1521 N. HIGHLAND AVE, HOLLYWOOD, CA 90028 VOLUME VIII, ISSUE VI MAY 2011

Hollywood High • Home of the Sheiks

The Crimson Chronicle

INDEx2 • News 6 • Op/Ed

4 • Features 7 • Entertainment8 • Sports

Business Donates $12,000 to MagnetALEJANDRA MANCIACHRONICLE REPORTER

Alexander Moshensky, cap-tain of the boys swim team, won first place titles in the individu-al medly and the backstroke at City Finals on Friday, May 20. His time for the 200-meter medley was 2:00:68 while his 100-meter backsroke clocked in at 54.53 seconds. Last year, he qualified for the same events at City Finals and also won first place in the 200 individual medley, but only won silver in the backstroke. This year, he was faster in the backstroke by two seconds. “It felt great winning back-stroke by 0.14 seconds, and winning first in two events was amazing,” said Alexander, a junior. At the Southern League Swim Championship on May 11, the girls swim team won first place after an undefeated season while the boys team took second place. After weeks of training, the swim team was confident that all the intense work would pay off. “ Strong coach, strong swim-mers,” said Vladimir Landon, the

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The Varsity baseball team ended the season yesterday with a 6-5 loss to Franklin High in the first round of the Division II playoffs. The team came in second place in the Southern League and went onto the playoffs. They have lost only two games out of the eleven played this season. Their most anticipated game was against rival Los Angeles High School, whom they defeat-ed May 6 after an intense eleven innings. Third baseman George Onate said, “It was a close game but we pulled through and won.” The team also won a blow out against Belmont High in March. Belmont’s pitcher was so upset that he took himself out of the game in the middle of the in-ning. Another player from the Belmont team simply preferred to sit on the field during the game. “Playing against these two schools have been the most memorable games in the sea-

Jersey Mike’s, a new sand-wich shop near campus, raised $12,006 for the Performing Arts Magnet last month at a time when magnet’s budget is threatened. Lloyd Weintraub, the owner of Jersey Mike’s, chose PAM to be the fundraising recipient at the grand opening of his third sand-wich shop at Sunset Boulevard and Vine Street. “I cannot imagine a more ap-propriate fundraising recipient for our opening than the Per-formance Arts Program of Hol-lywood High School,” said Wein-traub. “No school in the country has amassed such a high profile list of graduates and talent.” On April 15, at the end of Hollywood Idol performance, students were given a fundrais-ing coupon which was good for receiving a free regular size sub

with a minimum $1 contribu-tion to help the school. Jersey Mike’s Subs distributed approximately 10,000 coupons all over the community to help PAM. Coupons were also dis-tributed to local businesses to help gain support and attention for the magnet. Part of the fundraising was in celebration of Jersey Mike’s franchise’s 50th shop opening in the Los Angeles area. The company also presented Hollywood High’s administra-tion with cards, somewhat a resemblance to business cards, to be present on the day of the fundraiser. Of the $12,006, Peter Cancro, C.E.O of Jersey Mike’s Subs, do-nated $10,000 out of pocket. “He was impressed with all of the performances he has watched held by PAM,” said Elizabeth Payne, magnet coun-selor. “ It was the right thing to

do. The Performing Arts Mag-net plans to use the reward the most beneficial way possible. The money will supplement the budget cuts made by the district,” said Payne. The fundraiser will also ben-efit all productions made by magnet students. Reaching out to the commu-nity is part of Jersey Mike’s mission. All the franchise own-ers find ways to support their neighbors. Employees are also encouraged to volunteer their time and talent as well. “The way Jersey Mike’s is Helping out their community is joyful to those around,” said Payne. “Its great. I wish there were more businesses out there that would donate to schools in general.” The money will hopefully be a great help to PAM which is fac-ing extreme cuts to their bud-get. Schools have been suffering

cuts to programs, teachers, and money. The $408 million deficit the Los Angeles Unified School Dis-trict is suffering is making it dif-ficult for schools to retain staff members. The school board and the teachers’ union are negotiating over the number of furlough days and the number of teach-ers to be laid off. United Teach-ers Los Angeles is demanding that all layoff notices be re-scinded.Once an agreement is reached, the dollar amount of budget cuts toward the magnet will be known. Even as the district negotiates teacher layoffs, a long-planned recording studio will finally be underway for the PAM, accord-ing to Principal Jamie Morales. Planning for the recording studio has been in process for the past five years. There has not been enough money to fund

the studio, but the money from Jersey Mike’s donation will fi-nally make the studio a reality, according to Morales. Stormy Sacks, Vocal Music Director, will be dedicating the next few weeks to the construc-tion of the recording studio. Sacks, whose job had previ-ously been in jeopardy due to layoffs, has a possibility of keep-ing his position, Morales said. The magnet will also continue receiving the funds needed to run its programs. This was pos-sible with the unexpected new tax revenue that has been re-ceived by the state of California. LAUSD’s share could be $300 million, according to UTLA. Luckily with the new money received, the deficit will shrink and schools will have the op-portunity to continue running their programs.Manuela Chavez contributed to this story.

