The Crimson Chronicle - Hollywood High School

Hollywood High • Home of the Sheiks
The Crimson Chronicle
1521 N. HIGHLAND AVE, LOS ANGELES, CA 90028 VOLUME VII, ISSUE IV FEBRUARY 2010
Hollywood Idol Packs the House
photo credit: adrienne dandan
Photo Treatment: Adam Brenner and David khudaverdyan
English teacher James B. Carmicle introduces Hollywood Idol lip sync contest on the last day
of the fall semester. Carmicle and art teacher Jessica Potrovitza auditioned and rehearsed students for
months leading up to the Feb. 5 show.
The first annual
Hollywood Idol lip
sync contest ended in
high drama as judges
awarded first place to
the LACER Ladies performance of the song
“When I Grew Up,” by
The Pussycat Dolls.
The winners donated
their $100 prize to the
Class of 2010.
But the crowd favorite seemed to be
Marlene Oseguera’s
performance of Taylor Swift’s “You Belong
With Me,” as students
sang along and waved
their glowing cell
phones in the air.
Second place went to
Brian Martinez for the
song “Replay,” by IYAZ.
Claudia Paz won third
place for the Rihanna
song “Disturbia.”
See Review on page 11
LACER Goes Beyond the 3 o’clock Chime
Sree Batchu
Chronicle Reporter
As Hollywood High continues
to suffer from state budget cuts,
a nonprofit organization has
stepped up to fill in the gaps.
LACER (Literacy, Arts, Culture, Education & Recreation)
is an afterschool program designed to help children of all
ages with homework or just for
a place to hang out after school.
And in doing this, they keep
kids from getting in trouble and
keep them occupied.
The programs offered include
theater, musical theater, dance,
jewelry making, mixed media
art and digital photography.
There is also a music department that includes drums, guitar, bass guitar, jazz band, rock
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4 • News
10 • Entertainment
12• Sports
band, singing, violin and piano/
keyboards.
The sports program offers soccer, basketball, game zone, and
the ever-popular football.
“It’s a great afterschool program. It gives me something to
do after school is out,” said 12th
grader Diana Martinez. “I personally have taken the dance
class, which is taught by Mr. Anthony. I find it fun because they
take us to the beach and Dodgers games and recently they
took us on a camping trip.”
This program is helpful to
all teenagers, and even if one
doesn’t want to go there to do
homework, one can always go
get advice from an adult or just
to talk to someone.
Jeanine DiTomasso, the program director, said that she is
excited to help Hollywood High
students with anything they
need.
“The purpose of our program
is to come in, pay teachers salaries and fill the gaps that have
to be filled,” DiTomasso said.
The band, for example, suffered budget cuts and had to
disband, but LACER took over
the drumline which plays at
games and other events.
LACER takes each department into the city for monthly
field trips such as: L.A. County
Museum of Art (LACMA), Los
Angeles Zoo, Science Center,
Griffith Park, Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA), annual
whale watching trips and summer camps. There is a program
for families so they also have
classes for parents.
photo courtesy: LACER
Hollywood Drumline performs in rain or shine. Drumline is one of
the many programs offered by LACER to all Hollywood High students.
Workshops and events are
offered throughout the year in
a variety of subjects (relation-
Man on the street
A for effort but...
See Page 2
See Page 4
Sheiks tell their plans for
Valentines Day.
LAUSD issues Hollywod its
own report card.
ships, immigration, computers)
to offer support, education and
resources.
Shoutouts
Is your name here?
See Pages 6 & 7
2 FEBRUARY 2010
OP/ED
The Underground Food Trade
BREIGH MONTGOMERY
ENTERTAINMENT EDITOR
Students around campus have
noticed, and most likely sponsored or participated in, one
of the most widespread black
markets:The-not-so-underground food trade taking place
in our school. During class,
in between passing periods,
lunch, and nutrition, hundreds
of transactions can be witnessed and easily participated
in student-to-student. Among
the most common products
sold are Hot Cheetos and various types of chocolate.
A consensus can be reached
among peers, however, that
the lengths that some students
have taken to sell their product
border on the extreme. Reports
of chicken sandwiches being
sold in the boy’s bathroom during passing period clearly illustrate the determination of some
students to gain a lucrative
profit from their efforts- even if
the methods are more than unorthodox.
A growing concern relative to
the junk food being sold is the
nation’s struggle with adolescent obesity.
Despite the school’s awareness
of the harmful effects of junk
food, the school commissions
its seniors to sell various types
of chocolate to the student body
in order to support graduation
at the Hollywood Bowl.
Fund raising is necessary to
facilitate these events due to
the lack of general educational
funds, but it is relatively disturbing to think that our administrators, the supposed
advocates of a physically and
mentally healthy life style, are
in fact endorsing the opposite.
Furthermore, according to
LAUSD rules, food sales other
than designated cafeteria transactions are prohibited. The potential of tampered food being
sold to students is a liability to
the school and to its district.
Clubs have also adopted this
method of fundraising that has
created a surplus of the same
types of food being sold. Because the market is saturated,
more innovative ‘products’ will
eventually need to be sold by
with competitive prices if students wish to retain their profit
and clientele.
In many ways, the black market food sale taking place is a
lesson in standard business
guidelines for how to achieve
monetary success. Learning
supply versus demand and the
art of skillful price competition
is a fairly literal introduction to
advertising and sales.
The ‘underground’ food market is both a blessing and a
curse. While providing knowledge regarding business transactions is creating an interest
and awareness in a future business career among students,
it is also promoting poor food
choices in a society where a
surplus of negative food rein-
forcement already exists.
The explosion of alternative
food sales has also severely affected the profit for the Student
Store. That profit goes directly
to the student body and helps
fund school-wide activities.
According to the Student Store
employees, the daily income
from store sales a few years ago
was about $400, 30% of which
was taken as profit. Now, the
Student Store only makes anywhere from $120 to to $150 a
Man on the Street
What are your plans for Valentine’s Day?
I will eat everybody else’s
chocolate and take people’s
flowers.
Be with my crush and
after that be with some
girls.
I will be with my boo
boo!!!! Shower him
with hugs and kisses.
Georgina Sanchez
12th Grade
Gerson Hernandez
11th Grade
Avonlea Obnillas
12th Grade
day, 30% still profit. In other
words, due to illicit sales, the
money for the students has decreased from $120 to $45.
In addition, alternative methods of fundraising have never
been broached by the administration. Fundraiser.com offers a plethora of fundraising
potentials, many of which not
only avoid advocating a fattening lifestyle, but also contribute
to learning personal initiative,
collaboration with others, and
public service.Another moneyraising opportunity that has
been circulating among the
administration is the use of
our school parking lot for valet
parking on weekend nights.
