November 2006 - Cesar Chavez Academy High School

The Eagle’s Talon
November 2006
Volume 4, Issue 1
Small, but valiant
The Official Student Newspaper of Cesar Chavez Academy High School
Fall/Winter
2006 events
Fledgling CCAHS cross
country and soccer teams
BY JULIO NUNEZ
Staff Reporter
show their mettle against
larger schools
November 7
Election Day
BY DESHAWN WOODS
Staff Reporter
The Cesar Chavez Academy
High School soccer and cross
country teams wheeled in many
victories this season. Both teams
were outstanding and played to
their fullest. Teamwork and dedication really shows with these
teams.
November 9
PHOTO BY MR. MORENO
Above: Justin Calvilla, David Fee, Xavier Calvilla, James Otero, Jonathan Clark, Ramon Avarado and Eddie
Baldwin show off their cross country medals and trophies.
Below: Adrian Ortega, Coach Rojas, Mr. Rojas Sr., Javier Muro, Lazaro Reyes, Eric Gutierrez, Albert
Hernandez and Jaziel Gonzalez from the soccer team get ready for the second half against Country Day.
The soccer team’s season was
easy at times, but difficult at others. When the season started,
their competitors were rather
easy. It took some time before the
true competition, stated Fidel
Barrera, goalie for the team.
They became back-to-back city
champs this season by defeating
Chadsey 2-1.
In round one of the district
championship
against
Mt.
Clemens, CCA buried their opponents in a decisive 8-1 victory.
This blowout led CCA to district
championship round two against
Detroit Country Day High
School, which is located in
Beverly Hills, Michigan. They
played a great game, but lost.
“Everything has some setbacks,
but next year we will have that
The University of
Michigan and
University of Detroit
visit CCAHS
12:00 PM
November 10
No school for students
November 13
CCA school board
meeting
6:00 PM
championship no matter what
kind of obstacles are in our way,”
stated German Jimenez, CCA
soccer player.
The cross country team has also
been doing their job well. Many
runners in the cross country team
came in the top 25 in several
races. Recently, they won the
Southwest Detroit District Cross
Country Championship. On
October 28, the team ran the
regional championship in Holly,
but only Eddie Baldwin qualified
for the state championship,
which took place on November
4, 2006 at Michigan International
So you think you can read?
PHOTO BY MR. LLANOS
Speedway in Jackson.
Even though we are a small
school, we are accomplishing
major feats. The success that
CCAHS has experienced this
season is only a small fraction of
what to come in the nearby
future.
November
23-26
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Winter Break
50% of respondents fail covert vocabulary test.
Women’s suffrage, a woman’s
right to vote, was guaranteed by the
19th Amendment. It is easy to see
how people can get confused when
they are unfamiliar with the word.
Many people may confuse it with
women’s suffering. The Eagle’s
Talon staff decided to see if that was
right.
A petition was written, asking people to sign if they wish to end
women’s suffrage. People can be
confused when they don’t know what
BY VICTOR ARELLANO
Staff Reporter
the word meant. They could have
thought it meant suffering, which
sounds similar to suffrage but has no
real connection with the word.
A recent study by a major U.S. university concluded that people don’t
read letter by letter, and as long as
the first and last letters remain the
same, then the order of the other letter doesn’t matter.
Twenty-six out of 50 people asked
to sign the petition actually signed it,
News
Renaissance Festival,
Halloween dance,
student government,
state election preview
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most without asking a single question. Thirteen out of the 26 people
were women. With these statistics, it
is clear that these people didn’t actually read or comprehend what they
read because they assumed.
Reading is a very important thing
to know. Comprehending what you
read is even more important. You
should read everything before signing it. Who knows, maybe the next
time you might be signing your soul
away.
Sports
Boys basketball preview,
girls basketball wrap-up,
cheerleading
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Photo by Mr. Moreno
Mrs. Garza and her homeroom students pose with their awardwinning door from the Hispanic Heritage Month contest.
Entertainment
Music: My Chemical
Romance’s The Black
Parade
Page 4
Features
Homophobia and bullying in today’s schools
Page 4
The Eagle’s Talon
Renaissance Festival
Page 2
November 2006
Seniors travel back in time on English class field trip
BY EAGLE’S TALON STAFF
The senior English classes
went to the Renaissance
Festival on September 29,
2006. The Ren Fest is a festival set in medieval times, with
the traditional clothing, archaic language, culture and
events. There were actors
dressed as royalty, nobles and
beggars walking around.
