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Standing in front of the aircraft, senior Mason Teschler gets ready to do his solo flight at the Jean Airport. “This was one of my biggest accomplishments throughout my journey,” Teschler said. “This was my first ever solo flight, though it was scary at first because of the small space, it was not a problem.”

Student Pilot : Meet Mason Teschler

Angel White, Staff Writer
January 14, 2024
Senior Mason shares his journey as he soars through the world of aviation
This sign hangs above the coin donation jars. The jars will be stored in the front office in A building. “If it doesn’t go well, or if people don’t participate it’s going to be disappointing because of everything that we’re making,” student council member Tyler Moran said. “If people don’t participate and help fundraise, our prom may not be as good as they expect.”

Class of 2026 Stuco Hosts Penny Wars Fundraiser

Zelina Panissidi, Staff Writer
January 8, 2024
The event will be held from January 8th-19th.
Walking onto campus, students enter through designated student entrances. Administration observes the students walking in to ensure lanyards are being worn, and to ensure who is coming onto the campus. “Having admin or security monitors watching us as we come in definitely makes me feel safe,” senior Gavin Cabrera said. “They make sure people cannot sneak onto campus and that students are wearing their lanyards which overall improves the safety of our campus.”

Enforcing New Campus Safety Procedures

Ava Julian, Staff Writer
January 8, 2024
Learn about the new safety procedures being enforced on campus.
As Hospitality III students work on their “Managing Stress” project, a short presentation on the benefits of stress relieving techniques, substitute teacher Collin Dodos works on grading assignments. Dodos is the third substitute brought on to teach the hospitality class this semester. “I wouldn’t say that I took this course because I was interested in hospitality as a topic, but because it was a job that was offered to me,” Dodos said. “I do get how it could be hard on the students, but there’s not much that can be done in this situation. I’m trying to make the best out of it and to be positive in the classroom.”

Lack of Hospitality Teacher Creates Gap in Staffing

Adrienne Vera-Perez, Staff Writer
January 8, 2024
Long-term substitutes needed to fill vacant position in Culinary and Hospitality program.
Helping create decorations for the Meteorology Association’s Winter Fest booth, junior Brian Price prepares popsicle sticks to add to his club’s banner. Over the last couple of months, BSU has been in close contact with club leaders to help organize their activities for the event. “I’m really excited for Winter Fest, it’s gonna be super awesome with all the fun activities that are going to be going on,” Price said. “It’s gonna be really cool getting to talk with all the other student-run clubs that are gonna be at the event, and I want to hear how other clubs are going to be growing.”

BSU, STUCO set to host rescheduled Winter Fest

Adrienne Vera-Perez, Staff Writer
January 4, 2024
The event will take place on Friday, January 5 from PM.
Creating homemade holiday ornaments, club members reach for the materials needed to make their artwork. The members are making these ornaments to celebrate the upcoming winter season. “A lot of Mexicans, which is where my family is from, tend to make things from scratch,” club member Rebeka Tzintzun said. “That’s what we’re doing with the ornaments, making them from scratch, and scooping them.”

Estudiantes Unidos forms new space for Hispanic students

Zelina Panissidi, Staff Writer
January 4, 2024
The club is to meet every first and third Thursday, alternating from rooms E128 and E106/107.
SCHOOL OPERATIONS CLOSED FOR WINTER BREAK

SCHOOL OPERATIONS CLOSED FOR WINTER BREAK

Ayma Malik, Editor in Chief
December 12, 2023
Classes resume on Jan. 2.
Monitoring the cafeteria and senior checkouts, newly appointed assistant principal Adonai John-Shiman is completing lunch duty on her third day. “I'm excited to be here,” Shiman said. “I know new is sometimes uncomfortable for people, so having a new administrator can be uncomfortable, but I would like everyone, students and faculty, to know that I am here with an open door to embrace whatever has already been the culture at Southwest and just add a little bit of myself to that.”

Assistant Principal Adonai John-Shiman Joins Faculty

Achilles Caranto, Staff Writer
December 11, 2023
New Assistant Principal Adonai John-Shiman has a passion for education.
BREAKING NEWS: Mass shooting on UNLV campus

BREAKING NEWS: Mass shooting on UNLV campus

Yaritzza Montenegro and Ayma Malik
December 6, 2023
LVMPD determined “no further threat” at 1:34 p.m.
To ensure coverage in the classroom, teachers use software like SmartFind to assign a relief teacher in the case they are absent. The current scarcity of qualified teachers has posed a significant challenge to secure the necessary replacements. “There's a pretty high demand [for substitutes] right now in the valley. I enjoy it very much because it gives me a lot of working opportunities,” substitute teacher Dylan Drachler said. “When administrators contact me it has been a little more fast paced, saying they need help that day, but I try to look a few days out in advance and get jobs that way.”

CCSD FACES CRITICAL TEACHER SHORTAGE

Paizley Swaney, Staff Writer
December 5, 2023

Nevada currently faces a staggering teacher shortage, with only 44 teachers available per 1k students enrolled, placing the state at the bottom of national rankings. With an insufficient number of teachers,...

With “We Are Here Art & Design Showcase” approaching, freshman Morgan Wireman compiles her artwork. Her interests are displayed through the theme of her artwork and colorful pallet. “I think it’s really cool since I like to show my art off to people,” Wireman said. “I like really colorful and bright things so I decided to do candy because there are a bunch of different colors.”

Students to showcase work in art show

Amelia Castellanos, Staff Writer
December 5, 2023
Second annual art show theme, "We are Here" hopes to improve on attendance and participation.
BREAKING NEWS: BSU, STUCO Winterfest Postponed to After Winter Break

BREAKING NEWS: BSU, STUCO Winterfest Postponed to After Winter Break

Adrienne Vera-Perez, Staff Writer
November 30, 2023
Winterfest is postponed.
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