Letter to the Editor: Moor Feedback

Dear Mr. Mark Padilla:

I am Christopher Loya, a senior Latino student at Alhambra High School. In my recent years as a Moor, I have strived for academic success and have contributed to the school community through sports, a special interest club and [legislature].

I very much enjoy reading the school newspaper, however I find fault in the October 21, 2010 issue. The lead article “AHS… Designated PI School” rang my attention. As I read on, I was disappointed to learn that Alhambra High School failed to meet CAHSEE standards. Several graphs on lower page two illustrated this. I studied the chart and I was disturbed by the darkened and completely illegible information in the “Hispanic” columns. Contrastingly, identical information of the three subgroups were clearly distinct. Hispanics who received proficient scores on their 2010 CAHSEE are being deprived of recognition for their accomplishment: they are a minority who excel in test performance.

I appreciate the industry of the newspaper staff. I am troubled, however, by this article’s diagram and its ill representation of Hispanic scores alone. I respectfully ask this be brought to the attention of your editors. Furthermore, I ask that future graphics be more carefully inspected before publishing. Thank you for your attention to this matter, sir.

Sincerely,
Christopher Loya