Vol 3, Issue 5 - Santa Ana Unified School District
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<strong>Vol</strong>ume 3, <strong>Issue</strong> 5<br />
Friday, May 4, 2012<br />
THE GRIZZLY GAZETTE<br />
CARNIVAL COMES TO GODINEZ<br />
INSIDE THIS ISSUE<br />
Suspenders? Bowties? Stripes?!<br />
A nerdy get-up? No! Far from it, it’s a part of this years Sadies<br />
theme: 1920’s Carnival. With a Banda and face-painting, to a goldfish<br />
toss and a packed dancefloor, Sadies was the place to be.<br />
Who’s your Prom Date?<br />
BY JESUS GONZALEZ<br />
As the school year unwinds, the spectacle that for many defines the<br />
school year has returned: Prom! In all its glory and drama, it once again becomes<br />
the focal point of high school life. But as the big day approaches, many<br />
of us are still wondering how to ask that special someone to the Midnight Ride.<br />
Here are some ideas from our fellow Grizzlies that experienced these ideas first<br />
hand...<br />
Fashion Show Proposal:<br />
Juan Fuentes surprised his Prom date ironically<br />
during the prom fashion show. Juan<br />
laid Hershey’s kisses on the red carpet leading<br />
down to the stairs into the quad. As they<br />
walked the runway, she was confused as to<br />
the chocolate’s purpose. When they finally<br />
reached the bottom of the stairs, she was<br />
amazed to see his proposal to “Prom.”<br />
Message in a bottle:<br />
Hugo Gonzalez planned placing a message in a bottle<br />
and then planting that same bottle in the sand at the<br />
beach. When strolling through the beach with his prospective<br />
prom date, he would then point out the bottle<br />
and have her pick it up and open it. She would be flabbergasted<br />
to see the message read “Will you go to Prom<br />
with me?”<br />
(Photos courtesy of Monica Molina and Jesus Gonzalez)<br />
Article and Photos by Gardenia Zamacona<br />
Over five-hundred Grizzlies showed up to dance the night away.<br />
Whether in a pair with their date in hand or a group of friends, Sadies<br />
was definitely a blast this year.<br />
Don’t believe me? We have some pictures for proof, and to all the<br />
Grizzlies who went, hope you had a roaring good time!<br />
Tennis Ball Scavenger Hunt:<br />
Hugo Flores planted tennis balls in each of his tennisplaying<br />
prom date Fara Rodriguez’ classes. One by one<br />
she was given a new tennis ball in each class, each with<br />
a different letter on it. At the end of fourth period, she<br />
had the word “Prom” spelled out when Hugo unexpectedly<br />
walked into class with the final tennis ball yielding<br />
a question mark.<br />
Russian Doll Surprise: Juan Carrillo mesmerized<br />
his date by giving her a Russian doll. As she opened the<br />
different layers of the doll, she accumulated different<br />
words to compose a phrase. When she finally reached the<br />
final doll, she read the phrase “This is the longest way<br />
ever to ask someone to Prom.”<br />
Balcony Spectacle:<br />
Jesus Lopez surprised his date by utilizing Ms. Kathy Ochoa.<br />
She asked Jesus’ date Rita Orozco to help her carry a box to<br />
the office. When they got to the office Ochoa told Orozco to<br />
open the box. Inside the box were instructions on what she<br />
was to do next. Orozco was told to go upstairs. When she<br />
reached the top of the stairs and looked over the balcony she saw Jesus holding<br />
a question mark, punctuating the phrase “Prom?” Of course she said “yes.”<br />
These great ideas serve as a source, but there are plenty of different<br />
ways to ask that perfect date in a manner that reflects you. No matter what,<br />
always remember: just ask and you will be fine!<br />
Need Help with Prom?<br />
Go to Page 2<br />
Gummy Bear<br />
Go to Page 4<br />
Who are the athletes of the month?<br />
Go to Page 8<br />
Page 1
<strong>Vol</strong>ume 3, <strong>Issue</strong> 5<br />
STUDENT NEWS<br />
Don’t Stress Over the Dress<br />
BY SUSANA VALERIO & SAMANTHA HERRERA<br />
Some of you Grizzlies may not be<br />
aware that the Prom Couture store<br />
is now open which is also known as<br />
The Prom Dress Project organized by<br />
the Girls Circle Club. It’s a great program<br />
if you’re on a budget in finding<br />
the perfect dress. All the dresses this<br />
program offers were donations from<br />
our teachers, and past students. Most<br />
importantly, the program is free. Yes,<br />
you read that right, there is no cost to<br />
participate.<br />
The program came about after the<br />
first prom occurred. Only 100 girls<br />
attended the first prom and the reason<br />
why so few<br />
girls attended<br />
the prom was<br />
because they<br />
didn’t have<br />
the money<br />
to buy their<br />
dress. That’s<br />
when teachers<br />
decided to<br />
donate money<br />
to purchase<br />
(Photo courtesy of Susana<br />
Valerio & Samantha<br />
Herrera)<br />
some dresses<br />
for upcoming<br />
proms.<br />
Adviser of the Girls Circle Club, Mrs.<br />
Jocham holding a dress (Photo courtesy<br />
of Susana Valerio & Samantha Herrera)<br />
There’s a variety of styles of dresses<br />
that the program offers, like long and<br />
short dresses. “We get the dresses tailored,<br />
so girls shouldn’t worry if the<br />
dresses doesn’t fit,” said advisor, Mrs.<br />
Laurie Jocham.<br />
They also offer accessories and<br />
purses for you to borrow. “Girls need<br />
to make an appointment in order look<br />
and try on the dresses,” said Jocham.<br />
If you’re interested in borrowing a<br />
dress for free, make an appointment<br />
in Mrs. Jocham’s classroom. Just<br />
keep in mind that it is first come, first<br />
serve.<br />
On April 3,<br />
2012, three<br />
Grizzlies embarked<br />
on a biking<br />
adventure<br />
to San Diego<br />
for their Senior<br />
Project. Little<br />
did they know<br />
it would take<br />
them 14 hours,<br />
burn approximately<br />
18,000<br />
calories, and<br />
