Volume 42, Issue 7 - Moody High School

VOLUME 42, ISSUE 7
FOY H. MOODY HIGH SCHOOL
TROJAN
SCIENCE & HEALTH CENTER
Runner
april 2011
Softball team gets
7th consecutive title
After defeating the
Lady Ray Texans 10-0 in
five innings the Lady Trojans
celebrated their 7th
consecutive district title.
Principal Conrado Garcia
presented the team with
the trophy.
The teamʼs record
was 12-0 in district. They
are coached by Paula Salinas
and Ofie Castro.
The team will now
prepare for the playoffs.
Civic Minded Students to hold 2nd Annual Walk
Are you interested in community service?
You will have the opportunity to participate if you
join the Moody Civic Minded Students in their 2nd
Annual Involvement Walk and Festivities on Saturday,
April 30 .
Other participants will include students and
staff from Cunningham, Martin and South Park Middle
Schools and Collegiate High School.
The walk will begin at Cunningham Middle
School parking lot, proceed down Prescott Street
across Gollihar St. and continue through the Moody
community via Prescott St. towards Trojan Dr. with
the final destination to be at the Moody High School
Cafeteria.
The walk will begin at 10 a.m. so it is
best to arrive by 9:30 a.m.
The purpose of the walk is to promote the
importance of “getting involved” and being “civic
minded citizens.”
“This is a way for our school and community
to be involved together while promoting civic-mindness
and unity,” government teacher and co-sponsor
Danny Noyola Jr. said.
The other sponsor of the group is assistant
principal Danny Noyola who originated the Civic-
Minded Students organization when he was a government
teacher here.

2 campus news
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april 2011
Honors, Awards Assembly set for May 6
By Rachel Valdez
Staff Writer
Two major events
mark the end of this
school year: The Honors
and Awards Assembly,
and The Permanent Honor
Roll Banquet will wrap up
2010-2011 year.
The Honors and
Awards Assembly will be
held on Friday, May 6 at
6:30 p.m. in the Moody
Cafeteria. At the Honors
and Awards Assembly,
135 awards for outstanding
Trojans by subject, 90
A/B all year, 20 A Honor
Roll, and 45 UIL Athletes
awards will be distributed.
Special Awards
like Trojan of the year,
Top Scholarships, and
Hall of Fame will also be
announced. Before the assembly,
Moodyʼs mariachi
group will perform for the
parents and guests.
Also, the culinary
arts will be serving refreshments
for everyone
at the assembly. Maria
Chrobocinski, director
and assistant principal,
wants to remind all honorees
to arrive early and
be lined up at the gym by
6:10 p.m.
On the other hand,
the Permanent Honor Roll
Banquet will be held at the
Holiday Inn Hotel on May
10 at 6 p.m. All Students
who have a G.P.A. average
of 90 or above will
be invited to receive their
Gold Permanent Honor
Roll Medal. The speaker
at this event will be President
of Texas A&M Corpus
Christi, Flavius C.
Killebrew, Ph.D.
Mrs. Sandra
Gonzalez, the director of
the Permanent Honor Roll
Banquet, wants to share
with all honorees to arrive
on time, bring two guests,
get a day off their jobs if
they are working that day
and come dressed Sundaybest.
Assistant principal Maria Chrobocinski is in charge of
the Honors and Awards Assembly.

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campus news
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City hosts HOSA state conference
Left-Mayor Joe Adame greets the students
and advisors.
Below-Superintendent Scott Eliff welcomes
the students to the conference.
2,300 converge
to Corpus Christi
for state conference
On April 16, the city
hosted the state HOSA conference
which brought over
2,300 students, advisors and
guests from across Texas.
Dignitaries greeting
the students were Mayor
Joe Adame, Superintendent
Scott Eliff and Principal
Conrado Garcia.
Three MHS HOSA
students will be advancing
in the Kaiser Permanente-
Health Care Issues Exam
to the National Conference
in Anaheim, California in
June. They are Sarah Ward,
Briana Sandoval and Crysta
Moreno.
Left-The Moody
NJROTC Color Guard
participate in the opening
ceremonies and Mr. Garcia
addresses the conference
attendees.
Photos by Teri Samo

