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4campus newsFight song will not changeBy Rayleigh BustamanteNews EditorDonʼt mess with tradition,at least not at MHS.Tradition matters toeveryone including PrincipalConrado Garcia.“Traditions are veryimportant because its like acontinuation of what we standfor,” Garcia said.When the fight songwas brought to his attentionhe asked the music directors tochange it up.“They [band directors]did and the choir sang itfor me,” Garcia said.From there the nextpeople to hear the change of thesong was the student body.“The next step was totry it at the pep rally and theball game,” Garcia said.With any decision theopinion from others count.Members of the Seniorand Student Councils wereready to take a stand and meetwith the principal to discuss thechanges.“When I make a decisionI think and listen to whatthe people have to say,” Garciasaid.With everyone goingto see him, he understood howmuch the original fight songmeant.“That tradition is veryimportant, even though wecanʼt sing it, itʼs important,”Garcia said.Tradition is importantto students and parents, and Mr.Garcia knows that.“Iʼll never change itagain,” Garcia said.Trojan RunnerDecember 2009Interested in competition?UIL Academic team may be for youBy Rayleigh BustamanteNews EditorWhat is your favoritesubject? Frommath to writing--UIL hasit all, and there is a contestevent just for you.UIL coahces arelooking for students theycan depend on and who enjoylearning.“......A willingnessto work hard, must enjoylearning new ways towork math problems,”math teacher Chad Purdysaid about what he is lookingfor in a contestant.UIL is a steppingstone and can open updoors for the future.“If you plan topursue a career in science,engineering or health youneed as much science asyou can get. What betterway than to participate inUIL science competition,”Vinay Dulip, science teachersaid.If you are interestedin being part of the AcademicUIL team, contact aUIL coach. The followingare the UIL coaches andclassrooms.Accounting-Teri Samo,Academy Office; ComputerApplications-Lori DelBosque, 409; ComputerScience- Eric Greve, 405;Current <strong>Issue</strong>s and Events& Social Studies-MelodiNavarro, 919; Mathematics& Calculator-ChadPurdy, 404; Number Sense-Amanda Buentello, 602;Ready Writing & LiteraryCriticism- Krystal Watson,204; Spelling/Vocabulary-Mari Rivera-Roman, 916;Science- Vinay Dulip, 118;News Writing, FeatureWriting, Editorial Writingand Headline Writing-GloriaMondragon, 216; Prose,Poetry, Informative, Persuasiveand LD Debate-AileenElizondo, 102.Practice meets beginin January.The district meetwill be in Port Lavaca inMarch.Students will competewith other members ofthe district which include:G-P, Beeville, Miller, Ray,Port Lavaca and Rockport.If interested, contactone of the coaches formore information.Seekinghardworkingindividualsto take UILchallenge.
featuresTrojan RunnerDecember 2009 5Top 10 Christmas Gifts10. LCD TV9. Robot Dog8. Lamaze7. Hannah Montana Toys6. Universal Remote5. Apple iPhone4. Caster Board3. Apple iPod touch2. Nintendo Wii1. Digital CameraWhatʼs on your gift wish list?By Allisha McNelisStaff Writer“My Christmas wishlist is to go to Californiato visit my sisterwhose husband is in themilitary. I miss her alot.”Rita G. SilvaJunior“Iʼm already volunteeringin Houston forChristmas with mychurch, but I would likelots of money.”Cassandra GacetaFreshmanHoliday Tips1. Most burglars often look for boxes nearthe trash to give them an idea of what toexpect.Tip-breakdown boxes so they fit in thetrash can.2. Donʼt leave holiday lights on 24/7,donʼt hook one extension cord to another.3. Activate the home alarm, especiallyduring the day, daytime burglaries haveincreased by more than 6 percent in 2008.4. If your leaving town, leave the lightson, place timers on 2 or 3 lights so they gooff at different times.“For Christmas I want anew iPod, new clothes,and some money. Idonʼt have a big list.”Justin McMathSophomore“I want to go to the HolyLand for Christmas.”Briana RodriguezSenior
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