Sheiks’ Spring Sports Season Ends Strong

Hollywood High swim coach. The League Championship was held at Miguel Contreras High School. The Sheiks won 27 gold medals and six silver med-als.

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son so far,” said second base-man Enrique Lopez. Coach Cauley said he is im-pressed “both on how they play on the field and how they carry themselves. The team is very young and many of their mistakes are mental mistakes. However, as they play more games they learn from experi-ence.” The team’s greatest strength has been their pitching ability. The Sheiks are the only team to give the fewest runs in their di-vision this season. First-string pitcher Isidro Torres said, “It is good that we have such a variety of pitchers. It keeps the other players from getting to first.” The team has two starters, Isidro, and Jose Chavez, and one closer, George Onate. The strong string of pitchers is bringing the Sheiks to a different level in playoffs. “This season’s players are ath-letic and varsity-player mate-rial,” said Cauley, “plus we have been working together since summer. These kids don’t just put their minds into the game, they put their heart into the field.”

Coach Lando was confident that his determined swimmers would achieve the honorable. To help prepare the team for League, Lando used swim sta-tistics from other schools to strengthen swimmers. “95 percent of the team has improved, but the other five percent are working hard to-ward their goals,” said Lando, in his Russian accent. Girls Captain Rebekka Grammenos won first place in the 100-meter freestyle with a time of 1:01. She also won first place in the 50-meter freestyle and was a part of the winning 200-me-ter medley relay comprised of Jacqui Martinez, Marisela Meza, and Tawny Ramirez. “The team was pumped for the League Finals, especially the new swimmers, because it was their first series final meet.” said Rebekka, a soph-omore. The boys medley relay team also won first place at League Finals with Alexander, Costin Sandoi, Christopher Popa, and Per Holmquist.

Prom-posals

College Ac-ceptance Lists

Teacher on the Street See Page 6

How were you asked to prom?

See Pages 2-3 See Page 5 See Page 7

PHOTO CREDIT: BREIGH MONTGOMERYAlexander Moshensky (above) does the breast stroke in the 200 individual medley for which he won the gold at City Finals. He also took first place in the 100 backstroke.

Girls team ends undefeated and swimmer wins two gold at City Finals

Baseball makes it to first round of Div. II Finals

2 MAY 2011

Sheiks Receive Recognition for their Hard Work

Scholarship: Change A Life Description: The scholarship targets highly aca-demic achieving students, who demonstrate inter-est in community service and a have financial need. The scholarship can be applied towards school-related expenses and is granted to the student’s school account. Amount: $5,000 “I feel very honored. This award will definitely help me in my academic pursuits.”

AFSANA AFZALScholarship: Posse Scholarship Description: The Posse Scholarship is a highly competi-tive leadership scholarship that covers full tuition for all four years of college. The Posse Foundation works with numerous prestigious institutions while attempting to find a posse of approximately 10 students to attend school together and become the leaders on campus. Amount: $45,000 per year“I was surprised that I won it, but I was so excited. The scholarship will allow me to take advantage of all the opportunities that my college offers that I didn’t think would have been possible.”

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Scholarships: Walmart Scholarship, UTLA ScholarshipDescription: The Walmart Scholarship is a fund that grants money to graduating senior in need of financial assistance. The UTLA Foundation offers a series of nu-merous scholarships targeted towards providing assis-tance for high achieving students. Amount: $3,000, $1,000. Total: $4,000Quote: “I’m just happy I got the money, because college is expensive!”

DAioN StANForDScholarship: Incentive Awards PogramDescription: The Incentive Awards Program pro-vides up to $32,000 in scholarship funds over eight semesters, and student support services to low-in-come students and first generation college students who have demonstrated leadership potential, high academics, and a commitment to serve others.Amount: $10,000“It’s amazing because they are covering most of my tuition at the number one public school in the U.S.!”

eiNA DeL CAStiLLoScholarship: Armenian Chamber of Commerce Scholar-shipDescription: The Armenian Chamber of Commerce per-forms a random drawing of nominated students from selected schools in Los Angeles County. The money can be applied towards any school-related expense.Amount: $500“ I’m not Armenian but they love me!”

