May 2019

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Search for new principal begins

VOLUME XII ISSUE V MAY 2019

Colacion steps down, Fonna Bishop takes over as Interim Principal ETHAN MURGA NEWS EDITOR

After being in office for about a year and a half, Principal Edward Colacion, has left Hollywood High. As a result of his departure, Ms. Fonna Bishop will take place as the interim principal at Hollywood to close out the year.

Colacion came from Young Oak Kim Academy Middle School and brought with him a background in science.

Before his departure, Colacion allowed his voice to be known making several changes like substituting the Mandarin program while implementing Korean, allowing a mural to be established on the school and being part

of the decision to assure that athletes are on their best behavior and doing their best academically.’

Colacion said in an email to the staff it’s been “ an honor “ to serve and lead with “ a dedicated group “ and will now focus his attention on the needs of his mother and his family.

Colacion welcomes Interim Principal Fonna Bishop.

Bishop was the Assistant Principal at Hollywood from 1991-1997, after a hiatus she returned as Principal from 2003-2008 before retiring.

Although not planning to reapply for the position, Bishop feels at home just as a temporary substitute here.

the long time teachers of the school like, “ Ms. Tobenkin, Fagan and Nezu.”

Bishop said she likes to see the collaboration of Small Fonna Bishop, principal from 2003-2008 comes out of retireLearning ment until a replacement is found.

CREDIT : JASMINE CORTEZ Communities and students Something Bishop feels a lot “working with people in other of pride in is seeing how the programs” programs that she helped The biggest difference establish when she was here between what Bishop sees “ are still operating,” like the right now and what once was SAS program. at Hollywood is that it’s a lot Bishop has hired some of

more quiet now. Before there were two times the students and Bernstein had not been built yet.

For the time that she does have left here at Hollywood, Bishop doesn’t look to make any big moves, although she is “ full of ideas “ and will project her thoughts whenever possible.

One of the biggest reasons Bishop said she loves the idea of being back here is because one of her “ favorite times of the year “ is during graduation.

Bishop said she is “excited” and “loves “ the opportunity to be back at Hollywood.

Some teachers will not return next school year FRIDA LARIOS

CHRONICLE REPORTER

A staff member who will be saying goodbye to Hollywood High is SAS math teacher Michael Uhrig.

Uhrig has been teaching at Hollywood High for two years, and will be attending law school in Colorado this following fall.

“It was a tough decision but I am excited.” said Uhrig. “It’s been something I’ve thought about ever since I graduated college around 15 years ago, and I’ve also been thinking about moving back home where my family is.”

“I believe he is going to be a great lawyer because he is independent and he is good at making good points about any

topic.” said Stephanie Gonzalez, SAS junior.

Uhrig’s favorite part about Hollywood High “has definitely been the people I’ve got to work with. I have a group who makes it great to work here and I will miss them dearly. I will also definitely miss my students a lot as well.”

Health teacher Ms Knerr, who has been at Hollywood High School for three years, is retiring. “I want to camp and travel while retiring. I’m going to Romania for 10 weeks and will also be visiting Greece because I am part Greek” Knerr said.

Knerr’s favorite moments

consisted of the three Sheik-athons that took place.

“Since she’s leaving it will feel like such great positivity is leaving as well. When she leaves I think her students will feel her presence gone because that’s how impactful she is. A

removed as well.

In a decision made by the school, the Mandarin program will be replaced by a Korean program beginning next year.

This leaves Mandarin teacher Yan Yan with no option but to leave the school as well. Yan has been teaching at Hollywood High School for over four years and was the one who started this program. “ I have taught Mandarin in Hollywood High School for over four years.” said Yan. “I was the one who started this program. I spent a lot of time and energy in designing and implement curriculum, interdisciplinary projects, and field trips, etc. I am very sad to see

“ Her students will feel her presence gone because that’s how impactful she is” lot of students will miss her including myself,” said Mercy Pineda, SAS junior. Her advice to students is “Use your brain like it’s an app” Along with these teachers leaving, a program is being

that the program is closing. I also feel so sad for the students who have learned Mandarin in Middle School and want to continue learning it in high school,” she said.

For the students who want to keep on studying Mandarin, Yan’s advice is to talk to school counselor about enrolling you into an online course, or to take classes at a local community college such as LACC. “Do not give up! It is worthy of your time to learn because it will not only open a door for you to get to know the eastern side of the world but also develop your intelligence by learning Chinese characters.”

JUSTIN CUBIANO ( FAR LEFT ) ON GUITAR, CHRISTIAN MORALES ( LEFT ) SINGING, ROBERTO THOMPSON PLAYING THE DRUMS ( BACK ) AND VLADISLAV VANIAGIN ( RIGHT ) PLAYING GUITAR DURING HOLLYWOOD IDOL. THEY TOOK SECOND PLACE. PHOTO CREDIT: RAFAEL HERNANDEZ

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NEWS

Thespians take trip to festival of like minds CRYSTAL RINCON

CHRONICLE REPORTER

For the first time in Hollywood High School history, members of Thespian Club attended the California State Thespian Festival.

The event was held from Thursday, Mar. 28 through Saturday, Mar. 30 at the Upland High School campus. 12 students from Troupe #2487 joined 1,400 other students from schools across California for this event that they referred to as “life-changing,” “memorable” and “eye-opening”.

From watching performances and participating in workshops geared towards harnessing their skills, the

students were given first hand experience as well as a new sense of belonging outside of campus walls. “Now, if I ever feel alone in my pursuit of acting, I know that I’m a part of something bigger,” said PAM senior, Winston Oughourli.

Activities such as dances, lip sync battles and even uninstructed time gave the students a chance to connect with other like-minded individuals. It was that immediate connection that was most memorable to them.

Zoe Schiller, PAM junior and Thespians Historian took part in PlayWorks, where she

wrote, directed and presented a staged reading of an original scene. Although it consumed most of her time at the festival, it was a rewarding experience. ”It was the first chance to showcase my creativity,” said Zoe. However before attending the festival, fundraising was required in order to cover necessities like hotel, food, and registration. Students sold chocolate bars for $1 outside of school and throughout their own local communities.

Roughly $1,200 were raised, $250 for each participant.

For teacher adviser Mr. Tourtellotte, taking his stu-

Saida Santana visits (espanol )

dents to attend the festival was a goal of his from the beginning. By taking them to this festival, he wanted to expand their vision from more than what they’ve seen just from inside campus walls.

“Having that experience and watching them get to see just exactly how many other kids like them love this art form,” said Tourtellotte, “who want to either pursue it professionally or just keep it as a big part of their lives for the rest of their lives was really gratifying.”

By the end of the three days, the students were left with a newfound sense of

MILAGROS ROBELO

ENTERTAINMENT EDITOR

Saida Santana Mahmut es una mujer con variedad de talentos. Ella es actriz, guionista, directora, productora, coach, docente y periodista.

