1521 N. HIGHLAND AVE, HOLLYWOOD, CA 90028 VOLUME IX, ISSUE V APRIL 2011

Hollywood High • Home of the Sheiks

The Crimson Chronicle

INDEX2 • Op/Ed 6 • Features

4 • News 8 • Entertainment

10 • Sports

The performing arts magnet is facing more cuts as LAUSD at-tempts to cut Magnet budgets to close the overwhelming deficit. Hollywood’s Magnet offers students the chance to explore career paths in the professional world of the performing arts. PAM has programs that need extra funding, so losing money will highly affect school pro-ductions and classes offered. Recently, Stormy Sacks, Mag-net’s singing teacher and Co-ordinator, has been notified his job is in jeopardy. Besides letting go of teachers, LAUSD is targeting coordinators and it seems Sacks’ position is in jeopardy. Sacks is one of 14 teachers to receive a layoff no-tice, and will be replaced with another teacher with more seniority if he loses his job. “Right now we are unsure about how much money Mag-net will lose,” said Dr. Emma Jeanette Burns, assistant prin-cipal. “Money is not our main concern, our main concern is

Magnet at Risk for Major Funding CutsMANUELA CHAVEZCHRONICLE REPORTER

Mr. Sacks himself. If he does leave, his position is not closed, but his coordinator-ship is. If Mr. Sacks does leave, and is re-placed, the person who would replace him could not possibly bring the same en-thusiasm as he did. He truly is a vital part of the Mag-net and he goes beyond what is expected of him.” Facing a harsh deficit, Gov. Jerry Brown has pro-posed a tax exten-sion on the June ballot. This new proposal is to ‘protect’ the K-12 education, while cutting $1.7 bil-lion to Medi-Cal, $500 million from UC and CSU col-leges and $400 million from com-munity colleges. Brown’s inten-tion of tax extensions are to pro-tect schools from getting more budget cuts. If his proposal is

not passed, Brown will have to target public education funds, meaning Magnet programs may possibly have up to 86% of their funding being cut. Schools will lose between $4 billion and $5

billion, according to the Presi-dent of the California Teachers Association, David Sanchez.

Former U.S. Secretary of State and Hollywood High School alumnus Warren Christopher died at the age of 85 on March 19. Christopher will always be remembered for his excep-tional social accomplishments and generosity toward HHS. Christopher served under four presidents, was Secretary of State for President Bill Clin-ton. The astute diplomat was appointed chairman of an in-dependent commission that investigated the Rodney King assault and riots in Los Angeles. Some of his accomplish-ments include securing the freedom for the American hos-tages in Iran, brokering Bos-nian peace, and promoting hu-man rights around the world. He was also instrumental in pushing for police reforms. Many of Christopher’s ac-complishments were far reaching, but he never failed to give back to his commu-

nity through theWarren Chris-topher Scholarship Fund. The Scholarship Fund was established in 1992 and was a gift from O’Melveny’s partners in order to honor Christopher. The Warren Christopher

Scholarship provides college scholarships to outstanding and promising high school sopho-mores in the Los Angeles Uni-fied School District. Each year, the program awards eight to ten students who are deprived financially and have surpassed

personal challenges, such as living in environments wtih drugs, violence and poverty. The award aims to help these students finish high school and pursue a college degree. To this date it has awarded four-year col-lege scholarships to 138 LAUSD students who have overcome great odds to succeed in life.Those who are not chosen as a Christopher Scholar are nonetheless awarded $500 to help them bridge the gap be-tween high school and college. Christopher scholarship re-cipients have attended some of the finest universities and Ivy League schools. His scholarship fund has awarded about $3 mil-lion in scholarships so far, accord-ing to Elsa Weiss, of the law firm O’Melveny and Myers, of which Christopher was a partner. The Class of ‘42 Hollywood High alumnus was dedicat-ed and passionate toward social reform for both the world and his community,

MONICA RENOJCHRONICLE REPORTER

Advanced Placement classes have become a become a meth-od for students to “one-up” each other in the great race to be accepted at top universities. The benefits of taking such courses include a higher GPA, a competitive college resume, and possible college credit if the test is passed in May. If these are the main reasons sutdents are taking AP classs-es, can they be successful in

mastering the subject as they would in college? Further-more, can these courses be truly advanced if they are de-signed around a curriculum solely made to pass a test? With AP exams right around the corner, The Crimson Chron-icle set to find out. The staff surveyed about 266 of the 314 students enrolled in AP classes.See pages 6-7 for a full report.

Prominent HHS Alumnus Dies

According to calculations, LAUSD is $408 million short of what they need in total to maintain all current staff and programs. $12.2 million of LAUSD’s entire budget is allot-

ted to all Magnet programs, which is only about 0.167% of the en-tire school budget. A meeting was held April 6 for Magnet to discuss the cuts. During this meeting, a packet was given to each PAM stu-dent containing ten letters that were specially sent to the head per-sonnel that man-age school and state budgets and a Save Perform-ing Arts Magnet & Faculty petition in which students were able to

write about their experiences with teachers who were pink slipped or explain why Mag-net programming is important. The ten letters prepared by the Magnet program were for parents of the PAM students to sign and send to LAUSD offi-

cials and state representatives. The letter was a way to summa-rize the outrage of the parents. “As a parent I have to ask why an educational system would take successful pro-gramming and slash it? Aside from being counterintuitive, we find it simply disgraceful!” The letter goes on to say, “Furthermore, one has to ques-tion- What sleazy politics are behind such unfair cuts; and whose pockets will be enriched by making it impossible for the magnets to successfully exist, thereby creating more opportu-nities for privatized charters?” On April 11, School Board member Steve Zimmer came to Hollywood to talk to the con-cerned teachers, students, and parents, but could only reply to concerns by assuring that there will be a Magnet program next year, although not as prosper-ous if the money is not granted. Magnet is left with a small ray of hope that a solution can be reached to save Mr. Sacks. Mr. Sacks and his dedication to has allowed Magnet to get recog-nition for the schools’ perfor-mances. With the letters that have been sent, hope remains that state officials and school representatives will spare the Magnet and their funds.

