Issue 10
Monday, November 6, 2023
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“Our goal at the POCS Press is to be informative, inclusive, and honest while sharing with the POCS community.”
Staff of the Month
How many family members do you have? She says there are four family members.
By: Samantha Letasi, Jolie Smith (7th)
Why did you choose to be a P.A.? She wanted to help kids and when she was growing up she always wanted to be a teacher.
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Is there any other school you worked at other than this district? She worked at Jack London for 5 years and at Piner-Olivet for 13 years. What's your opinion about Piner-Olivet? She thinks POCS is a very inclusive school with lots of kind students.
We asked our Staff of the Month, Mrs. Cahill, these questions:
Is there anything else you would like to say since you are staff of the month? She says, “Thank you for choosing me for staff of the month and I love the kids here.”
How do you feel about what has been going on in POCs so Why did you choose to work at Piner-Olivet? She started working at POCs when her kids went to school and far? She thinks this 7th graders are calmer and 8th grade is doing then she just liked it and stayed. good. What school did you go to? She went to Slater Middle School and Montgomery High School.
Do you have anything inspiring to say to POCS students? “Be kind and make good choices.”
What do you think it means to walk into someone's shoes? How did you grow up as a child? She grew up in a big family but she was very shy so she did not She thinks it means having empathy of other people's feelings. have very many friends and liked reading. Would you like to say anything to kids who are having a hard time in school? What inspires you in life? Try to remember that there is always a P. A that cares about you. Right now she says her daughters are inspiring her because they're both in college. One is studying to be a teacher and one is studying to be a nurse. Do you have any family heirlooms? She says she recently received an Irish clock.
Did you ever get along with any of your teachers as a kid? She says that she had a Spanish teacher that was young and ended up being a PA for her. Is there anything you would like to change about PinerOlivet? The one thing is she would like more P.A. to help students.
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Staff of the Month By: Samantha Letasi (7th)
Our other Staff of the Month is Mr. Finnegan. We asked some of his students the following questions:
Why did you choose robotics? Rowan: “I wanted to code and liked to build stuff.” Dominic: “I heard it was a good class that's why I chose it.” How do you feel about Mr Finnegan? Luis: “He's a pretty cool teacher and his classroom is just really cool and stuff.” Jaxon: “I think Finnegan is a nice teacher but you can be restricted at some point when we're not listening.” We asked a student:
Why did you pick robotics? Mr. F: “I picked robotics because it sounded fun and understanding robots is a skill to have in the future.” What do you think that's interesting about robotics? Mr. F: “I think it's fun to see the hardware on the robots and the software.” What do you think we need to know about robotics? Mr. F: “The future is robotics.” Do you think robotics can improve students' mindset? Mr. F: “I think that I can improve students' mindset and they can improve what they have failed in.” What don't you like about robotics? Mr. F: “I don't want a robot apocalypse.”
Do you like your teacher? -Yes because he's kind. Why did you pick robotics? “Because it is interesting.” We asked Mr. Finnegan a few questions: Why did you choose to work at Piner-Olivet Charter? Mr. F: “I chose to work at Piner Olivet Charter School because there was a job opening and I needed a job and the program looked really good. I thought it'd be a good fit and has been.” How did you grow up? Mr. F: “I grew up in the country so I played a lot outside. I climbed trees, built forts, and played a lot of sports as a kid. I like to build things. I like to ride my bike.”
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Student of the Month By: Jackie Garcia ( 8th)
Get to know Anthony Short-Castaneda What is your favorite movie? Anthony: “Uhh probably Spider Verse.” What's your favorite food? Anthony: “Pizza!” What's your favorite snack or treat?
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Anthony: “Hot cheetos.” What's a hobby you do? Anthony: “Playing video games and sports game.” What's your favorite animal? Anthony: “An eagle.” What's your favorite season? Anthony: “Winter because I like the cold.” Who are your best friends? Anthony: “Ian, Cody, and Jace.” Who inspires you the most? Anthony: “Myself because my mindset.”