El Centro Español de Recursos invitó las clases de AP Literatura Español y AP Lengua Español de Ms.Estangui y la clase de AP Lengua Español de Mr. Martínez para escuchar a Saida Santana hablar de su carrera y habilidad con los acentos. Las personas como Saida ayudan a enseñar al mundo lo impor-

tante que es el español y que esa superación de obstácuel español es un idioma que los han llegado los éxitos. El abarca “El éxito para mi es comunicar al muchas facetas. mundo cosas importantes y sentirse Saida satisfecha, eso es el éxito para mí” Santana nació en una isla que se llama éxito para mi es comunicar al Gran Canaria. La isla está muy mundo cosas importantes y alejado y presenta muchísisentirse satisfecha, eso es el mas limitaciones. Su acéxito para mí,” afirma Saida. ento de Gran Canaria es muy Santana habló de que su diferente al acento de México trabajo de actriz afecta su Venezuela y también el acento acento. Ella cambia su acento de Madrid. “Mi vida ha sido dependiendo de la ciudad y una vida de obstáculos y en cual es el acento más popular.

Saida mostró una selección de la película que se llama “La vida según Ofelia,” en la que ella era la protagonista. También mostraron la telenovela “Cosita Linda,” en la que ella tuvo que tener un acento mexicano.

El mensaje que yo me voy a llevar de Saida Santana, es conectar mi sueño con mi “para que.” Para qué estoy haciendo esto, para qué estoy estudiando ha de estar conectado con mi sueño.

TCA students learn to teach at Selma Elementary RAFAEL HERNANDEZ

CHRONICLE REPORTER

Every year during the spring semester TCA 11th graders go to Selma Ave Elementary School to help children K - 1 with their class assignments.

Approximately 66 students walk over to Selma every Wednesday under the supervision of three teachers; Jasmine Abad, Mauricio Arocha and Augusta Udensi.

Students get paired up with a child creating a one on one bond together.

“We’re trying to give our students the opportunity to experience what it feels like to work in real life and in this case we align it with our pathway theme which would be child development so they get to practice what they are learning in their child development class in this environment,” said Abad.

Students help their leaner with whatever the teacher assigns such as math work, english work, their rainbow words or timing how fast they can read.

“I was excited to teach children, reason why is because I get to learn a new experience of how a teacher feels when being pressured

to teach not only one student but a whole class of 15 students. Knowing the fact that they are young kids; not every young kid is the same some don’t like to listen and hard to get their attention, others are very active and some are really lazy,”said TCA Junior Jose Cordova.

Jose also added that one difficulty he’s had is getting

my student does and ways I can help my student” said, TCA Junior Joseph Guerrero.

Aside from helping their children, 11th graders have to come up with a “Pillars of Character Skit” which they would have to get into groups and each group will be given a kind of skit they’ll have to create.

The different skits are;

Hollywood Junior, Keven Corona educates another student to get experience in the teaching field.

CREDIT : DR. MAURICIO AROCHA

his learners attention to do her work.

“It affects my academic life since I have child development class which always makes me think about what

Trustworthiness, Respect, Responsibility, Fairness, Caring and Citizenship.

Through these skits they will set examples for their children and teach them how

to act towards anyone.

“The skit we are doing is Trustworthiness, I’m feeling really good. I’m feeling luxurious. I feel like my team put a lot of effort into practicing and that’s what’s important.” said TCA Junior Bani Rice.

Students have been working hard to make these skits fun and exciting for their learners.

“I think that this is a valuable experience for our students,” Abad said.

“Many of them who are disengaged when they are in the classroom, not motivated. When we get to Selma I see the light turn on in them. I see that they enjoy the experience of being a person of influence to another in some case a role model. The one thing I can never forget is when a student told me I didn’t feel like going to school today but because we have tutoring I’m here. It makes our students want to come to school.”

inspiration and acceptance. ”It taught me to keep creating,” said PAM Senior, India Williams, who went on to begin writing a script during the car ride back to Hollywood. ”It taught me to be more confident, unapologetic about who I am,” said Audrey Crabano, PAM Senior and Thespians President.

The way that these students light up at the mere mention of the 2019 California State Thespian Festival shows the unique nature of their trip. It’s clear ”I am… we are… thespians” is a mantra they’ll carry on for the rest of their theatrical careers.

NMA makes promo Schoology video

NOVALEE LOPEZ CHRONICLE REPORTER The new relationship Hollywood has built with Schoology, has resulted in Schoology coming to the New Media Academy (NMA) program pursuing a video made. Those who were interested in gaining that much more filming experience had the choice to volunteer to be on the film crew.

The video was filmed from April 14-22 over spring break, with inclusion of Hollywood staff and students.

Those who were interested in volunteering were given the option to sign up and were asked to come to campus on Tuesday, April 15 to meet with the representatives of schoology and fulfill their vision for their corporate video.

“When we arrived on campus, we were instructed to head to our video production classroom to grab the necessary equipment and to set it up in the library”, says NMA Junior Nelson Granados, who was one of the students on the projects film crew.

Once students arrived there was no time for chit chat; they was a strict schedule for the filming. Charmain Johnson, the video production teacher, was there herself guiding her students with the help of her colleagues.

Hollywood got selected to be apart of this video and to host the representatives from schoology because of the well known NMA program.

“The purpose of this project was to provide a instructional video to elementary schools in the LAUSD district, since schoology will now be used in elementary schools”, says Ms. Nezu, who is Hollywood’s NMA magnet coordinator.

Hollywood delivered when needed to help provide a solution to a district wide incorporation of a new program.

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Seniors sign their lives to the next level MELANIE AGUILAR

CHRONICLE REPORTER

As students sign away their future, we celebrate the many accomplishments of our senior class. Students are committing to pursue higher education and solidify the next four years of their lives.

College Signing Day took place in the quad on May 3, where snow cones, popcorn and fun games were arranged to honor the hard working class of 2019. As times have been stressful and challenging, this was a moment to enjoy each others company and recognize the first of many achievements. In their attempts to pursue their dreams, seniors take the next step towards securing a future: college signing.

Seniors are being exposed to the realities and responsibilities that come with college signing. When you sign to a university, you are committing to attend and represent that

instituchoose distinct tion career paths and with our seniors will hard take the first work steps towards and reaching their consisintended profestency sions. There are for four a wide variety years. of choices and SAS in these moSalutaments seniors torian, are getting ready Jocelyn to tackle their Mendez chosen majors. will be Students have Wilfredo Molina leaves his own mark on the college signing day poster. attending CREDIT : JASMINE CORTEZ also found a way to the Uniexpand their experiUniversity Fullerton, for the versity of ence by traveling fall of 2019 as a business maCalifornia, Los Angeles as an away from their home to go to jor. He says he is “ready to take school. economics major. She chose on the responsibilities and UCLA because “not only did Dorothea De la Cruz has independence that come with they offer the most financial chosen to leave Los Angeles transitioning to a four year aid, but it has always been a and will travel to Arizona university”. dream”. Jocelyn decided to to attend Northern Arizona Students are on a path pursue economics.

University under Interior towards their desired career Eduard Cristanto has comDesign and Architecture. She choices. Many students will mitted to California State said NAU is the “best univer-

NMA presents orginal films

SIDNEY GONZALEZ

CHRONICLE REPORTER

New Media Academy juniors will present their film projects on May 30 at the Hollywood Egyptian Theater on Hollywood Boulevard.

The project this year will be on the topic of catalysts for change. They have been researching the topic during some of their classes and culminated their research into an individual script used to produce the film they will be presenting..

The script is centered around a character they created inspired by catalysts for change in the real world.

On April 5, students took a day-long trip to Columbia College in order to provide students with the experience of different colleges to

see which suit them best.

Columbia College is a smaller technology college, and part ner of Hollywood.

The school has been attending field trips for around three years with them.

