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Health Science II students mold clay hearts

Health Science II students mold clay hearts

Juliana Borruso
February 24, 2020
To gain a better understanding of the exterior of the heart, students in Health Science II are making 3D models of hearts out of clay.
School operations closed for freshman, sophomores, seniors

School operations closed for freshman, sophomores, seniors

Kyle Bayudan
February 24, 2020
Normal classes will resume on Feb. 26 for all grade levels.
BREAKING NEWS: Senior song officially chosen

BREAKING NEWS: Senior song officially chosen

Grinesa Bajrami
February 20, 2020
The Class of 2020 decided on ‘See You Again’ by Tyler the Creator.
Video mock discussions recorded as practice in English 10

Video mock discussions recorded as practice in English 10

Kamiran Hinton
February 19, 2020
Students in English 10 recorded videos as practice for a future assignment.
Conflict is served in Communications 102

Conflict is served in Communications 102

Julia Jauregui
February 18, 2020
Students in Communications 102 engage in a 'dinner party' made to debate as different types of conflict and learn more about differences in opinion in general.
Graphic Design III seniors integrate drawing tablets

Graphic Design III seniors integrate drawing tablets

Alyx Beeten
February 14, 2020
In Graphic Design III, students are utilizing tablets to create watercolor paintings in Adobe Photoshop.
Academic WorldQuest teams take fourth, fifth, sixth at state competition

Academic WorldQuest teams take fourth, fifth, sixth at state competition

Grinesa Bajrami
February 12, 2020
Academic WorldQuest members competed at state with one less month to prepare compared to last year.
‘We the People’ members earn fifth place at state

‘We the People’ members earn fifth place at state

Gurleen Swaich
February 11, 2020
Southwest members of ’We the People’ took part in the state and won fifth overall with the second highest score.
Juniors prepare for real-world situations

Juniors prepare for real-world situations

Zoie Puaala-Edra
February 11, 2020
Nursing juniors prepare for their clinicals in two weeks by learning the 19 competency skills.
Career, Technical Education Month kicks off

Career, Technical Education Month kicks off

Juliana Borruso
February 6, 2020

As a means to raise awareness for career-oriented programs, the annual Career and Technical Education month started this week.  “CTE programs encourage students who aren’t academically as inclined...

Chemistry students perform lab on types of reactions

Chemistry students perform lab on types of reactions

Naila Yazdani
February 5, 2020
Students in chemistry learn the different components of reactions and have hands-on experience with creating them.
Design students attend MAGIC tradeshow

Design students attend MAGIC tradeshow

Noel Sarte-Saad
February 3, 2020
Attendees will interact with buyers and designers for different product lines.