There were even prison guards
that you could pay $2 to arrest
your friends. Most of the food
was $5 and under, including
the famous giant turkey leg
and soup in a bread bowl.
At noon, the jousting arena
is where visitors wanted to be.
There were knights that joust-
“The students were able to gain firsthand
knowledge of the time period, even if it was
for only a short time.”
Mrs. Garza
Granholm vs. DeVos:
The final showdown
BY KENNETH SCALES
Staff Reporter
During the grueling weeks of this
year’s gubernatorial election, many
voters question if the candidates
are really looking out for
Michigan’s well-being. What are
their goals for the four-year term?
What do they really plan to do
about the job crisis in the state?
This article of the Eagle’s Talon
will get in-depth into the candidates’ real motives and plans for
Michigan’s upcoming years.
Many issues have plagued the fair
state of Michigan for the past four
years. The economy is weak and
unemployment has skyrocketed, as
well. Who will be the best candidate for the job? Who will move
Michigan out of the slump that
were in?
Viewing both candidates’ campaign
pages allows for a closer look into
what their plans are for the upcoming year and the distant future. A
look at current governor Jennifer
Granholm’s campaign page showed
that she had many plans to secure
Michigan’s future. One main issue
was Michigan’s unemployment
rate. It stated that she had a plan
called the Jobs Today Initiative
which plans to put more jobs in
Michigan. The page stated that
sewer repair projects, road and construction work, pollution clean up
projects, and development projects
will make more Michigan jobs, but
many Michigan residents question
whether those are permanent or just
temporary. Looking further into the
page revealed that Granholm’s 21st
Century Jobs Fund will diversify
Michigan’s economy and job
growth in alternative energy, life
sciences, advanced manufacturing
and homeland security, securing
jobs for a better Michigan future.
Dick DeVos’ campaign page shows
his statement on the job crisis in
Michigan is that he also has a plan
to stop the steady flow of unemployment in Michigan. DeVos’ plan
is to make Michigan more attrac-
tive for quality high paying jobs .
He also strongly stated that changing the economic environment in
Michigan will make it a strong,
competitive state where businesses
will be able to compete with other
states across the country and put the
state in a position to succeed. Like
Granholm, he stated that we need to
diversify our main industries so we
can bring more jobs and more
diversity to our state’s economy.
Also, Dick DeVos claimed that he
will try to take Michigan to a new
level where we will compete internationally, giving the state a sense
of pride and bringing back the luster our economy once had.
After reviewing the three gubernatorial debates and other sources of
criticism, there are strong arguments against both candidates. First
on the list is Mrs. Jennifer
Granholm — a rising star in the
Democratic Party who has suffered
in the end. According to Wikipedia,
her overall approval rating has
plummeted severely since she took
office in 2003 to 47%. During her
term, every state in the country has
gained jobs besides Michigan, and
Granholm was also attacked for
allegedly supporting Michigan’s
single business tax — something no
other state in the country uses.
Some critics say that Dick DeVos
should be disqualified because of
his business with Alticor — parent
company of Amway. Others say
that under the management of
Alticor, Dick DeVos outsourced
1,400 jobs to China.
The city of Detroit will produce
between 200,000 and 400,000 votes
this election. In the end, it all
depends on who can get the job
done, who has the best plan to fix
what is broken, and who will be
able to carry the load during this
term. So when you check off those
ballots for this year’s gubernatorial
election, remember that the decision rests with you now; you can
determine Michigan’s future.
ed and fought to win. In certain areas, there were also
comedies that would interact
with the audiences on stages.
The stores were a bit expensive with gowns and swords,
but there were smaller shops
that sold handmade glass figures, jewelry, small souvenirs
and such. Also, there were
small stands with face painting, henna tattoos and fortune
telling.
“I’d do it again,” said one
senior, “because it was a fun
and interesting experience. I
Halloween
dance is a
scary success
PHOTO BY JONATHAN FLORES
The CCAHS seniors gather around the entrance gate
to the Renaissance Festival for a group picture
would recommend others to
go as well.”
