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It’s Time to Take the ELPAC

By Maria M. “Being an ELD student makes me proud of myself because I have seen progress since level 1.” Paola V., cats senior In CATS, a large number of students are known as English Learners, or students who are still developing their English language proficiency. Some are newcomers, meaning they are learning English for the first time, and others have been in the country for longer. Every student who is an English Learner has to reclassify. This means they have to do three things: pass the ELPAC (English Language Proficiency Assessments for California), pass the

April 2, 2022

What It Feels Like to Get COVID-19 During the School Year

By Axel C. and Joshua C. “COVID made me feel really exhausted from doing nothing, so I spent most of the day in bed trying to feel better” Oscar r., junior COVID-19 continues to impact many teachers and students’ families. And some students and teachers at CATS have gotten sick during the school year. They shared what their experiences were like. Mr. Brian Dinh, 9th grade English and Yearbook teacher, had to miss the first week of the Spring semester because of COVID-19. “Every inch of my body was, just like, super heavy. I was just

April 2, 2022

Masking Is Now Optional, But Still Recommended

By Erick B. and Alan C. “I honestly feel great being able to breathe again.” Mr. Monteon, graphic design teacher After California ended its school mask mandate on March 12, most public schools in the state changed their policies — except the Los Angeles School Unified District (LAUSD). However, about a week later, the teachers’ union Unified Teachers Los Angeles (UTLA) and the district came to an agreement to end the mask mandate. As of Wednesday, March 23, staff and students are no longer required to wear a mask. COVID-19 testing will still continue for the

April 2, 2022

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

March 2, 2022

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

March 2, 2022

CATS Seniors Are Going to College

By Denise R., Darleen B., and Xenia C. As senior year begins to come to an end at CATS and college acceptances come around, the Class of 2022 will soon experience the college life they’ve been dreaming of. So far, CATS students have received acceptance letters from Cal State Universities such as Cal State Northridge, Cal State Dominguez Hills, and Cal State Fullerton. Although, many have not received any feedback from University of California schools yet. Helbert L., a senior at CATS, got accepted to his number one option which is Cal State Northridge and Cal

March 1, 2022

Huskies’ Sports Update

By Alexis A., Kevin H. and Jesus C. With school back in session, sports at Diego Rivera Learning Complex have started back up as well. But soccer and basketball players say they have experienced some difficulties returning. Soccer player Arturo G. said it wasn’t easy to keep up with COVID and classes. “It’s very hard to keep up. Sometimes I won’t see my classes for two days.” He said this isn’t exactly great, but as long as he can do the make-up work it should be fine. Players have also had to deal with playing back-to-back

February 7, 2022

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L.A. Mayor Eric Garcetti Comes to Diego Rivera

By Julian E. Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti visited the Diego Rivera Learning Complex on Monday, January 24. According to the LA Daily News newspaper, he was on campus to start the Student 2 Student Success Program. The article says that “The effort will provide 1,000 economically disadvantaged students with job skills and work experience at the school.” Irvin M., 11th grader, said “It was weird to see the mayor of Los Angeles in South L.A. as well, in an area of Diego Rivera with gang violence and many acts of crime within this residence.” Oscar

February 5, 2022

How Are Students Feeling About The New Semester?

By Jazmine A. and Arely V. Though some students are thrilled to come back to school with their friends and mentors after the winter break, others are having a hard time adjusting to the new semester, especially with the COVID-19 variant Omicron. “I won’t say hectic, but it was pretty stressful trying to figure it out–well obviously I have to get back into my routine of waking up early,” said Ms. Peña, the temporary chemistry teacher. After a few days into the new semester she wondered, “Where are all my students?” As many students and teachers

February 5, 2022

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

February 5, 2022

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