Assemblyman Richard Bloom presented a $5,000 dollar check from the Ba-rona Education Grant to the school's library to purchase 227 new books. Bloom is California's 50th assembly district member covering areas from Malibu to Hollywood. He was invited from the Barona Band of Mis-sion Indians from San Diego County to present this check on Sept. 24. "It was Hollywood that was elected to this gift," said Bloom. With the lack of funding, Cal-ifornia ranks last in the stu-dent to library ratio. "School libraries improve tests scores,

they provide great resources for any assignment. With this money, I would be able to purchase 227 new books this year and students will be able to check them out," said Librarian Sherri Whitham. (CONTINUE ON PG.5)

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Lunch passes for seniors will return soon, according to Principal Alejandra Sanchez. Lunch passes were suspended due to liability issues that could have brought problems to the school if any students happened to be injured while taking lunch out-side school grounds. Last year, we decided to suspend them while we tried to find a safer way to do them, Sanchez said. Seniors who meet the require-ments will be allowed to leave the school during lunch every Friday, with the exception of certain dates the school decides to exclude. The requirements to be eligible for a lunch pass will be a 2.0 GPA or higher, one proficient score on either the math or English CSTs, no scores lower than a basic in any parts of the CSTs, a good attendance with a maximum of five absences that will be increased as the school year progresses, no Ds, Fs, or Us on their most recent report card, and no suspension in the past school year. The students will have to complete a field trip form, we will write the dates, and then Ms. Payne and Ms. Ross will be there outside watching the students as they go out to buy their food, Sanchez said. Seniors are happy to learn that the lunch passes will be able to return this year as a privilege for all their hard work, but some think it should have been released sooner such as the beginning of the school year. It sounds great that they are bringing back lunch passes for seniors, but I wish they brought it back sooner, like when the school year began, SAS senior Jorge Callela said. Sanchez said the delay in distrib-uting the passes is compiling the list. We need to come up with the names of the kids who are eligible. For any seniors wanting to know more information regarding lunch passes, they are encouraged to go and see Ms. Payne in the counsel-or's office.

Lunch passes on the goSenior lunch passes will return once more this school year

KEVIN FLORESCHRONICLE REPORTER

Stormy Sacks, longtime H20 director and PAM coor-dinator, resigned last month and Katherine Morrison stage tech teacher will also be leav-ing this month, according to several sources. Sacks left last month after receiving an offer to be one of the new music teachers at Ramon C. Cortines High. Upon learning of his resig-nation, over a dozen students checked out of Hollywood High to join him at Cortines High, a modern campus in downtown Los Angeles that caters to the visual and per-forming arts. Downtown power brokers have long wanted Los Ange-les to have a performing arts school to rival New Yorks La Guardia High School of Music and Performing Arts. But the show will go on at Hollywood. Former drama and English teacher Paul Itkin is returning as magnet coordinator. Retired stage tech teacher Frank Sele is returning after school to build sets for the up-coming production of Dracula. Principal Alejandra San-chez, Board of Education Member Steve Zimmer, the president of the parents orga-nization, and Sacks discussed the distribution of funds for the magnet program. Sacks talked to Zimmer about funds for productions, and about compensation for time spent working on productions after school. There were concerns about not salaries, but the ex-tra work they do after school putting on productions, said Sanchez about the meeting. The school doesnt have that kind of money. Sackss request for com-pensation could not be met, and he ultimately decided

to accept the job offer from Cortines High. Sacks produced many great things during his tenure at Hollywood High. Among many other things, he directed Tommy, Rent, A Chorus Line and the award winning In The Heights. He directed The Carol Burnett Spectacular at the El Capitan, and had the intersec-tion of Highland and Selma named in her honor. As acting teacher Judith Bridges put it, he did the work of seven people: cre-ative director, choral director, music arranger, conductor, producer, fundraiser, and Magnet coordinator. This was an unbelievably great run for him, a great run for all of us, said Bridges. The staff was thoroughly shocked at Sackss decision to leave Hollywood. He came in here personally and told me, said Lisa Goldschein, dance teacher. He said I want you to know before its made pub-lic because weve worked so closely together for the past 12 years. All of this does not, how-ever, signify the end of the magnet. Money for produc-tions is still coming in. The most important thing is that The LAUSD Student In-tegration Office has agreed to fund school productions, said Sanchez. What we need is to just stick together, and have the same vision and well be fine. The LAUSD Student Inte-gration Office, which oversees magnet schools, is provid-ing $87,000 for productions, ensuring that the magnet program will go on. However, Hollywood High still could not afford to keep Sacks on as the coordinator of the Mag-net program, Sanchez said, and Hollywood is currently

without a permanent singing teacher. As the director of the Magnet Program and the head of H2O, his resignation took many people by surprise. Since Sacks has yet to be permanently replaced, all of his classes are being led by a substitute. Sackss students and H2O singers are already feeling the sting of his departure. I kind of lost a lot of my will, a lot of my inspiration to sing, said Alex Birinyi, PAM senior and H2O singer. After his resigna-tion, practices and rehearsals came to a standstill. Theres been no rehearsal. Weve practiced songs that wont happen now. Every-things basically stopped production wise, said H2O singer, PAM sophomore Ki-yomi Morrison. H2O has been particu-larly affected not only due to Sackss resignation but also

to students leaving as well. Thirteen students have left to Cortines High and others to different schools. Because of this, H2O has downsized considerably. Auditions were held to try and remake H2O, but it is not the same. Its not really H2O anymore, not because Sacks left, but because everyone else left too, said Kiyomi Morrison. While no one knows for sure what made Sacks leave, the important thing is that the magnet program will go on. Some of his final words were, The magnet wont die. Steps will be taken to make sure the magnet will con-tinue. All in all, feelings were spared, and the Performing Arts Magnet will continue to thrive. As Principal Sanchez put it, He gave us so much, we can just build on that.

Sacks, Morrison Exit Stage LeftRetired teacher Paul Itkin returns as magnet coordinator

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Stormy Sacks and alumnus Carol Burnett at last year Hooray for Hollywood event at the El Capitan Theater. PHOTO CREDIT: SHARON GRAPHICS

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OPINION/EDITORIAL2 OCTOBER 2013

Compared to last years schedule, we have one more class to worry about. This means we have 50 minutes in each class instead of the previous 53 minutes. Many students like this new schedule because of the benefits it has brought to them but what about the negative aspects of the new schedule? We now have more homework, another class, and less time to get to class. For the past two years, I have been worried about my six classes and how much homework I get for each of them. Now I have another class to worry about this year? Which to me means more homework and less time to do it as well. It used to take me four to five hours to finish my homework but now it takes me a hour or two more. Not only do I have to worry about my AP classes and keeping my grades up but I also have to start thinking about what colleges I want to go to. If it wasnt stressful during the past school years, I wonder how stressful it will be this year. During passing period we used to have six minutes to get to class but now we only have five minutes. Now, I know what youre thinking, what does it matter, its just one minute of a difference? Well, apparently that extra minute does matter since before I still had time to go to the restroom now I have to rush to class especially, this year since my classes are across campus. Funny how no one notices what a difference a minute can make until it is needed; its like that extra penny no one cares about until its needed. If we still had that extra minute we would prob-ably have less people being tardy. I must say though that the one thing, as a student, that I miss the most and I am sure everyone does is, is advisory. To me, advisory used to be boring, but at the same time it was fun to have 25 minutes get help in our academics. It was also the time most of us used to study for a test/quiz we would have been having that day. Most of all though we used it to finish homework assignments that we did not have time to finish at home. Even though this new schedule can help some students to improve their grades it brings a lot of stress in the rest of us. Now we have to worry about another class and more homework to finish on time without advisory to help us. Having our old schedule was less stressful and helpful as well. Hopefully, this year school does not end up being as stressful as it has started to be.