“The purpose of the trip to
the Renaissance Festival was
to give the students the opportunity to experience the
lifestyle of the late 15th century,” said Mrs. Garza, 12th
grade English teacher. “Many
students commented on the
dirt road, lack of plumbing,
language and style of dress,
but they had a great time for
the best part. I believe that the
students were able to gain
firsthand knowledge of the
time period even if it was for
only a short time.”
BY LIZBETH LUCAS
Staff Reporter
A Halloween dance was held on
Wednesday, October 25, 2006,
sponsored by the seniors. It was the
first dance of the year and it was
held in the cafeteria. The dance was
from 7:00 to 11:00 PM. “There was
a live DJ that played all kinds of
music,” said Michael Andron and
Demetrius Kirk. Students who wore
costumes paid $3.00 and and those
without a costume paid $5.00.
Students say that it was really very
fun and that everyone had a good
time. The Eagle’s Talon caught up
with Jonathan Flores, Candies
Cornett and Julio Nunez so they
could tell us more about the dance.
“We were very successful,” said
Mrs. Garza, who coordinated the
dance. “Thank you, staff and students for such a wonderful turnout.”
Candies and Julio thought the dance
was very hype, but Jonathan didn’t
really agree with them. He thought
that it was alright. On a scale from
PHOTO BY MR.. MORENO
Jennifer Harn, Sarah Harn, Jennifer Guerra and Jalisa Ramos
1-10, Candies rated the dance a 10;
Julio rated the dance a 9 because he
said that the dance had a good
turnout and it looked like everyone
had fun. Jonathan gave it a 7
because he said they they didn’t
play a lot of Latin music and there
should have been strobe lights, even
though the students made a good
atmosphere. Candies agrees with
Jonathan that the music could have
been better, but she still thinks it
was nice.
The costumes that they all saw
were vampires, pirates, devils,
Little Red Riding Hood, a cat, and
a cowgirl. Candies said that the costume that she thought was the best
was the fairy by Jennifer Harn.
Jonathan thought that the best was a
police officer by Nora Rodriguez.
Julio thought that the best was the
pirate. Jonathan didn’t dress up as
anything, Julio dressed up as a
vampire, and Candies as a devil.
She said she had to show her Class
of 2007 spirit.
Student government in full swing
This year’s student government for
Cesar Chavez Academy High School
was selected by the usual process –
the students voting in class.
However, in some cases, people ran
unopposed, so they automatically
won. Another election will be held in
December or January to fill some
positions that are still vacant.
Friday, October 20, there was a student government meeting, held by
Ms. Kosmala. She began the meeting
by congratulating them on their job
on judging the door contest. That was
quickly followed by an update on
future events. Not too far into the
meeting, the student government
members were taking part of the
meeting and spitballing ideas themselves.
A recent interview with DeShawn
Woods – president of the senior class
BY ESTEFANIA ARELLANO
Staff Reporter
– shed some light on plans for this
school year. When asked what he
planned to do, Woods responded,
“First thing I want to do is raise
money to improve our senior events.”
He went into further detail saying
that he wanted to organize a spring
break trip to Daytona Beach or
Virginia Beach; however, he failed to
mention if that was strictly for seniors. Trips and events are in mind for
this school year already. Basically, it
seems that this year’s student government has been situated and the school
year has officially begun.
As the year goes on, we will see
just how great our democracy holds
up. “We – as students – form our
school, so it is up to us to determine
the strength of our voice,” Woods
proudly stated.
2006-2007 Student
Government Members
Seniors
President: DeShawn Woods
Vice President: Ashley McMeekins
Treasurer: Candies Cornett
Representative: Victor Arellano
Juniors
Vice President: Bobby Conway
Treasurer: Juan Demedicis
Representative: Carlos Serratos
Sophomores
President: Miguel Arzate
Freshmen
Representatives: Tomas Lozano,
Abraham Hernandez, Luis Pablo,
Liliana Perez, Frank Fernandez
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Mr. Boutros’
Joke Corner
MR. BOUTROS
Teacher/Guest Contributor
Q: If fish lived on land, which
country would they live in?
A: Finland
Q: Why are fish so smart?
A: Because they live in schools.
Q: What sea animals can be
adjusted to play music?
A: The tune-a fish!
Q: What do you get if you cross
a rabbit and a flea?
A: Bugs Bunny!