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Scholarships: Change A Life, Best Buy, R. & P. Sherwindt ScholarshipDescription: The Change A Life scholarship targets highly achieving students, who demonstrate interest in community service and have high financial need. The Best Buy Scholarship is highly competitive and targets students who proved leadership in the community and high academic achievements. The R. & P. Sherwindt Scholarship is a scholarship fund that was set up by UPenn Alumni and is awarded purely on the basis of financial need.Amount: $5000, $1000, $11,800. Total: $17,800.“This money will be a great contribution towards my future endeavors.”

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Photo CreDit: StePhANie ChAVeZ AND VADyM BuDiLoVSkyy

AP MIX-UP:Students get more than they bargained for

It appears that Advanced Placement exams were more complicated this year. Many students were disappointed because of the many complications that occurred during that hectic week. According to students, they signed up and paid for their exams ahead of time only to later discover that there was no exam for them. Some students were not even on the exam list and had to get permission from Mary Sousani, the College Counselor, to take an exam for a class that they had been taking all year. Many people were upset over the many discrepancies about the AP exams. The students said they were told too early and were not reminded about the deadline by the administration. Senior Jocelyn Menendez said, “I missed the deadline and I was not able to take the exams. As a senior, I have many deadlines to meet and it is hard to keep up with all of them. It would have been nice to be reminded of it.” Those who missed the deadline were able to take a make up exam for a late fee. Unfortunately, not many teachers or students were aware of this. “If I had known about the make up exams, I would not have minded paying the extra forty dollars,” said Sopho-more Narda Martinez. Those who did not take a test on the day of the exam were re-scheduled for another day and time. Sousani and Jenny Liu, the AP Exam proctors, declined to comment.

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NEWS

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News BriefsAmerican Cancer Society relay for Life Cancelled

HNAS has cancelled their American Cancer Society Relay for Life event due to Walt Dis-ney’s newly animated film Cars 2. The event was scheduled for May 28, but because of the film, Disney will occupy the field for a month and a half. Last year Disney paid the school $25,000 for rights to use the field to promote the movie Toys Story 3. The money from this event was used by the administration to buy the Sheik football team new gear. This year, Dis-ney will pay the school another $25,000. The school has not yet decided how use the money. hugo osorio

JrotC Award Ceremony

The J.R.O.T.C. Awards Ceremony rewarded deserving Hollywood High cadets with medals, trophies, and certificates. The award ceremomy took place on May 18. Sheena Telin was award-ed Cadet of the Year, as she was top cadet with a high score in the All City Competition and received 14th place of all cadets in L.A.U.S.D. “I was so privileged and did not expect to be awarded Cadet of the Year,” said Sheena. The JROTC Battalion also had a ceremony as they passed over the chain of command from Cadet Lieutenant Colonel Zieress Francisco to current Operations and Training Officer Lord Rigonan. Monica renoj

Student Body elections Students will be able to vote for next year’s Student Body President, Vice-President, Secre-tary and Treasurer on June 2. Candidates for these positions will give the student body their speech at an assembly during advisory. After-wards, students will be able to vote for their preferred student body officer. Manuela Chavez and Maria Alcoser

Battle of the Bands LACER is sponsoring Battle of the Bands on May 27 at the Big Gym. Entrance is $5 at the door, with all proceeds going to the Hollywood High Marching Band. Winners will receive cash prizes. The winner will receive $300 in cash. Maria Alcoser

Afzal, Afsana Binte UC Berkeley Alba, Boston Charles Pierce College Alvarado, Linda Isabel CSU Northridge Alvarenga, Sandra LACC Alvarez, Margarita CSU Los Angeles Andreyeva, Masha UC Berkeley Arreguin-Galvan, Edgar SMC Baires Amaya, Joanna UC Irvine Barahona, Jessica CSU Northridge Barrera, Jocelyn UC San DiegoBeniga, Steve CSU Los Angeles Boror, Brenda Lizeth LACC Bucaram, Jafet SMC Budilovskyy, Vadym UPennCalenzani, Kevin Clark CSU Long BeachCarballo, Catherine UC DavisCarcano, Aline UC IrvineCarillo, Bernardo LACC Castro, Jennsy Diana CSU Northridge Cho, Jane Leslie SMC Choi, Na Ra UC Irvine Chrakian, Harout Jerry SMCColchado, Kevin Los Angeles Valley Col-legeCovarrubias, Yeiser Omar LACC Cowo, Miguel Alexander SMCCueto, Laura Santos LACC Dayon, Kizzy-Iola Pierce CollegeDel Castillo, Eina UC Los Angeles Del Cid, Christopher CSU Los Angeles Delgado, Rocio Beatriz Mount St. Mary’s CollegeDeras, Molly Valeria Glendale Community CollegeDeruso, Maciah Chesarae CSU East BayDiaz, Dennis Leonardo UC Santa Cruz Echeverria, Nahuel Pierce College Escobar, Daniel LACC Feldman, William Chandler UC Santa Cruz Felix, Matthew Cuenca LACC Fictoria, Brittany CSU Channel IslandsFrancisco, Zieress Cruz UC Davis Friedman, Sharon CSU Northridge Fuentes, Arlene Ariana West Los Ange-les CollegeFuentes, Samuel Jonadab CSU Northridge

