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THE
STAMPEDE
MHS Journalism May 6/2016 8th edition
Class of 2016
As the school year of 2016 is coming to a close, we
are getting ready to congratulate our graduating seniors with
their accomplishments. Here are a few of Class of 2016’s
highlights:
Students Mitch Balmut, Brett Kovacs, Tyler GravesKelso, and Taylor Bays will be attending Sonoma State University located in Rohnert Park here in California. The public
comprehensive university is well known for being the “Lux
Mentis, Lux Orbis” or from Latin to English, “Light of the
Mind, Light of the World.”
California Polytechnic State University is located in
San Luis Obispo on the coast of California. The school is
famous among students for being a school for engineering.
Our very own Kaitlyn Hoyer will be attending class in September to pursue her major in journalism. CalPoly’s motto,
“Discere Faciendo” translates to “To Learn by Doing.” Notable alumni include former Chief Financial Officer of Apple
Inc., Peter Oppenheimer; singer Weird Al Yankovic; and Pro
Football Hall of Fame coach John Madden.
located in New Haven, Connecticut has an acceptance rate of
6.3 as of 2016 and Ms. Tang received a full ride scholarship
as a reward for her academic and sports achievements. Established in 1701, their motto, originally in Hebrew and Latin,
translates to “Light and truth” shows enlightenment students
feel during their college careers.
Sacramento State University will be welcoming new
students, Katie Locke, Litzet Lopez, Sovthyda Chea, Trevor
Crippen, Ashlee Miller, Estefani Castellanos Guttierrez, Erika Decena, Jasmine Castrejon, and Erika Miranda this next
school year. Located in the state capital, Sac State has been
welcoming students such as Tom Hanks, Kayden Kross, and
Joan Lunden since 1947 and will be lucky to gain these students in fall.
Kevin Rodriguez will be attending University of California Merced which is the tenth and newest of the University of California campuses. Located in the San Joaquin Valley, UC Merced has an enrollment of roughly 6,000 and has
been known by students and alumni for having a friendly
staff and students such as a close knit family would.
AP students Britney Pheng, Aakriti Dua, Edvin Pepic, and Gavin O’Malley will be attending University of CaliCrystal Valdez will be attending University of California Los Angeles this fall. Known also for being a chalfornia Riverside is a public research university located in
lenging school to get into, UCLA recently welcomed 2015’s
Riverside, California. Their motto is “Fiat lux” which transco-valedictorians Mahir Pepic and Ryan Ender and 2013’s
lates to “Let there be light.”
valedictorian Jenny Yu. Having an acceptance rate of 17.3,
California State University Stanislaus is located in
UCLA is known for being the school to accept a great many
Turlock, CA where Aneesha Singh, Mariana Valencia, Me- men and women such as James Franco, Jackie Robinson,
gan Gallman, and Vanessa Alarcon will be attending this up- Kristen Stweart, Leonardo Dicaprio, James Dean, and more.
coming school year. Their motto, “enganging-empoweringOur very own Kylie Cunningham will be attending
transforming” has been repeated throughout the public uniUniversity of California Berkeley, following her dreams of
versity since 1957 and will be said by these students throughbecoming part of the bigger picture. With an acceptance rate
out their college experience.
of 14.8, Cal Berkeley is widely known for being the alma
It is no secret, nor is it a surprise that our very own
mater of great minds. Some alumni one might recognize inValedictorian, Jessica Tang, will be attending Ivy League
clude Hollywood actors Chris Pine, John Cho, and Steve
school Yale University this upcoming fall. The Ivy League
Wozniak, who was involved with the development of Apple
Kyleigh Range will be attending California
State University, Bakersfield. Sam Sohovit will be
pursuing his major in Coe College located in Cedar
Rapids, Iowa. Britney Logan will be a new member
of the Spartan crew attending San Jose State University located in the heart of San Jose.
Santa Cruz will gain another bright mind, Arshnoor
Kaur.
Brandon Phung, Danika Hunt, Ashley
Lopez, Jeremiah Lucero, Caitlin Gulseth, and Cynthia Valdez will be attending California State University of East Bay located in Hayward, California.
The school has been known to be university to work
“Through Adversity and to the Stars” and is attended by bright minds.
results were submitted. Nevertheless, congratulations to everyone on their college decisions, and
decisions with their future in general.