The Eagle’s Talon
The Official Student Newspaper of
Cesar Chavez Academy
High School
Staff: Ashley Anderson, Victor Arellano,
Estefania Arellano, Elizabeth Coronado,
Todd Elvine, Jonathan Flores, Lizbeth
Lucas, Maikal Mateievic, Julio Nunez,
Beatrice Plascencia, Kenneth Scales,
DeShawn Woods
Newspaper Adviser: Mr. Yowell
Guest Contributors: Mr. Boutros, Mr.
Llanos, Mr. Moreno
Cheer team
picking up
steam this
year
The Eagle’s Talon
Boys basketball season
preview
New players and coaching staff poised to
take team to the next level
BY TODD ELVINE AND
MAIKAL MATEIEVIC
Staff Reporters
The Cesar Chavez Academy
High School boys basketball
team is back in action this ‘06‘07 year, and there are some
promising things that the coach
and players are seeing. So far the
start is looking good. CCA will
have their games at their school
and at other schools that the team
will face. The team’s main purpose is to have a winning season,
and the team will try to accomplish that by staying together as a
team and being focused.
Expectations for the CCA basketball team this year are higher
due to a new coach and a stronger
foundation. Assistant Coach Mr.
Llanos said that this season will
be exciting. The team has picked
up new players all from different
schools who are expected to give
this year’s team a boost.
This year the CCA basketball
team plans to have a good, strong
season. From what the team has
shown so far in the preseason,
they are very much improved.
More than the majority of the
players are expected to be eligible for this season. If the CCA
Eagles continue to show great
effort during the preseason, they
Photo by Mr. Moreno
Basketball players/Eagle’s Talon staffers Todd Elvine (left) and Maikal Mateievic
(right) with Assistant Coach Mr. Llanos (center).
will have a strong regular season.
With regard to the upcoming
season, Coach Llanos is very
excited and his main priority is
team unity. “The more we like
and trust each other, the more we
will play for each other,” says
Llanos. He also said of our newly
added players and coach that
“Coach Hassel is going to bring
the team tremendous basketball
knowledge and a positive, upbeat
attitude. As for the players, they
will give this team lots of energy
and skill to help on their mission
this season.”
Girls basketball
on the rise
Team shows promise as season winds down
BY ELIZABETH CORONADO
Staff Reporter
This year Cesar Chavez Academy
High School has a better varsity
cheerleading team. Also, this year
they are a dance team, too. They
have a goal to go to the state competitions and they are going to work
very hard for it. The new coach this
year is Ms. Sheridan. She is a great
coach, and on top of that, she has
some years of cheerleading experience.
There are 21 girls in the
cheer/dance team, which is a big
challenge because it is hard to
organize a group of so many girls.
The captain is three-year cheer veteran Brianna White. She can do all
of the moves and cheers, so she was
a good choice for captain. Ms.
Sheridan said, “This is the biggest
team in CCA and the most enthusiastic. I think they are really good.”
The cheer team gets together
three times a week. They work out
November 2006
BY ASHLEY ANDERSON
Staff Reporter
PHOTO BY MR. MORENO
Ebony Fidel, Elizabeth Coronado and Sarah Leon
hold up Curtia Clark for a stunt in the gym
for two and a half hours. They also
have gymnastics on Tuesday. They
started doing gymnastics to do all
the flips and stunts to compete and
for the game. This year they are
going to do perfect stunts, pyramids, cheers, and dances to represent CCA. The cheerleaders say
they get very sore from practice,
but they are enjoying it.
Being a cheerleader is not that
easy. Cheerleaders have to have at
least a 2.0 grade point average to
remain in the team. If they have
anything below 2.0, they will be
suspended from the team until they
bring their grades up. If they don’t,
they will get kicked out of the team.
So it is not just about being good in
the cheer squad, but also keeping
up with your grades.
On the other hand, they also have
to raise money for uniforms and
supplies, and that’s why every
Wednesday they have a bake sale
during lunch. Students can support
the team by purchasing snacks at
the weekly sales.
The girls are very enthusiastic
and happy about the team. Anyone
interested in joining can come to
tryouts at the end of the year.
On October 17, 2006 the Cesar
Chavez Academy High School
ladies’ basketball team was defeated
by Conner Creek. The score was 3024. At the beginning of the game,
the girls were slacking on defense,
but towards the end they brought the
level back up by putting more effort
in the game.
Some of the players from the team
suggested that they need improvement such as more focus and better
attendance at practice by some players.
