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Sophomore spotlight: Emonie’s career goals

Sophomore spotlight: Emonie’s career goals

By Edward R. Emonie B. is a sophomore at CATS with big dreams. She wants to go to college, do engineering, and get her diploma. After college Emonie has her mind set on the career path she wants to go down.  Emonie has two picks for colleges she wants to attend: USC for basketball and Clark Atlanta University for its community vibe.  “Clark is an HBCU, and I would love to be around more people that are like me,” she says.  As for USC, she dreams of playing basketball professionally.  “USC has a great basketball team, I

Junior spotlight: Jocelyn the nail artist

By Rene H. If you ask 11th grader Jocelyn what her favorite hobby is she would say it was her nail business because that’s what she has a passion for doing.  Her nail business is what she did to keep herself entertained during quarantine.  She also said “I always had a passion for nails and being creative” so this would also distract her from other things.  Her passion for nails came from seeing other nail techs and her creativity because she believed she was able to make many designs with what she thought would look pretty.

Profile: Mr. Mandujano’s love for math

Profile: Mr. Mandujano’s love for math

By Joseph C. From a young age, Albert Mandujano found his love for math early on and now, as a math coach, he shares the power and knowledge of this complex subject with his community.  “I would say that math explains almost everything that happens in the world,” he said.  While math for many is their least favorite subject in school, Mandujano found his love for math around middle school when working at his grandma’s mini market.  While working at his grandma’s mini market, he would do lots of different tasks such as stocking items, being

Profile: Ms. Haagen’s past as a gourmet chef

Profile: Ms. Haagen’s past as a gourmet chef

By Walter C. When Kimberly Haagen was younger, she proved to be quite mischievous towards her parents which got her grounded pretty often.  “Um, I think when I was about 12, I was still getting grounded. Especially for kicking the ball in the house,” she said. A rule in her house for whenever someone was grounded, they had to take care of preparing the food for three days minimum. “I was grounded a lot. So I became great at cooking,” she said. As her skills improved, she had an incredible idea, “So about 12 I started

Senior spotlight: Christopher the barber

Senior spotlight: Christopher the barber

By Hugo M. Like many seniors his age, Christopher C. is currently working to achieve his aspiration: becoming a barber. Chris said, “I want to become a barber to make a living off of it, and because I have friends who are barbers who have also inspired me to become one.” For instance, currently, Chris is working toward his goal by advertising around the school, putting up multiple flyers, and he already has had several clients. “I’ve had a bunch of clients. I’ve probably had like about 20?, but, um, but it’s a good experience like

Profile: Why Mr. Martinez loves to travel

Profile: Why Mr. Martinez loves to travel

By Wendy G. “I think you learn a lot more by traveling than you do anywhere else,” said Mr. Benny Martinez, a 9th-grade English teacher. Mr. Martinez has traveled all over the United States and to El Salvador. What he likes about being able to travel is that “I get to explore brand-new places” and meet new people. He says that his most memorable trip is going to Yellowstone two years ago because it was a dream of his to go. He said, “I got to see a lot of things I never got to see

Profile: Did you know Ms. Maria is a twin?

Profile: Did you know Ms. Maria is a twin?

By Karen O. Everyone knows who Ms. Maria is the campus aide at CATS. What most people don’t know about Ms. Maria, however, is that she has an identical twin sister. Ms. Maria said, “We’re the oldest, but I’m older than her for 15 minutes and her name is Ana Maria.” She continued saying, “She has her personality, I have my personality, she’s more quiet and more conservative, I’m more a people person and we’re two different people.” Ms. Maria said they both like opposite things and they are different in their own ways. While they

Profile: Meet CATS’ very own self-taught clothes designer

Profile: Meet CATS’ very own self-taught clothes designer

By Adin F. Most people don’t know that Andrew R., a senior at CATS, has a knack for designing clothes. When walking through a mall one day, looking for clothes, Andrew felt rather unsatisfied with the selection every brand offered. None of them seemed to fit his unique style or the price tag was unreasonable. Then it occurred to him: “I can just make it myself, and I can make it better myself.”  Andrew was then determined to do so. When asked how he learned to design his own clothes, he said “I was self taught.

Profile: Why Ms. Sanchez became a teacher

Profile: Why Ms. Sanchez became a teacher

By Heyli G.   Ms. Xiomara Sanchez Mara, a science teacher and department chair for science, became a teacher “because I truly believe my purpose in life is to help change lives.” She feels like teaching is the best way to influence someone or help to guide them through their life.  Ms. Sanchez said that she has been a teacher for 3 years, but she has been at this for 5 almost 6 years. She shared she was a teacher assistant (or TA) for 2 years, a semester as a substitute teacher, and another semester working

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