Category: Arts & Culture

Gifts, gifts, and more gifts

Gifts, gifts, and more gifts

By Maria M., Xiomara A., Magaly G. and Michael Z. A big part of the holidays is giving and getting gifts. Some of the gifts CATS students and teachers gave or got over the winter break included everything from gift cards to socks. Senior Pedro F. said, “For Christmas I got some of my favorite things which are money, gift cards, a candle, a gold necklace and a cup that I had been wanting from Starbucks.” He explained that what makes these gifts special “is the fact that they were given with love, and that makes

What are students’ and teachers’ holiday traditions and superstitions?

What are students’ and teachers’ holiday traditions and superstitions?

By Arely V., Magaly G., Wendy G., and Johana O. While at this point the winter break seems so long ago, there were many memorable moments that CATS teachers and students experienced as they celebrated Christmas and New Year’s Eve. Like many other families, senior Pedro F.’s family opened their gifts in their pajamas on Christmas morning. “I opened gifts in the morning. However I did accidentally ruin the surprise of one of my gifts,” he said. “My sister didn’t get a chance to wrap my gift and I saw it before she could, so I

Photo gallery: Student and teacher tattoos

Photo gallery: Student and teacher tattoos

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

Review: ‘Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story’

Review: ‘Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story’

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

Entra al game room de Diego Rivera | Step into the game room at Diego Rivera

Entra al game room de Diego Rivera | Step into the game room at Diego Rivera

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

Review: ‘Eternals’

Review: ‘Eternals’

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

Review: American Deli

Review: American Deli

By Jeremy L. Here is a restaurant that I don’t even want to talk about because I don’t want people to make it packed. The American Deli located at 425 E. Manchester Blvd. #E Inglewood, CA 90301 was amazing. They have a variety of food on the menu. They have subs burgers, Philly, cheese steaks, and chicken wings, fried rice, gyros, and salads. I tried the Philly cheese chicken. It was so good the flavors were good and fresh. The staff were amazingly nice and understanding. The wings are bomb. The place was amazing, the decorations

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