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Hi I'm Kevin, this is my first year in the fun journalism, I love to work and love gastronomy.

Kevin Zhao, Staff Writer

Hi I’m Kevin, this is my first year in the fun journalism, I love to work and love gastronomy.

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LIFEHACKS: INTERVIEW EDITION

LIFEHACKS: INTERVIEW EDITION

Kevin Zhao, Staff Writer
November 12, 2024
Use these three tips to make your next job interview successful.
Inspecting the car’s underside, junior Drake Malcolm tries to pry out a brake component. While collaborating with another student, Malcolm attempted to direct his classmate to where the component is. “It’s pretty simple,” Malcolm said. “Of course, taking the rotor off is pretty simple. If it’s a drum brake system, it’s a little bit more complicated; you have to take apart a bunch of hydraulic systems, and other stuff, but overall brake jobs are relatively easy.”

[Photo] Sophomore Automotive Students Practice Brake Jobs

Jon Escala, Staff Writer
November 7, 2024

Inspecting the car’s underside, junior Drake Malcolm tries to pry out a brake component. While collaborating with another student, Malcolm attempted to direct his classmate to where the component is....

Outlining her shoebox project, sophomore Jaylene Motes leads her group, showing them how to cut out their future classroom. “It’s teaching me ways to make my future students feel safe around me and in my classroom. I like that our class is engaging, that everyone is friends with each other, and that I can talk to my teacher, and that's how I want my class to feel,” Motes said.

Teaching and Training Students Create Miniature Classrooms

Andrew Baier and Kevin Zhao
October 3, 2024
Freshmen, sophomores begin to design their dream classrooms.