It happened this year- we finally got the 7th class pe-riod. Since my freshman year, the administrators, teachers, and students were talking about the school changing the whole bell schedule. When I was in my sophomore year people would ask me, do you want to have seven classes? I was one of the people that was not against it. I believe it is one less class to worry about next year, because I get to fin-ish my credits early. I had my doubts, but I knew with this, I can continue in peace not worrying which classes I still need and not have to squeeze some classes in my schedule. I have to say, if I had the 7-period opportunity in my freshman year, I would at least finish my A-G requirements and actually get classes to help me apply to colleges and get more credits to get into a better school. Going to sum-mer vacation I was worried that I will still have to go to school to finish some classes I would not have the chance to get in class in my high school years. I was hearing that if we wanted to go finish some our classes in the summer we can take it in a community college for free with the excep-tion that we have to pay for the textbooks. It is a hassle with working more than before and actu-ally trying to have the bell schedule in our heads. It is con-fusing but we are people who can take any environmental habitat. We have move places before? For example going from one class in elementary to going to middle school with six classes is a big difference, what is the difference with one more? Students can actually take classes they failed without worrying about other classes they also need to take, with that one extra period they can take it and use it from the failed class and wont take one of the classes they had to take that year. We do have to give time for our homeworks instead of watching TV or playing video games, but we can benefit this and finish high school earlier and enjoy our Senior year. Others would not have to go to adult school because the class they failed was not able to fit in their schedule. There is other schools with eight classes plus advisory each day and have been able to work well , why cant we? We just let it be complicated for us, we should take the advantage and finish high schools early. I hope for this bell schedule to benefit students this year and the other years we will have.

Are Hollywood High School seniors facing a case of senioritis? Seniors with senioritis are just making excuses to be lazy. Senioritis is not a real thing, it is just students procrastinat-ing. Students that claim that they have senioritis are just paranoid about graduation.

It is just a matter of slacking off on assign-ments and not studying for tests until the last minute. That is a bad thing to do because the grade will tend to drop and then they will end up failing the class. If students do this on their last year it can affect them from walking the

stage or participating in any senior activities. If students start dressing in sweatpants, sweatshirts, and have a repeated absence then thats a warning sign of senioritis. I really think seniors with senioritis are just lazy with the work that is given to them. I dont blame

them for being lazy and procrastinating on their work, but it will soon af-fect them in the future. I think seniors should realize that this is their last year and that col-leges are watching them. The more they slack off and start doing bad, the more colleges will realize that they are not

college material. So senioritis is some-thing no senior should get or they will end up not participating in senior activities and perhaps even miss out on college.

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New schedule,new problemsNew year,HELLO new schedule!

A student-run newspaper is no different from any other publica-tion. Whether they are national or local, all journalists are protected by the First Amendment. Under California Education Code 48907 student journalist attend-ing a public high school, including charter schools, are granted the right to exercise freedom of speech and of the press including, but not limited to, the use of bulletin boards, distribution of printed materials or petitions, the right of expression in official expression in

official publications, except that ex-pression shall be prohibited which is obscene, libelous, or slanderous. Meaning, in short, that we have the freedom as journalists to seek out and release the truth to the public as we see fit, within reason. CEC 48907 is to us what the Hip-pocratic Oath is to doctors. We will give knowledge and answers in the most tasteful and interesting way we can. We know our limits, but more importantly, we know our rights. The law also protect teachers

and other school officials against retaliation for students' lawful exercise of their free-speech rights. The First Amendment is our shield, and our pens are our swords. We stand prepared for the epic battle that is making sure that all of you get a crisp, informative paper every month. To do that, we have staff members from every grade and every small learning commu-nity. We want to help you know whats going on, and CEC 48907 plays a big part in making this pos-sible.

SAMANTHA CLAVELCHRONICLE REPORTER

Is senioritis just an excuse to be lazy?

STAFF EDITORIALFREEDOM OF A JOURNALIST

Graduating at the Holly-wood Bowl has been a tradi-tion at Hollywood High School for many years and it has allowed the graduate to have a great stage for this mile-stone in their lives. The Bowl provides a giant space to allow loved ones to take part in this momentous event. No gradu-ating class wants to be the class that ruins this tradition. The Hollywood Bowl is no ordinary stage. It has

had some of the most amaz-ing shows performed there by many artists. Many high schools would only dream about being on that stage. The Bowl is the goal, but is gradu-ation at the Hollywood Bowl really that important? Is it really necessary? The most important thing is graduating. The diploma is what really matters. We are all stressing out about how are we going to fundraise for this big event but all this stress

will not matter. The Holly-wood Bowl cost one dollar to rent, but the equipment and crew add up to $22,000. This money will not benefit us in any way, all we are doing is paying for random people to attend. There would be no limit on how many guests may attend if we graduate at the bowl, but it is unnecessary for these people to be disrupting the ceremony. If the gradua-tion takes place in the audito-rium, there would be a limited

amount of people, but it would be a proper ceremony. We do not need all this ex-tra stress to raise all this mon-ey for one day. Not everyone can donate $70 for graduation, and selling healthy snacks is difficult. Seniors would have to sell three boxes of snacks with 57 snack bags each. We already have enough with the senior projects and the other work from the seven classes most of us are taking this final year of high school.

Even if we fundraise, there is still a huge possibility that we may not meet the amount of money needed to pay to graduate at the Hollywood Bowl and all of it would have had been for nothing. The real reward is the diploma and all the different experiences each and every-one of us has had.

october 2012 3OPINION/EDITORIAL

WHAT IS THE WEIRDEST THING YOU HAVE SEEN ON

A crazy woman next to Starbucks throwing pieces of bread at people

CARLOS LEMUS SAS SOPHOMORE

A guy holding a sign that said go F*** yourself

OSCAR ROMERO SAS SOPHOMORE An actual cop try-ing to pick up [on a woman dressed as] a skimpy cop

MARIA GUTIERREZ SAS SENIOR

I saw a tranny with no shoes dressed in an orange dress. she/he winked at me, and I winked at him/her back

JASON ORTIzNMA JUNIOR

I saw an old lady stripping in front of the Chinese Theater

SANDY PEREZ SAS JUNIOR

Every morning at school, I always see people walking around and drinking coffee from Starbucks or Coffee Bean. Throughout my years here, I have noticed that more

and more students are drinking coffee. Now I wonder if students know the effect of caffeine in their bodies. I drink coffee, too. I drink a few times a week when-ever I dont get enough sleep from school work and other activities to wake me up and give me energy in the morning or when I just want to hang out with my

friends, but I didnt know what can the caf-feine to do my body until I researched it. According to Teens Health website, teenag-ers should limit their caffeine consumption to no more than 100 mg of caffeine daily. Drink-ing too much coffee can cause anxiety, dizzi-ness, headaches, and jitters. It can also inter-fere with sleep. Before, the only thing I knew about drinking coffee was that it increases your mental awareness and gives you energy. Who knew something so beneficial could be capable of doing such damage?

