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Placing his ball down, senior Luis De Casas takes a turn at the mini golf course designed like a cannon. The activity provided students a new hands-on experience outside of the classroom. “I’m not at great at golf,” De Casas said. “It’s difficult, especially aiming for a straight shot and just trying to get it to go through. I had fun today though, I got to golf with my friend and the weather’s nice out here.”

An Hour In … Design Crafts

Kylie Dacquel, Standards and Practices Editor
December 12, 2024
Find out students opinions on their mini golf activity and each other's courses.
Preparing to scare people at the Trunk or Treat haunted house, senior Breeana Rodriguez dresses up as an acrobat. She was inside the haunted house throughout the whole event. “Hearing people scream is hilarious,” Rodriguez said. “I made sure to make my look as realistic as possible to scare people.”

An Hour In … Trunk or Treat

Amelia Castellanos, Staff Writer
November 5, 2024
People celebrate Halloween at the Trunk or Treat event.
Pencils sitting at the tips of yard sticks, Art 101 students draw each other’s faces. The students were learning how to be precise without holding the pencil directly in their hand. “She made up draw anyone in that group without looking at the paper,” senior Kai Cruz said. “It was overall funny to see how we could draw someone without looking at the paper.”

An Hour In … Art 101

Zelina Panissidi, Social Media Editor
October 25, 2024
Find out how students in Art 101 are able to draw without looking at the paper.
To prepare for the AP test, senior Andre Aquino is working out problems on the white board. He’s been practicing these problems for many weeks now, and thinks that he’s going to do well with the help of the teacher. “I think it’s definitely a very energetic way of teaching,” Aquino said. “I feel like it does get me ready for Calculus. I feel very awake when I’m in this class.”

An Hour In … AP Calculus AB

Hunter Rhee, Multimedia Editor
October 18, 2024

 

Preparing her notes for her speech, junior Mikayla Manaligod tackles her topic. She focused on refining her points before the class presentation.“We started with watching a video from last years speech and had us grade the speeches based on a few categories like nonverbal, hand gestures, posture, and tone,” Manaligod said. “Right now were just finishing our speeches up.”

An Hour in … Communications 101

Amelia Castellanos, Staff Writer
October 11, 2024
Students in Communications 101 work on their speeches.
After a long stretch of gameplay, senior Micah Tiongson takes a break to get a drink of water. Breaks are regularly taken to ensure students played to their full ability. “It was like 100 degrees and I was really thirsty,” Tiongson said. “You can risk getting heat stroke and passing out in this heat so I always make sure to drink water.”

An Hour In … PE

Philipos Alebachew, Editor in Chief
October 4, 2024
Students from the Physical Education course and Lifetime Fitness courses participate in various sports to stay active.
With a crochet hook and yarn in hand, Fibers I teacher Brandon Lafountain demonstrates how to join separate crochet pieces together. Students were given the creative freedom to crochet an accessory according to their skill level. “We started with our crochet basics,” Lafountain said. “Now they get to choose either to do a hat or a bag.”

An Hour In … Fibers I

Rylee Del Moral, Shadow Files Reporter
September 28, 2024
Students in Fibers I demonstrate their crochet skills.
With the help of his teammates, sophomore Cameron Kefale weighs out the precise amount of sodium bicarbonate needed for the lab. Students had to work together in groups to execute the procedures. “Personally, I loved working with my teammates when it comes to labs like this,” Kefale said. “The mass of all the different substances had to be spot on because otherwise, the result might come out different.”

An Hour In … Chemistry H

Johnny Tao, Staff Writer
September 25, 2024
Chemistry H students completed all the lab stations and wrote down their observations.
An Hour In ... English 9 H

An Hour In … English 9 H

Joy Ryan, Staff Writer
September 20, 2024
English 9 H students learn about the Elizabethan era and create posters.
To end the ceremony, the wedding has a bouquet toss, with junior Ava Torres being the one to catch it. “Honestly, I am a very competitive person,” junior Ava Torres said. “My biggest regret last year was probably not catching the bouquet, so I knew that this year failure was not an option. I’m pretty sure I pushed some people aside, but it was worth it. “

An Hour In … Newspaper

Achilles Caranto, Activities Director
September 11, 2024
Southwest Shadow members pledge their commitment to the publication in a mock wedding.
An Hour In ... Patterns and Drafting

An Hour In … Patterns and Drafting

Shayna Migalang, Opinion Editor
September 11, 2024
Simultaneously completing a class standard and participating in Senior Sunrise, students designed bracelets for others to wear.
An Hour In ... Engineering

An Hour In … Engineering

Emmanuel Miranda, Staff Writer
April 15, 2024
Students in Engineeering work on their Capstone Project.
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