They may not have been playing
at their highest possible level for
most of this season, but for the last
few games the CCAHS ladies have
been winning. Hopefully this shows
the potential that the team has and
gives an idea of how good next
year’s team could be.
PHOTO BY MR. MORENO
Lady Aztec Eagles’ top scorers LaShya James and
Rachel Tillmon
Is it ever okay?
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The Eagle’s Talon
November 2006
Cesar Chavez Academy High School students voice differing
opinions on abortion rights.
By DeShawn Woods
A student survey on abortion was
taken on October 24, 2006 by
Brianna
White
and
Yadira
Monsivais, students at CCA. White
and Monsivais gave a four-question
survey to 60 students from all grade
levels so that they would receive a
well-balanced set of responses on the
controversial topic. The results indicated that 33% of the students surveyed were pro-choice, while 66%
were pro-life.
The majority of the students surveyed were on the pro-life side,
believing that women should not
have the right to have an abortion
under the law because that counts as
the killing of an innocent human
being.
Staff Reporter
There were several different opinions among the pro-choice students.
Students in this group had mixed
opinions. Some believed that a
woman should have a choice to
decide to receive an abortion procedure at any point during the pregnancy, while others believed that she
should have the right to abort the
child only in the first trimester.
One interesting observation made
through the survey is that many students had a change of opinion when
it came to the issue of rape. Many
students at first were pro-life, but
when the child is conceived through
rape, they felt that the woman should
have the right to an abortion. Sixtyeight percent of the total number of
students surveyed agreed that a
woman have should have the right to
abort her baby if it was conceived
through rape, indicating that a large
percentage of the pro-life students
made an exception to their general
beliefs in these cases.
Forty-two percent of the total num-
ber of students surveyed agreed that
a woman should be permitted to have
an abortion in the first trimester, but
no further than that. This also
showed that some students who were
initially pro-life have different
thoughts when considering other cir-
cumstances.
Homophobia at school
By Jonathon Flores
Staff Reporter
The Black Parade
My Chemical Romance
By Victor Arellano
Staff Reporter
Welcome to The Black Parade, the
third studio release by New Jersey
rock band My Chemical Romance.
Another concept album by MCR,
Parade focuses on a new character,
“The Patient.” Throughout the songs
he explores his life, recounting his
experiences.
The concept is complex and well
thought-out. “The Patient” recalls a
memory in which his father takes him
to see a parade, thus when he passes,
“death comes for him in the form of a
black parade,” said the bands frontman/vocalist Gerard Way in an
iTunes interview.
Influenced by bands such as
Queen, The Doors, Pink Floyd, and
others, the album’s darker songs,
notably “Cancer,” a superb track, set
an ominous tone. With guitar riffs
reminiscent of old classic rock, the
quintet is setting a new standard for
concept albums.
The melodic beats, vicious vocals
and dark themes make this CD amazing. While the record is great overall,
there are some weaker tracks, notably
“Teenagers.”
When the first GSA (Gay Straight
Alliance) group in the Detroit area
was established on March 9, 2005 at
Cesar Chavez Academy High
School, some LGBT (lesbian, gay,
bisexual, transgender) foundations
couldn’t believe it and they were
very proud of us. But at CCAHS, the
things were different. When GSA
was introduced in a parent-teacher
conference, some of the parents at
the meeting just didn’t like the idea
of having a “gay group” at our academy. Homophobic comments took
place at the meeting, and even after
a “discussion” with the parents, they
still didn’t accept the idea. I knew
that it was not the first time homophobic comments were heard at the
school, not just from parents, but
from students and staff members, as
well. Homophobia (the fear of, aversion to, or discrimination against
homosexuality or homosexuals)
may not be the number one problem
of harassment in our school, but it
does concern us.
After almost two years from
GSA’s first presentation at a parentteacher conference, GSA made a
presentation about tolerance at the
end of National Ally Week on
October 20, 2006. With almost forty
students at the gym, Ms. Ponce de
Leon, the school’s social worker and
GSA’s coordinator started with a
brief questionnaire for the students.
After the students finished the “Ally
Dead Dreams
Tigers fall short of tasting
World Series glory
By Julio Nunez
Staff Reporter
The Detroit Tigers got to the World
Series only to face a devastating
defeat by the St. Louis Cardinals.
Game one was in Detroit and was
good up until the top of the second
inning, when Cardinal Scott Rolen
hit a home run. From there, the game
went downhill. The Tigers lost game
one with the final score of 7-2.
