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BRE STHelping women around the world with struggle of breast cancer.

by Heidy Pineda Staff Writer

The Pre-Medical So-ciety supported Breast Cancer during the month of October.

October is important to everyone around the world because there are many women, and even men, suffering and dying from breast cancer. The Pre-Medical Society, along with

club sponsor, Mrs. Palencia, took charge of focusing their attention on fundraising money for breast cancer.

On October 17, 2013, during homeroom, nutrition, and lunch, society members painted students’ nails pink to raise funds for donations. Even guys came by and got their nails done! The club fundraised and made donations to the Women in Black organization.

“It [the Pre-Medical Society] is a great end social club where you learn to be involved in different community service [projects],” said senior Pearl Moro.

November is Diabetes Awareness Month and the club has a lot of events planned out. Stop by and be a part of this amazing, generous society. They meet every Thursday, during lunch, in room 374.

Highway to College.Los Angeles High School Students preparing for higher Education

by Michelle Mendieta Copy Editor & Business Manager

November arrived, which means college applications are due soon. Senior year cannot get anymore real than this. Seniors, we tend to feel that because it is our last year, we have a free pass. But that’s not true. We must work through it all until the end. Stay focused and get into the college of your choice! As for the 9th,10th, and 11th graders, your time will come sooner than you think. Make sure that you all take the proper approach in order to combat your senior year and succeed.

Unfortunately for this year’s seniors, Mrs. Morales, the college counselor, was temporar-ily gone due to personal reasons. Her absence during the most crucial months for seniors really affected us. However Ms. Chi and Mr. Crugnale were taking quick action and working on getting assistance in order to help seniors apply and be informed about college.

“College representatives will be helping the seniors fill out applications. Seniors are the priority,” said Ms. Chi.

Seniors should keep in mind that they do not specialize in college counseling, so take it easy on them. Mrs. Morales’s absence affected the counselors just as much as the students.

She just recently came back and is working hard to make up for her absence. Mrs. Morales is meeting with every senior and discussing a plan for college. She, along with college representatives and help from Mr. Crugnale and Ms. Chi, is working on helping every eli-gible senior successfully apply to college. Although this process is very rushed, they are attempting to make up for lost time.

Seniors should take charge, and inform themselves about college applications, schol-arships, student aid, and choos-ing a major. Even if students won’t be applying to a four- year college, they should still inform themselves about higher educa-tion possibilities.

by Laura Strong Sports & Features Editor

Plans are kicking into gear again to turn the school-side cor-ner of Olympic and Rimpau into a official Greenspace. The school poured white gravel to form a pathway cutting through the corner of Olympic and Rimpau near the end of the 2013 school year. This seemingly random occurrence signaled the start of the Greenspace Project. So, what is the Greenspace Project? The name speaks for itself.

Los Angeles High School plans to create a green, plant-filled area on the corner of Olympic and Rimpau. Alumni on Campus member, Ken Marsh, and Joyce Kleifield, Harrison

Trust Development Director, heads the financing and design of the project. The project’s purpose is to create a place for outdoor learning and improve the outside appearance of our school. The area will provideLAHS students with real world examples of biodiversity, without the cost of a field trip.There has not been any further direct work on the project since the end of last school year, but don’t lose hope.The project “will certainly be done this year,” said Harrison Trust Fund Direc-tor Joyce Kleifield. The Harrison Trust and Los Angeles Unified School District members met on October 10, 2013, in order for LA High to receive the authori-zation to move forward with the Greenspace Project.

BLOOD DRIVE !

The redesign work on the corner of Olympic & Rimpau to move, continues to move forward.

GREEN

by Claudia Mendez Co-Editor-In-Chief

Los Angeles High’s blood drive was a huge success! Many students volunteered to donate blood, along with many staff members, as well. In order to donate, sixteen year-old students had to get a signature from a par-ent or legal guardian. However, those seventeen years or older

were free to choose whether to donate or not and did not need a signature.

Many students were proud to donate blood, as each donation saves three lives.

“I feel good about myself,” said Emily Melchor, grade 11, after she was finished donating.

Helping out others is best for the community; it lets people know that they are not alone.

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Emily Melchor donating blood at the successful Blood Drive !

