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Southwest Shadow

Southwest Shadow

Southwest Shadow

An Hour In ... Socktober party

An Hour In … Socktober party

Maggie Shepard
November 16, 2016
The winners of Socktober were treated to a pizza and sundae party.
An Hour In ... Nursing

An Hour In … Nursing

Adriana Cayetano
November 9, 2016
Students in Nursing are being tested on how well they can apply PPE to their everyday lives.
Excited to perform her first phlebotomy, junior Paulina Grijalva takes her time as she prepares the equipment. She steps up to the counter and gets ready to draw some blood. When I got to work, with the phlebotomy arm it was definitely mind blowing, Grijalva said. I was extremely excited to actually be practicing this at such a young age. It helps me realize that I really want to do this for the rest of my life as a career.

An Hour In … Medical Assisting

Jackelyn Romo
November 2, 2016
Medical Assisting students got to work with blood and urine samples for lab tests.
All inked up

All inked up

Jackelyn Romo
October 27, 2016
The stigma of the tattoo isn't what it used to be.
An Hour In ... Homecoming lunch games

An Hour In … Homecoming lunch games

Maggie Shepard
October 14, 2016
This year's Homecoming lunch games were spy and secret agent themed.
An Hour In ... Chemistry

An Hour In … Chemistry

James Martin
October 6, 2016
In the Photo-Electric lab, the light shined through the aluminum foil far better than just the hole that featured no aluminum foil, which seemed to amaze many people.
Can’t stand the heat, don’t stay in the . . . music festival?

Can’t stand the heat, don’t stay in the . . . music festival?

Althea Gevero and Alexis Drevetzki
September 23, 2016
Summer music festivals attract thousands of attendees--and result in hundreds of heat-related emergencies.
An Hour With . . . New teachers

An Hour With . . . New teachers

Jackelyn Romo
September 23, 2016
Meet new teachers at our school and learn what they did in past jobs.
No mission too difficult, no sacrifice too great

No mission too difficult, no sacrifice too great

Jackelyn Romo
May 21, 2016
Take a look at the perspective of life from the eyes of military children.
An Hour In . . . Fashion Construction III

An Hour In . . . Fashion Construction III

Alyssa Ross
April 6, 2016
The juniors in fashion practice modeling techniques for upcoming fashion shows.
An Hour In ... Culinary II

An Hour In … Culinary II

Alyssa Ross
March 4, 2016
Students create different dishes based on their own ideas, but they have to use pasta.
Being politically active as a teenager

Being politically active as a teenager

Migi Contreras and Alexis Drevetzki
March 2, 2016
Being under 18 does not limit your voice in American politics.