Chrimson Chronicle Oct. 2012

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4-5 • Homecoming 8 • Features

This year, students are seeing changes around Hollywood High School, such as new teachers, assistant principals, and even a new principal. The school has also lost As-sistant Principal Marco Tolj, who became a special education coordinator, and administrator Tadeo Climaco, who was named principal of a charter school. After Jaime Morales, former principal, was promoted to an instructional director for LAUSD, a decision had to be made on who was to fill the gap. Alejandra Sanchez, who was assistant principal, applied to be the new principal. The application process took a month, and involved an interview with LAUSD super-intendent, Dr. John Deasy. She also interviewed with a group of teachers, parents and students. She became the new principal

in August. Sanchez said one of her goals for Hollywood High is to present the school to parents as a safe learning environment, as well as a school that offers rigorous classes for those who want to challenge themselves. She also said she wants Hol-lywood High to become a more competitive school when it comes to grades and testing. She wants to improve the prob-lem areas of students, namely mathematics. “I feel very privileged,” said Sanchez. She has strong feelings for students as they are pleased to see her as the new principal, greeting her in hallways or in the quad area. “I appreciate them so much; they are so full of energy.” Cassandra Morris is one of this year’s new assistant prin-cipals. Morris was originally from Los Angeles High School. With Sanchez moving up to principal, a position was open

for assistant principal. LAUSD reassigned Morris to fit the open position. She is in charge of the Teaching Career Academy and the 11th grade class. “I’ll have a good experience with students,” said Morris. “I always have a good experience with kids.” Her message to all students is “make today a good day; the choice is yours. You can make your day a positive day.” Josie Scibetta was principal of the STEM (Science, Tech-nology, Engineering, Math) Academy at the Bernstein High School complex. An opening for assistant principal led to her reassign-ment on Aug. 15 to Hollywood High School. Scibetta said she was pleased in her reassign-ment. “I’ve always wanted to work in Hollywood,” she said. In the past, Scibetta worked as an assistant principal in

Bancroft Middle School, where she met students who are now attending Hollywood High. Her duties include SAS, special ed, athletics, discipline, testing and school safety de-partments. Rosa Cruz, formerly a school safety coordinator, is now teaching Spanish classes. Cruz sought an opportunity to teach Spanish when Jess Dominguez, the former Spanish teacher retired last year. With her credentials in teaching, she was hired as one of Holly-wood’s Spanish teachers. “My goal is to be able to teach Spanish 1, 2, and 3 to the best of my ability,” Cruz said. She said she happily enjoys teaching as much as her previous occupation as a safety coordinator. Fred Auriemmo returned to Hollywood High after teach-ing English at Bernstein High School. He previously worked here from 2002 to 2008. He

is replacing performing arts magnet teacher Paul Itkin, who retired. Dean Levengood came from Webster Middle School and is teaching ninth and tenth grade English in the New Media Academy. His previous principal in-formed him of the New Media Academy that Hollywood High

Staff Changes Bring New Faces

Los Angeles Unified School District Superin-tendent John Deasy spoke at a press conference for student journalists to dis-cuss issues concerning the future security and fund-ing of our schools on Sept. 13. Members of the Crimson Chronicle staff met with other student journal-ists at Robert F. Kennedy School’s library regarding Propositions 30, 38 and his hopes for the future of the district. Proposition 30 will raise taxes on the richest 2% going from 7.25 to 7.5 percent. The money will help pay off part of California’s financial debt. This will aid in the effort to keep schools and colleges open, and would last for seven years on the top 2%, while sales taxes would be increased by about ¼ of a percent for four years. Proposition 38 would

mean that all of the money collected would go to schools around the district. However, the taxes would be heavily and permanently raised on lower and middle income Californians, according to Deasy.

“Only one of these initiatives can pass, and if neither pass, it’ll be a very, very bad situation,” said Deasy. It is possible that school could end a month early, before Advanced Place-ment exams, he said. “The College Board [is] not willing to change dates and if school were to end in the end of April. We would have to rely on donations to pay for a lo-cation where AP students can be able to take their AP exams.”

Despite these grim realities, Deasy hopes for the best “Vote, vote, VOTE. You need to vote and exercise your voice. Every kid has the right to graduate...LAUSD is the most genuinely thankful and respectful community,

and I believe in you all.” This was the first time any LAUSD super-intendent met with student journalists. Dr. Deasy told a little bit about

himself at first. A Boston native, he and his family struggled financially. Once he was done with high school, he began working in a juve-nile prison. “One thing I would notice was who was in jail, who didn’t leave, and who kept constantly coming back,” Deasy said.