How advanced is advanced placement?

Former Secretary of State was in class of ‘42

District targets special interest programs

15% of all LAUSD students are enrolled in an AP class.

18% of students at HHS are enrolled in an AP class.

86% of students enrolled in an AP class in LAUSD are passing with a “C” or better.

87% of students enrolled in an AP class at HHS are with a “C” or better.

Source: School Report Card 09/10

Hollywood Idol Recap

What’s the most memo-rable thing a teacher has said to you?

Man on the StreetSee page 3

Advisory Spotlight

Media Literacy

PHOTO CREDIT: CRISTAL MUNOZ

Stormy Sacks, Vocal Music Director and Magnet Coordi-nator could lose his job next year, but Magnet is trying to retain his position.

Highlights of the performances.

See page 4

How To:What to do when you’re a

Freshman in college

Alumnus Warren Christo-pher died on March 19.

See page 5 See page 8

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OP/ED

Crimson ChroniCle staff

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LETTERS TO THE EDITORDear Editor,I would like to correct the records that are shown on The Crimson Chronicle Volume VIII Issue IV. The boys Varsity Volleyball team lost the game against Miguel Contreras (3-2). I am glad that our school has a newspaper. However, if the information is wrong, what is the point of having a newspaper? I know that it is hard to maintain such mass amount of information and summarize it. But, we do need the right information. Thank you for all you do to keep the school informed. -J.G. Yun, 11th Grade

Dear Editor,Being in high school, I really want to know what job opportunities there are for teenagers. I read the LA Times and it makes me think, “I really want a job.”I think you guys should add a section for teenage jobs. I’m pretty sure it would help the students out a lot.Other than that, the paper is great!

-Jenna Aultman, 6th Grade

Dear Editor,So far, the Crimson Chronicle has always caught my attention. Although, I would like to see more coverage on all the sports. They have done so great this year and deserve the recognition and attention.

-Jocelyn M., 12th Grade

Corrections

JOE CURIELCHRONICLE REPORTER

Many students have ditched, but experienced mild punish-ments. Only it seems no one re-

ally cares about it. When I pass by the restroom, in the hallway it looks as if classes are being “taught” in the hallway, not in the class-room. There are students play-fighting or talking. Some of them are in the bathroom getting high. It is disrespect-ful to teachers because they are fighting for a chance to keep teaching. They are out there protesting every Tuesday morning to give students a bet-ter education and those who ditch are just mocking them. If someone continues to ditch classes inside of school and bother other students trying to learn, he shouldn’t simply get detention, but should be kicked off school property if it is a re-peated offense. Learning is a

privilege and should be pro-vided to those who genuinely care. If one comes to school in search for only destruction, laughs, or drugs, he should be notified that school is not the place for them. It’s better if those who want to ditch class just stay home and allow those who want to learn, learn!

During some of my classes, some are so bored sitting there; students walk off and talk on their cell phone. Sometimes, out of nowhere, there are some students throwing stuff around and screaming in class. It’s an-noying! Why not just take your friends and drop out? Either way, by doing this dai-ly, you are not taking advantage

of your education or learning anything. You are compromis-ing your future and it seems likely that you will not succeed as an adult. It’s immature be-cause many of these teachers care for their students’ well being and invest the time and effort to make sure they are educated.

Punishments for ditch-ing are detention, truancy, and a monetary fine, but they really have no impact. Multiple detentions can be easily cleared, especially through Saturday school. This is outrageous consid-ering ditching is against the law. Ditching punishments should be harsher on stu-dents to prevent them from

ever doing it again. If staff members walked around for a few minutes they are bound to see groups of people just walk-ing around campus. There should be more se-curity and punishments be-cause those who ditch are not only doing other illegal things but also putting in danger the minds of others.

-A headline in the sports section said “Teams remain undefeated” when, in fact, the volleyball team had one loss.

-Decathlon story misreported Sam’s plaque. It wasn’t bronze. it’s a plaque for the highest scoring member of the team. Also, there were two gold and four bronze medals won in total.

-Stats box reported the game against M.C. as a win, when it was a loss.

-Caption on the front page misspelled Nicole Gozum’s name.

Embrace the Knowledge

OP/EDAPRIL 2011 3

Man on the StreetWhat is the most memorable thing a teacher has said

to you?

The major-ity of students in high school are obligated to submit to teachers who are menacing without a rea-

son. Well, maybe one reason: ALL KIDS ARE EVIL. According to teachers, all teenagers are corrupt or soon-to-be corrupt, so teachers take matters to their own hands because our parents can’t control us. Our gracious teachers “gift” us by abusing us with caustic remarks. This behavior towards the students can imprint on them, which may lead them to believe that they are stupid or inca-pable of learning. There was a student in my middle school who acted as a rebel; he argued with the teacher and didn’t fol-low the classroom rules. One day the teacher was furious and told the “worthless, lost-cause” to leave and never return to class. He never did. When a student is repeatedly beaten down with harsh words coming from an adult, he will believe that he is worthless and will not aim for the best in life.

Mean Teachers Can Result in Poor Self-Esteem WOARIA RASHIDCHRONICLE REPORTER

Instead, he’ll live life as if there’s nothing to live for and shrivel up in the corner and waste away because nobody cares. We look up to adults for knowl-edge, wisdom, and guidance so it’s mind-boggling to hear teachers use foul language. Rebellion in class may often be the result of having difficulties at home or elsewhere. Teach-ers are hardly ever aware if a student is facing problems. So, abuse in school + personal is-sues = SOS. When I was in ninth grade (my old school), there was a time when I was facing difficulties at home, but when I arrived in school I would leave my prob-lems back at home. So, although I was a bit depressed inside, my exterior was always cheerful. One day, while sitting in a class I didn’t really enjoy, I asked the teacher if he was offering any extra credit because I was in desperate need to raise my grade. He simple stared at me, smirked, and bluntly said no. I just stared at him in shock and mumbled, “Okay.” I always had a gut feeling that he didn’t like me. So, to prove my theory, I asked a friend who didn’t witness the incident to ask for extra credit, and guess what- he said yes. Of

course I had to confront him about it and his reply was that “there is no point for you to do unsatisfactory work and waste my time grading it.” That defi-nitely hurt me and made me feel as if there was no point to try in his class. But, few weeks after the inci-dent, I decided that I wasn’t go-ing to let him win. I worked re-ally hard to understand the past and present material, so when I passed his class with an A, I felt like a warrior. Most teachers are role models and inspire students to become someone. But those who ver-bally abuse students because of habit or if they’re having a bad day, it can negatively affect a student’s life.