Students from all grades were provided with two workshops, one for ani mation and the other for film. Students in the film workshop took up the different roles in a film crew for a one page horror film script.

NMA will see a studio on campus this upcoming fall.

Instead of filming around campus, the old auto shop located in room 102 is being converted into a studio that will be used for video production and other creative projects.

The Bowl is inevitable MARIA ALFARO

CHRONICLE REPORTER As the year comes to an end, seniors are getting ready to graduate and transition into college. While this is a sad moment, it doesn’t stop them from being excited to go on to the next chapter of their life.

Jacqueline Arana, SAS senior, said she is “excited about graduation” and is “ready for college and the future experiences that await” for her.

Students will be leaving the school with great knowledge and good memories.

Omar Baltazar, NMA senior, said he is also “excited for the future and happy to have spent high school with some of the greatest people.”

Students who qualified will be graduating in white and the rest in red to represent Hollywood High’s colors.

Cosme Dominguez, TCA senior, said he feels relieved

to have “finished high school because it’s a stepping stone in [his] life that [he] managed to get through on [his] own.”

The graduation ceremony will take place at the Hollywood Bowl on June 6 from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m.

Students are allowed to bring as many guests as they want because there are enough seats for everyone at the Bowl. They will not have to pay with exceptions of parking, which will be $6-8 if purchased at the student store, and $10 at the Bowl. It is first come first serve, so it is a good idea to come early because there will be a long line later. An interesting fact about graduation is that Hollywood High School is the only school in LAUSD to graduate at the Hollywood Bowl, which is an honor.

sity for her because it has a great program for her major”.

Dorothea acknowledges that moving away from home and adapting to a new setting will be challenge but she is willing to do it to pursue her greatest aspirations.

In today’s society, the opportunities are endless.

College itself is an opportunity to expand one’s intellect and pursuing higher education is a choice. Many of our seniors have decided go beyond expectations and take advantage of the present opportunities.

The private university Scripps College is happy to welcome Grace Lyde to one of the five Claremont colleges. Grace will be attending Scripps as a English major.

She says “it was a top choice because it has many beneficial opportunities.” She states that she is “excited and ready for the adventure.”

Coaches told to reapply for coaching positions JASMINE CORTEZ

EDITOR-IN-CHIEF

The school district’s system ¨Sometimes I would interbe returning, but those who says coaches have to reapply view them in the quad and aren’t returning were the ones for their positions at the end ask them questions for next who didn’t agree with the of every school year, but the year,” Furioso said. ´How you process, leaving room for aprule hasn’t been enforced at gonna do this? How you gonna plicants to apply.

Hollywood. do that?´ And most of those Lots of the student-athletes Students have been hearing coaches returned. There are a have voiced their opinions on about their coaches leaving few coaches who opted out.¨ the subject as well, speaking to campus and others who are Many of the students have the administrators and saying having to be interviewed for grown close to their coaches how displeased they are about their positions again, but it and have played many seait. An idea from the feedback was not as sudden as some sons with them, even winning received by the students, there would believe. league titles that have been has been a process set up that There are policies that important moments in their could include the studentschools have to follow or else lives. The coaches at Hollyathletes of that sport to be there could be consequences, wood have made impacts on involved with the interview and one of those policies was their lives, but it is not a bias process to make sure that they that after every “term,” school or sudden rule that the admin- are in good hands. year, coaches have to reapply istrative decided to enforce, There has been speculation for their jobs and go through Furioso said. surrounding backlash from interviews again. ¨There are many people parents, Furioso said “ no one This was brought up dishere at Hollywood High single parent “ has personally cussed and enforced by the School who have never had spoken directly to him about CIF, LAUSD Interscholastic the chance to apply for any concerns over the coaching Athletics, and the administraposition because they assume staff. tors at Holly¨We´ve had “There are many people here at Hollywood coaches that wood High.

The start High School who have never had the chance have expressed of the new to apply for any position because they assume displeasure enforcements with having to began when in that the position belongs to someone else. go through the 2017 the CIF process, but we had a closer look at Hollywood that the position belongs to have reminded them that this athletics paperwork. someone else.¨ Furioso said. is in the best interest of the ¨We had athletic violaFurioso addressed the ques- kids, because in order to be in tions that began in 2017 due tion of why the coaches with compliance with the CIF, these to missing paperwork.¨ said winning seasons and a great are things they are asking us Pacino Furioso, assistant prin- school track record were also to do,” said Furioso. cipal. The missing paperwork made to reapply for their jobs. brought the idea that change Also adding that all of the needed to go on. coaching positions are ¨limited It means that the athletics term assignments,” meaning at Hollywood were under inthat it opens at the beginning vestigation to clear out that is- of the year and closes at the sue, meaning that the CIF was end of the year. looking through the violations So that means that the winThe violations needed to be dow for the coaching position fixed, and in order to do that opens again near the start of the school has to follow the the next school year, which actual procedures the school means the coaches have to was not actively enforcing, resubmit their applications.

Furiosos said.

Most of the coaches will

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OPINION/EDITORIAL

MAY 2019

STAFF EDITORIAL: Thank you, next

The year in rewind: some bad, some good This 2018-2019 journalism staff has inspired me to be the person I am today: an editor and a reporter to deliver important information to the school and the public. This staff editorial is dedicated for the staff that are leaving their Chronicle reporter and editor positions to go fulfill their dreams at college.

As an editor for three years, I have experienced so much with the graduating editors of 2019. As I stepped into the journalism classroom on the first day of my freshman year, I was afraid that I would not be able to communicate

with any fellow upperclassmen.

However, I was greeted by the warmest people who I created a special bond with for three very special years.

reason that I am happy to work in the staff. We worked together as a strong unit to make sure our newspapers were packed full of important stories to deliver to the school. Every editor “I would like to first thank all gave me of the editors for helping me amazing advice for spread my wings and become a journalism stronger leader and journalist. “ and even as upperclassmen.

I would like to first thank Without you, I would not all of the editors for helpbe the editor I am today. ing me spread my wings I would also like to thank and become a stronger all the senior reporters leader and journalist. who are leaving. I did not Every one of you is the get to fully interact with

each and every one of you; however, I will miss everyone. Every reporter puts in their effort to create a newspaper masterpiece and demonstrates their special writing and

photography skills. I hope EDITOR-IN-CHIEF all the senior reporters JASMINE CORTEZ and editors will reach for OPINION EDITOR their dreams in college and LESLIE FIGUEROA NEWS EDITOR beyond college.

moments of high school?

Everyone comes up with new ideas, beliefs and actions after the four years that contribute to the timeline that determines who you will be, over who you’re supposed to be.

“You reap what you sow” comes out a little negative because nobody ever wants to face consequences, and that is what it’s all about.

So my point here is: address every problem because you’ll always face it sooner or later, in other words, “you reap what you sow”.

This is the advice portion, and this is where I’ll share the insight I do have. Something I have learned early on is that if you think about it everyone will have some regret or some dark days, but where it matters most is if you let the regret and dark days conquer you or you take something new out of them.

So senior year hits right and now I’m the News Editor for Journalism, I represent the “student voice” in ASB / Leadership and also I’m the Bulletin Editor for Key Club.

Oh and on top of that I have

and important and my job has taught me millions of things, but mostly how much a dollar is worth. My closest friends have taught me to prioritize them because they’ve redeemed themselves as my backbone and family. All of these situations where I found myself in a difficult place have each taught me a different lesson that I can apply into my next situation.