Those attending Modesto Junior College
include Jorge Diaz, Jewel Ryans, Morgan Gross,
Brenda Arellano, Destiny McCaskill, and Angel
Perez. San Joaquin Delta College will be taking in
Theater Thug, Michelle Turner, will be atRicky Artery, Jessica Rainey, Briana Okamoto, Jatending San Diego State. Erika McEnery and Mamie Hernandez, Betsabe Hernandez, and Daniela
kayla Dodd will attend California State University Donato. Sean McNair, who is passionate about muChico making their fellow Wildcats proud. Califor- sic, art, and health and fitness with be attending the
nia State University Fullerton will be gaining class- Academy of Arts. University of Nevada will be
mates Katie Inderbitzen and Ahzuli Duarte-Young. welcoming our 2016 graduates: Raygan Both, KenUniversity of California Santa Barbra will be gain- neth Wooten, Aryana Martinez, and Summer Kirby.
ing outstanding student Elijah Root-Sanchez. Now Paige La Due will be moving to and attending FresUniversity of California, Davis will be gaining the no State.
always bright minds of Kyle Thornburg, Naveen
*Apologies to those students who weren’t
Jose, Marissa Ringwood, Jorge Rodriguez, and Jose named. This list was taken from the attendance ofJimenez.
fice in early May before all university acceptance
It’s no surprise that our very own Monique
Sandu, Teresa Morales, Melanie Pio, and Kassandra
Diaz decided to attend University of the Pacific in
Stockton as it is known to be family university of
the valley. The private institution has been home to
many Manteca graduates and should be considered
lucky to gain these wonderful ladies.
California State University, Long Beach will
be gaining students.Taylor Davis, Nick Pineda, Samantha Klump, and McKenna Offhaus. Private
black University, Clark Atlanta University, located
in Georgia, will welcome varsity cheerleader Alexis
Surall. Boise State University will be welcoming
2 Bobby Bratton this fall. University of California
During morning announcements when we salute the
flag, make sure to keep your fellow students in
mind:
Anthony Almaguer, Mario Gonzalez,
Shivan saini, Freshta Abedi, Andrew Rosas, Julia
Marks, Carlos Ramirez, Anthony Anaya, DeVante
Hightower, Levi Hillman, Anthony Escalante who
are enlisting in the army as well as Frankie Cebre-
CREATIVE WRITING READING
Our school has a wonderful, exciting class, called creative writing. The teacher who teaches it is a wonderful young lady, named Sarah Haskett, she has been teaching it for 9 years now. Haskett’s class has been
working on this for two months now and are exciting to share their artwork to everybody. They practiced and
practiced, now they are ready to share. Sarah Haskett says, “I’m excited for everyone to hear the student
pieces, and to feel like they did something important they should be very proud of their artwork.” The students had to choose concepts that their pieces had to explore, such as betrayal, loss, optimism, faith and
more. “I suggest this class, because you find a way to express yourself, see others perspective and all together this class is great,” Haskett says.
We asked them questions and here there response. Dawn Barns piece them was rear, Teofila Berentipos was about how society has a bi effect on young woman. Gabrella Ganletha’s piece was about her
mother and how she was an immigrant who came to America empty- handed. Everyone I asked said it was
difficult to write it at first but they got through it. They also were scared and nervous to read it to everyone. It
took two months to finally get it to the best it could be and they were really deep. Everyone thought each person did an amazing job, and they were proud of all of them. Dawn Barns and Teofila Berentipos said Gilbert
Franso piece, astronaut king was there favorite. Gabriella Galleta said 19:24 by Elioha Provost was her favorite and Andrew Bennett said Steven Hinkston’s piece, Spartacus was his favorite. All the kids did a wonderful job ad all the family’s and school was great and really deep. It was a wonderful time, if you’re really
excited about writing this class would be a great choice. Thanks for reading! #gobuffs
By Jaime summner
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MANTECA HIGH GIRLS VARSITY SOCCER
VOL CHAMPIONSHIP GAME
By Daisy Hernandez
On May 4, 2016 our varisty soccer babes defeated their rival East Union with a score of 4-0 making them the official VOL champions and advancing to finals leading to sections. "There's nothing
much to say besides the point that we demolished and made out statement that we really are back
and better" hernandez stated. There will be 4 final games in total before the big section game. wish
our girls some luck!!
