Volume 42, Issue 6 - Moody High School

VOLUME 42, ISSUE 6
FOY H. MOODY HIGH SCHOOL
TROJAN
SCIENCE & HEALTH CENTER
Runner
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Photo Essay
Practicing their
health science skills
Members of the
Health Science Academy
put their skills into
practice as they check
their classmateʼs blood
pressure.
Photos by Aimie Garcia

2 campus news
Students place in various contests
MHS students proved they have the talent to
compete as they placed in various competitions during
the months of February and March.
Here are some of the contests and the winners:
Jonathan Segura placed 3rd in the Skills USA
Welding contest an will advance to the state competition.
Oscar Medina is his teacher.
Electrical Technology students:
Eddie Cruz placed 1st in Industrial Motor Control
Skills and 3rd in Residential Wiring Skills; and
Alex Trevino placed 1st in Residential Wiring Skills.
They will compete in the state contest. Leo Gonzalez is
their teacher.
The MHS NJROTC competed in the Islander
Challenge and placed 3rd overall in the Co-ed Division.
Cadets who participated: James Degeere, Melinda
Garza, Alex Trevino, Eloy Oropez, Angel Hernandez
and Andrew Villarreal. Juan Delgado is their
Naval Science instructor.
Students in the Culinary Arts program placed
1st in the district competition.
Maria Martinez placed 1st in Commercial Baking
and Alejandra Fernandez placed 1st in Culinary
Arts. Both will compete in the state contest. Gloria
Caram is their teacher.
Criminal Justice students competed in the District
12 Skills USA contest and also placed.
Individual Criminal Justice
Manuel Plazola placed 1st: state qualifier
Amanda Rodriguez placed: 2nd state qualifier
First Aid/CPR
Amanda Rodriguez placed 1st: state qualifier
Anastasia Hernandez placed 2nd: state qualifier
Darryenne Robertson placed third: state qualifier
CJ Projects/Research and display board
Amanda Rodriguez placed 1st and had a perfect
score of 100: state qualifier
Bianca Stimson placed 1st and had a perfect
score of 100: state qualifier.
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Competitions showcase various organizations
CJ Projects/Research and display board
Darryenne Robertson placed 1st: state qualifier
Anastasia Hernandez placed 1st: state qualifier
Justin Avalos placed 1st: state qualifier
Frank Guardado placed 1st: state qualifier
Aura Vasquez placed 1st: state qualifier
Placing 2nd:
Manuel Plazola, Victor Segura, Nicole Briseno, Andrew
Garcia, Jesika Ramirez, Matthew Gutierrez and
Jordan Pratt.
Placing 3rd:
Stephen Teran, Brandon Meza
Their teacher is Lisa Jasek.
Students show off their medals and trophy after competing
in the Skills USA contest.
Placing in the
First Aid category
of the Criminal
Justice Skills
USA contest are:
(left)-Anastasia
Hernandez, 2nd;
Amanda Rodriguez,
1st; and
Darryenne Roberson,
third.

