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Spring 2003: "Access Denied: Should Youth Access to the Internet be Restricted?"
Participants
Sandalwood High School - Jacksonville, FL
Class: Law Studies
Greetings from Jacksonville's largest high school with 3000 students
from all walks of life, racial, ethnic and religious backgounds.
We are a very diverse high school, located on the "southside"
of Florida's largest geographical city (over 1030 square miles).
We are that big because Jacksonville and Duval County are joined
together in a "consolidated government" where police, fire, emergency
preparedness etc. are all under one control. There are also three
beach communities within the County, but not officially within
the City confines itself. Go figure!
Our Law Studies class, with some additional assistance from some
students from our Debate and American History classes will be
those participating in this year's summit. We will be closely
"watched" (Big Brother?) by our mentor and teacher, Mr. Arthur
Catullo, who has been here at Sandalwood for 10 years following
a 27-year Navy career where he went from being an enlisted man
to commissioned officer. Assisting Mr. Catullo will be Mr. Phil
Keller, our Technology Manager at the school, otherwise known
as the Computer Geek. Mr. Keller gets lots of calls every day
to "help me fix this darn thing!"
Sandalwood has been in existence since 1975 and, until a new
high school is built (say when?) we will likely remain the most
populated school in a District of 131,000 students. To say we
are crowded in this building would be an understatement. But somehow
we manage. We are a fully comprehensive high school, with everything
from AP classes, Honors classes, standard classes, votech programs,
BCE/DCT for students working after school etc. All athletic programs
are represented here, except for a few like lacrosse. Our Air
Force JROTC is a state winner on a regular basis, the Debate Team
is always at the state finals and other regional activities, our
huge band was at a large BCS Bowl game this year, (twice in 3
years), and this is our 2nd NOYS.
We are delighted to make your acquaintances, hope to have some
fun with all of you as well as learn (as our "boss" tells us)
and we invite any of you who come through northern Florida to
stop by and see us at at any time. We are big Jaguars fans, even
if things didn't go so well this year. Next year, who knows? One
can only hope, right?
Welcome to all in Conference 3 especially and we wish you all
the best from the "Saints" of Sandalwood.
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