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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.
Culinary students bake up Valentine's Day surprises

Culinary students bake up Valentine’s Day surprises

Jackson Bogan
January 31, 2020
Culinary Arts students are selling Macaron-grams for Valentine’s Day.
80 spots for Badminton served quickly

80 spots for Badminton served quickly

Gurleen Swaich
January 30, 2020
Intermurals start at 2 p.m. on Monday's.
Pathway projects new focus in Graphic Design III

Pathway projects new focus in Graphic Design III

Zoie Puaala-Edra
January 30, 2020
Graphic Design III students create projects that showcase their passions.
Seniors hack a fake criminal

Seniors hack a fake criminal

Grinesa Bajrami
January 27, 2020
Cybersecurity I students hack a fake criminal using three different networks.