This month's student of the month is the one and only Anthony Short-Castaneda. To get student of the month you have to be nominated by your classmates. Anthony is very kind-hearted person. He will always be there for you and is very supportive. Last year in 7th grade he was in my class and was very funny. He always sets the mood and is very friendly. He’s very good at sports and is a good team player.
Here are what some of Anthony’s friends and peers had to say about him: Viet-Hai: “He’s friendly, nice, and a good friend. He is encouraging.” Jace: “He’s nice, my best friend, caring, sharing, kind, respectful.” Ian: “He’s caring, funny, sweet.” Christian: “He has good sportsmanship, always in a good mood no matter what.” Santino: He’s fast, like super fast.”
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The SCOE Class By: By: Addison Harold and Marisol Dominguez (8th) Q: What made you interested in teaching your class? A: "My mom was a teacher's aide in a special ed class for adults. I was invited to the class to entertain the kids and found a special bond with the kids. Later, I got the idea of teaching special education.” Q: What is your favorite thing about teaching your class? A: “The students, and meeting all of them. And getting to work with them.” Q: Do you make good relationships with your students? A: “I find good connections with my students other than just academics and with their families.” Q: How long have you been teaching? A: “Almost 15 years.” Q: What is something you do with your class that you enjoy? A: “We get to work with great therapists and we get to do adapted P.E.” Q: Is there anything you would change about the way you teach? A: “There's always a lot of things I feel like I can get better at. Like giving more attention to my students. “
This class is about helping special needs kids. Mr. Johnson is their main teacher, including about five other teachers. They have created very strong bonds with every student, the students also get to experience P.E just like other students here at POCS. You can tell that every kid in Mr.Johnson's class really enjoys being there. One, for all the fun activities they get to do and two, for there really strong bond with Mr. Johnson and all the other teachers. Mr. Johnson himself is a very nice and caring teacher and you can tell that he deeply cares about all his students. They have a great way of teaching their students, and making sure that they all feel included and loved.
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Flag Football By: Jackie Garcia (8th) What school are you looking forward to play? Asher P: “RAMS” Tyler: “Winning against RAMS” Simon: “I want to play RAMS” Josue: “I’m looking forward to play RAMS” Joe: “RAMS” Asher S: “RAMS” Ford: “RAMS” Cole: “RAMS” Matias: “RAMS” Nate: “RAMS” What position do you play? Asher: “Wide Receiver” Tyler: “Wide receiver” Simon: “Rusher/linebacker.” Josue: “Rotation player.” Ford: “Wide receiver and quarterback.” Cole: “Quarterback, wide receiver.” Matias: “All.” Nate: “Quarterback, receiver, safety.” How does it feel to be on the team? Tyler: “It feels great to win all the time.” Asher P: “It feels great.” Simon: “It feels great.” Josue: “It feels good.” Joe: “Center” Asher S: “Safety” Ford: “I'm a part of the community.” Cole: “Good because it's fun. I enjoy playing.” Matias: “I feel loved.” Nate: “Family.”
What would you improve? Tyler: “Catching” Asher P: “Catching” Simon: “Catching” Josue: “Catching” Joe: “Simon’s speed and catching.” Ashe Sr: “Catching and speed.” Ford: “Deep throws.” Cole: “Defense” Matias: “Focusing and defense.” Nate: “Communication, anger-management, focus.” What is done well? Everyone says: “Offense/defense” Do you want to play in high school? Tyler: “I would like to play in high school.” Asher P: “Probably.” Simon: “Yes.” Josue: “Maybe.” Joe: “Maybe.” Asher S: “No.” Ford: “Probably.” Cole: “Maybe.” Matias: “Sure.” Nate: “I'll try for funsies.” What's your favorite football team? Asher P: “Jets.” Simon: “49ers.” Josue: “49ers.” Tyler: “Steelers.” Joe: “Broncos.” Asher S: “Bills.” Ford: “49ers.” Cole: “49ers.” Matias: “49ers.” Nate: “Chiefs.”
