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Patriot Picaption Contest: Think you're witty and creative? Caption a picture from Beckman!

Thursday, March 01, 2007 By: James Pak

Every week, all you Patriots can send in a caption of a picture from the Beckman campus for a chance to be displayed for all to see!
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ChipotleBring your BHS ID and receive a free soft drink.

Monday, January 29, 2007 By:

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Happy Lunar New Year!

Friday, February 23, 2007 By: Thomas Huynh

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Meet Thrust 220: Beckman's very own punk band

Tuesday, February 27, 2007 By: Ann Austria

Thrust 220 – four Senior boys, with crazy personalities and carefree attitudes, who live up to their band’s name. A combination of Blink 182, Green Day, and Fall Out Boy, Thrust 220 adds their own fla
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Horror-scopes: Predictions for the week of March 2-March 8

Tuesday, February 27, 2007 By: Tara Thomas

Your birthday this week:

Your special day will be like a day at Disneyland. Specifically, Mr. Toad’s Wild Ride.
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Hm...What to Eat?: This week: Chipotle

Wednesday, February 28, 2007 By: Catherine Hwang

In this column, different restaurants and fast food establishments are reviewed. The restaurants will be judged on a variety of factors, some of them being: quality of the food, service and ambiance.
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Advice Column: Do you need advice? Ask The Beckman Chronicle!

Wednesday, February 28, 2007 By: Tatiana Palomino and Richard Lau

Question: "How come the same group of people always get picked for Homecoming court or Winter Formal court? Why can't a normal person ever get chosen?"

- Lady in Waiting
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Poem of the Week: This week's poem, a reader's submission

Wednesday, February 28, 2007 By: Richard Lau

My Terrible Future by Stephen Furgerson

My future is what every man fears,

to die alone in many puddles of tears.
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Confidence Within the Formula for Success: Beckman’s Boys’ Tennis Team prepares themselves physically and mentally for a new season.

Wednesday, February 28, 2007 By: Charlyn Arellano

The Beckman’s Boy’s Tennis Team is redefining the cliche, “Get your head in the game.” As the group of male athletes prepare for the Spring season of the high school sports world, they find that they
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Factory Girl Falls Short: The recently released biopic of 60’s socialite Edie Sedwick starring Sienna Miller falls short of what few expectations it had.

Wednesday, February 28, 2007 By: Clare McInerney

With more hype about the movie’s leading actress’ love life than about the movie itself, Factory Girl, released on the second of February, has managed to fly relatively low under the radar. Playing in
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At-a-glance

Friday, March 02, 2007 By Kailey Marshall The Dull Realities: Good Morning Sunshine!: As students around the world juggle all sorts of activities often with little time for sleep, the simple task of waking up can become quite arduous. There are certain tasks which must be accomplished each and every day, no matter how tedious or undesirable. Each and every morning, every person on this earth faces the seemingly simple task of wakin full story	Thursday, March 01, 2007 By Cynthia Perales Patriot Wrestlers Compete In CIF: Junior wrestler Behzad Nouri places third in CIF competition. IRVINE-On the weekend of February 16 and 17, at Pacifica High School in Oxnard, California, some Patriot wrestlers competed for positions in CIF. The six wrestlers who competed were Joey Curry, in the full story
Thursday, March 01, 2007 By Megan Mahinfar Coming Soon: The Jungle: Information about the casual dance planned by ASB TUSTIN: The most recent event which is being held in the Beckman gymnasium in the Jungle dance. This is an informal dance which is obviously jungle themed. “Wear appropriate attire, no loin cloths,” s full story	Thursday, March 01, 2007 By Megan Mahinfar [ArticleImageHyperLink] Stuck In The Middle: The problem with the various perspectives on abortion. Not everything in the world ahs to be black or white, there can be a gray area to certain matters. Abortion, being one of the most controversial topics, along with homosexuality, immigrants and the wa full story
Thursday, March 01, 2007 By Tiffany Yu Seniors News: Activities for the Spring With a new season of the year arriving, there comes new Senior activities. full story	Thursday, March 01, 2007 By James Pak Patriot Picaption Contest: Think you're witty and creative? Caption a picture from Beckman! Every week, all you Patriots can send in a caption of a picture from the Beckman campus for a chance to be displayed for all to see! full story
Thursday, March 01, 2007 By Andy Pagani [ArticleImageHyperLink] Ready For the Ride of Your Life!: Movie Review: Ghost Rider Are you ready to go on the wildest bike ride of your life? Would you ever trust to be on the back of a fiery bike? full story	Thursday, March 01, 2007 By Sasha Gonzalez Its About That Time, Swim!: Swim Season In Coming Around IRVINE - As winter melts away, spring is just around the corner! For the lucky ones there’s the sport that is all-day, everyday in the cool water: swim. Swim is a spring sport that is one of the very full story
Thursday, March 01, 2007 By Caitlin McGuire Featured Playlist: Celebrating Black History Month: A guideline to a few of the most important African American musicians. Despite a long list of influential African-American musicians, it often seems that anything beyond the top twenty can be overlooked. Yet in honor of Black History Month, some lesser-known music should full story	Thursday, March 01, 2007 By Lauren Taylor A Final Wish: Beckman’s Festival Band fulfills a dream through music. IRVINE- On Thursday, February 1st, 2007, Beckman’s Festival Band learned and recorded “Coast Artillery March,” fulfilling a woman’s dying wish. The piece was composed by her grandfather, H.H. Short, a full story