2 Reviews & Entertainment Friday, November 22, 2013

by Camille Jackson & Kelly Lamas Staff Writers

The first Chipotle restaurant opened up in 1993 and they

have a heavy slant towards sus-

tainability and integrity when it comes to food and its producers. You can’t go wrong with Chipotle’s signature item, the burrito ($6.65), with barba-coa, rice, mild salsa, cheese, and sour cream. Everything is made to order and not sitting around

congealing; this also includes other items on the menu, such as tacos, bowls and quesadillas.

Chipotle also has a kid- friendly menu, so you know you are entering a family environ-ment, with an emphasis on fresh and clean flavors. The Chipotle

Mexican Grill experience is an introduction to fast food 2.0 and has become a guide indicating that it will continue to succeed and expand in the future. Focus-ing on freshness,

Chipotle likes to charac-terize itself as serving

“food with integrity.”

Service is provided by walking up to the counter, so that you get exactly what you want, and everything is served from disposables. When you are looking for a fairly priced and high quality restaurant choice, that does not taste like your aver-age, typical fast food restaurant, I recommend Chipotle Mexican Grill.

Justin Oh said, “It’s really good. I go there almost everyday because it is just that good.”

Samaria Diaz also said, ”It’s good. I love how you can make your own burrito or bowl and I can put whatever I want in it.”

Upon entrance into Chi-potle, customers first notice the bare industrial look. In addition, the restaurant is one of the first to successfully transition to the fast-casual style of dining. Today

Chipotle restaurants serve chicken, beef, and even pork in the forms of burritos, bowls, or tacos. The best part is that Chi-potle also makes a transition to use more healthy ingredients, so you get more for your dollar.

CHIPOTLE

Scary Knott’s

Farm

by Mayra CarrilloStaff Writer

When horror and fun collide, comes a terrifying and exciting experience at Knott’s Scary Farm Halloween Haunt. The 41st annual Knott’s Scary Farm Halloween Haunt offered twelve mazes, five scare zones, and six shows. Those willing to pay extra got a skeleton key that granted unlimited front of the line access to all mazes and a special bonus room in some.

Sophomore Joselin Hernandez stated, “I had a great time. For me, it was not really scary, but more fun. My favorite maze was, ‘Mirror Mirror,’ the maze that got me confused since it was just mirrors and I had no idea where to go.”

The park’s monsters were creepy and ugly. Some mazes made people laugh rather than scream. My all time favorite maze: “Trick or Treat,” required the ringing of a bell before en-trance was granted.

I give Knott’s Scary Farm Halloween Haunt 2013, 4.5 stars out of 5 stars. Don’t miss out next year.

The Place Where Nightmares Become Reality

Reviews

Did you know ?

by Adilene & Kelly Staff Writers

• Did you know ketchup was sold in the 1830’s as a medicine? Oh, I bet you didn’t!

-“No I didn’t know. That’s so weird!” -Enrique Martinez , freshman• Did you know most people

turn the music down in the car when looking for a street sign, so they can see it better?

-“Yes, I think it’s true because people can’t concentrate” -Alex Gonzalez, sophomore• Did you know a duck’s

quack doesn’t echo?-“Really? That’s hard to believe, you’d think that it would echo” -Rebecca Johnson, senior• Did you know catoptro-

phobia is the fear of mir-rors?

-“I didn’t know that, i’m cute thank God I don’t have that pho-bia” -Carlos Pineda, senior

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by Adilene Alvillar Entertainment Editor

These past few months, many have been playing Grand Theft Auto 5 (GTA V). Rock-star Games released GTA V on September 17, 2013 and Call of Duty: Ghosts was released earlier this month.

Many people waited for the game to be released and now, the conversation continues

about the game. People all over the country have different gam-ing interests, but many became really excited about GTA V and stopped playing Call Of Duty (COD). Jose Tavares, a junior says,

“It’s so awesome! It feels real. There’s so much to de-scribe.”

Call of Duty used to be the main source of entertainment for gamers, but now GTA V took

over. GTA V, a role playing

game that allows players the abil-ity to go around a large map, also offers missions players can take to unravel the story. In contrast, COD is a first person shooter game that has limited map space. People stopped playing COD because there isn’t much to do. However, GTA V is more free and gives players the capability to do many actions. People prefer GTA 5 more than COD because it has better graphics.