Fung, Pawarisa UC Irvine Garcia, Elia Alejandra SMC Gharibyan, Vardges SMC Giron, Wendy SMC/Los Angeles Trade Technical CollegeGomez-Iraheta, Freddy UC Santa Cruz Gonzales, Richard Rolando CSU Fullerton Gonzalez Rodas, Hector UC Santa Cruz Granados, Alma SMC Guerrero, Samantha Sasha Fashion Insti-tute of Design and Merchandise Guzman Rodriguez, Yesenia SMC Guzman, Maria Elizabeth USC Hernandez, Damaris UC Irvine Hernandez, Gladys Jazmin UC Irvine Hernandez, Jesus LACC Insigne, Arlo Martinez UC Los AngelesJaramillo, Vanessa UC Riverside Jimenez, Kevin Karl UC Berkeley Jotie, Catherine LACC Juarez, Eduardo Pierce College Kazandjinan, Annie CSU Northridge Kevorkov, Stanislav Pierce College Khaydarova, Viktoria UC Berkeley Lemus, Andrea SMC Lopez Jr, Reynaldo SMC Manukyan, Arman UC Davis Maraon, April Concepcion SMC Martinez, Jacqueline UC San DiegoMartinez, Paola Elizabeth UC DavisMartinez, Sharon Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandise Matute, Luis Fernando Los Angeles Community CollegeMejia, Christian Javier San Bernar-dino Valley CollegeMendez, Jennifer Crystal UC Davis Menendez, Jocelyn Northwest Vista Col-legeMiranda, Sonia Calderon LACC Monterde-Flores, Diana SMCMontgomery, Shireen Breigh Dickinson College Morales, Katherine UC San DiegoMorataya, Claudia Pierce College Nevado, Frank Los Angeles Trade Technical CollegeNigoza, King Omar Pierce College

Orellana, Erika Vanessa UC Davis Ortiz, Wendy SMC Osorio, Hugo Armando CSU Los Angeles Paiz Jr, Giovanni LACC Pak, Helen UC MercedPaz, Francis Nicole SMC Perez, Cesar Agusto LACC Perez, Wendy Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandise Pineda Jr, Edgar SMC Renteria, America SMC Reyes, Roberto Carlos CSU Northridge Reyes, Victor Hugo LACC Roche, Brenda Elizabeth SMC Rodriguez, Stefanie Pierce College Romero, Jasmine CSU Northridge Rubio, Araceli SMC Samayoa, Karen Mabel SMC Sanchez, Decker Pierce CollegeSanchez, Mary Cruz Mount St. Mary’s CollegeSandoval, Jose Faustino United States Marine Corps Santiago, Alan Yurem LACC Sedrakyan, Eric UC Berkeley Segismundo, Marionne LACC Segismundo, Maxine Pierce College/ Glendale Community CollegeSenatin, Vada Francezca LACC Simonyan, Anahit Pierce CollegeSoriano Coreas, Francisco LACC Sorto, Samuel Esteban LACC Sumuano, Krystal Montser UC Riverside Telin, Sheena Mae Air Force Community College/Air Force Academy/AFROTCValdez, Jaren Bolaoen Pasadena City College/ Pierce CollegeValdez, Joshuan San Francisco State University Vasquez, Luis Enrique Glendale Community CollegeVentura, Christian UC Riverside Ventura, Frank Pasadena City CollegeVillicana, Jesse Andy LACC Yeghiazaryan, Mikayel UC Los Angeles Zesati, Jennifer Mount St. Mary’s Col-lege

MET students will express their acting and directing skills as they participate in Triple Play: A Showcase of Short Films at the Egyptian Theatre Saturday, June 11. Students from Cleveland High School and Kennedy High School will also be participating in the film festival. A com-mittee of video production teachers from different schools selected the films that will be shown at the film festival. The previous New Media Academy had connections with the Egyptian Theatre. After the New Media Academy trans-ferred to Helen Bernstein High School, Antonio Manriquez, Video Production teacher, kept in contact with the Egyp-tian Theatre, thus allowing for the stu-dent to premier their films at no cost. When the students present their films to the public, they receive credits, build confidence and feel proud about their masterpieces. Hollywood High students will present two films: Pumping Brains, directed by Sam Chavles and The Kid-

