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Cal. Teensters<br />
<strong>2019</strong> <strong>Spring</strong><br />
Student Spotlight -<br />
Student Opinion about SAT<br />
Winter Trip - Oregon<br />
DIY – Waffle Recipe<br />
Interview –<br />
How to Save Water<br />
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<strong>2019</strong> <strong>Spring</strong><br />
Contents<br />
<strong>Spring</strong> Holidays 03<br />
Winter Break 08<br />
News Picture Column & Photo-shoot 10<br />
Interviews 11<br />
School Date 12<br />
Places to Visit 14<br />
Around the World 15<br />
Drawings 16<br />
Bookroom 17<br />
Movies 18<br />
Food DIY 20<br />
Sports 21<br />
Events Show 22<br />
ABC Educational Foundation Events 24<br />
Californian Teenster Volunteers:<br />
Fanny H. Nathan L. Mia V.<br />
Jess W. Raesy C. Wendy G.<br />
Kitty L. Carol T. Ava D.<br />
Jason W. Melodie Y. Paul T.<br />
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CALIFORNIA TEEN 2
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<strong>Spring</strong> Holidays<br />
By Jessica<br />
<strong>2019</strong> Chinese Pig Year<br />
Chinese New Year is also known as Lunar New Year. It<br />
is a Chinese festival that celebrates<br />
the beginning of a new year on the<br />
traditional Chinese calendar. It is<br />
referred to as the <strong>Spring</strong> Festival in<br />
China.<br />
<strong>2019</strong> is the year of pig. You<br />
can celebrate it like doing lion<br />
dances, dragon dances, fireworks,<br />
family gathering, family meals,<br />
giving red envelopes, and visiting<br />
friends and relatives. The red<br />
color of the envelope symbolizes good luck and a symbol to<br />
ward off evil spirits. The lion dance is a symbol of power,<br />
wisdom, good fortune, chases away evil spirits, brings happiness,<br />
and good luck.<br />
All pictures are from Google<br />
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<strong>2019</strong> <strong>Spring</strong><br />
By Jessica<br />
Martin Luther King Jr.<br />
<strong>Spring</strong> Holidays<br />
Martin Luther King was born on January 15, 1929 in<br />
Atlanta, Georgia. He was a social activist and Baptist<br />
minister who played a key role in the American civil rights<br />
movement from the mid-1950s until he got assassinated in<br />
1968. He sought equality and human rights for African<br />
Americans. He was also awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in<br />
1964 and is remembered each year on his holiday which has<br />
Pi<br />
ctures are from Google<br />
CALIFORNIA TEEN 4
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Easter<br />
<strong>Spring</strong> Holidays<br />
By Mia<br />
For <strong>2019</strong>, it occurs on<br />
April 21st. Well the background<br />
information is that<br />
Jesus was arrested by the<br />
Roman authorities, essentially<br />
because he claimed to<br />
be the “Son of God.” He<br />
then was sentenced to death<br />
by Pontius Pilate, the Roman prefect in the province of Judea<br />
from 26 to 36 A.D.<br />
Easter is a holiday and a festival that celebrates the resurrection<br />
of Jesus from the dead. The significance is to celebrate<br />
the resurrection of Jesus.<br />
You can celebrate it by doing church services, festive<br />
family meals, Easter egg decoration, and gift-giving. The<br />
only reason why we give eggs during Easter is because they<br />
represent fertility and birth. Baby bunnies in springtime<br />
meadows became associated with birth and renewal.<br />
Pictures are from Google<br />
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<strong>2019</strong> <strong>Spring</strong><br />
Valentine’s Day<br />
<strong>Spring</strong> Holidays<br />
By Mia<br />
month of romance.<br />
Valentine’s Day is celebrated<br />
on February 14th of each year.<br />
Candy, flowers, and gifts are<br />
exchange between loved ones all in<br />
the name of St. Valentine. February<br />