Profit estimation for this is
about $100,000 a year, money
that the school sorely needs. Developments on this new avenue
have been slow, but taking advantage of the school’s location
and the events surrounding it
could prove highly successful.
Crimson Chronicle
Staff
Editor-in-Chief: Adam Brenner
News Editor: Kiara Hurtado
Features Editor: Elizabeth Marquez
Opinion Editor: Lissette Morales
Entertainment Editor: Breigh Montgomery
Reporters
Jessica Acosta Maria Alcoser
Ana Barron
Sree Batchu
Jafet bucaram
kevin calenzani
adrienne dandan
CECILIA FLORES
Antonio lopez
anthony quiÑones
charles rainey
john roque
karla samayoa
malina yakhaman
Adviser
Karen Cusolito
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OP/ED
An Open Letter to Superintendent Cortines:
Reasons Why the Magnet Should be Saved
This year I started high school,
and not just any high school: I
enrolled in the most famous
high school in the world---Hollywood High! I had been to a
workshop in eighth grade and
I was absolutely blown away by
the level of professionalism in
the performing arts.
are more than just a fun activity. Our acting, dancing, singing
and behind-the-scenes work
are our passions, our careers,
and our dreams. If our magnet
program is shut down, our spirits and desires would die right
along with it.
Now, everyday, I make the trek
out to Hollywood. Why do I
travel through the horrendeous
storm of traffic for 45 minutes
each and every day for school?
For one purpose and one purpose alone—to extend my artistic wings at this great performing arts magnet. Now with this
threat of destroying the magnet, my whole reason to come
here is in peril.
• Performing arts benefits the
whole community. Neighbors,
agents, families and student
expect and look forward to being entertained. People want
to laugh, cry and ponder and,
boy, do our students give them
a show!
• In addition, productions also
draw the student body closer
as peers. We achieve the meaning of team, trust and loyalty by
flicking those stage lights on.
• For many of us our shows
slip behind academically they
will be detained from reaching for the stars. The magnet
program is inspirational to students. If it is taken away, then
the driving force for sustaining
good grades will also disappear.
• Grades are an issue only be-
of these students are brilliant in
many other aspects.
• Hollywood High has been
around for over 100 years and
during the majority of that century it has been dedicated to the
arts. At first movies and their
makers were unwelcomed, but
pretty soon they embedded
themselves into Hollywood’s
daily life. The movies were what
inspired the school to build the
theatrical program.
If our magnet program is removed, the very soul of our
school will be uprooted. Without our history, our purpose
and our identity, how can our
school continue with dignity?
PHOTO CREDIT: JAFET BUCARAM
LILY LEON wrote a letter to Superintendent Cortines about the Magnet.
• The reason, the district would
say, for closing us down is because of our low test scores. Students are prohibited from performing without good grades so
termination of the magnet will
not only punish students who
are doing poorly but students
who are excelling.
• Students are aware that if they
cause schools cling to an archaic system of measuring intelligence. If the education system
were more innovative, it would
look to multiple intelligences
as Howard Gardner proposes.
If the education system measured intelligence with a different yard stick, perhaps it
would be discovered that some
•We strive with each spectacle
to bestow a gift to the world. We
continue to give of ourselves
and to have our passion embezzled from us is not only an
injustice to us but to the world
and the future generations.
I beseech you, please allow expression, art, desire, zeal and
zest to continue. Permit us to
preserve n changing the world
in our own small way.
God bless and thank you for
your time.
Sincerely,
Lily Raven Leon
A Devoted Student Performer
Senior Dues + Prom Tickets + Candy Sales= Headaches
LISSETTE MORALES
OP/ED EDITOR
Most students look forward
to their senior year from the moment they enter Hollywood High
School as mere freshmen. Prom!
Gradnight! Graduation at the
Hollywood Bowl! It all seems so
exciting doesn’t it?
Yet, once those three high
school years pass and senior year
is but a blink of an eye away, the
realization that all these exciting
perks come at a price suddenly
hits the students smack in the
face.
It isn’t a small price either. Senior dues are $80, not that bad, if
it were the only amount of money the students had to pay.
But on top of that, students,
need to pay to have their picture
in the yearbook, for the yearbook itself, for prom, for grad
night and on top of all that they
are expected to sell a box of fifty
chocolates!
Yes, it is selfish to expect the
school to give out the yearbooks
for free or not charge for prom
but does the price really need to
be that high?
Few schools have senior dues
like Hollywood High does. As
a matter of fact, Panorama High
School students not only don’t
need to pay senior dues, but they
get their class ring, yearbook, cap
and gown, tassel, senior pictures,
and graduation invitations all for
the price of $300.
Panorama High School was
built only two years ago, so obviously, most of its alumni are probably still in college, yet they still
manage to pull off charging their
students so little for just about the
same perks Hollywood High students receive. Hollywood High
School has countless successful
alumni yet the students are constantly complaining that senior
year is just too financially overwhelming.
Yes, it is understandable that we
have the privilege of graduating
at the Hollywood Bowl, a Hollywood High School tradition but
what happens to all of the money
that the school receives from the
government and other funds?
Did they really think that spending $30, 000 on a ticket machine
was a wiser decision than spending it on something that the students will actually appreciate?
If the school would have decided to use that money to pay for
the commencement at the Hollywood Bowl, senior dues would
be incredibly less expensive.
The students would definitely be
grateful for this and those more financially fortunate students could
have even donated more money
they are capable of donating.
There are a lot of students
whose parents chose to put them
into a public school because public schools are free, and privates
schools charge a large tuition, but
once the parents realize how much
money is needed to get through
senior year, they feel a terrible
burden placed upon them.
Even though prom and grad
night are not required, some students feel pressured to go knowing that their parents can’t afford
it. They look around and see that
everybody else gets to go, and
might feel upset that they cannot
do the same.
If prom and grad night tickets
were cheaper, those students and
parents who have just lost their
job due to the recession would
actually be able to give their chil-
dren the money needed.
When choosing the prom’s location, some students chose the Hotel Sheraton mostly because the
prom tickets would be cheaper;
so much for that! $90 is not necessarily cheap!
Many have been complaining
about the fact that on top of everything, students have to sell a
box of fifty chocolates. Yes, this
is a huge nuisance for most and
it isn’t the easiest task to accomplish, considering that today, the
school has basically become a
market place where junk food can
be bought in every hallway.
At least the students are not being asked to give the $50 from
their own pockets. Things could
have been worse and at least the
school has managed to find a more
reasonable way to raise money.