School Could End a Month Early Unless Proposition 30 Passes, Deasy Says

Sanchez promoted, two assistant principals and three teachers join schoolJOHN SACOPLACHRONICLE REPORTER

PHOTO CREDIT: JOANNA BAUTISTAAlejandra Sanchez is now Hollywood’s new principal.

HOLLY SAN NICOLASCHRONICLE REPORTER

It was a rough start for the 2012 school year as the school struggled from budget cuts and other problems from within and from the district. In September, several things that Hollywood High normally supplies seemed to be dwin-dling, namely planners, picture day photographers, and toilet paper. Planners every year have been distributed to students. This year however, students will have to find another way to re-member homework as planners will not be provided to them. Students also faced a picture

day with a shortage of photogra-phers. In the years past, the school- has always provided four pho-tographers for students. This year, only two photogra-phers were provided, leading to long lines and an overcrowding of students outside the large gym in hot weather. Instead of receiving ID cards on the spot, as promised, stu-dent had to wait a week. Perhaps the most bizarre incident was the disappearance of toilet paper in student rest-rooms during the second week of September that left students stranded in- restroom stalls. “I think it’s a funding problem that starts not at the school, but

Take-off This Year Suffered From Some TurbulenceJOHN SACOPLACHRONICLE REPORTER

PHOTO CREDIT: KIMBERLY SOTOThe loss of access to Xerox machines made things difficult for teachers and students alike.

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“Only one of these ini-tiatives can pass, and if neither pass, it’ll be a very, very bad situation”

2 OCTOBER 2012 OPINION/EDITORIAL

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Too Bad. After 11 years of attending school, the arrival of senior year is very exciting to most students...until you see the price you must pay. Every year the prices seem to be fair and manageable, but this year the se-nior dues have increased by at least 25 percent. Prices start from $125 and go up to $145. Depending on how soon you would be able to pay. Senior dues have always included items that are not exactly necessary, such as a second tassel or senior breakfast. It is a tradition to celebrate some of those events, but some of us have trouble affording it. Parents could be left with an empty wallet by the end of senior year and seniors are going to be too overwhelmed with college applications, senior projects, and homework to get a job to help pay off their dues without endangering their grades. As far as fundraising goes, this new plan is terrible. The plan is to sell from a catalog instead of the usual two boxes of chocolate. This is largely due to restrictions by the district regarding selling unhealthy food on campus. To make that goal of 20 sales, about $7 apiece, you are going to need a lot of friends who owe you a favor. Seniors still do not have any idea what they would be selling from the catalog.That will be a big problem this year because there are fewer op-

tions in terms of who to sell the stuff to. Adults often do not trust teenagers with their money and do not enjoy waiting a week or so for their items and students are unlikely to carry around more than $1 or $2 that they would be willing to part with.

The only way out of the senior sales is to pay a fee of $70 as if $125 was not enough already. Not all seniors are going to be as successful as others at this fund raising activity and for that they get another fee slapped onto their list of troubles. Maybe if seniors were allowed to fundraise on their own without the catalogs at school they would be able to pay off their fundraising requirements themselves instead of making their parents pay for it. Perhaps the school should sell the very basic necessi-ties of graduation individually instead of choosing from packages that include unnecessary items. The A La Carte price guide the seniors were provided with already do nothing to shave down the minimum cost of $125 and should include that kind of selection. It would be much better, and it would allow parents to save a bit more money so that they can focus on the stuff that they actually want to get out of graduation.If the school or the district are unable to put a cap on the

rising costs of graduation, upcoming seniors will definitely have to break their piggy banks if they want to walk the stage.

STAFF EDITORIAL HEY KID, WANT SOME CHOCOLATE?

CARTOON BY:WILLIAM SAN NICOLAS

Dear Editor, Stop the bike thieves! Two years ago, one day when I re-turned to the bike racks to unlock my bike and head home, I noticed that my handlebars were stolen. Now two years later, when I went to check up on my bike on Tuesday, Sept. 11, I saw my seatpost had been taken off my bike and had been thrown on the ground. Fortunately, it wasn’t stolen. Later in the week more parts from other bikes went miss-ing. This has to stop! People who bring their bikes to school to promote cycling should have the proper security that they deserve. The bike racks located in the back of the main building is one of the least supervised places on campus. There are no cameras in sight to capture the bike thieves in the act. The longer the school takes to take action, the more parts from bikes will go missing and costing the owners money in order to replace the parts that were stolen. This completely frustrates me because I try to promote cycling as much as possible, yet due to the lack of security many students do not bike to school because they are para-noid of the thefts that have been going on lately.

Edmundo Rea, SAS 12th grade

Letter to the Editor All letters to the editor need to be signed, however, names can be withheld upon request.

While looking around the school during the first week, I saw students lined up all around the main build-ing because

they did not get the classes that they need to graduate. It seems ridiculous that students were in the hallways when they should be in class just because their class schedule was wrong.