would change<br />
their perspective<br />
BY EMILIO RODRIGUEZ<br />
on biking forever. Passing the beautiful California coast, Camp Pendleton’s military<br />
base, and the Maruchan factory, Ivan Hernandez, Timothy Kent, and David<br />
Rodriguez awoke at 6 in the morning to embark on their journey.<br />
Taking only tools, food, and their bicycles with them, they embarked on<br />
the 114 mile ride. When asked why they chose such a feat as their senior project,<br />
they answered by simply saying: “Adventure, curiosity, and the passion for biking.”<br />
In total the three burned over 6,000 calories each along their 14 hour ride.<br />
Averaging about 20 mph, carrying about 35 pounds of tools and food on them;<br />
they arrived at 8 P.M. to San Diego.<br />
The three have had 10 years of biking experience, so they were ready for<br />
what was ahead of them. When asked what they took, they replied, “bike pumps,<br />
snacks for the road, and 3 hours of prep the night before.” The advice they would<br />
offer if someone is interested in doing this, “Don’t over estimate things and just<br />
keep riding.”<br />
Photos by...<br />
BY EDUARDO ARAUJO<br />
Bryce Kenzo Pagter is an<br />
eighteen-year-old senior at GFHS<br />
who has a profound passion for<br />
photography and traveling. He has<br />
had the fortunate opportunity to<br />
travel around the world with his<br />
family, all while capturing each<br />
country and all it has to offer with a<br />
snap of a shutter.<br />
Bryce’s passion for photography<br />
was sparked at a young<br />
age when his mother handed him<br />
his first camera. He snapped simple<br />
pictures as he started off, but soon<br />
after, those simple pictures evolved<br />
into a more sophisticated art. At age 8, Bryce had his first<br />
picture published in a Marine biology magazine.<br />
Photography alone was not the only passion<br />
coined in his early childhood, traveling also became a passion<br />
for him at a very young age. Throughout the course<br />
of his life, Bryce and his family have traveled to over an<br />
estimated 30 countries, visiting six out of the seven continents.<br />
The first country he visited was Japan, but Bryce<br />
shared that his most memorable visit was to Indonesia.<br />
“Indonesia has to be my most memorable country<br />
thus far,” he said. “The people of Indonesia are the utmost<br />
hospitable and incredibly friendly. That’s what I like about<br />
traveling - it’s different from our society and it is refreshing.”<br />
(Photo courtesy of Monica Molina & Jesus<br />
Gonzalez)<br />
Trekking to San Diego<br />
Ivan Hernandez, Timothy Kent, and David Rodriguez reflect on<br />
their senior project (Photo courtesy of Emilio Rodriguez)<br />
Aside from traveling with his<br />
family, Bryce has been employed by<br />
30 professional companies that have<br />
taken a serious interest in his photography.<br />
“Two years ago, I began talking<br />
to people that told me that I can be<br />
something and that I can do something<br />
with my work.”<br />
For the past two years, Bryce’s<br />
photography has been featured in<br />
countless magazines. He has been<br />
employed by 30 professional companies<br />
that include clothing agencies<br />
and skateboarding companies. In other<br />
words, he has photographed models and photographed<br />
skaters.<br />
As a result from his job, Bryce will spend a month<br />
in Brazil shooting for clothing brands Etnies and ELE-<br />
MENT.<br />
In regards with a future career, Bryce is considering<br />
whether becoming a full time photographer or going<br />
into the family business as an attorney at his father’s law<br />
firm. Whatever may be the case, this young man will continue<br />
making a name for himself.<br />
If you are interested in viewing more of Bryce<br />
Pagter’s photography, visit his Tumblr page at<br />
brycepagter.tumblr.com.<br />
(Photos courtesy of Bryce Pagter)<br />
Grizzly Gazette Editorial Policy<br />
The Grizzly Gazette is published six times per academic year by students in journalism class at Godinez Fundamental High <strong>School</strong>.<br />
Content is determined by the staff and does not necessarily reflect the opinions or policies of Godinez Fundamental High <strong>School</strong>’s faculty, administration, adviser or<br />
student body.<br />
Students are protected in their exercise of press freedom by the First Amendment to the Constitution of the United States and California Education Code 48907.<br />
Signed editorials and columns reflect the views of the writer.<br />
Letters to the editor and guest commentaries are encouraged and must be signed, although anonymity can be granted on a case-by-case basis.<br />
The editors review letters to the editor, advertising, guest commentaries, reserves the right to edit and refuse material. Reasons can include length, clarity, libel, and<br />
obscenity, material disruption of the educational process at Godinez Fundamental High <strong>School</strong> or violation of copyright laws.<br />
Page 2
EDITORIAL: Outsourcing in <strong>Santa</strong> <strong>Ana</strong><br />
The economy has affected many Americans, it has taken a hit in<br />
<strong>Santa</strong> <strong>Ana</strong>. How is that possible you ask? Well, to be honest the city is<br />
$30,000,000 in debt.<br />
If you noticed, yes, there’s been some renovations in <strong>Santa</strong> <strong>Ana</strong>;<br />
however, spending has been overlooked in my opinion. Along with<br />
the recent changes Downtown <strong>Santa</strong> <strong>Ana</strong> has gone through, they have<br />
attracted a hipster audience and in a way torn down some of the city’s<br />
Mexican heritage.<br />
In 2011, the city had to put <strong>Santa</strong> <strong>Ana</strong> Zoo, <strong>Santa</strong> <strong>Ana</strong> Fire Department,<br />
<strong>Santa</strong> <strong>Ana</strong> Public Library and other services on the verge of<br />