has long been celebrated as a<br />
The tradition of giving candy box was started in the 19th<br />
century by Richard Cadbury, a scion of a British chocolate<br />
manufacturing family. The iconic chalky heart-shaped candies<br />
that have been passed out every Valentine’s Day started out as<br />
lozenges.<br />
Oliver Chase’s brother came up with the idea to print<br />
messages on the candy in 1886, and the candies got their heart<br />
shape in 1901, appealing specifically to Valentine's Day<br />
sweethearts.<br />
Pictures are from Google<br />
CALIFORNIA TEEN 6
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By Mia<br />
St. Patrick’s Day<br />
<strong>Spring</strong> Holidays<br />
Saint Patrick’s Day is a<br />
cultural and religious day on<br />
March 17th and a patron saint<br />
of Ireland. He was born in<br />
Roman Britain in the late 4th<br />
century; he was kidnapped at<br />
the age of 16 and taken to<br />
Ireland as a slave. It was emigrants, particularly to the<br />
United States, who transformed St. Patrick’s Day into a<br />
largely secular holiday of revelry and celebration of things<br />
Irish.<br />
The significance of this holiday is the feast day of Saint<br />
Patrick and commemoration of the arrival of Christianity<br />
in Ireland. The celebrations are to attend parades, wearing<br />
shamrocks, wearing<br />
green, drinking Irish<br />
beer, and drinking<br />
Irish whiskey.<br />
Images from Google<br />
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<strong>2019</strong> <strong>Spring</strong><br />
Winter Break<br />
A Winter Wonderland Blast!<br />
By Carol<br />
Christmas is the time to get together and spend a day<br />
filled with happiness and joy. As an Asian girl, my family<br />
wanted to celebrate a culture,<br />
Asian way. My mom decided to<br />
celebrate Christmas with the well<br />
known Vietnamese food, pho.<br />
Many of my relatives came early<br />
in the morning to have breakfast<br />
and some of them stayed until<br />
midnight. My cousins and I<br />
decided to catch up on how things were, after not seeing<br />
each other for a few months. We spent our night laughing,<br />
eating, and playing games.<br />
I spent my winter break PARTYING.<br />
Usually, every holiday; I host a party at<br />
my house where all my friends get to go<br />
and have fun. I had a Christmas party,<br />
Friendsmas. Everyone showed up in<br />
their pajama; bring their blankets, and their<br />
stuffed animals. We had so much food;<br />
we ate till we were stuffed! We laughed,<br />
we made Boba milk tea, and most of all,<br />
and we went out at night. Usually, every<br />
party I have is for my friends for elementary<br />
to get back together and catch up how<br />
things are in high school We enjoy everyone’s presences and<br />
always love to search the joy!<br />
CALIFORNIA TEEN 8
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Winter Break<br />
My Winter Break<br />
By Ava<br />
This winter break was really<br />
exciting for me since I went to<br />
places. I went to see Disney on<br />
Ice: Dare to Dream with my<br />
younger cousin. I loved how they<br />
reenact some of the scenes from<br />
movies. The movies that they did was Frozen, Tangled,<br />
Beauty and the Beast, Moana, and etc. I love how they use<br />
props to make it seem like they were filming again. They did<br />
make the scene shorter because like barely any time to<br />
actually do the full scene. It was two<br />
hours long.<br />
I also went to my friend’s birthday<br />
party on December 22rd. It was pretty<br />
fun. I met their family and they were<br />
really nice to us. We mainly hanged out<br />
in my friend’s room until the food was<br />
ready. My friend also had a lot of pets<br />
which were dogs and birds It was nice<br />
meeting all of the pets because I love<br />
dogs and birds too. Towards the end<br />
of the party, we played a game of who<br />
knows my friend better. I didn’t win<br />