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Daylight Savings By Adair Lopez Cruz & Damaris Olea Flores (7th)
What is daylight savings? Daylight savings started in the year 1918. Daylight saving happens twice a year. It can also be called Summer time. It is the practice of advancing clocks, So we have to change Our, clocks twice a year.
What people do on this day Clocks in most of the United States and many other countries move forward one hour and stay there for nearly eight months.
When did daylight savings start? Daylight saving time was first introduced in the United States in 1918 under the Standard Time Act as a measure to save on fuel costs during the First World War by adding an extra hour of sunlight to the day, according to the Library of Congress.
Why does daylight savings happen? The idea is to move an hour of sunlight from the early morning to the evening so that people can make more use of daylight. Starting in 1918, “fast time” was introduced and has been utilized since then. The true reason why Daylight savings was created, was to create a way to save energy and to get more use out of our natural daylight.
How does daylight savings impact our lives? Making the shift can increase your health risks. “The scientific evidence points to acute increases in adverse health consequences from changing the clocks, including heart attack and stroke.
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Daylight Savings Cont’d. By: Adair Lopez Cruz & Damaris Olea Flores (7th)
People are voting to remove daylight savings? There have been movements in California and across the country to establish a permanent time. In 2021, Senator Marco Rubio proposed permanent daylight saving throughout the country with the Sunshine Protection Act. It passed the Senate in March 2022 but is still waiting on the House of Representatives. Even before 2018 people in California have been getting rid of daylight savings but it has not happened yet.
What Countries got rid of Daylight savings? As of right now Egypt, Sudan, Syria, Iran, Iraq, Turkey, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Argentina, Brazil, and Russia and many more have already gotten rid of daylight savings.
Who created Daylight savings? If you think Daylight Saving Time is a good idea, you can thank New Zealand scientist George Vernon Hudson and British builder William Willett. In 1895, Hudson presented a paper to the Wellington Philosophical Society, proposing a 2-hour shift forward in October and a 2-hour shift back in March.
More on daylight savings: As of right now Colorado, Kentucky, and Mississippi are permanently staying with daylight savings but Alabama, Idaho, Utah, Maine, Tennessee, California, Louisiana, Florida, Washington, Delaware, Minnesota, Georgia, and Montana are trying to get rid of daylight savings permanently and no state in the United States has gotten rid of it yet this year.
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Leadership
By: Makayla (8th) and Scarlet (8th) Q: What do you enjoy doing in leadership? Nebay: I enjoy taking out the recycling and compost. I love working at the snack shack because I get to meet new people.
Zander: It feels good to be able to contribute to something important Joe: I chose leadership because I get to help the school. Stella: nice
Zander: I enjoy working on projects like doing the
Yamileth: really good
dances, I also enjoy Snack Shack.
Q: Is it difficult to lead the school?
Joe: Like last year, I enjoy helping our campus.
Joe: It feels great!!!
Stella: Drawing posters.
Nebay: No it's not that difficult because I feel like the
Yamileth: Recycling. Q: What do you think leadership means to you?
school runs itself in a wholesome way. Zander: No it is not because there are a lot of activities to do.
Nebay: I think leadership as a community.
Stella: It feels okay
Zander: When I think of the class leadership, I think
Yamileth: It's great!!
of a hard-working team to make a better community
Q: How do you think being in leadership
at POCS.
contributes to our school?
Joe: It means to me is I enjoy the teacher and my friends. Stella: Teaching others. And getting to see the
Nebay: I think leadership gives students a voice. Zander: I feel like leadership contributes to the school because we organize events and make them happen.
newspaper crew.
Joe: We do most things for the school and help clean
Yamelith: It means helping around the school.
it. f taking the responsibility of helping and making
Q: Why did you choose leadership?
things for the school.
