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Virus Stops For No One

Virus Stops For No One

Dean Carrasco
March 19, 2021
CCSD give students the option to return to school for two periods of the day for two days out of the week, while others have the option to stay hone and not catch the virus.
Keep Your Plants Alive With ‘Planta’

Keep Your Plants Alive With ‘Planta’

Kayla Thomas
March 18, 2021
An app that helps plant keepers care for their plants and learn new gardening skills.
COM 102 students explain the intricacies of relationships using TikTok

COM 102 students explain the intricacies of relationships using TikTok

Julia Jauregui
March 17, 2021
Students have one week to create a TikTok about relationships.
PODCAST: Lack of innovation in the gaming industry

PODCAST: Lack of innovation in the gaming industry

Kamiran Hinton and Jackson Bogan
March 17, 2021
In this episode, learn about innovation in the game industry, and the trend of recent releases in games.
Students in Jessica Kelly’s AP Human Geography class engaged in a discussion based on the knowledge they acquired in their agriculture unit on Mar. 2nd. In a socratic seminar like format, students talked about crops, types of farming, animal domestication and more. “We’ve been doing agriculture for a month now so we’ll be discussing any aspect of it, it’s fully student driven. I don’t say anything, they just talk. Its to show your knowledge and to see what your deficiencies are so you can ask your classmates questions,” Kelly said.
Art Credit: Monserrat Mendieta

AP Human Geography students discuss the ins and outs of agriculture

Monserrat Mendieta
March 16, 2021
Students in AP Human Geography delved into the intricacies of crops, farming practices, and more in their new unit on agriculture.
LIFEHACKS: Desk Organization Edition

LIFEHACKS: Desk Organization Edition

Juliana Borruso
March 16, 2021
Have no worries about a messy desk with these lifehacks.
Can Pokémon bring its mojo back?

Can Pokémon bring its mojo back?

Ahmed Ahmed
March 16, 2021
Could these new games be just what the franchise needs?
 Dine in at Hwaro Korean BBQ to sample a variety of different meats. With R&B playing through the speakers and written notes on the wall from past customers, it creates a fun dining experience.  Rating: A- Photo Credit: Kamryn Baldenebro

Cook for yourself without all the cleanup at Hwaro Korean BBQ

Kamryn Baldenebro
March 16, 2021
Try something new at Hwaro Korean BBQ.
After nearly spending the whole year online, students are finally transitioning to a learning model that will allow certain students to be back on campus. Students were sent an email the previous week specifying which cohort they were placed in and a follow up link if students would like to change. “The other schedule put me in a consistent routine by now, so I’m kind of upset that we changed it so abruptly and just for the last quarter, ” junior Isabell Min said. “However, I’m excited for the fourth quarter and hopefully things will be normal by the beginning of my senior year.” Art Credit: Monserrat Mendieta

New schedule put into place for first day of new in-person learning plan

To accommodate in-person learning there is a new school start time, revised schedule, and more.
BREAKING: SOUTHWEST SHADOW BECOMES PACEMAKER FINALIST

BREAKING: SOUTHWEST SHADOW BECOMES PACEMAKER FINALIST

Ahmed Ahmed
March 15, 2021
The question now is if the Shadow can win another Pacemaker.
Students and teachers prepare to go back to school following spring break. Although many technical details seem to be out of place, CCSD is trying their best to help students and parents understand the new schedule. “I am excited to be able to return to in person learning,” sophomore Hai Tong said. “I didn’t hate online school but returning to see my friends and to a social environment will be great.”  Photo credit: Southwest Career and Technical Academy

Students have mixed opinions about returning to in-person learning

Farhad Yazdani
March 15, 2021
Students and teachers have varying opinions on returning back to school.
Q&A: Do you agree with Superintendent Jesus Jara’s plan to return high schoolers to in-person learning by April?

Q&A: Do you agree with Superintendent Jesus Jara’s plan to return high schoolers to in-person learning by April?

Hanae Furugaki
March 12, 2021
Students of various grade levels share their input on whether they agree or disagree with the Superintendent's plan to return high school students to physical learning in April.