TARA AULTMANCHRONICLE REPORTER

“I was making out with my wife and this P.E. teacher comes up and says to us that school is for learning not for touching people.”

-Manuel Alas, Biology Teacher

“My Geometry teacher at Venice High told me trying is not do-ing. I was having a hard time. I disagree with her then and I disagree with her now. TRYING IS DOING!”

-Heather Brown, Counselor

“I was having a conversation with my friend and he said, ‘Something bad is gonna happen to you, and I am just waiting for that **** to happen. You’re gonna get what’s coming.’”

-Daion Stanford, 12th Grade, PAM

I’ve been in school long enough to be-lieve that this is a place where students and teachers “come together” to

make one another’s lives better. That statement is in the process of being proven wrong. With the number of students I see walk-ing the halls with no referral, let alone a hall pass, I have to think, “What is going on?” Walking by certain class-rooms, I hear teachers using the “Seven Words You Should Never Say.” Personally, these are my friends who are getting disrespected and it makes me sick to believe that people who are supposed to teach us about mutual respect are themselves being disrespectful. Growing up, I have been told that as a minor, I should respect my elders. But in my mind, you could be the governor of Cali-fornia and you would still have to earn my respect. Even if you have earned my respect, you can say the wrong thing and you will lose it in a heartbeat. I have witnessed teachers call-

Interviewed andPhotographed by:Alejandra Mancia(Chronicle Reporter)andHugo Osorio(Chronicle Reporter)

“Get the **** out of my class”.

-Cesiah Lopez, PAM, 12th

“Hey Ms. what race do you think I am? Mexican? Chapin? Or Salvi?”Teacher: “You look, Native American.”

-Henry Ortiz, 12th Grade, MET

“Stupid! Get out of my class!”

-Edgardo Montes, 11th Grade, MET

ing their students names like “idiots” and “complete savages.” Sometimes, I even hear them swearing at their own students. As a student I believe it is wrong for a student to be disre-spectful towards their teachers, but that does not give the teach-er, the adult in the situation, to sink down to the student’s level and let the fire continue to burn. Picture a student named Lexi getting sent down to the office for arguing with her teacher. While speaking to her coun-selor, she may think she has a chance when, really, everything she is telling her counselor is going in one ear and out the other. No matter what kind of situation it is, the student is always wrong. So, Lexi gets pe-nalized and there is nothing she can do about it. This situation happens a little too often. Not only are students stepping out of place, so are the teachers. I think the adults should actually try to believe our stories because, even if we might exaggerate from time to time, many of us often have a point. Teachers get away with a lot, and students are fed up. It makes one wonder, like the old saying goes, “Why can’t we all just get along?”

4 APRIL 2011

NEWSBudget Cuts Affect Hollywood for the WorsePrincipal assures that this will be the last blowkARLA sAmAyoAenteRtAInment edItoR

Devoted Sister Remembers Brother by RunningStudents run for charity to save lives while honoring Spencer’s memoryedmundo ReAchRonIcLe RePoRteR

The organization Donate Life will be hosting a Run/Walk on Saturday at the California State University Fullerton campus, around the Intramural Field. Some Hollywood High stu-dents will be participating in the Donate Life Run/Walk in memory of Spencer Juarez, freshman who passed away last year due to head trauma inflict-ed during a football game. Hemashary Juarez, Spencer’s sister, is an 11th grade SAS stu-dent. She will be leading Hol-lywood’s group named the Fly-

ing Jalapeño in memory of her brother. She has always been an athlete and has run several marathons. “From all the races that I’ve done, this one is the most im-portant and special to me,” said Hemashary. The Run/Walk is “a non-competitive 5K/1K Run/Walk to educate and inspire the com-munity about organ and tissue donation while benefiting Do-nate Life California Organ and Tissue Donor Registry,” accord-ing to the nonprofit organiza-tion One Legacy. To take part in this event, stu-dents paid a registration fee.

The price started at $15 per person, but as of March 18 the price was raised to $20. The money was turned into He-mashary to register the Flying Jalapeño group for the event. The money from the registra-tion fees will go towards the organization to fund organ and tissue donations. Anyone who runs along with Hemashary on the run/walk will receive a commemorative shirt and pin with a picture of Spencer on it. On Monday, when the participants return to school, they will be wearing the t-shirt given to them by He-mashary.

Hemashary Juarez organized a group of Hollywood High stu-dents to run for Donate Life California Organ and Tissue Registry to honor the memory of her brother Spencer Juarez.

PHOTO CREDIT: hAkeem scott

Hollywood Idol Makes A Spectacular Return

A group of JROTC students won a $100 first prize for their performance of the Black Eyed Peas song “I Got a Feeling at the second annual Hollywood Idol contest. English teacher James Carmi-cle along with art teacher Jes-sica Potrovitza organized the captivating event which was held April 15 in the school’s auditorium. Second place winner, Em-erson Joma, received $50 for his parody of the song “Fire-works” by Katy Perry. Emer-son, appearing in a dress and

wig, was the crowd’s favor-ite and received a standing ovation more than once. Many students said they felt that he should have won first place. A group of sopho-mores, dressed in 1950s costumes, performed “Sum-mer Nights and We Go Together” from the movie Grease. They received a gift card for $25 for third place. “It was fun and ex-citing seeing all of the acts on the big stage, said Potrovitza. “Ev-

ery detail came together seamlessly.Everyone’s hard

work and efforts paid off. It was a blast!”

