Mariners_ Log Oct_ 2010 - Marina Del Rey Middle School

The Mariners’ Log
Marina del Rey Middle School
October 2010
Volume 42 No. 1
Minute to Win It and College Day
By Pandora Grant
On September 24th, at lunch, MDR held a “Minute it Win It” contest for all grades. Students had to
suck up M&M’s with a straw and put them into the cup, and then the person with the most M&M’s in a cup
won for his /her homeroom. Some of the winners were
Javari Hamilton and Kevin Rosco. Cyrina G. said, “I
think it brings fun
to Marina del
Rey in a safe and
competitive way.
It is so much fun
th
that this school will have a contest every Friday and I’m so happy I
have the privilege to go here.” College Day was fun, highlighted by the
By Ruben Carvajal
contest of students trying to guess their teachers’ colleges. Kids wore
It started with a pancake breakfast from 9:00
their tees with the colleges like Harvard, L.M.U., U.C.L.A., U.S.C.
a.m. to noon, and at 12:15 the gates opened and
and many more. Learning about college, and wearing cute college t-shirts instead of uniforms, made for a crowds poured inside to see all the
wonderful, spirited day. As one student said, “It’s all good!”
events that were about to take
________
place. Marina hosted a “Fabulous
at 50” celebration, which included
live entertainment, a slam dunk
By Jasmine Monge
basketball bounce court, a fairy
th
Marine
Science
Academy
7
graders
hopped
tale booth, an obstacle course,
By Nanette Morales
on
a
bus
on
Oct.
8,
and
headed
to
Santa
Monica
for
crafts, and a face-painting booth
Barbara Ledbetter was born in Detroit,
a
day
at
the
beach.
Our
first
where you could paint your hair as well. There was a
Michigan and moved to
stop was the Santa Monica classic car display, an art show, and our library was
California when she was fourBay Aquarium, where we filled with vintage yearbooks, Mariners’ Logs and
years-old. She wanted to be a
learned
about
the memorabilia from 50 years of MDR history. The
nun when she was little. She
importance
of
caring
for
the community and alumni support and current Mariners
started out as a teacher and then
ocean. We learned that our made this day shine.
went to college for three more
actions can hurt many
years to get her masters in
animals, like whales.
educational leadership and then
Throwing trash into our
became an assistant principal.
ocean can affect us all by
Ms. Ledbetter left teaching for a while to
killing marine animals that
become a chef. She attended cooking school in Paris
at the Le Cordon Bleu, the most prestigious cooking one day may become extinct because of humans. One
school in the world, and went on to own two thing I enjoyed was we got the chance to touch and
restaurants. Ms. Ledbetter retains her passion for learn about sea stars. Later we had lunch and played
cooking and has even prepared delicious dishes for in the beautiful water, splashing everywhere. The day The success of Marina’s party was a dream come true…
turned out to be a great day.
the faculty. Look at this photo and
you will see her flipping a crepe she
made from scratch right here on
campus. Ms. Roth exclaimed,
By Pandora Grant
“Leave no crepe behind!” as she
The quad came alive on October 9th, , for
waited for a second mouthwatering lemon-sugar
crepe. Some of her talents besides cooking are event Marina’s Club Sign-up Day. Some of the clubs include
Mr. Morgan’s soccer
planning, catering for 2,000 people, and floral
club, board games with
arranging. She clearly is a great multitasker. Mrs.
Ms. Catahan, stage
Ledbetter said, “I love it at this school. I’m very
craft with Mr. Thomas,
impressed with the student body and administrators.”
The squad had lots to cheer about.
Fashion with Ms.
Ms. Ledbetter hasn’t had any problems…except for
An estimated 2,000 supporters came to celebrate!
Ramirez, Comic Book
kids wearing hoods when they should not.
________
Club with Ms. Hostler
and many more One of the busiest clubs was student
Mary G.’s club, the Multi-Talented Mariners, with
By Log Staff
over 50 sign-ups. Bright balloons with the names of
Over 60 Mariners and their family members
the clubs floated about, with a Mariachi band playing cared for the planet and the ocean, when they gathered
music and people dancing. Shelby G.. said, “It was at Playa del Rey Beach for California Coastal Cleanso much fun and I wish that could happen every day! up Day. Kids picked up and tallied trash, from
It was a great way to end my week.”