outsourcing their services due to the debt. One item that was not put for<br />
outsourcing was the <strong>Santa</strong> <strong>Ana</strong> Police Department.<br />
At a recent meeting, there was an item of discussion to make a<br />
purchase of brand new cars for the police. Honestly, I was a bit furious<br />
how the city this year chose to spend money on more cars and motorcycles<br />
for the <strong>Santa</strong> <strong>Ana</strong> Police Department. Along with the new gym<br />
equipment that was also passed this year.<br />
What is wrong with their current cars, do they really need to be<br />
that extravagant to fight crime? It does not make sense how it is reasonable<br />
for the city officials to sit there and approve such a purchase when<br />
our city is in so much debt.<br />
The crime rates in <strong>Santa</strong> <strong>Ana</strong> have decreased in the last couple<br />
years and if we are going to be spending any money or should I say tax<br />
money, then why don’t we invest it in our community organizations?<br />
Public libraries are more than just shelves with books or librarians,<br />
they are what makes every kid come back for more reading time.<br />
They offer more than just reading and tutoring services, they offer a<br />
chance to improve, like their Teen Space program.<br />
After years of dealing with limited resources of technology,<br />
Godinez Fundamental has finally been approved to<br />
receive new technology along with a few schoolwide upgrades.<br />
As of the 17th of this month, Godinez students now<br />
have access to the new computer lab. With the opening of this<br />
new computer lab, there are three labs available for students<br />
to use. The three computer labs are located in rooms 4-128,<br />
4-131, and the library computer lab. (Mr. Eskow’s classroom,<br />
who was originally in room 4-131, will now be located in room<br />
1-125)<br />
These new computers will be upgraded from Microsoft<br />
Office 2003 to Microsoft Office 2007 in order to give students<br />
the best in the school’s reach.<br />
When talking to Mr. Tonai he stated, “Coming from<br />
our WASC recommendations, they would like for us to progress<br />
technology wise. We hope to have wi-fi next year but this<br />
is limited to the district’s plans.”<br />
EDITORIALS<br />
BY MARILYNN MONTANO<br />
Godinez 2.0<br />
BY MARIO SALAZAR & FERNANDO PANTALEON<br />
YEARBOOK ADVERTISEMENT<br />
BUY YOUR YEARBOOK<br />
FOR $90<br />
For details go to<br />
Mr. Hess’ room (1-114)<br />
I remember the one place I went was when I was in elementary<br />
school, the New Hope Public Library which is one of the branches with<br />
the <strong>Santa</strong> <strong>Ana</strong> Public Library. It is where I looked forward to going on<br />
every celebrated holiday with themes like Valentines’ and Christmas on<br />
display.<br />
In reality, there were three public libraries and it’s narrowed<br />
down to two. There is talk about outsourcing the smaller branch: New<br />
Hope Public Library. Hours have been cut and it is closed on Fridays.<br />
The Mac Fadden Public Library was closed down and it now serves as a<br />
recreational space for police to work with troubled students.<br />
Why is it that community organizations and other programs<br />
have to rely on grants and not the city? Our city is meant to serve our<br />
best interests and this is not politically-wise, especially with health and<br />
education, you know, like issues that do matter. They will benefit our<br />
community more than our city officials’ best interests. Investing towards<br />
our next generation is crucial because the more we educate the more we<br />
will advance as a community.<br />
As a result of the debt, there was a recent meeting in city hall<br />
where the <strong>Santa</strong> <strong>Ana</strong> City Council signed a contract with the Orange<br />
County Fire Department, which means the city would save 1.28 million<br />
alone.<br />
Money will always be an issue but why is it that education and<br />
health always goes underlooked by politicians? Why do city officials<br />
spend more than what we really need as a city?<br />
Currently, the <strong>Santa</strong> <strong>Ana</strong> Public Library is safe from being sold,<br />
however, the zoo has been privatized. These special landmarks are part<br />
of what defines a city. Luckily, the city still continues to find ways to<br />
solve the debt crisis so they will not have to risk filing for bankruptcy.<br />
Mrs. Terry Kling, our librarian, has recently placed an<br />
order to obtain Nooks available for student use in the library.<br />
Also, a mini iPad lab consisting of 20 iPads will be available<br />
for research in the room down the library hallway. If the 20<br />
iPads succeed, an iPad lab will open in the near future.<br />
One of the goals for summer is to mount projectors<br />
in the computer labs in order to make it easier for teachers to<br />
give instructions to their students. Another goal is to upgrade<br />
to Grade Cam, in which the student’s scantron is placed under<br />
an Elmo and the system instantly grades tests and records the<br />
score into the teacher’s gradebook.<br />
This new technology will not only benefit students, but<br />
teachers as well. One can expect that with this new technology,<br />
the academic life of students and teachers will improve.<br />
CHECK OUT THE<br />
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<strong>Vol</strong>ume 3, <strong>Issue</strong> 5<br />
Godinez Fundamental<br />
High <strong>School</strong><br />
3002 Centennial Road<br />
<strong>Santa</strong> <strong>Ana</strong>, California 92704<br />
Editors:<br />
Marilynn Montano<br />
Andrea Rodriguez<br />
Adviser:<br />
Joyce Feuerborn<br />
Copy Editor:<br />
Anthony Ramirez<br />
Editorial Editor:<br />
Gardenia Zamacona<br />
Photo Editor:<br />
Fara Rodriguez<br />
Monica Molina<br />
Arts & Entertainment<br />