One student was pro-grammed into two different classes during the same period. He attended the correct class, but he kept getting automated calls at home saying he wasn’t attending the other class. This went on for weeks and his parents couldn’t understand why the school was unable to correct the situation. And to top everything off, there was a period of time last month when there was no toilet paper in the bathrooms. By the time sixth period came, the toilet

paper was gone and there was barely any soap left at all. I had to wait until I got home, other-wise I might have gotten stuck in the bathroom. Or as one of my classmates said, “Once I knew there wasn’t any toilet paper, I didn’t have to go anymore.” Hold-ing it all day cannot be healthy. At least we know that some of theses problems have been fixed, but others are still going on. We students apparently have to learn to deal with it.

Welcome back to school! Even though this year’s sum-mer break felt like a week, I

hope you had a great one. Now that we are back in school, we have to focus again. But that does not mean it has to be all work and no play. I meant everything I had said in my speech.

Not just about me being chocolate

pudding, but also about wanting to hear everyone’s opinions. So if you have any suggestions about how to make our school better

or more interesting, please do not hesitate to contact any leadership student or myself and feel free to drop off any suggestions to any of the leadership boxes located around campus. We need everyone to cooperate to make Hollywood high shine.

If we are ever asked, “Hey do you go Hollywood High?”Instead of replying with the usual dull answer, “yeah....”

We want every student here to respond with a resounding, “Oh YEEEAH!”

So freshmen, I hope you’re excited to be starting high school at Hol-lywood high.Sophomores, you’re no longer freshmen anymore!Juniors, prepare your selves for the year that is supposed to be the most challenging, yet the greatest in terms of accomplishment.Seniors, we are finally here after 3 long years, let’s make the time between now and graduation worthwhile,

I felt relieved when I got my extra packet of lunch tickets during advi-sory on the second week of school. Since I lost last year’s packet

somewhere in my room. Coming from a school where budget cuts were non-existent and lunch tickets were known as ancient, I had a hard time keeping my lunch tickets around. When Dr.Burns gave the an-nouncement of a new lunch system, I have to admit, I was

stoked. “Will it be like Palisades High School’s lunch system?” “Is this the end of lunch tickets?” “Are we swiping a card or using a code?”. I was anxious to know the answers to my questions. Every-one received a card, with their name and some sort of barcode imprinted on it. While everyone in my advi-sory seem puzzled, I felt a huge relief for this year. When I saw students struggling and with a face of frustration when they’d get to the window, it then hit me that nobody really knew how much of an upgrade the system is. There have been many com-ments on the new lunch system,

and how it seems to be a failure, but I believe it’s only a matter of time. Lines will be faster, you will have more time to enjoy you’re food, and you get to chat with your friends longer during lunch. The faster every student memo-rizes their code, the faster we’ll see results, and that’s a fact. So is the new lunch system an up-grade to our school? It definitely is. Goodbye to those annoying lunch tickets, and long lines; now it’s up to our fingers and memo-ry to do the job.’

KARRYN HUDSONCHRONICLE REPORTER

JACQUELINE PORTILLOCHRONICLE REPORTER

IBIYEMI FAMILONIASB PRESIDENT

PASS THE TOILET PAPER

A MESSAGE FROM YOUR ASB PRESIDENT

MEMORIZE YOUR LUNCH CODE

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Senior Karryn “Willow” Hudson is filming a music video for the popular song “Call Me Maybe” by Carly Rae Jepsen starring all participat-ing seniors. Filming has been going on for the past month, but more seniors are welcome to join in on the fun. So far only about 30 seniors have signed up for the video out of the 300 seniors enrolled this year. The music video will be a

collage of seniors singing and dancing along to the song; enjoying their final year at Hol-lywood High School. “I think it’s a really good idea because it’s a new school year for us, why not try something different and fun?” said senior Kimberly Luna. This music video will be one of the many memories that se-niors will be able to carry with them for the rest of their lives. “ It’s our last year in high-school and I was like ‘if I want to have my big movie break, why not have it my senior year

with my fellow seniors?’ “ said director Karryn Hudson. Hudson invites all seniors to participate in her project which she hopes will be shown during the senior reception or senior breakfast. “ I think this will be a fun and enjoyable experience to produce this video with my fellow seniors,” said senior Luis Rivera. If any seniors are interested in participating in the video, feel free to contact Karryn at her email: [email protected].

Music Video Brings Seniors TogetherJOANNA BAUTISTACHRONICLE REPORTER

Superintendent Talks Recovery

LAUSD Superintendent John Deasy attended a press confer-ence Sept. 14 at Hollywood High School about improving student attendance. “We had the highest atten-dance rate in LAUSD history last year,” said Deasy. “We’ve made a lot of improvements over the past few years.” Also speaking was school board member Steven Zimmer, and Los Angeles City Council-man Eric Garcetti. Both men represent the Hollywood area.