So it’s like yeah, you may ask “why’d I sign yourself up for all that and then not even follow through?” well, it’s tough. Do you really want to resign, of course not.

So what did I do, I reaped what I sowed. I faced the consequences and that’s how I learned to live and that’s okay. The lesson most predominating from what I took from my four years altogether is to learn from the obstacles you go through and apply what you learned to the next chapter of your life.

Make not only me proud nor the staff proud, but every Sheik and every staff proud. I will support every one of you for your new journey beyond high school. I will cherish all the moments we created together to the bottom of my heart. I love everyone 3000.

High School, you reap what you sow

ETHAN MURGA NEWS EDITOR

The four years went by quick … not really. High school came with friends from elementary, middle school, kids that moved from other schools and upperclass men who were already here.

So “it went by quickly”, that’s an overstatement.

It was like running a mile: fast, then slow, then almost there and then the last lap took forever. But the beginning of the last lap, trying to figure out where you’ll run next, that’s when you reflect on yourself and who you are. Did you learn anything during the previous three laps, how to pace yourself, maybe? Or even savor the

a job. Okay so on paper for college this looks outstanding right, well, I got into five colleges. So, what did I take from all these activities that would eat up my time?

Well, the newspapers had some (an understatement) of mistakes on the news portion, I hardly ever spoke up in Leadership “to represent” the students, the whole year I went to like four Key Club events and stopped posting on social media a little more than half way into the school year, but I did do my submissions and then there’s my job. I worked a lot of hours and got a handful of experience in being yelled at by people who were bothered by something else beyond me and paid a bill or two at home with the money I made.

What have I taken from these obstacles and their outcomes? The newspaper has made me pay attention to every detail especially in life and read over everything thousands of times; ASB that you cannot control others and many things in life nor speak for them; Key Club that failure is good

Ethan Murga, 12th Grade, SAS likes to learn more about himself everyday and wants to be rich.

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Man On The Street:

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Seniors! What are your plans for the summer?

I’m planning on spending some time at home before going off to college in the fall.

I have a plan to go to Peru when school is out and then come back and get ready for school….again.

My plans are to go to summer school and get out of community college and transfer in two years.

Hopefully, I can join a research program at my college.

Celso Garcia, SAS 12th Grade

Alan Gonzalez, TCA 12th Grade

Ashley Montoya, NMA 12th Grade

Chelsea Guevara, PAM 12th Grade

INTERVIEWS AND PHOTO CREDIT: OSCAR PEREZ (PHOTO EDITOR)

Why we should we doodle in school RANDY SUAREZ CHRONICLE REPORTER

doo·dle /ˈdo͞odl/ verb gerund or present participle: 1. doodling scribble absentmindedly.

The reputation of doodling in academic and professional settings is bad, but studies show this absent-minded habit actually helps stimulate the brain towards productivity.

The cognitive benefits for doodling are that it helps by decreasing stress levels and by trying to increase focus through processing the mate-

rial in a different medium that one can better understand. By allowing creativity to rule the page, it can motivate one to engage with the content more.

Also because doodling is scribbling absentmindedly, it can be used as a second cognitive load that is just distracting enough to keep you focused on the main task, while actually increasing the total amount you can pay attention to.

This is due to the cognitive load theory: the idea that the mind has a limited amount of attention that it can use to process stimuli.

So when you add a second cognitive load, like doodling, it causes the brain to work more, but because it doesn’t take away from your capabilities in note-taking, it just allows for more productive note-taking.

It is like, oddly enough, growing an extra arm to carry, let’s say, a flyer (the flyer is doodling). But because the

flyer weighs very little, you can still use the third arm to carry the books you already have (books being the main task) and distribute the weight to make it feels less

burdensome (this is how doodling reduces stress), or even carry more books (and become more efficient at the main task).

Doodling can be used to own one’s comprehension of the content visually, which many

lecturers, presentors, and instructors don’t have the time or flexibility in the curriculum to adjust to everyone’s style of learning. They can, in the right circumstances, be much more efficient than words. For example: diagrams, charts, or even scientific processes such as the one below can optimize productivity in a time crunch, like a class lecture.

To divide, a cell must complete several important tasks: it must grow, copy its genetic material (DNA), and physically split into two daughter cells. Cells perform these tasks in an organized, predictable series of steps that make up the cell cycle. The cell cycle is a cycle, rather than a linear pathway because, at the end of each go-round, the two daughter cells can start the exact same process over again from the beginning… That’s a paragraph and a hand cramp.

If this doodle can create comprehension more efficiently than words can, then words

should be used only when and where they are needed, in the case of explaining concepts at the very least. If explanatory writing is not precise, then unnecessary words can bog a notetaker’s mind and will, instead of taking time making sense of the material, force the notetaker (and this can be the student) to write already longhand notes verbatim. (And if they type their notes, they are possibly already typing wordfor-word). The notetaker will go back to their notes and go over a transcript of the lecture at home. They might as well record the lesson because they will look back at it a second time. It will cut productivity in half.

So if we are all for efficiency, all for creativity, all for fewer stress, all for learning, and definitely all for less hand cramps, we should be all for doodling to a nobler cause as well.

Randy Suarez, 12th Grade, SAS, loves reading a good book and doing “stuff “in his free time.

Let’s face it,as much as we are instilled virtues of kindness, practicing it is really hard to do sometimes. It even seems easier to be mean to people when they in turn have been unkind to us. Sometimes people hurt us, whether knowingly or unknowingly. And oftentimes we suppress that anger or sadness, being too embarrassed or ashamed to speak it out loud.

However, the only way to defeat those emotionss is to kill them... with kindness.

It is not to say that being kind doesn’t come with it’s own rewards. Research has shown that being kind to other people boosts levels of serotonin in our systems. Serotonin, is a neurotransmitter in our brains that is highly associated with feelings of peace and well being.So when we perform acts of goodwill we ourselves receive many

benefits. Take for instance, the simple act of smiling. Our minds process viewing someone else’s smile as contagious and will most likely reproduce the feelings we see in other people.So keep on smiling those pearly whites!

Another benefit in doing the good dead is in it healing your heart. Have you ever heard of the saying, “she has such a big heart?”

Well, this is actually true, as being kind hearted starts off as a chemical balance in your heart. Producing the hormone oxytocin and the chemical nitric Oxide causes our blood vessels to dilate. As Oxytocin is known as a heart strengthening hormone, kindness really makes your heart that much stronger.

Killing them with kindness: two reasons why

JOAN KIM FEATURES EDITOR

As we are becoming adults, there are going to be many situations involving friends and family where we will fight with the ones we love and leaving friends behind our path of life because of the things we disagree with them. However, the only remedy to apologize or make sure someone understands they did something wrong is the sudden act of

kindness.

You are probably wondering, “Why should I be kind to someone who hates me or who disagrees with me?” The answer is that you should be kind because you should be the better person in life and you should be the bigger adult.

If humans were constantly fighting and arguing with each other, we would only spread negative energy to the world and the future generations ahead of us.

The phrase, ‘the pen is mightier than the sword’, can be applied to this concept.

While we may be inclined to respond to unkindness with a figurative sword (inconsideration and harsh treatment), this would only generate a vicious cycle. One person would be mean to another, who is mean to another, to

another, to another. We don’t want “another.” Instead, if we choose to respond with the pen (which could be something written physically but also an act of kindness) we could find ourselves breaking this cycle.