Students came down to support their friends while the performers entertained with mod-ern day song medleys and dance numbers during the two hour free period on Friday. Participants of Holly-wood Idol had to audi-tion and practice their performance for weeks before they performed in front of the entire school. Everybody involved

in the show worked very hard to produce a highly entertaining

and dazzling show, according to Carmicle. “I have always felt that sing-ing live is a talent, but lip sync-ing is a skill,” said Carmicle. The judges for the event were SAS teacher Juan Bur-ciaga, Assistant Principals Dr. Emma Burns and Marco Tolj. Unlike last year, Hollywood Idol was upgraded to live sing-ing through the participation of Performing Arts Magnet’s H2O chorale group. “This show is important to me since it provides oppor-tunities for our very talented students to demonstrate those talents to their peers,” said Carmicle.

First and second place winners pose after they receive their rewards for mermerizing the audience.

PHOTO CREDIT: nAtALIe heRnAndez

For more photos see page 9

ALEJANDRA MANCIACHRONICLE REPORTER

The school’s college coun-selor, math coach, four of nine teacher assistants, two coordi-nators and two to three clerical workers will all lose their jobs on June 30 under a 2011-2012 budget approved by the School Site Council. At a meeting on March 31, the SSC also decided to com-bine the positions of Interven-tion Specialist and Testing Coordinator, as well as the Pupil Services and Attendance Counselor (PSA) position with the Diploma Project Counselor (DPC) position. The Intervention Specialist prepares students for exams like the CAHSEE, and the CST, while the Testing Coordina-tor organizes these exams. The PSA and DPC work with students to lower the dropout by helping students with social and emotional issues, speak-ing with parents about school

policies, keeping students informed about graduation re-quirements, conducting home visits, and so forth. Roxana Jimenez, student member of the SSC, says, “I felt the decisions [on the budget] were rushed. Next year, we need to be careful about who we select for the SSC. Out of fifteen members, I was the only one who abstained from voting for the budget. Everyone voted without thinking it through, because they wanted to get home.” Despite these cuts, Hollywood High is facing the new school year in a more financially stable position than most other schools. A few years ago, the school won a grant called the Quality Education Investment Act (QEIA) from a “lottery” conducted by the state. Only schools that were doing poorly could qualify for earning the money, and Hollywood was facing low testing scores at the time. The money is said to last

seven years. Should the state still have the funds for this pro-gram, the school will continue to receive the extra funds. Since the school district had only provided money for 37 teachers, the QEIA grant money was used to employ 22 extra teachers. The conditions of the QEIA money stipulate that it can only be used as long as a 27 students to one teacher ratio is maintained. There are other goals and conditions that must be met, such a high API score, a certain amount of counselors, and hiring teachers that are considered “highly qualified.” Principal Jaime Morales ad-mitted during the SSC meeting to having struggled in creating the final budget. In order to fund necessary positions for next year, he used money from as many sources as possible, although some funds were only allowed to be used for certain allocations. For example, the QEIA money was only used for teachers. Hollywood High will be

operating with $1 million to $2 million less than the budget the 2010-2011 school year had, according to Morales. It could have been much worse without the the QEIA grant money. Due to budget cuts, the school district maintains strict regula-tions when funding various positions. The school district funds school counselors on a strict ratio of one counselor to 800 students. In the upcoming school year, 1,638 students are expected to be entering Hollywood High, which mean two counselors would be required. However, that figure is said to be an over-estimate and is downsized by about 100 students to account for those who don’t show up. As a result, the district is re-fusing to grant Hollywood the second counselor. This counsel-or would have served the posi-tion of the college counselor, a position that will be taken over by an SAS counselor. UTLA and LAUSD are still negotiating the current cuts.

Morales believes some teachers may be saved. However, regard-less of who is let go, the posi-tion of the teacher or counselor will remain. Should a teacher be let go, another teacher, one with more seniority chosen by the school district, will take over the classes the previous teacher leaves behind. Morales said he firmly be-lieves that once these nego-tiations are over, it is unlikely that budget cuts will affect the upcoming 2011-2012 school year. He also mentioned that Board Member Steve Zimmer of District 4 is working towards making sure that budget cuts do not affect schools. “The students and parents need to organize themselves in a way to pressure to save education . Education is not the cause of the economic prob-lems, but education is being heavily cut,” said Morales.

Karla Samayoa is one of four student members of the School Site Council.

Junior prom cancelled

Due to lack of sales, Hollywood High’s annual Junior Prom, spon-sored by Elizabeth Payne and Sonia Solis, was canceled after the first week of sales. Throughout the first week, a total of 16 tickets were sold. The Black and White themed Junior Prom was intend-ed to be held at the Women’s Club on Hollywood. Class of 2012 did not lose money because it didn’t pay ahead for services. Since the Class of 2010 had money left over from their graduation fund, sponsors will donate the money between class of 2011 and class of 2012. aleJandra manciapennY driVe

Leadership hosted their 6th Penny Drive in April through the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. Leadership students visited each Advisory to collect the donated money. Mr. Burciaga’s advisory had the most donations. They received a pizza party as congratu-latory gift for their efforts to help the patients in need. HuGo oSorioBlood driVe

Red Cross, with the help of Leadership, hosted another Blood Drive on April 26 in the big gym. Only students with the proper blood iron level and height and weight requirements were al-lowed to donate. Last year, Red Cross received 200 units of blood from Hollywood High students. This year, Hollywood again do-nated a great amount, approximated at 201 units. HuGo oSorioTeacHer iS recoGniZed English teacher James B. Car-

micle was recently selected as a Claes Nobel Educator of Distinction by the National Society of High School Schol-ars. Nominated by his Advi-sory student Jennifer Mendez, Carmicle was recognized as “a role model and positive influence, someone who has made a difference.” Carmicle received the award on March 16, 2011 along with a Certifi-cate of Appreciation. aFSana aFZal

