Clark. Armenian Club, among other things, organized a candy sale and made fliers for the Armenian genocide and concerts. These were concerts organized by Clark’s Armenian Club along with Hoover and Glendale High’s Armenian clubs, too. During these concerts, people danced and sang to bring money for underprivileged schools in Armenia. Sophomore year: a year where tutorial was lost, classes doubled, people helped each other and students bid good-bye to P.E.
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Sophomore year: dawn of toil
March 12, 2009