GERARdO CHANMARCOS ARELLANO

CHRONICLE REPORTERS

BEATRIZ SISONCHRONICLE REPORTER

COFFEE: YOUR BEST FRIEND OR YOUR WORST ENEMY?

IS THE BOWL REALLY THE GOAL?

InTERvIEw by: WALTER CARRERO PHOTO CREDIT: AMBER CORDERO

NEWS4 OCTOBER 2013

After losing about $300,000 last year because not enough students turned in meal appli-cations, administrators took no chances this year. The start of the 2014 school year was persistent on stu-dents to turn in their meal applications on time in at-tempt to increase the schools revenue. For this reason locker combinations were dependent on applications. No lunch ap-plication meant no locker. As a result, most students found it imperative to turn in a lunch application.New Assistant Principal Dr. Travis Brandy announced at the first senior assembly that he would track down every senior that had not turned in their lunch application.

I went on ahead and ran a report that gave me a list of all seniors who had not turned in their lunch applications, Brandy said. And I called ev-erybody in one by one into the officegave them a deadline to turn it in. Between Sept. 3-19, he col-lected 100 applications from the senior class. To date, 84% of seniors turned their meal applications. Meal applications status reads: 85.5% (1,334) of all students submitted applica-tions, in which 73.77% (1,182) qualified, as of Sept. 20 The schools Title 1 allocation for this year is $325,000. This money is used for teacher professional development, substitutes pay, activities for

parents, teachers aid, school supplies, etc. Everybody ben-efits from Title 1 funding, said For the first time this

year, students were able to sub-mit applications online. This new alternative made it conve-nient for parents and students to get it done faster rather than wait for the mailing process. The Los Angeles Uni-fied School District reviews the percentage of students

who qualify for free or reduced lunch and determines the amount of money the school will get for the Reading Coach Laura Cavalli, compared to other schools who only focus on their Title 1 students. Students are encouraged to submit their meal applica-tions as soon as possible. For it is not only for the schools interest but the students as well. Not only will students receive a free or reduced lunch, but they benefit from SAT/ACT and AP Test fee waiv-ers. Moreover, they are able to receive their locker com-binations, an issue that many struggled with.First and foremost the pur-pose of meal applications is to provide food for students,

Cavalli said. She claims that students who eat lunch are more alert and successful aca-demically.This is will increase overall school performance. The constant reminder for students to turn in lunch ap-plications was not meant to be a nuisance or a burden but rather a benefit for the whole school.

Everybody benefits from Title 1 funding

Class of 2016 and 2017 received graduation require-ments and college admission A-G requirements, which were passed by LAUSD a year ago and take effect as of this year starting with the fresh-men. Some people are so worried about it, in reality its not add-ing much to the basic diploma, just a few classes. Nothing is beyond any student. They need

opportunities for a better life, said Assistant Principal Craig Alessi. College counselor Heather Brown supports the new requirements. To be college ready, to be college pre-pared, students should take math,english,science, and his-tory every semester until they graduate, she said. Students should always do more than the bare minimum, Brown

said. The minimum credits needed for the class of 2016 is 210, whereas the classes of 2014 and 2015 can only gradu-ate with 230 credits. Classes of 2014 - 2016 could graduate with a D or higher, but the class of 2017 has to graduate with a C or better. The new require-ments include the A-G curricu-lum (15 college prep classes) health, and physical education.

The districts most impor-tant goal is to have students graduate from LAUSD,college ready and prepared for ca-reers, Superintendent John Deasy told the Huffington Post. Class of 2016 and 2017 require 30 credits (3 years) for math and 20 credits (2 years) for world languages to graduate high school. However, the classes of 2014 and 2015 require 20 credits for math and

no languages for high school graduation. It is challenging us fresh-men to graduate, said SAS freshman Edgar A. Castro. LAUSD made the requirements for high school graduation and university similar so that they could accordingly be consid-ered for admission.

Hollywood High School dedi-cated a new recording studio, a renovated auditorium, and a mod-ernized culinary arts classroom with a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Wednesday, Sept. 25. Many important people attended this special event including parents, a congressman, a city councilman and a school board member. The event started out with the presentation of the colors by the JROTC Color Guard and a perfor-mance of the National Anthem by H20. The first speaker was Steve Zimmer, the vice-president of the LAUSD Board of Education; he was also the master of ceremo-nies. The next speaker was Con-gressman Adam Schiff, who represents the Hollywood area in the House of Representatives. He used to chair the Committee of the Arts and explained that back in the 90s, art was considered a luxury. Art was cut at many schools, generating a loss of many potential artists. He referred to the new recording studio and modernized culinary arts class-room as a movement forward, not backwards in the arts. He also presented Principal Alejan-dra Sanchez with an award for Congressional Recognition. Another speaker was council

member Mitch OFarrell, who presented Sanchez with a certificate from Mayor Eric Garcetti commemorating that day. An-other speaker was Mark Hovatter, Chief Facilities executive, who overlooked the construction of the new recording studio and the new modernized culinary arts classroom. He recognized Stormy Sacks and Ms. Morrison for taking part in the project. One of the most applauded speakers was Stormy Sacks, former coordinator/music direc-tor/vocal coach who devoted 20 years of his career to Hollywood High School. Sacks noted that the idea for a new recording studio and renovated auditorium started back in 2003. He applied for many

grants to make it possible and in 2007, he received a $3 million grant to do so. The last speaker was Scott Folsom, who is a member of the LAUSD School Construction Bond Citizens Oversight Committee and Hollywood High graduate from the Class of 1966. He said that at Hollywood, everyone came together and learned team-work in order to achieve the honorable. After Folsom concluded his speech, everyone went onstage to cut the ribbon, marking the open-ing of Hollywood High Schools new recording studio and the modernization of the culinary arts facility.

AdRIANA BENITEZCHRONICLE REPORTER

Lunch applications benefits students with $300,000

No more Ds for the Class of 2017New A-G requirements will affect future students graduation status

AZNIV dERdZAKYANCHRONICLE REPORTER

State Grants a New Recording Studio and Culinary Arts Facility Recording studio, kitchen officially openERIKA SALAZAR

CHRONICLE REPORTER

Principal Sanchez cut the ribbon to the new recording studio on Sept. 25

PHOTO CREDIT: KEVIN RODAS

nEw bRIEFSJROTC Annual Fun Day Screams In All of LAUSDs JROTC programs are taking part in JROTCs traditional Fun Day on Saturday, October 19, 2013 at Six Flags Magic Mountain. The admission price is $30,in-cluding the bus and ticket fee. The main reason why JROTC holds this special day is to not only to have fun enjoying the parks attraction, but to give the cadets, the people who are in the JROTC program, an opportunity to communicate with other schools cadets. The Fun Day activity helps engage cadets involve in coop-eration and participation to instill a sense of unity. Fun Day is a tradition that JROTC has been doing for over 15 years. It is not mandatory to attend, but it is mandatory to have fun, said Senior Army Instructor MSG Herbert Harris (retired). LAuREn KIMvoices raised for democracy Congratulations to C/CPL Cristian Artiga, C/2LT and Ex-ecutive Officer Holly San Nicolas, and C/CDT Tanny Garcia of the Sheik Battalion, who will participate and compete for a chance to win a $30,000 scholarship in the Voice of Democracy essay contest on Oct. 22. The prompt was Why Im Optimistic For Our Nations Future. Fifty thousand students worldwide competed for this essay to win the grand prize of a $30,000 scholarship. This essay is open to all students across the nation. KEITH nEAL