because I didn’t know much about<br />
him because we did met last year and<br />
became friends. My winter break was<br />
actually fun with all my friends.<br />
Images from Google<br />
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<strong>2019</strong> <strong>Spring</strong><br />
News Picture Column<br />
Kenneth Lin<br />
Youtube: RealityABC https://www.facebook.com/kennethpnews/<br />
Photoshoot: Fairy Lights<br />
Model: Carol<br />
CALIFORNIA TEEN 10
By Ava<br />
Interviews<br />
Steps of How the Water Gets Cleaned<br />
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The person that we interviewed<br />
is Allen Wu who is part of the Walnut<br />
Valley Water District. The water<br />
depends on the population. One<br />
person can equal up to 120 gallons<br />
of water. He told us the steps of water<br />
going through the cleaning process.<br />
1) Filter the water like a big screen<br />
will keep out the big molecules.<br />
2) Add chemicals to the addition of<br />
chemicals to the water to be treated.<br />
3) The water will be pumped through one of many different<br />
types of filters, leaving the accumulated floc behind in the<br />
filtration media.<br />
4) Pump into a closed tank<br />
where disinfectant chemicals<br />
such as chlorine are used to<br />
destroy any bacteria or other<br />
microorganisms that might<br />
have survived the filtration<br />
process.<br />
Pictures from Google<br />
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<strong>2019</strong> <strong>Spring</strong><br />
School Date<br />
By Carol<br />
Oregon Trip<br />
It was 2018 of August 3. This huge<br />
tour bus took us, but it was a long and<br />
agonizing trip since we had to drive<br />
from California to Oregon. The trip was<br />
5 days and it was the best. I had a blast,<br />
every day there was a different place to<br />
visit and for the hotel, We hiked a lot!<br />
Took many memorable pictures! And<br />
most of all enjoyed our vacation.<br />
Although the trip was amazing, it<br />
was freezing. Everyone in my family was freezing! Luckily,<br />
my cousin brought her blanket and it kept the both of us<br />
warm, but everyone else they had to buy<br />
a jacket to keep warm. The pictures were<br />
beautiful from all the scenery and nature<br />
looking! The trip was such a memorable<br />
experience, but the best part of the trip<br />
was when we celebrated my cousin’s<br />
birthday on a mountain! This was a trip<br />
that will be remembered, especially for<br />
my cousin.<br />
The Oregon<br />
trip ended and I had to go back to<br />
school to start the new school year. It<br />
was tiring, but the Vacation in Oregon<br />
will be remembered.<br />
CALIFORNIA TEEN 12
Student Spotlight<br />
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By Janet (PA College Prep)<br />
Student Opinion<br />
I first came to PA College Prep in search of a prestigious<br />
after-school tutoring program to help with my math and SAT<br />
testing skills. Before coming to PA College Prep, I have struggled<br />
with schoolwork and<br />
math all throughout my<br />
public school career --<br />
from elementary school,<br />
through junior high, and<br />
onto high school.<br />
I came to PA College<br />
Prep hoping to get<br />
after-school tutoring to<br />
help me get into college; since I have been a student at PA College<br />
Prep (from the years 2011-2013) and have worked with Miss<br />
Kitty, I have become a better and more motivated student.<br />
Miss Kitty is very understanding and offers all of the help her<br />
students need in order to succeed and get into college.<br />
I owe much of my academic successes to Miss Kitty and PA<br />
College Prep -- because of all of the help<br />
that I've received from Kitty, my tutors,<br />
and my career advisers, I am now a motivated<br />
and diligent student at the University<br />
of California, San Diego.<br />
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<strong>2019</strong> <strong>Spring</strong><br />
