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LA wildfires: Ms. Grace on the importance of resources and resilience

By Hugo M. The wildfires that ravaged Pacific Palisades and Altadena have left physical and emotional scars on communities around the country. Both communities that were directly affected by the fire and those who weren’t directly affected have changed significantly because of this disaster. Government teacher and UTLA chapter chair Grace Mccullough shared her personal experience on how the wildfires have affected her, as well as the community around the school. Furthermore, she shares what students should learn and take from this experience. Q: How did you first feel when you heard about the fires?“I felt

LA wildfires: Ms. Ramirez on helping out impacted family

By Antonio Z. How did you find out about the LA fire? I first found out actually because my students were texting if there was school in the morning because of everything that was happening. So I was doing some research on my way to school and when I got here, because the students were unsure of whether or not we were coming into class so early morning on Wednesday. Did the fire affect a part of your life? Definitely, obviously, my community is LA, and so it’s very near and dear to my heart. So

Profile: Ms. Dorantes

By Xiomara A.   When Ms. Maria Dorantes was younger, she had to experience one of the hardest things in her life that nobody should have experienced at such a young age. Ms. Dorantes, a Spanish teacher at CATS, shared a personal story by explaining that one of the hardest things that had impacted the most in her life was her mom’s death. She said, “at the  age of 14, right when I started high school my mom passed away.” Not only impacted her personal life but also her academic one too by her starting to act

Review: Scream VI

By Hermione G. Scream VI is a horror-thriller film that continues the most well-known horror franchise, “Scream” starring Melissa Barrera, Jenna Ortega, Samara Weaving, Jack Champion, Courtney Cox, Mason Gooding, Jasmin Savoy Brown, and many more. Scream 6 is also now in theaters.  After the murders of Woodsboro happened again, Sam and the other survivors move to New York to start a fresh new start without Ghostface. But soon after they detect that there is another Ghostface brutally murdering others around the Big Apple. The film itself was so much better than the other sequels in

Here’s how some teachers chose students for the awards ceremony

By Magali G. and Heyli G. CATS students received awards for their good grades and other reasons on January 31 during grade-level student assemblies. So how did teachers choose these students? Ms. Michelle Suarez, a Science teacher, said that she chose her student, Rodrigo Martinez, for the award because to her Rodrigo was not only an amazing student but an amazing human being who demonstrated being humble and kind but would also show generosity in the way they would share their knowledge.  In addition, Ms. Suarez shared that “For this one, it was not a difficult

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