Letter to editor: “I disagree with his view”
January 25, 2011
Filed under Opinions
First let me say to Tim Pak, I am sorry for your awful experience last year. No one should be made to feel unwelcome at our school. When a teacher abuses a position of authority, this is a serious problem. Here’s my personal response to his column. Mr. Park writes, “Last year, I had a teacher who... Read more »
Trojans terrorize and trump Tennyson
January 25, 2011 • Nic Barradas, Feature Editor
Filed under Sports
In a massive victory over Tennyson, the Trojans varsity basketball team won with a 44-point margin. Throughout the game Trojans led with more than double Tennyson’s score, ending in a 82-38 victory. Within the first minute of the game Trojans already had scored 15 points. Five of the first eight baskets... Read more »
Varsity basketball team disarms the Lancers
January 20, 2011 • Emily Lin-Jones, Staff Writer
Filed under Sports
The CVHS girls varsity basketball team clinched a solid win over Tennyson on Jan. 5 with a final score of 66-23. The victory tipped the team into a winning record of 7-6. The Lancers established a brief 4-point lead early in the first quarter but were swiftly overtaken by the Trojans, who made the score... Read more »
Pay to play falls short in fall, making team cuts possible
January 20, 2011 • Jason Hazari, Staff Writer
Filed under Sports
As another fall season of CVHS sports has ended, many concerns and consequences have come up regarding the budget, which failed to pay for all the fall sports. As a result, there could be serious consequences including team cuts, school officials said. Fall sports, which include girls golf, girls tennis,... Read more »
Herendeen to the rescue
January 20, 2011 • Kearny Combs, Sports Editor
Filed under Features
Although she’s considered a stranger to CVHS, Monica Herendeen is no stranger to the Castro Valley Unified School District. She has given 20 years of loyalty and commitment to the district, starting out at Canyon Middle School and now working for the high school. “It’s actually kind of funny, since... Read more »
Luke Teyler travels to the far East for charity
January 20, 2011 • Natalie Chin, Staff Writer
Filed under Features
How many CVHS students have been to Thailand and Cambodia? How many went in the middle of the school year? How many have gone in order to do charity work? The answer is probably not that many students have done that, but one CVHS student, junior Luke Teyler has done all three of those things. Teyler... Read more »
Donatella competes in gymkhana
January 20, 2011 • Reyna Garcia, Staff Writer
Filed under Features
If you ask Cheyenne Donatella what gymkhana horse back riding is she’ll tell you, “It’s another type of sport for horse back riding. It’s sort of like barrel racing except for that in gymkhana we have nine different courses. They place barrels and poles in a certain pattern depending on which... Read more »
Teacher to appear on Jeopardy
January 20, 2011 • John London, Staff Writer
Filed under Features
The cycle has always gone, teacher teaches students, and those students become geniuses. Sometimes the part about the teachers being geniuses to begin with is skipped, but there are a couple geniuses here at CVHS. On Feb. 4, history teacher Roger Kim is going to prove it when he appears on ABC’s Jeopardy. When... Read more »
Robotics class to offer physics and fun
January 20, 2011 • Holden Parks, Staff Writer
Filed under Features
CVHS will offer Engineering Robotics as a “test class” during the next school year. Bertram Pinsky, who currently teaches physics and chemistry, would teach the class. “This class has been the goal of both myself and Mr. [Sean] Fottrell,” said Pinsky. “We intend it to be a hands-on class for... Read more »
DECA’s Battle of the Bands rocks the CFA
January 20, 2011 • Reyna Garcia, Staff Writer
Filed under Features
A teacher pulled down his pants and $100 was given away. Dec. 17 was an especially memorable night for CVHS. It was DECA’s Battle of the Bands at the Center for the Arts. Bands competed for a $100 cash prize. It was a great idea for fundraising; DECA profited from the food, ticket and, t-shirt sales.... Read more »