4 opinions
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april 2011
Keep It Green: Do Your Part!
Over centuries we have used the earth to satisfy
our needs. To put it simply, we have exploited
the Earth beyond her limits. The misuse of our beautiful
planet has resulted in a global temperature rise
known as global warming. The rising temperature has
caused the polar caps to melt, resulting an increase of
ocean water.
Recycling is a way to help prevent this harmful
action that is causing our poor Earth this pain.
Recycling at household levels has proved to be very
beneficial. Kitchen and garden waste is recycled by
composting. Glass recycling turns the used waste
glass into new usable products.
If we donʼt take care of this planet, our kids
and their kids will have to pay the consequences later
on in their lifetime. The items and materials that we
use in our daily lives such as textiles, paper, plastic,
timber, ferrous, and non-ferrous metals, paint and
batteries can all be recycled.
So letʼs go the extra mile to save mother nature
and make Earth a greener and healthier place.
Your Voice: What do you do to recycle on a daily basis?
“I like to get my
cans and recycle them and get
money for it.”
Glenn Rogers-9th
“I recycle water
bottles and other plastics and
I take out the bin every once a
month.”
Hilda Cardona-9th
“I put all the water
bottles and other plastics I use
in the recycling bin instead of
the trash.”
Cody Perez-11th
“I feel recycling is a
good thing. Anything to help
the Earth Iʼm down with that
because I donʼt wanna die yet.”
Porcelain Johnson-11

viewpoints
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Trojan Runner Newspaper Staff
The Trojan Runner is published
by journalism students and is intended
to provide information to
the student body through news
articles, features and editorials.
The newspaper is published once
a month and can also be found
on the schoolʼs web site: www.
moodyhighschool.us.
Students may submit letters
to the editor. The letters must
be no longer than 150 words and
may be edited if necessary. The
newspaper staff can refuse to publish
any letter that is deemed inappropriate.
Submit letters to Room
216.
Gloria P. Mondragon,
Adviser
Conrado Garcia
Principal
Scott Eliff,
Superintendent
Smiley Zapata
Editor
Global Warming is affecting
the climate around the
world causing earthquakes,
tsunamis, mud slides, etc.
How does this affect you?
“Eventually this
will kill the planet
and my kids and
their kids wonʼt be
able to live their
lives.”
“I would freak out
cause we would all
die!”
Diana Pineda
Freshman
Saul Guzman
Sophomore
Cindy Rico
News Editor
Justin Perales
Girls Sports Editor
Jeremy Olivo
Boys Sports Editor
Chris Castro
Features Editor
“I feel it will stop
teenagers from having
fun and it will
kill the planet.”
Renee Lenhart
Junior
“It would really be
bad because I canʼt
swim.”
Diego Rodriguez
Entertainment
Editor
Maria Rogers
Feature Writer
Kassandra Salinas
Feature Writer
Gabby Sandoval
Feature Writer
Dorian Johnson
Senior

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Features
Trojan Runner
April 2011
Chatter Time:
What the students are saying......
By Chris Castro
Features Editor
If you had one wish what would it be?
Jason Gonzalez-12th
“Everyone has wishes, but
mine would be to bring back
the love ones that passed on
and that we dearly miss.”
Moe Flores-12th
“I would wish for a brand
new Honda Civic SI. I want
to go fast and conserve gas
at the same time.”
Mariah Mejia-11th
“My wish would be to have
every brand of heels in all
colors and styles.”
Joe Ceballos-11th
“Iʼd wish to never work
again. I really hate working.
I just want to make money
without working. I just
despise working.”
Ashley Gutierrez -10th
“Rich of course. I wouldnʼt
have to do anything, but
spend money on whatever I
want and whenever I want.”
Lynn Herrera -10th
“I would wish for a Chevy
Camaro SS. I know gas is
a killer right now, but who
cares when Iʼm riding in
style.”
Bianca Gutierrez-9th
“To be forever young like
the song. I like the way
I look now and wouldnʼt
want to get older.”
Asenath Trevino-9th
“To reach and achieve my
goals so I can be someone
in life.”

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announcements
april 2011 7
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main focus
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april 2011
By Gabriella Sandoval
From the lights, to the music, to the crowning
of king and queen Prom 2011 was definitely a magical
night to remember.
“Prom was everything I expected and more, I
danced the night away, and had a blast with friends,”
senior cheerleader Andrea Mata said.
With weeks of preparation Senior Council
pulled together the elegant event that was held on April
2 at the Corpus Christi Country Club.
“Walking into the ball room, my first impression
was how beautiful all the girls looked and the way the
whole room was decorated to “A Whole New World”
representing Indian culture,” senior Sunny Singh said.
With senior year coming to an end Prom 2011
will be a memory that will last a lifetime.
ʻA Whole New Worldʼ
Prom 2011
Prom King John Caballero and Queen Maria Rogers.

