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Profile: Chemistry teacher Ms. Fiero inspires a love for science

Profile: Chemistry teacher Ms. Fiero inspires a love for science

By Jose B. Ms. Fiero is a teacher at Diego Rivera and she teaches chemistry, intro art and forensic science. When she was younger, she was a bit of a rebel and was born in a religiously strict household in the middle of nowhere Utah. She grew up on a farm. Her family was on the poor side. She would run around with her 12 older brothers seeing what they could get into. She loved riding horses, cooking, art, soccer, baseball and four wheelers. She always wanted to be someone in her life. Growing up with

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.

Profile: It’s Decision Time for Graduating Senior Gerson

Profile: It’s Decision Time for Graduating Senior Gerson

By Jesse A. and Osman S. College admissions can be stressful, and once your admitted to your ideal school, you’re now set. While most students don’t always get accepted to their first choice, they have other options to explore once they start seeing their acceptance letters. One student got as many 6 acceptance letters. Meet Gerson B., a Senior here at CATS that got those 6 acceptances.   One of the top schools that he was admitted to was Cal State Long Beach, which has a 31.9% acceptance rate, and one of the hardest schools in the

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