Editor:<br />
Steven Cortez<br />
Sports Editor:<br />
Fara Rodriguez<br />
Campus News Editor:<br />
Viviana Altamirano<br />
Staff Writers:<br />
Jocelyn Alvarado<br />
Eduardo Araujo<br />
Daniel Bernal<br />
Anthony Do<br />
Danielle Flores<br />
Jesus Gonzalez<br />
Samantha Herrera<br />
Jamilah Hosan<br />
Emilio Rodriguez<br />
Mario Salazar<br />
Hugo Salgado<br />
Rebecca Terrones<br />
Susana Valerio<br />
Page 3
Dear Gummy Bear,<br />
I feel like I have betrayed my best friend because I went to a party<br />
once and I met a cute guy. He did what every player would do to target<br />
a girl. He did his sweet talk and I was stupid enough to fall for it. That<br />
night he gave me a ride home, walked me to the door, and kissed me.<br />
Weeks later I found out he was my best friend’s boyfriend, but I did not<br />
know this. Should I tell her or do I stop talking to both of them?<br />
From,<br />
La Traidora<br />
Dear La Traidora,<br />
“Stranger Danger” has been a catch phrase for years for a reason.<br />
You need to tell your best friend because if he’s done this with you, he’s<br />
probably cheating on her with other girls as well. If she is really your<br />
best friend, she will understand because at the time you didn’t know. If<br />
she gets mad at you, then you still did everything you could to try to fix<br />
the situation. If you friend finds out that her boyfriend was cheating on<br />
her, and that you knew about it, and that he cheated on her with you, the<br />
friendship will definitely crash and burn. Your friend did nothing wrong,<br />
so you shouldn’t stop talking to her.<br />
Good luck,<br />
Gummy Bear<br />
Dear Gummy Bear,<br />
I’m a senior and I have a freshman crushing on me. He’s so sweet.<br />
He always tells me he loves me and he always gives me a rose, but I<br />
don’t want to be his girlfriend, but that’s what he always asks me when he<br />
gives me a rose. I only want to be his friend. How do I let him know that<br />
I only want to be his friend without hurting his feelings?<br />
Sincerely,<br />
La Mas Deseada<br />
Dear La Mas Deseada,<br />
The best way to get him to stop asking you out is to have a talk<br />
with him about it. The age difference is too much, besides that, if you’re<br />
18, it’s illegal. You need to make it clear that he is a good friend, but you<br />
don’t want to go out with him. If he doesn’t stop, you might need to be<br />
clearer about it, and possibly stop talking to him, at least until he gets the<br />
hint.<br />
Some would love to have your problem,<br />
Gummy Bear<br />
Dear Gummy Bear<br />
May/June 2012<br />
Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday<br />
29 30 1 2 3 4 5<br />
CST<br />
Dear Gummy Bear,<br />
There’s a guy in school that I really like but he’s a senior and I’m a<br />
junior. We have only talked a couple of times, and it was mostly me going<br />
up to him. I don’t know what to do because I can’t help getting butterflies<br />
in my tummy, and I feel like my heart is going to pop out of my chest<br />
every time I see him. I know he is almost leaving and I wouldn’t want<br />
this feeling to go away once he goes away too. Can you help me figure<br />
out what to do?<br />
Sincerely,<br />
Junior Girl<br />
Dear Junior Girl,<br />
It’s a difficult decision. Staying friends and keeping in contact<br />
while he goes away to college would be the safe thing to do. It’s your<br />
pursuit of happiness, if he can give you these feelings as a friend; it might<br />
be worth trying to talk to him more and see how you feel about him then.<br />
Find out what type of person he is before telling him how you feel, if he’s<br />
the kind of person that makes things awkward once they know something<br />
like this, you might want to keep it to yourself.<br />
I know it’s difficult,<br />
Gummy Bear<br />
Dear Gummy Bear,<br />
I have a problem with the guy I have a crush on. I don’t know<br />
if he loves me like I love him. I feel shy asking him to be my boyfriend<br />
especially in front of his friends or even worse if he has a girlfriend. He<br />
knows that I stay after school to dance, but he doesn’t pay attention to<br />
me. What should I do?<br />
Sincerely,<br />
Love, Dance, and Shy<br />
Dear Love, Dance, and Shy,<br />
If you don’t know the guy well enough to know whether or not he<br />
has a girlfriend, I’d say that you don’t know him well enough to “love”<br />
him. If he doesn’t pay attention to you then he probably doesn’t know<br />
you like him. Get to know him better, and then you can make a more informed<br />
decision of whether or not to tell him you like him. Don’t ask him<br />
to be your boyfriend because if he doesn’t pay attention to you now, he<br />
won’t pay attention to you then, even if he says yes. Just wait a bit, and<br />
see if things improve.<br />
You’re not alone,<br />
Gummy Bear<br />
CST CST CST<br />
Gummy Bear questions continued on<br />
page 5<br />
6 7 8 9 10 11 12<br />
AP Chemistry<br />
AP European<br />
and<br />
AP Spanish AP Calculus AP English<br />
History<br />
AP Psychology Language<br />
Literature<br />
AP US History<br />
PROM<br />
13 14 15 16 17 18 19<br />
AP Biology and<br />
AP Language AP Macroeconomics<br />
Literature<br />
AP Spanish<br />
AP Physics AP Government and Composition<br />
and<br />
AP Statistics Spring Dance<br />
Showcase @ 7<br />
20 21 22 23 24 25 26<br />
Senior Exit Senior Exit<br />
Portfolios Portfolios Senior Showcase<br />
Modified Day Modified Day<br />
27 28 29 30<br />
Drama<br />
31 1 2<br />
Showcase<br />
Memorial Day<br />
No school<br />
Physics Field<br />
trip to Six<br />
Flags<br />
Senior Awards @<br />
GFHS Theater<br />
3 4 5 6 7 8 9<br />
Legacy Awards<br />
Page 4
What website do Godinez<br />
Grizzlies use most?<br />
Student STRESS on<br />
upcoming AP exams!<br />
Students not stressed<br />
70%<br />
Students very stressed<br />
10%<br />
20%<br />
Students somewhat<br />
stressed<br />