APRIL 2011 5

NEWSManriquez Named Distinguished EducatorMedia teacher is one of 87 in the nation to be honored by Apple

MET teacher Antonio Man-riquez received the Apple Dis-tinguished Educator award. Among 76 newly selected mem-bers for the Class of 2011 in the U.S., Manriquez was one of only three LAUSD teachers and the only high school teacher from the district. Crimson Chronicle reporter Af-sana Afzal sat down with Man-riquez to find out more. crimson chronicle: Tell me more about the award. manriquez: The program honors a group of educators who use technology to engage students to be more involved in the content they’re learn-ing. Apple’s going to send me to Phoenix, at the University of Arizona Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Com-munication. They’re putting me up there for a week to do an orientation/conference where

I collaborate with other educa-tors like myself to create con-tent that would go on iTunes U. Hopefully, I’ll bring back a lot of neat ways of using Ap-ple products in the classroom. crimson chron-icle: How are your students reacting? manriquez: I haven’t really told them. I found out the day the RIF no-tices went out. So, it was a bittersweet day for me. It’s an honors not for just me but for every-one else here; it’s honoring the program and the school. crimson chronicle: How do you feel? manriquez: I think it’s great. I really love working with Apple products. I think that they’re the one company that are cre-ating products that are really

going to revolutionize educa-tion. I’m really proud to be part of the group Apple is honoring,

because I’m honoring them by using their products and they’re honoring us right back. They’re providing us with really great perks and resources. It’s a pretty big honor. crimson chronicle: How are you using Apple products in your classroom?

manriquez: We have a lab full of Macs. As soon as the iPad came out, I knew that

we’ve got to work at getting the iPad here. I feel like if we weren’t hav-ing such bud-get problems, statewide and nationally, we could utilize our money a little bit better. We have one iPad in this classroom. We use it as a slate. You could use it as a teleprompt-er. There are

also things you can do with it to help a video production class, like buy iMovie for $5 and edit HD movies on it. crimson chronicle: Do you think the school board would allow it? manriquez: Well, we tried, but it was too much too soon.

“You want one-hundred of those?” It kind of scared the district. Also, they’ve been re-ally supportive of us in the past and so they wanted to put their money towards other schools for other endeavors. There are other schools going one-to-one iPad. It’s one of those things I’m going to keep trying to do one way or another. crimson chronicle: How would we use the money? manriquez: Instead of buy-ing a bunch of textbooks con-stantly and having a one-to-one laptop program, if each student had their iPad they could out all their books in there, take their notes, they could do their email, they could do all their assign-ments, record their lectures, they could record movies, blog directly from it, podcast on it, play games, watch movies, etc. An iPad could be a student’s complete education and enter-tainment world.

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Dr. Steven Steinberg, MET Advisory teacher, has found a new way to make his students more business savvy through something called Media Liter-acy. Every Wednesday during advisory, Dr. Steinberg directs his students through a process where they analyze advertis-ing techniques directed to-wards teens. The purpose of the class is “for students to be savvy con-sumers,” said Dr. Steinberg. Dr. Steinberg presents his class with several posters and asks them to analyze how manufacturers use different techniques to lure teens into buying their products. Then the students use what they learned in class to find the same advertising techniques in other ads. Students analyze ads like those of American Idol and Ford Motors. They learn that these ads work because manu-facturers know that teens have “Music in their Minds, Money in their Pockets.” “I expect them (the students) to think critically instead of be-ing passive sponges for media so that they can make good de-cisions about what they buy,” said Dr. Steinberg.

“We learn about budgets and how people try to get money from us,” said Sharon Perez To make his class more in-teresting and engaging for students, Dr. Steinberg likes to relate personal anecdotes about his experiences with ad-

vertisements and the way that they have affected people. In addition to conducting Me-dia Literacy with his students, Dr. Steinberg likes to keep his advisory busy through the us-age a book entitled Success for Teens on Mondays and Fri-days. Dr. Steinberg ordered a set big enough for all Media and Technology students be-cause he intended the book

to be used by every advisory teacher. However, few teachers took advantage of the opportu-nity and now those books sit undisturbed in the back of his classroom. “I hope that next year we can teach it as part of the everyday

curriculum,” said Dr. Steinberg. The purpose of this book is to help teens become more knowl-edgeable about their lives, so that they understand the need to set goals for them-selves and develop the behavior that they need to acquire those goals. The book helps teens understand what holds them back and how to

overcome those ob-stacles. “I want them to fig-ure out their philoso-

phy while they are here,” said Dr. Steinberg Although, there are not any immediate results of the book on students, Dr. Steinberg can observe that some students are really trying to use the book for their benefit. Media Literacy and Success for Teens are empowering MET students to think criti-cally and beyond themselves.

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dr. Steinberg helps his advisory stu-dents undertand how to spend their money wisely and how to find their life philosophy.

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6 APRIL 2011

FEATURES

Hollywood 2010 AP Passing Rates AP Test Total

Taken1 2 3 4 5

English Language 73 10% 58% 23% 7% 3%English Literature 46 20% 46% 30% 2% 2%Environmental Science 57 35% 21% 12% 5% -Government 16 75% 19% 6% - -European History 46 96% - 4% - -United States History 64 56% 38% 3% 3% -Calculus AB 35 86% 6% 6% - 3%Spanish Language 56 - 7% 16% 41% 36%Spanish Literature 14 - - 29% 50% 21%Computer Science 17 85% 8% - 28% -Chemistry 17 65% 18% 2% 1% -Biology 24 100% - - - -

How Advanced is Advanced Placement?314 Sheiks are taking AP Classes

80% of Sheiks taking AP Classes are from SAS76% of Sheiks believe that the extra GPA points an

AP class provides is necessary

46% of Sheiks say they are taking AP classes that are difficult for them

31% of Sheiks are taking AP classes unrelated to their intended college major

22% of Sheiks are taking AP classes in subjects they are not good at

21% of Sheiks say in taking an AP class, their goal was not necessarily to pass the exam

14% of Sheiks taking AP Classes are from PAM3% of Sheiks taking AP Classes are from MET

2% of Sheiks taking AP Classes are from TCASJA1% of Sheiks taking AP Classes are from HNAS

How well did Sheiks say their classes prepared them?

