The Oarsman Venice High School Los Angeles, CA
Issue Date: Saturday, December 13, 2008 Issue: Volume 95/Issue IV Last Update: Wednesday, June 03, 2009
  • Class of 2012 Elections: And the Winners Are...

    Monday, December 22, 2008 By: Rachel Or

    The 9th grade elections are over, and the winning candidates have been chosen! Congratulations to Daniel Sobajian, the new president of the freshmen class; Zakir Gowani, the vice president; and Bo Yu

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  • Soldiers are Coming Home Insane

    Wednesday, December 24, 2008 By: Cathy Asapahu

    Soldiers returning from the war in Iraq do not only face physical trauma, but also mental and emotional trauma. According to U.S. Army studies, at least 20 to 25 percent of soldiers that have served i

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  • Gamers Called to Arms

    Wednesday, December 24, 2008 By: Angelica Ulloa

    The highly anticipated Call of Duty 5: World at War was released on Nov. 14, for Playstation 3, Xbox 360 and Wii consoles. The shooter game is rated M for mature because of blood and gore, intense vi

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  • Britney Spears:Like a Circus

    Wednesday, December 24, 2008 By: Paulino Cervantes

    The iconic Britney Spears has returned with her brand new album “Circus.” It was released Dec 2, which coincidently is the same day as her 27th birthday. The CD includes the hit jingle “Womanizer,” wh

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  • Twilight: How Girls Saw It

    Wednesday, December 24, 2008 By: Corrina Huerta

    Crowds of people lined up in theaters all over the U.S. on Friday Nov. 21 to see the highy anticipated film Twilight . The movie based accurately ressembled Stephenie’s Meyer’s novel. As a fan of the

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  • Clique de Click

    Wednesday, December 24, 2008 By: Rachel Or

    Ehmagawd! The extremely popular, highly worshipped “Clique” series was finally made into a movie (produced by Tyra Banks) and was released as a straight-to-DVD film on Nov. 18th after much anticipatio

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  • How to Make a Gingerbread House

    Wednesday, December 24, 2008 By: Samantha Bragdon and Cathy Asapahu

    There is no better way to start off the holiday season than with a delicious gingerbread recipe. Gingerbread houses are a fantastic way to spend time with family, while also having fun.(courtesy of ww

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  • Club Expo Was a Hit Despite Restrictions

    Wednesday, December 24, 2008 By: Manuel Arias

    Clubs such as the Japanese club, Chinese club, Carts for the Homeless, class of ’11 and many more clubs sold goods to raise money for their clubs at club expo on Nov. 12. Students bought goods ranging

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  • Proposition 2 Lets Chickens Roam Free

    Wednesday, December 24, 2008 By: Crisalys Vasquez

    With the passing of Proposition 2, the lives of thousands of farm animals in California will drastically change. The proposition, according to the California Secretary of State website, passed in Cali

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  • New Year, New Coach For Boys Soccer Team

    Wednesday, December 24, 2008 By: Evelyn Rodriguez

    With new coach Martin Zarate and their three captains, junior David Ahumada and seniors Adrian Lozano and Angel Figueroa, the boys soccer team begin their practices at 6 a.m on certain days aside from

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A ambulance ride. A night in the hospital. Multiple IVs. For Daniel Morales, a senior on the basketball and football teams, it’s all part of the job description. When the Gondo football team took
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Senior varsity football player Leonard McConico, popularly known as J.R, has been offered scholarships to play football at universities such as USC, Cal Berkeley, Oregon State, University of Las Vegas
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The Junior Varsity football team ended its season 4-1 in the Western League On Friday, Nov. 14, the junior varsity Gondoliers lost because plenty of starters were not able to play their last game agai
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The varsity football team finished off the season with a 6-6 record, after losing five consecutive games to start the year. The Gondos won six straight games before falling to the San Pedro Pirates in
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The girls tennis team won second place on the individual city playoffs on Tuesday Nov. 21. In fact, the girls have a split record of 7-7. Sophmore twins Sarah Mercado and Pina Mercado are special pair
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2008 is the first year L.A. Unified has ever had a girls’ water polo team. Very few schools have a girls’ water polo team, and now Venice has one. Currently, there are 13 members on the team, mainly c
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The soccer season has officially started. The girls started the season Dec.8 with a win for the JV team, 1-0, but a loss for the varsity team, 4-3, against University High. Their next game was at Cars
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The girls’ golf team was on fire during the city tournament on Nov. 12. It was held at the Balboa Golf Course and came in second to Van Nuys High School’s team. The top five teams were Van Nuys, Chat
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Boys JV basketball lost their preseason scrimmage to Chatsworth High Nov. 20. The basketball team lost 74 - 70, even though the loss does not count on their record. The JV team was missing their start
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