Profile: Erin Dornan

-

By: Hanna Grewe


If there is one thing all high schoolers can relate to, it's the stress, sleep deprivation, and overwhelming schedules that high school brings to the table.


Luckily, with Lincoln’s efforts to include FLEX into the school’s schedule, it’s been easier for students to handle their daily work. However this year, the administration cut multiple FLEX days due to a low attendance issue among upperclassmen.

Erin Dornan, a freshman new to the experiences of high school, is one student that feels upset with the school’s lack of communication with the issue.

While many aspects of FLEX have been extremely helpful to Dornan’s schedule, she wasn’t alone in her frustration when learning that Lincoln would be limiting the FLEX periods this year. She reported that her friends reacted in the same way.

“I was annoyed that we were weren’t going to be getting as much time to work on homework because I have lots of after school activities which means I don’t have as much time to do homework at home,” Dornan said.

Dornan was mostly frustrated when she heard the loss of FLEX days was traced back to a low attendance issue among seniors.

“I heard that they were either not using their time well in FLEX or they were skipping school or they just [weren’t] getting enough school hours,” said Dornan.

Dornan also feels that the school’s lack of communication about the issue was a main source of her frustration.

“I don't think they communicated very well because I didn’t hear about it from them, I heard about it from my friends.”

The worst part was that Dornan knew that this change was going to directly impact her in and outside of school. 


“I think it will affect my life... by making me more stressed out because I know that I don’t have as much time to work on homework and do important things like that.”

Dornan expressed what she wished the school did to handle this issue instead, “I wish the school would take away the seniors FLEX days, or the people who aren’t getting enough hours instead of the whole school.”

“I just don’t think it’s fair,” said Dornan, “that one grade level should affect all of us.”

Comments

  1. AnonymousNovember 19, 2019 at 2:53 PM

    I like this profile because it relates to all of us and it thoroughly gives us the opinion of this person.

    ReplyDelete
  2. Tara SubramaniamNovember 19, 2019 at 2:53 PM

    I love your topic! It's timely as it really connects to students at LHS.

    ReplyDelete
  3. AnonymousNovember 20, 2019 at 8:21 AM

    Your profile is nice because it explores a specific topic through your subject and it is easy to follow!

    ReplyDelete
  4. AnonymousNovember 21, 2019 at 2:15 PM

    It's super cool how you chose a topic that is very informative as well as interesting to see the interviewee's perspective.

    ReplyDelete
  5. AnonymousNovember 21, 2019 at 2:17 PM

    I like this profile because it is very relevant to our school!

    ReplyDelete
  6. Owen AdamsNovember 21, 2019 at 2:27 PM

    I really like how you focused on one aspect of her instead of just going over Erin as a whole. It really gave me some insight into something that she cared about.

    ReplyDelete
  7. AnonymousNovember 21, 2019 at 2:30 PM

    I love how you centered it on something that other students also feel is a big problem.

    ReplyDelete
  8. AnonymousNovember 21, 2019 at 2:33 PM

    I like how you ended your profile with a kicker quote that really gets people thinking about the issue you're talking about.

    ReplyDelete
  9. AnonymousNovember 21, 2019 at 2:33 PM

    I like how local this is, and it talked about something that wasn't really talked about.

    ReplyDelete
  10. Abby YiumNovember 21, 2019 at 2:45 PM

    The way that you organized your profile is really good

    ReplyDelete

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Profile: Emilie Kono and Kelly Ryu

-
Image
Guest post by rising sophomore Sandra Thein, photos courtesy of Kelly Ryu and Emilie Kono I love those college YouTube videos: “2018 COLLEGE DECISION REACTIONS - IVY LEAGUE AND MORE!” The enthusiasm and gratitude the applicants radiate upon hearing where they will be spending the next four years of their lives is inspiring and motivating for a high school student like me.  I'm also inspired by students closer to home. Graduating senior Emilie Kono is a student athlete with a love for science and music. "Bo th in and outside of school," says Kono, "my family, friends, coaches, teachers and mentors have all been incredibly supportive in pushing me to reach my full potential; I can’t thank them enough! I knew that I wanted to be at an academically high achieving school and Stanford was an excellent choice. Between the incredible professors, facilities and some of the brightest students in the nation, I knew that I would be lucky to join them.” The only
Read more

Photojournalism

-
Image
By Faith Pauken, www.cardinaltimes.org staff member All photos by Faith Pauken Photojournalism is a form of journalism that provides images to aid in the telling of a story or news. Pictures contribute to the overall perception one may have about an article. By giving the reader a visual, they’re able to imagine what the event looked like, whether that’s showing what 100,000 people look like during a protest, or the face of an artist. During my journey through photography over the last year, I’ve been able to expand my knowledge on what makes a good photo, how to track people down and how to manage unexpected obstacles. Football/Sports Photography My personal favorite event to photograph for the last two years has been football. The fall sports season is packed with events having football easily be the most popular event on a Friday evening which makes it an important event to capture. If someone misses one game they feel like they missed out; this is where my job
Read more

Frankie Lopez Profile

-
Image
Frankie Lopez Profile By: Alexander Rozas When you picture a star soccer player’s life, you might imagine them attractive, popular and smart. However, soccer star Francisco Lopez was depressed, bullied and during his professional career was riddled with sports anxiety. Now he helps kids who are going through the same mental problems he did. Lopez remembers that the peak of his soccer career was in his senior year of high school where McMinnville High School made the finals. “Before that, not many people came to the games, but during the finals over 4,000 people came to support the team,” said Lopez. The game ended with McMinnville beating the powerhouse Jesuit 8-7 in a penalty shootout. It was a dream come true. “Winning the State Championship was the best feeling of my life and I haven’t been able to replicate that feeling or experience,” said Lopez. “It really brought the community together.” Lopez ended up bringing the trophy home with him and slept with
Read more