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14 December 2017
Loma Linda Academy News Reflecting on LLA since 1940s
Issue No. 5
Happy Holidays by Kaleo Smith
Girls Varsity Volleyball Makes LLA History by Hannah Sitanggang
This year, our Loma Linda Academy varsity girls volleyball team had the opportunity to compete for the league championship title. After a long journey and no losses, the team had one last match to win. On November 10, 2017, the Loma Linda roadrunners drove all the way to Cerritos College optimistic and came back with a championship trophy in their hands. This was not only celebrated by the team, but by the entire school, as the team made history by being the very first CIF team to win the league championship. The captains that led their team to victory were Demari Webb (12), Hannah McKee (12), Kailee Rohmer (12), and Charis Rundle (11). Led by Coach Jane Chaffe the players: Webb, McKee, Morgan Hall (12), Rundle, Erin Ly (12), Bia Silva (9), Rohmer, Reina Williams (11), Tiana Campbell (11), Yuna Joe (10), and Chelsea DelReal (10) played their hearts out through two full sets. When asked about how she felt about the win, Webb responded, “It’s been an amazing year and I’m happy to leave high school with a CIF Championship Title.” The team will go down in LLA history.
Student Businesses
BRANDON DUGADUGA | SHAKAPIXS “My cousins had already decided to put a business together back in August, but I joined around mid-September. What motivated us to start our [business] was that all three of us have a passion for photography... and we wanted to really enhance our skills and talents. Eventually we wanted to have this as a way to make money. Planning and putting our business together was a simple process but it was just a matter of time. We did photoshoots here and there along with a wedding for free so we could build up our profile. We eventually made a website and business cards for us to get our name out. We want to... portray our clients personalities or their story [in] our photography. Not just by the shot - by the art and creativity that’s being put in both photoshoots and editing process.” SHANTEL GUZMAN | SHANTEL LISSETTE PHOTOGRAPHY *Full disclosure, Mirror staff member* “I started my business in August of 2016. I loved doing test shoots over the two prior years and wanted to take it to the next level so I started doing senior portraits and event photography. I devoted my summer to researching how I should go about making a contract and the shooting/ turnaround process with clients. After spending a great amount of time designing my website, shantellissette.com, I was set to start business. I love to capture human essence because through photos you can see a whole new light to them. Let’s shoot, whether it be senior portraits, shooting with your friends, or you simply want me to take your portrait!”
People around the world have interesting traditions during the holidays. We are used to hearing about Americanized Christmas, but we don’t always learn about other Christmas traditions or other holidays like Hanukkah or Kwanzaa. According to the article “Chanukkah” from jewfaq.org, during Hanukkah Jews celebrate the rededication of the temple after the Maccabees succeeded “in a revolt against both the assimilation of the Hellenistic Jews and oppression by the Seleucid Greek government.” In other words, they overthrew the Seleucid Greek oppressors. The following miracle that allowed the menorah to stay lit for eight days with only one day’s worth of oil is also an integral part of the holiday. They follow many traditions every year during Hanukkah. One of the most important traditions is the lighting of the menorah for eight days to commemorate the miracle. Another way that they celebrate the miracle is by eating fried, oily foods like latkes. They also play a game with a top called dreidel since during the reign of the seleucid empire over the Jews, study of the Torah was illegal. To bypass this, groups of Jews who were studying would play dreidel whenever an official was in sight to hide what they were actually doing. One other holiday we don’t learn much about is Kwanzaa. According to “KwanzaaWhat Is It?” on africa.upenn.edu, it is an African-American “celebration of life from 26
December to 1 January.” It originated in the United States in 1966 by Dr. Maulana Karenga in response to commercialism during Christmas. The candle is an important symbol just like it is in Hanukkah, and all seven candles are symbols for principles like unity, self-determination, collective work and responsibility, cooperative economics, purpose, creativity, and faith are the values represented in the candles. Christmas is celebrated differently in countries in Europe. According to “Ten European Christmas traditions” on bbc.co.uk, children in Norway leave out porridge for Jul Nisse, a gnome-like creature, to prevent him from playing tricks on them. In the United States we are used to getting coal when we are naughty, but in Germany they get sticks. Families in Poland eat a twelve course meal starting when they see the first star in the sky on Christmas Eve. Mexico has its own traditions during christmas. According to “An Old School Christmas” on iml.jou.ufl.edu, Mexicans decorate their houses with a nativity scene on December 16, but without Jesus. They attend Mass on Christmas Eve, and then go home and add Jesus to the nativity scene. Children do not get presents until January 6, during Three Kings Day, the day that the wise men arrived bearing gifts. People from all over the world have very interesting traditions during the holiday season.
