Isaac Medrano

Isaac Medrano

My name is Isaac Medrano and I am currently a senior at James A. Garfield High school. Growing up in East Los Angeles has been a mesmerizing experience despite some of the adversity that comes with it. Having the love and support of my family, I have been able to excel in academics and enjoy it. During my Junior year in high school, I even joined Academic Decathlon to figure out what I would like to pursue in my future and to incorporate myself into that competitive aspect of studying a certain topic. It is with Academic Decathlon that I learned what I truly love as well as what I will pursue in the near future: becoming a teacher in the fields of mathematics or social science. Even though I would love to pursue either of those, writing is also something I love, from writing about current world events, to sports, or topics that people may not know that well. It's all so euphoric to know that somebody may have learned something from my writing.
The danger of guns

The danger of guns

Columbine, Colo. April 20, 1999. 11:19 a.m. The shooting begins. 12:08 p.m. The shooters, Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold, commit suicide and the terror for the moment had finally ended. The aftermath: Fifteen including the two shooters, twenty-four non fatal injuries,...

Influence of Twitch streams on users

Influence of Twitch streams on users

When talking about streaming, we have to think of the popular live streaming video platform Twitch. Twitch was first introduced in June 2011 and currently has 15 million daily active users. But what do all these people watch? The main thing being streamed are video...

The Olympics and World History

The Olympics and World History

The Olympics, a time where the world cheers on for their country in an attempt to be seen as the best or just happy to see their country grab a few medals in the events, has been going on since the Olympics started back in 1924. Just this past winter, the winter...

Dealing with a new beginning

Dealing with a new beginning

You experience a new beginning everyday. However, what makes each beginning so significant is up to each individual and the things that follow after it. We have had thousands of “beginnings” already, and there are certainly more to come in the future. When we were...

The danger of guns

A boy from East Los Angeles

My name is Isaac Medrano and I am currently a senior at James A. Garfield High school. Growing up in East Los Angeles has been a mesmerizing experience despite some of the adversity that comes with it. Having the love and support of my family, I have been able to...