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An Hour In … English 9 H

Using information from online websites, freshman English 9 H students make posters of the Elizabethan era.
Joy Ryan, Staff Writer
September 20, 2024
English 9 H students learn about the Elizabethan era and create posters.
Joy Ryan
Collaborating with her group, freshman Juliana Aviles relays information of the Elizabethan era onto the poster. Students were tasked to do research and find information and showcase it in their designs that will be shown to the rest of the class. “We’re working on William Shakespeare and ‘Romeo and Juliet,’ so we were researching about the Elizabethan era,” Aviles said. “I like this topic because I’m a bit of a history nerd, and it was nice to shine upon how different things were back then.”
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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
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.”
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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
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
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.”
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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
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