Smith launching new Cooking Club

Taylor Watson, Reporter
January 26, 2012

Matt Smith, Algebra 2 and Applied Math Teacher, has a new addition to the collection of clubs at King.For the past two months, Smith has been attempting to receive enough funds to get the items needed for a cooking environment. Materials were all contributed by Donor’s Choose, a website where sponsors... Read more »

Arizona bans Chicano studies

Marilu Ochoa, Editor in Chief
January 26, 2012

The Tucson Unified School District announced on Tuesday, January 16 that the Mexican-American studies program would be suspended and replaced with a new curriculum of History classes in which Mexican American studies would go further in depth.When the state School Chief, John Huppenthal announced on... Read more »

You should care about LGBTQ rights

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Ivy Feng, Opinion Editor
January 24, 2012

L.G.B.T.Q. Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer. Many people in society have ignored, isolated, and pushed this community away because they don’t want to break tradition or the status quo. Because these individuals are not the “same”, people think they shouldn’t be considered part of... Read more »

Ayanna Ellingberg

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January 23, 2012

Ayanna Ellingberg, a current freshmen here at King is a ball energy with a great laugh. She likes to read a lot. Her favorite author is Jodi Picoult. She also likes to use her creativity to write. She likes to listen to music , play basketball and draw. This is her first year in journalism. She joined... Read more »

Lydia Gebre

January 19, 2012

Lydia Gebre is currently a senior at KIPP: King Collegiate. She is currently soul-searching and although she is not interested in pursuing journalism as a career she is a very opinionated young woman who is interested in sharing her experiences at King and informing the student body about relevant issues.... Read more »

Edwin Valadez

January 17, 2012

Edwin Valadez is a sophomore at Kipp King. Edwin was born and raised in Hayward, CA and traveled a lot to Los Angeles to experience the best feeling of life: the world’s biggest and tallest roller coasters. Although he entered the school in late October he has tried really hard to keep his grades... Read more »

Megan Dela Vega

January 17, 2012

Megan Dela Vega, a senior at KIPP: King Collegiate, is excited to rejoin journalism during her last year of high school. She’s enthusiastic about writing again, and she can’t wait to express her opinions about television and fashion as well as inform others about future events around school.... Read more »

Genesis Alvarez

January 17, 2012

Genesis Alvarez is currently a freshman at KIPP King. She was born in San Francisco, CA. This is her first time in Journalism. She chose Journalism because she enjoys writing and hopes to expand her writing skills. When she grows up, she wants to leave California. She wants to attended NYU for college,... Read more »

Rondell Reed

January 17, 2012

Rondell Reed is in the 9th grade at KIPP King. He chose Journalism to get a new experience and hopes to be a reporter on sports and the quarter games.   He also wants to write about new school events.  An interesting fact about Rondell is that he used to skateboard.  He loves tacos and dubstep.

Sierra Burris

Sierra Burris

January 14, 2012

Sierra Burris, a sophomore at KIPP King, entered Journalism to expose the truths people usually try to blow off or ignore. She’s determined to go to an international college in England to study Psychology or Social Justice. She enjoys reading everything from history to what’s happening... Read more »

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