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Issue Date: Saturday, March 19, 2011 Issue: April 2011 Last Update: Tuesday, March 22, 2011
  • Bike clubs grows in popularity

    Saturday, March 19, 2011 By: Kendall Wagner Monte Vista High School

    There are many clubs at Monte Vista, though few of them are ever recognized for their accomplishments. One that has been under the radar is the Mountain Biking Club. In its second year, the Monte Vis

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  • 3D movies--overpriced, overrated, and overdone?

    Saturday, March 19, 2011 By: Tess Kaufman Monte Vista High School

    After tearing the plastic off the wrapping, millions of Americans place their 3D glasses on their heads, ready to watch their movie. But what if these movies aren’t as great as they’re made out to be?

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  • Black Swan creepy but compelling

    Saturday, March 19, 2011 By: Camille Debreczeny

    Black Swan deserved to be a contender for the best film of 2010, but it’s not exactly fun to watch. It lives up to the reputation of its director, Darren Aronofsky, who is known for creating haunting

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  • Permission to text? Granted!

    Saturday, March 19, 2011 By: Jacqueline Uranga California High School

    California High School has a strict policy against texting in class, with one exception. For the first time, texting is being used as an educational tool in the classroom.

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  • Huck Finn once again becomes “slave” to censorship

    Saturday, March 19, 2011 By: Michelle Robertson Acalanes High School

    Censoring and rewording Mark Twain’s timeless classic would be far from “sivilized”

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  • Acalanes pool renovation finally comes to an end

    Saturday, March 19, 2011 By: Lindsey Lohman Acalanes High School

    After months of construction, students and swimmers can return to their home pool. It started as a leak in the drainage system. Now, $2.3 million later, Acalenes High School’s new Heaston Aquatic Cent

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  • Huge numbers of abused children go unreported and at risk

    Saturday, March 19, 2011 By: By Breanne Johnson Las Lomas High School

    Out of the nearly 10 million children in California, 132,181 of them are reported victims of abuse. This represents just 1.41 percent of children in the state and therefore the abuse often goes unnoti

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  • Eating disorders damage young bodies

    Tuesday, March 15, 2011 By: Katie Lanfranki Las Lomas High School

    Eating disorders such as anorexia are common at Las Lomas High School, according to a school nurse. “There are a larger number of kids who have eating disorders here,” said school nurse Kathy Mooney

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Webb still coaching song team she started as a teen
She's a psychotherapist by day and an authoritarian coach by night. California High's song coach Toneka Webb created the nationally ranked dance team when she was 15 years old, and has been coaching e
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There are many clubs at Monte Vista, though few of them are ever recognized for their accomplishments. One that has been under the radar is the Mountain Biking Club. In its second year, the Monte Vis
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Athletes everywhere have begun to wear Balance Bands. These wrist bands are said to increase your balance and optimize your performance.
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