Styrofoam particles to plastic straws. Mariners
combined work and play on a great day. They ate
________
free donuts and frolicked in the water, all under the
YOU SNOOZE - YOU LOSE California sun.
Flipping for Marina
50 Bash a Huge Success!
The Multi-Talented
Ms. Ledbetter
School Day at the Beach
Something for Everyone!
Caring for Our Ocean
He’s a Master
By Pandora Grant
th,
On October 14 Ms. Rothman hosted a
salsa master class. Professional dancer Oscar
Ramirez taught forty-plus students how to salsa. Ms.
Rothman joined in, gracefully exhibiting fancy salsa
moves to show students how to do the steps. Oscar
and the students all danced together and put on
amazing moves, all in the course of under two hours.
Don’t Miss Out!
By Litzi Castro
Come on people! Buy the yearbook for only
$30. If you don’t, well, you might cry, scream, and
annoy people when they have the yearbook and you
don’t. So tell your parents to buy the yearbook before
the price goes up next month. Bring your check or
cash to the student store. You’re in it too!
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Marina del Rey Middle School
New Chap on Campus Marvelous Ms. Morales
By Jocelyne Franco and Anai Aguilar
By Ruben Carvajal
Mr. Morgan is the new 8th grade algebra/math
teacher. He used to be an engineer but changed fields.
He expects a student to have effort, the desire to do
well, complete all assignments
and homework, and to be
respectful to every one in class
including oneself. He moved here
three years ago. He first came to
the U.S. to see the sights as a
tourist. He loved it so much he
came back to stay for good. He
grew up in the northeast of
England near Scotland. His
hobbies are playing soccer,
reading, going to the gym, and
eating out. His favorite movies
are The Godfather and 1980’s
Arnold Schwarzenegger movies.
His favorite food is sushi. The
thing he likes best about
California is the sunshine and that there is always
something to do here. He shared the following: “I enjoy
working at MDR. We have wonderful teachers and a
beautiful, safe campus for us all to enjoy. We are really
lucky. America is always ‘on the go.’ Where I come
from in England, the pace of life is a lot slower.”
Ms. Morales was born in Bellflower, Ca. She
teaches 8th grade English and Read 180 at MDR.
She attended Cal State Long Beach and earned her
master’s degree from National University. She has
been married for six and a half years.
Log: Where was your first teaching position?
Ms. Morales: Nimitz
Middle School.
Log: What do you like
best about MDR?
Ms. Morales: Its
friendly staff members
and energetic students.
Log: What kind of
music do you like?
Ms. Morales:
Alternative rock, hip
hop, salsa, Latin music.
Log: What’s your favorite movie and book?
Ms. Morales: The Godfather 2 and Little
Women.
Log: Do you have a pet?
Ms. Morales: No, but I would like to have an
English bulldog puppy.
Log: If you had one wish, what would it be?
Ms. Morales: For every student to become a
success!
Good as Gold
Noroc, Ms. Nemseva!
By Raul Magallanes
By Pandora Grant
Nurse Goldman is the new school nurse. She
keeps track of all the students who come in her office,
so she’ll know if you are
trying to get out of class
or truly ill. This is her
eleventh year as a school
nurse. The worst
sickness she has seen in
a student is un-diagnosed
cancer. She said the
student was sent to a
hospital where the
student got treatment.
While the student was in the hospital, she visited him.
As for hobbies, she has 15 box turtles, some raised
from eggs laid in her backyard, and two cats. She
sings in a choir, likes photography and enjoys traveling.
Her tips for staying healthy are: “Wash your hands
often. Cover coughts and sneezes. Stay home if you
are truly sick, such as with a fever over 100 degrees.”
She expects to see more students walk in her office
each day. Nurse Goldman is a great nurse and is really
kind and we all are lucky to have her here at Marina.
Ms. Nemseva is a student teacher
at Marina. She is from Moldova, a small, poor,
Eastern
European
country sandwiched
between Ukraine and
Romania. The climate is
similar to Washington and
Oregon. The traditional
food is pan-grilled fish
with corn flower pudding.
Ms. Nemseva speaks five
languages. She teaches
sixth grade English.
Before she taught here,
she taught at Santa Monica High School for ninth
grade. Ms. Nemseva has been here since 1997. She
went to Los Angeles High, and then she got her
bachelor’s degree at UCLA. Later in her teaching
career, she wants to teach foreign languages like
Russian, Romanian, French, and Spanish. “Kids at
Marina are more innocent than the high schoolers at
SaMo High.” MDR wishes her well.
