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Holding her favorite animal, a sloth, Caipa enjoys the natural aspects of the Amazon Rainforest while posing for a picture. Caipa has had many wonderful Amazon experiences volunteering, but the unique animals make her trip even better. “I happen to love sloths and I’ve been able to hold baby sloths and get to see them in the wild,” Caipa said. “We go out in the morning and look for them in the trees. I’ve seen a lot of interesting birds and held huge pythons. We get to go into the canopy walkway, which is 126 feet off the rainforest floor, it’s absolutely amazing.”  Photo Credit: Kimberly Caipa

Generous Volunteer: Meet Kimberly Caipa

Hannah Paine
November 5, 2020
New Freshman Studies teacher has found a love for volunteering and helping students in the Amazon.
Creating individual sections that contain information regarding the three separate diseases, burns as well as the functions of the various elements in the integumentary system, junior Isabell Min made a simple, yet effective brochure. students have been given 15-20 minutes at the end of every class to finish. “Although this project took me quite some time, it helped me learn about many intriguing skin diseases I didnt even know existed,” junior Isabell Min said. 
 Photo Credit: Isabell Min

Creating professional, informative integumentary system brochures in Anatomy & Physiology

Gurleen Swaich
November 5, 2020
Students are completing a creative integumentary system brochure project to better understand the functions, disorders, and treatments.
Get a Taste of Earth at Feng Cha Teahouse

Get a Taste of Earth at ‘Feng Cha Teahouse’

Kayla Thomas
November 5, 2020
A comfy cafe serving items with raw ingredients derived from the Earth.
INFOGRAPHIC: The Future of Generation Z Voting

INFOGRAPHIC: The Future of Generation Z Voting

Tishie Nyitray
November 3, 2020
This is the first year Generation Z will be voting. How will their vote make an impact?
After producing several singles over the course of this year, pop artist Will Hyde, has recently come out with an emotional EP that could get anyone in their feelings. 
  Rating: A Photo Credit: Pack Records

Reflect on your past in ‘with u in mind’

Naila Yazdani
November 3, 2020
Listen to the peaceful instrumentals and voice in Will Hyde’s newest and only EP, “with you in mind.”
Sophomores in Computer Science II begin learning the basics of Java, one of the most widely used programming languages in the industry.  Students used Java in AP Computer Science but have been increasing their knowledge of it this year. “I am questioning pursuing programming as a career, but it sure is going to be good for the other things I am trying to do,” sophomore Liban Tuni said.
Photo Credit: Liban Tuni

Computer science II students learn the basics of Java

Tishie Nyitray
November 3, 2020
Students in Computer Science II Honors are beginning to learn the basics of Java, a computing language that will be prevalent all throughout their career.
This iconic open-world RPG (role-playing game) introduces a conflict between machine and man that the player gets to unravel.  Rating: A 
Photo Credit: Monolith Games

Fight and level up in ‘Xenoblade Chronicles Definitive Edition’

Monserrat Mendieta
November 3, 2020
Game has been upgraded with more content, better graphics, organized visuals and more.
Updates on the election. Joe Biden by Gage Skidmore is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0 .

THE OFFICIAL SOUTHWEST SHADOW 2020 ELECTION LIVE BLOG

Ahmed Ahmed
November 3, 2020
Will weakened Hispanic support sink Biden in Florida? Can Trump hang on to the Midwestern Rustbelt states he won four years ago? Who will win the race for Congress? Follow our OFFICIAL live blog to find out!
Q&A: How will you be spending your three-day weekend?

Q&A: How will you be spending your three-day weekend?

Hanae Furugaki
November 2, 2020
Students from varying grades answer how they will be spending their long-awaited three-day weekend.
Quiz: Do you know what happened last week?

Quiz: Do you know what happened last week?

Julia Jauregui
November 2, 2020
Test your knowledge from the week of Oct. 26.
2020 November Thanks Contest

2020 November Thanks Contest

Julia Jauregui
November 1, 2020

November is the month of giving thanks and celebrating Thanksgiving with your friends and family. With an uncertain year, as well as going into lockdown and transitioning into online-schooling, it is still...

Desperate times call for desperate measures

Desperate times call for desperate measures

Aila Pasic
October 31, 2020
With Halloween upon us, the only thing scarier than no candy is the coronavirus.