Most definitely, this aspect of
senior year is dreaded by plenty
of parents. The school should be
more conscious about the money
spending decisions they make
and understand that a little machine that doesn’t even give out
positive tickets should not have
been the priority.
FEBRUARY 2010
3
Letters to the Editor
Re: What the Adolescent Mind wants,
December Issue.
Why pigeonhole the adolescent mind? It is inane to
diagnose the adolescent mind
as a feather in the turbulence
of ephemeral high school
trends; it is - if I may be blunt
- a new addition to the list of
stereotypes that never fails to
provoke an indignant target.
If carping about the excessive
mindsets of adolescents seems,
in any way, noteworthy, the
American society as a whole,
regardless of age, should be
acknowledged as well, for its
superfluous and senseless
lifestyles.
Yes, a fine line exists between
one’s wants and necessities,
but each individual owns his
own pencil with which to draw
the line. Nobody should be able
to usurp the right to sketch,
in ink, on the sensibility of
another’s mind.
Boston Alba
11th Grade
Dear Editor,
This newspaper needs a section that is based on one person, Chuck Norris. What more
can I say? So the editor of the
Crimson Chronicle should do a
joke section. Example: If Chuck
Norris has $5 and you have $5,
Chuck Norris has more money
than you.
Freddy Salazar
9th Grade
Dear Editor,
I just want to tell you that your
newspaper is good, just that
you should add a column of
advice for people who have
problems and don’t want to tell
anyone or don’t have anyone
to tell. This would be something good for the newspaper
because people may have lots
of problems and the advice
column is a good idea.
Kimberly Coguox
9th Grade
Dear Editor,
Something I would like to see
in our school newspaper is a
fun game section. It would be
fun to have a section where
students can do crossword
puzzles and other fun puzzles.
In the last issue of the Crimson
Chronicle I really enjoyed reading the reviews on new music
and new movies. Being able
to write a letter to the editor
makes some students feel like
they’re a part of the newspaper
family and I really like that.
Joanna Bautista
9th Grade
4 FEBRUARY 2010
NEWS
Q and A With School Board Member Zimmer
Zimmer: There are a lot of issues in and around the Hollywood area. There are a lot of
problems and we want to have
a chance to have people not
only from Hollywood, from the
theater schools and from the
community not to have to go
all the way downtown to meet
with me.
Chronicle: What aspects of our
school do you think need improving?
PHOTO CREDIT: ADRIENNE DANDAN
CRIMSON CHRONICLE REPORTER Maria Alcoser interviews new school
board member Steven Zimmer.
Last March Marshall High
School teacher Steven Zimmer
was elected to LAUSD School
Board. He represents District 4,
which includes Hollywood High,
and recently opened an office
on campus. Crimson Chronicle
reporter Maria Alcoser visited
him there for an interview.
Crimson Chronicle:Howdo you
feel about Hollywood High?
Steven Zimmer: I really like
Hollywood, I am most impressed at how well the school
is doing. Hollywood is in terms
of our data, the most improved
high school in LAUSD. I really
like this school and every time
I visit here everybody has been
wonderful.
Chronicle: Why did you choose
to have a field office at Hollywood?
Zimmer: I think everybody understands that our classes are
too big. That for teachers, and I
was a teacher for 18 years, the
difference between 30 papers
to grade and 37 papers to grade
per class is huge. That is a major difference; it really affects
your life and your ability to
teach the students. Everybody
learns differently, and students
don’t have the chance to have
that personal connection with
teachers because the classes
are so big. I think that, that is
the most important thing we
need to change or improve.
Chronicle: The school board
prohibits schools from selling
or serving junk food. Why does
the board allow students like
seniors to sell candy for graduation and teams to sell candy
for sports?
Zimmer: I wish we didn’t. The
last 10 years of my career at
Marshall I worked a lot on student health issues. I saw directly the impact that poor nutrition
has on adolescents. I saw a lot of
health issues that I think most
people would find in somebody
who is 40, 50 or 60 years old, in
teenagers. I care deeply about
this, we need to look at different ways teams and schools can
raise money without involving
junk food. I also feel that we
have a lot of responsibility as a
community, as soon as Cheetos
were banned it became an underground market. We need to
look at what is driving people to
crave things that are unhealthy
Chronicle: Students take part in
black market sales of junk food.
How is this affecting schools?
Zimmer: When you go to an elementary school, and you have
vendors slanging chips outside
the school through the gates.
...Then you get to middle school
and high school and kids are
slanging. What are we going to
do? Fine them? No. That is not
the way to solve it, but I think
that really raising awareness
about the uglier side of what
poor nutrition creates would
have some effect.
Chronicle: What is a typical day
for a school board member?
Zimmer: A good day I get to
visit a lot of schools. I started
out at a 5th grade class in one
school today, then I went on to
a 3rd grade class, then I went
to a center with two year olds
and their parents, then I came
here, and I will visit a middle
school and a high school before
the end of the day. If I am with
students, teachers, and people
who are trying to make things
better then that is a good day. A
bad day I am stuck downtown
at the board all day in meetings
dealing with the budget, and issues that could greatly impact
your life more than you could
ever know.
School Report Cards
Chart Progress
CHARLES RAINEY
CHRONICLE REPORTER
The LAUSD school report
cards contain information
regarding the progress of the
school’s students. It reveals the
percentages of students who
have maintained grade level
classes and passed tests (such
as the CST and the CAHSEE)
with proficient scores,. The Academic Performance
Index (API) score for Hollywood
Senior High is 702, determined
by student test scores. It is an
89-point increase from the
2007-2008 school year. The
aim for all schools is 800. The
maximum is 1000. The report
cards were mailed home so that
parents are informed of the
school’s performance.
It states that the total amount
of students attending Hollywood
is 2,114. According to the card,
43% (about 900) of students
maintain proper grade level
English classes, but only 14%
(less than 300) maintain proper
grade level math classes. Raymond Miller, Student
Data Coordinator, said that
the problem is not the lack of
student effort. “When students
come from middle school, most
of them have not taken algebra
classes.”
The whiplash from middle
school hits the students hard if
the suitable classes are
not completed. If not, Miller said, the students
have to take an extra math class.
One math class is the regular,
standard math class; the
additional class is to provide
tutoring for the student. This
is the result for not completing
a required class with a decent
grade in middle school. Principal Jaime Morales
said that in addition to the
extra math class, “The Jaime
Escalante Program is another
math assistance program to
aid students in need.”
Last summer, a plentiful
amount of freshmen entered
the program, at Los Angeles
City College, to obtain needed
tutoring.
