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CATS students and teachers return to campus for hybrid learning

CATS students and teachers return to campus for hybrid learning

By Jesse L. Schools in the Los Angeles Unified School District will finally began reopening the week of April 12 after closing for about a year due to the pandemic. CATS welcomed back students on Tuesday, April 27. 148 CATS students are coming back. The United Teachers Los Angeles members had agreed on a hybrid teaching system for a safer experience. They agreed to 3 essential terms, the school staff will have access to vaccinations, students will only continue to return as long as the Los Angeles County remains at a lower count of COVID 19,

Students share their thoughts on one-year lockdown anniversary and looming return to campus

Students share their thoughts on one-year lockdown anniversary and looming return to campus

It was maybe the unluckiest of all Friday the 13s. On March 13, 2020, LAUSD announced that school campuses would shut down and learning would move online for two weeks to help stop the spread of COVID-19. It was longer than two weeks. One year later, students discuss their experiences during the pandemic and their concerns about a nearing return to campus.

It’s graduation time for the Class of 2019!

It’s graduation time for the Class of 2019!

By Anthony C. and David R. As the year is coming to an end, multiple seniors are looking forward to graduation day. After multiple years of staying on the grind the seniors at cats are very excited to have come so far. Some are in shock others are not showing an emotion as the knew they should be here today accomplishing everything they said they would. Unfortunately many people stepped out through the years but many friendships were made here at CATS. Some students look to continue school and are heading off to college while others

Class of 2019 Senior Shoutouts

Class of 2019 Senior Shoutouts

Compiled by Julia R. and Lisbeth A. With our time together in high school coming to an end, we’ve got so many thank yous and goodbyes to tell each other. We asked the graduating seniors to shout out someone special to them in the school newspaper. Look for yourselves! Israel Delgado –  I wanna give a shout out to Mr. Starnes.  Melvin Alvarado –  David Soto Magic Man for being sweet and kind.  Osman Salguero –  To all the teachers that put up with me all this time.  Jessie Arroyo –  I want to shout out

WASC committee brings high remarks and praise for our school

WASC committee brings high remarks and praise for our school

By Jordan B. Last month, the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC) visited our school to do an evaluation. WASC is an organization that certifies schools to give diplomas. WASC comes to the school and analyzes the teachers, administrators, students and talk to parents. If WASC doesn’t think a school is doing a good job, it can shut down the school and make sure that no one graduates which affects everyone. WASC comes every 3 years to check if the school is preparing students for college and future careers. For CATS, they gave a 3

Lady’s softball team eyes a third time championship run

Lady’s softball team eyes a third time championship run

For the past two years Rivera’s Softball girls have made it all the way to championships. Will they do this again for another year? is the real question everyone is having this year. As they lost many people who contributed greatly to the team, they have also gained people. Early into the season they lost to their rival Fremont but came back from a 8 point lead and ended up losing by one. This gave the lady huskies motivation and came strong to several games. Their pre-season is over and their season has just begun.

Former charter school principal discusses charter-vs-district debate and the teacher strike

Former charter school principal discusses charter-vs-district debate and the teacher strike

One of the most controversial UTLA agreements is that LAUSD will put a pause on allowing new charter schools to open up. UTLA wants to put a cap on charter schools because they say that charter schools take money away from LAUSD schools. Schools get money for each student that attends, so when those students leave and start going to charter schools, their former schools won’t get money for them anymore. Some also say charter schools provide a worse quality education, while others say they can provide a better alternative for educators and students who feel limited by LAUSD’s rules.

UTLA teachers strike for better teaching, learning, living conditions

UTLA teachers strike for better teaching, learning, living conditions

In Los Angeles, California during January 7th through the 11th, teachers were planning to strike against LAUSD if a reasonable agreement was not met.UTLA and LAUSD met every day during January 7th through 11th to get an agreement to happen to avoid the strike. In preparation for the strike teachers prepared their students by giving them information on how things were going to work during the strike.

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