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Many have speculated about the field being renovated, but very little are fully aware of the whole situation. Seeing as the field is a major component to Hollywood High School, it is no wonder that its renovation is such a widespread topic. The field is experiencing repair to its turf, track, and ir-rigation system. The funding for the field comes from a bond formed by residents. According to Princi-pal Alejandra Sanchez, the field is being rebuilt thanks to a tax bond voted upon eight years ago. The citizens of Los Ange-les voted upon refurbishes to Hollywood High School some time ago, but the process of the decision has taken eight

years to take effect in the form of a bond specifically designed for reconstruction of the field. There was no say in what the money would be used for, as the bond is specifically desig-nated to one major component of the school. Due to the school requir-ing a safety zone in case of an emergency, the speed of the field renovation has been dras-tically decreased. In previous years, the field has been our location of safe evacuation but in its current state, the field is in no condi-tion to hold the student body adequately, the school is forced to use only a partial portion of it. Using this small portion of the unfinished field re-

ally affects the construction workers ability to perform their job. Because of this, the field will not be completely available until the beginning of September 2014. Athletes are the main people being affected by this change. It is depressing having our field like this. It makes it difficult for us to practice, said Soccer Player Angel Contreras, SAS Senior. With only the basketball courts and small gym being available, the athletes are not getting the proper practice they should be. This, in effect, could impair their performance against other high schools and thus impacting the schools athletic

reputation. To put the final nail in the coffin, the physical edu-cation department is also tak-ing a loss with fewer choices for daily exercise.

PHOTO CREDIT: KEVIN RODAS

TCA students will have a great advantage ahead of them this year. All freshmen, Sopho-mores, Juniors, and Seniors will be able to have a great learning experience through field trips throughout the course of the year. This years field trips are full of hands- on activities and two career field trips for students who are interested in becom-ing teachers. The Lull Special Education Center (a center that handles severely disabled handicapped students), is one

of the places that would be provided for students who are interesting in a teaching career. Before going to the the center, students would first have to create a lesson to later on teach at the center. TCA also provides students interested in science and enjoy hands- on experiments to have the opportunity to visit the Sepulveda Wildlife Basin, where they will be taught an experiment which will later be taught by them. TCA is is a completely in-

clusive small learning commit-tee, agreed Kelly Bender, lead teacher of TCA. The purpose of these field trips and experi-ences is to help our students see that they can make a differ-ence in their own lives and in the world around them, which goes along the TCA motto: cre-ating a more humane society through lifelong teaching and advocacy. Transportation and field trips are available to TCA students thanks to the support of Linked Learning and Hol-

lywood High School, who have been supporting TCA since past years. As students keep advancing into the next grade level, they are a step closer to college. For this purpose, Hollywood High provides TCA students with a learning experience at colleges. Sophomores this year will be visiting Cal State Northridge and Pierce college to inform themselves more about col-lege and start preparing for it. Sophomores, juniors, and seniors get one field trip per

year, which only applies to field trips to colleges. For this reason, each grade level will visit two colleges in one day- one community col-lege and one four- year college. These field trips will help stu-dents understand how to trans-fer from a community college to a four year university.

The Class of 2014 is running into some turmoil regarding whether or not they will be able to graduate at the Hollywood Bowl due to a lack of knowledge and participa-tion from the seniors.According to documents given to the senior class, renting the Bowl costs only one dollar- but with a catch. Parking lot attendants, electricians, decorations, and other such amenities cost approximate-ly $22,000. It puts quite a lot on the Class of 2014s plate, but the question is, are they prepared to step up to said plate?Principal Alejandra Sanchez thinks so.Im very optimistic for the senior class, she said. I think that the stu-dents are more responsive this year. After the assembly we held in the auditorium last month, it was pretty clear that everybody wanted to graduate at the Bowl. It is true that they want it to happen, but the weak link in this situation is the maturity level of the seniors. Currently, people dont seem to be tak-ing it seriously enough. Theyre acting like its a joke, and its not a joke, said Co-Vice President Mikaela Berry after a serious-turned-goofy meeting held on Sept. 25. From creative differences over the class

song to the class motto, what is really of concern at the moment is the issue of where the money will come from. The majority of students said they will donate. Were still trying to come up with ideas to fundraise, said Berry. Most likely, we will be selling healthy snacks from the magazines again, said Sanchez. It is a commitment, so we do have to take this seri-ously. We have to learn to do things within our means. I have a lot of faith in the se-niors, though. I know well make

it. June may seem far away from now, but seniors are strongly encouraged to do everything that they can now to ensure their gradu-ation eligibility and secure their culmina-tion ceremony location. They must have completed all 230 required credits and service learning hours, passed both math and English portions of the CAHSEE exam, have been absent for no more than seven days, have cleared all detentions and debts to the school, and paid or fundraised in full for the costs of the Hollywood Bowl.

New field brings new challenges Field renovations complicates schedule and training for many athletics KEVIN ROdAS

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(continue from pg. 1) Whitham applied for the grant few months ago and was overjoyed with the news that Hollywood was chosen for this grant. Among the sev-eral schools within the district that applyied Hollywood met all the re-quirements and was selected by The Barona Education Grant Program. They fund materials that promote academic improvement, and will benefit current & future students, including books and computers. LAUSD District 4 board member Steve Zimmer attended this event, as did Principal Alejandra Sanchez, Assistant Principal Dr. Travis Bran-dy, teachers James B. Carmicle, Neil Fitzpatrick and several students. We will not see any more cuts, now that Proposition 30 passed. We are now aiming to help every stu-

dent receive the necessary tools to get them the proper education they deserve, said zimmer. After the presentation of the check, students were invited to ask Bloom questions regarding his serving as Major of Santa Monica. Bloom talked about his experiences and choices he made such as mak-ing smoking illegal in public parks and beaches. With a budget of $100 billion dollars, California has cut 30-40% of funding in public education. The cost of education continues to increase every year and my job and interest is to pass law that will help people, said Bloom. The library will be seeing these new purchases throughout the se-mester and they will be display and ready to be check out at once.

