School offers an environment for students to access their right to an education. However, a safe environment cannot be 100 percent guaranteed. Because danger in school is a real possibility, it threatens the safety of students. In recent years, the…
Category: Staff Stance
District impedes progress with rotations
With four new assistant principals out of five, the change in administrative staff creates issues in leadership as the school adjusts to new faces in the office. When the Alhambra Unified School District constantly shuffles its administrators around different schools,…
Teachers unjustly impose views on students
A teacher’s words have the tremendous power to influence students’ beliefs. When discussions about politics, race, sexual orientation, religion, class, or any other controversial issue come up in the classroom, it is critical for teachers to tread the fine line…
Teachers deserve more support
Teaching, at its core, is selfless and extremely demanding. An excessive amount of work both in and out of the classroom is needed to keep up with the burdening demands of the job. Yet, despite knowledge of these struggles, our…
Sexual harassment on campus must end
By The Matador Staff Weinstein, Spacey, Cosby. Could similar allegations be found here in a school community? Sexual assault has been widespread among famous people in Hollywood; however, students, faculty, and staff are not exempt from this behavior. Sexual harassment,…
School inhibits education with cut classes
In every school there is bound to be conflict over course offerings. Some classes fill too quickly and leave students on the outside looking in while others do not fill at all, resulting in unfortunate cancellations. At a school as…
Are seniors ready for the future?
Yearbooks have been distributed, colleges chosen, and summers planned out before fall classes. The year is almost at an end and it is at this point, standing on the edge of senior year, that the class of 2017 is feeling…
San Gabriel, California offer safe haven in face of Trump
It is undoubtedly true that the election of Donald Trump has brought panic and anxiety to a great deal of the student body at San Gabriel. The controversial policies that the president-elect has proposed have made students question whether or…
$149 million infrastructure improvement bond lacks sufficient oversight
From the dilapidated hallways of the IA buildings to the urinal that floods in the E-building, San Gabriel High School (SGHS) undoubtedly needs infrastructure work, considering that the school is over 60 years old. Luckily, Measure HS, a bond that…
Teacher aides learn real world skills
A disappointed look appeared on the faces of underclassmen when they were told that there would not be T.A. positions in the upcoming school year. The elective to be a teacher’s assistant (T.A.) is always a popular pick among incoming…