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Spring Edition 2012-2013 San Jose High School SJHS Founded: 1863

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102 Year Old alumnirepOrter: Brianna mOra

Dr.EphraimEnglemanisoneoftheoldestlivingalumni’sthathasevergraduated fromSanJoseHighSchool.Engle-mangraduatedSanJoseHighwhenhewasonlysixteenyearsold.HethenwenttoSanJoseJuniorCollegeandbecameaviolinistinanorchestracalledSanJose’sFoxCaliforniaThe-ater.Theorchestraplayedbackgroundmusicforsilentmov-ies.EnglemansayshisgradesweresobadthathewasrejectedtoStanfordbutwasacceptedintoNewYorkUniversity.At

Columbia,Engleman’spassionformusicopenedupanotherdoortohim.Englemanthenfinishedhisdegreein1937.EnglemanlatermetJeanSintonandmarriedin1941.Afterthenextfortyyears,Englemanbecameoneofrheumatology’sleadingpractitionersandresearchadvocates.HewasalsopresidentoftheAmericanCollegeofRheumatologyandtheInternationalLeagueAgainstRheumatism.During1975-76,hewaschairedtheNationalCommissionofArthritis.Asofnow,since1979,EnglemanisdirectoroftheRosalindRussellCenteratUCSF.Hestillplaysviolinandhostsweeklychamberviolinsessionsinhishome.Tolearnmoreaboutsomeofourfamousalumni,gotopage11

anthOnY Santa Cruz page 3 marCh madneSS page 7 muSiC at San JOSe high page 8

.BulldogRoboticsteam581isour high school robotics teamfrom San Jose High School.

The student-centered team participates in anannual robotics competition hosted by theFIRSTorganization(ForInspirationandRec-ognition of Science and Technology). EveryJanuary,FIRSTreleasesanewgamechallengeandteamshavethe followingsixweekstode-sign and build their best robot for the game.Throughout the year, all team members dis-coverandpracticenewskillsfromtooluseandmachining toprogramming.TheJanuaryandFebuarybuild,sixweeksarenon-stopbuildingoftherobotandprogramming.Forthecompe-tition,thisoftimeallowsustobondasateamandgrowlifelongfriendships.TheSJHS robotic teamwas founded at theyear2000by the semi-retired facultyadvisor,SteveNovotny as personal project.TheRo-boticsClubmeetsdailyduringlunchandafter-schoolintheengineeringbuilding.Weworkonrobotsortalkaboutit.AtourMondaylunchmeetings,wediscuss....

For more inFormation see robotics on pg 2

Robotics Team 581repOrter: nhat nguYen

1st row: AbsAr KhAn, nhAt nguyen, MusAb rezA,2nd row: KivA uhuru, AlinA bAKer, steven nguyen

3rd row: sAif WAheed, lucero sAndovAl, dAniel lunA, PhiliP huA, uriel MAgdAleno, huy nguyen, MArie bello, sAif’s fA-

ther, MohAMMed rAzeen And MohAMMed’s dAd

Let’s go Cheerleaders!

Che e r l e a d i n gfor Sophomore

Serenna Flores is about being “the spiritleadersoftheschoolanditgetsusinvolved

with our school.” Over the past semester, the San JoseHighCheerleadingteamhasgrowndrastically.Theteamhasgrowntogainfourmalemembers,winningNationalChampions at theAmericanMasterpiece competition inSanJose, toevenperforming forOldNavy.Bothchore-ographerandcoaches,MissyWaltersandTaraSikorski,dedicatedmanyoftheirownhoursoutsideofschooltogettheirteamtoit’shighestpotential.ThecoachesdecidedtoholdaSpringTryouts,andlittledidtheyknowthattheywould gain 6 new members from it. They gained BosyRodriguez, Sarah Griffths, Jonathan Jimenez, Vinh Le,DustinNguyen,andKennethDeloso.Gainingguystotheteamwasanewexperienceforthecoachesandtotheothercheerleaders. Thecoachesmadethestuntsharder,andthegirlshadtoteachtheguyshowtoholdagirlupproperly.Withalltheirhardwork,theywonNationalChampionsattheAmericanMasterpiececompetitioninSanJose.Inordertomake it toNationals, the squadputs in longhours atpractice and competes in local competitions. Once theywin,theybeginpreparingfortheNationalcompetitioninAnaheim.Thesquadalsoputsincountlesshoursoffund-raising,fromFoodFairs,tosellingcookiedough,andevenholding PeeWeeCamps over theweekend. ThewholeteamwenttoNationals fromApril5-8.Asaresultoftheteam’shardworkandeffort,theSanJoseHighCheerlead-ingteamwonSecondPlaceinboth,All-Girlsperformance,andCo-Ed!

rePorters: dAniel flores (left)

JonAthAn JiMenez (right)

last row: duStin nguYen, mS. SikOrSki, larYSSa pinOn, arianna gOnzalez, maria leYva, vihn le, Serenna

FlOreS, mrS. WalterS

middle: kim tang, kenneth delOSO, Sarah griFFthS, Samantha hilarO, BOSY rOdrigueS, amBer marx

First: JOnathan Jimenez

This year, students from grades 8th-

12thfromSantaClaraandSantaCruzcountieswereabletojoinintheSouthBay Teen Idol, which is a competi-tionforstudentswhoareabletosingtheirheartsoutforthechancetowina

$2,500scholarshipforthemselvesanda$500grantfortheirschool’smusicprogram.Inordertocompete,stu-dentshavetobe13yearsorolderandhaveaminimum2.0GPA.Studentswho auditionedwere required tosingaoneminutesonginacapella. San Jose High School was luckyenough to have one particular student join in on theact.SophomoreClassPresident,KivaUhuru,hasbeenoneofthefirstofSanJoseHigh’sstudentstomakeitto South Bay Teen Idols semi-finals and is ready tocompeteinSouthBayTeenIdolsfinalsonApril20th.

Shesays“goingthroughtheauditions was pretty nerveracking, I didn’t think I’dmake it at all seeing howmany theatre singers werepresent. Itwas a pretty bigevent, so that was also in-timidating to think thatoutof thefiftyor sopeoplewhoauditionedIhadevenachanceofbeingchosen.”Af-tersingingYayobyLanadelRey,Kivawas“completelyfloored” when she foundout just a few days laterthat she was chosen togo throughtosemi-finals.KivaUhuruissettoperformonApril20th.

SOphOmOre kiva uhuru COmpeteS

phOtO: SOuth BaY teen idOl FaCeBOOk page

South Bay Teen IdolrePorter: briAnnA MorA

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~Academics~

Did you ever stop and thinkabouthowascoreboard,ad-vertisingdisplay,orevenourown school announcementsdisplay works? Every letter,every digit and every dash

is displayed by a sevensegmentdisplay.Some-times, we take these

typesof creations forgrantedanddon’t eventakethetimetoquestionhow or why! Luckily, atSan Jose High School,technologically influ-enced courses are pro-videdtosparkthemindsand curiosity to thosewho question why andsometimes new sparksareignited.DigitalElectronics(DE)isessentiallythestuffyoudon’t see, the connectionsandwires underneath theclock on your microwavetimer,thedisplayonyourcalculator,thealarmsystem that keeps you safe at night, and etc.Withoutevenrealizingit,youcomeincontactwiththesetypesofdeviceseverydayofyourlifeandtheymakedailylifemuchmoresimple. Here at San Jose High School(SJHS) we are lucky enough to have teach-ers like Mrs. Chandra, who is also a mathteacherforseveralstudents,whotookcoursesin college and even had the opportunity to

work inan industry that revolvedamongthebasics of DE.Mr.Holmes, another teacherhereatSJHSalsoteachestheDEcoursetoahandfulofjuniors. You might be wondering, what doweactuallydo?Inordertounderstandwhyaconnection ismade,what ICchips are, howAOI circuits work, the differences betweenMSI and SSI are projects that are assignedinordertoestablishcriticalthinking. Insev-

eral cases projects areassigned to partners totest how well your com-munication skills are ortoseehowwellyouworkcollaboratively.However,therewillbetimeswhereassignments are indepen-denttotesthowwellyouareabletothinkindividu-ally. This course offeredatSJHSisanopportunitythat all students interest-edintheSTEM(science,technology, engineering,andmathematics) should

take. So,toanysophomoresgettingreadytochoosetheircoursesforthenexttwoyears,Irecommendtakingintoconsiderationsomeofthetechclasses,likedigitalelectronics.Feelfree to ask students, counselors, or even theteachersthemselvesabouttheclass.

Digital Electronics: An Unrecognized Course

repOrter: JenniFer guzman

Recently, the RoboticsTeamwas asked by our lo-

cal elementary school,HoraceMann, to vol-unteerattheirScienceFair.Forafewweeks,theteambuiltVexrobots inpreparation.Vexroboticsarethemiddle leaguerobotics.Eventhough the team participates in the highestlevel, FIRST,wewere able to assemble andpreparethesmall,remotecontrolledrobots. On the day of the Science Fair, ourteampackawayourrobotsandwalkedovertotheschool.HoraceMannwasbuzzingwithex-citement,asthekidsranaroundthebuilding.Weassembledourtrack,andstartedtoprepareour robots. The kids who participated wereable towear theofficialdrive teamhardhats,wornbyPhilipHua(1stDriver),Muhammed

Razeen (2ndDriver), HuyNguyen (Coach),andmyself(HumanPlayer).Asthekidsdrovearound, you could hear multiple commentssuchas,“RobotsareSOCOOL!”and“Iwantto go to San JoseHigh now!” I,myself,wasalso able to speakwith the parents.Many ofthemwerehappytoseeourteamexposingthekids to engineering at such a young age, andcomplimentedus. Volunteering at Horace Mann wasaprivilege.Personally,workingwithyoungerkidsandsparkinganew interest in theEngi-neering field is exciting and fun. The wholeteam enjoyed the experience, and we all feltgood to have impacted the kids at HoraceMannsopositively.

nCWit aWard WinnerrepOrter:

JiteSh purSWani

FadumoOs-man,ajunior,wonthisyear’sNCWITAwardforAspirationsinComputing.TheNationalCenterforWomenandInformationTechnologyandBayAreaAffiliateAwardsTeamselectedFadumoOsmanandsheisbeingrecognizedforhercomputing-relatedaspirationsandaptitude,leader-shipskills,andacademicachievement.OsmanattendedanawardceremonyinrecognitionofthisachievementatTheTechMuseumofInnovationinSan

JosethatwasheldonSaturday,March2,2013. Osman’sintereststartedinhermiddleschool’sroboticsclubwhereshelearnedhowtoprogram,andassembleVEXrobots.AtSanJoseHighshecontinuesherstudiesinengineeringandphysics.Sheplans“onpursuingaca-reerinbiomedicalengineeringandhopetoattendJohnHopkinsUniversity”andhopesto“createmedicaldevicesrangingfromprostheticstomachinesthatwilldiagnosefatalcomplexdiseasesasearlyaspossible.”

CongratulationsFadumoOsman.TolearnmoreaboutNCWITvisitwww.ncwit.org.

