Have you ever heard or was told that art is useless, do something else with your life, there are other jobs that are more successful and pay more, art is hard, you need to be a professional at art, what's the point, etc. Well I have heard, was told and if you are one...
Life of Lizbeth
Lizbeth Bacilio is a 15-year-old high school junior who attends East Los Angeles Renaissance Academy, one of the five schools at Torres High School. Bacilio has been playing soccer for Torres since her freshman year and hopes to continue until she graduates. After...
Stop catcalling women
Men and boys usually catcall on girls and women when walking on the street. Females can just be walking, minding their own business, and a man feels they have to come along, telling them something sexual. This usually gets annoying. It gets annoying because getting...
When do girls become women?
"Mija limpia, mija cocina, mija ayudame, Honey clean up, Honey cook, Honey help me." Sound familiar? Pretty sure 99% of us girls know what I’m talking about, if not then sorry some of you girls are still little girls and not young ladies. The girls who understand this...
The games that are captivating many worldwide
Are you ready to watch the 2018 Winter Olympic Games either up close or on television? Anyways, you’ll be fascinated by the dedication that many athletes have integrated into their prolonged training. In any case, this upcoming year the games will be held in...
Don’t group students by ability!
Is grouping students a good idea? Because I believe it is not. Grouping students by ability is a bad idea because it could backfire, even though grouping students by ability is supposed to help teachers separate the good students from the bad, it could also make the...
Where is the love?
I remember seeing a bloody man’s leg as I was running down my stairs, my stairs of 60 steps. He got shot by a gang member that Saturday night, a gang member everyone on the block knew about. I wish my city had more peace and more love More love within the people, more...
Students should grade their teachers
Most teachers always think that they are right because of the fact that they have the title “teacher” when in reality they aren’t always right. I personally believe that us as students should have the ability to grade our teachers and give them feedback about them and...
Opinion: You don’t have to go to college to be successful
No matter how good the education will be, the debt that you owe to whichever school will leave you wishing you had second thoughts earlier. College and universities are so expensive that it leads up to the point of rethinking what you’ll do for a successful living....
Opinion: Violent video games don’t make people more violent
Violent video games are fun and addicting, and everyone who owns a game system and plays “violent” games like for example "Call of Duty," or "Zombies," is pretty fun to play. Am I right? In many occasions there has been many people, even parents complaining how...