TCA students gets their hands on a fun filled year

Bloom speaks to students Class of 2014 faces new challenges and obstacles

A variety of different field trips planned to prepare them for their future teaching careerELOSIA GARCIA

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Whether Class of 2014 will graduate at the bowl is not yet confirmed HOLLY SAN NICOLAS

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Currently, people dont seem to be taking it seriously enough. Theyre act-ing like its a joke, and its not a joke,

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We're fools whether we dance or not, so we might as well dance

Homecoming Court Nominations Queen King

Matthew Maun

Kira Morrison Sesha Brown

PrincePrincess

Samantha Englander Blair Robinson

DuchessCountess

Jester

Quenarii Lampkin

Azniv Derdzakyan Katrina Bernardo Ryonn Taylor Jaime Mora Emani Mack

Friday night football games simply are not the same without the full enjoyment of watch-ing it from the stands of your own field. With all

the renovations going on, most of my favorite sports and players will be all be competing at different schools. It also makes iit hard to attend since the games and their location are just so far from home. The announcement of homecoming being held at Belmont High re-ally brought myself and others not down to go. Simply because it was

too far and most parents would not want to pick their child up that late because it can and may be a hassle. Homecoming at Belmont is definitely going to feel a little out of the ordinary. One unfortunate thing that bugs many players is that they wont have their senior night in Sheik ter-ritory like their previous teammates. Playing that last game at home brings

nothing but pride and joy in being a Sheik team player, and they wont really have that chance this year. The excitement of homecoming is just not what it used to be. Hoping that Spirit Week will bring some kind of excitement to the crowd and make others go and show their Sheik pride that night at the game is something that needs to happen. With a

Grease themed dance the following day, homecom-ing just might end up being fun as always, just a little odd and different. Although I admit, it would have been great to see my fair share of foot-ball, soccer, cross country and baseball games from the comfort of Sheik ter-ritory.

Homecoming Is Not Really Homecoming At All

VANESSA GARCIAEDITOR-IN-CHIEF

We're fools whether we dance or not, so we might as well dance

Ladies:How to ask a guy to homecoming

Sometimes you just got to be the man and ask him out.Check yes or noSlip a note in his locker (make sure it's his, not a freshman or a girl's) with two boxes on it, asking if he wants to go to homecoming. Make the box that says yes really big, and the one that says "no" too small to fill out!

be DramaticIf hes dramatic, dont be afraid to ask him in an extra bold way! Get down on one knee in the middle of the hallway to ask him. It is creative, funny, and weird sweet. And theres no reason why big, romantic gestures should only be reserved for guysjust be sure he gets the humor.Make It A Game Write him a note about something random and circle specific letters in the note that spell out Will you go to homecom-ing with me? Give it to him and see how long it takes him to figure it out!(It may take awhile ,guys tend to be clueless at times)Make It Facebook OfficialSend him a private link on Facebook or make him YouTube video of you asking him to homecoming! Make it sweet or funny depending on his personality. For example, dont speak and just write words on flashcards, or sing along to a funny song they're sure to play a the dance! Sometimes ladies the guy is just too shy to ask you ,so be the man and wear the pants and be bold and confident and ask him. There is no harm in asking him. And if he says no, well then that is his lost and go to the dance either way and make it the best night possible.

be T-birds for a night Guys White t-shirt, black leather jacket, blue/dark jeans (cuffed at the bottom) Converse or black shoes

GO Pink Ladies Sandy Black tube top, black high waisted disco pants, black leather jacket and red heels Polka dotted dress with black or white heelsRegular black spaghetti- strap shirt, denim jacket, belted skate skirt, and a pair of ox-fordsA simple black dress with red or black heels

Accessories black/red bandanasred lipstickblack/red clutcheshoop earrings (or pearls or studs)bracelets==vintage style sunglassesblack/red hair bows

Dress To Impress: 50s style

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Gravity is director Alfonso Cuarons new sci-fi film star-ring Sandra Bullock, and it could possibly be nominated for the Academy Award for Best Motion Picture of 2013. The film stars Bullock, who has already won an Oscar for Best Actress, as a medi-cal engineer on her first trip in space, alongside George Clooney, a veteran astronaut on his last mission in space. It is set in a futuristic time and follows these two characters into space where

they became stranded and lose all communication with Earth. They must cooperate with each other in order to survive in space or die trying. The film has been receiving rave reviews from critics at almost all the film festivals it has played. It has been shown in festivals, such as the 2013 Venice Film Festival, and in practically everyone of them it has won an award. It has

won the awards for Future Film Festival Digital Award at the Venice Film Festival and the Best Actress Award at the Hollywood Film Fes-tival. In fact, Sandra Bullock has received positive feedback for her role in Gravity because of how emotionally challenging her character has to be in the movie. Similarly, George Cloo-ney has also been applauded

by critics for his performance in the film. Overall, the movie has been praised for its actors, special effects, cinematography, and direction which adds up to it being a fantastic movie. Dont take my word for it, go watch Gravity for yourself! While youre watching it keep in in this question, Is this movie Oscar-worthy?

In August, it was announced that high-profile actor Ben Affleck, of Argo and Chasing Amy fame, would be cast as Batman in the upcoming sequel to Man of Steel (currently being referred to as Batman Vs. Superman until further notice). What happened next can only be described as a complete and utter cyber outrage from the online Bat-man community- and undeservedly so. Batman fans from all across the nation expressed anger and disbelief at the notion of Affleck portraying the iconic hero. At one point, there were even some (half-hearted) threats against Afflecks life.Affleck, who has experience play-ing superheroes with 2003s Dare-devil, is without a doubt a great ac-tor. In addition to his acting, Affleck had directed many hit movies, and was even at one point approached

by Warner Bros. Studios to direct a live-action adaptation of The Justice League. The man is a fan of comic books, and will more likely than not let this trait come out as he shines in his role as The Dark Knight.

With films like Armageddon, Argo and The Town under his belt, Af-fleck has shown his growth and maturity as an actor throughout the years. In order to play Batman, he will need to tap into a darker, more cold part of his brain to truly capture the character. We dont need to worry about Affleck screw-ing up the franchise any worse than several others may or may not have before him(Adam West, you had your place in the universe, but the Batcave was not it.) All we really should be biting our knuckles over is who will win: Ben Afflecks Batman, or Henry Cavills Superman?

Grand Theft Auto V, one of the most anticipated games of the year, was released on Sept. 17. It is the successor of Rock-stars 2008 game, GTA IV. GTA V takes place in the fictional city of Los Santos. In GTA V, the city of Los Santos is based upon the city of Los Angeles, including land-marks as the Hollywood Sign, Venice Beach, and the Santa Monica Pier. In the game, play-ers are able to interact with the world more than in previ-ous games. Players are able to visit Del Perro Pier (Santa Monica Pier) and ride on the roller coaster, The Leviathan, and the Ferris Wheel, ap-propriately named the Ferris Whale. In the game, a new ability the player has is to play as three different characters. The three characters of choice are Franklin, Michael, and Trevor. Each character has a specific skill set. As one plays, the level goes up for each skill set even further. Each character also

has a special ability (like Franklins ability to slow down time). In the game, these three characters are always doing some-thing even if you are not playing or near them. With the use of three characters, missions and free roam have become much more diverse and enjoyable. The ability to switch between characters within missions can have a major impact on your re-sults. If one is better at doing something like driving or cre-ating a distraction, one is able to switch to a character that is doing that task and have a Non-Player Character or NPC take over your previous task. In free roam, if using one char-acter gets boring, players can switch to another character that could be something much more interesting.GTA Vs open world is nothing less than amazing and beauti-ful. The world is triple the size

of GTA IVs. The game world feels much more open. The new structures, landmarks, and environments give the players motivation to continue playing and exploring every-thing the game has to offer. The game still manages to include previous iconic landmarks from past GTA titles such as San Andreas, Mount Chilliad. With the addition of the new ocean environment players are able to go fishing. They can even get attacked by