Ms. Jackson - Joy to Our School
By Katherine Flores and Valeria De La Torre
“Marina is a welcoming school, with friendly staff, and excited students,” Ms. Jackson said. Ms.
Jackson, a new addition to our faculty, teaches 6th grade math and science. She grew up in Seattle, Washington
and came to California to study at Loyola Marymount University. She was studying
to be an accountant, but thought it was boring. Instead, because she loves kids,
she started a teaching career. Ms. Jackson was an elementary school teacher and
this is her first year teaching at a middle school.
Ms. Jackson loves working at MDR. She loves the students and staff, and
says everyone is very nice. Her first day at Marina wasn’t so great...She had 65
kids in a class of 38 seats! To cope for that day, she took her students to the
outdoor stage instead until her class size was reduced.
Ms. Jackson is a very outgoing and athletic person. She loves going to the
beach and playing volleyball in her free time. She competed in her first triathlon
called Iron Man. She’s nice, talkative, and very welcoming. Congratulations to
Ms. Jackson because she is getting married next summer. We welcome you to our wonderful school.
Oct. 2010
Mr. Bono
Writer, Teacher
By Samantha Valdarrago and Leslie Romero
Log: Where were you born?
Mr. Bono: New York!
Log: Why did you want
to be an English teacher?
Mr. Bono: Hmm…
because I’m a writer and
I wanted to earn money
and it’s better to have a
job than write for no
one…that was a joke…I
like teaching English. It’s
a fascinating subject!
Log: Did you always want to be an English
teacher?
Mr. Bono: Yes. I always wanted to be a writer
and I wanted to make a living out of it.
Log: What school did you work at before Marina?
Mr. Bono: Huntington Park High School.
Log: Why did you want to come to Marina?
Mr. Bono: I wanted to come to Marina del Rey
because I wanted to be part of a performing arts
program and the other school wasn’t supportive.
Log: Which do you like more, Marina or
Huntington Park High?
Mr. Bono: It’s an adjustment being here because
I’m used to teaching older children.
The Marina community welcomes Mr. Bono!
Mr. Norman
By Theresa Taulaki and Stephanie Santiago
Mr. Norman, guest teacher for Ms. Kim while
she is out on maternity leave, grew up in west Los
Angeles. He went to Bellagio
Road Elementary; he attended
Paul Revere Middle School but
because he was paralyzed for
the second semester, he finished
at Emerson M.S. He also
attended Uni High. He attended
Santa Monica College for
track and basketball. He
majored in English and TV Film
Production at Howard University in Washington, D.C.
He also went to Cal State Northridge in the valley
and got another degree for English.
Mr. Norman loves sports, and his best
friend’s family owns the Oakland A’s and the San
José Sharks and Earthquakes. Mr. Norman has
visited about 40 different countries; he has been to
29 countries with his wife, the beauty queen finalist
from El Salvador in 1988. He likes books that are
funny and have a twist.
Regarding movies, Mr. Norman said, “I’ve
seen and worked on so many movies, I just can’t
choose a favorite one.” He won an Emmy award in
1993. Mr. Norman has been teaching since 1996,
but stopped in 2001 to make movies full time, and
returned to teaching in 2005. He is teaching Ms. Kim’s
fall semester of history because Ms. Kim gave birth
to a baby boy over the summer.
Test-Prep Corner
Appositive
An appositive renames a noun right
beside it. Ex. The student, a wonderful
Mariner, always works hard. The
underlined phrase is the appositive.
Oct. 2010
Marina del Rey Middle School
Poison Ivy - It’s Itchy!
CHA CHA
By Litzi Castro and Angela Alcarza
By Nanette Morales
“What’s the weather forecast?” Cha Cha is
a company that answers curious and random
questions from people.
However, the service is
limited and they can
only answer questions
you can find on the
internet.
When
introduced to Cha Cha,
you first need to answer
four to five questions about yourself. This is so that
they can help you better. They ask for your age, zip
code etc. They need your zip code if you have a
question about the weather forecast, or location
question like, “Where’s the nearest Chuck E.