AMAzing night At the ncWit AWArd for AsPirAtions in coM-

Puting. fAduMo osMAn With Joc-elyn goldfein, dir. of engineer-

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TheChevronIEDDesign Challenge

providesaplatformfortheIntroduc-tiontoEngineeringDesignStudentstoputtheirknowledgetothetestbysolving a design problem using spe-cificmaterialsgiveninashortperiodoftime.Eachteamofthreestudentshadtheopportunitytoshowcasetheirextraordinary talents, in a variety ofengineeringfields,toapanelofengi-neering judges.The ChevronIED DesignChallenge isan annual com-petition, andSan Jose HighSchool hostedtheregionalchal-lengethisyearonMarch 2, 2013.There was four-teen teams com-peting in thisyear ChevronIEDDesignChallengefromtheBayAreaandasfarawayasNapaValley. San JoseHigh School hadone team participating in the com-petitionthisyear. ThiswasthefirstteameverinthehistoryoftheChev-ron IED Design Challenge to par-ticipatewith an all female team, theparticipantswereallFreshmenMay-muna Reza, Zaynaba Ahmed, andLydiaRuiz. Their coach along thewaywasMr.Holmeswhostated,“I’mreallyproudofandwanttocongratu-latemystudentsfordoingagreatjobat theChevronEngineeringDesignChallenge today at San Jose HighSchool. They placed third in theregion and we have been invited tocompete at the State final competi-tioninSanDiegoinMay.SanDiegohere we come...I’m especially proudthattheyweretheonlyall-girlsteam!Represent!” Atthecompetitiontheteamwas given a design brief and wereexpected to create a robot, using aniPhone tomeet the special needs of

people with disabilities. The devicehadcertainconstraintsthatincludedtheuseofaniPhoneastheCPU/sen-sors. Each team created their ownoriginal design sketches, measuredCADdrawings,parts/cost lists, andCAD 3D solid models. Studentsworked from7:00 to 3:00pm to cre-atethesedeliverables.Thefinalpieceof the competitionwas a sixminutemarketing presentation delivered in

front of anine mem-ber panelof profes-sional en-g i n e e r s ,and ap a c k e dhouse ofover 120students ,t e a c h -ers andgue s t s .The jur-

iedpanelincludedengineeringrepre-sentativesfromlocalcompanies. The team from San JoseHigh School stood out among therest for Angelica Mata, industrialand systems engineering major atSanJoseState,anambassadoratthecompetition. “Itwastheonlyall-girlteam,” she explains. “While all theother teams addressed a problemfor people with disabilities such asmobility,deafness, orblindness, thisteam chose to address people withautism.” Theteamplacedthirdover-all in the regional competition; theteam is going to participate in thestate competitiononMay 11, 2013 inSanDiego.BestoflucktoMaymunaReza, Zaynaba Ahmed, and LydiaRuiz who will be representing SanJoseHighSchool!

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Robotics and HoRace MannrepOrter: alina Baker

continued From pg 1... AtourMondaylunchmeetings,wediscussraisingmoneyandeveryone’sroleinordertohelpout.Eventhoughmanyofusarestilllearning,welearntheskills

tomakearobot.Currently,wearedesigninga t-shirt,banner,andflagfortheteam.Theteamgetshelpfromthecaptainsaswellasafewmentors. Thebenefitsofbeingpartoftheclubisthattherearealotofopportunitiestocompletecommunityservicehoursandmakenewfriends.Duringmy participation in this club, I have learnedmany

newskillslikeworkingonmachinesandtoolssuch as 3D printer,electricsaws,lasercutterandCAD. Thisyear,theRoboticsTeamtraveledtoMadera,CA to compete in theCentralValleyRe-gional fromMarch 1-3 and later at San Jose StateUniversityfortheSiliconValleyRegional,April4-6.Admissionisfree.Comeoutandsupportour“Blazz-ingBulldogs.” Remember,ifyoujointheRoboticsClub,you can build competitive robots, finish up com-munityservicehoursandsimplydosomethingyoulove.

Robotics Team 581repOrter: nhat nguYen

students feAtured Above zAynAbA AhMed, lydiA ruiz And MAyMunA rAzA

AlinA bAKer, huy nguyen, PhiliP huA And MohAMMed rAzeen With robot

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Designer: Ruby Lopez Batres, Class of 2013

Reporters: Tristan Bastida, Class of 2016 Ricardo Castellanos, Class of 2013 Marisia Castro, Class of 2014 Arielle Figueroa, Class of 2013 Daniel Flores, Class of 2016 Ricardo E. Garcia, Class of 2016 Luis German-Tirado, Class of 2016 Kayla N. Jesus, Class of 2013 Koby W. Kleidon, Class of 2016 Jesus A. Linares, Class of 2013 Ruby Lopez Batres, Class of 2013 Eleazar Montero Vicencio, Class of 2016 Brianna A. Mora, Class of 2016 Ana J. Moran, Class of 2013 Sean Nakamura, Class of 2013 Nhat Nguyen, Class of 2016 Alejandra Orosco, Class of 2014 Esmeralda G. Preciado Arce, Class of 2016 Jitesh Kristof Dilip Purswani, Class of 2016 Brenda Reyes, Class of 2016 Jennifer Saraut, Class of 2016 Carolina Tello, Class of 2013 Lily Tram, Class of 2016 Brandon M. Wilson, Class of 2016 Angel Zepeda-Moreno, Class of 2013 Contributing Writers: Asma Ahmed, Class of 2014 Anna Aguilar, Class of 2013 Alina Baker, Class of 2015 Michael Duong, Class of 2014 Jennifer Guzman, Class of 2014 Michelle Lagunes, Class of 2016 Jonathan Jimenez, Class of 2016 Suleyma Ortiz, Class of 2013 Esmeralda Ruiz, Class of 2014 Lydia Ruiz, Class of 2016 Do Vo, Class of 2014

Note:The Herald is a student made pub-lication dedicated to the students,

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this newspaper are solely those of the newspaper staff and do not necessar-ily represent those of the entire San

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Letters to the editor, articles, and cartoons for submission by fellow

students are highly encouraged. The Herald reserves the right to edit let-ters and articles for length, clarity, and factual correctness. All letters and articles are to be submitted to:

Ms. Pereira, room 16, or to lisa.pereira@sjusd.org

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Atseventeen,AnthonySantaCruz was such a bright, lovingfriendandfatherwhowillalwaysberemembered by friends and family.SantaCruzwasajunioratSanJoseHigh School. He was ambitiousanddedicatedtothesportshelovedandstrivedtoachievehisgoalofbe-ingpartofSanJoseHighSchool’s

footballteam.Itallbeganinfirstgradewithsoc-cer. He thenplayed foot-ball atEYAC( E a s t s i d eYouth Ath-leticClub)forfour consecu-tiveyearsandatJamesLickHighSchool for twoyears.HislastyearoffootballwashereatSanJoseHighwhichhad been his goal since hewas a kid. He dreamt ofplaying at the annual BigBonegame,nowinit’s70thyear,andbringingthebonehome.Angellina,SantaCruz’ssis-tersaid “Anthonywasshin-ing through, he was sucha bright kid and a goodfather.” Anthony has unfor-tunatelyleftbehindfamily,friends,andhisthreeyearoldson,AnthonySantaCruzjr.alsoknownasAJ. SantaCruz’smotherElsasaid,“AJwassoclosetohisdad.AfterhepassedAJwouldgolookforhim.HewouldgotoAnthony’sroomandshut

thedoorandhewouldstayinhisdad’sroom.Hewouldalsotake off his shirt and tell us‘I’mtoughlikemydaddy’.”An-thony Jr.whonowstayswithhis mom, Benita, visits hisdad’s family very frequently.Santa Cruz’s mother Elsa is“proud to say I’m his mother...andthatIraisedAnthonywithmorals and respect.” “Iwouldwantpeopletoknowhowmuchithurtstofeelthis

pain, I wouldn’t wish this on any mother.”Hismotherwishedpeoplewouldspeakupiftheyhadanyinformation“becausetheworstpainisknow-ingthatmysonisgoneandthepersonwhodidthisisprobablyouttherelivinglifefreelywhilethepeoplewho lovedAnthonysuffer.”Shewentontotalkaboutlifeafterthedeathofherson.“Themorningsandnightsarethehardestforme,Igotobedthinking,hopingthatit’salladream.Butthen,Iwakeupinthemorningandrealizethatit

wasallreality.”AnthonySantaCruzwaslovedbymanypeo-ple;hewasdescribedbymanyaskind,funnyandawarmheartedperson.Hekeptpeoplelaughingallday.Hewasthetypeofpersonthatcouldreallycheeryouupandmakeyoulaughwhenyourdaywasgoingbad.Hewasagreatfriendandagreatstudent.Hewassmartandwhenhedidn’thavegoodgrades,hewouldworkhard topick thembackup.SantaCruzlikedtotelljokesandhada

greatsenseof humor.Althoughonlybeinga studentat SanJoseHigh

School for a shortamount of time, SantaCruzmademanyfriends.ElsaLopezsaid,“Antho-nywasalways thepopu-larkidinschool.”Hewassuchapeopleperson;hehad no problemmakingfriends. SantaCruzwasa talkative andoutgoingkid.Hewasverystraightup and outspoken; healways said what wason his mind. A friendof Santa Cruz, Senior,

RichieVillasaid“Hewaslikeabrothertome,IknowIonlymethimthisyearbutwewerereallyclose.”While talking about memories Villa hadwithSantaCruz he said, ”Wewere doing foot-balldrillsandhepushedme and messed up myfinger accidentally. Ev-eryday since my finger,that is still messed up,it reminds me of him.We would talk all thetimeabout lifeandhowhe was turning his lifearound for him and hisson. He wasn’t whatpeoplethought,hewasa really good person.He hated stereotypes.He actually scaredmewhen he first came tothe school because he looked intimidating butheturnedouttobeoneofthecoolestguysIevermet.”Amarchisheldonthe13thofeverymonthto commemorate the passing ofAnthonySantaCruz.ItstartsatcityhallandendsatRoosevelt.

Remembering Anthony Santa Cruz

June 29th, 1995-February 13th, 2013

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“The love of money is the root of allevil”.What companywould chose tocheatthesystemanddowhatevertheycantoprofitmorethantheyinvest?...I

knowwho!Wal-Mart.Thismulti-billiondollarbusinessisacorruptmoneyhungrycorporation.Theyareinvolvedinpayingtheiremployeeslowwages,gettingsubsidiesthattheydonotneed,andoutsourcingjobswhentheyshouldbesupplyingthem.Wal-Martisnotasgreatasyouthink.Theyhave affectedour countryone corrupt action afteranother.Theysaveyoumoneybutatwhatcost? Wal-Mart employee’s exaggeratedly lowwagesareoneoftheoutcomesoftheirexaggeratedlylowprices.Wal-Mart employees get paidminimumwage, with in-sufficienthealth-carebenefits.SincemanyWal-Martem-ployeesarealreadylow-incomepeople,thelackofpropermedical benefits oftenmeans that they cannot afford togotothedoctor,orleavetaxpayerswiththemedicalbills.Thisisacompanythatcanmorethanaffordtopayforad-equatehealthcarebenefitsforitsworkers,itjustchoosesnotto.ThelowwagesandminimalhealthcarebenefitsofferedbyWal-Martoftencausesitsemployeestohavetogo on government (taxpayer) fundedwelfare programs.HavingWal-MartemployeesonwelfareprogramsmeansthatAmerican taxpayersare really theonespayingWal-Martemployees.Theydonotevengetpaidenoughtoliveoffof.Thecostoflivingrequiresawageof(atminimum),$18-20perhour. Theyonlygetpaid$8perhour,andtoaddcausetoinjury,Wal-Martworkersareoftenforcedtoworkovertimewithoutpay. (This is an illegalpractice.)Theyalsodon’tgetunionsandnounionmeansthattheydon’tgetrightsasworkers,Thisisbadbecausetheydon’thaveasayintheirworkandtheyendupgettingexploited.Wal-Mart is so anti-union that they pay $7,000 on spycamerastospyontheiremployees,$30,000inundercoverspiesandvans,$100,000fora24-houranti-unionhotline,and$7,000,000 fora rapidresponse teamwithacorpo-rate jet.All this topreventunions from forming in theirstores. Wal-Martwastes somuchmoney tomake surethat employees do not develop a union, it isRIDICU-LOUS!Theywilldoalmostanythingtomakesuretheiremployeeshavenorightsorpower. Wal-Mart not only mistreats their employeesbypayingthemtoolow,buttheyarealsodiscriminatingagainst their employeesbasedonboth raceandgender.A formerWal-Martemployee said thatwhenasking forapromotion,hermanagertoldher “there isnoplace forpeoplelikeyouinmanagement.”Sheasked,“whatdoyou

meanpeoplelikeme;thatI’mawomenorthatI’mblack?”Heanswered her by saying, “twoout of two ain’t bad.” African