Sophomore Devon Blanke explains the differences:

“GTA provides more free things to do what you want, and COD game types are similar, but there’s a professional league [for COD].”

An online version of GTA V was released as well. The online game GTA is not the same when played on a television screen. The online version has received several complaints.

“The online one sucks,” says Devon Blanke.

Gamers will be better off buying the actual GTA V game for either Xbox 360 or Playsta-tion 3, rather than struggling through the online version.

Living

by Kelly Lamas Staff Writer

Horror nights became a graveyard at Universal Studios this year. Upon the entrance, the monsters hid behind the fog, away from the victims’ view. The racketing noises of the chainsaws became louder and louder as the victims approached the thick fog. With dark terrifying mazes, such as “The Walking Dead,” “Evil Dead,” “Insidious,” “Black Sab-bath” and “El Cucuy,” the fear-fulness rush of chills and panick-ing began, and, that was just the beginning! Inside, the monsters watched their victims, every step of the way. Their chainsaws rose up in the air, aiming to pierce whatever or whoever crossed their way. Those were just some of the short distractions to help victims forget what was waiting for them outside! The unexpect-ed was expected that night.

GTA vs. C.O.DPeople weigh in on which is better. Car Thieves or Military Missions?

3 Features Friday, November 22, 2013

by Michelle Mendieta Copy Editor & Business Manager

Stress from school has sharply increased in the past years.

Colleges are harder to get into, so students are adding more on their plate in order to make their college applications look better. They are doubling their work-load and difficulty levels. But, how are they able to manage the workload?

Evelyn Lopez is in Color guard. This requires her to stay after school for several hours and even give up some of her Satur-days. How is she able to keep the legacy of her school going, while not ruining her own?

“I take advantage of the days we don’t have practice, so I can get ahead in school work and even though I’m tired after practice, I force myself to do my homework since it was my deci-sion to be in color guard, even

if that means sleeping late,” she says.

Lopez’s determined mindset allows her to have a clear view of her goals and not blur anything out. This way, she knows her priorities and nothing gets left out. Lopez’s willpower motivates her, as well as keeps out any negative thoughts that might become obstacles. One of her captains, Arely Soriano says, “Evelyn is a well balanced person and can accomplish many of her goals.”

Clarifying goals will let you know what you need to focus on.

Jasmine Han, Student Body Vice President, and Presi-dent of Junior Council is another student putting in tremendous amount of work, yet still man-ages to stay on her “A” game. Being an officer is something that requires a lot of time on its own, especially when one is an officer for more than one major council. Time is always the problem for students like Han or

Lopez. When it comes to school work, there never seems to be enough time. But, Han proves this idea wrong.

“Balance? No way, it is a struggle 24/7. I find that keeping a schedule helps organize every-thing. I’m always exhausted, but because I enjoy everything I do, my hectic life doesn’t feel like a burden,” says Han.

Instead of picking too many extra curricular activities, she chose those that she knows she enjoys. Therefore, she does not consider it extra work. A strong characteristic like this is what makes her both a great leader and student.

Lopez and Han are just two of the many students attend-ing Los Angeles Senior High School who successfully manage their academics as well as their extracurricular activities. Some-times the amount of work they have to do seems impossible, but with the right mentality and focus, the students are able to overcome any obstacle.

Academics & ExtraManaging photo credit: Claudia Mendez

How Los Angeles High School walk the tight rope between school and extracurriculars

STUDENT ELECTIONSElections are now over and the reuslts are in. Find out who are your leadership and school site council winners are.

by Mayra Carrillo & Dalia CalvillioStaff Writers

Los Angeles High School held their student Student Elec-tions in October. Students at L.A. High ran for a position in Leadership Council and School Site Council.

The leadership council opened up two seats for student representation, including a main and an alternate position. The winners for Leadership Council are Lesley Gomez, junior, as the main representative, and Cindy Aguilar, senior, as the alternate. Gomez stated, “I want to help students manage their classes with their counselors, have more fun activities during lunch time and get early dismissal.”