Cheese?” They need your age if you have a question
like, “When should I start shaving?” or “Why am I
not growing?” and of course your gender because if
you’re a boy you don’t want them giving you some
weird answer for girls. So text Cha Cha if you have a
question at 242-242 (chacha) or call them at 1-800By Joseph Garcia
224-2242. The cost is the price of a text, or if you
If you are a student looking for a skate park, have unlimited texting, it is absolutely free.
then check out this one. At Venice Beach, the city
j u s t
added a
new skate
park. It is
near the
By Nanette Morales
showers
“Kamichama Karin” is a Japanese animated
and the book called manga as a book, and anime as a TV
restrooms series. Kamichama Karin is both.
out in the Karin is the main character. This
sand away from the parking lot and near the water. book series tells the complicated
There is always a breeze that floats through to cool and confusing but amazing story of
you down. You will see people surrounding it, so you a young couple who tries to save
can’t miss it. The concrete there is good and smooth. the world from something powerful
There are no cracks, so you would go faster than and they don’t want it to fall into
you usually go. The structure there is unique. There is the wrong hands. Kazune Kujoyu,
a ‘pool’ that is at least 5ft tall. The ramps there are a scientist, creates rings with the
towering, but some that are there are not that high. powers of gods. His partner uses
There is other good stuff there, so go try it out and it for something bad, so Kazune turns himself and his
have a good time.
wife into children to try and stop the world from being
thrown into destruction. In the first volume of the
book, Karin learns more about the world of the gods
and more about how to use her powers. Read the
whole volume to see who prevails in the battle against
By Jasmine Esquerra and Maria Melchor
evil.
Scorpio (Oct. 24 to Nov. 22) Freddy Kruger will
appear at midnight.
Sagittarius (Nov.23 to Dec.21) If
More celebratory pics from
you look at a black cat, you’ll be
cursed and grow grey hair.
MDR’s Fabulous at 50th!
Capricorn (Dec.22 to Jan.20) You
will hear scary noises at night time.
Aquarius (Jan.21 to Feb.18) You’ll
find a witch on top of your roof.
Pisces (Feb.19 to March 20) You’ll get a million
pounds of candy corn for Halloween.
Aries (March 21 – April 19) You will turn homely
like a troll.
Taurus (April 20-May 20) You’ll get cursed by a
These 7th grade Mariners helped out. Thanks guys!
witch. Watch out!
Gemini (May 21- June 20) “La Llorona” will pop
out at you in the night.
The Ruelas
Cancer (June 21-July 22) You won’t get much candy
family
tonight. Sorry!
showed
Leo (July 23 – Aug. 22) You will find a ghost in your
great spirit
closet.
a n d
Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22)Your Halloween costume
support in
will be the best out of everyone at the Halloween
t h e i r
party.
matching tLibra (Sept. 23 to Oct. 23)You’ll never want to go
shirts.
to sleep at night because of your bad dreams.
It is something you don’t want to happen.
This summer, Mr. Schieneman got poison ivy from
his mom’s front yard in his native state of Georgia.
He knows how to identify if a plant is poison ivy.
Always remember, if it has ‘leaves
of three, let it be.’ The poison ivy
rubbed on his arm and he said, “I
wanted to chop my arm off because
of the itch.” Poison ivy is in the east
and does not grow in California. We
do, however, have poison oak. If it
gets on you or you touch it, spray
put water and soap. Once you
shower, you don’t have the toxins any more. If you
don’t wash off the poison, and you end up touching
someone, they get the toxin on their skin, and they
have horrible itchy breakouts with bubbling skin.
Local Skate Park
KAMICHAMA KARIN
Book Review
HORRORSCOPES
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VIEWPOINT
Why I Left My Charter
To Come to MDR
By Parris Wintersmith
Charter Schools are not all they’re cracked
up to be. I know that from personal experience. I
came to MDR from a predominately African
American and Latino charter
school, which had just moved
from Los Angeles to Sherman
Oaks. One reason I came to
Marina is because I prefer an
integrated environment, with all
ethnicities. Plus, the charter had
only 500 students in grades 6th
through 12th. Why would you
put middle schoolers with high schoolers? The social
network wasn’t separated as a school, with separate
buildings for the different levels. In addition, in a small
school, the social “drama” is absolutely horrendous,
and it was everywhere, from the little 6th graders, to
those about-to-go-to-college 12th graders.