Americanworkershavereporteddealingwithracialslursmade by co-workers andwhen they complain to higherups…nothingwouldeverhappentofixtheproblem. MistreatmentofWal-Mart employeesdoesnotonlyhappenhereinUnitedStatesbutalsoinothercoun-trieswhereWal-Marthasoutsourced,suchasChina.InChina, Wal-Mart factory employees wake up at seveno’clockinthemorningandgetoutofworkatteno’clockatnight.Theyworksevendaysaweekandevenovertime.TheyhavetopayrenttotheWal-Martcompanywhethertheychoosetoliveintheirhousingfacilitiesornot,itcomesoutof their already lowpay.Wal-Mart even trains theiremployeestolietoHumanrightsrepresentativesandsaythattheygetdaysoffandworkjusteighthoursandhavegreatlivingconditions.Thisisloweringthestandardoflivingforpeopleallovertheworld,especiallysincemanyothercompanieslooktoWal-Martastheexampleofhowtodobusiness. Jobsarebeingoutsourcedtoplacesthatcanbeeasilytakenadvantageof.Wal-MarthaspushedmanyofthemanufacturingjobsoutsidetheUnitedStatesandsentthemoverseas.Wal-Martisreplacingmanyofthefactoryjobswherepeopleweregettingpaida livingwagewithminimumwagejobsthatdon’tprovidegoodhealthcareor retirementbenefits. Greed iswhatmakesWal-Martsuchahorribleplacetoshop.ByshoppingatWal-Martyouaresupportingsomanynegativethings,likethecom-pany’sextractionofU.S.jobs,racism,andthelistgoeson.YoumaythinkthatWal-Martishelpingoureconomybe-causetheyaregivinguslowpricesbutreallytheyaremak-ingoureconomyworsebytakingawayjobsandloweringbothourstandardoflivingandthestandardsbusinessesfolloweverywhere. Wal-Mart’slowprices,lowpayandhighprofitshavedrivendownthestandardsforpeopleeverywherein-cludingcompetitors.BeforeWal-Mart,manyretailcom-paniespaidawageof$18-16perhour.Wal-Marthasdrivendownretailwagesto$8perhoureverywhere.CompetingcompanieswanttoprofitasmuchasWal-Mart,butWal-Mart doesn’t play fair. Thanks toWal-Mart, more andmorecompaniesareoutsourcingjobsandexploitingtheiremployeesbecausetheythinkifWal-Martcandoit,socanthey.Thishasmadebusinessnolongeraboutwhat’sright,butnowitssolelybasedonwhocanprofitmoredoingthemostcorruptthings. Wal-Mart often takes government subsidieswhensettingupshopinanewlocationwhichcosttaxpay-

ersbillionsofdollarseachyear. Insteadofspendingthebillionsofdollars inprofit that theyget every year, theyarewasting taxpayermoneyanddonot intend topay itback.Subsidiescouldbegoing toaplacewherepeoplewouldhavebetteruseforit.Insteadtheytakeawaymoneyfromschools,thepolicedepartment,firefightersandthecommunityasawholetogiveitaretailerthatalreadyhasmillions they could have used. Not only this, butWal-Martmakespromisesthattheydonotkeep.Theydothisalotinsmalltowns.Theywillmovein,askforasubsidyandpromisethattheywillrepayitbacktothetown,butintheend…Wal-Martjustendsupmovingamileoutsideofcounty limitsanddoesn’tpaybackanything,andtheyleaveabigbuildingvacant.Thisisdeceitfulandwrong!Not only do they cheat small towns out of money buttheyalsotakeawaythesmalltownvalues.Nolongerdoshoppersgotodifferentstorestogetwhattheyneedbutnowthetown’speoplejustgotoWal-Mart.Thisputsthesmall,familyownedbusinessesthathavehadtheirshopsfor years out of business because they cannot competewiththisgiantretailer.Thesadpartis,itisnotjustbusi-nessesthatleavewhenaWal-Martmovesin,butalsothesmalltownvaluesthattownscannotgetback. Thinkaboutit,youbuyatWal-Martbecauseitis “cheap”,but really youare spendingmore.Your taxesgo into the subsidies thatWal-Mart gets to build theirextremelyhugebuildings;yourtaxesalsopaywelfareandotherprogramsforWal-Mart’sunderpaidemployees.Youareputtinginwaymorethanyouaregetting.Ifyoutakeanythingawayfromthiswholespiel,IwouldlikeittobeyourunderstandingthatWal-Martmighthavelowprices,buttheyareactuallyoneofthemostcostlythingsoursoci-etyfacestoday.Theaboveistheoutcomeoftheirsuppos-edlylowprices.AtthispointIbetyouarethinkingthatwearehopeless,thatthereisnothingwecandotostopthismulti-billiondollarretailer,wellyouhavenoneedtofearbecausebehindeverydark cloud there is alwaysa silverlining.Allyouhavetodo….alleveryonehastodoisstandup forwhatyouknow is right! It’s as simpleas that. IfyouseethataWal-Martwants tomove intoyourtown,protest! If you are an employee ofWal-Mart, create aunion;donotletanyonestopyoufromgettingyourrightsasaworker.IftheWal-Mart’sinGermanycangivetheiremployeesaunion,socanwe!.Itwillnotbeeasy,anditwillnothappeninoneday,butIwilltellyouthis,itwillbeworthit.WeneedtoworktogethertotakeWal-Martdown.Wearethepeople,ifanyonehasasayitisus.Wemustmakeourvoicesheard.ThinktwicebeforeyoushopatWal-Martthinkingitiscostingyouless,becauseinreal-ityitiscostingyoumuchmorethanyouthink!

~Editorials~It costs more than you thInk

repOrter: SuleYma Ortiz

For many teenagers who want to startwearingmakeupitisoftenhardandabitoverwhelming towalk into thedrugstoreandsimplypickoutafoundation.Therearemany different kinds of textures, brands,undertones,coverageandnot tomention

skintypes.Inordertopickouta foundation,youmustfirstdeterminewhattypeofskinyouhave:NormalSkin:Yourskinhastheperfectamountofmoisture,pores are relatively small and not as visible.Theskinisalsoprettyevenwithoutblemishes.Lucky you! You can use any type of founda-tion.OilySkin:Thistypeofskintypicallyhaslargepores which produce a lot of oil which givesyouagreasy, shiny appearance. I recommendpowder foundation, liquid foundation for oilyskin(mattefinish),ortintedmoisturizerwithasettingpowder.DrySkin:Thistypeofskintypetypicallyhassmallporesanddoesnotretainmoistureprop-erly,which can cause itchy-ness, dry flakes andwrinkles todevelopquicker.Stayawayfrompowderfoundationsinceitabsorbsoil,foundationwithadewyfinishandtintedmoistur-izerisyourbestbet.CombinationSkin:Ifyouhavethistypeofskin,youwilltypi-callybeoily in theT-Zonewhichconsistsofyour forehead,nose,andchin.Thedryareasmayconsistofyourcheeksoraroundyoureyes.Irecommendfoundationortintedmoistur-izerbutimplementtheuseofasettingpowderforyouroilyareasandextramoisturizingforyourdryareas.SensitiveSkin:Yourskingetssunburnedveryeasily.Whentrying new products your skin often gets irritated, itchy orcommonlyhasallergicreactions.Thistypeofskinisverydif-ficulttoworkwith,doyourresearchonproductsyoubuyaswellastheiringredients.Trialanderroriskey.

Afterfindingyourskintypethenextstepisfindingthe undertone.Anundertone is the tint of your skinwhichmay be warm(yellow) or cool(blue) in order to choose therightfoundationshade.Herearetwowaystofigureoutyourundertone:*Lookatyourveins,ifyourveinslookgreenyoumighthaveawarmundertone.Ifyourveinsappeartobeblueyoumighthaveacoolundertone*If forsomereasonthatdidnotworktryonsilverandgold

jewelry. If you look better in silver jewelry youhave a coolundertone and if you lookbetter ingoldjewelryyouhaveawarmundertone.

Nowthatyouhavefoundyourskintypeandyourskinundertoneyoucannowdeterminewhatkindofcoverageyouwant:LighttoMediumCoverage:Feelsverylightontheskin.Thistypeofcoverageisperfectforthosewhodonothavesomanyblemishestocover.Ipersonallyrecommendapowderfoundationoratintedmoisturizerwithofcourse,concealerif

needed.Medium toFullCoverage:For some the perfect coverage.Thistypeofcoverageisenoughtocovermostblemishesandevenouttheskintone.Irecommendatintedmoisturizerorfoundationwiththistypeofcoverage.FullCoverage:Thiscoveragecoversprettymucheverythingandcan lookcakey if ap-plied incorrectly or too heavily. For themost part this type of coverage does notneed concealer unless youwant themaxi-mumamountofcoverageaspossible.

Nowthatyouhavefiguredoutallofthefol-lowing, youcanofficially start your searchfortheperfectfoundation!

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Asthegenerationspass,youngpeopleseemto be getting more and more tattoos andpiercingsataveryyoungage.Kidsasyoungastwoarebeingforcedtogettattoosbytheir

parents.However,manykids startdeveloping thedesire togetpiercedandtattooedstartingatthirteenorfourteenyearsoldasa fashionstatement; teensviewbodyartasa formofbeautification.Asformyself,Idoublepiercedmylipwheniswas thirteen years old andhadmyfirst tattoo at the ageoffifteen. A belief in one’s own uniqueness can be expressedthroughbodyart;teensmayengageinbodyartforanumberofreasons, includingadesire forsocialbonding.Inthemid1990s,arateoftattoosof4.5%inteens,withanaverageageof 16 yearsold at the timeof tattooing.Ten years later, theratehadrisento14%,indicatingthattattooinghasmovedintomainstreamculture. 45millionamericans(14%ofallamericans)inallageshaveatleastonetattoo.thirty-sixpercentofadultsfromageseighteentotwenty-fivehaveatleastonetattoo.Accordingtoa 2004 survey fourteen percent of respondents had a bodypiercinginalocationotherthantheearlobeandthirtypercentofrespondentshadtheirfirstbodypiercingbytheageofeigh-teen.ASenior,ShanaleeDeSouzasaid,“IwasfifteenwhenIgotmyfirsttattooofcrownwithmymom’snameunderit.Thenigotaboutfourmoreafterthatwithinthesameyear.”“Mypiercingsareadifferentstory,Igotmyfirstpiercingwheniwastwelve.Iwasinseventhgradeandipiercedmynoseandmybellybutton,thenipiercedmylip.”Allowingkidstogettattoosisabadideahealthwise;asare-sult, tattoos can lead to infections, diseases, swelling of thebodyandotherhealthproblems.Childrenarepronetoinfec-tionsanddiseasessuchas,hepatitisBandCandHIVdisease.Childrenareespeciallysusceptibletodiseasesandinfectionscausedby tattoos andbodypiercings. InOctoberof 2012 aNorthCarolinamotherwasarrestedforgivingherdaughterasmallheartshapedtattoonearhershoulder.Everystatehasdifferentlawsandregulationsregardingagerestrictionsontat-

toos.Inthestateof California thePenalCodeSec-tion 639-653.2653statesthat“Everyperson who tat-toos or offers totattoo a personunder the age of18 years is guilty ofa misdemeanor.”As for piercings,swellingisthemostcommon symptomexperienced whengetting body jew-elry.TheAmericanDentalAssociation(ADA) has criti-cizedoralpiercing,including those onlips, cheeks, andparticularly thetongue. Tonguepiercings are par-ticularlydangerousbecauseapiercing isessentiallyanopenwound, it gives bacteria a pathway into your bloodstream.A tongue piercing can causeLudwig’s angina and is some-times fatal;Ludwig’s angina is characterized by swelling ofthemouth and throat.Tonguepiercings can causedamageto teeth and gums, including dental fractures and changesinchewingandspeech.Permanentnervedamagecanoccurwithpiercingofanybodypart,ascanscarring,rejection,andpossiblekeloidformation.TransmissionofhepatitisandHIVcanalsooccur.Sothinkbeforeyouactbecausetattoosareper-manentandpiercingscancauseuncomfortablepain.