campus news
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HOSA team does well in Area VII contest
The Health Occupations Students Association
team has earned a spot in the state competition to be
held locally on April 14-16. Students who placed 1st,
2nd and 3rd advance to the state contest.
Myra Butrviengpunt and Hector Caudillo placed
2nd in CPR; Yesenia Dehoyos, Hannah Greses, Melina
Johnson, Adrian Esquivel, Mariana Olivarez, Jasmine
Harris placed 2nd in Parli Procedure; Tori Dominguez,
Alexis Richmer, Daniella Lopez, Stacey Tovar
placed 3rd in the HOSA Bowl; Adrian Flores, placed
2nd in Biotechnology; Kassandra Garcia, Samantha
Monsevais, Tessa Vela, Kim Ward placed 1st in Health
Education; DeʼKeisha Johnson, Natalie Netek placed
1st in Career health Display; Jupiel Rabanzo, Cameron
Moreno, Stephanie Loenig, Chris Villarreal placed 5th
in HOSA Bowl; Jenny Rincones, Korey Santos, Jalyn
Lara placed 2nd in Creative Problem Solving; Jose Rodriguez
placed 4th in home Health Aide; Geneva Salinas
placed 2nd in Physical Therapy; and Sarah Vela-
Jasso placed 4th in Physical Therapy.
Crysta Moreno also placed first in Sports Medicine.
HOSA students gather to take their picture.
These students qualified for state on the Kaiser
Health Care Issues Exam when they took the test online.
Brianna Sandoval, Crysta Moreno, Amanda
Salinas, Sarah Ward, Adrian Flores, Victoria Leos, Nathaniel
Boatright, Matthew Cortez, Daniella Lopez and
Mercedes Guerrero.
Cameron Moreno was also elected as the Area 7
vice president. Their teachers are Lorna Smith, Susan
Benavidez, Vivian Armstrong, Rose Hofer, Inelda Netek,
Richard Arellano and Penny Guerra.
A celebration!
Freshmen
engineering
team does well
MHS entered three
teams in the TAMUCC
Coastal Bend Engineering
competition on March
5. One team consisted of
all freshmen and the other
two teams were made up
of upperclassmen.
The freshmen
team won the entire competition.
The freshmen
team members are Carlos
Vasquez, Dioscorina Landeros,
Karla Gonzalez,
Mario Flores and Chiyann
Tomlinson. Other team
members Team Chaos
(Blue) Clyde Avalos, Issac
Gonzalez, Abigail
Azua, Raymond Salgado,
Clarisa Salas.
Team Chaos (Gold) Ryan
Hinojosa, Rudy Medina,
Nicholas Bishop, Ben
Castro and Marissa Sandoval.

4 opinions
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Think about your ink
Tattoos are a piece of art that people put on
their bodyʼs to epxress themselves. Although it is a
painful process to go through that isnʼt stopping some
people now that tattoos are becoming more and more
popular. These pieces of art may come with consequences
at times if they are not done properly. Some
effects it can cause is AIDS if done with dirty needles
or tools and skin cancer to name a few.
People all have their different opinions about
tattoos. Some think its trashy and unprofessional.
While others find it either attracting, cool, meaningful,
or just donʼt really care at all.
You must be cautious where you place yourtattoos
because eventually it can catch up to you later
on in life in your professional life and some jobs
wonʼt hire you if they are revealing too much.
Tattoos arenʼt bad to have if theyʼre meaningful.
A lot of people end up getting tattoos when
theyʼre younger and they later tend to regret when
they get older. You need permission from a parent to
get a tattoo if you are underaged.
Remember: If you do get one make sure itʼs
one you wonʼt regret.
Your Voice: How do you feel about tattoos?
“Theyʼre okay, but
too many of them look ugly.”
Amanda Cavazos-10th
“I think theyʼre pretty
cool, and Iʼm looking forward
to getting one.
Tomas Arredondo-11th
“I think that tattoos are awesome!
They are a way of
expressing yourself. Stephen
Teranʼs are really cool!”
Lorena Gonzales - 12th

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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
Would you ever get a
tattoo?
“No, because itʼs
going to stay with
you forever and
once youʼre old itʼs
not going to look so
good.”
“Yes, so it can
represent something
special in my life.”
Brandon Cantu
Freshman
Victoria Pereyda
Freshman
Cindy Rico
News Editor
Justin Perales
Girls Sports Editor
Jeremy Olivo
Boys Sports Editor
Chris Castro
Features Editor
“Yes I would because
I want to get a
picture of a lion and
tribal that represents
strength.”
RJ Rodriguez
Junior
“Yes I would
because I think
itʼs another way to
express yourself.”
Diego Rodriguez
Entertainment
Editor
Maria Rogers
Feature Writer
Kassandra Salinas
Feature Writer
Gabby Sandoval
Feature Writer
Claudia Ortiz
Senior

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Features
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Chatter Time:
What the students are saying......
By Chris Castro
Features Editor
If you could travel anywhere in the world where would it be?
Trino Hernandez-12th
“If I could travel anywhere
Iʼll pick Atlanta, simply
because a lot of my favorite
music artists originate from
there.”
Anastasia Hernandez-12th
“I wouldnʼt pick anywhere
in the world. Iʼll leave the
earth and travel space to
discover aliens.”
Ryan Torres-11th
“Iʼll go to Jamaica the water
and beaches look great.
I really like the tropical
weather.”
Detra Trejo-11th
“Iʼll like to go to Amsterdam.....they
know how to
party.”
Jessica Mendez-10th
“Puerto Rico, because I love
their music, accent, and
their guys are so cute.”
Cassandra Hinojosa-10th
“Hawaii cause it looks so
pretty; itʼs always been a
dream to go there.”
Michael Lora-9th
“To Las Vegas so I can be
a high roller, so I can make
that paper. I enjoy playing
casino games. “The Hangover”
made it look exciting
and fun.”
Frank Ramirez-9th
“Africa, so I can lean more
about the place. I think itʼll
be cool to check out all the
wild animals like lions,
rhinos, elephants and other
cool animals.”

