Editor in Chief: Arely V. Co-Managing Editors: Angel T. and Jeremy L.Z. News Editors: Maria M. and Carlos P. Features and Reviews Editors: Hermione G. and Nimrod R. Photographers: Eric M., Gustavo M., Mateo J., Julian E. and Joshua C.
Year: 2022
We talk to two students about Fentanyl-pill overdoses among students.
By Carlos P. and Maria M. CATS interviewed assistant principal Mr. Antonio Roque about the recent number of student deaths and overdoses in LAUSD that have been caused by Fentanyl-laced pills. He explains important information about the drug and shares how it is affecting our community. He was formerly a substance abuse counselor at LAUSD. Q: What are the effects of an overdose? What are signs that someone is overdosing? A: “When someone is in the process of overdosing because they’ve taken a lot of drugs ,there are several things that happen to the body. One
By Joshua C., Mateo J., and Eric M. Three CATS students show off their skin art. Name: Mario S. Grade: 12th grade Pronouns: He/Him About the tattoo: “I got my tattoo about 2 months ago. My tattoo is a bird with a cross and it represents my grandma that passed away.” Name: Ms. Xiomara Sanchez Title: Environmental Studies, AP Environmental Studies and Freshman Seminar Teacher Pronouns: She/Her About the tattoo: Her tattoo is a daisy flower. It is the flower of the month of April. It means it is a symbol of friendship between her and
By Angel T. & Arely V. LAUSD experienced a massive cyberattack starting on September 5, wreaking havoc for CATS teachers and students, not to mention the whole district. The attackers who claimed responsibility for the hacking are called Vice Society, which is a Russian ransomware group recognized for targeting educational domains for ransom payments, according to the website TechCrunch. Shannon Haber, an LAUSD Spokesperson, stated in a press release that negotiating ransom is not an option as, “Public dollars are better spent on our students rather than capitulating to a nefarious and illicit crime syndicate.” The
By Hermione G. “Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story” is a limited TV series on Netflix about serial killer Jeffery Dahmer. This TV series is based on a true story that involved the murder of 17 men and boys in Milwaukee between 1978 and 1991. The series is very gory and extremely disturbing, so if you don’t like that type of stuff, then you probably don’t want to watch it. The first seven episodes show how Dahmer, who is played by Emmy-award winner Evan Peters, finally got caught for all of his murders. The rest of the show
By Nimrod R. and Angel T. Ms. Grace McCullough gave birth to baby Luna Eztli Maria on September 28. Ms. Grace, who is a history teacher and chair of the UTLA chapter at CATS, went on maternity leave at the end of September. Long-term substitute Ms. Angel has been covering for her since then. Anthony G., a senior, said that Ms. Grace’s temporary departure was met with “mixed emotions.” “For me, the short departure of Ms. Grace is a sad experience as she always puts one hundred [percent] of her energy into her work,” he said.
By Luis N., Cristian V., and Eric M. En el momento que entras al game room, ves varias hileras de mesas y en una parte hay estudiantes jugando Nintendo Switch. Se siente una emoción porque están compitiendo 8 participantes de las diferentes escuelas y solo los mejores podrán pasar a la final. Uno por uno, van disminuyendo los participantes y se pone más intenso. Quién será el ganador? Los participantes están muy ansiosos por saber quién ganará. Mientras eso pasa, en otro grupo están otros estudiantes jugando con juegos de mesa. Se siente una tranquilidad y
By Antonio B. “Eternals,” a movie that shows the past of superpowers in the marvel world. This movie has lots of amazing actors such as Angelina Jolie, Harry Styles, Barry keoghan, Gemma Chan, Don lee and Many more. The movie is a bit of the backstory to super powers in the marvel Universe. There is a reference to the movie called Shang chi which is another Marvel movie that is directly linked to the movie. “Eternals” has many things that happened which impacted the Marvel movies. At first the movie was jumping straight into the action