The campus was a dirty trailer park and they
would try to make it seem like they were all perfect
and put together, but really… it was a farce, a fraud,
a horrible illusion. Its school activities were low budget
and people never really went because they weren’t
any fun. Even the food was a reflection of the school…
disgusting. The way the school was run was disorderly
too, and even the punishments were cruel. When I
got in trouble for chewing gum, the principal told me
to take the gum, put it on my nose and walk around
campus with it on my face. Yet parents say, “Get my
kid in a charter!” But everything is not what it seems,
and my old school is proof of that. MDR of LAUSD
is my ideal school, and beside the fact that you have
to wear a uniform, I like it here and plan to graduate
from Marina del Rey.
Locked Out
By Valeria De La Tore
Who doesn’t want to use the lockers? It is
crazy! Last year, brand new lockers
were added to our school, but the
problem is that we can’t use them.
What if you carry too much stuff that
teachers require? We might as well
have a locker. Mr. Foster says they
are too much trouble, and may cause
kids to be late for class, or lose their
combination. But let’s take a stand
and let our voice be heard to use the lockers. They’re
new, they’re there, let’s use ‘em!
We are Just Clones
By Julissa Macias
What happened to our freedom of
expression? The freedom we used to have? It is bad
enough that we have to
wear uniforms. But the
color of the shirts we
wear underneath and
outer sweatshirts should
not be limited. I really
don’t like the adults on
drawing by Nan
this campus telling us
what colors to wear. It gets annoying when the adults
on this campus say, “Take off your sweater, it’s not
appropriate.” Or “your undershirt has to be black,
white, navy blue or gray.” They already make us wear
the uniforms and now this?
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Marina del Rey Middle School
Most Embarrassing
Halloween Moments
By Valeria De La Torre and Katherine Flores
“When I was a little kid I had candy, and I accidentally
tripped and all my candy fell down the drain and
everyone was laughing at me.” Brent Stanford
“When I wore my mom’s skirt, panty
hose and heels as a costume to
school.” Coach Haney
“I was taking pictures of my sister, I
tripped and people were laughing at
me that I don’t even know.”
Ana Garcia
“When I went to a costume party and
three other girls had the same costume.” Alexis
“When I went Trick or Treating and instead of my
hair going back, it went front and it looked like I had
a beard.” Juno
“I was crying because something was chasing me and
my friends were laughing.” Michael
“Wearing costumes and looking stupid.” Jennifer
What is the scariest movie
you’ve seen and why?
Oct. 2010
SUPERSTITIONS
Dear Diary
By Nanette Morales
By Tyanni Gomez
1. To cure a cough, put a hair from the coughing
person’s head between two slices of buttered bread
and feed it to the dog while saying, “Eat well you
hound. May you be sick and I be
sound.”
2. If you hear foot steps behind
you on Halloween night, do not
look behind you to see who it is
because it could be death himself!
3. If you put your clothes on
inside out and walk backwards on Halloween night,
a witch will appear!
4. If you cut your nails at night, you will not be with
your parents when they die.
5. If you break your comb, you will surely get bad
luck.
________
Dear Diary,
Omg. There’s a new CUTIE on the block.
Well all I know is his name is Justin, and every time I
see him, I get lost in his eyes. What
should I do? When I see him in
school, I smile. When I feel like
talking to him, I just don’t have the
courage to. Well, I think I can’t
do anything because he already
has a girl. Her name is JADE. I
hate her so much. Ever since I beat
her at a basketball tournament when we were little,
she’s been ticked off at me! Now Jade acts like a
brat. One day I saw her at the movies with Justin. I
got mad…but I couldn’t to anything! Once again
Diary, what should I do?
Movie Title Madness
Texting #1
Talk about Paranormal Activity!
By Anai Aguilar and Priscilla Canchola
Once upon a time, there was a Devil who
lived in the Town called Inception. I was in my house
eating Catfish, with some Salt, Waiting for
By Jacqueline Payan
Superman to come. Then suddenly someone
“Freddy Kugar.” Stephanie C.
knocked on my door yelling “let me in!” I opened it
“The Strangers because people pop out of no
and there was a guy who gave me a Chain Letter
where.” Cesar L.
from the Social Network. The letter said you will be
“Halloween because it just freaked me out.”
Buried Alive. I yelled and I felt a hand grab me from
Rebecca
the back and I fainted. Then I woke up in a dark
“The Orphan.” Crystal G.
place. I had no idea where I was. But there I saw
“Chuckie, because he’s scary.” Julissa S.
it…the Devil.