“It has been a successful
program for other schools and
so we decided to do it as well,
Morales said. Morales said that the results
of the Jaime Escalante Program
and the extra math class will be
compared, in order to calculate
the effectiveness of each option.
If students under the Escalante
Program or students with the
extra math classes do better
than those with regular math
classes, then the school will
proceed with these actions.
THE CLASS OF 2010 packed them in at the annual Senior Breakfast.
PHOTO CREDIT: sandy chete
Class of 2010 Grooves
at the Senior Breakfast
ANTHONY QUINONES
CHRONICLE REPORTER
More than 370 seniors filled every
available inch of the cafeteria eating, dancing
and being measured for their cap and gown
during the annual senior breakfast Jan. 27.
Opinions on the food varied. With the
choice of scrambled eggs, seasoned potatoes
which included red and green peppers,
Sunny Delight, Nestle hot chocolate, and the
either bacon or sausage, some students felt
it was not the best the school could do.
“ We should have been able to get sausage
and bacon,” said Marcos Franco, a SAS
senior. Some students may agree but what
most students seem to overlook is the lack
of money the school has. The somewhat
hard choice of bacon, or sausage along with
the cold eggs problem, really did not make
that morning any less fun.
The statement, “everyone’s a critic”
seems to hold true in schools. When asked
the question as to how the music was to their
liking, SAS 12th grade student Bryan Silva
responded, “stop repeating.” Such a blunt
answer should be taken into consideration.
The music played was at times played twice
in a row puzzling students as to whether it
was a bad DJ on the job, or a song recorded
twice.
In the end, most, if not all, students left the
cafeteria with a smile on their faces, keeping
that morning vivid in their minds possibly
for the rest of their lives.
FEBRUARY 2010
NEWS
Iron Chef Mendoza
Sheiks reveal true skills
at cooking competition.
ELIZABETH MARQUEZ
FEATURES EDITOR
At the Chaya Restaurant in
Downtown, Los Angeles on
Jan. 13, a Hollywood High
School cooking student placed
first place in Chaya’s culinary
competition. SAS senior Elisa
Mendoza’s tuna tartare was
judged the best by a group
of judges at the competition.
According to Paul De Bonis,
Mendoza was rewarded with a
custom engraved Japanese Shun
Chef’s knife from Shigefumi
Tachibe, who was also one of
the judges, for her hard work
and effort.
“I was nervous, considering
the fact that it was my first
competition, “ says Mendoza,
“when it came to the cameras,
I wasn’t nervous at all because
I am used talking in front of
many people.”
Chaya Restaurant organized
a culinary contest in which
PHOTO CREDIT: PAUL DEBONIS
SENIOR ELISA MENDOZA receives a custom engraved knife from Chef Shigefumi Tachibe.
15 cooking students from
Hollywood High, West Adams,
and Westchester had to create
their version of tuna tartare.
These students were previously
introduced to this dish when
they were fist adopted by Chaya.
The original tuna tartare recipe
first appeared in the Chaya
menu in 1984 and was created
by Chef Tachibe.
Preceding the taste test,
Mendoza’s tuna tartare was
judged well in presentation
and originality. Another benefit
she received after winning
first place was that her recipe
appeared under her name on
News Briefs
Sophomores Are Out to Lunch
If sophomores scored proficient on their
2009 CSTs, they are given the privilege of
obtaining a lunch pass. Previously, only juniors
and seniors were allowed to go out of school
for lunch.
Previously the confirmation paper was given
to sophomores during advisory. Students
would then have to send the confirmation
paper proving that their parents gave them
permission.
On March of 2009, Principal Jaime Morales
and Hollywood High School coordinators,
According to cooking teacher
David Papa, the pressure during
the completion was intense. He
states that they were not initially
informed that a competition
was about to take place and he
was not allowed to assist the
students in the kitchen.
Considering the fact that
he couldn’t help them, Papa
originally wrote their version
of the tuna tartare in terms only
he could understand making it
hard for the students to clarify
the steps. Luckily, only Morales
knew how to make mayonnaise
properly. Since there was a time
limit to the competition, there
was no choice but for Morales
to share his mayonnaise with
all the competitors, which of
course was not okay with him.
In the end, even though
Hollywood High culinary team
was unfortunately caught off
guard, they struggled through it.
Other schools had a three week
period to practice their recipe
but did not place as high as they
intended. As the saying goes, no
matter how hard one prepares
for something, something bad
is bound to happen.
Top 10 Teachers of 2010
coaches, and other administrators met and
agreed that students need motivation to
improve their scores.
Gracie Quintanilla, testing coordinator said,
“Teenagers will do something if a reward is
given.” The reward is a lunch pass to go out
on Mondays within the first five minutes of
lunch.
Quintanilla also said that it’s important for
Hollywood to score well because parents
want to know what school is best for their
children to go.
JESSICA ACOSTA
Can Parking Solve Budget Crunch?
With weekend parking going for $20 around
Hollywood the school has decided to get
into the action. Hollywood High is renting
their parking lot with the hopes of making
a $100,000 or more, according to Principal
Jaime Morales.
The concept behind this project was made
in partnership with LAUSD as a way to help the
school raise money. With budget cuts from the
state the school needs to look for other ways to
get revenue, administrators said. “Funding for
the school is being cut and we need to provide
things for the students,” said Tadeo Climaco,
Chaya’s menu for the month of
January.
During the competition was
teamed up with two of her team
members, seniors Jonathan
Sosa and Salvador Morales. Her
other team members include
Kevin Castillo and Wifredo
Diaz.
assistant principal, whose responsibilities
include parking.
The money earned will be used for school
supplies as well as extracurricular activities
such as sports. The school has begun to use
their Highland parking lot during the weekend
evenings (8pm-2am), according to Grigor
Avdikian, general manager Athena Parking.
The company operates several parking lots
in the area, and it will provide the service and
split the profits with school. The percentage is
still being worked out, said Morales.
KEVIN CALENZANI
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PHOTO CREDIT: ADRIENNE DANDAN
NEIL FITZPATRICK holds his award for “Teacher of the Year” as
determined by a vote of the senior class.
Mr. Tuomala - Funniest Teacher
Mr. Burciaga - Most Inspiring Teacher
Mr. Alas - Most Outspoken Teacher
Ms. Potrovitza- Best Style
Mr. Carmicle - Most Demanding Teacher
Mrs. Quintanilla- Most School Spirit
Mrs. Wallek- Most Dramatic Teacher
Ms. Goldschein - Most Talented Teacher
Ms. Campbell - Most Informative
Dr. Darmanyan- Most Organized Teacher
6 FEBRUARY 2010
To: All my friends
From: Yesenia Guzman
To: All my besties!