MANTECA HIGH GIRLS VARSITY SOCCER
SAN-JOAQUIN DIVISION III SECTIONS CHAMPIONSHIP GAME
By Daisy Hernandez
On May 21, 2016 our varisty buff soccer girls made history by not only advancing to the section game but
defeating Rio Americano with a score of 1-1. First half, Rio was up 1-0 but the game was so close. Our
girls were devastated with that first goal but it did not bring them down! In the second half, our one and
only Leah Manuleleua headed in a ball which was passed by Leijla Pepic. From that then on, our girls
were fired up and ready to win this big game. eventually, the girls went into a 10-10 overtime but the
game was to close and ended in a tie of 1-1 advancing them to Penalty Kicks. Manteca goalie Ashlee Miller stopped Rio Americano’s sixth penalty-kick attempt to clinch the school’s first Sac-Joaquin Section
Division III girls soccer championship. Jasmine Basuil, Leah Manuleleua, Jocelyn Reyes, Madison
Burch, Lejla Pepic and Carly Morrish scored PKs for the Buffaloes. Rio connected on four of its first five
shots, and when Miller stopped a shot off the foot of Rio Americano player, the blue banner, at last, belonged to Manteca and coach Justin Coenenberg.
Read more here: http://www.modbee.com/sports/high-school/article79187732.html#storylink=cpy
The Buffaloes lost in the championship match the previous two seasons, including a stinging 2-0 loss to
crosstown rival East Union last year. Top-seeded Manteca had not allowed a goal in three tournament victories this season, beating Ceres 2-0, Benicia 3-0 and Vista del Lago-Folsom 3-0.
SUMMER ACTIVITIES
Summer 2016 Activity Ideas
As the school year comes to a close, it’s time to say
goodbye to the tedious classes and say hello to another
summer full of adventure and fun. It’s okay to put aside
your summer assignments for a bit and take some time
to relax and let loose. You’ve spent the school year
stressing over projects, staying up late to study, and
losing sleep over homework. That’s why the two
months of vacation are the perfect time to just chill.
If you’re looking for some fun in the sun, here are
some ideas for awesome summer adventures and activities!
•
Going to the movies. It’s a cool place to escape
the hot air outside and enjoy a fun film.
•
Road trip! Gather up a group of friends and just
drive!
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Beach trip. Who doesn’t love the beach? It’s the
perfect summer activity that embodies everything
about the summer. Enjoy the ocean.
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Tie-dye. It’s always fun to get messy once in a
while and it’s something you can wear and keep around
for a long time.
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Hiking. The perfect way to enjoy the outdoors
and get fit at the same time.
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Ice cream! The best treat to cool down from the
hundred-degree heat.
•
Movie night. Invite a bunch of friends over, make
popcorn, and watch throwback movies like The Breakfast Club or Finding Nemo.
•
Stargazing. Since the skies are clear, you can lay
out under the stars and observe the beautiful night sky
and all the constellations.
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Watching the sunset! Drive somewhere out to the
country or sit on your roof and watch the sun fade into
the sky and all the pretty colors it creates.
•
Learn a new hobby. You can teach yourself how
to knit, cook, play a new sport, or paint.
•
Garage sale. Make some money off of some
clothes that you don’t wear anymore or old toys.
•
Trip to the lake/river. If you don’t feel like taking
a drive to the beach, you can enjoy the water closer to
home.
•
Bike riding. Ride around the streets with some
awesome pals, don’t forget your helmet!
•
Listen to new music/make a summer playlist.
There are probably thousands of songs and albums you
haven’t heard yet, expand your music taste!
•
Go to a baseball game. It’s the ultimate summer
sport and it’s always fun to have a day at the park.
•
Watch fireworks on the 4th of July! It’s the biggest event of the summer and it’s fun to watch the sky
light up.
•
Camping. Enjoy the outdoors for a few days and
escape the world of technology and social media.
•
Have a barbeque. Enjoy some yummy food, like
burgers and hot dogs!
•
Have a bonfire. Gather around the fire pit, tell
stories, roast marshmallows.
Enjoy your summer while you can, it goes by fast and
the school year will start before you even know it!
Michelle Turner, Tyler Miloslavich, Jaianna Parker,
Lauren Dedmon, Emilio Gonzalez
CREATED BY JOURNALISM CLASS OF 20152016
HAVE A GREAT SUMMER MANTECA HIGH