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Prom 4.1.1
‘A Whole New World’
theme for senior dance
By Kassandra Salinas
Feature Writer
Attention to all seniors, prom is right around the
corner and for those who still don’t know exactly how
to match with the theme “A Whole New World” here
are a few tips from your very own Senior Council classmates.
“Colors to look for are deep purples and reds,
sapphire blues, emerald greens, magentas and fuchsias,
and of course oranges coppers and golds,” Senior
Council President Maria Rogers said.
Prom will be taking place April 2nd at the Corpus
Christi Country Club invitations will be sold on the
Moody High School web site $35 each.
For any other question about prom ask any of
our Senior Council members.
“We all hope to see every senior there,” Lea
Delbosque Senior Council secretary said.
King
Paul Garza
John Caballero
Zachary Pacheco
Most Handsome
Jeremy Olivo
Trino Hernandez
John Caballero
Best Bromance
Raymond Mapa &
Ruben Martinez
Mathew Cortez &
Joseph Medrano
JR Hernandez &
Trevon Wright
Zachary Pacheco
Michael Goynes
Anthony Martinez
2011 Prom Court
Best Personality
Queen
Ivy Martinez
Crysta Moreno
Maria Rogers
Most Beautiful
Rita Silva
Ivy Martinez
Natalie Vela
Cutest Best Friends
Alexis Valdez &
Patsy Silva
Kandice Guerra &
Pauline Ortega
Chelsea Escochea
& Mariah Miranda
Cindy DeLaRosa
Patsy Silva
Maria Rogers
Sam Gomez
Sunny Singh
Fabian Longoria
Jordan Pratt
JR Hernandez
Josh Lazarte
Smiley Zapata
Roy Marinez
Nathaniel
Rodriguez
Alex Garcia
Stephen Teran
Roy Marinez
Most Involved
Class Clown
Best Smile
Best Dressed
Isaac Wilburn
Jalen Bacy
Leroy Guzman
JR Hernandez
Jordan Pratt
Dorian Johnson
JR Herenandez
John Caballero
John Herrera
Maria Rogers
Amanda Salinas
Lea Delbosque
Patsy Silva
Karissa Norfleet
Audrey Sauceda
Amanda Castorena
Nicole Stewart
Sarah Vela-Jasso
Kiana Orise
Kassandra Salinas
Gabriella Sandoval
Most Shy
Marissela Perez
Patty DeLosantos
Olivia Villareal
Most Atheltic
Best Dancer
Natalie Vela
Karissa Norfleet
Kiana Orise
Sarah Vela-Jasso
Kimberly Gallegos
Claudia Ortiz
Fabian Longoria
Sunny Singh
Jarret Chavez
Vandrea McGill &
Melinda Banda &
Karissa Norfleet &
Andrew Martinez
Josh Lazarte
Jordan Pratt
Johnathon Amuada
Richard Reyes
Smiley Zapata
Most Likely To
Succeed
Cutest Couple
Most Likley To Be
on a Reality Show
Biggest Flirt
Anthony
Martinez
asks Chelsea
Escohea to
the prom by
presenting
her with a
cookie during
lunch.
Most Spirited
Marcus Villanueva
Jalen Bacy
John Caballero
Kimberly Gallegos
Lea Delbosque
Kristin Sullivan
Krysta Moreno
Tori Dominguez
Amanda Salinas
Amthew Sandoval
Adrian Flores
Sinny Singh
Gabirella Sandoval
Kassandra Salinas
Karissa Norfleet
Chelsea Escochea
Mariah Miranda
Alexis Richmer