napped, directed by Kevin Lozano. MET students are also creating a mockumen-tary called, “Bleep,” directed by Henry Castillo and Chase Keegan. Professional actors par-ticipated in the making of these films. Castings were held at Hol-lywood High for a couple of days. Luckily, for the video p r o d u c t i o n class, the ac-tors volun-teered to participate in these films. “I think that it is a really good thing that they are willing to help out high school students, and that they are willing to commit to our proj-

ects,” said Kevin. Pumping Brains is about humans try-ing to survive the apocalypse while de-feating flesh-eating zombies. The film

combines adventure and comedy. Sam said he anticipates that people will have a blast watching his film. “Everyone

loves zombies so I figure that it’s going to turn out great.” Currently, Sam is searching for seven to eight students who are willing to look

like zombies for his film. The Kidnapped is a mystery film about a man who is accused of kidnap-ping his wife. “[The Kidnapped] is go-ing well. I have it all planned out and I really like the script,” said Kevin. The mockumentary, Bleep, is a com-edy about a social economic court case. A mockumentary is a documen-tary substituted into a comedy. The script was altered to make it a more comedic rather than a serious film. The project was a collaboration be-tween Carolyn Fagan’s world litera-ture class, Dr. Steven Steinberg’s eco-

nomics class, and Antonio Manriquez’s video class. They came up with the idea for the film and the other students pro-duced the film. “I’m really glad there are students in

this school who like to make movies and I wish more students came by to take my class,” said Manriquez.

Triple Play Festival at the Egyptian Theatre

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Screen shot from the short film Pumping Brains directed by Sam Chavles. Social Studies Teacher Michael Bitran worked along with professional actors like Leon Walker during the production of the film.

Tomorrow’s filmmakers at the beginning of their careers

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Perhaps one of the craftiest prom proposals this year was Karl Resurreccion’s to Kita Grayson. The proposal didn’t come as a complete surprise, said Kita, as many of her friends had been repeatedly asking, and suggesting, who she anticipated her prom date to be; Karl’s was noticeably more frequent among the names that came up. So when, on a regular Friday morning during first period in AP English Literature, one of Karl’s close friends asked Kita to accompany her to the bathroom, Kita knew what was up. She played the part and went along, thinking there was a good chance a surprise proposal was waiting for her when she got back from the bathroom trip. But, alas, to Kita’s surprise, the period dragged on, without the mere hint or smell or anything remotely sweet and romantic, unless you find existentialism so riveting you want to take it to prom. But that’s your issue, man. But, as the bell rang and the students poured into the hallways, Kita had suddenly become everyone’s center of attention. Taped to the walls, lead-ing all the way to her second period class, were countless flyers reading, “Kita, Will You Go To Prom With Me? – Karl.” Karl’s artfulness in making his friends go out and stick flyers all over the school is what deceived Kita. “I asked To-benkin to “summon” out Kathryn Loutzenheiser and Jennifer Mendez so they could put the post-ers up. Because if she had noticed my absence she would have guessed what was happening,” said Karl. Even though Karl had fled the scene, allegedly because he had a fever and had to run to the nurse, Kita accepted his offer at nutrition and sealed the deal. “I was happy and excited. It was adorable,” said Kita. *************************************** It was an extremely cold and rainy day when Kevin Calenzani and Wendy Perez waited at a crowded bus stop on Wilshire waiting for the 20. Braving the wind and cold, Kevin, who was wearing “five layers of clothing that day,” sud-denly made a dangerous move. Risking his life for his love, Kevin started removing his jacket and then, one by one, his shirts, exclaiming, to Wendy’s disbelief, how hot it was. “I was being all sarcastic, because we have the sarcasm thing going on,” said Kevin. In front of the crowd at the bus stop, Kevin took off all but a white t-shirt that read, “Will You Go To Prom With Me?” “Her face just glowed. She looked me in the eye and gave me a nod and kissed me. It was a really nice feeling,” said Kevin. “It was cute and funny,” said Wendy. ********************************************************** Christopher Del Cid turned a dreary day in Journalism into a very memorable one by asking Karina Galvan to prom. Chris’ ar-tistic abilities, as displayed on numerous issues of the newspaper, have not escaped anyone’s notice. He used his creativity to ask the girl he truly admires. Barred from leaving the room by Newspaper Adviser, Karen Cusolito, the Journal-ism staff was puzzled as to what the reason might be for this sudden directive. While they were busy discussing story ideas, while lounging on Coach Cary Cauley’s couch, someone spotted a procession of four ROTC cadets surreptitiously sneaking into the room. They were carrying posters that read “Karina Galvan, Will You Go To Prom With Me?” and were accompanied by the man himself, Chris Del Cid. “I wanted to make is special for her because she’s a really good friend of mine,” said Chris. With a wilted rose in his hand, the always comical yet nervous Chris commented that the flower was more nervous than he and presented it to his would-be prom date Karina and she heartily accepted. “It was very sweet but also very unexpected,” said Karina. ********************************************************************************** Rocio Delgado was having a fun day at her friend’s birthday party, not knowing the surprise awaited her at home and how hard her boyfriend had worked to make it happen. Edgar Pineda had bought a dozen balloons and countless flowers to sur-prise his long-time sweetheart Rocio. Edgar had arranged for the flowers and balloons to be placed on Rocio’s bed before