Places to Visit<br />
The Santa Monica Pier<br />
is a large double-jointed pier at<br />
the foot of Colorado Avenue<br />
that is located in Santa Monica,<br />
California. The pier is popular<br />
with residents and visitors as a<br />
landmark that is over 100 years<br />
old.<br />
Website: https://santamonicapier.org/<br />
The Griffith Observatory<br />
is a facility in Los Angeles,<br />
California that is sitting on<br />
the south-facing slope of<br />
Mount Hollywood in Los<br />
Angeles' Griffith Park. It has<br />
a view of the Los Angeles<br />
Basin, including Downtown Los Angeles to the southeast,<br />
Hollywood to the south, and the Pacific Ocean to the<br />
southwest.<br />
The J. Paul Getty Museum,<br />
commonly referred to as the<br />
Getty, is an art museum in<br />
California housed on two<br />
campuses: the Getty Center<br />
and Getty Villa<br />
Website: http://griffithobservatory.org/<br />
Wesbite: http://www.getty.edu/<br />
All pictures are from Google<br />
CALIFORNIA TEEN 14
Around the World<br />
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Mexico<br />
In the early 16th century, Mexico was conquered and<br />
colonized by Spain. Mexico was<br />
administered as the Viceroyalty of<br />
New Spain for three centuries until<br />
it achieved independence early in<br />
the 19th century. It is located in<br />
North America, bordering the<br />
Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of<br />
Mexico. The people also celebrate<br />
the Day of the Dead which is national. In Mexico, there are<br />
official 68 languages and Chichen Itza is one of the Seven<br />
Wonders of the World. Mexico is the<br />
world’s largest Spanish-speaking country<br />
and home to the world’s smallest volcano.<br />
Did you know that Mexico is sinking<br />
3 feet each year?<br />
Credit goes to Google Images<br />
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<strong>2019</strong> <strong>Spring</strong><br />
Drawings<br />
Where will your spaceship take you?<br />
9th. ANNUAL SPACE FOUNDATION INTERNATIONAL<br />
STUDENT ART CONTEST<br />
CALIFORNIA TEEN 16
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Bookroom<br />
The Sun and Her Flowers<br />
Author: Rupi Kaur<br />
Summary: The book is a vibrant and<br />
transcendent journey about growth and<br />
healing. Divided into five chapters and<br />
illustrated by Kaur, the sun and her<br />
flowers is a journey of wilting, falling,<br />
rooting, rising, and blooming.<br />
Points of You<br />
Authors: Vick Liu, Julia Rue, Mina<br />
Fahmi, and Drew Bent<br />
Summary: This book wrestles with<br />
some of the deepest issues that teenagers<br />
and young adults struggle with,<br />
such as mental wellness, finding purpose,<br />
and navigating relationships.<br />
Eon<br />
Author: Alison Goodman<br />
Summary: Sixteen-year-old Eon has<br />
a dream, and a mission. He and his<br />
master hope that he will be chosen as<br />
a Dragoneye-an apprentice to one of<br />
the twelve energy dragons of good<br />
fortune. But Eon has a dangerous<br />
secret.<br />
Images from Google<br />
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<strong>2019</strong> <strong>Spring</strong><br />
Movies<br />
Isn’t it Romantic<br />
Genre: Comedy and Romantic<br />
Date: February 13<br />
Summary: A young woman disenchanted<br />
with love mysteriously<br />
finds herself trapped inside a<br />
romantic comedy.<br />
Cast: Tom Ellis, Liam Hemsworth,<br />
Priyanka Chopra<br />
Rating: PG-13<br />
Alita: Battle Angel<br />
Genre: Action and Adventure<br />
Date: February 14<br />
Summary: In the 26th century,<br />
a female cyborg is rescued from<br />
the scrapheap by a scientist.<br />
Cast: Mahershala Ali, Rosa Salazar,<br />
Eliza González<br />
Rating: PG-13<br />
Images from Google<br />
CALIFORNIA TEEN 18
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Movies<br />
Captain Marvel<br />