Aguilar shared her thoughts on how to be more involved

“I plan to attend every meeting, just in case Lesly is not there, and sup-port her with all her decisions.”

The School Site Council opened up five seats for student representation. The seats include four places for main representa-tives and one for an alternate. Se-nior Cader Brown, junior Abigail Mendez, junior Valerie Grana-dos, and freshman Leslie Gomez currently represent our school in School Site Council as the main representatives. The alternate is Michelle Santiago.

Brown stated, “My plans are to get more into fundraising by using environmental scientific techniques (recycling metals, cardboard, wood, etc.) and also get outside help from advertis-ers.”

by Laura Strong Sports & Features Editor

Ms. Mack, our new Vice Principal, works with school and district councils, oversees dis-cipline, athletics, facilities, and safety issues. In her spare time, she travels, watches live-entertain-ment, or spends time with family and friends. A huge sports fan herself, Mack loves the Lakers. Before joining us, Mack worked in South Gate middle and

high schools for twenty years.She enjoyed teaching, never considering administration until her former principal encouraged her to keep an open mind. “In my classroom, I in-fluence a small group of students. As an administrator, I influence a larger group,” she explained. This insight led to work as a V.P. at S.G. High for eight years, before starting here in early Oc-tober.She regards this switch as a fresh start, and one in which she still has a lot to learn. Mack advises students

to “take pride in themselves and every aspect of their lives, [and] to take ownership in being a Roman . . . when you take pride in yourself, you learn self-regula-tion.” “Ms. Mack is a great asset to Los Angeles High,” said Principal Dr. Yoon-Fontamillas.

Mr. Colon, Athletic Director, said, “She’s good - very detailed, very professional - and seems like the right fit for this school.”

Announcing the new V.P. Ms. MackLos Angeles High School welcomes Ms. Mack

Ms. Nigosian-

9th grade Attendance Im-provement Counselor is back.

by Adilene Alvillar Entertainment Editor

Though many people don’t know her anymore, Ms. Nigosian is back as Los Angeles High School’s PSA Counselor. The PSA counselor is in charge of keeping attendance rates up.

“I was here in 2007 until 2010, I was the academic counselor for A track,” she said. Ms. Nigosian also added, “I love helping orient new ninth grad-ers into high school and helping them get on the right track right away.”

Los Angeles High is glad to welcome Ms. Nigosian back.

CLINICwithin L.A

by Kelly LamasStaff Writer

The Teen Clinic provides students with a variety of ben-eficial resources, including birth control methods, sports physi-cals, and any other information that they need.

“Everyone is welcome,” said Mr. Salvador, a nurse from the clinic. He also emphasizes that, to go to the Teen Clinic, “patients don’t need to be sexu-ally active” and it is “100 % con-fidential.”

The clinic stays open Monday through Friday, from 7.30 a.m to 3.00 p.m. Doctors are available on Tuesdays and Thursdays. If you ever need a physical, other resources, or have questions, stop by our very own Teen Clinic.

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ClubsOn Campus

Pre Medical Society

“The goal is to offer service and intelllect to high school students who want to pursue their education to any medical fields. We also provide neccessary information to school and community regarding contemporaryhealth is-sues as well as do fundraising for local orga-nization.”

Korean Club

The purpose of this club is “socializing with korean kids and developing principles for self-dicipline and have students with a vision.”

sponsor: Ms. Miller

sponsor: Ms. Palencia

sponsor: Mr. AndersonBlack Student Union

“[We] focus on the problem/ challenges of African-American students.”

Academic Decathlonsponsor: Ms. Rabinowitz

“Service learning is important. Anyone who wants to know about service learning come talk to me. I love learning.”

Bible Clubsponsor: Mr. Estep

“I’m happy to be here and take responsibility. I’m priveledged to be here,” says Gerson Parada.

KawaiixComics Clubsponsor: Mr. Sosa“[a comic book and anime club] Captain America is best. Iron Man fails. We are all amazing people talking about amazing things,” says Laura Strong.

CEJ Clubsponsor: Mr. Lusain

“CEJ benefits LAHS by helping students find their voice and express their opinions and the school decision that affect them. we also stand with students outside of LAHS and all over the city.”