she came home from the party. But to get there, he had to talk to Rocio’s mother. “I was really nervous when I talked to her Mom,” said Edgar. “It’s like the third time I’ve ever spoken to her.” But to Edgar’s relief, Rocio’s mother was up for this surprise. She came home to find her bed flooded with flowers and balloons, one of which spelled out Edgar’s proposal.

She called him immediately and said yes. “I was very happy. He’s very thoughtful,” said Rocio. “It’s sort of assumed that we’ll go to prom together, but I’m glad that he took the time and effort to do all this for me.” ********************* Richard Gonzalez took his girlfriend Lily Ortega to a fancy Peru-vian restaurant on Vine called Los Balcones

Del Peru. After the first course, Richard showed Lily a 5-min-ute video that he had made of himself sing-ing “Suffocate” by J. Holiday. “Then I gave a little speech about how

we were meant for each other, what we had been through and that I love her,” said Richard. Right when Richard-in-the-video was about to ask Lily to Prom, Richard-in-real-life said, “Hold on. Let’s wait for dessert.” Then the chef, who Richard knew due to his family’s frequent visits to the restau-rant, came out with a plate of dessert that said, “Will You Go to Prom with Me?” “The whole process was very romantic. Even the waiters and waitresses were very excited,” said Richard. “I felt very honored to be asking the girl I love to Prom. Mo-ments like that I will cherish for the rest of my life.” ********************************************************************************** Maxine Segismundo turned the tables this year and instead asked her boyfriend, Eduardo Juarez, to Prom by making a video. “I put some clips of us and made a video and posted it up of his Facebook,” said Maxine. The video consisted of funny moments that Eduardo was reluctant to show any-one. And what was Eduardo’s reaction to the video? “I was like O.M.G! I had a smile on my face,” said Eduardo. “All the guys want the girls to do something.”

In the Prom Proposal System the people are represented by two separate, yet equally impor-tant groups. The Unnerved Proposers who instigate the process through a creative medium and the Proposees who possess absolute authority over the restless Proposers due to their

supreme jurisdiction over the final verdict. These are their stories.

Prom Starts with Proposals

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MAY 2011 5

FEATURESProm was Poppin’ and the House was Rockin’

Class of 2011’s Night Under the Stars turned out to be a night full of glitter, glamour, and lots of fun. Although the event disappointed on some levels, it was a very memorable night for many. Walking into what is known as the Big Lab at the Wallis Annenberg Center, the bedazzled seniors took a step back to admire the magnificence of the venue. “The location was very

elegant,” said Gladys Hernandez. “I loved

s e e i n g all my friends dressed up.” From the charming contrast of the blue and white table sets and the beautifully lit

background t h a t i l luminated the entire room, to the fountain that served as a magnificent centerpiece, the venue received the most praise. But not everything was quite as impressive at the fountain or the skylight. Not only were there no stars, the event on the whole ended much too quick. “We were enjoying ourselves, but lost track of time. I thought the whole thing would’ve lasted much longer,” said Viktoria Khaydarova. The average food did not impress all the seniors.

“I didn’t like the food. Mine was cold and the chicken was not cooked well,” said Eric Sedrakyan. “I think for a prom, we should have had better food.” “I liked the modern atmosphere of the venue,” said Vanessa Jaramillo. “But, the dinner service was confusing. They were just grabbing our plates and not even asking us.” But the biggest complaint by far was about the music. “Although the location of the Senior Prom was quite picturesque and presentable, the DJ did a mediocre job of playing an array of good songs throughout the night,” said Margarita Alvarez. While Albert Torres wished for more Top 40 and electronica, the Prom Queen herself, Katherine Morales, was disappointed she didn’t get the chance to make a speech. “I wanted to say, ‘the success of one woman does not come with the failure of another, because tonight we are all queens.’ But they didn’t let me,” said Katherine. Still, being in the company of friends who have stuck with

each other through these four long years, dressing up to embrace one night that will go down in history, was what made all the difference. The dance floor was jam-packed following the

d i n n e r s e r v i c e a n d , d e sp i t e

the erratic music, the energy did not falter. “I loved the friendly atmosphere on the dance floor,” said

Masha Andreyeva. “I liked dancing with all the fools. It was freaking perfect,”

said William Feldman. Although the music choice could have been better, the selection provided much variety,

Wallis Annenberg Center fascinates Class of 2011 Students enjoy a night under the stars

PHOTO CREDIT: STEPHANIE CHAVEZ

Class of 2011 had blast at the Wallis Annenberg Center’s Big Lab. Seniors swayed to the music and had a great time with friends.