12% believe they were very well prepared23% believe they were well prepared29% believe they were fairly well prepared22% believe they were poorly prepared15% believe they were very poorly prepared

National 2010 AP Passing Rates AP Test Total

Taken1 2 3 4 5

English Language 374,620 12% 28% 29% 21% 11%English Literature 353,781 10% 33% 30% 19% 8%Environmental Science 86,650 32% 18% 17% 23% 10%Government 211,681 25% 24% 25% 13% 13%European History 102,629 23% 11% 35% 18% 13%United States History 387,716 22% 26% 23% 19% 11%Calculus AB 78,998 10% 6% 14% 19% 51%Spanish Language 118,332 14% 15% 17% 28% 27%Spanish Literature 17,136 23% 17% 29% 21% 12%Computer Science 20,120 27% 8% 14% 25% 26%Chemistry 115,077 32% 18% 19% 19% 17%Biology 172,512 37% 14% 15% 15% 19%

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FEATURES

Hollywood 2010 AP Passing Rates AP Test Total

Taken1 2 3 4 5

English Language 73 10% 58% 23% 7% 3%English Literature 46 20% 46% 30% 2% 2%Environmental Science 57 35% 21% 12% 5% -Government 16 75% 19% 6% - -European History 46 96% - 4% - -United States History 64 56% 38% 3% 3% -Calculus AB 35 86% 6% 6% - 3%Spanish Language 56 - 7% 16% 41% 36%Spanish Literature 14 - - 29% 50% 21%Computer Science 17 85% 8% - 28% -Chemistry 17 65% 18% 2% 1% -Biology 24 100% - - - -

How Advanced is Advanced Placement? The AP Program was officially introduced to schools in 1955 by the non-profit organization CollegeBoard. The AP program was designed primarily to challenge students to achieve more academically in the most efficient way. It was first comprised of 11 subjects, with rigorous curricula de-signed to help students achieve college credit in high school. Today, College Board offers more than 30 subjects. Some 3.1 million students nation-wide took an AP exam last year, up from 1.2 million in 2000. However, the por-tion of those failing the exam (scores of one or two) grew to 42.5% last year compared to 36.4% in 2000, according to the New York Times. The last major change to an AP exam was in 2007 when a synthesis question added to the English Language test. Next year, the College Board plans to revise the Biology exam due to complaints that the vast amount of information covered makes the textbook the size of an encyclopedia. The organi-zation also plans changes to the U.S. History exam.

“I just came to this country two years ago, and I am taking two AP classes this year. I want to thank my teachers for giving me the skills necessary to feel confident about passing the exams.” -Farah Billah, SAS, 11th Grade

“Gonna fail.” -Sam Chavles, MET, 11th Grade

“I highly recommend that all students take AP classes because it prepares you for a real college class. But for those students who are in sports, productions, Leadership, club activities, I recom-mend that they only take a couple of AP classes because it can be overwhelming, especially if you are a senior.” -Karl Resurreccion, PAM, 12th Grade

“AP classes, for the most part, are preparing us enough for the AP exams. However, it’s all depen-dent on the student. If the student pressures himself/herself, it’ll have a positive or negative effect, depending on study habits. I work well under pressure, though. I just give it my all.” - Christian Ventura, SAS, 12th Grade

“Succinctly, the AP exam is a joke, attempting to achieve a goal that it never can, and the AP class, by virtue of becoming a system wherein one prepares specifically for a test that is meant to determine general comprehensive knowledge of a subject, is similarly pointless to those with a true goal of true learning.” -Brennan Jackson, ‘09

“Yes, the AP classes I have taken in high school have benefited me in my college courses. Although I didn’t pass some of my AP classes, taking the class gave me a good boost for college classes. For example, in the English Literature class I am taking right now , we are reading some of the same stories I read in my high school Literature class. It just makes things easier because I know what to expect.” -Nisha Haque, ‘09

“Yes! They seriously have [prepared me]. I just wish I made the effort to pass more of the exams. If you pass the exams you get college credit, which enables you to take less classes during the semes-ter or quarter. Passing the exams really opens up a lot of college doors for you.” -Maisha Jahangir, ‘10

Sheiks on AP

How well did Sheiks say their classes prepared them?

12% believe they were very well prepared23% believe they were well prepared29% believe they were fairly well prepared22% believe they were poorly prepared15% believe they were very poorly prepared

National 2010 AP Passing Rates AP Test Total

Taken1 2 3 4 5

English Language 374,620 12% 28% 29% 21% 11%English Literature 353,781 10% 33% 30% 19% 8%Environmental Science 86,650 32% 18% 17% 23% 10%Government 211,681 25% 24% 25% 13% 13%European History 102,629 23% 11% 35% 18% 13%United States History 387,716 22% 26% 23% 19% 11%Calculus AB 78,998 10% 6% 14% 19% 51%Spanish Language 118,332 14% 15% 17% 28% 27%Spanish Literature 17,136 23% 17% 29% 21% 12%Computer Science 20,120 27% 8% 14% 25% 26%Chemistry 115,077 32% 18% 19% 19% 17%Biology 172,512 37% 14% 15% 15% 19%

Source: CollegeBoard

Source: CollegeBoard

8 APRIL 2011

ENTERTAINMENTEndgame is Anything but Rise Against’s EndChRIstIAn ventuRAChRonICLe ContRIbutoR