On this day, a group of work-ers for LAUSD went from house to house and made phone calls to students who have stopped showing up to school without a reason. “We did a total of 83 home visits and recovered 27 students on that day. We also made a total of 168 phone calls,” said Jenny Liu, gradua-tion project counselor. Noyra Benitez, a gradu-ate from San Fernando High School, spoke about how she got helped on student recovery day a few years back and how the counselors got her back on

track. “To know that there are programs like these for people who lose hope, is great,” she said. ”It was hard, but I knew the outcome would be worth it.” This program offers students a chance to win prizes that are awarded monthly if they attend school. Seniors are eligible for a brand new car. The school district hopes to improve attendance with this program and achieve at least a 96% attendance rate.

DAISY ALVAREZCHRONICLE REPORTER

Graduation requirements for the class of 2016 have changed from those of previous classes, according to SAS Counselor Cynthia Ross. This year the freshmen come to school with different responsibilities than that of their predecessors. Their requirements to leave high school now officially include the A-G requirements needed for entry into the UC system.

There are other changes in the curriculum as well. Life skills will no longer be necessary, but “health is still a requirement,” Ross said. Courses like life skills are actually being removed in order to lower the amount of credits needed for graduation, but that change does not imply a lowering of academic chal-lenge, however. Credits for graduation will be lowered from 230 to 210, but “that doesn’t mean it is going to be easier...it’s actually harder, not easier,” said College Counselor Heather Brown.

The difficulty arises from the courses included in the A-G list. Students will now need to have at least one year of advanced courses in core subjects or a foreign language and three years of college prepara-tory math. Two years of world languages must also be taken amongst other classes as well. These and other changes can be found on the LAUSD policy bulletin. They only apply to the class of 2016; sophomores and above need not worry. Information regarding the changes can be sought from a counselor.

Incoming Freshmen Face Changes In Graduation RequirementsWILLIAM SAN NICOLASCO-EDITOR IN CHIEF

PHOTO CREDIT: DAISY ALVAREZ

Superintendent John Deasy speaks on student attendance.

A student was pepper sprayed Monday Sept. 24. 2012, in the boys restroom ac-cording to Essick Allen, dean of students. No names or information about the students involved have been revealed but the case is still open. “It is a crime; this is being treated like if the student had a weapon. It is surprising that many students do not know pepper spray is a weapon,” said Allen. According to Allen, this is the first time he has dealt with a pepper spray incident. The school police officer did not comment on this and gave no information regarding the students involved. The student was seen in the hallway of the 200 building with red and watery eyes say-ing “This pepper spray really

burns! My eyes are hurting! It’s so hot!” Student Ike Dayon witnessed the boys arguing. He said, “A group of guys go out of the restroom. One of them wiped his eyes and his face was red. They start yelling at each other and one group leaves. The other group goes back into the restroom and then leaves later.” Mrs. Scibetta, assistant prin-ciple in charge of discipline, said, “Pepper spray is consid-ered a weapon and pepper spray is an arrestable offence. If a student brings pepper spray to school, they will get arrested. The student has been disciplined.” According to Scibetta, “A student should not wait until a problem escalates. If they have a problem, they should talk to their counselor or an adminis-trator.”

Student Pepper Sprayed In Boys’ BathroomJENEFFER ACUNACHRONICLE REPORTER

Long lunch lines have become a common sight as students enrolled in the school lunch program punch a seven-digit code into the system before they can get their lunch. Many students think this is a hassle and complain it takes too long, “It’s horrible! It’s a waste of time,” said MET Junior Julio Diaz. Students sometimes don’t even have time to eat their lunch by the time the bell rings. “The lunch lines were so long. I was late to my class,” said Anonymous. If students are complaining

and arriving late to class, is this new system better?Once students adjust, the pro-cess will speed up, said Procle Boayes, the cafeteria manager. “At first it’s a little hard, as it goes on they will be okay. Give us a chance to learn.” Clearly the administrators think that this new system of lunch will be good for the school. It is supposed to get bet-ter, yet it is the middle of the school year and those long lines are still out in the quad. If the students were given the choice to either keep the new system or go back to the old one, do the administrators truly believe that the students

would keep it? Also to add to the student bodies frustrations, lunch prices have increased. The price of breakfast and lunch has gone up by $0.50, for those who don’t have reduced lunch tickets, they now have to pay $1.50 for breakfast and $2.00 for lunch. If you have reduced price tickets, breakfast is still free and lunch is $0.40.

