In the August heat, Claudia Genoves (11) got off the plane, looking at the United States for the first time. She meandered through the airport, trying to find her new family amongst the English speakers. As she stepped off of the elevator, she spotted a family of three, awaiting her arrival.
As Lauren Koenig (11) situated herself on the penalty kick line, she tried to imagine that the goalkeeper in front of her was her dad, that she was just practicing another penalty kick and that this wasn’t the most crucial moment in her soccer career. But in truth, if she missed this shot, her team would automatically lose in the finals of a national tournament.
Jeff Chen (12) can vividly recall the first time he laid eyes on You Mu Elementary School. He remembers standing at the bottom of a massive set of stairs leading up into the school, taking it all in.
As she stood in line for the trolley last July, Jessica Lontayo (12) felt like all eyes were on her. She tried to ignore, knowing it was expected, considering what she was wearing.
After years of planning and construction, Del Norte High School has officially opened its doors as the fifth high school in the Poway Unified School District.
As David Altman (12) connected his video camera to his computer, he kept his fingers crossed hoping that this time, his video footages would produce some kind of sound. Not wanting to reformat all the videos that other people had tried so hard to produce, Altman had to rely on his video-editing skills to give the videos their voices back.
In light of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)’s warning that up to 40 percent of Americans could contract swine flu in the next few months, PUSD is taking steps to prevent school-wide outbreaks and closures.
For years, the education community has been plagued by severe gender gaps in subject matter. Boys have always gravitated towards math and hard sciences such as physics and chemistry, while girls drift towards the humanities and softer science like biology.
When Kortney Ross (12) packed her bags this past summer, she didn’t know how long she would be staying. She decided to bring clothes for three days, but she would later find out she should have packed for 15.