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

How were you asked to prom?

Dear Editor,I want to see more interviews and what really goes on in school. I like the fact that we get to see the positive side of our school and the negative side. Is school really safe is a question I would like for you guys to answer. Like, for example, there are rumors that future graduates will not graduate at the Hollywood Bowl. Overall, I sup-pose I can say that the school news staff is doing a good job.

-Karla Hernandez, 10th Grade, AVID

“I was going steady with my boyfriend and he just under-stood he had to take me or we were broken up.”

-Karen Puumela (Magnet Clerk)

“I didn’t go to prom. Those days it was mostly boyfriend/girlfriend dates. No one really asked friends.”

-Raul Grijalva(SAS Counselor)

Dear Editor,Overall, I like the newspaper. I like how there is a lot more color added to the center spread pages. I also like that the comics are larger and easier to read. The photographs are very well taken, es-pecially the sports shots. There is not much to dislike. Although, I would like the horoscopes to come back, they were fun to read.

-Cecilia Flores, 10th Grade, SAS

Dear Editor,The Crimson Chronicle’s a great piece of work. It really shows the students that they have the right to know the inside scoop on up-to-date news about the school. The articles it contains have begun to continuously grab my attention since I started reading deeper in to the newspaper, making me look forward to, almost anticipate, the new editions. Keep the informational stream flowing.

-Christian Ventura, 12th Grade, SAS

“I just picked up the phone and called her. ‘Do you want to go to prom?’ Real simple and she went with me. We had live music.”

-Peter McDonald (Math Teacher)

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Chris & FesterComic 1: “Lurning is phun” Comic 2: “Meanwhile...” Comic 3: “Romantic Mess”

CHRIS DEL CIDCHRONICLE CONTRIBUTOR

MAY 2011 7

ENTERTAINMENT

Roxie: The Naive Attention Seeker Amos: The Gullible

Husband

“Mama”: The Pricey Friend

Billy Flynn: TheLying Lawyer

Mary Sunshine: The Reporter

Shayanne ortiz“Number seventeen- the SPREAD EAGLE!”-Velma Kelly

Mae Butryn“He liked to take me out, and show me off… ugly guys like to do that.” -Roxie Hart

Max herrera“Roxy, I am tired of your fancy footwork.” -Amos Hart

Aaleyah Pierce“When you’re good to Mama, Mama’s good to you!” -Matron “Mama” Morton

trevor Chandler“Who cares, I’m in it for the money anyway.” - Billy Flynn

Devon yaffe“There’s a little good in everyone.” -Mary Sunshine

Chicago Comes to Hollywood

Velma: The Vengeful Vixen

Photo Credit: Manuela Chavez

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WOARIA RASHIDCHRONICLE REPORTER

8 MAY 2011

SPORTS

The boys volleyball team reached their peak with a 7-7 record that led them to a first round playoff game against Eagle Rock High on May 10. Making his return as a volleyball coach since lead-ing them to success in 1997, Co-Atheltic director and Social Studies Teacher David Payne stood in for the volley-ball coach, demonstrating an impressive result in bringing together, yet again, not only a team but a group of athletes.

JOE CURIELCHRONICLE REPORTER

Leadership has been orga-nizing the Powderpuff Football games for four years. It allows girls to experience what play-ing football is like. Whoever wanted to play filled out appli-cations and medical releases. They were trained by the foot-ball team. Sweat, joy and tears were left on that field when

Powderpuff Football Gets Rough as Seniors Crush Juniors 26-12

JENNIFER GUIDOCHRONICLE REPORTER

Good communication, new coach-es, and determination resulted in an excellent season for the varsity girls track team. These girls be-came undefeated Southern League Champions and took the title from Los Angeles High, who had been holding it for three years. “The girls worked extremely hard for this and they deserve nothing less than this title. It is something to be proud of, to bring back a title to Hollywood, a title we lost three years ago and to add the accolade undefeated is even bet-ter,” said Coach Adolfo Carcano. Since the start of the spring se-mester in February, the girls have come a long way, becoming more consistent and well organized. Many had signed up for track, but in the end, only the determined individuals kept their head up high and did not quit. The coaches recognized the girls’ strength and dedication increase as

season Finishes as Girls Fail to Make the Final Cut

Turning Back the Clock to 1997History Teacher David Payne takes boys volleyball to playoffs

PHOTO CREDIT: ALINE CARCANOJunior Jessica Perez races in the final leg of the 4x4 at city pre-lims on May 19.

