THE PROSPECTOR
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APRIL 27, 2012
The Economics of Clubs Days: a riskier gamble than assumed CHRIS CAI flip side assistant
44 clubs and organizations, 43 different foods and drinks but only one brunch to eat it all. Clubs Day comes on Friday the 27th of April this year and the food ranges from Otter Pops to chicken cups. While the students are using Clubs Day to put on some extra weight, the clubs behind the event are also using the students to fill the linings of their pockets with some much needed cash. Clubs at the school, unless otherwise affiliated with an outside organization, do not receive any funding from external sources. Club funds generally come from the admission fees that each applicant pays when signing up to join a club, or from various fundraiser sales that the club may choose to do throughout the year. Even clubs such as robotics, which charges its member sixty dollars upon admission, require additional funding in order participate in their competitions.
There’s a lot of potential to how much money clubs day could bring, but it is up to the students to make the money for the clubs. - Senior Michael Chu Clubs Days are important to many students because they provide a tasty alternative to ordinary cafeteria food. Rather than having to eating corn dogs and egg pizzas, for two days every year the students have the choice of dozens of beloved food items, available to them for a more expensive price than they would be sold normally. Because of the prices, it is commonly assumed that Clubs Day is an immensely profitable affair for the clubs; in truth the revenue generated during Clubs Day provided no significant economic benefit to most of the clubs involved. In a recent survey conducted by The Prospector, a few of the larger clubs, such as CSF and FBLA, were able to earn larger profits that ranged in the hundreds, however that success was not shared with all clubs. Some clubs made a profit around fifty dollars and on the opposite end of see ECONOMICS OF CLUBS DAY pg. 2
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Students dominate district art show JASON CHEN photo editor
From April 3 to April 21, the 32nd Annual District Art Showcase was held at the Sunnyvale Art Gallery, displaying student made art from the FUHSD District and ROP programs. The showcase featured works that teachers thought were stellar and representative of their school. In the free-and-open-to-public showcase, the pieces were professionally hung or specially mounted in art rooms, which are separated into different genres. The showcase included a diverse range of materials used by artists, also known as media, such as print making, paints, graphite, plaster, and photographs. The works of art reflect each school’s different style and form of expression. Senior Vanessa Chung, who is in Lynbrook’s ROP studio art, submitted works of art for Tino and Lynbrook. “The styles of both schools are different. It is nice how the showcase displays different artwork from the district because it can show how the different teachers teach,” Chung said. Art teacher Jily Mandeson explains how the showcase reflects every artist’s growth over the years as each student puts in tremendous amounts of effort. The students convey their thoughts and feelings through their selection of media and style. Each student harnesses a unique means of self-expression as they tap into their creative reservoirs in search of a theme and genre for their art piece. Mandeson is satisfied with the introspective pieces students have drawn or constructed this year. “I am particularly proud of Cupertino for it’s got very honest work because my students have a lot of reflection,” Mandeson added. On April 12th, a reception was held at the art gallery to present awards to students for each category. Junior Irene Wang of Mandeson’s Art 4 class views the competition as a once in a lifetime experience. Wang was awarded Best of School at the showcase.
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3-D ART DISPLAYS | (top left) Senior Maral Mianji was awarded the Fremont Art Dept. Chair Award for her im-
maculate sculpture named “Vase & Vase”; (top right) In the category of Mixed Media, Senior Helen Mueller constructed various decorative masks in “Masked Perspective” ; (bottom) Senior Vanessa Chung abstractly depicted the change in time-tellers by developing a watch representing an individual era of time, named “Revolution of Time”.
“I feel very honored to win this prestigious award. I am motivated from this award because in the future, I’ll be able to pursue more art interests as a hobby, and maybe I can improve my current skills,” Wang said. All of the art teachers together chose which pieces of art were most deserving of awards. Students other than Wang who received awards were Haysol Chung, Junior Trevor Moore, Junior Ksenia Koulechova and Sophomore Jane Li. Teachers and volunteers representing each school put in great amounts of effort to organize and execute a successful art showcase in order to give a professional touch to the showcase. The teachers and staff were able to make the art show a serious yet simultaneously fun experience for the participants and bystanders alike.. “It’s just really special because it is just fun, rich, and story telling. Each student show[s] years of their development as an artist and coming together with different media,” Mandeson said.