Nebay: I chose it because I wanted to represent our school. Zander: I chose it because it looks fun, it sounds fun
Do keep in mind that, you do have to keep on demonstrating a good example for others, or else you can potentially get kicked out of that enrichment. Leadership is a big deal in our school as you can see.
and I enjoy working at the snack shack.
Leadership class is all about boosting your
Stella: Community service.
leadership skills through activities. It's a chance to
Yamileth: It seemed easy.
grow and develop in areas like communication,
Q: How does it feel to be a leader in this become a
decision-making, teamwork, and problem-solving.
more effective leader in different aspects of your life? Nebay: I'm very happy because I feel a part of a community and I feel like I am contributing to the school.
This class helps you enrichment a try! You'll gain valuable skills and knowledge that help you improve as a leader. Give the leadership enrichment a try! You'll gain valuable skills and knowledge that help you improve as a leader.
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Robotics By: Lianna Haro (8th), Alina Phillips (8th) Alina and I interviewed Mr.Finnegan and his robotics class and here's what they said. Students: Q: What is your favorite part about robotics? A: Rowan: coding A:Adrian: engineering A:Leghin: building A: Ethan: my friends are here A: Noah: coding A:Emma: building A: Jose G: building the robots A:Dominic: building the robots A:Alex: building the robots A:Kingston: I get to code Q: What projects have you made so far? A:Rowan: a base bot A:Adrian: base bot, team freeze robot A:Leghin: a base bot A:Emma: a team freeze robot A:Ethan: a car A:Noah: a testbed and a base bot A: Jose G: the test bed A:Dominic: a base bot A:Alex: the test bed and the base bot A:Kingston: a base bot Q: What do you do in robotics? A: Rowan: make robots and we make the code and then we like to do things with them A: Leghin: build and code
A:Adrian: building, coding A:Emma: work in a journal sketch with a journal A:Ethan: build robots A:Noah: code and build A: Jose G: I code and build A:Dominic: learn how to code and build A:Kingston: build stuff and write down what we do and code A:Alex: build robots Q: What's your least favorite thing about robotics? A: Rowan: loud A: Leghin::coding A:Adrian: coding cause it takes too long A:Ethan: the notebooks we have to write A:Emma: sketching out a robot in the journal A:Noah: other people A: Jose G: Ethan never stops distracting me A:Dominic: figuring things out A:Kingston: it's not for me A: Alex: coding Teachers: Q: Why do you teach robotics? A: Mr. Pitchford: “Because Mrs. Graham told me to and I love building things like cars and computers.” A: Mr. Finnegan: “Because I thought it would be fun and interesting. I also think it's important to expose kids to robotics. And I think it's an important skill for students to play with or practice.”
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Culinary
By: Kyle Braddock, Davian Jimenez (7th) Culinary class, is an enrichment class at POCS, in the class you learn the valuable skills about the kitchen, such as knife skills and how to properly prepare food. In the class they prepared food like apple cobbler, salsa, and breakfast. You make lots of types of food such as healthy food, deserts, and easy recipes. These are just some of the examples. You learn how to use spice, you learn how to manage skills. Some of the supplies are supplied from gardening who bring in tomatoes for something like salsa. Cooking is very important as you learn about a valuable asset in life. Culinary helps you keep organized and helps you to multitask. I feel this class has made me find a new appreciation for culinary arts. The class will help you prepare for the real world. The foods are well made and the teachers leading culinary are Ms. McDonough and Ms. Worstell. Ms. McDonough has been working for a couple of years teaching students how to master the arts of culinary. I recommended this class for anyone who wishes to learn to cook. We asked culinary class some questions about the enrichment: What is your favorite thing about culinary? Noah: “I like preparing and chopping the food” Giuliana: “My favorite thing about culinary is cooking” Ari: “Cooking” Janet: “Cooking” What is the favorite thing you have cooked? Noah: “Breakfast with eggs and potatoes” Giuliana: “Apple Cobbler” Ari: “Probably Salsa” Janet: “Salsa” How has your experience in cooking affected outside school? Ari: “Helps learn more how to cook and safety” Janet: “Improve and learns how to use a knife properly” Giuliana: “Learning new skills with different tools in the kitchens” Noah: N/A What do you hope to cook in culinary? Ari: Spicy Food Janet: Something that taste good Giuliana: Coursuanct Noah: Macaroons