a shark. GTA would be nothing without its vehicle buffet. The brand new, long awaited addition to the game is the use of airplanes. Airplanes can now be used when-ever the player wishes. Ever wanted to go for a joyride in a submarine? Of course you have, and lucky for you, submarines have also been added to the game. Later in the story, players will gain access to a submarine in

order to explore the seafloor. There are also new cars avail-able in the game along with a improved garage to custom-ize cars. The garage has been given many more additions to it, including upgrades, parts, and much more. Always running into gunfights or want some extra protection? Go over to the garage and upgrade your armor. Want a better looking car? Give it a nice paint job. Driving in the game has also been improved, handling is better than it was

in GTA IV and it feels much more smoother. In previous Rockstar games the graphics engine Criterion Games RenderWare was used, but GTA V has implemented a new graphics engine, Rock-star Advanced Game Engine or RAGE, created by Rockstar games. The price for a brand new copy of GTA V is around $60 with used copies around $55. The game has only been released for Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3, but for anyone wanting to play it on Next Gen consoles such as the Xbox One or PS4 you will have to wait until 2014. Throughout the years, Rock-star games has created several timeless classics that many people have enjoyed to the fullest extent. GTA V was the most anticipated game of the year, but it could also very well be the best game of the year.

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Gravity: box office smash on its way to Academy Awards

The Xbox One states that its dimensions are 13.5 X 10.35 X 3.14 inches while the PlayStation 4s measurements were 12 X 10.8 X 2.08.The winner of the size compar-ison is the PlayStation 4 to the Xbox one which was the size of a 1980s VCR. The PlayStation 4 and Xbox One provide a 500 gigabyte hard drive though the PlayStation 4 has a user removable hard drive. Both consoles provide a cloud storage, play as you download, remote download,and the ability to account access from multiple consoles. Many have been excited to the announcements of the consoles but what matters is the games that will be released such as Battlefield 4, Call of Duty: Ghosts, Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag for both the Xbox 1 and Playstation 4. The price for the PS4 is going for $399.99, while the Xbox One is asking for $499.99. Controllers The Xbox controller maintains the same layout as the other Xbox designs.The direc-tional pad has been changed to a four-way design and the battery packet is slimmer. Menu and view buttons have replaced the home and back buttons. Pre-ordered Xbox One controllers have the words "Day One 2013" engraved in the center.

The layout of the PlayStation 4 control-ler is also similar to the other Playstation controllers.The only difference is a share button. Kinect The Xbox One will ship with an updated version of the Kinect sensor; the new Ki-nect uses a 1080p. The Kinect microphone remains active at all times by default so it can receive voice commands from the user when needed, even when the console is in sleep mode (so it can be awakened with a command).

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Is this movie Oscar-worthy?

The Battle of the Console: XBox vs. Playstation 4 Ben Affleck is the Batman Gotham City Needs

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PHOTO CREDIT: GAME STOPWhich one do you prefer Xbox or Playstation 4?

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Female rock guitarist, singer, and producer Joan Jett is back to release her new album Unvarnished, filled with loud distor-tion, aggressive but catchy lyrics, and that old school Rock n Roll that our old folks grew up listening to. The new album will be out on Oct. 2. This will be Jetts 14th studio album and newly released album in seven years since her 2006 album Sinners. Jett says that the songs on the album will revolve around the death of her parents, the incident of Hurricane Sandy, and the grieving struggles over the past ten years of which she refers to as her de-cade of death. Jett said, The songs have

a serious tone, but theyre relatable. The 10-song album will also feature special guests Dave Grohl from Foo Fighters and Laura Jane Grace of Against Me! Jett and the Blackhearts performed their first single Any Weather on Jim-my Kimmel Live! on Aug. 8. So what can you be looking forward to this album? Only that she can please the crowd after all these years and still not give a damn about her bad reputation.

ENTERTAINMENT

Hollywood high alumni Amy Kaufman Burk released her first book Hollywood High: Achieve The Honorable, a coming of age story in which the protagonist, Caroline Black, transitions from an all- girl private school to her local high school, Hollywood High. As her new ad-venture began she found herself in a completely differ-ent environment of meeting a whole new type of people, exposure to sex and drugs, and extreme violence and be-havior. Reading this book reminded me of my freshmen year when I transi-tioned from middle school to high school. Seeing guys wearing way too baggy pants and some girls wear-ing next to nothing, people having relationships, and girls fighting in the locker room made me feel like I wasnt ready for high school. I was still wearing my old, blue, saggy flare pants from middle school and Disney t-shirts. I was still living in my inner 8-year-old state of mind. I knew high school was definitely going to be a whole chapter of my life. This book taught me more than I ever realized. The characters in

the book became people I cared about, and the story brought tears to my eyes more than a few times. It reminded me of the intensity and importance of friendship and one's social world in high school. This book is thoroughly entertain-ing. I would rate this book a 5 out of 5 because I think ev-eryone has a little bit of Black in them. We have all gone through these experiences ourselves, and its an overall great read. From start to finish, it is a delight read.

Starters may seem like your typical dystopian book about a girl who is left to fend for herself and falls for a guy but there is a twist to this society that is characterized by op-pression and disease. Callie, whose parents died in the Spore Wars, is left to take care of her younger brother who is sick. She is in desperate need for money, which leads her to turn to Prime Destination. Prime Destination is where the

elderly can rent a younger per-sons body for the elders can feel young again. Except while Callies body was being rented out, something goes wrong and she is found back in her own body three weeks early. Not only that, but the woman who rented her body still lives inside her and was using her body to take down Prime Destination. Callie discov-ers the dark secrets of Prime Destination and has to make

the ultimate decision of either fighting for Prime Destination or fighting against them.Callie, who is only sixteen years old, is the embodiment of a fierce and brave girl. She is not whiny; all she cares about is keeping her brother safe. Price creates a beautiful bond between Callie and her brother that expresses their love and care for each other. Throughout the story it keeps the reader wondering what is

going to happen next? Starters has a little bit of everything. It has suspense, action, drama, mystery and romance. It is not your average dystopian book, and the end-ing has a real plot twist that will only leave the reader crav-ing for the next book to come.