From: Jessica Barahona
Love all you guys with all
my heart… Yeseni, Wenti,
Mamie, Wienie, and Mango.
To: All students
From: Mr. Worch
Happy Valentine’s
Day!
Hi to all my
friends! Have
a great day!
To: Jesus Rodriguez
From: Anonymous
Happy Valentines Day! You make
me smile!
To: Sonia Ordona
From: Anonymous
I wouldn’t know what to do
without you.
To: All SAS students
From: Ms. Brown
You are the best!
To: All Hollywood Idol
contestants
From: Mr. Carmicle
To: Everyone
From: Edmundo Rea
A heartfelt thanks for
making the show a success. I appreciate all
your hard work and
effort.
Go Team Woo! P E A N U T S!
Wendy & Monica <33 Peace
and Love.
To: The YRBK Staff
From: Mrs. P
Thank you for all of your
hard work and dedication.
Have a sweet Valentines
Day full of love.
To: Tanya
From: Rebekka
To: Dr. Darmanyan & Mr. Lange
From: Anonymous
We love you Dr. Darmanyan and
Mr. Lange!
Your’re the best friend anyone can have! I love your
Purple Monkey.
To: Carlos Ortega
From: That girl<3
Wishing you were my valentine :)
FEBRUARY 2010
To: All students
From: Ms. Lacan
Happy Valentine’s
Day to all Academic
Vocabulary Competition participants!
To: 5th period students
From: Ms. De Santiago
Keep up the good
work, guys!
To: Mario, Karina,
Monica, Ana,
From: Tawny Ramirez
I love you guys very
much! Happy
Valentines Day!
To: Sandy Jimenez
From: Erika Zazueta
Happy Valentines!
Thanks for being the
friend I always wanted.
You’re the best!
To: Leadership Students & Mr. Hayes
From: Ms.Quintanilla
Happy Valentines
Day, You make my
day everyday! I really appreciate you.
To: The spot, Natz,
Karen & Karla
From: Brit :)
Happy Valentines
Day! <333
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To: Javier, my sisters, and friends
From: Natalie
Happy Valentines Day! I hope you
guys have a great time with all
your loved ones.<3 ily
To: Edmundo
From: Anonymous
Hey babe, I really like
you and I want to tell
you, but I’m not sure
if you like me. Happy
Valentines Day!
8 FEBRUARY 2010
FEATURES
Teachers Slowly Adapt to the Internet
ADAM BRENNER
EDITOR-IN-CHIEF
The Internet holds more
information than a text book, a
library or even a single person;
however it is rarely used by
teachers, judging from their
blogs.
“Short for web log
[which is] a Web page that serves
as a publicly accessible personal
journal for an individual” is
the definition Webopedia, an
online dictionary for technical
definitions describes a blog.
Here at Hollywood,
blogs are used in a different
capacity by faculty from college
and scholarship information
(Judy
Campbell,
College
Counselor), work experience
(David
Snyder,
Work
Experience) to submitting
and returning assignments
(Antonio Manriquez, Video
Production Teacher) and the
all popular class agendas with
homework.
While the Internet has been
embraced as a tool for learning
at schools, or should be, only 20
teachers at Hollywood have an
active blog while the other 134
(according to the total number
of certificated teachers on the
LAUSD school profile page for
Hollywood) do not. With the
21st Century being known as the
age of information, Hollywood
is slow to adopt this new form
of technology.
A random survey of three
classes, roughly 100 students,
were asked the question, “If
you need to find information,
how would you find it, or where
would you go?” A majority of
students responded with “The
Internet” or a website, found on
the Internet.
The Internet has recently
become common for teachers,
taking
attendance
and
submitting grades, while for
Only 20 teachers
at Hollywood
have an active
blog, 134 do not.
students, it is a past time. Social
networking sites have made
the Internet a popular activity
for teenagers as well as adults.
However, the Internet is not
just for social networking, but
rather a tool for learning.
Paul DeBonis, Career Technical
Education Advisor, used a
YouTube video to show his 10year-old daughter how a song
she is learning on the piano
should sound and she was able
to play the song correctly. This
was not DeBonis’s first time
using the Internet as a tool, sites
like Edutopia by The George
Lucas Educational Foundation
and LAUSD’s free paid-for-sites,
he also uses.
Applications like iTunes
U, provided by Apple, offers
free downloads on scholarly
podcasts and Khan Academy
offers over 1,000+ YouTube
videos on a range of subjects
spanning from elementary to
high school and beyond. Debonis
further mentioned that “I go to
the Internet for everything.”
Erica Mendivil, foreign
language teacher, uses Google
Groups with her students to
communicate on questions
they might have after class. In
addition, students use Garage
Band to create French videos,
guided by Mendivil.
Hollywood High has been
known for its famous stars and
the actors it once produced years
ago; Hollywood is not known
for that anymore. Perhaps it
is a time for Hollywood to be
known as something greater.
Learning is thought to be a one
way street, teachers teaching
students, but every now and
then teachers learn from the
students.
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FEBRUARY 2010
9
Ask Leah and Lena
Dear Lena,
There is this guy I liked for a while. Everyone could tell he liked
me as well. Last summer I thought “this is it; this is going to be
the summer where my wish will come true.” Well, we came really
close to going out, but these girls ruined it for us by taking him
away whenever they saw us alone. He’s a really nice guy, so he
never said no to them. But after summer ended, we drifted apart.
A few months later, he emails me saying he has a girlfriend. A few
months after that, he says he and his girlfriend broke up because
his girlfriend thought he was like a brother and that it was never
meant to happen. Should I try to get together with him? And if
so, how?
Sincerely,
Save.My.Soul.
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The Tale of Lovers’ Past
ANA BARRON
CHRONICLE REPORER
Valentine’s Day is a time to
openly show affection towards
another
person.
Flowers,
chocolates, and cards are just
some of the ways to tell that
special person you love them.
But what is the history behind
this holiday?
First of all, Saint Valentine is
the patron saint of this holiday.
According to History.com, one
legend states that Valentine
was a priest who lived in third
century Rome. It is said that
Emperor Claudius II signed a
decree stating that marriage
was banned because single men
made better soldiers. Valentine
believed this was unjust. He
therefore went against the
emperor’s wishes and united
young couples in matrimony.
Valentine
was
eventually
discovered and then killed.
Other legends suggest that
Valentine was a prisoner who
fell in love with who is believed
to be his jailer’s daughter.
He would send her greetings
demonstrating his love to her.