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Interested In Maker? By: Semaih Eskias (7th)
Our Maker Enrichment allows people to create and engineer anything they can visualize. The Maker class teaches you how to structure and blueprint various experiments like rockets, triggers, and chemical reactions. Some creations take weeks to complete while others only require a day or two, It all depends on how big the project is. Mrs. Sawyer (Dolan), the other teacher from Maker quotes; "Maker is the opportunity for students to explore, be creative, and innovative. Students will go through the design process, building process, and the testing process with many of their creations. Explaining the creation process and what it can teach you in building, predicting, and structuring your creations.The Art and details are also important” This is an example of something of realism in Maker. The 3D effect and Art detail On this project show the creativity and time put into maker creations and for the most part, will end up as artsy and realistic as this creation. But Maker isn't just cardboard. Maker consists of actual structuring supplies like hot glue, box cutters, and hammers. This just shows the actual effort and real building other than building with glue sticks and Paper. We encourage you to join Maker because it really can help in your engineering skills and teaches you to build, and create, and in general, can really help you in life. Take up the offer to learn new things and maybe one day they'll actually come to use. recent Projects people really enjoyed like the paper rockets, the marble run, and more mechanical projects like the Rube Goldberg Machine some of your planned projects won't go as planned I'll warn you right now but overall it's just a really fun experience and it's a huge opportunity to learn new chemical reactions and projects in maker.
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Girls Basketball By: Jolie Smith (7th) I interviewed some people in the volleyball enrichment that are in girls basketball here's what they had to say about girls basketball. A: "It challenges you to keep your grades up so you can play.” A: “Having sportsmanship in every game and never being shut down by losing.” A: “It's fun and entertaining and it helps you make new friends.” The 8th grade girls won every game. But overall everyone tried their best and nobody had a bad attitude about anything. The coach for girls basketball is Ms. Lee. She did a great job coaching. Sadly, the 7th grade girls basketball lost every game but everyone tried their best. Mr. Aguilar was going to coach the 8th grade but ended up focusing on flag football. To be in girls basketball you must have a C- or higher to play. If you don't have a C- or higher, you will have to sit out on the games but you can still go and watch them. If you have a hard time doing your homework you may want to try girls basketball. It will encourage you to try and get your stuff done to keep your grades up. They do grade checks every Monday.
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Cross Country Tribute By: Mrs. Sawyer “Running teaches us that we are capable of so much more than we ever imagined.” - PattiSue Plumer
Last meet in Geyserville
Meet at Riverfront in Healdsburg
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Interview with Mr. Aguilar By: Nikely Martinez Del Rosario (7th) Mr. Aguilar is a P.E teacher or a Physically healthy teacher. Almost all the students think that he is a really good P.E teacher (including me). I’m going to interview Mr. Aguilar for my school newspaper, so more people can know about him. He speaks a little bit of Spanish and also English. He puts these sports to students like Volleyball, Football, American football, Basketball, dodgeball, Hockey, etc. And I’m really happy because I'm interviewing him. At the first moment I saw him he was very kind, peaceful, and smart, and I knew he was not gonna put down anyone, even if he doesn't like that person.
Why did you become a P.E. teacher? A: “I became a physical education teacher because I think It’s important that the youth stay active and healthy.”
What is your favorite sport? Why? A: “It is really hard for me to pick a favorite sport because there are so many great ones to choose from. My favorite sport would have to be basketball because I played it growing up, but football comes in a very close second.”
How long have you been a P.E. teacher? A: “This is my third year teaching! The time does fly!”