Many people may have been, or still are, searching for the beauty they can only find in their favorite band. From what-ever genre, there is always that one speck of something “beau-tiful” in all music, regardless of musical taste. Rise Against has managed to raise that standard of beauty to a new high in their most recent release, Endgame. Tim McIlrath, the band’s lead vocalist, and the rest of the band, have once again repre-sented the band’s unique flavor with their newest album, while still maintaining the polished

feel of their previous album Appeal to Rea-son. Rise Against’s new album maintains the upbeat, melodic tone in their music while choosing to dis-cuss morbid topics in their songs, usu-ally pertaining to the troubled society of present-day America. In Endgame, they present their opin-ions about the depth of trouble that Amer-ica has recently faced, and include refer-ences to recent cata-strophic events. Even the name of the album represents something

“dark.” The band still maintains the strong balance of hope and darkness. Such songs include “Help is On the Way,” which refers to aid given during catastrophic events and “Satellite,” which draws attention to the American Dream. Rise Against’s songs bring a sense of com-fort in the face of adversity. One song even states “it’s not too late, we have the rest of our lives.” In regards to the al-bum’s strength, the al-bum accomplishes in making Rise Against

stand out next to to other fa-mous rock bands, such as the Foo Fighters or The Strokes. Aside from the varied top-ics discussed in their songs, their mix of melodic hardcore and rock complements the strength of McIlrath’s voice. The album’s songs do not depress. On the contrary, the upbeat rhythm is meant to keep heads up high. The rhythm brings dignity to the ears of the beholder. However, even for those who don’t manage to catch the mes-sage of the lyrics, the songs’ power successfully manage to grasp the attention of the pensive mind. Regardless of ethnicity, gender, and politi-cal views, the album satisfies.

How To Enjoy Your Freshman Year of College

Transitioning from the top-dog status in high school to a freshman in college can be nerve-wrecking. The new chal-lenges of choosing classes, making new friends and figur-ing out which clubs to join, out of the billions available, can be so overwhelming that students can lose themselves in the pro-cess of finding their niche in college. Lets face it, out of the count-less classes Hollywood High has enlightened us with over the years, it has failed to offer us the single, most essential class that a high school senior

transitioning from high school to college needs: a How to Sur-vive College course. Over the years, our teachers have told us countless times not to wait until the last minute to study for that dreaded Biology quiz or to write an outline for The Stranger essay as soon as our prompts are handed out. But I am here to tell you that it is okay to procrastinate. Who cares if you do those cal-culus problems hours before they are due or write a paper the night before it needs to be turned in? You’re only going to get an F+ and besides, every-body does it. So why not jump on the bandwagon? Another myth imposed on us is not to party before final ex-

ams, and let me tell you, this myth will be debunked right here, right now. There is noth-ing comparable to the energy and confidence one receives while partying before finals. It’s like watching Brad Pitt take his shirt off 300 times in a row in the film Troy. If by any chance you fail to wake up in time for your final exam, run to your lecture hall as fast as your legs can carry you and beg your professor to let you take the exam. If he refuses, beg some more. If he is still per-sistent, then make him an offer he can’t refuse. In a low, raspy Marlon Brando voice say, “If you don’t let me take this exam, to-morrow you’ll be sleeping with the fishes,” and that will usually

do the trick .1% of the time. The other 99.9% of the time he will probably call security on you. Ignore the gratuitous warn-ings about gaining the infamous Freshman Fifteen, otherwise known as those wonderful pounds you put on because of the delicious fast food. Ignore the fact that eating three Big Macs at 3 in the morning does not count as a balanced break-fast, regardless of the lettuce. Ignore the fact that your high school senior t-shirt has mys-teriously shrunken in the wash (really, that is a major problem! It keeps shrinking!). Your all-night partying lifestyle should not be cramped just because those munchies have thousands of empty calories.

Your newfound freedom, es-pecially when it comes to us-ing that wonderful green stuff (money! What did you think I was talking about?) should be taken advantage of. Spend all the money you can as quickly as possible. Student loans need to be paid off four years from now, which is centuries away! Buy a Magic Bullet, a Slap Chop, and an awesome set of Miracle Blades, regardless of the fact that you do not own a kitchen. You’re just preparing yourself for a fu-ture of rich living acquired with that easy college degree! Now you are 100% ready to go out and conquer the college world. Just remember, the most important thing of all is to have F-U-N.

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ENTERTAINMENTHollywood Idol Strikes A Chord

PHOTO CREDIT: STEPHANIE CHAVEZThis year’s Hollywood Idol set a new bar for entertain-ment. Students performed to hit songs that enthralled the audience.

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SPORTS

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Track and Field Work Toward a Grand Finale

An incoming fresh-man at the University of California, Berkeley class of 2015 and a senior football star at Hollywood High , Eric Sedrakyan recently be-came the recipient of the Scholar- Athlete Award of the year – a program by the National Football Foundation. Eric was nominated for the program by the athletic coordinator and School for Advanced Studies counselor Mr. Raul Grijalva after a careful consideration of

the possible choic-es. Grijalva stated that Eric possesses the necessary “aca-demic, leadership and athletic skills” needed to become the recipient. The award is based on the aca-demic and athletic achievement of the student. With a grade point aver-age of 3.78, in the top 10% of his class, and a title of all-city first team defensive end, Sedrakyan was “the perfect fit for the program” said

Grijalva. Eric’s advisory teacher Mrs. Kamen was also very pleased to find out about Eric’s achieve-ment. “Eric is definitely deserving of this award. I am very proud of him,” she said. Sedrakyan said he also “is seriously considering playing for the Berkeley Golden Bears football in the fall.” Some of the advantages of the NFF High School Scholar – Athlete award of the year include an engraved plaque and the recipient’s name in the National Football Hall of fame.

Sedrakyan ReceivesScholar Athlete Award

Although the track team didn’t have the greatest start , they’re working towards a better finish. With the unexpected res-ignation of Coach Caesar Sandoval, new head coach Jim McElroy wasn’t able to begin conditioning during January, which is the usual time to start . Keeping this in mind, the track team is not worried about blowing their com-petition away just yet . “We know we’re barely starting and our goal is to peak at league prelims and finals, not the dual meets,” said Erika Orellana, a se-nior in field events. With the athletes run-ning up to 600 meters at different speeds and distance alternating with long runs, hill work-outs and some speed work-

Senior Kathryn Loutzenheiser jumps over a hurdle in the 100m event against the Bernstein Dragons at home.