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Music Department does outstanding job at competitions
By Gabriella Sandoval
Feature Writer
The following guitar students received
superior ratings of “1” and advanced to
the state Solo and Ensemble meet: Clyde
Avalos, Mario Cosio, Gabriel Garcia,
Ryan Hinojosa, Chris Huerta, Justin
Molina, Benito Muniz, Michelle Kasper
Silva, Pablo Torres, Andrew Villarreal,
Leo Lopez, and
Keera Seiger.
Left- Pablo Torres
got a “1” on his
solo and qualified
to go on to state.
“I feel so
excited. Iʼm getting
my chance to
move on, but now
that means to work
harder to go further,”
Pablo said.
“With over 40 hours of prep including home
practices my students are ready for the challenge
and plan on bringing home the gold,”
guitar teacher Michael Perez said.

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Music groups going to state
By Gabriella Sandoval
Heading to state this May will be students
of the Music Department. With their
many accomplishments they are ready to take
on the challenge.
Along with the guitar players many
other students qualified for state including
choir, ensemble, and orchestra.
The state meet will be held at the University
of Texas in Austin.
Music instructors are Liz Ruiz, Michael
Perez, Sandra Garcia, Pam Stakes, San Juana
Rodriguez, and Jesse Lopez.
Congratulations to Clyde Avalos for his superior
rating of “1” in his guitar and violin solo and
advancing to the state meet in May.
“I practiced for many hours and worked
really hard and when the time came to show my skills
I played my best and
qualified,” said Clyde.
Orchestra
Choir
Guitar

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PROFILE
By Maria Rogers
Features Writer
Personal:
Foreign Exchange
Student
Carolina Nardini
Hometown :
Campinas, Sao
Paulo, Brazil
Lady Trojans Soccer
Player
“Applying to different
colleges
here is easy.....
back home we
have to take a test
for every college
we want to consider
going to,”
Carolina said.
ʻOi meu nome e Carolina M. Nardiniʼ....
Far from home Carolina Nardini
has had to adapt to Americaʼs cultures,
way of life, and our school. Being
an exchange student from Campinas,
São Paulo in Brazil, Corpus Christi is
a whole new world for her. Her adventure
in Corpus Christi started January
15 and ends sometime in June.
“Everybody is nice and friendly
here, and the clothes are really cheap,”
said Nardini, very satisfied with the city.
But many things are different.
In Brazil, when people say hello
or hi they donʼt wave their hands
at each other like we do, they hug
and give small kisses on the cheek.
“We get to pick what times we
what to attend school, either 7 a.m. to 1
p.m. or 1 p.m. to 6 p.m.,” Nardini said.
Education is the main focus
in Nardiniʼs home town, though high
school there only lasts three years, not
four. Carolina is considered a senior
back home but yet here she is only a
junior. Much of her time after school
is spent on her studies before she
goes off to enjoy times with friends.
Hi My name is Caolina M.. Nardini....
“Applying to different colleges
here is easy, you fill out one application
and send it to whichever college
you want too. Back home we have to
take a test for every college we want
to consider going to,” Carolina said.
“After school many students,
including me, go to an English Class
to learn more of and about the English
language. Our parents think it is very
important for us to know how to speak
and read English, since it is a common
language used world-wide,” she said.
Carolina thought high school in
the United States was going to be how
it is in the movies, particularly Mean
Girls. Though when she got here she
realized it wasnʼt like that at all, but she
did notice one thing that was different,
and that was the amount of makeup
worn by girls. Girls in Brazil donʼt wear
make up on a daily basis, only on special
occasions if that. They are very natural
and not so high maintenance. Nardini
is a player on the Lady Trojans JV soccer
team, never having played soccer
before in her life. She enjoys spending
time with her teammates and experiencing
the competitive side of high school.
“Moody has lots of spirit
for their sports teams, especially
baseball,” Nardini said.
In schools back in Brazil there
is no competition, for instance no
football, no baseball, no sports at all.
“This experience is great,
and I would love to come back some
day to visit but Brazil is and always
will be my home,” she said.