Lunch Tickets Replaced By Computer As Students Struggle To AdjustAMBER CORDEROCHRONICLE REPORTER

Los Angeles Unified School District’s new early start sched-ule triggers a spark of hope in some and skepticism in others. The 2012-2013 school year commenced on Aug. 14th, 2012, and may come to a conclusion in late May or early June of 2013. The first semester will end before winter break, rather than mid-February. To some, it is a matter of convenience, and to others, it is a lack of funding and control. “It’s going to be a very posi-tive experience,” said Principal Alejandra Sanchez, “Early Start

highlights on finishing the semester before winter break. I definitely agree with it.” Assistant Principal Ms. Mor-ris also welcomes the change. “It’s convenient for high school graduations, and it’s consistent with the rest of the country,” she said, “The Early Start program will help us become more aligned with the testing schedule.” What can be said for sure is that there will now be a long holiday splitting apart the two semesters should the new schedule remain the ideal choice of LAUSD.

Early Start Calender Ensures Clean Break Between SemestersHOLLY SAN NICOLASCHRONICLE REPORTER

Vanessa Garcia contributed to this story.

HOMECOMING COURT 2012 NOMINEEs

Hollywood High School Alumni Day 2012 - Sheik Fiesta, will take place on Friday Honoring graduates that attended Hollywood High, including one special Sheik named Carl Johnson who is an alumnus of the Class of 1932. Johnson at the age of 97 will not only be attending the Alumni Day celebra-tion but will also attend the Homecoming game. He is

looking forward in visit-ing Hollywood High for the second time, he has many fond memories that he will never forget. “I remember having

to walk a mile everyday back and forth in order to get to school, back then my parents didn’t have a car so I had to walk,” said Carl Johnson. On the day of his graduation he was informed that he was accepted into California Institute of Technology. Unfortunately he could not attend it. His

parents could not afford to send him, but that did not stop him. He worked for a year as an engineer at a sal-ary of 44 cents an hour, and was finally able to attend the school he wanted. After graduating he created his own engineering companies, those companies are still alive today at River-side and Orange County. So look out Sheiks for we will be in the presence of a man that went through so much but never gave up. A man who we will honor at the Sheik Fiesta.

ARIADNA ANGULO SAS

TARA AULTMAN SAS

STAAR BRYAN PAM

REANNA FULGENCIO SAS

CAROL DELGADO PAM

AILEEN ORTIZ SAS

VALERIA LUCAS SAS

FERNANDO CASAMALHUAPA TCA

IKE DAYON SAS

CHRIS DIAZ SAS

LUIS RIVERA SAS

QUEEN & KING HE’S BRINGING 1932 BACK AND HE KNOWS IT

EMELY DIAZCHRONICLE REPORTER

BEFORE AND AFTER PICTURE CARL JOHNSON CLASS OF 1932 PHOTO. HE’S EXCITED TO MAKE HIS RETURN THIS FRIDAY AT THE REUNION

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MAN ON THE STREET hOW WOULD YOU ASK YOUR CRUSh TO ThE hOMECOMING DANCE?

SESHA BROWN SAS

DEZIREE GUTIERREZ SAS

CINTHYA GUZMAN SAS

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SHALISA SANUNTOONG SAS

PRINCESS & PRINCE

Tony Sanchez 10th Grade, SAS- “I would go ask the people in the shout outs to point the attention to-wards me so I can ask my girlfriend during a football game.”

Edgar Gaitan 10th Grade, TCA “I would maybe get a blimp.”

Josh Martinez 12th Grade, MET - “I’d probably get a shirt and have it say ‘would you go to Homecoming with me?’ and give her a bouquet.”

Natalie Hernandez 12th Grade, SAS- “I would get a box of pizza and write ‘would you go to Homecoming with me?’ and in-side the box. it would say Is that too cheesy?”

INTERVIEWED AND PHOTOGRAPHED BY:HOLLY SAN NICOLASVICTOR RODRIGUEZELLIOTT GATICACHRONICLE REPORTERS

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6 OCTOBER 2012 ENTERTAINMENT

Owl City played a great show last Monday night at the Fonda Theatre before a youthful and ener-gized group. Adam Young, the lead singer of the one-man band is touring to promote his third album titled “The Midsum-mer Station.” Many people have heard Owl City’s summer anthem “Good Time” and we catch ourselves dancing to the beat but experiencing it live was a completely different feeling. The atmosphere was incredible and had me humming to the tunes all night. Although I’m not the biggest fan of pop, especially bubblegum pop, I couldn’t help but feel excited for what song they would play next.