Who/What motivated you to become a P.E. teacher? A: “What motivates me is knowing that I can make a difference in somebody’s life.”
What has been your best achievement being a P.E. teacher? A: “My best achievement has been seeing former students randomly in the town and having them acknowledge how much they miss my class.”
If you had not been a PE teacher, what teacher would you have been? Why? A: “If I was not a teacher, I would probably be a full-time coach.”
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Charles M. Schulz Addison Franco (7th) [ FAMOUS BIRTHDAY ] Who was he? Charles M. Shultz was an American Cartoonist behind Snoopy, Charlie Brown, and the rest of the Peanuts gang. Charles Monroe Schulz was born on November 26, 1922, in Minneapolis, Minnesota but unfortunately, Charles died In his sleep most likely due to his colon cancer on February 26, 2000. His life… As a young boy, Charles Schulz experienced many of the ups and downs of growing up that would later be incorporated into the lives of the Peanuts One of these memories was of trying to hold the football steady for another child while resisting the urge to pull the ball away as a prank. Twenty-five years later, this would become a very familiar and beloved theme in Peanuts. Black and white dogs figured prominently in Charles Schulz’s childhood. When Charles Schulz was a small boy, the family got a little Boston Bull Terrier named Snooky, but it was the memory of their next dog, Spike, who would have the same antics as Snoopy for years. Charles Schulz’s life-long passion for ice hockey began with games played during his childhood. Schulz and his friends would play in the backyard outside when it iced over in the winter, and also inside the house, this idea would be included in several of the peanuts comics. He continued to practice his drawing skills and devotion to his cartooning education by reading the Sunday papers each weekend with his father. After spending his sophomore through senior years at St. Paul’s Central High School, Charles Schulz graduated on June 14, 1940. At the age of 20, Schulz was drafted into the United States Army to serve in World War II alongside many other men of his generation. The United States entered the war on December 7, 1941, following the attack on Pearl Harbor in Hawaii. Upon returning to St. Paul after the war, Schulz resumed living with his father above The Family Barber Shop. He was soon hired as an instructor at, Art Instruction Schools, Inc., across the river in Minneapolis where he worked for five years correcting students’ artwork for the cartooning division. While working at Art Instruction Schools, Schulz worked on developing his cartooning style and toward meeting his lifelong goal of becoming a cartoonist. Although he was initially working on lettering other cartoonist’s work, he eventually had a couple of his original comics published in the comic book as well. Just Keep,
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Charles M. Schulz Cont. Addison Franco - 7th Grade Laughing, Schulz’s first published panel comic, appeared in the Topix comic book in February 1947. The second and final panel was published in April of the same year. One of the first signs that Peanuts was taking off in popularity was the interest by publishers in licensing the strips to reprint in comic books, published first by United Feature and then by St. John Publishing. When Dell took over publishing Peanuts comic books in 1957, Schulz was asked to create new original strips and longer stories. With the deadline of the daily and Sunday strips now looming each week, plus obligations to attend book signings, present chalk talks, and provide interviews to newspapers, magazines, and even some television shows, Schulz didn’t have much time to draw more original material. As a solution to this, he employed his former Art Instruction Schools colleagues Dale Hale, Jim Sasseville, and Tony Pocrnich. Comic books continued to be produced through 1964. Jump to 1971 As the popularity of the Peanuts comic strip continued to surge, the city of San Diego, California, proclaimed that June 17 1971 would be “Peanuts Day.” Charles M. Schulz also received the key to the city from then-Mayor Frank Curran. In September 1973 Charles M. Schulz married Jean Forsyth at their home in Santa Rosa. Peanuts celebrated its 25th anniversary. Happy Anniversary, Charlie Brown aired on CBS on January 9, 1976. Schulz received congratulatory correspondence from numerous fans, including a special birthday note to Charlie Brown from then-President Gerald Ford. His Death and after... Unfortunately, Charles Schulz died peacefully in his sleep at home, succumbing to complications from colon cancer. The final Peanuts Sunday strip appeared in newspapers the very next day, Sunday, February 13. To end this Newspaper on a happy note The Charles M. Schulz Museum and Research Center opens its doors to the public. Since its opening, the Museum has welcomed over one million visitors from around the world, has the largest collection of original comic strips on display at any given time, and welcomes a different Cartoonist-in-Residence every month as part of its mission to build an understanding of cartoon art.
