Tech/Sports

Gadgets that will improve your quarantine lifestyle in 2021

By Branden Gerson

New tech gadgets are continuously coming out onto the market in an attempt to make your life better. Each of these 10 technology products can help improve students’ distance learning experiences or lives in general.

Shure Motiv MVC5 Microphone

The Shure Motive MVc5 Home Ofce Microphone helps provide higher quality sound for everything from video conferences to video games. This microphone is equipped with a speech enhancement mode, producing clear and consistent speech. You have the option to plug into your headphones and it connects directly to Mac or PC with a USB-A or USB-C.

PhoneSoap 3 Wireless UV Smartphone Sanitizer

The PhoneSoap 3 Smartphone UV Sanitizer allows your phone to be cleaned while it is charging. Its medical-grade UV lights kill 99.99% of germs. Additionally, this UV sanitizer can be operated to clean other items such as money and keys.

Smart Power Strip

This smart USB power strip contains 4 smart AC outlets and 4 USB charging ports. Once you download the “Smart Life” app, you can schedule your electronics to power on and of as you please or you can set a timer for the power strip to turn the appliance of automatically. You can also connect this power strip to your Amazon Alexa and/or Google Home devices.

MaskFone

The MaskFone is a water resistant face mask with replaceable PM2.5 and N95/ FFP2 flters made with a built in bluetooth microphone and earphones. This mask and earbud combo allows you to maintain clear speech while talking and wearing a mask. It also prevents separate earbuds or headphones from interfering with the mask’s efectiveness. There are command buttons set on the bottom left of the mask in order to control the volume of the earphones.

Ember Temperature Control Ceramic Mug

The Ember Temperature Control Ceramic Mug allows you to set your hot beverage to your preferred drinking temperature from the Ember app on any capable electronic device. There is an LED light that turns on to indicate when the drink has reached your prefered temperature. This mug contains a built-in battery in order to maintain your set drinking temperature and includes a charging coaster with purchase.

Theragun Mini

Applying quiet force technology, this compact handheld massager can relieve you of your pain wherever you are. The deep tissue massage helps treat your muscle pain and improve stifness not only from workouts but also from a long day of sitting down at your desk. The Theragun Mini has three power settings and a 150 minute battery life.

Seniors share highlights of being a student athlete

By Emily Flores

Although she hasn’t been able to compete during her senior season, track and feld runner Cassia Ramelb achieved some memorable achievements: She’s competed in the United States America Track and Field Nationals, participated twice in the CIF State Meet and was ranked in League Champion multiple times. “Track was customary for me since I have been running for almost 10 years,” Photo provided by Cassia Ramelb Senior Cassia Ramelb jumps over a hurdle during a track meet. Ramelb has been on the track team throughout Ramelb said. “I loved the relationships I her four years of high school. formed with my teammates and coaches, Soccer (MLS). idea of playing sports in jeopordy. as well as the connections and opportu- “One of my most successful mo- “Honestly, I hope to have fun, with nities I got.” ments as a goalkeeper was training with everything with coronavirus ruining our

Since their freshman year, the senior a semi-professional team called LA10, year,” Sanchez said. “I want to have a good athletes worked hard to get on the varsity which was managed by one of the great- time with my friends and the team.” team and hope to play in the CIF fnals, CIF est soccer players who ever lived,” Martin- The senior athletes have also formed championships, and more. With their sen- ez said. friendships and created memories that ior year in athletics cut short or due to the pandemic, we’ve asked them to refect on some of the highlights of their years playing high school sports. “It may not be much, but start“ I loved the relationships I will last a lifetime. They love to engage in activities, laugh, practice and have a positive impact on their team. Gorospe loves having good laughs and creating an awesome connection ing as a junior varsity bench player, I successfully became the varsity water formed with my with his team. “My favorite memory of playing polo team captain and won awards like the year’s defensive player and eighth man of the year,” varsity water polo player CJ Gorospe said. Senior Anthony Martinez is a varsity soccer player who was successfully able This year, senior athletes such as Amelia Sanchez, were hoping to have fun sports for me was when my water polo team and I went to a Denny’s after a tournament and were just laughing and crying, because of the chlorine in our eyes, for a good hour straight before we even got our food,” Gorospe said. teammates. Cassia Ramelb ” to train with a professional team. He is during her fnal high school year. Then also planning to play in the Major League the COVID-19 pandemic hit and put the Instagram: @smalls2203