Animanga Clubsponsor: Mr. Pineda“Animanga is a club for those who love...anime and manga! If you like to surround yourself around people who share similar interests and hobbies concerning anime or manga, check out our club,” says Julie Shin and Abigail Jimenez.

Filipino Clubsponsor: Ms. Ibot

MESA Clubsponsor: Mr.Perla“[MESA involves] perserverance + discipline = Sucess,” says Ms. Torres.

“The Y.E.S club is receiving donations from students and faculty as well asdonating coats and blankets around USC Community on DECEMBER 14,2013.”

Y.E.S Clubsponsor: Mr.Knepper

International Dance Clubsponsors: Mr.Dacaret & Ms. Avilar

“[We] meet Fridays and Wednes-days at lunch in school next May. [Also go on] fieldtrips”

“The program is abot cultural exposure through games, videos, and songs. Not all [members] are philipino but are learning about that culture.”

Choir Clubsponsor: Ms.Ley

“We are hoping to do a performance soon. Meetings are on tuesdays at lunch”

Pet Clubsponsor: Ms.Lombardi

“Th epurpose of Pet Club is to make people aware of prper pet care, making healthy choices, and helping our local shelters,” says club president Fernanda Hernandez .

Roman Outreach Clubsponsor: Ms.Palencia

“The purpose of [this] program is to help students complete their comunity service learning credit and at the same time get involved with the community by helping others in mind.”

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Exhilarating experience at the Homecoming Game

Photo credit: Camille Jackson

The team started off strong during the first quarter of the game.

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The Lady Roman’s Volleyball Team looks to improve their game in spite of their last season.

Ready. Set. Swim!The water polo team rushes to a 5th straight league champion victory!

By: Andy Suh Staff Writer

It was no surprise that our four-time league champion boy’s water polo team blew out Maywood High School 21-6 for their final season game! The team’s overall season record was 11-2. They were almost undefeated, but lost twice to LACES, 12-6 and 11-3, in a preseason game and the first playoff game for CIF.

“The season games [were] preparing us for CIF (California Interscholastic Federation), where the com-petition is much harder,” said the two meter position, Johnny Chang.

The team looked really great this year. The players worked extremely hard to accomplish their goals. The

team’s goal was to go as far as they could reach, but some people thought that the loss of many seniors on the water polo team would make this year’s team worse.

The boys’ water polo team’s coach, Edward Lee, disagreed: “This year’s team is better than the last year’s team.”

The team prepared itself for another dominant season.

Hard work pays off during games. The water polo team practices almost every day in order to prepare themselves for a better season every year.

I expect[ed] players this year to be more attentive in their games and dedicated towards practice,” said Robert Menendez, the captain of the

water polo team. “Play strong. Swim harder,” Menendez con-tinued, showing his competi-tive spirit.

“He has so much pas-sion for his sport and he is a really good captain. Even though they lost a game, he has good sportsmanship,” said girl’s water polo player, Erandy Medrano.

The boy’s water polo team’s loss against LACES, ended their season; therefore, the team will train much hard-er and try to accomplish new goals for their next season.

“We got this,” said Chang, showing hope for next year.

Homecoming

By: Kelly Lamas & Camille Jackson Staff Writers

On October 25, 2013, many students were getting ready for the homecoming game against Diego Rivera High School. To prepare for Homecoming, what our L.A High School football players had to go through over the past few months is far from a secret: the heat of the summer, the chill of fall and even some injuries of playing hard. For the Class of 2014, the October 25, 2013 Homecoming game will never be forgotten, even in our defeat by just 2 points.

Michelle Santiago said, “The experience was great

overall, but it was a little dis-appointing at the end. But, I wish them luck next time.”

Bonnie Lee expressed, “More teamwork and better tackling would have done good.”

But, it is not all completely bad or shameful, despite our loss.

When was the last time you saw our past alumni and present classman share a well organized and exciting experi-ence together? According to Joyce Kleifield, alumni Joe Fierro, a.k.a. “barefoot” kicker from the Class of 1973, attend-ed the game this year, along with a few other former team players. Fierro mentioned that he was on campus when the earthquake destroyed the

original school building. Jesus Moreno, # 61,

said, “It was a good game. I didn’t find it challenging. We basically beat ourselves. We started off good and began to slack off and some players stopped doing their jobs.”