JULIAN HAWKINS | BOOSTED J MERCH “I started [selling my Boosted J merch, such as hoodie’s] about a year ago - it was something I was doing for fun. My plan was just to make clothing for myself. At first it was difficult because I had no idea where to order merchandise from and how to design anything. It’s not really about how much I sell or make, it’s just about the support and fun that comes from it.” HARRISON MACE | LIFESTYLE CLOTHING “Lifestyle clothing started last summer The thing that motivated me the most to start this business is the message of “Lifestyle.” Over the last couple months, I’ve spent a lot of time pondering what Lifestyle means to me and I came up with a definition that sums it up quite well: “Something that is constant and influential in one’s everyday life by affecting their daily decisions and/or actions. In short, a way of living.” Through my own business, I thought that I’d be doing something I enjoy while also spreading the positive message of Lifestyle to others. The planning and execution process of Lifestyle was pretty time consuming. From the start, I knew I wanted to create a batch of shirts with a logo that said Lifestyle. I realized that my good friend, Elliot Fitz was very talented artist and I began to work with him on creating a logo. Once I received [the shirts], I went straight away to advertising them on social media. I eventually sold out of all 30 shirts and realized that to continue this business, I would be in need of a website. With more marketing and help of my friends to model the shirts, Lifestyle ended up selling out of its second batch of shirts in a week. The planning is always exciting, but the execution can be very stressful at times. It’s a lifestyle.” MICHELLE SANTOS | THREADING EYEBROWS “I started[ threading eyebrows] recently, after practicing during the summer a lot. I realized I really enjoyed the process of threading, seeing the end result, and putting a smile on people’s faces. It was quite spontaneous--one day I decided I wanted to be able to thread my own instead of having to go to the salon. As I kept practicing, I realized that this could be a small business I could run, that I would enjoy doing.” Dam, am eicabore maxim adit, cusam, quisim cus aut quate con nesequo dicimus
Mirror Staff Editor-inChief Ivanna Vargas
Design Editor Hannah Sitanggang
Photo Editor Shantel Guzman
Photo Journalist Angela Jin
Photo Journalist Grace Morales
Holiday Games for your Holiday Parties by Chloe Hegstad Rudolph Race -Each player gets a red pom pom and a spoonful of vaseline -Players race to be first person to stick the pom pom on Rudolph’s nose -Players dip nose in vaseline and get pom pom to stick to their nose -Then move across the room and attach the pom pom onto Rudolph -No hands allowed
Reporter Chloe Hegstad
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Reporter Cheerleen Hu
Setup and instructions: It is advised to put a tarp or towel down on the floor if you have carpet floors to avoid vaseline on the carpet. Each player will have a mini pom pom next to a spoonful of vaseline. No hands are allowed! The players dip the tip of their nose into the vaseline and then try to get the pom pom to stick. Once the pom pom is on there nose they try to be the first person to stick it onto Rudolph’s nose. Rudolph should be on the opposite wall from the players. Put a piece of double sided tape on Rudolph’s nose so when the player transfers the pom pom to Rudolph it will stick. Credit: playpartyplan.com
Reporter Moses Montanez
Reporter Kaleo Smith
Sponsor Danelle Taylor Johnston
Publisher Datha Tickner