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By Carlos P. with additional reporting by Xiomara A. Due to the high cold temperatures and heavy rainy days, some students and teachers have shared their experiences dealing with this atypical Los Angeles weather. “The weather lately, has been horrible, specially with the rain,” said senior Jeremy L.Z. “It cut my electricity for the entire weekend.” He explained that he had to submit an assignment and couldn’t turn it in on time. “Luckily, my teacher gave me an extension to submit it,” he said. Junior Monse G. said that she takes the bus to school and
By Gehenna N. Ms. Maria Salcido teaches African American History during the fall semester. As a teacher of Latinx identity, she takes her role seriously. “Ideally, I think people should be able to teach their own history,” she said. “But if someone is going to teach history that’s not theirs, they have to approach it with respect and that is something I was very conscious about when teaching Black History as a non-Black person.” She said she wanted to expose to her students the Black history content that she had the opportunity to learn. The question
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
By Xiomara A. and Nayeli O. Teachers are considering changing the bell schedule for the next school year. But a change to the bell schedule has many ramifications. What do teachers and students think about the potential changes? According to Mr. Mandujano, Testing Coordinator, most of the staff decided they wanted a different bell schedule for next year because teachers get to see students very few times a week with the current block schedule. He said, “They kind of want a schedule where they can see them more often, for example, 3 or 4 times a
What do CATS seniors think about this year’s Valentine’s Day?
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With the Los Angeles Marathon right around the corner, students and teachers who are part of Students, Run, Los Angeles (SRLA) are getting ready for their longest and most challenging run yet.
By Carlos P., Kymberlin M. and Omar R. Each year is full of good things as well as not-so-good things. CATS students and teachers reflect on the past year and offer advice. The worst — but also the best People experienced a number of challenges last year. Tenth grader Nayeli O. said that the beginning of 2022 was hard because of the pandemic and not being able to see loved ones. Senior Abygail S. said, “the worst part of last year would have to be entering 12th grade.” For science teacher Ms. Michelle Suarez, “the worst