Its Kind of a Funny Story by Ned Vizzini is a modern, inci-sive and witty look into the life of an everyday teenager. In this 444 page-long fiction novel, Craig Gilner a New York city teenager, is about to enter the ninth grade except to him it wont just be high school itll be THE high school. Craig spends his entire summer studying, reading and preparing himself for a prestigious school which he really feels the need to get into, because like many teenagers before him Craig is worried about getting into a good college.The school and the pressure from the world around him give Craig depres-sion. Completely written from Craigs point of view, the au-

thor takes you through Craigs extremely relatable problems and eventually how these problems land him in a mental hospital. Its no wonder the feelings described in the book by Craig, the main character, sound so authentic since the author himself, Ned Vizzini, spent five days in an adult psychiatric ward and wrote the book only a few days later. Most of the books Vizzini has written are relatable to teens.The way Craig explains how high school and life generally can be depressing (and he admits that the fact that hes lazy makes this a lot worse) is great. Craig describes his life in a very interesting way, explaining how he has

tentacles which are all the horrible things that intrude his life. An example he uses is how getting behind on home-work can become a nightmare,

because when things spiral out of control he puts it as, no homework= not passing the class, which leads to not pass-ing school = not getting into a good college = not having a good job = no good health insurance = not being able to pay for all the antidepressants hes sure hes going to need because his life sucks, etc. Thats what the tentacles are to Craig- evil things that just spiral out of control because hes so overwhelmed. Craig also has something called anchors which are things that occupy his mind or make him temporarily happy, his major goal in the story is to find a solid anchor.Craigs friends definitely play a part in his depression. The

friend that plays the biggest part is Aaron, a smart, fearless and handsome guy whose dad seems to be some sort of mad writer. Aaron also has a girlfriend, Nia, whom Craig becomes at-tracted to and jealous over. To Craig, his friends are the real world and the mental ward is another world, which to him is easier to handle in some ways.At the end of the book youll be left hoping for the best and wanting to hear more. It is very relatable, dramatic, hilari-ous, and real.

So it IS a kind of a funny story

For Starters it was good book It hurts to Achieve the Honorable

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I knew high school was defi-nitely going to be a whole chapter of my life.

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Achieve the Honorable sells for $3 on Amazon

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Joan Jett returns with a whole new album that was released on Oct. 2

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Unvarnished Joan Jett & The Black Hearts

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The technical trickery at Universal Studios Hollywood Always exceeds that of any other Halloween haunt in Los Angeles but opening nights 2013 debut featured something else: a satisfyingly variegated variety of shocks and shudders. I wont pretend there was a dearth of gore far from it Halloween Horror Nights continues to succeed at its in-tended goal, which is to bring horror movies to life, turning them into amazingly detailed walk-through mazes that im-merse fans in the worlds of their favorite movie monsters. The irony is that, in basing its attractions on successful hor-ror film franchises, Universal has fallen prey to the prob-lems that plague sequels and remakes, which tend to recycle the same elements from year to year, for fear of tampering with the formula for success. Never the less, Halloween Horror Nights 2013 has something for everyone from the twisted flesh of Evil Dead to the sinister spirits of El Cucuy, from the shock-rock of Black Sabbath to the apocalyptic shock of THE WALKING DEAD. The highlight of Halloween Horror Nights 2013 is the presence of the walkers from the AMC television series, who serve double duty here, infest-ing their own maze,The Walk-ing Dead: No Safe Haven, and invading the back lot Terror Tram tour. When you have seen one flesh-eating zombie, you more or less have seen them all, but there are memorable, iconic images from the televi-sion series that are brought to live here, creating a look that distinguishes this years Walking Dead from previous zombies.

black Sabbath 13 in 3D offers an over-the-top, almost campy concoction that should please both fans and newcomers.The maze consisted of Black Sab-bath songs on the album 13, providing numerous tunes perfectly suited to the horrors on view Evil Dead: book of the Dead is modeled after the 2013 remake. It may take sharp-eyed fright fans to note the distinction, but this maze is set in a different location from its predecessor and features a grittier feel, in keeping with the source material. Some of the films most grizzly shocks (e.g., the girl being sawed in half) are recreated with ghoulish intensity. Of course, Book of the Dead is an ubiquitous pres-ence, but chainsaws (a staple at too many Halloween attrac-tions) are not overused; there are more than enough other atrocities on display to satisfy horror hounds without non-stop saws and blood.The new lnsidious maze im-

presses with its recreation of the disturbingly distorted char-acters from the namesake vid-eogame. There is also a pleas-ingly otherworldly sensation, created by ghostly characters who seem to appear behind walls and then disappear just as inexplicably. Still, there is a lack of variety to the frights: there are lots of disfigured nurses, plus a few other bizarre beings, but the the scares are fairly standard issue (pop out from around the corner), with little sense of a theme or nar-rative progression. The only surprise is the incongruous bunnies seen near the end which provoke not screams of fear but tsks of confusion, as people shrug their shoulders and mutter, Huh? For Halloween 2013, Uni-versal Studios Hollywood has taken its year-round House of Horrors walk-through attraction and rebranded it universal Monsters Remix. You will see the same old sets and props, backed by a throb-bing techno-electronic beat; as incongruous as that sounds,

the effect helps rejuvenate the old familiar monsters, like a transfusion of new blood. The pulsing lights are more color-ful, enhancing the monochro-matic look of the venue (mostly inspired by black-and-white horror films), and the dancing monsters (some of them quite oversized) seem electrified in a brand new way. There is also a great gag with a char-acter who seems to be a stone fixture before opening her eyes and coming to life. Little of it is really very scary, but it is certainly novel. Overall, the mazes seem slightly less dark and threat-ening this year. There are still some great jump scares, but in an effort to jangle the nerves, the audio effects tend to be turned up loud from start to finish, offering few opportuni-ties to build anticipation and suspense. One unfortunate dividend of focusing on an individual char-acter (The El Cucuy maze) is that there is less material to work with, leading to a certain monotony. El Cucuy jumps out

at you in the first room, then the second room, then the third room, etc and its always the same character with the same appearance. Halloween Horror Nights features a handful of Scare Zones. As usual, the best two are the ones utilizing the theme parks most appropriate set-tings: There is a Purge zone near the front entrance. The chain-saw-wielding performers do a good job harassing passersby, and the originality and excite-ment of the Survive the Night aspect was really an improve-ment of last years Toyz.Summing up: Halloween Hor-ror Nights 2013 is not perfect. I think some of the dramatic potential of The Walking Dead could have been more fully exploited, and we are disap-pointed to see that props, sets, and gags are still being recy-cled under new brand names. However, it is churlish to focus on these flawed details when the big picture is so impressive.Frequent haunt-goers may be a bit too jaded to appreciate just how awesome Universal Studios annual haunted theme park event really is. bottom Line: If you have not been to Universal Studios Halloween Horror Nights, you really owe it to yourself to make the effort. However, if you have attended on previous occasions, there may not be enough new and novel frights to make a return trip an abso-lute necessity.

Only got twenty dollars in my pocket. I- I- Im hunting, looking for a come-up. (Mack-lemore, Thrift Shop) Thrift shopping or as some people are calling it thrifting has re-ally changed in todays society. It is now considered cool and hipster, add in the great prices and its no wonder that thrift-ing has gotten popular. Crossroads Trading Co. is one of the many thrift stores lo-cated in Los Angeles.This thrift shop is mainly about finding your own sense of style. There is a variety of clothes to choose from, such as animal prints, lace, and designer clothing. You could even say that it is better than Ross. The store is super clean and the workers there are very friendly. Crossroads is not only friendly on your budget but also friendly to the environ-ment. This thrift store is not just a second-hand store, it is a place where one recycles cloth-

ing. Whats the dif-ference? The thing about thrift shops is that whatever you donate they automatically take it and put it in their sale racks. Oh sure, they check for tears or rips but they dont exactly check the quality. With Crossroads, the workers personally go through every piece of article to see if it is torn, stain or simply not worth recycling. If it is not up to their standards theres a dumpster right next to the store. When we say it is easy on your wallet, we mean it. If you have unwanted clothes still in good shape, they will buy it from you, and you can use that money to buy more clothes from their store. For all those