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SteroidsinHighSchool

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Studentsallaroundthecountryenjoyplay-ingsports,buthowmanyofthemareplayingfair?JackisamemberofalocalhealthclubandformerfootballplayeratVirginiaTechwhoexclaims,“Iwanted the body of a 25-year old pro athlete ateighteenyearsold.WhatIdidn’tunderstandwasthatat 18, Iwasstillgrowing.”Aconsistent ste-roiduserthroughouthishighschoolandcollegecareers, Jackwas likemany teenagerswho seekchemicalassistanceinfulfillingsocialandathleticgoals,hewasnotaffectedbecausehecontrolledthedrug.InanarticlefromtheAASA(Associa-tion Against Steroid Abuse). According to theMonitoring the futureSurvey by theUniversityofMichigan,in2006,2.7%ofhighschoolseniorsreported they had tried steroids at least once intheirlifetime. Maintaining appearancesmay be reallyimportantbut if it risks yourhealth,what is thepointofjeopardizingyourwellbeingifyou’renotcommitting to training properly? Olympic goldmedalists have trained for months maybe evenyears to come out on top. Such asLanceArm-stronghavebeenwinningbyusingenhancementsupplements (steroids).At leasthewasstrippedofallhismedalsasaconsequenceofhiswrongfulactions.Mostpeoplewouldrathergethookedonhealthyhabitssuchaseatingportionsorgoingonwalks.Howeversteroidscanhealpeople,suchaspeoplewithArthritis,Cancer,andevenhelpyouifyouhaveatornmuscle.Steroidscanbeusefulbutunder therightcontrol.Youshouldonlydoit if your doctor prescribes you it, thatway youdonotcomeincontactwithAIDS/HIV.Thinknexttimeyouwanttoinjectyourveinwithtestos-terone. Some of the negative psychological ef-fects that are caused by steroids are angry out-bursts known as ‘roid rage’, mood swings/de-pression,edginess,impatience,paranoidfeelingssevere mood swings including obsession withbody image, having to work out, and eat. Thephysicaleffectsareliverdamage,kidneydamage,braindamage,highbloodpressure,riskofheartdisease,headachesaswellasstomachaches,nosebleeds, and a decrease in joint flexibility.Therearethreemainsteroids,theyare:Corticosteroids(whichhavemedicinaluses),Androgenicsteroids(femalesexhormones),Catabolicsteroids-whichoften areusedby athletes forbodybuildingpur-poses.Thesteroidsmostoftenreferredtoarethecorticosteroids and androgenic steroids whichbothhavemedicalindications.Theoneswehearabout less often, but whenwe do, they’re oftencloakedincontroversy,aretheanabolicsteroids.

in men:Breast enlargement, Shrunken testicles, Lowered sperm count, Increased sex drive, Decreased sex-ual performance - difficulty getting and maintain-ing erections

in women:Growth of facial and body hair, Male pattern balding, Development of Adam’s apple, Deepen-ing of voice, Enlargement of clitoris, Abnormal or absent menstrual period, Infertility

in teens:Stunted growth due to early closure of the growth centres in long bones, severe acne

~Editorials~

Thesedaysitseemslikestudentsneedtobehumanrobotswiththousandsofhoursofcommunity service and A+’s in every classthey’veever taken toget intocollege.While

this isclearlyanexaggeration,manystudentsare increasing-lyanxiousabout theirchances foracceptance to theirdreamuniversity. Students are working very hard in high school,delicatelybalancing intenseacademicworkloadswith sportsschedules,volunteerworkandontopofthatdailyclassworkandhomework.Thequestionsmostofmyclassmates ask iswillthisreallypayoff?inallhonestymyclassmatesarewonder-ingwhatarecollegesreallylookingfor? Hereisthetruthcollegesarelookingforsincereout-standing human beings. Most ofmy classmates have filleduptheircollegeapplicationswithabunchofclubstheyhavejoinedeverysporttheycantheproblemisthemajorityofthisisnorealpassionorcommitmentisshown.Thereisahugedif-ferencebetweenjoiningacluborasportbecauseofanactualpassion for it or just anotherprize to slaponto your collegeapplication.Anadmissionscommitteelooksforstudentsthathaveapassionateinvolvementinafewactivities.Collegesusu-allyhavestudentswriteanessayorbriefresponsethisiswhenitisimportanttohaveoutofschoolexperiences.Themoreoutofschoolexperiencesyouhavethebetter.Itiswithintheseex-

periencesthatyoucantrulyexpressyourself.Theoverallgoalwhenapplyingtoacollegeistoexpressyourselfandwhoyouasapersontrulyare.Anoutofschoolexperiencecanshowtheadmissionscommitteewhoyouareandwhatyourrealpassionis.Don’tletthethingsyoudodefineyoudefinethethingsyoulove todo. When someone thinksofmartial arts they thinkofBruceLeewhenpeople thinkof rap they thinkofTupacShakurwhenpeoplethinkofbasketballtheythinkofMichaelJordan. Thesepeoplehadapassion forwhat theydid theirgoalwasnottoimpressanybodytheyjustdidwhattheylovedtodo.Thesameshouldapplyforacollegeapplicationexpressyourpassionforthethingsyoulovetodo.Don’tworryaboutimpressingtheadmissionscommitteetheycanspotadesper-ateapplicantwithtonsofclubsandsportswhohavenorealpassioninschoolbutmoreimportantlyinlife.Rememberitisimportanttoremainsincereandhonestinyourcollegeessaysandapplicationsrememberdon’ttryandimpressanybodythepersonyouareismoreimportantthanwhatyoudo.Myadviceisdon’ttryandimpresstheadmissionscommitteejustbecauseyouare a characterdoesn’tmean youhave character. Relaxbecauseintheenditsnotwhatyoudoitshowandwhyyoudothings.

FoodWasteinAmericarePorter: lily trAM

DidyouknowthattheaverageAmericanthrowsaway470poundsof foodeach year? That is a large amountof food in thetrash!Inaddition,theaverageAmericanfamilythrowsaway$2,275worthoffoodeachyear,accordingtotheU.SNaturalResources

DefenseCouncil.Peoplewasteahugesumofmoneybybuyingfoodandthenthrow-ingitaway.Itislikethrowingyourmoneyawayinthetrash.Foodisthelargestcom-ponentthrownintolandfills.Also,24to35%ofschoollunchesarethrowninthetrash.Manyhomelesspeopledonothavefoodtoeatandliveinthestreets.Weshouldbethankfulthatwehavefoodtoeatandnotwasteanylittle,singlebitoffood.Weshouldrecycle,reuseandreduce,andstopwast-ingfood.

here Are soMe WAys you cAn helP reduce food WAste in your hoMe: -Buywhatyouneed.Whenarecipecallsfor3carrots,justbuythreeandnotawholebagofcarrots.-Whenyoucookalotoffoodandcannotfinishitallstoreitinthefridge.Eatleftoversthenextnight.

-Whenyougoouttoeat,andcannotfinishthefood.Takethefoodhome.-DonatethefoodtoFoodBanks.Forexample,theSecondHarvestFoodBank.

-Bewareofexpirationdates.Whensomethingisabouttoexpire,useitbeforeitexpires.-Manypeopledonotfinishtheirmeal.Whenitisdinnertimedonoteatanythingbeforedinner,soyoucanfinishyourmeal.

The Myth Of The “Well Rounded Student”rePorter: seAn nAKAMurA

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VansCustomCultureArtCompetitionrePorter: stAff

TheVansCustomCultureartcompetitioninspireshighschoolstudentsacrosstheUnitedStatestoembracetheircreativityanddrawat-tentiontotheimportanceofartasanintegralpartofourschool’sfocusinthefaceofshrinkingbud-gets.SanJoseHighwasone of 1,500 U.S. highschools that registeredforVansCustomCulturean received four pairs ofVans shoes for studentsto create their own de-signs.Therulesrequiredthat each pair representone of four themes: Ac-tionSports(Definedasboardsandbikes,notstickandball!)Music,Art,andLocalFlavor(Inspiredbytheschool’ssurroundingcommunity,cityorstate).TheActionSportscategoryshoewasdesignedbyseniorAdvancedArtstudentJonathonGastelum;Music,byseniorIBArtstudentReyettePalacios;Art,byjuniorAdvancedArtstudentAdolfoGarcia;andLocalFlavor,byjuniorIBArtstudentCarolinaAcosta.IfSanJoseHigh’ssubmissionreachesthesemifinals,theSJHS

studentbody,friendsandfamilywillbeabletovoteonlinefortheirfavoritebeginningonApril22.ThiswilldeterminethefivefinalistswhowilltraveltoNewYorkCityandmeetthesurprisecelebrityjudgeswhowilldecidethewinner.Alltopfiveschoolsandthedesignerswillreceivemonetaryawardsandhavetheirdesigncommerciallyproducedforsale.

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San Jose Dance ClassrepOrter: CarOlina tellO

Sixth period dance class with Ms. Walters is divided be-tween two sections: Folklorico and Modern Dance. These two dance groups have been work-ing on their footworks to per-form at various shows.

Mrs. Walters, Vice President of dance for CAH-PERD, California Association of Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance works with peo-ple throughout the state of California to promote PE and health activities to the public. Dancers from all grade levels from elementary, high school to college were asked to perform on March 8th. In the end two high schools and one college participated. San Jose High School performed in the dance gala of this three day annual state conference at the Santa Clara Convention Center. Both advanced Folkorico and Dance performed. Even beginners were encouraged to give it a try. Once the students from San Jose High arrived, all the modern dancers from each school were taken to a room where they could warm-up. Everyone was very nervous for this show because the audience was made up of teachers who were attending the CAHPERD conference along with many exhibitors, speakers and guests. SAdly, due to budget cuts, the conference was the smallest in years with 650 peo-ple in attendance. They were fearful that they would mess up. A dancer sometimes never feels ready and yet, they sometimes surprise themselves with their performance. A f -ter the perfor-m a n c e m a n y s a i d “We fi-n a l l y did it, it feels like a brick has been off our shoulders” others “Ahh I actually liked it, it feels good” and others wanted to dance again. Those who performed felt good about themselves and gave each other compliments.

iB art ShOW~Activities~

Aisles of Dresses AnD smiles

repOrter: anna aguilar

Noordeen A b u n a m o u s , Adriana Jimenez, Carolina Macias, Giselle Ozuna and Maninder Singh, International Bac-calureate Art candidates have worked hard to

meet the various criteria required for both their In-vestigative Work-book (IWB) and their studio work which has been exhibited in the

Media Center.There are two levels for IB Art. The Standard Level (SL) must send 8-12 images of studio art work which meet specific criteria such as works which reflect culture and are personally related to the student artist’s life. As well as writing a 300 word artist statement, they must submit 15-20 scanned pages from their IWB which also exhibit evidence of specific criteria such as exploration of subjects, media and forms of expression.The Higher Level (HL) students must submit 12- 18 studio art works and 25-30 scanned IWB pages as well as the Artist Statement.Previously an examiner came to the school to in-terview the students and assess a score for the stu-dio work and a predicted score for the IWB while the teacher did the primary IWB assessment and the predicted score for studio work assessment. This year the students presented

their work to IB via a video in which they spoke about their inspiration and made mention to the criteria as it was met by various pieces of their studio work. Generally the class is a two year ex-perince, however this year Maninder Singh and Noordeen Abunamous met the challenge in one school year.The IB Art is an area 6 class for the full diploma candidates. It will also open opportunities in higher education for starting with more advanced art classes, or at some institutions receiving col-lege level credit. Congratulations to the 2013 IB Art Candidates for meeting the challenge!!!

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FrOnt rOW: 3rd prinCeSS: larYSSa pinOn, Queen thY dOan, 2nd prinCeSS CarOlina Salazar and 1St prinCeSS arrianna duarte

ThePrincessProjectoffersthou-sands of beautiful new or nearlynewdressesinaplethoraofcolors,styles and all sorts of sizes everyspringjustintimeforprom.Theyunderstand that prom can be ex-pensive and for some the experi-

enceoffindingtheperfectdresscanbedepress-ing.Somanygirlsdreamofhavingaperfectpromandmost of all that perfect dress; the one thatmakesthemfeellikeamillionbucks.Theprincessproject helps girls feel that waywithout havingto spend a dime, “somany smiling faces” said asourceasthehighschooljuniorsandseniorgirlsenteredtheroomfortheironehourscheduledap-pointment.Volunteers,asmanyas600inallBayArealocations,acceptandorganizethesedressesand accessories.ThePrincessProject is a 100%volunteer-ledeffort. Whatever yourphysical challengesmaybe forfindingtheperfectdress, the ladiesat the

Princess Projectin Silicon Valleymade finding theperfect dress thatmuch easier. Theymademefeelbeau-tiful, both on theinside and out.Thank you Prin-cess Project formaking us all looklikePrincesses.