It is said that before he died he
wrote her a letter and signed it
“From your Valentine,” a popular
expression still used today.
Though there are many legends
describing who Valentine was it
is still uncertain which one is the
correct legend to follow. What
all legends have in common is
the fact that Valentine was a
romantic and sympathetic man
who wanted love to overcome.
Another popular figure is
Cupid. He is a child who carries
bows and arrows. HolidaySpot.
com states that the arrows are
what cause humans and gods
to fall deeply in love. In Greece
he is known as Eros Aphrodite’s
son. In Rome he is known as just
Cupid, the son of Venus.
The Roman legend about Cupid
says that Venus was jealous of a
mortal’s beauty. She then sent
Cupid to kill Psyche, the mortal,
but when Cupid saw her he fell
in love. Psyche became Cupids
wife under one condition; she
was not allowed to look at him.
She was later convinced by her
sisters to look at him. Beaten
by temptation, Psyche looked
at Cupid, and was punished by
never seeing him again.
Psyche desperately went to
seek the help of Venus. Venus
hating Psyche for her beauty,
made Psyche do a series of
dangerous tasks.
The final task was for Psyche
to take a small box to the
underworld. In the box she was
to put some of Proserpine’s
beauty. Once again temptation
overcame Psyche and she
opened the box and dropped
dead. Cupid found her body
and brought her back to life. He
forgave her and the gods made
Psyche a goddess.
held in the big gym from 7 pm
to 11 pm. This is the first time
Hollywood High School will be
organizing a Valentine event.
The dance will occur on a
Friday night because, according to Adriel Viola, leadership
organizer, “we cannot afford to
pay extra money for custodians on the weekend, therefore
why not do it on a Friday night
when they’re already on duty.”
Karl Resurrecion, leadership
organizer, also stated “we
wanted to try a new approach
and see if it works. We have
always attempted to have a
dance similar to Homecoming
but it never sold the number
of tickets to continue with the
event.”
Ticket prices will start from
$10 that will gradually rise
up to $20 at the door. To get
a much cheaper price, tickets
will be sold from Feb. 8 to 12
for $12 that will increase to
$15 from Feb. 15 to 26.
Valentine’s Day is just around
the corner. Time is running
out and tickets are selling fast.
Don’t forget to buy your tickets
now! This will be an event that
sweethearts will surely enjoy!
Sheiks are Formally Invited to this Year’s Sweetheart Ball
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ADRIENNE DANDAN
CHRONICLE REPORTER
On Feb. 26, Leadership will
be organizing an event called
the Sweetheart Ball. It will be
Hello Save.My.Soul.,
Well first of all, if the guy liked you and you liked him, and
everyone knew, I’m sure you both knew, and if you both knew,
he would have already asked you out a long time ago. Also about
the girls who kept taking him away, well if he sincerely liked
you, he would have stayed with you no matter what they said
because obviously you would have been more important, right?
From the way things sound, I don’t think he was that into you. He
could have been toying with your emotions. I think that when he
emailed you saying he had a girlfriend, it was his way of trying to
make you jealous. Maybe to see if you still cared……Maybe when
he found out he had you practically wrapped around his finger,
he didn’t want you anymore. And as far as trying to get with him,
I wouldn’t recommend it. This guy doesn’t seem like boyfriend
material. I would just wait, don’t rush things, because one day
you’ll find Mr. Perfect. But don’t get me wrong, I’m not saying that
you should just sit there your whole life and wait for someone
to sweep you off of your feet, just be careful who you choose,
because there are A LOT of immature guys out there. Good luck!
Love,
Lena
Dear Leah,
I am a sophomore crushing on a freshman and I think he likes
me back. I like this freshman, but I can’t help but think about the
age difference. I know that’s its only one year, but I can’t stop
myself from sometimes seeing him as much younger than me.
It’s like every time I see him, I smile, but when I’m not near him,
I remember the age difference. Do you have any advice on how I
should handle this?
Sincerely,
Aging sophomore
Hey there Aging sophomore,
Well crushing on a guy younger than you is not a wrong thing.
Older guys date younger girls and there is nothing wrong with
that. There is not even that much of an age difference. If you like
this guy, age should not be an issue. Also, if you keep on thinking
about the age difference, it will only stop you from telling him
your feelings, and most importantly: being happy with the guy
you like.
Good luck,
Leah
Dear Lena,
So my two best friends like the same guy, and they’re mad at each
other and they expect me to pick a side. What should I do?
Confused Girl
Hey Confused Girl,
Well that’s a tough situation. You don’t have to pick sides, but
you can knock some sense into your friends by letting them know
it’s SO not worth risking their friendship over a boy! That’s one
mistake a lot of people make. Tell your friends to think of it this
way: the friendship will be there way longer than the guy. Hope
this helps!
Take care,
Lena
Do you have a problem you can’t deal with, and need someone to
talk to? Well you can submit a letter to Leah (lee-uh) or Lena (leenuh) and we will help you find a solution. You have the option of
signing your letter anonymously, or you can sign your real name.
Submit your letters to Ms. Cusolito in room 421, or put them in her
box in the main office. All the letters need to have your first and last
name, SLC, and grade. This information will not be published, but
it stands as a reference for journalism. If you want your letter to be
anonymous, sign it using a nickname.
CAUTION: Your letter will be published in the Crimson Chronicle
along with our response, so be careful if you don’t want to give
away too much.
10 FEBRUARY 2010
ENTERTAINMENT
Great Valentine’s Day Movies:
Be it for the day of romance or single’s awareness day
KARLA SAMAYOA
CHRONICLE REPORTER
Phantom of the
Opera
(1925)
Rated: No Rating
107 minutes
This silent film
is one of the most
famous interpretations of the Gaston
Leroux novel, Le
Fantôme de l’Opéra,
and it should be noted that it is a horror
film.
It is a great experience to watch, as the
viewer must rely on
the actors’ facial expressions, body language, and the subtle
shifts in the musical
score. This movie is a
tale of music, obsession, and of
the ugliness hidden in the darkest of souls.
The Phantom (Lon Chaney) is
obsessed with Christine Daae
(Mary Philbin), a young prima
donna. After murders, a kidnapping, a confession of love, and
an unmasking, the Phantom
meets his fate.
Possessed
(1947)
Rated: No Rating
108 minutes
This black and
white film noir
deals with the
most extreme
end of the love
spectrum: obsession.
Louise Howell (Joan Crawford) is a young
woman experiencing love for
the first time
after a lifetime
of not feeling
anything.
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she falls in
love with is
a womanizer who attempts to
dissuade her growing possessiveness before finally breaking
off their relationship.