environmentalists or people who actually care about our planet, Crossroads supports the planet by donating five cents to the environmental de-fense fund when the customer does not take a plastic bag. How can you not like Cross-roads? Thrift stores have always been stigmatized over the

belief that they are dirty and/or unsanitary. We are not saying it isnt entirely true, but at Crossroads, they do their best to keep the custom-ers happy. This means having the place and clothes sanitary. When we asked Avery, an employee, on his thoughts about the stigmatization to-wards thrift stores he answered that people have always had stigma about thrift stores, but that it doesnt change the fact that there are still good quality clothes for customers. Goodwill is another thrift store that offers clothes at a affordable price. Goodwill of-fers more than clothes though; it offers books, movies, and home furnishings at amazing

prices. However, Goodwill isnt the best place to buy clothing in our opinion. But it is the best place to buy books. If you like to read books but do not want to go to a bookstore, you should go to Goodwill. The books have been hardly used, and they cost next to nothing. So what are you still doing? Get yourself to a thrift shop where you can have the ulti-mate thrifting experience and look chic after buying all those clothes from the thrift storeCrossroads Trading Co.-4470 W Sunset Blvd. Los Ange-les, CAGoodwill- 4575 Hollywood Blvd Los Angeles, CA

You are all going to die tonight CHRISTIAN LEHNIG

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Halloween Horror Nights is the rated to be one of the scaries and best place to go this year. PHOTO CREDIT RICKY BRIGANTE

I wear your granddads clothes, I look incredibleMARICELA CORdOVASuSAN CIFuENTES

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Thift Shopping a place to find antique finds for a killer deal PHOTO CREDIT: MARICELA CORDOVA

october 2012 11SPORTS

GAMES TO WATCHFootball at bElMoNt HoMEcoMiNg (oct 18)Football at bERNStEiN (oct 25) Football at toRRES (NoV 1) Football at RoYbal (NoV 8)

ATHLETE OF THE MOnTH JEFFREy PuEBLA CORONADO

CC: How do you feel about being Athlete of the Month? JP: I feel um.. actually surprised.

CC: How long have you been playing football?JP: Since my sophomore year. Three years, one year in JV and two years in Varsity.

CC: Why did you decide to join foot-ball? JP: I love the game and its a good way to release stress.

CC: What was one of your best moments you had in foot-ball?JP: It was my first full on football game, I was playing quarterback and we were winning, so all I had to do was take a knee (kneel down to get the clock continuing) so I took the knee and we won.

CC: What advice can you give to other alethes?JP: Well... like Carmicle says "Practice, Practice, Practice".

Undeterred by an unusable track, cross-country runners have won victories against Robert F. Kennedy and Bernstein High Schools on Oct. 10th. The race, set in Elysian Park, ended with the Boys Junior Var-sity and Varsity teams securing wins against Bernstein and RFK, while the girls team ended up tying with Bernstein, but did not win against Robert F. Kennedy. The team has had to face challenges in training this year due to ongoing construction and renovation projects on the schools track and football field, according to cross-country coach Adolfo Carcano. The team usually did their practice runs on the track, but now, they must either do long runs around the school campus, or do their repeats on the Runyon Canyon Park hiking trails, Car-

cano said. This year, the team hopes to land a spot on the All-City Finals once again, to finish at least in the top three of the Central League. I hope that we dont end last, Carcano said. SAS Sophomore Henry Le said that despite the track closure, he had felt ready for the track meet. We trained during the sum-mer, which has helped us a lot. The feeling of family has kept us together through everything, he said. All we have to do now is run. The team will face off Marquez High School at their next meet on October 17.

Both Varsity and Junior Var-sity lost against the mighty Co-bras last Friday night with an ending score 31-21 for varsity and 21-0 for JV, marking this loss against Miguel Contreras High as the teams fourth loss in a row. Varsity began their season this year with a rough start having a three game losing streak and only two wins. The varsity football team ended the first game of the year on Aug. 29, with a win against Panorama High School 27-13. They defeated Augustus Hawkins High School 14 -8 on Sept. 6. It was not until Sept. 13, when the Sheiks were de-feated by Rancho Dominguez High School with a dismal 26-16. With the next two games the team begins to add on to

their losing streak having lost to Chavez High School with a score of 7-6 and Westchester with a devas-tating score of 25 to 6 and now another lost against Contreras. The most heartbreaking loss was the game against Chavez High School. During the second half of the game the team scored a touchdown having a score of 6-0. Chavezs football team was able to tie Hollywood. As the game approached the end, Chavez scored another touch-

down as Hollywood followed with its own touchdown. The touchdown, however, was not counted due to the player having fumbled the ball as he reached the touchdown area. This was another dev-astating loss for the football

team since earlier junior varsity had lost to Chavez with a score of 14-0. After having a four-game losing streak the var-sity Sheiks hope to improve by winning at the upcoming game against Belmont High School. Some of the obstacles that have prevent-ed the team from being successful in previous games have been the communication between play-ers, organization and injuries of the players. Varsity coach Frank Galvan wishes to improve these prob-lems as well as others such as

little but noticeable mistakes and having the team become more dedicated. He expects the team to be as competitive as they can be against other high school teams. Football players also believe that they need to help each other and play as a team in order to improve as a whole and win against other teams. Now, as they continue to improve their skills as a team, their ambition is to become a better team and win against the difficult upcoming games. The coach believes Bernstein would be the most challenging game although he considers all games to be difficult. The football players Aron Kaplan, Austin Quintanilla and Roney Simon also consider both of those games to be formidable.

Hoping Homecomings game against Belmont ends their loss streak Sheiks hope to regain themselves this Friday against Belmont after losing against Contreras last Friday night

LESLIE FLORES NEMESIS GuTIERREZVALERIE HERRERA

CHRONICLE REPORTERS

Sports are very important to me for many reasons. Not only do they help with the growth and development of a teenagers mind and body but they also encourage the schools spirit. Like most sports at this school, cross-country lacks money, which is neces-sary to have in order to buy uniforms and shirts. Cross Country Coach Adolfo Carcano ith sports teens also learn many skills they will use later in school or in adulthood. When I joined cross country my life changed drastically and in a better way. It helped me realize that there are great people out there who care for their com-munity so much that theyll give anything to help. Carcano is someone who I truly respect because of all the effort he has put into this wonderful sport. We have made history by making it to City Finals which is every runners dream. Our team has also brought home many titles that have put Hollywood High School on top of every school. We have had great moments but there

have been obstacles along the way. There are also invitational races and the banquet, although those two things are optional it is always enjoyable to have them. All the money we get comes from fundraisers but mostly from the coachs pocket. I think it is unfair that one person has to pay for everything, fortunately coach Carcano does it because he cares about the sport, the school and the team. Cross country has always been an un-derrated sport because not many people know about it. Our team has not let any-thing bring us down, we go to the races to win because thats always our goal. We like to put our school in first place and we demonstrate we have that so needed Sheik Pride.

ABRIL CHuVACduLCE MANdujANO

CHRONICLE REPORTER

No track, no problemX-country wins first meet

Opinion: Running out of fundsVALERIE HERRERA

CHRONICLE REPORTER

STEVE MONTOYACHRONICLE REPORTER