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F.ScottFitzgerald’s “TheGreat Gatsby” influenced thethemeforthisyear’sprom.ThisstorytakesplaceinAmericainthe early 1920’s.With somanyseniors having read the bookin their English classes, and anewmovie version soon to bereleased in theaters, it was nosurprise that this theme wonoverwhelmingly.Whilewedidn’tseetoomany flapper dresses, we didsee everyone dressed up andhavingagreattime.

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March Madness: Battle of the classes!

repOrter: ana mOran

The day everybody had been waiting for finally arrived on March 8, 2013 in the big gym. The night kicked off with the Senior MC’s, Ngoc Le and Chris-tian Sanchez leading the class yells as the students be-

came pumped up and ready for the games to begin. The first game introduced was the Balloon Stomp where each 10 student team from the Freshmen, Sophomore, Junior and Senior class had three minutes to stomp and pop balloons of the their opponent ankles. The class that had the most balloons left won. Freshmen Hanaan Os-man, Tyna Nguyen, Aye-sha Yusuf, Vicky Ho, Liliana Lopez, Michelle Lagunes, Lydia Ruiz, Melissa Arellano, Zynab Ahmed, Jocelyn Zepeda, Lucia Ballestros, Shanol Martinez, Julie Pham, Aja Gil, Michelle Luna, Sarah Griffiths, Marissa Perez, Jonathon Jimenez, Vanessa Zermeno, Alyssa Castane-da & Eduardo Loya came to stage and performed an eight minute routine to Finding Nemo. As they danced to Flo Rida’s “Wild Ones,” “I’m Different” by 2 Chainz, Disney’s “Under the Sea” and Bruno Mars “Count on Me,” the crowd was wowed as the effort the group had made became apparent. Next up, a game, crammed in a volkswagon where each class had to try and get as many classmates they could onto a sheet of paper. The Junior class came in first place as they managed to get more people to participate. The Freshman surprised everyone as they beat the Senior class for second place, leaving the Seniors at third place and the Sophomores in last place. Sophomores Stacy Brasil, Fabiola Ruiz, Celeste Ramos, Marisa Lopes, Marrielle Marino, Jessica Abad, Lucero Sandoval, Clara Es-pinoza, Derek Olivera, Jordan Jimenez, Ruben Gomez, Mason Del Rio and Jose Guavara came to stage and showed us all the dedica-tion they put into their performance. “The Sophomore class really tried to express the Hawaiian culture creatively as well as incorpo-rate modern dancing making the crowd go wild. Props to Derek Oli-vera and Jonathan Jimenez for doing the worm,” said Stacy Brasil. As the class finished up their Lilo & Stitch performance, the Flying Saucer Toss competition took place. The rules of the game were that there must be six participants, one hula hoop holder as the other five participants stand 15ft away from the hoop holder and try to toss 3 frisbees into the hoop. The Seniors took first place, Juniors in sec-ond as the Freshman took third and Sophomores last.

The following game was the March Madness Basketball game, Seniors Vs. Ju-niors. Throughout the week of spirit week all the classes had been competing in the main gym to see who would be participat-ing in the March Mad-ness game. The score of the game was compelling the entire time. Through the heat of the game, Senior Tarik Ballard took a risk trying to score for his team and took a fall in the process. The score was 16-13 when the 15 minute game was over, with the Seniors winning another competition. After the game, the school staff was introduced. All the classes cheered together as their attention was faced towards the front as the lights went out. The students cheered and cheered when they witnessed their own school staff in the Copy Room dancing to “The Harlem Shake.” Many were shocked to see Mr. Cooley, Mr. Loo, Mrs. Castro, Mr. Espiritu, Mr. Nunes and many others take part in the video. With all the excitement going on, Junior’s Aamir Aznar, Fer-nanda Sosa, Jessica Garcia, Jennifer Guzman, Mitzia Martinez, Fatima Ibrahim, Aida Ibrahim, Emma Eaton, Erika Hernandez, Laura Silva, Fadumo Osman, Rita Escobedo, Nancy Gil, Twinkle Webber, Monserrat Vera, Lindsey Perez, Narmeen Haq and David Abdhir took over the dance floor and impressed the crowd with their moves. Layla Ojeda and Misael Gonzalez did an amazing job with their solo. Luis Reynoso and Jason Melo cheered on the crowd dressed in their banana suits. The whole junior class went wild when fake money was thrown into the air to end their per-formance. The Senior ladies Adrianna Jimenez, Carolina Salazar, Gua-dalupe Leon, Laryssa Piñon, Rosa Palomera, Thy Doan, Trang Vo and Vanessa Arellano, Violet de Jesus, Dayna Racho stole the stage when they performed as they had the crowd screaming with ex-citement for them. The dance then had a huge twist to it as the lights went out for the second time. Everyone’s attention was then turned to the middle of the stage when the Senior men’s costumes lit up. Mason Han, Alfredo Duarte, Adan Ledezma, Jose Ramirez, Ramiro Rodriguez and Christian Sanchez all grabbed a hold of one of the Senior ladies and danced in couples to “E.T.” by Katy Perry. The crowed cheered on the 2013 class and showed their satisfac-tion to the routine. The battle of the class is always an interesting night. This year the class of 2013 defeated the other classes in the competition for spirit points. Who will win the March Madness title next year? Class of 2014? There’s only one way to find out. Go Bulldog’s!

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~Music~

. The Mariachi se-niority of San JoseHigh will be com-

mencingtheirlastperformancefortheages; Literally. As we celebrate 150yearsofourSanJoseHighSchoolex-istence,ourMusicDepartment,ledbySofia Fojas, will also be preparing tohonor our schoolinanelegant fash-ion. On May sev-enth of this year,theMexicanHeri-tagePlazaTheatrewillbehostingourpromising musi-cians and singersfor what will betheofficialcelebra-tion of the His-panic communitytowards theschool’sanniversary.Thiseventwill be surroundedwith specialguestsandhasattractednotablerepre-sentativesofSiliconValley. Nevertheless,itisnotthefirsttime our Music Department has en-tertainedourcommunityandbroughtforth traditional yet exquisite per-formances. Just recently, the WinterConcertwasheldinourschoolwhichconsistedofOrchestra,Folklorico,andMariachi acts. The event was backedup by positive results and was airedon localnews stations throughout theBay.

ThepracticeofMariachihas im-mensely expanded from the start ofthe21stcentury.Inthatsamemanner,ithasinfluencednewfieldsofstudyinHighSchools andUniversities acrossthe world. Countries such as Aruba,Egypt, Cuba, Spain, Croatia, Peru,Colombia,Ecuador,andevenSweden

have adoptedthis Mexicantradition intheir educationsystems. Some of themost symbolicinstruments forthe presenta-tionincludebutare not limitedto the vihuela,round-backed

guitars,andabassguitarcalledagui-tarrón.ItisevidentthattraditionalMa-riachiguitarsareabigreason forwhythiseventisattractingpeoplefromleftandright.However,seating is limitedand the ambience will be in a closedand reserved environment.Come andenjoyauniquerepresentationoftheartofmusic.TicketswillgoonsaleattheendofAprilinroom60andinAHallduringlunch.Theyare$10nowand$15atthedoor.Ifyouareinterestedinattendingand needmore information about theevent,contactSofiaFojasinRoom60.

Looking back at San JoseHigh School’s music history,we had music programs thathadawidevarietyofgroupsand

clubs.Ourmusichistorystartedaround1900andhascontinueduptoour150thanniversary.InsomeoftheoldHeraldarticlesaround1913,aUkulele clubwasmentionedbut had onlylasted for one year. In 1971,Students inmu-sicprogramswereabletogointo“A”and“B”bands,orchestras,acappellagroups,girlsandboyschoir/gleeandtrainingchoirs.Orchestrausuallyhadanenrollmentof36students,theACappellachoirhad47enrolledstudentsfilledwithaltoandsopranosingersandalsolookedforboyvoices,anyonewholovedtosingandenjoyedmusic were alwayswelcome to joinchoir.Girlschoir/gleeandtrainingchoirusu-allyhad22studentsenrolled.“A”bandusuallymarched ingamesagainstotherschoolsandlearned new songs to sing alongside endingrallieswiththeschoolhymn.Our school’s music program grew throughtheyears,wascut,andthenreinstated. Thegirls glee club started in 1908, theboys gleeclubstartedin1914,andacoedchoirformedin the 1930s.Choralmusic ended in 1979 asa result ofProposition 13. In 1902, orchestrawasboysonly,untilgirlswereabletojoinin1911.Around1913,ourmusicprogramwasan-

nounced to be the largest school/academicmusicdepartmenton theWestCoast at thetime.MarchingBandstartedin1910withonlyboysandbecameverypopular in1938whereitbecameco-ed.TheMarchingBandendedin 1978 as a result of Proposition 13 whichimposed cuts inmanyprograms.Themusicprogramwasreinstatedaroundtheyear2000.Our 150th anniversary school year has beenfilledwith orchestra,mariachi andglee clubandgreatdramaperformanceswhichhavetobethebestyearswe’veencounteredinalongtime.Bold letters: Program lasted only one year SJHS’smusichistorywhenitstartedand

whenitended:1908-2005Choir

1914-1920BoysGlee1913 Ukulele Club Co-Ed 1923-2001JazzOrchestra1929 Saxophone Saxtet1933-1961DanceOrchestra

1939 Senior Girls Trio1939 Swing Orchestra1955 Melody Masters

1965 Drum Major1970-2005PepBand

1978 Grey Jazz Ensemble1978 Red Jazz Ensemble

1989-2001JazzBand

VoiceExaminationsin1912rePorter: seAn nAKAMurA

Intheyear1912SanJoseHighSchoolunderwentavoiceexaminationH.E.Owenreceivedpermission fromProfessorAvery to runa report thatwassubmittedbyprofessorowen. Thegoalwastostudythevoicesofall thestudentsandtheirgeneralattitudetowardsmusic.Thestudentsweregiven

aquestion“doyousing?”368girlssaidyesand123boyssaidyes127girlsand157boyssaidno.Thedistributionofvoicesvariedamongboystheresultswere9sopranos,11altos,11alto-ten-ors,43tenors,15inwhichvoicesrangedbecauseboyswerestillgoingthroughpuberty. Thenextthingthatwastestedwasinstruments.Moststudentswereinterestedintheviolinandthepiano.Itwasconcludedthatabout64boysand331girlswereeitherstudyingorhavestudiedthepianoand24girlsand24boyswerestudyingtheviolin.Itwasconcludedattheendofthestudythattherewasenoughstudentstomakeafinechorusandcapableofgivinglargergroupschoralworks.

100 yeArs of MusicrePorter: Angel zePedA

Itwasnotuntil1912thatthemusicdepartmentwasintroducedintoSanJoseHighSchool’scurriculum.Ithasbeenover100yearsnowthatourBulldogshaveperformedworksofartandprofoundheritage lyrics thatwillforeverremainnoticed.Indeed,ourmusicalstudieshavecontributedgreatlyto

theextracurricularactivitiesthatweareknownforasoftoday.StartingfromtheOrchestrade-partment,andmovingontowardsMariachi,itisinourrootsthatourtalentsforthosecriteriasareevidentandexemplifiedthroughthegenerations.Inthatsamemanner,therehavebeenno-tablealumnithatwereinvolvedinourcoursesofmusicthatcommittedthemselvestoalifestylewheremusicbecametheircenterpiece,manyofwhichhavebecomesuccessfulmusiciansandsingers.Ourfour-yearandtwo-yearmusiccoursespreparingstudentsforacollegeoruniversitymajorhavebeenavailablefromthestart.IfyouareinterestedincontinuingthelongtraditionofmusicinSanJoseHighSchool,feelfreetoaskyourclassadvisorstointegratethoseclassesinyourschedulefortheupcomingsemester.Itwillbeanexperienceinwhichyouwillbecomemoreinteractive,increaseyourself-confidence,andlearntobecomemorecomfortableinfrontofcrowds.Notonlyisitagreatcoursetopursue,butitwillalsoredirectyourknowledgeofthemusicindustry.GoforitBulldogs!

Mariachi began inthe19thand20thcen-turywhen thereweremany migrationsfrom rural areas intothe cities in Mexico.