Kindness is contagious and could be spread like wildfire if we so choose to just pick up a pen.

Joan Kim, 11th Grade, SAS is a lover of food, kpop, and happiness.

LESLIE FIGUEROA OPINION EDITOR

Leslie Figueros, 12th Grade, SAS, likes a good cup of coffee.

6 MAY 2019

FEATURES

Sheik of the Month: Prom King and Queen SHARON ULLOA

CHRONICLE REPORTER

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he Sheiks of the Month for May are Prom King Ali Dugally and Prom Queen Violet Tirado. The Once Upon a Time themed prom was held on Saturday, May 18. Many memories were made and once in a lifetime experiences were well spent.

“I felt really happy and surprised that I won prom queen because I was not planning on running,” said Violet Tirado.

The winners were filled with happiness as their name were announced.

“I felt happy and thankful for everyone that voted for me. It was something

that I will always remember,” said Ali Dugally.

The winners did not expect their name to be called and were surprised.

“I was not sure because it was a fair run. I had the feeling that I was going to win,” said Ali. Violet Tirado responded, “No, because the other candidate were more known in Ali Dugally and Violet Tirado pose after winschool, but since I ning their positions as prom king and queen do a lot in school Photo Credit: Mr. Briggs maybe people knew who I was.”

Both winners will cherish the night forever. They are thankful for having to win the title and it is another accomplishment to their list.

“I thank everyone who voted for me and helped me promote myself throughout the week before prom,” said Violet.

Ali is a SAS senior who is also Senior Student Council Secretary. He is going to attend Santa Monica College with a undecided STEM major. Ali is a part of ASB Leadership and Key Club. He also manages everything with a part time job at Chick Fil A. Violet has been a part

of ASB leadership for the past four years. This year she became a chair member of marketing and design for ASB. Violet also manage good grades while being a part of the Cross Country and Track and field team since her sophomore year. She will attend Glendale Community College this fall with a major in business administration.

The night was a success for both winners . They celebrated their win by enjoying the night, having fun with their friends, and making the prom worth it.

Moments that were captured at Prom

Ashley Montoya, Michelle Pineda-Romero, Jennifer Neyra, Andrea Quintero shine with their bright smiles and their dresses Photo Credit: Mr. Briggs

Milagros Robelo poses in her beautifyl red dress with her friend Anthony Sales in his fresh blue tuxedo Photo Credit: Mr. Briggs

Angelica Tonoyan, Viktoriya Kovalevskaya, Suzanna Sakoyan poses in their unique prom dresses Photo Credit: Mr. Briggs

Prom prince Chandler Johnson in his purple themed outfit and Prom princcess Hedi Paniagua in a shiny themed attire win their positions Photo Credit: Mr. Briggs Joceyln Mendez in her cinderella themed outfit and Fernando Munoz pose before the clock strikes twelve Photo credit: Mr. Briggs

FEATURES

MAY 2019

A delusional paradise: Museum of Illusions

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LESLIE FIGUEROA

OPINION EDITOR

S

itting on the corner of Hollywood Boulevard and the McCadden Place is a little building with illusions just waiting to blow your mind.

The Hollywood Museum of Illusions! Get ready to take out your cameras inside the Instagram-ready paintings and exhibit.

Some of the most popular stations are the African Safari with cute elephants, a concert stage with a massive crowd of fans, and a haunting ledge

that appears to have you attempting a daring escape.

Walking the iconic red carpet of Hollywood during a film premiere is also one of the most popular stations. These exhibits are fascinating as they encompass 3D qualities that give the power of Illusion.

The museum is opened from 10:00a.m. - 12:00a.m. from Sunday to Monday and is usually an hour long event, meaning you could spend well over an hour getting the perfect picture. As for how to

dress, I would recommend to wear some comfortable shoes as you will definitely want to spend more than an hour in there.

The staff there are all very helpful as the very second I walked in they recommended me to go back outside to get a coupon. The normal price for general admission is $25, however with the $5 off discount it came out to $20. Of course that wasn’t necessary, as I had one from our last issue! They are also generally

willing to help with pictures if they are not too busy. If you liked a photo and wanted do a little something extra with it, you can airdrop it to them where they will make a refrigerator magnet for you.

Overall, the experience I had there was great and the photos we took were even better! I would highly recommend the museum to anyone who is even remotely interested in it. Especially considering it’s only a short walk from school. Apart from

the photo opportunities, you will genuinely have fun there.

Twisting and turning into different poses with your friends ends with fits of giggles.

Often times we find ourselves uncomfortable with taking full bodies pictures with our friends. However with the fun illusions you could find yourself all too preoccupied with having a blast

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8 MAY 2019

ENTERTAINMENT

Don’t wait till “Tomorrow” to see Annie AMERICA FLORES-HERNANDEZ CHRONICLE REPORTER

The cast of “Annie” delivered a performance that made audiences understand how much the power of hope can be useful; even in times of darkness.

Centered around an 11 year old girl living in the heights of the Great Depression, Annie is under the “care,” along with other orphaned girls in the Municipal Orphanage of New York’s Lower East Side, run by the alcoholic antagonist, Miss Hannigan.

With the holidays around the corner, a chance meeting between millionaire Oliver Warbucks and a selected orphan from Miss Hannigan’s orphanage sets the stage for a journey between a man who has lost his sense of purpose, and a girl trying to find her real parents, while attempting to prove her

value.

Crabano as Annie and Anthony “If there’s one thing I took away Despite the from this troubles of producAmerica’s turtion, bulent economy it was during this time, humilthe audience ity,” said can realize that Audrey something good Crabano, in life can always PAM come out of the senior. most tragic cir“The cumstances. past four Cast members years, said they were have thrilled with the showedreception the reme that cent production it takes has gotten, espemore cially about the than Audrey Crabano sings her heart out as Annie in her final appear- talented skills actors portraying ance at Hollywood High School. the protagonists in to be a lead,” Credit: MR.BRIGGS particular. The leadsaid Audrey. ing roles were played by Audrey Bravo as Oliver Warbucks.

Also, Anthony Bravo, PAM ju-

nior, expressed thoughts about his contribution to the stage, “It felt great playing Warbucks again since I also portrayed him in 2015 for my middle school.

He’s egotistical, he’s well mannered, and just an all out softie inside. The music from the orchestra and the energy of the cast and crew is what makes every performance worth it.”

This production not only marveled its audience but managed to create a lasting impression of the challenges we face throughout history, especially when a nation is in crisis.

Go abstract with Kevin Abstract’s new album ELVIRA ROMAN

CHRONICLE REPORTER

The boyband BROCKHAMPTON is known for their unique sound and different personalities. Boy bands are no longer made up of straight white men, and BROCKHAMPTON is proof for that. Kevin Abstract is a queer member of the boyband BROCKHAMPTON. “ARIZONA BABY” is the second solo album released by Kevin Abstract.

With the album being 11 songs long, artists like Bearface and Joba from BROCKHAMPTON and Ryan Beatty are fea-

tured. Upcoming artist Dominic Fike is also featured in two songs.

Kevin Abstract released this project in two parts. “Arizona Baby” was fully released on April 25.

