Written by CATS Students for CATS Students
Nike has a lot of popular shoes like Air Forces, Air Maxes, SB Dunks and many more styles. Nike has planned to release a new Nike SB Dunk called Nike SB Dunk Low LA Dodgers. The release date of the shoe is not really known yet, but they are planned to come out some time this year. There are a lot of people waiting to find out the release date for these shoes. The Nike SB Dunk shoe is a skate shoe and they are pretty unique, but people also get this shoe to be fashionable
By Maria M. Are you failing any classes at CATS? Well, you are not alone. But the school is trying to reach out to whoever is falling so students can get the help that they need to succeed. Mrs. Marshay Calloway-Franks, who is the Equity and Intervention Coordinator at CATS, said that “When students fail courses, it may affect their A-G eligibility for college admission.” She explained that “it affects how many credits [students] receive, which impacts if they are able to graduate, and causes them to be further behind.” But that’s not all, she said.
By Alexis A. and Jesus C. School is supposed to be a safe environment for all students. Although that isn’t always the case. As of recently, there have been acts of vandalism and break-ins,, among other things. In the second to last week of school, the main office and another classroom on the first floor of CATS were broken into and vandalized. The glass partition in the main office door was shattered. But there have been previous break-ins, too, at other schools on the Diego Rivera campus. As Ms. Michele Smith, Assistant Principal of Operation at
By William A. and Antonio B. On May 13, CATS seniors attended their Decision Day banquet held in the MPR to celebrate their post-high school plans. College decisions are an important moment for all senior students who are about to graduate and even for those who will have to start the process next year. Senior Aremy O., who is also the class salutatorian, said the college she will attend will be the University of California, Irvine. She stated the reason she chose UC Irvine is because the school offered her a scholarship that made it stand
How do students manage school and work? As of now Irvin M. a junior, isn’t working, however he used to work at Taco Bell and worked there for 3 months. Irvin’s main reason for working in a job was mainly the money, but also the opportunity to be a part of a family franchise. “I love the hard experience given at work, in which it takes a tough time to handle and be quick, lacking was the part of the job but getting better is the best part.” But it wasn’t easy. “Well managing [both] was
By Jefrey R., Martin P. and Marlon P. Muchos estudiantes de CATS entre el grado 11 y 12 se han quejado sobre que no hay espacio suficiente para que los estudiantes se parqueen en la escuela y nos cuentan cómo les afecta. El subdirector de la escuela Mr. Antonio Roque dijo algo muy importante y fue “Una de las razones porque la escuela no deja que los estudiantes que traen carros pueden parquearse ahí es porque no hay suficiente espacio para todo el personal de la escuela.” Explicó que porque han habido incidentes o accidentes en
By Darleen B. Cafe Calle is a local coffee shop in the SOCAL area that recently opened up. It is located on 3310 S Central ave, Los Angeles CA, 90011. The businesswoman behind it, Diana Martinez, has an Instagram account that is @cafecalle and she posts all events that occur. After seeing all that was being posted such as pastries, healthy drinks, coffee, and pop up events, I decided to be a customer and be the judge of it. Early Tuesday morning before school my friend Denise and I were on our way excited to try
By Arely V. and Jazmine A. “Just show up, prove that you can be of use to the club….We’ll gladly show you the ropes and call you one of our members.” NATHAN R., CATS JUNIOR Jonathan A., an 11th grader at CATS, one day dreamt of appearing in a school film and decided to make it a reality. So he founded a film club at CATS. When Jonathan returned from quarantine, he recalled the dream and reflected on it and thought, “Cool. What if I could actually make that happen?” With prior expertise in the field,
By Jesus C. and Alexis A. “Since I joined this club, I’ve felt like, I don’t know, I matter.” Yeshua p., cats junior Ever participate in a Fun Friday or in the many activities organized during lunch? If you have, then you’ve seen the group that makes it happen. They are known as the “Schoolwide positive behavior and intervention supports” group or ACE, and have been part of CATS for a long time. ACE stands for the Achievement and Commitment to Excellence. Mr. Rafael Romo, ACE site administrator and the group’s leader, said “I believe that it
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