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“Me and my family are going to Big Bear for the whole week,” site-based technician Larry Reed said. “I’ve never been there before, so I’m not sure what it has to offer, but I’m going to find...
“I’m going to California to check out L.A. and go to Disneyland,” sophomore Kalvin Delos Reyes said. “We’re gonna go shopping and check out a lot of tourist spots and just have the chance to...
“I’m going to New York to visit my family,” sophomore Veronica Mai said. “I’ve been to New York a few times before and it was fun, so I’m excited to go.”
"I''m going to California, just for fun," junior Clancy Njunia said. "We haven't been there in two years. We just picked a random city and we're gonna explore it."
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...
Combating student email access lockouts, password retrievals are happening in the library during English or Freshman Studies/Health classes. A week has passed since the initial lockout occurred. “We’re...
"Learning more about my culture really just opens a new perspective because I never really hear about it," junior Alyssa ... said. "Learning about it in an Ethnic Studies class especially helps everyone...
"[I'm drawing] this man riding the donkey," junior Rena Zewdie said. "He's beautiful, I drew the mustache, I drew his hat. [Because] that's how people used to travel here from Mexico."
"I really enjoy collaboration and teamwork," junior Xavion Stanton said. "I like being around [different] people, and having different opinions around me really helps. And I have friends in here that I...
"We actually got tickets from one of my good friends whose daughter works for Beyonce," Special Education teacher Lenora Rosenthal said. "We got to be in a suite to watch the concert, and we just enjoy...
Cooking, doing your own laundry, and handling finances – all basic life skills necessary for living on your own. As these skills are not commonly taught in class students must learn at home by themselves....
"I would not get Lil Yachty’s pizza.," junior Kadar Stewart said. "I do not know who he is, well I kind of know who he is, but not really. He could have put something in the pizza."
"I probably wouldn’t because it’s like a $7 pizza," sophomore Connor Wiggins said. "But I could go to Costco and get a pizza slice for $1.60 and it comes with a soda. So there's a brand attraction...
![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.”](https://southwestshadow.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/IMG_8824-1200x800.jpg)
!["I feel like it was a good idea because a lot of people would come and watch it [in Vegas]," sophomore Lydia Masnica said. "But I also feel like it takes up a lot of the streets and you have to find other routes. I like how popular this city gets but they forget that people also live here and need to get around,"](https://southwestshadow.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/IMG_3215-1200x800.jpg)
![Combating student email access lockouts, password retrievals are happening in the library during English or Freshman Studies/Health classes. A week has passed since the initial lockout occurred. “We’re doing that [library retrievals] for two reasons,” Assistant Principal Donna Besser said. “One is to make sure that we are using a different system to log everyone in. Also, to ensure that everybody is getting reset. Right now some students that have been reset are saying that they weren’t reset so that they don’t have to do work in class. This is ensuring that everyone is being reset and no one has any excuse to not be logged in.”](https://southwestshadow.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/IMG_9941-1-1200x747.jpg)
!["Learning more about my culture really just opens a new perspective because I never really hear about it," junior Alyssa ... said. "Learning about it in an Ethnic Studies class especially helps everyone see what all these [different] ethnic groups go through."](https://southwestshadow.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/IMG_0550-1200x800.jpg)
!["[I'm drawing] this man riding the donkey," junior Rena Zewdie said. "He's beautiful, I drew the mustache, I drew his hat. [Because] that's how people used to travel here from Mexico."](https://southwestshadow.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/IMG_0539-1200x800.jpg)
!["I really enjoy collaboration and teamwork," junior Xavion Stanton said. "I like being around [different] people, and having different opinions around me really helps. And I have friends in here that I really enjoy being around."](https://southwestshadow.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/IMG_0528-1200x800.jpg)
!["I'd say my first day of school [has been] pretty good," senior Hunter Anderson said. "It is probably one of my favorite first days of school. I really like getting to see all my friends that I haven't seen in a long time to catch up. I really like all the teachers that I got. Not every year has been the best, but this year is very promising."](https://southwestshadow.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/image_2023-08-07_214921814-1-1200x801.png)