Unlikely athlete makes city final debut in pole vault

This season will make it his last time coaching Holly-wood’s volleyball team. “Overall, this was a huge suc-cess and I’m proud how this team conducted and pro-gressed. This was just a great group of guys,” said Coach Payne, smiling. Payne will not coach next year because he’s a devoted father, caring for his three girls at home. As a last remark he said, “This team ignited my passion for coaching and I would love to do it again someday.” The Eagles are number

three in the city division and the Sheiks knew they would face a challenge. They were bombarded by the veteran varsity team throughout the game. Tears were dropped when the game ended 3-0. “Our motor skills were the cause of our loss. We were very nervous and were expected to win at all costs,” said Senior Eduardo “Love” Juarez, setter and team cap-tain. “I felt we could have beaten the team if we put our heads together and kept our cool,” said Junior Middle Blocker

Carlos Rodriguez. The Sheiks’ most valuable players of this season were Boston Alba, a steady middle blocker, Eduardo Juarez, for outstanding focus and team leadership, and Jaren Valdez for best impacts. The Junior Varsity team, on the other hand, had a success-ful season with 7-5 record. Payne said he saw “really good improvements from the team and many showed the ability to be at Varsity level.” Senior Jaren Valdez, opposite hitter, said laughing, “They’re not going to be as good us

because no one can match us.” After an outstanding season Sheiks can now look forward to the former Varsity league champions to win this sea-son’s playoffs. All eyes are set for league champions once again. See-ing what the boys were up against, the girls are condi-tioning to have a ruthless of-fense and are to be more agile against any threat. “We’re going to win, work hard, and we’re going to be more deter-mined than ever to be league champions,” said Junior Setter Krista Lubiano.

the season progressed. As they noticed their times improved with their daily after-school training. With competi-tion brought performance and each one acknowledged one another’s improvement. Girls that proceeded to City Prelims were Seniors Malay-sia Griffin, Aline Carcano, Flor Cardenas, Kathyryn Loutzen-heiser and Juniors Mari Santos, Jessica Perez, and Bernice Ortiz. “I missed my race last year and I finally got to run this year, and it was great knowing I im-proved my time,” said Cardenas. Aline Carcano said, “I wasn’t nervous, I was very excited because it was my biggest goal to run against the best. It was a very fun experience.” Even though they qualified for city preliminaries, only Chase Keegan, MET senior, qualified for City Finals. Keegan competed in pole

vaulting. He tied for second

place with six other competitors. It was surprising to the coaches because he rarely showed up to practice. “He did the best he could with what he had,” Coach Carcano said. The new coaches made an impact for the girls this year. Last year, Coach Hendrix poorly demonstrated communication skills and effort in helping out the team compete and train. Aline said, “Last year, he let us do our own thng, so everyone was disorganized.” This year, Head Coach Jim McElroy and distance coach Car-cano have really stepped up in their position and have proven that they deserve to be at Hol-lywood by doing what they are supposed to be doing: coaching. “A lot of heart, a lot of love, and a competitive spirit,” said Head Coach Jim McElroy, is what brought the team together as a whole.

PHOTO CREDIT: STEPHANIE CHAVEZ

EDMUNDO REACHRONICLE REPORTER

everything was over. On Thursday May 19, Seniors and Ju-niors went against each other in flag foot-ball. Seniors wore red and juniors wore white, proud to show their sheik pride. Both teams were pumped and ready to give it their all, but the Seniors stayed on top throughout the whole game. The crowd was having fun and dancing to the music played by Leadership. The girls tackled harder than the guys; they were fierce and showed no mercy.

The heat was crucial but the Lady Sheiks showed no stress. Star players included Senior Lineman Molly Deras and Quarterback Sam Ortiz. “It was a good game, we had unfinished business and we had to finish them,” said Senior and star player Sam Ortiz. The game was so aggressive that some girls got into a fight and one Senior, Mon-serratt Del Real, was kicked out. Mr. Tolj and Ms. Sanchez were called to control it. But, even though they were one less, it

did not stop the Seniors from achieving their victory. The Juniors were not left behind by far. They also fought with strength and skill against the Seniors. “We worked hard, had fun, and got ag-gressive,” said Junior Linemen Stephanie Garcia. After four quarters, the Seniors won the game 26-12. The game ended with both teams shaking hands and their proud exhausted faces held up high.