DCON Welcomes Key Clubbers from Cali-Nev-Ha district
Elaine Wong, Staff Writer
April 26, 2012
From April 13 to April 15, 2012, six Southwest Career and Technical Academy Key Club officers attended the 66th Annual District Convention. The officers flew to Santa Clara, California in order to participate and represent their school. “For the most part, the district Convention was a pretty average... Read more »
DECA banquet honors accomplishments
Nadia Manivong, Staff Writer
April 25, 2012
All DECA members are invited to attend the third annual Southwest Career and Technical Academy DECA Chapter banquet on May 9, 2012 from 4 pm to 7 pm in the Coyote Ballroom. “The banquet is coming near! We are getting our last plans done to make this year’s banquet even better than the last,”... Read more »
The fine art of watching movies
Jordan Sutton, Arts & Entertainment Editor
April 24, 2012
Since I was a little girl, I have been watching movies. First, it started with a potty-training film with cartoons and songs about learning how to use a toilet. This led to watching various animated TV shows about talking bears and turtles that ride bicycles, and of course, the occasional Walt Disney... Read more »
DECA members head to ICDC
Bserat Ghebremicael, Assistant Editor-in-Chief
April 23, 2012
From April 27 to May 2, students from SWCTA will be attending the International Career Development Conference to further compete after placing second or third in their DECA events. Students were required to attend the DECA state conference that occurred in Feb. 2012, in order to be eligible to compete... Read more »
College: finding the right fit
Tazia Statucki, Jordan Sutton, Bserat Ghebremicael, Editor-in-Chief, Arts & Entertainment Editor, Assistant Editor-in-Chief
April 13, 2012
With almost 4,000 colleges for students to choose from, the college search process can be an extremely daunting task at first. To lessen the stress and frustrations of trying to find schools, it is important to know what you want and know what school fits you. Many students pay thousands of dollars at... Read more »
Meet Phineas: genius with feathers
Tazia Statucki, Jordan Sutton, Bserat Ghebremicael, Editor-in-Chief, Arts & Entertainment Editor, Assistant Editor-in-Chief
April 11, 2012
On the corner of Pike Place and Pine Street in downtown Seattle, Washington, Congo African Grey parrot, Phineas Phogg, executes handstands, walkovers, pretend sleeping, playing dead, and vocalizing various sounds such as a bomb explosion. His owner, Christopher Van Inga, also known as the birdman by... Read more »
SWCTA invites Las Vegas to Coyote’s U-Nite
Nadia Manivong, Staff Writer
April 6, 2012
On May 18 from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m., Southwest Career and Technical Academy will host their 2nd Annual Coyote’s U-Nite fundraiser event. “I think this event is simply amazing. It is a fun way to fundraise for our school and get everyone involved,” Kenny Le, junior, said. This year’s theme is “imagine,”... Read more »
Lucille’s charms with ‘homey’ feel
Nathalie Saligumba, Staff Writer
April 4, 2012
Lucille’s emits a welcoming feel with their spacious dining room and open back porch. The interior design of the restaurant is charming — they are furnished with seemingly worn-down furniture in their “sitting room” to elicit comfort for their customers, and they even have coat hangers... Read more »
Armed services a difficult decision
Jordan Sutton, Arts & Entertainment Editor
April 3, 2012
The ongoing wars and military budgets have always been a concept that goes right over my head. Perhaps that’s just me though. Worst of all, its hard to grasp what makes a teenager, girl or boy, think they are ready to risk their lives to be in the military. Young men and women are losing their lives... Read more »
Freshmen enter designs for Doodle 4 Google contest
Rochelle Mae Ruiz, News Editor
March 26, 2012
Freshmen Web Development Students and Video Game Design Students in Graphics Design I Class are required to create designs for the Doodle 4 Google contest. “The most challenging part of the contest was not creating the design, it was thinking of the idea. Once I got my idea I knew exactly what to do.... Read more »