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Athletes train hard to impress at league finals in May

The spring pep rally recognized boys and girls basketball, track and field, baseball, softball, volleyball, soccer, and swim teams for their hard work and commitment. The March 25 show featured performances by the HHS cheer-leading team, Drill team, the JROTC Armed and Unarmed Drill team, and Kenneth Long’s dance class. The auditorium was filled with excitement and Sheik pride. “The show was packed with energy. It started off dull, but it got really hyped when everyone started booing us!” said Zahrea

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outs, the runners are more preoccupied with giving each track meet their all . “Even though we’re barely starting, I want to run each meet my hardest and see myself improve each week,” said Sophomore distance runner, Cecilia Flores. A star athlete this season is Senior distance runner Fernando Jauregui. With this being his last year at Hollywood, Jauregui wants to make it his best . “I joined track because I love the enjoyment of com-peting and seeing myself get better. I want to bring back a championship to the school,” said Jauregui. Jauregui sets high goals for himself. He wants to break the two-mile school record of 9:15. Having dou-ble workouts on Mondays and Wednesdays (equal-ing up to 12 miles on those days), Jauregui is working hard towards his goal.

This year, both familiar and new faces have ap-peared on the track team. Yet , Coach McElroy wonders, “How come the best male athletes are not competing in track?” Unfortunately, not every athlete is eager to commit to such rigorous training. Some athletes fail to attend every practice and expect to be able to compete. The girls’ varsity team has remained undefeated while the boys have not been so lucky. The team experienced their last home meet against Belmont High School on April 8. Tomorrow, Hollywood will be facing their greatest competition from last year, the Santee Falcons, in an away game. League preliminaries and league finals will follow sometime in May. It is here where the Sheiks plan to make a statement.

Jones, a freshman. “I actually saw people get out of their seats and dance along with the cheerleaders. It was a funny sight,” said Tania Cabrera, junior SAS student. The event honored their ath-letes with pride and spirit. “I’m very proud of myself and my team members. It feels great that we made it to play-offs. Hard work really pays off,” says Sean Humpal, member of the boys varsity basketball team. School spirit made its way around the auditorium when teams showed the crowd a little of their pre-game chants and

cheers. “My favorite was the girls basketball teams. They seemed so hyped. They proved that girls are just as strong as boys,” said Fresh-man Selene Usher. The pep rally also emotional for the graduating class of 2011. “It feels kind of nice because they are at least trying to show that they are going to miss us. It makes me wish that I had par-ticipated in a sport, ” sai TCA/SJA Senior Eric Mejia. Hard work was recognized, since Hollywood High School’s dedicated atheletes deserved their recognition at the rally.

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Thousands of runners gathered under rainy skies on March 20 at Dodgers Stadium for the Los Angeles Marathon and finished 26 miles later at Santa Monica Beach, wet, exhausted and proud. Students Run Los Angeles is an organization that al-

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Marathoners Endure Harsh Storm From the Stadium to the Sea

STATS BOX

DATE Opponent

3/23 @ Maywood 3-0 L

3/28 @ Bernstein 3-1 W

3/31 @ Santee 3-1 W

4/4 vs. Jefferson 3-0 W

4/6 @ Contreras 3-0 W

4/11 vs. Bravo 3-2 L

4/14 @ Elizabeth 3-0 L

VOLLEYBALL

BOYS & GIRLS VARSITY

BOYS VARSITY

DATE Opponent G i r l s B o y s

3/30 @ Maywood W L

4/6 @ Santee W W

4/13 @ Jefferson W W

5/4 @ Miguel Contreras W W

5/11 @ Legue Finals W W

SWIM

TRACK AND FIELD

BOYS’ & GIRLS VARSITY

Date Opponent G i r l s B o y s

3/11 vs. Lincoln (CANCELLED) ------ -----

3/18 @ Miguel Contreras W L

3/30 @ Los Angeles W L

4/4 vs. Bernstein W L

4/8 vs. Belmont W L

4/15 @ Jefferson W W

4/29 @ Santee TBA TBA

DATE Opponent

4/8 vs. Santee 8-0 W

4/13 vs. Maywood 13-3 L

4/15 @ Maywood 6-0 L

4/16 @ Locke 3-1 W

4/18 @ South Gate 4-3 W

4/19 @ Roybal 8-0 W

4/20 @ Marshall 9-1 W

DATE Opponent

4/5 @ Maywood 13-4 L

4/7 vs. Los Angeles 17-10 L

4/11 @ Torres 12-8 L

4/14 @ Contreras 16-4 W

4/16 vs. Harbor Teach Prep 6-5 L

4/16 vs. Fremont 13-9 L

4/25 VS. Belmont 19-2 W

SOFTBALL

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BASEBALL

BOYS VARSITY

lows students to compete in the marathon free of charge. Some 15 students from Hol-lywood joined SRLA with Math teacher Geoffrey Buck as their leader. Each student that participated in this year’s L.A. Marathon com-pleted it successfully. “I’m really proud of all our runners,” said Buck. Despite the stormy weather with hard rain and winds

up to 16 miles-per-hour, the runners were not going to quit. “It was another obstacle in getting to the finish line,” said Justin Cornejo, SAS ju-nior. Many participants were not covered from the cold, which caused some to get hypothermia during or after the race. About 300 runners were treated for hypotherm-ia. The rain did not affect

all the runners. Some felt refreshed instead of feeling hot. The dedicated Sheiks trained every Sunday before the race, sometimes running up to 22 miles. Practice was held at Griffith Park and on some days they ran to the Hollywood sign. Team leader and Biology teacher Manuel Alas also ran with Buck and the students.

“I lost 30 pounds training for this marathon,” said Alas. Justin and Senior Carlos Lopez finished together in 3 hours and 11 minutes. They are considered elite runners and if they choose to, they are will be able to compete in more marathons, like the Boston and New York Mara-thons.

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