HOORAY: Perry has been named
an “A+” school, and will be formally
presented with the title on Friday,
May 24.

BOO: Hollywood’s latest rendition
of the classic novel, The Great
Gatsby, proves too flashy for critics
worldwide, and in an attempt to
create a more modern film, the
director loses the feel of the 1920s.
The movie seemed over the top, with
too much CGI making objects in the
film look too fake. What 20s car has
a sub-woofer loud enough to bump
Jay-Z anyhow?

HOORAY: The best senior prank in
the history of Perry, students brought
their pets to school showing off
animals including dogs, snakes, snails,
tortoises, and hamsters. Although
they were forced to take their pets
home, the seniors were able to think
of a non-destructive prank that still
proved hilarious.

BOO: May 14, Google was blocked
by the Chandler Unified School
District, prohibiting students from
using the #1 search engine in the
world. Classes that use Google on a
daily basis faced setbacks that forced
them to find alternatives… like this
newspaper class… hope this paper
comes out on time.

HOORAY: CUSD gave us back our
Google! Phew!

BOO: The AIMS test is being
replaced with a more difficult test.

HOORAY: Test scores for AIMS
shows that Perry is listed as the top
school in the district for the writing
(92% passed) and reading (97%
passed) portion.

HOORAY: The Perry Winkles
improv team received second place
at the National Comedy  theater
tournament on May 11. With witty
humor and great team work, they
could take first place next year and
fi nally beat Basha High.

BOO: Students have to pay to send
out transcripts through Parchment.

HOORAY: Softball, improve, and
men’s volleyball made it to state
playoffs during second semester
showing development in school sports
and teams. Unfortunately, none of
them placed in the top 3, but hey,
there’s always next year.

BOO:  The before and after school
traffic sucks. Parents: go to the Parent
Drop off parking lot. We are tired of
dodging you while you’re yelling at
your lazy kid who didn’t get up on
time and you’re bitter because you’re
late for work. We don’t like being
your road kill while we’re trying to get
from our cars (in the STUDENT lot)
to our class. Simple as that.