Itbeganasa folkstylecalled “SonJali-science.”Theyplayedwithstringinstru-ments and all of themusiciansdressedin white pants and peasant farmershirts.Thewordmariachi comes fromtheFrenchwordforwedding“mariage.”Mariachimusicwastransformedfromaregional rural folkmusictoanurbanphenomenon thatcame to representMexico.Mariachisongsspeakaboutmachismo, love,betrayal, death,politics, revolu-tionaryheroesandanimals. A f t e rthe MexicanRevolution, asworkers foundthemselveswithoutajob,groupsbegantowanderandplayforfree.Theywouldincorporate their own music and thisforced them to play in public venues.Mariachi groups in theUnited States,first began in California around 1959.Thefirststudentmariachigroupbegunin 1961 at theUniversity of California,LosAngeles. Mariachis help celebrate thegreatmoments in the lives ofMexicanpeople.Untilthe1930smariachigroupswere local and semi-professional. Ma-riachimusic,asitsknowntodayresultsfromtheconfluenceof severaldifferentinfluences. The European style wascomposed of different kinds of instru-ments like the violin, harp, guitar, etc.

TheAfricanstylegivesmariachisomeofitskeysrhythmicelements;theharpandviolinensemblesofthetierracaliente.Bythe end of the nineteenth century, twoviolins,thevihuelaandtheguitarron(akindofguitar)whichreplacedtheharp,were the instruments of themariachis.Trumpetswerelaterintroducedduringtheearlydaysofbroadcastradio. Mariachi music was dancemusic.Thetraditionaldancetechniqueassociatedwithboththesonjaliscienseandsonjarochoisthezapateado.Whendancing the zapateado, which origi-

nated in Spain, theperformersdrivetheheels of their bootsintothedance-floor,poundingoutswift,often syncopatedrhythms whichcomplement that ofthe musical instru-ments. The other

typical maria-chi dance, thejarabe tapatioor mexican hatdance, from

Guadalajara in the state of Jalisco, hasbecomethenationaldanceofMexico. Mariachi began to changeabout60years agowhen theMariachiVargasdeTecalitlanwent fromJaliscotoMexico City. They were invited toan inauguration of president La ZaroCardenas.Oneofhisgreatinterestswasto foster the native culture ofMexico.The president’s enthusiasm took thefolkartstopeople’sheartsandMariachiVargas became the toast of the town.Fuentes,stillactivelyinvolvedwithMa-riachiVargasmorethanfiftyyearslater,isoneofthetoweringfiguresinthede-velopmentofMariachi.

HistoryofMariachi . rePorter: Jennifer sArAut

Our Music HistoryrepOrter: Brianna mOra

the attainment aWaitSrepOrter: angel zepeda

Mrs. foJAs, Josue i. hernAndez, Jesus Murillo, gustAvo gArciA Jr, eMMAnuel sAntos, JesseniA zAPAtA, JoshuA AguilA, AlexAndro cArrAsco, Jose l. gonzAlez, eriK

gonzAlez, MArio e. cAMAcho gonzAlez

1902 orchestrA

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1913 uKelele club

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1938 boys/girls dAnce orchestrAs

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1963 MArching bAnd

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Guess that staff MeMber!-Received sports

scholarship to play football.

-Has never seen snow!-First in his family to attend

college.

-Has ran a mara-thon

-Has traveled to 23 different countries

-Plays tennis and Volley-ball

-Went to Del

mar High School

-Worked at Great America

during High School.

-Read books on the way to

school without getting hit

by a car.

-Born on an Island-His favorite

activity other than eating was riding his bike.-Participated in a talent

show as part of a boy band.

-Native of San Jose born

in 1958.-Leigh High School,

Class of 1975-Worked at a print

shop for 14 years.

-Was first in his family to

graduate from College-Received a title of

“Royalty”-Is DMV’s worst nightmare!

-I

was a cheer-

leader in High School

-I give out an important document

that allows you to work

-I atteneded our rival High

School-I have visited over

10 different countries-The only traditional

board game I enjoy to play is Scrabble

-Although I am a native Angeleno, I am a fan of

the S.F Giants.

.Ifyoueverwanttoexpressyourself,you should consider joining the DramaClass. Krystal Mancera, an actor in theDramaclass,thoughtaboutthisquestion,“Howwouldyouportrayyourselfasanac-tor?”Herresponsewas,“Iamaverycom-mitted actor and help out every possibleway I can.” The Drama students workhardonthescriptstheymake.“It’shardertomake a scriptwhen you’re in a group,rather than by yourself,” Martin Arreolarevealed.

Whenaskedwhattheprocessofmak-ingascriptwas,KeishaAbraham,oneoftheDrama students, said “itwashard tomake itentertainingand funny.”Shealsosaidthattheyeditthescriptsby“re-readingandrevisingit.”K r y s t a l -M a n c e r awasaskedifactingwassomethingthatshewouldpursueafterhighschool, towhichshe stated, “ Iwould love tobe an actor,but I would rather do something differ-ent,” Mrs.Aguilera,theDramateacher,had been asked, “what advicewould yougivetoabeginningactor?.”Herresponsewas,“Beopentotheprocessofactingasapersonotherthanyourself.” OnApril18th&19th(ThursdayandFriday)at7PMinthecafeteria,theDramaclasspresented5originalone-actplayswrittentocelebrateSanJoseHighSchool’s150thanniversary.

Thetitleswere:

*TheTimeCapsule*SixFaces,OneDream

*TheYearbook*TheRide

*TheLegendofMaryBurns

Eachstudentgroupalsoputtogetherbriefskitsthattookplacebetweentheplays,featuringsomeaspectofhighschoollife.ComeoutandsupporttheDramaClass.

Five Original One-act Plays

eriCa Quintanilla and miChelle rOdriguez perFOrming “the ride”

TheYearbook:SabrinaMartinez,BreanaVargas,VictoriaMedina,KennethDeloso,EdgarVergara,MartinArreola,KatherineShupeandMarieBello

6 FaCeS 1 dream: maria leYva, viCtOria medina, ngOC le

MArisA loPes, christine Azevedo And JessicA AbAd in the tiMe cAPsule

Kenneth deloso And edgAr vergArA in sKit: ProM dAte

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1. Mr. Wrede

2. Mr. sAndovAl

3. Ms. esPiritu

4. Ms. rigby

5. Ms. french

6. Ms. guerrA

7. Mr. gAlindo

8. Mr. duenAs

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~Drama~rePorter: KAylA Jesus

“Be open to the process of acting as a person other

than yourself.”

1909 glee CluB

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perFect attendanceIvanAlvarado-Gaitan

TristanBastidaBriciaCalderonDinhChau

JulierEscobarSolisMariahFloresJuanGamundi

ChristopherGriffithsJesusHerreraBazzo

VickyHoJonathanMarkJimenez

AmberLinoJuanAntonioMezaAnaisMezaSuarez

TienNguyenPedroOrellanaPadilla

JuliePhamLouisRamirez-Gomez

FabiolaRuizKatherineShupeOmarThomasDannyVentura

JorgeHaroCandelasStephanieHernandez

JuanLoyaVeronicaLuna

GuillermoOchoaGarciaValeriaPerezGiesyRamosJamesReyesBiancaRobles

ErikaRodriguez-FloresJaileneRomero

GerardoRuvalcabaVanessaSeguraLara

ShielaTalaniaGustavoTorresSaifullahWaheed

reclassiFicationJoseAvalos

CharmaineBacligVictorCervantesClarisseMaeColl

SilviaFlores-ChaconBrandonGonzalez

Honor roll 3.0 – 3.4

JovelleKatrineAbalosDavidAbdhir

KeishaAbrahamJoshuaAguilarVicenteAldamaMohamedAlmariDavidAlmeida

KarinaAnguloVenturaAmberAnneler

AlanArandaChavezJessicaArellano

CeciliaArevaloGuzmanRocioArjon

LizethAvendanoBrendaAvilaValenzuela

ChristieAzevedoRockyBalboaSolizBallesterosNagmaBanoJessicaBarajas

IdalyBarrios-PerezEnriqueBelmanJessicaBeltran

JuanitaBerberAcostaJoseBracamontes

YeseniaBracamontesRamosAshleyBrown

MelissaCaballeroAngelCajeroKarenCampos

KarinaCamposDelgadoAntonioCarrilloGarciaLorenzoCarrillo-Garcia

AlyssaCastanedaRicardoCastellanos

HectorCastellanosAyonRalphCastroSantana

VictorCervantesJaimeChavez

AnaChavezVillasenorAcsaChavez-NogueraRaymondChavira

JoseChiprezPalafoxIvetteChow

ClarisseMaeCollDennisColl

JaredCoronadoIsaacCortinas

JasonCotom-CiprianoRaquelCoutoSomiyaDazine

ShanaleeDeSouzaRicardoDelRioGovea

ArriannaDuarteCalvinEllisHallaEsmail

RobertEspinozaEvanFernandez

FernandoFernandezLopezSerennaFlores

AbramFloresArmasAmandaGalanMiaGallardo

MichelleGallegosEzequielGalvanJuanGamundiRubyGanteJessicaGarcia

DominiqueGarciaKassandraGarciaHernandez

A’jaGilDevinGoldaJocelynGomezRichardGomezPabloGonzalezEstebanGonzalezJoseGonzalez

FranciscoGonzalezBrandonGonzalez

DianaGonzalezMezaJanetGonzalezRios

JoseGuevaraStephanieHernandezKrystalHernandezErikaHernandez

AbrahamHernandezJosueHernandezSilvaIsraelHernandez-Arjon

LuisaIbsenSeidyInfanteRivera

KaylaJesusAdrianaJimenez

VanessaJimenezAvilaUlisesJimenezFarias

TuutangaKupuVuongLeAndrewLeNgocLe

BrandonLetemplierLuzLeyvaArenas

TylerLimonLilianaLopezJorgeLopezJasminLopez

RubyLopezBatresKatherineLujanoTerraMacewenSabrinaMachadoCarolinaMaciasRafaelMaciasReynaMagallon

ManuelMaganaTorresMayraMagdalenoRamirezBrianMaldonadoOrtiz

GaryMaoRonielMarianoRaulMartinezShaneMartinez

MarcosMartinezEsquivelMarisolMaturinoJessicaMedina

KeylinMelendezCastilloCatrinaMendesEricaMendez

JanetMendezFloresAlondraMendezVillalon

ReymundoMerazGutierrezJuanAntonioMeza

AndreaMezaLuisMiramontesGabrielMiranda

InanMollaGabrielMontano

JaimeMoralesGalindoJenniferMoranLindaMorenoJuanMunguia

ChristianNavarroParraHoangNguyenOanhNguyenSonNguyen

JocelyneNovoa

BlancaOchoaGuillermoOchoaGarcia

ShawnOliveiraValeriaOlveraFlores

ReneOrozcoDeniseOrtegaJanessaOrtizSuleymeaOrtiz

KiaraOrtizGallegosAlonsoOrtizPerezGiselleOzunaJasminePadronRafaelPaniaguaErwinPastranaKenyaPelayoHectorPerezOsmarPerez

SaulPerezCervantesLindseyPerezCruz

NataliePerezRamirezRosaPicazoLaryssaPinonAlexPlascenciaJoscelynPompaHeidiPortillo

JiteshKristofDilipPurswaniSerenaQuinones

SamanthaQuinonesMarcosEdwardQuinonez

DaynaRachoNayelliRamirezJackelynRamirez

OmarRamirezLopezJoseRamirezTorres

LizbethRamosPedroRamos

XochitlRamosGaribayCelesteRamosGaribay

JessicaRansomLuisRayas

JoshuaReynaLuisReynoso

LuisRinconOrtegaMoisesRiosSanchez

AlfredoRiveraMariaRiveraDubonCristianRizoDuenas

BiancaRoblesIvanRodriguezMayraRodriguezMichelleRodriguezRamiroRodriguezSandraRodriguezGabrielRodriguezMariahRodriguezDanielRodriguez

PaulinaRodriguezSalgaAlejandraRojasLilianRuizFrankRuiz

EsmeraldaRuizGerardoRuvalcabaJoseRuvalcaba

ErikRuvalcabaCortesCarolinaSalazar

DanielSancenOrtegaAnnamarieSanchezNicoleSanchezAnthonySantosAdrianSepulvedaSergioSerna