Taken from a poll of<br />
100 Godinez Grizzlies<br />
Taken from a poll of 100 Godinez Grizzlies<br />
Gummy Bear Continued...<br />
Dear Gummy Bear,<br />
I am currently a junior and in all my<br />
17 years of life, I have never had a girlfriend<br />
or anyone that I liked. So some weeks ago<br />
I wrote a letter to a girl I liked and gave her<br />
time to answer back whenever she was ready.<br />
Naturally since this was my first attempt to get<br />
a girl to like me, I was confused. The problem<br />
is that she hasn’t said anything yet and we<br />
have started talking less to each other. Since<br />
she doesn’t talk to me anymore I can’t help but<br />
thinking she loves someone else. So should<br />
I become the best friend that supports her, or<br />
should I fight for her affection?<br />
Sincerely,<br />
Trying<br />
Dear Trying,<br />
What’s meant to be will find a way,<br />
I’m sorry that your first attempt played out<br />
this way, but they won’t always. If you fight<br />
for her affection, you’ll always be fighting. I<br />
can tell you really care about her just by your<br />
note, but maybe there’s someone whose pining<br />
for your affection and you just can’t see them<br />
because you’re too focused on this girl.<br />
You never know,<br />
Gummy Bear<br />
Dear Gummy Bear,<br />
My parents are broke and so am I but I<br />
REALLY want to go to Prom. What can I do?<br />
Sincerely,<br />
Too broke for Prom<br />
Dear Too Broke,<br />
The GBear is here for you! See the article<br />
below and on page 2 for wonderful ideas<br />
that won’t break your wallet.<br />
Good luck!<br />
GBear<br />
Inexpensive Prom Ideas<br />
BY SUSANA VALERIO & SAMANTHA HERRERA<br />
Worrying about spending too much money for a dress?<br />
You can dress for less and look your best by considering buying<br />
or renting a dress on the following websites.<br />
Lending Luxury.com is the most recommended website<br />
because you can wear a thousand dollar dress by renting it for<br />
$200 or less. They also provide free shipping and dry cleaning.<br />
The website carries a variety of current designers and styles. If<br />
you want to stand out from the crowd, rent or buy a dress from<br />
this website.<br />
Nordstrom.com carries many prom dresses for $100 or<br />
less. They also have free shipping and returns if it doesn’t fit. And<br />
if you don’t want to ship it back, you can return it directly to the<br />
store.<br />
Try also these stores: Forever 21, Davids Bridal and Macys.<br />
These stores also offer a variety of inexpensive dresses.<br />
Lastly Prom is not only about the outfit, but about dinner. Some<br />
cheap ideas include: gathering a couple of friends and agree to<br />
pitch in money for a Chinese food. Also, you can always agree<br />
on having a potluck as well. Aim for bargain and hope these tips<br />
help.<br />
Pictures from<br />
the April 20th<br />
Prom Fashion<br />
Show at lunch.<br />
(Photos by Eduardo Araujo)
<strong>Vol</strong>ume 3, <strong>Issue</strong> 5<br />
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT<br />
The notorious and newly anticipated<br />
Buffalo Wild Wings has come to The<br />
Outlets in Orange. Buffalo Wild Wings<br />
has created the ultimate of diversity<br />
of flavors offering over 14 different<br />
seasonings and sauces to feed what you<br />
desire.<br />
The Outlets have had its<br />
reputation of popularity at GFHS and<br />
Buffalo Wild Wings has become a new<br />
addition to the variety of restaurants that<br />
The Outlets have to offer. Deciding to<br />
eat at Buffalo Wild Wings is a choice<br />
well made, that stands out from the rest.<br />
During the weekdays, Buffalo<br />
Wild Wings offers two different promos.<br />
Including, Wing Tuesdays pricing<br />
the wings at 55 cents and Boneless<br />
Thursdays pricing them at 65 cents.<br />
This gives everyone the opportunity<br />
to enjoy the delectable wings that this<br />
establishment has to offer.<br />
Enjoying wings with friends<br />
is no mistake. I recently had the<br />
opportunity to dine at Buffalo Wild<br />
Wings with Jonathan Alvarez, Jay<br />
Jimenez, Gissel Segovia, and Brian<br />
Linzaga where we ordered over sixty<br />
wings and separated by 5 different wing<br />
flavors. These flavors included Parmesan<br />
Garlic, Sweet BBQ, Mild, and Spicy<br />
Wild for Wings<br />
BY STEVEN CORTEZ<br />
Garlic. Overall, we were left full and felt<br />
that the wings did what they intended to<br />
do, which was to hit the spot.<br />
To ease the spiciness of the<br />
wings, I suggest trying one of the<br />
lemonades including berry, mango, and<br />
huckleberry, which are priced at $0.99.<br />
Lemonade is not only what they offer<br />
though the best. The also offer refreshing<br />
ice tea and a variety of soft drinks.<br />
Along with wings, tasty side<br />
dished answer what you crave. Including<br />
potato wedges, onion rings, and buffalo<br />
chips, which are all priced at $0.99.<br />
The price is really low for something so<br />
great.<br />
Don’t be fooled by the infamous<br />
name, Buffalo Wild Wings also offers a<br />
variety of hamburgers to savory salads.<br />
These savory burgers begin at $9.99,<br />
but are well worth the money spent due<br />
to the fact of the size and quality of the<br />
burger. The salads are priced at $9.00<br />
but include pieces of chicken sprinkled<br />
all over the salad and other unique ways<br />
to make a salad even better.<br />
Buffalo Wild Wings has<br />
impressed my friends and I and have left<br />
us craving for more. If you’re looking to<br />
find the most savory and mouth watering<br />
wings, Buffalo Wild Wings is definitely<br />
the restaurant.<br />
Formula Drift<br />
BY JAMILAH HOSAN<br />
Earlier in in the month of April, the city of Long<br />
Beach had to close streets to participate in an action<br />
packed weekend of cars, drifting, and...[drum roll]<br />
