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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

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

Profile: Mr. Z, from Lifeguard to DRLC

Profile: Mr. Z, from Lifeguard to DRLC

By Alfredo L. and Jose M. Our fellow support staff here at C.A.T.S is recognized by all but how well do we really know him? We dove into Z’s interesting backstory and found out more about him. He enjoys spending time with his family whenever he can, including 4 kids and a grandson. During his high school years, Z actually played football, he then went on to being a semi pro football player. He unfortunately got injured and when he got back to the field he couldn’t perform as he once could before. Putting his head

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.

Profile: Ms. Suarez rocks science

Profile: Ms. Suarez rocks science

Did you know that Suarez was in a band? Suarez was in a band back then, before she was a teacher. When Ms. Suarez was in high school she did many interesting things, including starting a band with her and a couple of her friends. She was in the band for about 7 years the instrument that she played the guitar. During that time Suarez toured around the world, some of the places she traveled to were United States, Europe, United Kingdom, Canada, Mexico, and Japan. When asked about her experience she said, “It was an incredible experience and I learned so much about making music, and just being a person in the world.”

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.

Profile: The Multifaceted Road of Carrano’s Careers

Profile: The Multifaceted Road of Carrano’s Careers

Imagine turning on your tv and the tv show “In Living Colors” is playing, and you see a scene where people are walking on the clouds. You see a man running towards two women, he pushes one and says “out of my way b***h”. Then, he swoops the second girl off her feet and swings her dramatically. Little did you know we had an actor in our CATS family and that man is teaching you HISTORY!

No negotiations made with LAUSD; teachers may strike after winter break

No negotiations made with LAUSD; teachers may strike after winter break

By Antonio V. and David S. For the past year, LAUSD and UTLA were proposing terms regarding education and educators’ salaries. No negotiations were able to be made, and teachers are one step closer to going on strike. In January 12 of 2017, UTLA proposed, to LAUSD, a 7% salary raise, smaller classroom sizes, and academic freedom. LAUSD responds to the proposals by denying the raise and classroom size reduction, and accepts only a few academic freedom proposals. Upon many proposals and counter-proposals, UTLA and LAUSD have reached a deadlock, a situation where no progress has

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