The first part of the album that was released included 3 tracks: “Big Wheels”, “Joyride”, “Georgia”. The first track, “Big Wheels” is a very upbeat song with a mix of different instruments and sounds that can sound overwhelming but it grows on you.

However, the last 13 seconds of this song transition smoothly to the track “Joyride”.

“Ghettobaby” is the second part released and has 3 more tracks. “Corpus Christi”, “Baby Boy” and “Mississippi” are the song titles on this EP. “Baby Boy” is a very different song from the others with its angelic vocals and autotune. This song samples a unreleased

song from BROCKHAMPTON’s unreleased song. The bridge in this track is very catchy thanks to Ryan Beatty’s vocals. “Mississippi” is the third track of this EP and it is a diary of Kevin Abstract’s feelings. He sings about depression, him being gay and seeking success. He also sings about love both in friendships and a significant other.

On April 25, Abstract released the full length album and gave his fans 5 more songs to listen to. A fan favorite of the album is “Peach” featuring JOBA, Bearface, and Dominic Fike. Although this song is very slow, it is a perfect embodiment of a summer evening watching the sky and enjoying the moment. Every artist brings their own contribution to this woozy ‘bedroom pop` song.

Kevin Abstract is a very creative artist who not only writes his own music, makes merch, and produces tracks, but he also directs his own music videos. Abstract posted

a picture regarding a casting call for the track “Baby Boy” in Los Angeles. The music video for the song starts with Kevin Abstract singing in a very dark night time setting and the chorus begins with friends and fans all wearing the same outfit dancing. The music video has them all dancing like zombies in a very odd way just limping singing along. Many compare this music video to the movie Another music video released for this album was “Peaches” which was directed

by Kevin Abstract himself.

Everything is shot on film so it looks very nostalgic. The music video is a visual representation of the song, with friends hanging out driving around Los Angeles. Almost all of the BROCKHAMPTON members make an appearance in the music video.

Kevin Abstract started this new era by posting cryptic messages saying “The 1999 is coming” and posting snippets

creates a new toy from arts and crafts in “Toy Story 4.” Woody, Buzz, and the rest of the toys are

first movie, it is about a single mother who gifts her son a Buddi doll being unaware of its sinister nature.

June 26 “Annabelle Comes Home” is about a possessed doll named Annabelle who was put away in an artifacts room. The doll later awakens the room’s evil spirits and makes it a living nightmare for a couple’s daughter, her friends, and their young babysitter.

July 2 Peter Parker in “Spider-Man: Far from Home” goes on a trip enjoying his summer after the events that occured in “Avengers: Endgame.” Spider-Man must help defeat new enemies that

Soak in these summer films and beat the heat

of new songs.

A few days before the release of the album he went on Twitter and posted a link to a livestream that would go on for 10 hours. The livestream was Kevin Abstract on a treadmill walking in Brockhampton street which is is where their group got their name from.

Eventually people figured out the location and soon joined him through this odd journey of him walking. Some fans stayed for almost all of the 10 hours and cheered him on the very last minutes Kevin Abstract has stated this was going to be nothing like his first album.

Kevin Abstract is a gay black man who is not afraid to rap about his sexuality and struggles. In this album, his songs are very personal yet they all have different styles. If you are not listening to Kevin Abstract and like versatile artists that aren’t only categorized in one genre or sound, listen to “ARIZONA BABY”.

ELISSA MARTINEZ

CHRONICLE REPORTERS

Enjoy your summer with these upcoming films.

June 7 “Dark Phoenix” is an American superhero film based on one of the characters from X-Men, Jean Grey, as she evolves into Dark Phoenix. During a life-threatening rescue mission in space, Jean is hit by a cosmic force that transforms her into one of the most powerful mutants of all. Dealing with this increasingly unstable power as well as her own personal demons, Jean spirals out of control, tearing the X-Men family apart and threatening to destroy the very fabric of our planet.

“The Secret Life of Pets 2” is the sequel to “The Secret Life of Pets” that was released in 2016.

In this movie coming out, Max faces some major changes, an example being he becomes overprotective. This is because his owner Katie gets married and

now has a child named Liam.

While on a family trip to the countryside, Max meets a farm dog named Rooster, and both attempt to overcome his fears.

June 14 In the new “Men in Black: International” movie, Sony is now attempting to re-launch the franchise with a brand new take on the series while still honouring the original classic.

The film sees new recruit Agent M partnered with Agent H who both manage to hunt down the Men in Black all on their own.

June 21 After years of Andy giving away his toys to Bonnie, she

faced with problems involving the new toy named Forky who suffers from an existential crisis about being a toy.

The “Child’s Play” film that is being released this summer is a modern-day version of “Child’s Play” that was released in 1988.

If you are not familiar with the

are threatening his world with his new partner: Mysterio.

July 12 In the movie “Crawl,” a massive hurricane is about the hit Florida. A young girl named Haley completely ignored the evacuation orders because she was searching for her missing father. After finding him, they realize they are trapped in their home due to the intense floodwaters. They later discover a greater threat which is they are also surrounded by a pack of gigantic alligators.

August 9 In “Dora and the Lost City of Gold,” Dora is going into High School after spending most of her life in the jungle. She is later accompanied with a group of teens along with Boots the monkey to help her on a quest to find her parents.

ENTERTAINMENT

MAY 2019

Don’t Stray away from these Kids

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MILAGROS ROBELO

ENTERTAINMENT EDITOR

Stray Kids, a nine-member Kpop boy group formed in 2017 through a reality TV competition, performed at the Pasadena Civic Center May 17 on their first U.S. tour.

The group consists of the leader Bang Chan, Kim Woojin, Lee Know, Changbin, Hyunjin, Han Jisung, Felix, Seungmin, and I.N. They are under JYP Entertainment, who has artist such as Twice, Got7, and Itzy.

This is their first U.S. tour and their first stop is Newark, then they came to Los Angeles to the Pasadena Civic Center on May 17.

The last comeback they had before going on this tour was their title song “Miroh,” which is also the name of the album.

This album debuted at No. 3 on the Billboard World Album Chart and will be their second time performing in the U.S. since their first performance at KCON NY 2018.

The concert was seated, but

there were still people in line for hours. The fanbase, Stays, were handing out photo cards and banners for free to each fan. A group of fans were also handing out a red and blue bag to go over our lightsticks for specific songs as a fan project.

The seats were cushioned theater seats that were very comfortable. While fans were getting seated, they played all their songs on the speakers.

They played two or three songs from each album in chronological order. The concert began with a VCR that showed off their powerful side.

They started off with their de-

but song, “Hellevator.” The fans put the red bag on their lightstick, it matched the lighting of the stage during the song. The

whole auditorium erupted with cheers and fanchants. From where I was sitting, I could see them very well.

After three songs, they introduced themselves. They each went individually, introducing themselves in English. They

also had a translator and an ASL translator that signed each song.

My favorite performances were “Insomnia”, “Mirror”, “My Pace”, “Miroh”, “Get Cool” and “YAYAYA.” Stray Kids have many sides to them and these songs showed each of those sides. Their powerful side was shown in “Miroh” and “YAYAYA.” Their soft side was shown in “Insomnia.” Their cute side was shown in “My Pace” and “Get Cool.”

When they spoke to the fans, they sounded genuine. All of their songs have a message and they explained that message when they spoke. They told us not to give up and to keep try-

Solve cases with Detective Pikachu this summer

ing even when things get hard.

Each member came prepared with a presents for their fans.