explosions! Introducing: Formula Drift.<br />
With more than 60 drivers<br />
competing, this two-day<br />
thriller can be renown as<br />
not your ordinary race since<br />
judging is all based on style<br />
and speed.<br />
Formula Drift has the most<br />
diversity of age, gender and<br />
race in the driving field. It<br />
is the first drifting championship to be filmed and featured<br />
in 3-D, and is the first drifting championship in<br />
the world to be sponsored by non-endemic companies<br />
such as EA Games, according to F.D.’s website.<br />
“It is really loud and smells like burnt rubber but<br />
it’s awesome see all the action close,” said Conrad<br />
Mostiller, a resident of the Long Beach community and<br />
neighbor to the race.<br />
Hundreds of cheering fans enthralled with excitement<br />
while gushing on various<br />
sports drinks stood<br />
at the sidelines. “I wish<br />
I could have gone!,”<br />
said Chris Reyes,<br />
junior, “The adrenaline<br />
you get when watching<br />
a drift race is like no<br />
other. It’s really one of<br />
a kind.”<br />
(Photos courtesy of Buffalo Wild Wings)<br />
(Photos courtesy of Jamilah Hosan)<br />
Lockout<br />
BY ANTHONY DO<br />
Once you get over the outrageous<br />
setting, you will find that Lockout<br />
is filled with lots of incredible actionpacked<br />
scenes. Directors James Mather<br />
and Stephen St. Leger do an excellent<br />
job of keeping up the pace of the story.<br />
In the future, 60 years to be<br />
exact, the United States has built a<br />
maximum-security prison in space. But<br />
of course trouble arises, and the inmates<br />
have taken over. The only person<br />
who can handle the situation is exgovernment<br />
agent, Marion Snow, who<br />
was wrongly convicted of a crime and<br />
now he must complete this mission to<br />
gain his freedom. Snow agrees and he<br />
embarks on the mission to save Emilie<br />
Warnock, the President’s daughter, who<br />
is stuck in the prison and held captive by<br />
the prisoners.<br />
sure to keep you engaged and your eyes<br />
will be glued to the screen. The visuals<br />
and action that plays out during the<br />
course of film are pretty amazing.<br />
Aside from the action, there is<br />
undeniable chemistry between the character<br />
of Marion Snow and Emilie. Snow<br />
and Emilie are the typical bad boy meets<br />
good girl relationship. They are complete<br />
opposites of each other, yet they<br />
make it work and they team up together<br />
to get out of a dangerous situation.<br />
Lockout is visually stunning and<br />
the action sequences are truly out of this<br />
world. Although this flick may not have<br />
you at the edge of your seat, it is still<br />
enjoyable. If sci-fi is your thing and you<br />
are looking to see a great action film,<br />
Lockout is it. I gave it a 3 out of 4 stars.<br />
Although on the surface this film<br />
comes off as a typical action film, it is<br />
Page 6
A&E/STUDENT NEWS<br />
V for The Voice<br />
Imagine a singing<br />
competition in which the contestants<br />
are judged on their voice, without<br />
being seen by the judges? That is<br />
exactly what is established on the<br />
television show, The Voice.<br />
The show was first aired last<br />
year and its ratings have been rivaled<br />
by other singing competitions such<br />
as American Idol and The X Factor.<br />
The contest consists of three<br />
main parts: the blind audition, a<br />
battle phase and live performance<br />
shows. The blind audition is simple:<br />
participants select a song to sing in<br />
front of four judges. The judges are<br />
seated in chairs that face the opposite<br />
direction of the competitor, so that<br />
their judgment is not based upon<br />
appearance, but the quality of their<br />
voice.<br />
The judging panel consists of<br />
famous singers: Christina Aguilera,<br />
Cee Lo Green, Blake Shelton and<br />
Adam Levine. Each coach selects<br />
12 singers to have on their “team,”<br />
which leads into the next part, the<br />
battle round.<br />
During the battle rounds,<br />
the coaches choose two singers to<br />
compete against one another with<br />
preselected sounds. The coach then<br />
has to choose which contestant gets<br />
to advance to the live performances.<br />
The live performances give the<br />
singers the chance to express<br />
their individuality and power as a<br />
performer. They select their own<br />
The cardio room, room<br />
1-124 is now open to both<br />
students and staff, Monday<br />
through Thursday from 3 p.m.<br />
to 4 p.m.<br />
The idea was proposed<br />
to Mr. Rankin by 2 students<br />
and was then offered to both<br />
Ms. Lisa Treen and Ms. Sara<br />
Henderson. “This is a great<br />
and healthy way students can spend time after school; and it’s<br />
awesome that the amount of members keeps growing,” said<br />
Henderson .<br />
Take advantage of this opportunity, gym memberships<br />
are pricy, ranging from $25 a month and charging an extra start<br />
up fee from $100 and up.<br />
Since summer is just around the corner and some<br />
Grizzlies would like to lose those extra pounds to get their ideal<br />
summer body, but don’t know what to do or how to get started.<br />
Here are some helpful suggestions:<br />
BY ANTHONY RAMIREZ<br />
song and have the freedom to select<br />
how they choose to perform the song.<br />
At the end of the live performances,<br />
singers are eliminated according to<br />
votes submitted by viewers.<br />
Season two of The Voice<br />
began airing February 5th, 2012,<br />
following Super Bowl XLVI. Much<br />
like the previous season, it has not<br />
disappointed. When it premiered it<br />
is estimated to have about 17 million<br />
viewers, which is six million more<br />
than last year. Many famous songs<br />
have been performed on The Voice,<br />
which makes the show even more<br />
interesting. What is even more<br />