Backed by musicians, Young play-ed many of the new songs including “I’m coming after you” which had everyone singing along and mimick-ing Young’s hand gestures while he jumped around from left to right. Young’s presence on stage was incredibly energetic and captured the moment perfectly He smiled and pointed to specific people inthe crowd. The technical aspect of the show was flawless. During one of his new songs, “ Speed of Love” there was a laser light show. The crowd’s faces were being beamed with strokes of wonderfully blended colors and I couldn’t help but do a 360 aroundthe whole room.. You could feel the bass resonate throughout the theater, and it was powerful enough to make my feet

rumble. Young sang the old time fa-vorite “fireflies” and was fully aware of the power that song has on a group of people. Couples joined hand in hand and some put up their Ipad’s displayed with red glowing hearts to show their admiration towards Young. Everyone sang along and waved their hands back and forth including the reluc-tant adults. Although I was once skeptical of Owl City’s performance, I now have a deeper appreciation for his work and how much he enjoys seeing his fans have a “good time.” No pun intended.

If you are looking for a good, scary time this Hal-loween, then why not try Halloween Horror Nights at Universal Studios? There are many reasons you should, including the hor-rifying mazes and attrac-tions. There are gory scenes of the macabre everywhere you look. No matter where you go, you will shake in the wake of pure, unadul-

terated terror. Universal added the Si-lent Hill franchise this year in addition to the increas-ingly popular Walking Dead. If you want to see for yourself, be wary: this event is not for the faint of heart. The tell-tale warning at the front doesn’t lie; it is indeed a spectacle of ter-ror and carnage, not exactly recommended for those under 17 years of age. However, for the brave and bold, think nothing of it.

Pick your poison. Are you scared of clowns? Psychotic, undead nurses? Zombies? If you picked any or all of the following, then maybe it’s time for you to pay a visit to Horror Nights with your family and friends. Go ahead and risk a scream-induced sore throat. Get ready for the thrill of your life, because “Once you go in, you won’t be able to come out”. It’s a Halloween event to DIE for.

After 40 years, Knott’s Scary Farm is still go-ing strong. Halloween Haunt celebrated 40 years on Sept. 21 as all the monsters, ghouls and witches came out to give Haunt fans a good scare. This year, Halloween Haunt has 12 different mazes and one VIP maze. The 12 mazes they have are new and a few have been brought back by popu-lar demand. The mazes are Trick or Treat, Dia

De Los Muertos 3D, Uncle Bobo’s Big Bizarre 3D, Virus Z

feat. Carrie, Uncle Wil-ly’s Slaughterhouse, Endgames, Evil Dead, Pinocchio Unstrung, Terror of London, Do-minion of the Dead, Delirium, Fallout Shel-ter. TRAPPED was the VIP maze. Jessica Jimenez, 30, from Moreno Valley has been going to Hallow-een Haunt ever since she was 15 years old. She got the chance to experience TRAPPED and said, “TRAPPED is seriously one of the most terrifying mazes

I have been in. I never thought I would be able to conquer my fears of..., well I won’t say because I don’t want to give spoilers away.” Knott’s Scary Farm fan Mark Herrera, has only missed one year of Halloween Haunt. “I have been coming to Halloween Haunt ever since it started. The only time I missed was because there was a fire so I couldn’t exit the freeway.” said Her-rera. He explained why he came back to Haunt’s 40th year; “Why

wouldn’t I come back? I grew up here. I love Halloween Haunt and it never gets old and as long as I can walk, I will be here every year.” If you like to get scared and have fun at the same time, go-ing to Knott’s Scary Farm 40th Halloween Haunt is highly recom-mended. Just like they say at Halloween Haunt, see you in the fog.

Owl City Provides a “Good Time” at Fonda Theater in Hollywood

Halloween Horror Nights: Frightful Fun

Halloween Haunt: Fright in the Fog Still Going After 40 Years

With a popular cast, Stephen Ch-bosky’s novel The Perks of Being a Wall-flower was easily portrayed by Logan Lerman, Ezra Miller, and Emma Watson. The indie film was definitely worth the wait for the readers who enjoyed the

book before the film. The actors involved reflected the rebellious and troubled teens in the year of 1991. The novel and movie are narrated by a depressed freshman, Charlie, and the book is written out of the letters Char-lie sends to a significant other (anony-mous). Taking place in a Pittsburg suburb, the film lets its viewers live with Charlie

and his struggles as a freshman in high school, and the way he stands out due to his sensitivity and intelligence. With Lerman giving Charlie the “lost” and “awkward” boy character, Watson giving Sam her role “smart” and “sen-sitive”, the most impressive was Miller who gave Patrick the whole teenage package. Applause from the viewers after the

movie ended made their critique to-wards the film obvious. The film was worth the wait, the watch, and the mov-ie ticket. The Perks of Being a Wallflower lives up to the novel’s reputation and storyline. I give the book, the film, the actors, and the author-director, Stephen Chbosky, an A+.

