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
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
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
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 »