exciting, the singers tend to put their<br />
own spin on the tracks, making it<br />
truly their own and adding their own<br />
style of singing to it. One of the most<br />
unique spins I’ve seen is by Lindsey<br />
Pavao, a contestant on season two.<br />
She made her own classy, slow style<br />
to Trey Songz, “Say Aah.” Another<br />
favorite of mine, Jesse Campbell,<br />
made the performance of Beyoncé’s,<br />
Halo, her own. Sadly though, she<br />
was eliminated by Christina Aguilera<br />
and was sent home.<br />
Overall, the new season has<br />
appeared to receive only positive<br />
reviews, and even as a viewer myself<br />
I see much potential in a third season<br />
to air. Many diverse types of music<br />
are culminated into one, and with<br />
each performance grow the question,<br />
“Who will win this time?”<br />
Goodbye Thunder<br />
Thighs<br />
BY DANIEL BERNAL<br />
- Find a workout buddy<br />
- Don’t skip meals, eat small healthy portions throughout<br />
the day<br />
- Drink plenty of water<br />
- Eat lots of fruits &<br />
vegetables<br />
- And lastly, aim for<br />
workouts at least 3 times a<br />
week by using the cardio room.<br />
<strong>Vol</strong>ume 3, <strong>Issue</strong> 5<br />
No Ordinary BBQ<br />
Restaurant<br />
BY DANIELLE FLORES & DANIEL BERNAL<br />
Walking into Lucille’s Smokehouse Bar-<br />
B-Que is like walking right into a Southern<br />
BBQ paradise. Located on the corner of<br />
Chapman Ave and Lewis in Orange sits<br />
a restaurant that takes you from the OC<br />
straight into the hardy South.<br />
Right as you walk in, an aroma of BBQ<br />
ribs, freshly made corn bread, and southern<br />
hospitality takes over your senses. My partner<br />
and I were shortly seated on the outside patio where the sun was just<br />
about ready to set and our waiter, Dakota, came to take our drink orders.<br />
When our drinks came we couldn’t help but notice the unique décor.<br />
Instead of regular old cups, Dakota came out with jars filled with the<br />
drink of our choice, pink lemonade and sweet tea garnished with a mint<br />
leaf. Shortly after, Dakota brought out some of their famous sweet rolls<br />
with a sweet cinnamon butter. The rolls were just the right temperature<br />
and with the cinnamon butter it melted in your mouth.<br />
As we began to eat the rolls, we were<br />
surprised to find so many options to choose from<br />
on the menu. The menu’s sides vary from macaroni<br />
and cheese to cole slaw and corn bread. As the sun<br />
set and the BBQ smoke filled our lungs, Dakota<br />
walked toward us with two enormous plates.<br />
One of the plates held my BBQ chicken sandwich<br />
with macaroni and cheese; the other contained my<br />
friend’s BBQ brisket sandwich with French fries<br />
and a pickle. What we had thought were bottles<br />
of decoration, were in fact bottles filled with their<br />
famous BBQ sauce. The flavors were like no other. We<br />
quickly fell in love as our taste buds exploded and the<br />
hardy south was taken from the framed pictures on the<br />
walls and into our mouths.<br />
After dining and conversating, Dakota brought two<br />
damp, warm towels. Wiping down the BBQ from our<br />
faces with the towels we couldn’t help but compliment<br />
their excellent customer service and food.<br />
This home-style southern BBQ restaurant would be<br />
a perfect place to bring family, friends, and even that special someone.<br />
The welcoming feel, delicious food, and decorative space, is really worth<br />
the money spent. The total bill of a BBQ chicken sandwich with macaroni<br />
and cheese, Texas style beef brisket sandwich with potato fries,<br />
pink lemonade, sweet tea, with complimentary rolls came to $30.87. The<br />
southern hospitality really makes you feel welcomed and guarantees a<br />
dining experience like no other.<br />
(Photos courtesy of Danielle Flores)<br />
ADVERTISEMENT<br />
Journalism working out as they wait for the next newspaper to be published.<br />
(Photos courtesy of Daniel Bernal)<br />
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<strong>Vol</strong>ume 3, <strong>Issue</strong> 5<br />
Page 8<br />
Real Athletes Run,<br />
Others Just Play<br />
BY FARA RODRIGUEZ<br />
The heat. The wind.<br />
The crowd. The finish<br />
line. Those are the things<br />
that the GFHS track team<br />
members notice the most<br />
while running. Running<br />
as fast as possible without<br />
ever looking back.<br />
And for a moment, leaving<br />
everything behind.<br />
Stamina is a seven letter word that the boys and girls on the<br />
GFHS track team are very familiar with. With tough practices and a<br />
tight schedule, the team focuses on becoming stronger mentally and<br />
physically at every practice.<br />
There are fifteen events in each division: 100 meters, 200<br />
meters, 400 meters, 800 meters, 1600 meters, 3200 meters, 100/110<br />
meters Hurdles, 300 meters Hurdles, 4x100 meters Relay, 4x400<br />
meters Relay, Long Jump, Triple Jump, High Jump, Shot Put and<br />
Discus.<br />
Being part of the track team, there are many challenges to<br />
overcome, whether you are a runner, thrower, or hurdler. So far, the<br />
boys and girls in the track team have performed great. In order for<br />
our track team to continue doing great, they have to work hard everyday.<br />
A Grizzly Junior, John Olivares said, “I joined track because<br />
I wanted to be a part of something<br />
big, like track and field. It takes<br />
practice, lots of it. Six days a week.<br />
That’s the key factor in why we’re<br />
so good at what we do.” Thus, the<br />
team has steadily been becoming<br />
better throughout this year.<br />
Sadly, some of the efforts<br />
put in by the track team are not<br />
recognized accordingly.“If I could<br />
change anything about track it<br />
would be the attention that each<br />
event gets. As a thrower, we usually<br />