“Haunting in Connecticut.” Rhea K.
“The Grudge.” Kimberlee A.
“Jeepers Creepers,
cause it scared the panda
By Tyanni Gomez
out of me.” Hector B.
Why are kids so annoying?
“Chuckie, because I saw
Why doesn’t Hello Kitty have a mouth?
it when I was little.” Oscar
Why do people smell their own arm pit?
“Scanners, a classic,
Why do people stick gum under the table?
crazy scary horror film I
Why Brittany Spears did shave her head?
saw with my friend in
Why do people sleep
college.” Ms. Roth
with their teddy bear?
“The Exorcist; she’s
Why do little girls shop at
very hideous and she turns
Victoria’s Secret?
her head and vomits that’s just eeewww!!!” Leslie Why is the sky blue but
“The Fourth Kind, because it’s supposedly based not purple or other
on a true story of a woman getting her daughter colors?
abducted.” Katherine F.
Well...we may never know!
WHY?
Worst Day of My Life
By Sam, Les and Jack
Rebecca: Hey!
Amy: heyy heyy (: what r u doing?
Rebecca: thinking:/…
Amy: ‘bout?
Rebecca: me & Kevin…and Ricky
Amy: what does Ricky have to do with you &
Kevin?
Rebecca: I’m going out with Kevin but I think I
might be in love with Ricky:/
Amy: omg! Why? Kevin is your boyfriend you
should be in luv with him!
Rebecca: yea he is but I love Ricky<33 Ricky has
been there for me! While Kevin just makes stupid
excuses>:[
Amy: gosh you should be happy yuhh even have a
boyfrwnd>:[
Rebecca: it sounds like you like Ricky! Do you!?
Amy: well… To be continued...
Would You Rather...
By Litzi Castro
~ be a cat or a dog?
By Katherine Flores
~ have a rainy day or a snowy day?
It was Halloween, October 31st. My friends Abby, Ruben, my cousin Maria and I decided to go to ~ be hairy or have a big mustache?
an abandoned children’s hospital. Just looking at the hospital made the hairs on our backs stand. We opened ~ win a hundred dollars or finally have a date with
the creaking door and suddenly the temperature dropped. We couldn’t see anything, and it was pitch dark. your crush?
We started walking down the hall and we could hear voices everywhere.
~ eat a live cockroach or eat a rotten
I felt like my heart was going to break out of my chest. We could hear footsteps
rat?
and doors slamming, but we were sure we were the only ones there. The walls
~ eat a live dog or a live bird?
were covered in blood and the doors were broken.
~ be an alien or a monster?
Suddenly we heard children crying and begging for help. We could see
~ swim with live sharks or jump off a
a ball of light, right at the end of the hall going from left to right. We then felt
cliff?
something pulling on our clothes so we started running so fast you can see smoke
~ be chased by Michael Myers or be chased by
coming out our shoes. My heart was speeding.
Jason?
I got separated from my friends and didn’t know what to do. I kept
~ stay in a haunted house or a cemetery?
walking down the halls, but the farther I went, the farther I was from finding the
______
exit. I raged with fear. I tried calling, but there wasn’t any signal. The voices kept getting louder and louder.
I couldn’t even hear myself think. I couldn’t find my way out; the halls all looked alike. Shadows were Journalism staff: Anai Aguilar, Angela Alcarez, Priscilla
Canchola, Ruben Carvajal, Litzi Castro, Valeria Del La Torre,
coming from every room. Shuffling noises were everywhere. They kept pulling on me and pushing me.
Then I saw a light and heard my name being called. I went towards it and there they were, my dear Jasmine Esquerra, Katherine Flores, Jocelyne Franco,
Joseph Garcia, Tyanni Gomez, Pandora Grant, Julissa
friends. I knew I wasn’t crazy, so I ran to them and we left the building. As fast as we could, we rushed to the Macias, Raul Magallanes, Maria Melchor, Nanette Morales,
car. Our hands were shaking and our hearts were pounding. We drove off and the mysterious kids appeared Jacqueline Payan, Leslie Romero, Stephanie Santiago,
up the road, and then disappeared. I would take that day back if I could!
Theresa Taulaki, Samantha Valdarrago. Adviser: Ms. Roth