Game two was a different story. In
game two, Detroit started with pitcher Kenny Rogers. Starting with
Rogers was the best thing that they
could have done. Rogers was questioned for having an unknown substance on his pitching hand. The
umpires questioned the Detroit
dugout to find further information.
Week Awareness Quiz,” Ms. Ponce
discussed the questions with them.
After the presentation, I read the
quizzes and was really surprised by
some of the students’ responses. All
of the students wrote that they
and/or their friends have used inappropriate language towards the gay
community. Homophobic comments
that really caught my attention were:
“If they feel bad, it’s their fault for
being gay,” “They shouldn’t be
gay,” or “I make fun of gay people.”
If students feel really comfortable
writing discriminatory comments in
a paper that was turned in to the
school social worker, imagine how
comfortable they will feel to express
the same thing to LGBT students in
our school and to pick on them.
The worst part is that not only students use discriminatory comments
against LGBT students, but staff
members, as well. Homophobia
shouldn’t be a problem in our school
or anywhere. Learn to accept people
for who they are and not for their
sexual preferencfes. Like Ms. Ponce
said, “Being gay is just part of that
person. They are also a close friend,
a worker, a student, a son or daughter, and many other things, but most
importantly, a human being.”
The umpires made Kenny Rogers
wash his hand off, but even having
washed his hand, Rogers still pitched
very well. The Detroit Tigers pulled
off a 3-1 victory over the St. Louis
Cardinals in game two to tie the
series 1-1.
Just when it looked like the series
was going to turn in the Tigers’ favor,
the worst happened. Detroit dropped
games three, four, and five in St.
Louis and lost a chance to win their
first World Series since 1984. So as a
result, the Detroit Tigers lost the
series to the Cardinals, not fulfilling
their dreams.
But for as unfortunate as the loss
was, Detroiters can still be proud of
their American League champion
Tigers, and look forward to hopefully another playoff run next year.
PHOTO BY MR. MORENO
Girl on girl battle
By Beatrice Plascencia
Staff Reporter
Most people think it’s just boys
who are aggressive and tend to
bully more, when really, things are
changing. According to state and
federal statistics and juvenile crime
experts, there has been an increase
in girls violence and bullying within this decade. It’s not just physical
violence either; violence can be
portrayed as verbal too. Girls can
show this behavior in the form of
rumor spreading or socially excluding their victims.
There was a case of girls bullying
years ago that actually led to the
death of the victim. A girl named
Dawn-Marie Wesley, age 14, was
found hanging by a dog leash in her
bedroom in British Columbia,
Canada. She was a victim of girl
bullying. One day she received a
phone call from two girls, one who
accused her of spreading a false
rumor and another who threatened
her life. An hour after the phone
call, Dawn-Marie committed suicide. In her suicide note she said
she took her life because she feared
three girls (named in the letter)
were going to kill her. The three
girls named were brought to trial.
One was found guilty of harassment and the other two where only
charged for the threats.
Ms. Ponce de Leon, the CCAHS
school social worker, says girl violence and bullying can be prevented
by awareness and educating. Also,
that administration should take this
seriously and issue consequences.
Have a meeting with the parents or
suspend the student if it doesn’t
stop. Also, when students see it
happening to someone, to do something or say something and correct
it on the spot. Ms. Ponce also says
if you ever find yourself in this
position, to tell someone, a teacher
or parent, and try to mediate the situation. If you try to take things into
your own hands, it can get worse.
What saddens me about this is
that it happens at our school too. I
asked the school counselor to have
a few girls answer some questions.
All three of them were bullied at
some point and all three of them
were tremendously affected by it.
What’s even worse is that it started
over unnecessary reasons. It has
gotten to the point where one girl
even wanted to leave the state. I
don’t understand why you would
want to treat someone that terribly.
It’s bad enough that we live in an
area where some people expect the
worst of us, and we’re proving
them right. Is this what we want
people to think of us Cesar Chavez
students?
I really liked what one of the
girls said: “Talk; nobody is going to
hurt you. You hurt yourself by
being quiet.” It’s true; if you speak
up beforehand, you can stop it
before it can actually hurt you.
PHOTO BY MORRY GASH / ASSOCIATED PRESS
Above: Carlos Guillen and Kenny Rogers celebrate a key
strikeout in World Series game three against St. Louis.