help with earning the team many points, and it would be great to be<br />
recognized,” says Olivares.<br />
However, so far, it is known that at least 10 runners will go to CIF.<br />
And in the past three years the team has had school records broken.<br />
The track teams have also been noteworthy at Godinez for its rapid<br />
growth and tremendous achievements.<br />
“YOUR GOAL AS A RUNNER IS TO WORK HARD AND<br />
DEVELOP A CHAMPIONSHIP LIFESTYLE” – George Payan<br />
(Godinez Head Track Coach)<br />
SPORTS<br />
Athletes of the Month April<br />
Baseball<br />
Michael Rojas: “It feels good to get Athlete of the<br />
Month. I worked hard and got results, no excuses. I feel<br />
like I achieved something.”<br />
Cheer<br />
Selina Prawl: “I felt important when I got Athlete of<br />
the Month. I feel accomplished; being recognized as a<br />
cheerleader feels good.”<br />
Softball<br />
Dolores Portillo: “Receiving Athlete of the Month is an indescribable feeling. I<br />
was really surprised because on our team there is not just one great player but<br />
rather one great team.”<br />
Swimming<br />
Cirenio Gonzalez: “It’s a great feeling to know you’re appreciated.<br />
Yolo. The team is my family and swimmers like Colleen<br />
Sloan and Lan Tran are my motivation. It’s awesome to<br />
be in CIF consideration and after I’m going to Shakey’s.”<br />
Lan Tran: “I’ve been swimming since I was five. I was surprised<br />
receiving Athlete of the Month because I’ve only been here for a short<br />
time. I like keeping busy so balancing my AP classes and swimming forces me<br />
to complete all my work quickly. I look forward to CIF but I try not to take the<br />
(Track photos courtesy of Fara Rodriguez)<br />
BY MONICA MOLINA<br />
(Photos courtesy of Monica Molina)<br />
compliments to my head; I appreciate them.”<br />
Tennis<br />
Jose Loredo: “All the hard work paid off. Tennis isn’t known but it’s fun. My<br />
team and I are making school history.”<br />
Track<br />
Kenia Torres: “I felt very successful because I<br />
worked really hard. This is my third Athlete of the<br />
Month in total. I’ve become the fastest girl on the<br />
team and I’m excited for CIF.”<br />
Vicente Robles: “Vicente is becoming the best that<br />
he can be, he has set personal goals and objectives<br />
for both academics and sports,” Coach Payan said.<br />
<strong>Vol</strong>leyball<br />
Zachary Huizar: “I took a lot of pride in receiving<br />
Athlete of the Month because I felt recognized by my<br />
coach. Doing my job as captain makes me feel mature<br />
for a 16 year old. I credit the team for my accomplishment<br />
because they’ve respected me as a captain. I’ve<br />
worked hard and played harder.”<br />
Baseball & Softball at GFHS<br />
BY HUGO SALGADO & JOCELYN ALVARADO<br />
It was the last inning on Monday, April<br />
16th and the Godinez Varsity baseball team against<br />
Saddleback was down 6-8. The crowd was tense<br />
when senior Raul Rodriguez went up to bat. With<br />
juniors Michael Rojas on first and Robert Morales<br />
on third the team had a chance to take the game.The<br />
stands were quiet when the pitch was released and<br />
Rodriguez hit the ball into left field and into Saddleback’s<br />
third baseman’s mitt, concluding the game.<br />
When asked how he felt about the game<br />
Rodriguez answered, “ Well I’m disappointed.<br />
I know we could have won that game.”<br />
(Photo courtesy of Jocelyn Alvarado)<br />
Although they lost the game against Saddleback, with an ending score of 6-8, redemption<br />
was sweet for the boys when they beat Costa Mesa the next day.<br />
The team started off the game with an early lead with senior Isaiah Valencia<br />
hitting a double and scoring two runs. The ending score was 5-1, but this wasn’t the only<br />
dramatic highlight.<br />
During the sixth inning one of the Costa Mesa coaches was thrown out of the<br />
game due to his overreaction over an official umpire decision. The coach was seen<br />
throwing his hands up in a frenzy and screaming rude remarks toward the referee.<br />
However, the team was not fazed by the unruliness of the coach and kept on<br />
playing. Head coach Luke MacLennan said, “We want our guys to be able to play<br />
proudly and aggressively. Raul Rodriguez played very well today with good defense and<br />
pitching strikes.”<br />
Lastly, junior Brian Hernandez says, “Every game motivates us to strive for<br />
more. To play a better game.” With the team’s overall standing of 4-4 and Hernandez’s<br />
attitude, there is no doubt that the Godinez Varsity baseball team can achieve greatness.<br />
SOFTBALL:<br />
The Grizzly Varsity softball team dominated<br />
over Laguna Beach at their home game last Tuesday<br />
April 17th having to end the game early with a score<br />
of 13-3.<br />
Junior Dolores “Dori” Portillo pitched an<br />
excellent game getting five strikeouts in five innings.<br />
According to Portillo, the win over Laguna was<br />
because, “Everyone worked together as a team and<br />
nobody gave up when they made mistakes but most<br />
importantly they didn’t lose faith in each other.”<br />
The softball team is very much a family. It<br />
was obvious that the team is supportive of one another.<br />
The girls cheered each other on throughout the game.<br />
Junior Marina Silva said, “I think the best thing about<br />
(Photo courtesy of Jocelyn Alvarado)<br />
our team is our personalities. We are a team and stand<br />
together like a family.”<br />
The best play of the game was when junior catcher Rachel Parga threw the<br />
perfect pass to Senior Samantha Plascencia at second base in order to get an out. Both<br />
Marina Silva and Vanessa Palmer agreed that Parga is a great asset to the team.<br />
With a league standing of three wins and no losses the lady Grizzlies are excited<br />
at the chance of making it to CIF. Palmer stated, “ I’m looking forward to going all the<br />
way and winning CIF.”