Woojin gave Stays a heart; Changbin did a flip; Hyunjin also did a heart; Seungmin sang “Boyfriend” by Justin Bieber; Bang Chan gave a heart; Felix said I love you in his deep voice; Han Jisung did a heart, I.N. showed off his manly charm; and Lee Know did nine one handed push ups while doing a heart.

Bang Chan, the leader, thanked every staff and every person who helped make this happen. He thanked the ASL translator, the lighting crew, the crew that helped seat the fans, and the fans for supporting them.

Overall, I had an amazing time at the concert. Each member was genuine and was truly excited to perform. Since the venue was smaller, it felt more intimate. I would recommend anyone to go see them perform.

SALMA RODRIGUEZ

CHRONICLE REPORTER

The movie “Detective Pikachu” was directed by Rob Letterman. The cast for this movie consists of Ryan Reynolds, who voices the character Detective Pikachu, Tim Goodman, who plays Justice Smith, Lucy Stevens, who is played by Kathryn Newton, Ken Watanabe, whose character is Lieutenant Hide, Bill Nighy who plays Howard Clifford and, Ms, Norman who is played by Suki Waterhouse.

The movie’s plot is about a detective named Harry Goodman, who goes missing for unknown reasons. This then leaves his 21-year-old son, Tim Goodman, to try and figure out

the reason for his disappearance after finding out about the incident.

On his journey to investigate his father’s disappearance, Tom’s father’s former Pokemon partner, Detective Pikachu, decides to join him in order to finally find answers and put an end to the mysterious disappearance.

Once they have joined forces, their adventure takes place in Ryme City, where humans and pokemons live among one another. Throughout the movie they have to chase clues that eventually leads them to making shocking and unexpected

discoveries.

The movie overall was funny due to Ryan Reynolds’ comedic acting, but it was confusing when it came to understanding what audience they were trying to reach because at first, it seemed as if the movie was directed more towards a younger audience considering how at times they were trying a bit too hard to be silly just to get out some giggles from the kids.

Then at the same time there would be some parts that were too complicated for children to understand, but too shallow for adults and teens.

Summer concert calendar: something for everyone

Despite that, the graphics were amazing and done very well. Compared to other video game based movies that have been recently released, this one has been the most compelling so far. If they were to make another Pokemon movie, what they should improve on is their script writers, but keep up with the great effects and music references.

This is a solid movie to watch if you are a die hard Pokemon fan or just want something to keep you entertained for a while.

YADIRA ROMERO

CHRONICLE REPORTER

June 1: Jai Wolf - Shrine Expo Hall @ 9 p.m.

June 10: Rich the Kid - The Wiltern @ 7 p.m.

June 27: Aly & Aj - The Fonda Theatre @ 9 p.m.

June 1: Wango Tango - Dignity Health Sports Park, Carson @ 5:30 p.m.

June 19: Yungblud - Roxy Theatre @ 8 p.m.

June 29: Empire of the Sun - The Fonda Theatre @ 8 p.m.

June 6: Trevor Jackson - The Mint @ 8:30 p.m.

June 25: Khalid - Staples Center @ 7:30 p.m.

June 7: Jennifer Lopez - The Forum @ 8 p.m.

June 26: Khalid with Clairo - Staples Center @ 7:30 p.m.

June 29: Pitbull - Shoreline Amphitheatre @ 7:30 p.m.

June 8: Inner Wave - The Fonda Theatre @ 9 p.m.

June 27: LANY - The Greek Theatre @ 8 p.m.

June29: Harry Potter and Order of the Phoenix - Hollywood Bowl Orchestra @ 8 p.m.

10 MAY 2019

Alex Oppenheimer TCA Junior

Athlete of the Month Crimson Chronicle: How do you feel that you are chosen as athlete of the month?

Alex Oppenheimer: I feel respected by my coach and the work that I put in at practice everyday is getting recognized. The amount of games I also play a week is how it paying off.

Photo & Interview Credit: Kimberly Figueroa

Crimson Chronicle: What has been the most memorable moment this season?

Alex Oppenheimer: Prob-

ably when we beat Roybal and I threw a complete game and only gave it one run. Also, when we won league.

Crimson Chronicle: How did you manage to be a student athlete?

SPORTS Alex Oppenheimer: Even if you aren’t as good right now, you can still practice with the team and eventually get better.

Alex: I learned how to manage my time with school work and practices.

Crimson Chronicle: What is some advice for students interested in trying out?

Baseball bats hard for league title

MAYELI ACUNA

CHRONICLE REPORTER After a long awaited 20 years, the Hollywood High baseball team has regained the title of Central League Champs.

They had their first playoffs game on May 17 against Locke High School losing with a score of 4-0.

They said they went in with a determined mindset as they must keep up with the reputation of being 2019 League Champions.

Varsity, with a record of 10-5 and 9-1 in league, continued to work their way to playoffs with daily practices and dedication.

It was a long awaited journey for the team and, with their previous season not being so great, receiving this title was bittersweet.

Many of the team members agreed that their biggest rival remains to be the Roybal Titans, but also their proudest accomplishment as they beat them with a score of 6-5.

The boys lost their one, and only, game against Mendez on April 22 with a score of 3-0.

With that setback to a perfect season, they continued to practice every day in order

to pick themselves back up for their remaining games.

Their loss motivated them and made them win their following

easy win.

In comparison to previous years, they continued to apprehend their battle against

proud of is Roybal because they were the best,” said senior, Nicholas Macadaan, second baseman , “They always

Hollywood Jv baseball player, Jessie Chavez, getting ready to hit the ball at a home game.

Photo Credit: Katie Adaya

games, allowing them to move forward to playoffs.

It was a pretty great season for the Hollywood Baseball team, but it was not always an

the Titans. Playing them twice in league, the Sheiks won both games with scores of 6-5 and 5-1.

“The game we were most

destroyed us, so that game we went in the most focused and the most locked in. We beat them twice in a row so it was nice to finally beat them.”

Throughout their baseball season, lessons were learned and growing as an individual, and as a team, was made. Ivan Trejo, TCA junior, said, “I’ve learned how to be a good team member and learn how to communicate in the field.”

They have made a goal to stay determined, just as every other team, and if it cannot be met this year, they will continue to work until the home run is made.

The “homerun” they’re looking for being “Our team goal is to get a ring hopefully, I mean hopefully this year but next year could be better too” says Ivan.

After a very successful season, the Sheiks must say farewell to their senior teammates, Danny Huante, Andy Martir, Kevin Munoz, Nick Macadaan, and Lucas Schroeder.

Further, the remaining Sheiks of the team must keep up the reputation next season and work ten times harder.

Winning streak leads to softball league title KENYON DAWSON CHRONICLE REPORTER

The girls softball team faced the end of their season with a 6-2 loss against Sherman Oak Knights on Thurs.

May 9 in their first round of CIFLACS Division II Playoff game.

This defeat did not take away from their sweeping league season results that let them become League Champs in their respective division.

Captain Itzel Perez, PAM junior, says, “As a team, I think we all came together, did our part, and now we’re League Champs, so that’s great…”

Prior to this defeat, the Lady Sheiks were on a roll with a 10 game win streak with the last win versus the Bernstein Dragons on Apr. 30 resulted in a score of 18-0. Even before this shutout, they dominated the Contreras Cobras with a score of 8-1 on Apr 23.