Even after time passes, Louise’s love does not grow any
weaker, and her mind does not
become more stable. When the
man in question sets his sights
on her stepdaughter, it proves
to be the catalyst for a deadly
chain of events.
Ghost
(1990)
Rated: PG-13
127 minutes
Demi Moore and Patrick
Swayze star in this Academy
Award-winning movie that
deals with the finality of death,
the continuity of life, and the
eternity of love.
Shortly after his murder, Sam
Wheat (Swayze) returns as a
ghost, tortured with the fact that
his love, Molly Jensen (Moore),
might be next on his killer’s list.
With the help of a medium, Oda
Mae Brown (Whoopi Goldberg),
Sam attempts to warn Molly of
the danger she is in.
This is a truly beautiful movie, and the chemistry between
Moore and Swayze transmits
through their acting.
Pride and Prejudice
(1995)
Rated: No Rating
300 minutes
What is romance without a
little Jane Austen? While this
is not a movie, it is a BBC television special that spans five
episodes that stick to Austen’s
creation to the dot.
Unlike most book adaptations, these five episodes cap-
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ture every nuance, every word,
and every gesture.
Pride and Prejudice character Elizabeth Bennet (Jennifer
Ehle) is a lively young woman
whose great ire towards the
proud Fitzwilliam Darcy (Colin Firth) is almost palpable
through the screen.
She and he embark down a tu-
multuous path in which they try
to confront their prejudices towards one another and towards
society in general. Unlike most
romances, their love comes
gradually, and not without a few
misgivings.
Shakespeare in Love
(1998)
Rated: R
123 minutes
William Shakespeare (Joseph
Fiennes) has lost his muse in
this romantic comedy, and finds
her in the form of a young actor, who is in reality a woman in
disguise, Viola de Lesseps (Gwyneth Paltrow).
This movie’s scenes parallel several scenes from Shakespeare’s plays: the balcony
scene in Romeo and Juliet; Viola
dressing up as a man, like the
Viola in Twelfth Night; a man
contemplating a skull, which
is an allusion to Hamlet; and
many others.
While it is a comedy, this film
incorporates tragedy, as both
Shakespeare and Viola know
their love cannot last.
Timeless Innovations: A Hollywood High School Production
FLOR FUENTES
CHRONICLE CONTRIBUTOR
The New Year at Hollywood
High School kicked off with
the Performing Arts Magnet’s
dance production of Timeless
Innovations on Jan. 22-24 in the
auditorium.
Performances varied with different tributes to many historical figures, one of them being
Michael Jackson, and many different styles of dance.
Audiences enjoyed these special tributes and dance styles
performed by both Ms. Thompson and Ms. Goldschein’s dance
classes.
After many rigorous weeks of
rehearsals, the dancers were
prepared to let it all fall into the
stage. Each rehearsal showed
progressed yet tension was rising inside each performer.
Not only did these students rehearse many hours throughout
“Chris and
Fester”
BY CHRIS D.C.
(INKED BY TERESTITA A.)
the week, but they also had to
maintain their focus in school.
Jasmine Barcia, a sophomore
(SAS), explains, “Dance has a
positive effect because it helps
you express your emotions outside and inside; when people
see this, it shows how much
passion you have for this.”
The performers included beginners in modern/jazz, tap
dance, dance choreography,
and ballet students. For most of
them, it was their first time on
stage.
During rehearsals, the dance
show included not only the
PAM students, but also other
students in different Small
Learning Communities. One
can see that this school not only
gives the Performing Arts Magnet students the opportunity
to show their unique talents.
Other SLCs also have the opportunity to participate in the Performing Arts Productions.
Barcia states to her peers at
Hollywood High, “You should
be involved and become
open-minded to other opportunities.” She said she is
proud to see both spectrums
of academics and art.
The Hollywood community
is greatly affected by these
school productions. Many
students throughout Los Angeles don’t have the opportunity to take free dance classes
without being charged a vast
amount of money.
Hollywood High School is
fortunate to provided programs in the Performing Arts
Magnet free of charge with
experts in the performing
arts field.
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“I do feel like this is affectMIWA FUKUYASU an 11th grade magnet stuing my community because a
dent performing.
stereotypical dancer is white,
six feet tall, and one pound
senior (PAM).
and we want to break this steDuring the weekend performances,
reotype,” says Janette Villa, a
audiences viewed the stories, emotions,
and techniques that
each performer brought
to the stage. The teachers pulled together a
whole production in a
limited amount of time.
In the tribute portion
of the show, audiences
saw a glimpse of each
performer.
The idea of the recital
was to show the undying
modernization of dance,
hence the title Timeless
Innovations.
Students, teachers,
faculty, administrators,
and parents put a lot of
effort in generating the
production which lasted
three days.
Overall, the performance was wonderful
and the school can surely expect great performances in the future.
FEBRUARY 2010
ENTERTAINMENT
Hollywood Idol: A Parody Production
JAFET BUCARAM
CHRONICLE REPORTER
“Expect high energy rhythmic
music and dance routines. Singing is a talent but lip syncing is
a skill,” said organizer James B.
Carmicle moments before the
Hollywood Idol show began.
The audience had high expectations on what was going to
happen during the two-hour
advisory. The performance
started off with Claudia Paz
performing her version of
the well-known thrilling song
“Disturbia” by Rihanna. She
did stunning dance moves and
stayed in character throughout
the whole performance.
Other highlights included the
following performance by Bri-
officer’s costume.
an Martinez who
In the backre-enacted his verground a burglar
sion of “Replay” by
would appear on
Iyaz. He continustage at random
ally played with
intervals, adding
the crowd and
a comic theme to
kept them wanting
the performance.
more. The most
Another big
memorable scene
name in pop culwas when Marture performed
tinez lip-synced,
was The Pussycat
“We’re real worldDolls with their
wide, breakin’ all
hit, “When I Grow
the rules, someday
Up.” The LACER
I wanna make you
Ladies had amazmy wife,” andput
ing choreography
up his left hand,
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pointing at his enLACER GIRLS, Ashley deLeon, Joanna Pugh, Malaysia Griffin,
members of the
gagement finger. THE
Crystal Cheyney, and Kamilah Flint, posing as the Pussycat Dolls win
group well. Each
Jeimy Mejia per-first place in Idol competition.
member was highformed “Bad Ropop superstar, Lady Gaga. Mejia
mance” which is by the current executed her performance in an lighted individually which made
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the group stand out.
The final performance was
by Marlene Oseguera. She performed the great country hitcurrently on the radio, “You Belong With Me” by Taylor Swift.