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Prom 2011

10 profile
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april 2011
PROFILE
By Maria Rogers
Features Writer
Personal:
Corky Gallegos
Coach
Teacher
Hometown:
Corpus Christi, TX
Moody High School
graduate
and former baseball
player
Baseball
coach for 18
years.
Moodyʼs baseball program year
in and year out has been amazing. But
a team cannot function on its own. They
must have a great coaching staff to lead
them in the right direction. Coach Corky
Gallegos has been coaching baseball for
the past 18 years.
“I had a good experience in my
youth,” coach Gallegos said. “Both my
grandfather and my dad played semi-pro
baseball, so I grew up around all of that.”
He has spent the past 15 years
coaching and teaching here at Moody. As
the seasons go by they always have their
ups and downs, but somehow always
manage to pull through.
“We have a lot of ceiling, a lot of
room to get better,” says Gallegos of their
curent season. “If we can get through to
the playoffs and peak, weʼll be good.”
This year the team has many strong
players and coming together they have
created the strong defense that Moody
has. Their only weakness at the moment
is their inexperienced pitching staff,
which is very young. But for sure there is
no doubt in Coach Corky Gallegosʼ mind
that they wonʼt clench a spot in the playoffs
like they have in the past.
Moody is known not only for their
great baseball squad and amazing coaching
staff, but also for their roaring fans
that flood the stands with blue and gold.
Continuing a Tradition...
Gallegos has seen
all types of teams
throughout his
coaching career
They have spirit, yes they do.
The fans are known to get to the games
hours before the first pitch, waiting in
lines, hoping to get the best seat in the
house.
“The fans have always been
a big weapon of ours,” said Gallegos
talking highly of his fans for the program.
“Other teams have a hard time
performing in front of such a large and
rowdy crowd.”
Before and after each game
the one thing that the team and coaching
staff make sure to do is pray all
together.
“We pray as a team everyday,”
he said. “Throughout the years I
have seen many players find the inner
strength they need through God.”
He still has faith in his team
and always will no matter what others
have to say after his program this
year.
“I think this is the most resilient
team that Iʼve ever coached. Facing
all the adversity that has come their
way they just keep grinding it out. The
best is yet to come,” Coach Gallegos
said.

Features
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april 2011 11
Buc Days Festival/Carnival, April 28-May 8
Maria Irene
Rogers
2011
Miss Buc Day
Queen
Contestant
Nathaniel
Rodriguez
2011 Buc Day
King Contestant
Events
By Kassandra Salinas
Feature Writer
The Buc Day Festival and Carnival will take
place on Thursday, April 28th through May 8th. Wristband
Discount Nights will be May 2nd through May
4th gate admission and Buc Days Stripes Carnival All-
You-Can-Ride wristbands will just be $10 on these
three nights.
Buc Day Nights May 5th through April 9th
tickets prices will be $4 adults, $3 children under 36’
tall, under 17 years old and seniors over 65 years old.
The 2011 Illuminated Night Parade will be Saturday
April 30 at 8:00 p.m. Come and enjoy beautiful
illuminated floats all the bands and other wonderful
participants.
Vying for the Miss Buc Day Queen and Buc
Day King are seniors Maria Rogers and Nathaniel
Rodriguez. All contestants will be participating in the
Buc Day Parade.
“As a senior
cheerleader it will
be my last time
walking in the
parade. It’s both
sad and exciting,”
senior Lea
Delbosque said.

12 Entertainment
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april 2011
“Water For Elephants”
Rated-Pg13
“When Harry Tries To
Marry”
Rated-Pg13
“African Cats”
Rated-G
Movies out on April 22
“Incendies”
Rated-R
Tyler Perryʼs “Madeaʼs
Big Happy Family”
Rated-R
MOVIES! MOVIES!
MOVIES! MOVIES!
Upcoming Movies
By Diego Rodriguez
Site: themovieinsider.com
What Movie Would You Go See This Month Of April?
“I choose to watch Tyler
Perryʼs “Madea” I love funny
movies.”
Carmen Garcia-12th
“I really do not have baby-sitters
but I would like to see
“Water for Elephants.”
Rebecca Hoyos English-4
teacher
“Tyler Perryʼs because all of
his movies are hilarious.”
Sarah Flores-11th
“African Cats” because your
boy from Africa.”
Demar Boyd-12th

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news
april 2011 13
May 21, 2011 from 11 a.m.-3 p.m.
Moody High School Soccer Field along Castenon St.
Come by and enjoy our FREE:
Games, Moon Jumps, Workshops and Clinics,
Music, Performances and a Talent Show!
We will have food and refreshments for sale.

