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Profile: Ms. Dorantes

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

A “bittersweet” farewell to Mr. Romo

A “bittersweet” farewell to Mr. Romo

By Journalism 2 students: Xiomara A., Heyli G., Axel G., Salvador G., Ernesto H., Gehenna N., Omar R., Hector S. After six years of being at CATS and nine years at Diego Rivera Learning Complex, Mr. Rafael Romo is leaving. Mr. Romo, who was the senior site coordinator at the complex for the ACE initiative, said it was a “really hard decision to leave.” He explained that it wasn’t something he decided overnight. “For about 2 years it’s something that I’ve wanted to look for the next step for me so that I can grow professionally

Meet Our New Teachers. Conoce A Nuestros Nuevos Maestros.

Meet Our New Teachers. Conoce A Nuestros Nuevos Maestros.

By Gina A. and Mateo J. Hay muchos maestros nuevos en CATS, desde maestros de inglés a maestros de historia.  Una maestra nueva, la Ms. Jocelyn López, dijo: “¡Hasta ahora, me encanta estar en CATS!” También dijo, “es un ambiente mucho mejor en comparación con otras escuelas en las que he estado. Mis compañeros de trabajo son increíbles y me apoyan mucho. Además, mis alumnos son increíbles”. La Ms. López, que enseña historia, dijo que le encanta trabajar con estudiantes de secundaria. “Me encanta poder hablar con los niños sobre la vida y el anime. Los

Profile: Why Mr. Romo Likes Helping Others

Profile: Why Mr. Romo Likes Helping Others

By Gustavo M. Before Mr. Rafael Romo was an ACE site administrator at CATS, he was a youth pastor. It all started back in high school when he got involved in church confirmation classes, retreats and missionary work. He said, “Once I was there I just saw how much people need others to help through their story, through their journey and right there that’s where I found out, you know, I like helping people because when I help people I feel good.” Anyone who knows Mr. Romo knows that he is such a communicative and positive

Meet CATS’ New Principal Mr. Gosselin

Meet CATS’ New Principal Mr. Gosselin

By Jeremy L. Z., Axel C., and Joshua C. CATS welcomed a new principal, Mr. Sean Gosselin, this school year. He shared his plans for the school and identified some of the school’s strengths and some things that need to be improved.  “The first thing that I saw when I came in was the team. So the team of teachers and the outside staff was just awesome,” he said.  Ms. Grace McCullough, history and lead teacher at CATS, was part of the team that selected the new principal, which included other teachers, students and administrators. She

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

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

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

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