SamiullahShahKatherineShupeYadwinderSinghCynthiaSolano

ChanayaSrisuwanyothinUmamaTabraizCarolinaTello

PaulaTrenado-HerreraHaiTruong

SharleenTuilauJorgeValencia

OmarValencia-RamirezHumbertoValerio

KeniaVargasBreanaVargas

GabrielVazquezVegaJocsanVazquez-GarciaMarcoVera-RumboAshleyVerastegui

LaissaVidalHernandezRichardVilla

TylerWinland-LoredoXochitlYoungJesseniaZapata

MelissaZatarainRamirezVincentZavala-Padilla

KayleeZuniga

principal’s Honor roll 3.5 – 3.9

MariaAbaquitaJephteAcosta

CarolinaAcostaRubioAbdullahAhmedNassreenAlhayekAndrewAlvaradoMelissaArellanoMartinArreolaAlinaBaker

RobertBarbozaTristanBastida

AraceliBedolla-MunozMarieRegineBello

TiagoAndreBettencourtDavidBhugatStacyBrasilDianaBucioNgocBui

CeraCalayagBriciaCalderonRubiceliaCanelaFabianCastilloIII

GuadalupeCastroMoralesSaphireCedilloMarkCisnerosCatelynnCorbinHernanCorena

KarinaCoronaFrancoJacquelineCossioSophiaCostaAnnaCruz

AndreaCurielBorundaKhanhDao

SabrinaDelPonteValentinDelRio

CynthiaDelRioSanchezPabloGabrielDiazSuarez

TrungDiepDuDinhKhoaDinhThyDoan

DianaDominguezLuisDorantes

CeceliaDraneZunigaAmeliaEatonMatthewEllisKahlilFennell

EvelynFernandezArturoFigueroa-Quintero

AbelFloresPrietoPatrickFlores-ChaconTaniaFlores-LugoGregoryGamaMarthaGarciaNancyGil-VelezJessicaGodoy

DanielGonzalezSaulGonzalezEspidioGenesisGonzalez-Najo

NarmeenHaqJorgeHaroCandelasCesarHaroCandelasLotharHernandez

AlexisHernandez-LopezDianaHernandez-Mendoza

JesusHerreraBazzoniVictoriaHilarioJordanJimenez

JonathanMarkJimenezMaribelJimenezRamos

KevinJosephShahnawazKhan

Absar-Ur-RehmanKhanGerardoLabastidaAltamirano

MichelleLagunesThanhLamNgocLe

AutumnLeclaireAdanLedezma

MariaIsabelLeyvaAmberLinoMarisaLopesBryanLopez

JoseAngelLopezSusanaLopezApolinarInesLourencoPequenoEduardoLoyaCiprezMonserratLozanoVeronicaLunaAriadnaLunaDanielLuna

KyleMacielAlvesCarolinaMagallanes-Gutierrez

BrendaMaganaUrielMagdaleno

JacobMaletinoFagaBibianaMarinFierro

MarielleMarinoGabrielaMarquezEvaristo

ChristianMartinezRebeccaMaturinoLauraMayaLiceaItzelMendozaOrtiz

KarenMestizoCristinaMondragonLeslieMonroyCuevasReynaMontellanoMarianaMontesBriannaMora

CassandraMorquechoMarleneMunoz

WilberNavarroParraNhatNguyen

ThanhTamNguyenHaNguyenTienNguyenHuyNguyen

CaymanOchoa-DrivasPedroOrellanaPadilla

FadumoOsmanRosaPalomeraVanesaPalomeraEdithPalomo

ManuelPartidaGomezJuanPena

MiguelPenalozaLozanoSaraPereiraAzevedo

AndreaPerezMarissaPerezJazminPerez

EricaQuintanillaLouisRamirez-Gomez

CarlosRamosKevinRayas

FidelRefugioPinedaItadauniReyesCristobalRicoKathyaRizo

JonathanRizoDuenasAlfredoRodriguez

IrvinRodriguezCarrilloBosyRodriguezNajeraBrittneyRodriquezPaulinaRosalesSamanthaSalasKarenSanchez

MariaSanchezGonzalezElizabethSandoval-Gomez

VanessaSeguraLaraQuratulaienShahAzizaSiddiquiLauraSilva

ManinderSinghBaljitSinghKelseySousaKatrinaTirri

KoraymaTorresLilyTram

MelindaTramAnaliliaTrejoSalguera

CuongTrinhThongTrinh

FatimaTurciosAlfaroYuritzaVazquezLillianaVenturaDannyVentura

LawrenceVerasteguiJulianVillalobos

LizetVillanuevaMirandaQuynhNhuVo

TrangVoAshley,JZaragoza

AngelZepeda-Moreno

superintendent’s award 4.0JessicaAbadAsmaAhmedZaynabAhmed

MayraAlcarazEsquivelAamirAzhar

LuciaBallesterosAaminahBalochMaryamBaloch

BrandonBettencourtIanBrownQuangBui

DianaCarrascoMaritzaCarrillo-Garcia

DinhChauVioletDejesus

MasonMartinDelRioMichael-TungDuong

EmmaEatonHasnaEl-Nounou

AyaElaridJulierEscobarSolisLilianaEspinosaYusufFateenRubenGomezSarahGriffithsSirajGhouse

JenniferGuzmanVasquezBiyingHanUbaydHaqVickyHo

TienHoangPhilipHuaAidaIbrahim

FatimaIbrahim-BiangoroNuredinIndris

ErandyJaimeAguirreJoaraJimenezSalazar

TaylorKelleyTasnimKhandakarGuadalupeLeon

EstherLopezGarciaMelissaLopezToroGiovaniMarroquinJessicaMartinezMitziaMartinezShanolMartinezAmberMarx

HoneyMekonenYedidiyaMekonen

ImeldaMenaElisaMendozaJimenez

AidanMeredithAnaisMezaSuarez

AnaMoranSeanNakamuraAsiaNakamuraDavidNgo

MyLocNguyenTuanNguyenTynaNguyenDerekOliveiraHanaanOsmanTahdajaPetersJuliePham

CelesteRamos-BarraganDavinaRaye-ValenciaMuhammedRazeen

MusabRezaMaymunaReza

MelissaRodriguezRoblesElizabethRojasFabiolaRuizLydiaRuiz

JoseRuizVivaldoSamanthaSalvatore-HilarioChristianDaleSanchez

LuceroSandovalEmanuelSantosRaymondSeveganBarinderpalSinghVincentSlifer

GabrielaSorianoBarraganEltonGeorgeTabayoyong

KimTangHiepTon

AndrewUekertKivaUhuru

CamilleValenciaClaireValencia

EdgarVergara-MartinezDoVo

SaifullahWaheedHaibaWaheedJohnWheeler

CeciliaYanez-LuisAyeshaYusuf

VanessaZermeno

ValedictorianVeronicaAbad

JoseRamirez-Gomez

Congratulations to our honor Roll students!

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Irene DalisClass of 1942

Founder of San Jose OperaReporters:AnaMoranandKoby

Kleidon

IreneDaliswasborn inSanJose,Californiain1925.Shegradu-atedfromSanJoseStateUniversity.She was known as the hatmaker’sdaughter, Irene Dalis pursued in

hercareerofOperaasshewastheFounderoftheSanJoseOpera.ShemadeherfirstdebutasEboliinDonCarlobyGiuseppeVerdiinGermanyin1953.Ashercareersetoff,IreneDaliswould sing69 times at theNewYorkThe-aterintheMetropolitanOpera.ShefirstperformedthereonMarch16,1957beingthefirstoutof274performances.Shelastedthere19sessionsnotedasthepartofAmnerisinVerdi’sAida.ShereceivedaspecialLifetimeAchievementAwardatthe2008SiliconValleyArts&BusinessAwardsfor the “immeasurable impact shehashadon the arts inSanJoseandtheregion.ShewasfeaturedintheMarch2007issueofOperaNewsinanarticlerecappingherca-reerattheMetropolitanOperaaswellasherachievementsasfounderandGeneralDirectorofOperaSanJosé.IreneDaliswillfinallyretireJuly1,2014.

Robert Pena Graham Class of 1953

Designed FDR Memorial in Washington D.C.

Reporter:BriannaMora

Robert Pena Graham wasborn inMexico City,Mexico on Au-gust19th,1938. Whenhis fatherdied,hemovedtoSanJose,CAwithhisaunt,mother and grandmother at the age of11.HeattendedSanJoseHighbut laterstartedhis art trainingatSan JoseStateUniversity andcontinuedhisstudiesatSanFranciscoArtInstitutewherehefinishedin1964.Withinfiveyears,hehadsculpturesinPaloAlto,LosAngeles,NewYorkCity,London,CologneandGermany.Moreover,helivedinLondonbuteventu-allysettledintoLosAngeles,CA.HisfirstsoloexhibitionwasatDallasMuseumofArtin1972.Graham’sfirstmajormonumentalcommisionwas theceremonialgateway fortheLosAngelesColiseumforthe1984Olympics.HemarriedactressAngelicaHustonin1992.OnMay 28th, 2008,GovernorArnoldSchwarzenegger andFirstLadyMariaShriverannouncedthatGrahamwouldbeaddedtotheCaliforniaHallofFameattheCaliforniaMuseumforHistory.Hedied12dayslaterandhisfuneraltookplaceatCathedralofOurLadyoftheAngels,whereGraham’sbronzedoorsstoodatthecathedral.

Don EdwardsClass of 1932

former FBI agent & retired California Congressman Reporter:ArielleFigueroa

William Donlon Edwards,alsoknownasDonEdwardswasbornonJanuary6th,1915inSanJose,Cali-

forniawherehegraduatedfromSanJoseHighAcademy.HeearnedhisB.A.fromStanfordUniversityin1936andthenattendedStanfordlawschoolandadmittedintothestatebarin1940.EdwardswasaspecialagentfortheFBIfrom1940to1941.HejoinedtheUnitedStatesNavyasanavalintelligenceandgunneryofficerduringWorldWarII.HewasthepresidentofValleyTitleCompanyofSan-taClaraCounty from1951 to 1975,andadelegate to theDemocraticNationalConventionsof1964and1968.Ed-wardswaschairmanoftheHouseSubcommitteeonCivilLibertiesandCivilRightsfor23years.Hewasappointedby theHouseofRepresentatives in 1988 to conduct theimpeachmentproceedingsagainstAlceeHastings,judgeof the United States District County for the SouthernDistrictofFlorida.EdwardswaselectedasaDemocratto the88th from the 10thCongressionalDistrict and tothefifteensucceedingCongresses.

Mike HondaClass of 1959

Congressman for California’s 15th

congressional district.Reporter:BriannaMora

MichaelMakoto“Mike”Honda,aJapaneseAmericanwasbornonJune27th,1941inWalnutGrove,California.HespenthisearlychildhoodinaninternmentcampinColorado.Later,himandhisfamilyreturnedtoCaliforniawheretheybecamestrawberrysharecroppersinBlossomValleyinSanJose.HefirstwenttoAndrewP.HillHighSchoolandtransferredtoSanJoseHighAcademywherehegraduated.HethenattendedSanJoseStateUniversitybutstoppedandjoinedtheUnitedStatesPeaceCorpsinElSalvadorwherehebecamefluentinSpanish.HereturnedtoSanJoseStatein1968andearnedhisBachelor’sdegreeinBiologicalSciences,SpanishandhisMaster’sdegreeinEducation.Hondawasascienceteacher,aschoolboardmember,aprincipalattwopublicschoolsandconductedresearchatStanfordUniversityinhis30yearcareerasaneducator.Honda,amemberoftheDemocraticParty,becameapoliticianservingasaUSRepresentative forSanJoseandtheSiliconValleyfrom1996to2001.In1971,MayorofSanJose,NormanMineta,appointedHondatothecity’sPlanningCommission.Hewas lateronelected into theSanJoseUnifiedSchoolBoard in 1981, theSantaClaraCountyBoardofSupervisorsin1990,andtheCaliforniaStateAssemblyin1996whichheserveduntil2001.OnOc-tober3rd,2008hewaselectedinfavoroftheEmergencyEconomic Stabilization Act. Honda’s legislative effortshave focused on education, civil rights, national service,immigration, transportation, the environment, andhigh-techissues.

Norman Mineta Class of 1949

former San Jose Mayor, Congressman and

United States Secretary of Transportation.