As they say, the best was saved
for last. The crowd went insane,
singing along with many students on their feet and waving
their cellphones in the air.
“Spectators were able to tell
that everyone involved worked
very hard to accomplish something different,”said audience
member Margarita Alvarez.
Overall, the performances
were great although there were
some changes that neeed to be
made such as shortening the
time in between performances.
Here in Hollywood
BREIGH MONTGOMERY AND JAFET BUCARAM
CHRONICLE EDITOR AND CHRONICLE REPORTER
Concerts:
•Mariah Carey at Gibson Amphitheatre- Feb. 23, 24
•Cheap Trick at House of Blues Sunset Strip- Feb. 25
•Killswitch Engage Plus Special Guests at The Wiltern- Mar. 6
•REBELUTION at House of Blues Sunset Strip- Mar. 6
•New Found Glory at House of Blues Sunset Strip- Mar. 18
•John Mayer at Staples Center- Mar. 25
•Jay-Z: The BP3 Tour at Staples Center- Mar. 26
•Shutter Island- Feb. 19
•The Crazies- Feb. 26
•Alice in Wonderland- Mar. 5
•Green Zone- Mar. 12
•The Back-Up Plan- Mar. 16
•Season of the Witch- Mar. 19
•Looking for Eric- Mar. 21
•How to Train Your Dragon- Mar. 26
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•Rob Zombie- Hellbilly Deluxe II
•Canibus –Melatonin Magik
•HIM- Screamworks: Love in Theory and Practice
•You Say Party! We Say Die!- XXXX
•Young Jeezy- Thug Motivation 103
Feb 16:
•The Game- The R.E.D. Album
•Usher- Raymond vs. Raymond
•Wu-Tang- Return of the & Friends
Horoscopes
BY KIARA HURTADO AND ADRIENNE
DANDAN
CHRONICLE EDITOR AND CHRONICLE
REPORTER
Aries (Mar.21–Apr. 19):
Loveless this Valentine’s
Day? Spend this day with
your friends and you’ll be
surprised at how fun it’s going to be!
Taurus (Apr. 20–May 20):
Was your heart recently broken? Maybe spending
some “me” time isn’t so bad.
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one isn’t so bad. It’s the thought
that counts.
Leo (Jul. 23–Aug. 22): Don’t
how to spend your Valentine’s
Day with your sweetheart? How
about a hobby you both love?
Give yourself a break and just Simple, romantic, and fun!
enjoy being single!
Virgo (Aug. 23–Sept. 22): All it
takes to prove your love to your
Gemini (May 21–Jun. 21):
bf/gf is to just express your
The love of your life will
gratitude and appreciation for
surprise you and make your
Valentine’s Day really special. them!
Cancer (Jun. 22–Jul. 22):
Planning a simple dinner
date with your special some-
Libra
(Sept.23-Oct.22): Don’t
spend Valentine’s Day alone. If
you do not have a date, then go
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out with your friends. Better luck
next year.
Scorpio
(Oct. 23-Nov. 21): That
guy/girl that you have been
crushing on is finally noticing
you. Start playing hard to get!
Sagittarius
(Nov. 22-Dec. 21):
Take a chance and ask him/her
to the Sweet Heart’s Ball. He/she
will most likely say yes.
Capricorn
(Dec. 22-Jan. 19):
You are going to have many people wanting to be your valentine
this year so you will be getting
lots of presents.
Aquarius
(Jan. 20-Feb. 18): You
will be involved in a love triangle
this Valentine’s Day. Pick the
guy/girl that truly cares about
you.
Pisces
(Feb.19-Mar. 20): You
are not ready for another serious
relationship. For Valentine’s Day,
simply have fun with your crush.
12 FEBRUARY 2010
SPORTS
Faculty Is No Match for Power 106 All Stars
John Roque
Chronicle Reporter
Hollywood started the New
Year by hosting Power 106. The
Sheiks played the All-Stars in
its annual Power 106 game, but
suffered a 63-47 loss.
The game was well fought
but the All-Stars controlled the
game the entire time and were
the odds-on favorite.
Assistant Principle, Marco Tolj,
led the Hollywood team, but
even with his height advantage,
the game was still tough as he
faces off with Power 106’s Kareem Abdul Jabar Junior. Man-
uel Alas, Sabrina Vargas, Cary
Cauley and various other Hollywood High staff also played
hard during the game.
The All-Stars are called AllStars for a reason. They were
determined to win as they
swept through the Sheik staff.
They easily took control of the
game and even gave the crowd
a little show with shots from
three-point land and dunks
from heaven.
Though the Sheiks fought an
uphill battle, all was not lost.
The school was able to raise
money through ticket sales. The
loyal students that supported
their teachers and coaches all
the way got free gifts that included posters to movie tickets.
Perhaps the main focus of the
crowd wasn’t about winning
the game but to be able to see
the Rangers perform live on
the half-time show. “I knew we
were going to lose, I just wanted
to see the Rangers!” said senior,
Jeuls Hermosisima.
The Rangers is a Jerking crew
that gained their fame through
Youtube viewers. Hollywood
has yet to see a win against
Power 106 but next years game
will sure be an exciting one.
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COACH Cary Cauley makes a shot.
Boys Basketball Defeat Contreras in Overtime
Sheiks overcome an 11 point deficit to beat Cobras 48-46
John Roque
Chronicle Reporter
The Hollywood Sheiks boys
basketball team overcame an
11 point deficit in the fourth
quarter to beat Miguel Contreras Cobras 48-46 in overtime
on Feb. 1.
The Sheiks played catch up the
whole game but shocked the
crowd when the game ended up
going to overtime on the oppo-
nents turf.
Hollywood played a formidable game. Kevin Hapes led the
Sheiks with 22 points and Diego
Saenz with 14 points.
But perhaps the most important aspect that won the game
for the Sheiks was their defense.
The key turning point of the
game was during the end of the
fourth quarter when the Sheiks
turned up their defense.
Motivation was scarce
throughout the game but perhaps Senior Daniel Munoz gave
his team the push they needed
to win the game. Munoz was
commended by his fellow teammates for his work on defense.
When asked what motivated
their team to this win, Senior
Diego Saenz replies “each other,
our coaches and just know we
had to go through this game
with a win.”
The Sheiks played a good
game. Though some players exceeded team expectations, the
rest of the team played their
best and was vital to the win. As
the saying goes “There is no I in
T-E-A-M.”
Wednesday’s game against Los
Angeles High School was the
last home game for the Sheiks
But the most anticipated game
will be today as Hollywood closes its basketball season against
Helen Bernstein.