“We could of had a better game, but our players

didn’t play to their full abil-ity,” said Daveon Jones, #6.

Overall, In the end, it wasn’t about winning or losing. It was about sports-manship and everyone having a good time. By halftime, we were in the lead by 6 points, 20 to 6. Our band and colorguard, then, took us

by a storm. Also, there were amazing performances by our very own Dance Production, followed by the rest of the talent show, featuring “The Dreamers,” Stephanie Argueta, Myracle Wyatt, and last, but not least, our Cheerleaders. Overall, October 25, 2013 will always be remembered.

By: Andy Suh & Dalia Calvillo Staff Writers

The Lady Roman’s Vol-

leyball team lost a close match against Maywood High 3-2 on October 30th, their last game.

“Maywood… that was the one that was crucial

for us to win…They have a very good volleyball program there,” said Varsity Coach, Mr. Knepper.

The game against Maywood, whom they had lost to last season 3-0, proves that, this season, they improved and took practices more seriously.

Coach Knepper said, “I give it a 100 percent! My goal is not only to have a winning volleyball team that goes as far as they go, but to also cre-ate team responsibility.”

They practiced after school, except Tuesdays or when their coaches were not present. Volleyball team mem-ber, Mireya Ruiz, sophomore

said, “We work hard.”They practiced to

improve their skills. Keeping communication lines open among the team was crucial to competing at their best.

“Everyone [was] impor-tant,” said, Allison Jimenez, the Varsity Captain, who has played since her freshman year.

“Well, it [was] a great experience, I learn[ed] some-thing new everyday. Some-times you win, and sometimes you lose, but what matters in the end is that you gave it your best,” said the freshman soft starter, Marilyn Aquino. Photo Credit: Dalia Calvillo & Andy Suh

The volleyball team pauses during practice for a posed picture.

Girls Tennis Los Angeles High School Tennis team finised season successfully!

By: Ronald Chacon Staff Writer

The Romans should keep an eye on the girl’s tennis team. Tennis disappeared from L.A. High, six years ago. However, thanks to Ms. Altin and her girls’ tennis players, we not only have a team, but they dominated this year. With five players return-ing from last year, their skills improved and they have learned to have a competitive spirit.

In tennis, some girls play better with a partner. The coach must determine the strengths of each player and know where each plays their best.

Altin taught tennis during college and played recreational tennis. Her message for the girls before each match was, when feeling nervous, let their instincts and body take over.

“They get really anxious when I’m watching,” said Altin.

Despite nerves, girl’s tennis competed brilliantly this time around! They truly showed perseverance and competitive spirit throughout the season.

“Tennis this year for me was exciting. My skills improved and I learned how to play better tennis against difficult oppo-nents,” said Mahan Ali, fresh-man.

The fans made up a huge part of this triumph, encouraging them during each match. Fans might have just come to see the girls look good in their skirts, as Ms. Altin said, but, in reality, they also got to watch the players show just how much they’ve improved.

Making A Racket

6 Sports Friday, November 22, 2013

American Society Society, how has it changed?

Update for Ios sake Apples new update bring along many new features for users.

Stress, Stress, Go AWAY!Wiith College Season here and just school in general some of us experience stress. Here are 4 ways to defeat it.

Photo Credit: Micheal Antonio

by Michelle Mendieta Buisness Manager & Copy Editor

1) Pamper Yourself! This is by far one of the most common and is my personal favorite. This will make anyone feel 100 times better.

2) Sip on Some Tea. Herbs naturally relax your body, and, with the weather getting colder, what better way to keep your body warm than with some tea. Sip on some tea and watch your favorite movie or television show.

3) Get some exercise. Scientificallyprovento relieve stress, exercise is guaranteed to work.

4) Go out and do something you enjoy! Thiswilldefinitelyhelp you relax. Not only that, but it will put you in a better mood and who doesn’t like to be happy?

by Micheal Antonio & Jersain Ruiz Staff Writer

With the release of Apple’s new Iphone lineup, comes the brand new operat-ing system, ios7. Although new,usersfinditeasilyma-neuverable. Its simplistic de-sign provides the phone with a new sleek look and makes users feel like they have a completely new phone.