Genre: Fantasy and Sci-Fi<br />
Date: March 8<br />
Summary: Captain Marvel gets<br />
caught in the middle of a galactic<br />
war between two alien races.<br />
Cast: Brie Larson, Samuel L.<br />
Jackson, Gemma Chan<br />
Rating: Not Rated<br />
Avenges: Endgame<br />
Genre: Fantasy & Sci-Fi<br />
Date: April 26<br />
Summary: Meanwhile, the remaining<br />
Avengers must figure out a way<br />
to bring back their vanquished allies<br />
for an epic showdown with<br />
Thanos -- the evil demigod who<br />
decimated the planet and the universe.<br />
Cast: Brie Larson, Tom Holland,<br />
Bradley Cooper<br />
Rating: Not rated<br />
Images from Google<br />
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<strong>2019</strong> <strong>Spring</strong><br />
Food DIY<br />
How to Make Waffles<br />
By Jacqueline<br />
Ingredients:<br />
-Waffle mix of your choice<br />
(I use Kodiak Cakes)<br />
-Water or Milk<br />
-Cooking Spray<br />
-Eggs (optional)<br />
-Toppings and fruits<br />
(optional)<br />
Step One:<br />
In a large bowl, mix one<br />
cup of waffle mix, milk and egg. Mix until smooth.<br />
Step Two:<br />
Pre -heat your waffle maker. Spray your waffle maker so<br />
waffles don't get stuck. Add a desire amount of batter. Make<br />
sure it doesn't overflow.<br />
Step Three:<br />
Let the maker cook your waffles. It usually only takes about<br />
5-8 minutes if your maker is on medium high.<br />
Step Four:<br />
Remove your waffle from the maker after it is fully cooked.<br />
#Be CAREFUL! It can be very hot.<br />
Step Five:<br />
Add toppings and enjoy.<br />
CALIFORNIA TEEN 20
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Sports<br />
Baseball<br />
is a bat-and-ball game played<br />
between two opposing teams<br />
who take turns batting and<br />
fielding.<br />
Badminton<br />
is a racquet sport played using<br />
racquets to hit a shuttlecock<br />
across a net.<br />
Gymnastics<br />
is a sport that includes exercises<br />
requiring balance,<br />
strength, flexibility, agility,<br />
coordination and endurance.<br />
Soccer/Football<br />
S<br />
Taekwondo<br />
is a Korean martial art, characterized<br />
by its emphasis on<br />
head-height kicks, jumping<br />
and spinning kicks, and fast<br />
kicking techniques.<br />
Images from Google<br />
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<strong>2019</strong> <strong>Spring</strong><br />
Events Show<br />
Rose Parade <strong>2019</strong><br />
Place: Pasadena, CA<br />
Sponsor: Honda<br />
CALIFORNIA TEEN 22
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Events Show<br />
Disney on Ice Dare to Dream <strong>2019</strong><br />
Photographer: Jessica<br />
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<strong>2019</strong> <strong>Spring</strong><br />
ABC Educational Foundation Event<br />
Donation New Shoes to Homeless <strong>2019</strong><br />
New pairs of shoes were donated to the homeless in the<br />
area.<br />
ABC Educational Foundation volunteers ran the event at<br />
the Azusa Lighthouse Mission and learned to develop compassion<br />
and empathy for those less fortunate.<br />
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ABC Educational Foundation Event<br />
Mooncakes for Public Servant Appreciation<br />
During the 2018 Chinese<br />
Moon Festival, ABC Educational<br />
Foundation sent gift boxes of<br />
handmade moon cakes to the<br />
West Covina Police and Fire<br />
Departments in<br />
appreciation of<br />
their service to the<br />
community.<br />
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1st. Kid’s Swap Meet Event<br />
Our Mini-Business Swap Meet is a platform used to teach<br />
students how to be entrepreneurs. Parents work alongside<br />
students to foster good relationships and to learn together.<br />
MONEY MANAGEMENT<br />
FOR CHILDREN<br />
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<strong>2019</strong> <strong>Spring</strong><br />
Teensters & Parents<br />
CALIFORNIA TEEN 26