Reporter:KaylaJesus

NormanMinetawasborn to immigrantparentsduringtheAsianExclusionAct.duringWorldWarII,hisfamilyhadbeenconfinedat theHeartMountainIntern-mentCamp.Whiledetainedinthecamp,Mineta,aBoyscout, met fellow Scout Alan K. Simpson, future U.S.SenatorfromWyoming,andpoliticalally,oftenvisitedtheScouts inthe internmentcamp. MinetagraduatedfromBerkeleyin1953withadegreeinBusinessAdministration.HewasappointedtotheSanJoseCityCouncilbyRonJamesin1967.In1969hewaselectedintooffice.In1971heranagainstfourteenothercandidatesandwonbecom-ing the firstAsian-Americanmayor of amajorU.S. cityandSanJose’s59thmayor.MinetahadpreviouslybeenaSecretaryofTransportationandSecretaryofCommerce.From1975to1995,MinetawaselectedintotheHouseofRepresentatives.

Cung LeClass of 1990

UFC fighter and film star.Reporter:SeanNakamura

CungLe,wasborninVietnam.Onenight inAprilof 1975,CungLe’smotherwaitedtenhourstoreceiveper-missiontoboardaplaneflyingtoAmerica.Threedaysbe-forethefallofSaigoninthatsamemonth,CungandAnnefled Vietnam by helicopter while under intense gunfire.TheylandedinSanJose,California,whereCungLesoonfoundoutaboutracismandbullying,ashewasthetargetofsuch,beingcallednameslike“Gook”and“Nip”.Inre-sponse,hismothersignedhimupforTaeKwonDoclassesattheageoftenwhereheachievedablackbeltlevel.CungLe,avicioussuperstriker,kickerwithawrestlingback-groundaswell,hasbecomeoneofthemostentertainingfightersintheUFC,UltimateFightingChampionship.CungLealsotakeshisfilmcareerveryseriously.In2009,he co-starred in in themovie Tekken, playingMarshallLaw.He’sbeeninPandorumhealsoplayedintheViet-namese music show, Paris by Night. He has recentlystarredinthefilmTheManWithTheIronFistsinwhichheplayedthecharacteroftheBronzeLion.

Rigo Chacon Class of 1965

Emmy Award winning newsmanReporter: Tristan Bastida

RigoChaconisanEmmyAwardwinning newsman. He moved fromJanos,Chihuahua,MexicotoElPaso,

Texaswhenhewaseightyearsold.Duringhischildhood,heworkedinorchardsandfieldsintheSantaClaraValleywithhisfamily.HeattendedSanJoseHighandservedasstudentbodypresidentbecauseofhisinvolvementsinora-

toricalcompetitions.AtSanJoseStateUniversity,hepur-sueda career inbroadcasting.Chacon joinedSanJose’sABC7in1974asageneralassignmentreporter.AfterthatheopenedABC7’sSouthBayBureau.DuringhistimeatKNTVfrom1971 to 1974hewonanEmmyAwardasaproducer.Thenin2003,hewasawardedhisthirdEmmyandtheGovernors’Award.ChaconhasbeeninductedintotheSilverCirclefortheBayAreaChapteroftheNationalAcademyofTelevisionArtsandSciences.In2002,hewasoneofeightAmericanssingledoutbyHispanicMagazinefor its community service awards.He resigned fromhisbroadcastingposition in2003,andcurrently ispresidentforhisownclub,theRigoChaconandAssociates(RCA).HelivesinSanJosewithhisfamily.

Fernando Zazueta Class of 1957

Noted Lawyer and Civic LeaderReporter:AngelZepeda

Oneofthegreatesttraitsonecanhaveisexpressinggratitude.ThatistheessenceandthriveinwhichFer-nandoZazuetabaseshislifeon.AsalawyerandcivicleaderforSiliconValley,hehashishandsfullonadailybasis.Nevertheless,hehasnotforgottenohhisantecedents.Hiscompassionforthosewhohavemadehimindividuallysuccessfulisunlikeanyother.Asanalum-nifortheschoolofSanJoseHigh,heclearlyknowswhatit takes toovercomeobstacles and reachgreatness.Fer-nandoZazuetawasachildofmigrantfarmworkers.Ac-cordingtotheUCDavisAlumniPage,“Heattended16differentschoolswhilegrowingupandcanstillremember,whenthefamilyfinallysettledinSanJose,hiswonderandamazementatthemodernconveniencesofhisnewhome.”Hewaspartoftheclassof1957forourschool. Notonlyhashebeenaninspirationforfuturehis-panicleaders,buthehasalsodonewondersforthecom-munityofSanJose.TheUCDavisAlumnipagewasalsoable to state his thoughts on his accomplishments, “I’mproudofmyaccomplishments,butthencametheopportu-nitytohelpbuildSanJose’s$34millionMexicanHeritageculturalcenter.NothingquitecompareswithhowproudIamofthat.”AsthefoundingMexicanHeritageCommu-nity chairmanheknows that this community centerwillencourage latin americans to pursue a higher educationandbecomeproactiveforthepeoplearoundthem.Heisjustoneof themanymenandwomen thathavedemon-stratedtheethicsSanJoseHighteacheswithgreatpride.

Frank MieuliClass of 1949

Former owner of Golden State Warriors

Reporter:LilyTram

Franklin Mieuli was born toItalian immigrants onSeptember 14,1920,inSanJose,CA.Hewenttothe

University ofOregonwhere he studied advertising.Heserved in theNavy duringWorldWar ll. From 1962 to1986hewastheownerfortheGoldenStateWarriors.HewasalsoaradioandTVproducerfortheSanFrancisco49ersfootballgamesandbaseballgamesfortheGiants.In1986,hesoldtheGoldenStateWarriorstoJimFitzgeraldandDanielFinnane.Hemarried Blake Green,withtwokids.HelaterdiedonApril25,2010attheageof89.

DeWitt PortaL Class of 1927

Fammed San Jose State University

Boxing CoachReporter: Natalie Alfaro

DeWitt Por-tal became a successfulboxing coach at SanJose State University.Hisalumniwonfivein-dividualNCAAchampionships,twoAAUtitles,andoneOlympicGames goldmedal.Being a formal SJSU stu-dentbodypresident,hestartedhisboxingprogramfromscratch.Heproducednationalchampions,andnotoneofhis boxerswas ever recruited.His boxing programwasdiscontinued as a national sport in 1961.DeWitt PortalservedasafacultyatSanJoseStateUniversityfrom1934to1955andwasanassistantfootballcoachontheSpartanteamsofthelate30’s.

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~Sports~

TheSanJoseHighSchoolJunior Varsity Basketballteam did a good job thisseason! They finished witha7win, 13 lossrecord.Theydidn’twin league champion,but they scored better than

last year. Captains Hernan Corena andElton Tabayoyong said, “It doesn’t mat-ter ifwewinor lose, as long aswehavefunonthecourt”.HernanCorenaledtheteamwith 11.4pointspergame,and 10.7reboundspergame.WhileEltonTabay-oyongandJiteshPurswaniaveraged8.4pointspergame.HeadCoachBrucePowersandAssistantcoachSaheedMohamaddidagreatjobcoachingtheteam.Theyhelped the team ineveryway, fromplaying streetbasketball, toplayingfixedbasketball.Thecoachestaughttheteamhowtorespecteveryoneonthecourt,includingtherefereesandtheotherteam.

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Softball! The Girl Version of BaseballrePorter: esMerAldA ruiz

Softball!WhatpeoplemaynotknowisthatSoftballisoneofthemostpopularplayed sports in theUnitedStates. It is really a fun and enjoyable sport toplayandbeapartof.WhenitcomestoSoftball,aswellasanyothersportingeneral,

wedonotcareaboutwinningaslongasweleaveknowingweleftallwehadonthefield.Beinga teammemberon the JVSoftball teamIknowthatfirsthand.Wehavecometothatmomentintheseasonwherewearenotjustteammatesanymorebutlikefam-ily.Wejoke.Welaughbutwhenweneedtogetseriouswedoso.Havinganamaz-inglysupportivecoachhelps.Thisbeingmy3rdyearofSoftballI learnedtherealmeaningofateamitdoesnotmatterifwebeatDelMar 14-2or loseby 1 to James

Lick but that in theendwearehappyandthat we are there foreachother to comforteach other. This sea-son has not been thebest for Softball but Ithink I can speak foreveryone when I saythatwewereblessedwithsomereallytalented,lovingandfunnypeople.

Track & Field The San JoseHigh SchoolTrack Team is composed ofamazing and dedicated coacheswho devote their afternoons totrain their team not only to be-come better runners, jumpers,

throwers,etc.butalsowell-roundedindividuals who are responsible,able to work well with others andsupport each other. In addition to

havingdedicatedanddevotingcoaches,TrackandFieldisalsocomposedofstudentswhoenjoythesportandgiveit110%duringpracticeandcompeti-tions. BeginningTrackandFieldcanbeabit

nerve wracking andworrisome. Some-timesyouworryaboutbeingoneoftheslow-est distance runners.However, that allwent away thanksto the advice, sup-port and encouragingwords that I receivedfrom my coaches and

fellowteammates.Throughout thepractices thatareheldMondaythroughFridayandsometimesoverbreakmytimeshaveimprovedeverydayandeveryweekandIcouldseeitinmytimeresultswhenI’mdonecompeting. Throughouttheseason,IhavecometorealizethatTrackandFieldismorethanjustasport,it’sfamily.Weworktogetherasafamily,andwhenonefalls,oneofusistheretopickthemup.LikeStitchfromthemovieLiloandStitchmentioned“Noonegetsleftbehind.”Besidesbeingthereforeachotherduringpracticesandcompetitions,teammembersgetalong,makejokeswiththecoacheswhichmakesnotonlymakestimegobyquickerbutpracticemorefun.Inaddition,ateverytrackmeetyouseeussupportingandcheeringoneanotherandsaying“Yougotthis,Youdidagreatjob,Keepitup.”Ibelievethatatthebeginningoftheseasonweknowlittleabouteachother,butastheseasongoesbywebegintobondwhichleadstothegrowthofourTrackTeamFamily. Moreover,I’mgladthatIjoinedTrack&Field,becausethankstoit,Ihavemetwonder-fulpeople,madenewfriends, improvedmymile timesand learnedthatalthoughCoachFrankalongwiththeothercoachesseemtobeintimidatingatfirstthey’rereallycool, funnyandgreatcoaches.Inaddition,throughoutthisseasoneverysingleoneofushavebeenworkingreallyhardtoperformourbestandrepresentBulldogPride;whichhasledustohaveasuccessfulandfunseason.

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BADMINTON Badmintonwasintroducedinto USA in the 1890s andbecamepopularinthe1930s.Itisthesecondmostpopularsport in theworld,after soc-cer. In San Jose, the word“badminton“hasbeenknownin nearly all high schools in

the area becausewe possess one of the big-gest badminton leagues in the country. SanJoseBadmintonLeagueisdividedinto3smallerleagues:Mt.Halmilton,SantaTeresa, andfinallyWestValleywhereour school,San JoseHigh,hasbecomeknownasonethestrongestteams.Everyyear,theteamembodiesBulldogPrideallover7schoolsthatparticipatewiththeirchant,“Bulldogsonme,bulldogson3...1..2...3bulldogs!“astheSanJosebadmintonplayersraisetheirracketsandfacetheiropponents.

Beingapartofbadmintonfamily’stradition,weshallbeallowedtolose;howeverwe shallnotbe allowed togiveup.ASan JoseHighbadmintondoesnotputwinningandlosingintothefirstplaceofhismatch.Nooneisperfectandsoeveryteammustbecommittedthroughthewinsandtheloses.Inthebadmintonteam,weteachstudentsnottobefrustrated,weteachourplayershowtorecognizemis-takesandlearntoimprovethem,andweleadour‘soldiers’tosolidarity.

Thegreatthingabout badmin-ton is that it’sfun and anyonecan learn toplay it. Anyoneregardless ofraceandethnic-ityandcanplaybadminton aswell as others.Although wewill face sometough teamswealwaysmoveforward to ac-complish ourgoals. In ourteam at SanJose High, weholdarackettoraise it to bringvictoryandcon-tribute to ourschool’s Bull-dogPride.

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