“Doing it by hand was infinitely longer,” Semik said. “I think it was money well-spent; less kids can fall through. Today, we scanned 203 kids for tardies.”

According to Allen, if the measures fail, SMMUSD will once again be faced with teacher layoffs, increased class sizes, closing of elementary libraries, and other harmful cuts.“Measure Y and YY money would help continue the programs that we already have; some of the things we really enjoy – drama, athletics, music, dance, as well as classroom supplies and things like that,” Semik said.

“Being a charter school gives us more power and with the power comes more control,” Kristy said. “... We can be part of LAUSD without being completely under its authority.”

Gloria Stuart, the 1930s Hollywood beauty who went on to become the oldest Academy Award nominee for her role in “Titanic,” died in her sleep on Sept. 26, 2010 at age 100.

Samo’s ROP Students of the Advancement of Global Entrepreneurship team of Global Entrepreneurship team placed second in the SAGE World Cup 2010 business competition this summer in South Africa.

Longtime Samo coach and teacher Patrick Cady has will be representing Malibu this year as a candidate for a spot on the Board of Education

In education today, students always feel the need to please, with the fear of failure and the feeling that no learning is really occurring ever-present. Instead, it feels as if we’re just taking in our daily dose of information and spitting it out again at someone’s request, like machines.