Although these scores are already impressive, they

completely blew the Belmont at their own home and left Sentinels out their own field with a score of 15-2 on March with a whopping score of 35-6 26. Before that, they met with on April 11.

In the midst of their outstanding win streak, the girls faced many more challenging schools Lady sheik ready to pitch the ball to RFK Bobcats. such Photo Credit: Kimberly Figueroa as the Robert F. Kennedy Bobcats on Contreras once again with a April 9, Roybal Titans on April score of 11-1 on March 21, 4, and Mendez Jaguars on and Belmont, yes again, with a March 28 and defeated them score of 17-2 on March 18. all with amazing scores: 32-4, To keep up with their 20-6, and 19-0, respectively. streak, they defeated RFK with Our Sheiks faced Bernstein a score of 17-2 on Mar 14. Al-

though they maintained their win streak during the span of almost 7 weeks, they started their season with a few ups and downs.

Our Lady Sheiks faced a loss against the Northridge Academy Pumas with a score of 20-5 way back in Mar. 12.

But a day before this, Mar. 11, they defeated the Roybal Titans with a shutout victory of 19-0.

The girl’s first three games weren’t as successful as later on towards the end of the

season because they lost back, to back, to back.

On Mar. 4 the Sheiks lost to the Mendez Jaguars with a score of 13-8, and on Feb. 28, they lost 13-3 to the Gardena Panthers.

They Started their season off with a loss against Discovery High, Home of the Warriors, with a score of 9-0.

SPORTS

Hannah Kaufman: I am pleasantly surprised. I never thought I would get chosen for this.

Crimson Chronicle: What has been the most memorable moment this season?

Hannah Kaufman: We made it to the prelims, despite the lack of access to our pool

Athlete of The Month

and having to go to Bernstein every day.

Crimson Chronicle: How did you manage to be a student athlete?

Hannah Kaufman: There are no cuts, meaning that this is a no cut sport. Everybody is welcome and it is very fun.

Join next year!

Hannah Kaufam: I always made school a priority, but didn’t shy away from my responsibilities as a team captain.

Crimson Chronicle: What is some advice for students interested in trying out?

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HANNAH KAUFMAN SAS Senior

Crimson Chronicle: How do you feel that you were chosen as Athlete of the Month?

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Photo & Interview Credit : Kimberly Figueroa

Swim team succeeds Sheiks spike to the top x2

OSCAR PEREZ CHRONICLE REPORTER The swim team ended their season with an overall league record of 4-1. City prelims was on May 1, where the boys relay team qualified and the boys won first in their heats for both relay events. Raquel Kaufman, SAS Junior, competed individually for the 50 free event.

The team was faced with many difficulties. One of them was that the school pool was broken. They swim team had to travel to Bernstein High School every afternoon to practice in their pool.

Co-Captain, Hannah Kaufman, SAS senior, said that it was an honor swimming in the team. It was her senior year and she had fun this season. She had more responsibilities because she was head captain, but she still had fun.

Her goal was for her team to get into prelims, and was

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achieved by sacrificing lots of time afterschool.

One great memory she had was when the bus came late during a meet, against Eagle Rock, and they decided to hang out in a park to spend time.

Co-Captain, Raquel Kaufman, said “My only goal was to see the team qualify in prelims individually and do good in season.”

Raquel was proud that the team did qualify individually in different events and she managed to qualify 53rd individually.

The pool has been broken since 2016 and it is usually rumored that every year that the pool will be fixed. Hannah said that she is hurt that she will not be there to see when the pool is finally fixed, but is overjoyed that it’s finally happening.

Bump. Set. Spike. The boys got the well-deserved Central League Champion title after a victorious 3-0 win against the Bernstein Dragons.

This was one of the most anticipated games of the season after the Dragons beat the Sheiks at an away game with a score of 3-1.

The Sheiks had their last game on April 30 against the L.A.C.E.S Unicorns, ending their season with a 13-8 overall record and 10-2 in Central League.

“It’s a honor to get to playoffs... So proud of the Hollywood Boys Volleyball Team: Sheiks of strength and will power…” said Coach Beverly Kilpatrick.

With the beginning of their season starting off on a bumpy road, the Sheiks were able to find their rhythm.

“It’s not an easy road, but it’s a road where one can learn who they are. And how much it takes to Never Give

ity of the varsity team will be seniors. ”It feels very emotional knowing that it’s my last year,” said SAS junior Jose Saban,”I want to make the most of it especially for the team.”

The seniors left their mark on the team and the school.

They boys volleyball team was back-to-back Central League Champions.

Although the boys season has come to an end, its only the beginning of the girls season.

Keep an eye out for the Lady Sheik’s summer practice dates.

“So proud of the Hollywood boys volleyball team: Sheiks of strength and will power…”

UP!!”, said Coach Kilpatrick.

After receiving their title as league champs, the boys practiced everyday to better their game for the first round of playoffs.

They ended the season strong with their heads up high and plan to work even harder now that the major-

Runners old and new give track a new title

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EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Finishing the season with ent events, like the 1600m and All four boys qualified for an undefeated record, the the 4x4 relay. the 4x4 relay and Edwin Gartrack team builds on that sucNone of them made it into cia qualified for the 200m race cess with a few athletes who City Finals, but Marielle Sanalong with the relay. made it to City Prelims. chez was still successful in her None of the four boys made The seniors on the track heat for her race. She didn’t it to City Finals either, but it team celebrated their senior qualify for finals but had made didn’t leave them unsatisfied. night by wishing their una large accomplishment during League Finals and prelims had derclassmen on the team the prelims. been hosted by Hollywood, as best of luck and letting the The guys who qualified was the rest of their meets, newcomers know to come back next year and do just as well.

Moving into City Prelims, the event was held at Birmingham Community Charter High School May 9, and only a select few who met the qualifications to move into City made it.

Out of all the people who qualified for prelims, only three girls from the shotput team passed onto City finals.

They are Kalynn Harris, Brana Phillips, and Da’keya Rogers. City Finals had been on May 17, at El Camino College.

From the girl’s team, Marielle Sanchez runnn the 400 metter in city prelims.

Marielle Sanchez, Linnssy Photo Credit: Coach Kenny Valencia Munoz, Pauline Kanda, Tirsa Aguilar, Brana Phillips, Shainclude Edwin Garcia, Enrico except for the only away meet kira Drummon, and Stephanie Sangalang, Kana Wone, and they had at Belmont during Starks all qualified for differAimar Aguilar. the season.

Leaving everything on their home track, the team came on top undefeated.

Multiple athletes on the team exceeded their standards and showed strong improvements from years before. Some athletes also experienced a new event that they don’t usually race in, so they all had

something memorable.

One of the female sprinters on the team, Stephanie Starks,

SAS senior, placed first in her event.

Marielle Sanchez also ran the 800m during League Finals, a runner known for her sprints.

Another athlete who pushed herself was Ashley Zulueta, with an injury she didn’t let stop her from getting first place in the 4x1 relay and the 300m hurdles.

There were a lot of newcomers this year, filling in all the different parts of track and field and creating a more larger group of athletes that all represented the school more.

Some newcomers were excited about their success and know that they will come back next school year to enjoy the track season again.

Getting prepared for next season could include joining the cross country team during the fall as well.

Some athletes might feel like cross country won’t help, but many of the returning athletes on the track team have done both and developed strength for the track season.