Perks of Being a Wallflower Film Pleases Fans of the Book

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OCTOBER 2012 7SEPTEMBER’S ATHLETE OF THE MONTH

Hollywood High School’s Cross Country team won their first meet of the season against Esteban Torres High School on Sept. 27, 2012. The meet was held at Elysian Park and the course was three miles long. Some runners achieved first place for every division which included FroSoph, JV, and Varsity for boys and girls. Tenth grade SAS student Sergio Espejo ran the course in 19:50 which got him

first place in the FroSoph Boys Division. This is not the first time the XC team has won this season. On Sept. 22, five members of the team won medals at the Belll-Jeff Invitational. Tenth grade SAS student Eduardo

Salvador ranked in 10th place out of 100 runners. coach Carcano said that this was a “good start to the season” and said he hopes to make it to All-City

finals.

CC: How does it feel being Athlete of the Month?

SJ: It feels like I’m doing something right and I feel like I’m living up to the expectations of being captain.

CC: Do you think you deserve to be Athlete of the Month?

SJ: I don’t see it as a “deserve.” It is my responsibility and it is some-thing I should be doing.

CC: What is your passion about the sport you play?

SJ: Playing for four years has taught me to love the sport and it helps relieve my stress.

CC: What inspired you to join this sport?

SJ: I definitely wanted to try something new. I always hear girls talk about soccer and basketball. Nobody really cares for volleyball but it teaches me discipline and technique.

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Lady Sheiks of Hollywood High School are in the middle of their season with solid numbers. The record for varsity is 4-2 and 3-3 for junior varsity. Eric Burns, who has been teaching volleyball for more than 10 years, will be coaching the var-sity volleyball team. Scott LeWinter is coaching junior varsity. “This year’s volleyball program did an extensive summer workout… (focusing) on learning the game of volleyball… with a lot of new girls starting at the beginner level,” said Burns. By watching a game now, you could hardly tell they were beginners a couple of

months ago. As a result varsity and junior varsity beat USC Mast on Sept. 27. “The players have been phenomenal and are getting better and better every week... We will have a very good volleyball program for years to come,” said LeWinter. “We’re trying to make life long volleyball player,”

said varsity Coach Burns.The coaches are supportive and are not just teaching the girls to play volleyball, but show them how to play as a team. “Both teams are compet-ing for the league champion-ship and varsity also has a

chance to make the LA City playoffs again this season,” said LeWinter. With seven more games still in the season anything is possible for Hollywood High School’s girl volleyball team.

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Hollywood High hopes to add another win to their record when they face Roybal High School at Friday night’s Homecoming game. Sheiks are currently in 3-2 , with their victory over Angelou High School game ending 55-6. Hollywood High’s football team show the new kids on the block that the big boys play no games, on their game versus Angelou High School. Friday, Sept. 21,2012 With the right amount of vic-tories and losses throughout the season , Hollywood High School’s football team finished off with an-other sweet victory. The first touchdown was made by Aron Kaplan. leading the Sheiks with a good start. When the crowd viewed the score board, they were not surprised to see that the Sheiks were on a run and not looking back with a 36-0 lead by the end of the second quarter. It was a definite reassurance that the Sheiks are looking forward

to a very good season with a great team. “A tackle by number 40 and 60, Cortez and Kaplan. We also have a shout out for the cheerlead-ers from Mike Hawk. Shout out to the cheerleaders from Mike Hawk.” Announced PE teacher, Ms. Langer. The scored looked really good on the Sheiks throughout the game, and looked better than ever when lineman, Luis Rivero “Yetti” con-tributed by making a touchdown of his own with a hand-off by player Andy Martinez. Touchdowns were also made by Sam Morales, quar-terback Andy Martinez, and Ron-ald Clayton. Every football game is impor-tant, but the upcoming Homecom-ing game is soon approaching and there is pressure on Hollywood’s junior varsity and varsity team to take the sweet victory once more. With the 3-2 record, Hollywood High’s football team is off to what seems to be good start this year, and is looking in great shape. Only the Sheik players know what they have in store for us this season, hopefully, more victories.’

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SENDING THE WOLVES HOME EARLY VARSITY FOOTBALL SCORES 55-6 AGAINST ANGELOU HIGH

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Josie Scibetta is now one of the assistant principals.

School was offering and be-came quickly interested. His interest in the New Media Academy stems from his different style in teaching which involves video game courses in text. He said he is also interested in the acad-emy’s students that are doing podcasts and such. “I’m happy to be here,” Lev-engood said. His goal for his students is to challenge them to using critical thinking and using creativity. “I want them- to believe they are creative,” Levengood said, “I want them to leave with 21st century skills and to make it through college and have great memories that are exciting to them”. Randall Fenderson is a health teacher from TCA who

started teaching during the second week of school. Fenderson previously worked in a high school at Bogota, Colombia for two years until he returned to Hollywood. Fenderson was once a coach for a swim team. Fenderson had a passion for understand-ing health and in teaching stu-dents. He decided to combine both passions and become a health teacher. Hollywood High is the fourth school he taught at, and in terms of students, he said he believes Hollywood has the best population. “I’m excited to be back in L.A. again,” said Fenderson. “These kids are more real, kind, good, much more genu-ine.”