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Visual Arts By: Xyriel Kashieca Galang (7th) & Litzy Mendoza Hernandez (7th) Visual Arts is a class that is led by Mr. Strasser. He also happens to be a 7th-grade Math/Science teacher here at POCS! It’s a really fun class in my opinion. You get to look at old art pieces from previous trimesters/years, you get to make new friends from time to time, and you can just get creative with whatever you want. For this trimester (Trimester 1). We are doing abstract and zentangling art. Abstract art is just where you draw random lines and shapes, and yes, once you are finished with your sketch you can paint it. Zentangling art is a perfect example of slow and steady. It’s where you draw random lines and patterns with a twist, you can only use a pen! Yes, it is a very easy class to pass. But always turn in paperwork BEFORE the due date. (It will drop a little bit.) It also does the same for projects. For example, if your project is still not finished even though you have a month, it's gonna drop.
INTERVIEW WITH MR. STRASSER!
What do you do every trimester for art? “It varies so every year it's different so if a student wants to come back they can do something different instead of doing the same thing over and over again. So I’ll try something different next trimester.”
Why did you decide to do art? “He got his degree in college so arts have always been a part of his life. His parents were both artists so he decided to also become an artist.”
Do you like art? “Yes, absolutely.”
What is your favorite art style? “Expressionism. Because he loves the different types of vibrant colors.”
What is your favorite artist? “I have many favorites so I’ll list them out. ●
Robert Williams
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Basquiat
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Kandinsky
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Picasso
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DE KOONING”
Mr Strasser
NO School
Anthony Murillo Soren Johnson Kaz Williams
Damaris Olea Flores End of tri 1 Bridget Ulloa Lopez Ngozi Ogbonna
Aiden Johnson
Ford Benedict
Matias Ulloa AlvarezFall Break
Sarah Molina
Edward Culley
No School
Rowan Trafton Julian Aguilar Flores Anthony Rankin
Rally Garcia
Makayla
Ivy Long
Oum
Rose Pantino
Fall Birthdays By: Harlyn Menendez (8th)
Chelsea Stinson Alina Conteras Noah Gutirrez Lauran Shimmel Annie Le
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POCS Advice By: Jackie Garcia (8th)
How do I be more charismatic aka
I need advice on how to get into a
I need some advice on whether
Rizz?
Smile more
relationship with someone you like but
I should continue being friends
they are really busy so they don’t have
with someone toxic or just drop
Make eye contact
time to be in a relationship with me.
them. Because I feel like the
Smooth pick-up lines
Should I just become friends with them?
friend who’s just there for you
Be confident
Friend them
for test/homework answers and
Be funny
Respect their boundaries
just the “5th choice” type of
Compliment
friend. What should I do? How do I get my crush to like me
I have a lot of anxiety, so I need to askBe funny
Tell them how you feel Distance yourself
if I could bring a putty to help me,
Tell them
Tell them you don't feel
but how do I get over my anxiety to
Show them u care about them more than
comfortable sending them
ask for help with my anxiety?
others
answers all the time
Ask to speak to a counselor
Find private time
Talk to the teacher privately
Find common interest
How do I tell somebody they
Explain why you need putty
Tell your friends
stink without telling someone
Send an email
they stink??! How do I tell
Use quiet fidgets
How do I drop my annoying friend
someone in my class they stink
Breathing techniques
Tell them what they are doing wrong
bad without telling them they
Be around supportive friends
Give them time to improve
stink bad?