14 sports
Boys & Girls Track
Place for Moody
The boysʼ and girlsʼ
track teams placed in
good numbers, freshman
through varsity.
Freshman:
Gabriel Ramos--District
Champ in the 1&2 mile;
Troy Lopez--District
Champ in the 400 meter;
Anthony Alvarez--4th in
the 800 meter run & 5th
in the mile.
JV: Ryan Hinojosa--
District Champ in 2 mile;
Shawn Hernandez--2nd
in 2 mile; Kayla Arciba-
- District Champ in 1&2
mile; Hannah Greses--
3rd in the 2 mile;
Ylina Salinas--2nd in the
800; Kim Delgado--3rd
in the 800 & 2nd in the
mile; Corey Haywood--
4th in triple jump.
Varsity: Stephen
Gonzalez-- District
Champ in the 800 & in
the mile
Ramon Garza--4th in the
400 meter
Jacob Martinez--4th in
the mile
Head Coach- Robert
Castorena
Arriaga reaches
tennis regionals
in boys singles
Junior Brian Arriaga
made the regional
tournament for boys tennis
singles.
“Iʼve been playing
since I was little, ever
since Iʼve just stuck to it.
So Iʼm very proud and
excited to be going to the
tournament,” Brian said.
As of press time,
no results were available.
Junior Brian Arriaga
By Jeremy Olivo
Sports Editor
Trojan Runner
april 2011
Looking for momentum;
Trojans arenʼt giving up
With a few bumpy games during the season the
Trojans are in the run for the playoffs.
This year joining District 31-4A has made the
Trojans put all their efforts into staying competitive with
rival teams such as Calallen and Alice.
“District this year is really tough, nobody would
have thought all teams would have so much talent,” Coach
Corky Gallegos said about the new district. “Thatʼs good
though because it separates the great teams and itʼs always
good for a challenge.”
The team has not given up any hope about making
the playoffs.
“I think playing in a district like this only makes
us better and more prepared for playoffs. Especially with
teams that we know weʼre going to face late in the run,”
senior Marcus Villanueva said.
The Trojans will play Kingsville on April 22 in
Kingsville at 7 p.m. They will play Alice at Cabaniss
Field at 5:30 p.m. on April 29. They will end the regular
season with a non-district game against Robstown April
30th.
Moody players celebrate after scoring runs against opponent Flour
Bluff which they would go on to win 5-2 in the first half of their
season.

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sports
April 2011 15
Soccer Girlsʼ Honors
1st Team All District
Forward: DeShay Acosta
Midfield: Miriam Caudillo
Defense: Santa Rocha
2nd Team All District
Midfield: Yvonne Ramirez
Defense: Alexis Valdez
Honorable Mention
Elida Gonzalez
Patsy Siva
Itzel Valadez
Mercedes Valladolid
Academic All District
Alexis Valdez 100
Ernestina Tenorio 100
Team members are Mariah Silvas, Kelsey Canales,
Brittany Rodriguez, Bella Garcia, Amber Hernandez
and coach Audrey Farahani.
By Justin Perales
Sports Editor
Track girls place at district
The girls competed Monday April 11th and Wednesday
April 13th in Calallen for District here are the
results:
400-Meter Relay- 3rd place:
Dominique McGill
Karisa Norfleet
Catherine Pizana
Kendra Jennings
400 Meter Dash- 2nd place:
Dominique McGill
1600- Meter Relay-3rd Place:
Kiana Orise
Karisa Norfleet
Celeste Lopez
Dominique McGill
Golfers take 31-4A
district title;
place 4th at regionals
The Lady Trojans completed their goal of
winning the District 31-4A Championship led by
sophomore Kelsey Canales who shot a 79 and a 75
for the two day total of 154. Also junior Mariah
Silvas took 3rd place with an 83 and a 82 for a total
of 165.
The team went to regionals April 18-19 and
placed fourth out of 16 teams. They shot 716 in a
two day total.
Kelsey shot 83, 79; Amber Hernandez shot
91, 84; Mariah Silvas shot 92, 91; Brittany Rodriguez
shot 102, 94 and Bella Garcia shot 110+,
110+.
They are coached by Audrey Farahani.

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april 2011
ʻSpecial Heartsʼ Prom brings joy to all
Students danced
to the music of Latin Productions
as they enjoyed
themselves during the
Special Hearts Prom held
March 31.
The crowning of
the court was the highlight
of the afternoon.
The Queen was
Cassandra Vera and the
King was Oscar Peralez.