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at the state and national level,” said social studies teacher and United Teachers Los Angeles chapter chair Michael Ulmer. Plant manager Frank Muniz said that the budget cuts had some involvement in the fiasco, but it was the manage-ment to be scrutinized. After a few days, a $1,000 shipment of toilet paper ar-rived during the same week the crisis began and with

$3,500 in toilet paper coming the week after that. Muniz advises students to use hand driers when drying wet hands instead of using toilet paper. “Please use the supplies prop-erly; don’t make a mess,” said Muniz.

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Cassandra Morris is now one of the assistant principals.

Printers will not be removed from classrooms as some had feared, rather a contract with Toshiba will change the ways copies will be made. With little funds for printing utilities, the Los Angeles Unified School District is signing a con-tract with Toshiba to implement new copy machines. These copy machines will not remove all of the printers from each teacher’s classroom as feared by teachers and students. At the Sept. 24 meeting held by the School Based Manage-ment Committee, members voted to have this release with Toshiba. Students will still be able to print their documents from teachers’ classrooms, but copies and toner will be more

limited. The machines that the school has now can only print roughly 500 pages per toner cartridge. We only have a $12,000 for printers and copy machines which are more costly when con-sidering other printing utilities such as toner. “We need to conserve,” said Principal Sanchez during the meeting. Conservation and what the teachers and students need will help regardless of limited money. The only catch would be that teachers will need to physically go to a new printer for larger amounts at once. “The teachers have what they need for the students and Mrs. Sanchez is able to stay in her budget,” said Michelle “Hope” Walker, an SBM member. The issue on printers will be discussed at the next School Based Management meeting on Oct. 8, 2012.

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JROTC Cadet Makes Top 10 In All-City

First Lieutenant Freddy Gar-cia placed in the top 10 at the All-City Staff competition on June 9, 2012. The competition was held at Los Angeles High School where 59 other cadets competed as well.

Senior Erika Zazueta, junior Erick Avila, and sophomore Jam Delos Reyes also competed in All-City. The cadets were required to go through a drill evaluation, PPT presentation, an interview, and a 300 ques-tion test which were worth 300 points.

Battalion Commander Garcia came in 9th place. “It is lead-ership at it’s finest,” said BC Garcia.

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8 OCTOBER 2012 FEATURES

It’s day four of our France and Italy trip and we have finally visited what I was waiting for, the Eiffel Tower!!! I can’t believe we actually were there, right under it! It was an overwhelming experience. A month ago I could only imagine being here, but it still seems surreal. Somebody pinch me! We were given a little history about the tower and its architect, Gustav Eiffel, and how it has been one of the tallest towers in France. We were ready to go to our hotel after the Seine River cruise, but we decided to stay and watch the tower sparkle at ex-actly 11 pm. It was amazing seeing one of the worlds’s most known landmark! -Valerie Orozo Senior SAS

The ten days spent in Europe were possibly the most amazing days I have ever experienced. I have never thought that I would be able to go to France and Italy during my sophomore year. I must admit that the thought of going to different countries without my parents was very frightening at first, but luckily everything turned out to be fine. Being a lover of everything foreign and being a member of the Europe Culture and Travel Club helped prepare me for the wonders of Europe. Our days were filled with travel and cultural education as we not only saw the historical sights, we also learned about them as well. During the entire trip I couldn’t help but feel amazement at what people have achieved. Being at the sights shown in our history books were ten times better than just looking at pictures. As a student who has learned Italian, thanks to Ms. Taron, I definitely felt more comfortable in Italy. Believe it or not, I actually had conversations in Italian! I do feel bad for the people who couldn’t go because they missed out on a lot. Not only have I been to places people would dream to go, I strengthened my relationships with all the fellow students who went with me. I am very thankful that I’ve had the opportunity to experience such a fantastic and life changing trip. I’d like to thank Ms. Taron and Mrs. Bender from the bottom of my heart for informing me of this opportunity. Thank you so much for letting me, and the fellow members of our club, experience the beauty of Europe with you two. After all, our mommas didn’t pay $3,000 for us not to be grate-ful. Madlen Dokholian President of the European Culture and Travel Club PAM JUNIOR

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JUNIORS MADLEN AND LUSINE VISIT FA-MOUS CHURCHES DURING THEIR VISIT IN FLORENCE, ITALY.

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