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WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR?
YEARBOOK CLEARANCE
Buy the 2008, 2009 for $25 each
and the
2010 for $40.
This is an amazing discount for
these yearbooks.
Checks or money orders only.
Make payable to Moody High
School.
Room 216
361.878.7340 x 21239
2011 STILL ON SALE
Save your high school memories
forever by buying a yearbook.
Orders and balances must be paid
no later than May 5.
Make checks or money orders out
to Moody High School.
No cash accepted.
Price: $70
Room 216

12 Entertainment
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TBA
DAM999
Super
TBA
HOP
Rated-PG13
Trust
Rated-R
Source Code
TBA
MOVIES! MOVIES!
MOVIES! MOVIES!
Upcoming Movies
By Diego Rodriguez
Site: themovieinsider.com
What Movie Would You Go See This Month Of April?
“Hop” because it involves a
lot of candy which I love. :)
Andrew Martinez-12
I wanna see the movie
“Hop” because the bunny
looks so cute.
Cassandra K. Gaceta-10
“Source Code” because it
looks exciting.
Briona Moore-12
I donʼt go to the movies
because I donʼt have time.
Iʼm too busy grading
English papers.
Jenny Mora-teacher

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By Chris Castro
Sports Editor
sports
Former student to clash with big name boxer
Many people are looking forward to the pay-perview
fight between Manny Pacquiao and Shane Mosely
although Pacquiao is favored to win, but now there is another
reason to watch the fight, because a Moody alumni
is set to fight in the undercard.
Alfonso “El Tigre” Lopez who currently resides
in Cut and Shoot, Texas was born and raised in Corpus
Christi. He graduated from this very school in 2000. Lopez
whoʼs boxing record is 21-0-0(16 KOʼs) will face former
undisputed middleweight champion Kelly “The Ghost”
Pavlik whoʼs boxing record is 36-2-0(32 KOʼs) on May
7th at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada. The super
middleweight fight is scheduled for 10 rounds. Lopez will
be coming to the May 7th bout looking to take out one of
the bigger names in the sport. This is a huge opportunity
for Lopez to put himself out there in the boxing world.
“This fight is definitely a big test; Iʼve seen Pavlik
fight before heʼs a great fighter who packs a punch. I am
excited for my brother; hopefully he will come out victorious,”
said senior Delfino Diaz brother of Lopez.
Tune in to the May 7 pay-per-view fight not only
to see the best pound for pound fighter Manny Pacquiao
in action, but to see a Corpus Christi native and Moody
alumni hopefully succeed in this tough fight.
Photos: googleimages
2000 Moody graduate Alfonso Lopez posing with his belt.
vs.
Lopez in his fighting stance.
Pavlik poses after victory.

14 sports
Soccer teams end season in bi-district playoff
By Jeremy Olivo
Sports Editor
After clinching a playoff spot again, the boys
soccer team was hoping to extend their post season but
that was not to be after losing to the Flour Bluff Hornets
2-0 in the bi-district game.
They ended the regular season with a 5-4-2 record.
With Coach Leo Gonzales pushing his players
everyday to get better, the boys knew what they were
capable of.
“We set a goal at the beginning to make playoffs,
and each player were to write a individual goal of
their own to make them better. I always tell my boys
they have room to get better,” Coach Leo Gonzales said
about his team.
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The boysʼ soccer team played their best against the Flour Bluff
Hornets.
The girlsʼ soccer team made the first round of the playoffs but lost
to the the Flour Bluff Hornets 2-0. They were coached by Albert
Salinas.

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Softball team leading district play
By Justin Perales
Sports Editor
Afer ending their season last year in the regonal final game, the Lady Trojans are returning
a lot of star power from that team which include ace pitcher Mariena Gallardo and hitters Ally
Johnson, Jessica Mendez, and Gallardo.
The ladies know itʼs going to take a lot of hard work and dedication to repeat the run they
had last year, but the ladies know they can do it.
“Itʼs going to take a lot of hard work and the right mind set,” senior Mariena Gallardo
said.
Most of the girls on last yearʼs team were freshman, now that theyʼre sophomores they
have a lot more confidence.
“Now we know how it feels to have success and what it takes to win,” Jessica Mendez
said.
The girls are off to a strong start in district (6-0) and arenʼt looking to stop there.
“Weʼve had a good start to district, we hit the ball good and played good “D” but we still
have another half to go gotta keep momentum on our side,” senior Natalie Vella said.
When asked about how the girls have played the first half of district head coach Paula Salinas
joked, “Lucky.”
Left-Kayla
Serrato gets
ready at 3rd
base.
Right-Ally
Johnson rips
the ball for a
base hit.

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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.