Spend less time with them
Offer them deodorant
Suggest other friends
Spray perfume on them
How could I stay motivated to do
school work after being burned out byMy friend is being super rude and kind
Tell them politely
my entire day???
of toxic. What do I do? I don't want to
Say it smells and look at them
Reward yourself
end the friendship, but it's making me
directly in their eye
Take a nap
super anxious and kind of depressed.
Use your growth mindset
Talk to them about what they are doing
Have a final goal
that's bothering you Take a big step back and distance yourself Show them what they are doing is bothering u
How to tie a tie? How to tie a tie - Quick and Easy
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Kindness in Action By: Semaih Eskias 7th Grade At Piner Olivet Charter School It's always great to see people doing random acts of kindness. As a community, it's important to look out for any opportunity to help out on campus. Our school has many community service opportunities for helping out whether it's picking up trash or helping a staff or Jack London teacher, (TA). Let's address some of these acts of kindness.
Leadership - Its purpose as an enrichment is helping out and keeping things in check. Our two hard-working leadership helpers, Chelsea and Ronen, say that leadership right now is helping out with composting and recycling, birthday cards, helping out with the snack shack, and they do set up the music on Fridays. Leadership is also responsible for the School dance hosted on the 20th of October. Thank you leadership!
We are sure that every enrichment is helpful to the community in its own way but gardening is highly beneficial above all. Gardening is a community service opportunity and is a long shot in the future because it's very important to know what they teach in gardening. Gardening and culinary are mutually beneficial to each other considering the plants and fruits they grow eventually in gardening will be used for most meals and projects in culinary. It's good to take gardening at least once in your school year if you do want to get community service or just help out.
Big shout out to the enrichments leadership, gardening, and all beneficial enrichments that help out on campus, if you do want to see some community service opportunities we do have a piece in the bulletin on some choices, help out in our district and maybe some teachers, we are grateful for those who use after school time to help out or even their enrichment time you help out the district and you help out the school.
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Thanksgiving Word Search By: Joey Apodaca (7th)
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Crossword Puzzle November Edition By Santiago Aristondo, Manuel Frausto 7th grade
1, 1.
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Across
Up & Down
1.A bird that you eat
1.A sauce that is made from cooked meat
2.A a dessert you eat
2.A small disk or knob sewn on to a garment
3.A mixture used to stuff meat or poultry before cooking
3.A dinner party on the 11th month of the year
4.A certain type of gender
4.A festival in india
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Monday, November 6, 2023
Creative
By: Kaelynn Ly ( 7th grade )
Fun Thanksgiving Puzzles!!! ( CLICK ON IMAGE AND LINK TO START PUZZLE )
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Trimester 1 Newspaper Team Editors
Co-Editors
Publishers
Photographers
Addy Franco Samantha
Xyriel Kashieca Galang Litzy Mendoza Hernandez
Adair Lopez Cruz Anthony Luna Jolie Smith
Joey Apodaca Semaih Eskias Jackie Garcia
Designers
Creative
Marketing
Reporters
Kaelynn Ly
Santi Aristondo Manuel Frausto Isaac Munoz Fuentes
Kyle Braddock Davian Jimenez
Teacher’s Assistant
Teacher
Ferny Martinez Luna Adriana Ramirez
Mrs. Sawyer (Dolan)
Joey Apodaca Santi Aristondo Kyle Braddock Marisol Dominguez Semaih Eskias Addy Franco Manuel Frausto Sanchez Xyriel Kashieca Galang Jackie Garcia Jasmin Gutierrez Ayala Lianna Haro Addison Harold Davian Jimenez Samantha Letasi Adair Lopez Cruz Anthony Luna Kaelynn Ly Nikely Martinez Del Rosario Litzy Mendoza Hernandez Harlyn Menendez Isaac Munoz Fuentes Damaris Olea Flores Makayla Oum Alina Phillips Jolie Smith Scarlett Vasquez Palomares