Control center, a new installment of ios7, makes tog-gling around different settings a much faster experience than before because now users sim-ply swipe up from the bottom of the screen to access bright-nesssettings,wifi,music,thecalculator,aflashlight,andcamera. This is great because now, no matter what app users are in or wherever they are on their phone, they can just pull

up control center without hav-ing to close the app, go into settings, and search for what setting they want to change.

In the ios7 camera, users can swipe left or right from their screen to change the camera settings from a still picture, to video, to pan-orama, to the new photo mode “square.” The square mode automatically crops a picture into a square, making it easier to take photos for Instagram or Facebook. Now, users can also choose from 9 different realtimefilterswhentakingtaking pictures; although these effects are not the greatest.

Itunes also got a new feature, included within the updated app, which iphone owners to create a customized list of radio stations.

All in all, ios7 is a great update for the iphone and downloadingitisdefinitelyworth it.

Mission Statement

L.A. High School’s newspaper, the Blue & White, will reflect and appeal to our generation’s view points. We will continue to make progress, and keep the paper consistent. This year we are focused on getting students and the rest of the community involved. Therefore, our newspaper will make sure to bring up to date news and get everyone’s input. Overall, we hope that everyone will be captivated with the Blue & White. Targeting these goals will take a whole lot of bravery and code of ethics. More specifically, the staff will need to become familiar with the Califor-nia Student Press Law, Section 48907. Written on February 22, 1977, this law gives student journalists in California, the exact same rights and responsibil-ities as professional journalists. Therefore, it is our duty as a newspaper to utilize our privilege, respon-sibly, and use it to our best ability as the voice of the school. Everyone has a story. As part of our mis-sion to accomplish important goals, we need to hear everyone’s voice. Ultimately, our main goals will concentrate on printing quality newspapers that everyone will enjoy. We hope to make it a reliable source, where writers give their sincere ef-forts to produce quality work. We hope, the Blue & White will be a genuine and significant part of our school.

by Claudia Mendez Co-Editor-in-chief

American society changes constantly, and, in-evitably, individuals conform to it, leading people to outcast others. Nowadays, expecta-tions set by society, too often lead people to believe that im-age matters most. However, image is not the only issue that matters. A person must be willing to do what he/she wants, not what society says is “cool.”

Famous writers, who lived in the 1900s, wrote stories about our present day society. By seeing where their society was heading, many writers, like Kate Chopin and Emily Dickinson, knew we were doomed. Past writers have written stories predict-ing that our society doesn’t value the little things anymore,

like nature. The structure of society, which was originally definedbysocialclass,nowdepends on what is considered cool and not so cool. That does not mean that society is just based on the ideas of “cool” versus “uncool.” That is just a factor that teenagers stress about, especially in high school. Social class is not a participant in this race any-more; it doesn’t matter what social class one’s family is in. If a person doesn’t believe or follow what society thinks is right, he/she will become an outcast. If society can make a person become an outcast, it

definitelyhasmorepowerthanwhat it should. Society plays a big role in our lives now; it’s not something that will easily go away. Society shouldn’t tell people how to run their lives.

Peer pressure is just a part of society. Teenagers usually fall into peer pressure because they don’t want to seem uncool to their friends. Essentially, they don’t want to fall at the bottom of the soci-etal food chain because then they’ll become an outcast. Society has a tight grip on everyone; it gives teenagers the message that we have no choice but to be the same as

one another. But in reality, we should not be the same. We are created to be different; therefore, we should not have to be like one another. We cannot believe everything so-ciety has to say; we all have to think for ourselves. We should not be followers; we all should be leaders in our own ways. If everyone became a leader, in their own way, with their own ideas, it would make society better. Everyone has their own strengths and weaknesses; individuals should lead in that which they are best.

Every human being can think for himself or

herself. There shouldn’t pos-sibly be an excuse to follow expectations set by society and everything society, on the whole, believes is right. Soci-ety changed over the years, but we shouldn’t let it change us and the way we think. We all must be leaders, not followers.

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