Davante Riley, former Fremont student, killed at 18th birthday party
April 19, 2010 • Juan Ramos, Christian Olivares, Paulina Rodriguez, Lester Finney, Leo Jerald, Carolyn Saephan
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Just hours after wishing Davante Riley a happy birthday, Fremont students were grieving his death. Riley, 18, was fatally shot on Sunday, just 14 minutes after his 18th birthday ended. He died at 12:47 a.m., according to news reports. A girl has been arrested for his murder, but her name has not been... Read more »
Teen Stress: Stop pulling your hair
April 20, 2010 • Paulina Rodriguez
Filed under Health
Senior projects. College applications. Credit recovery. Two months until independence. These things are stressing out seniors. For underclassmen, the stress can be just as great.Many seniors who are now stressed might not know there are experts available on campus to help them reduce or manage their... Read more »
Health care reform gets mixed reaction
April 20, 2010 • Christian Olivares & Juan Grimaldo
Filed under Health
Days after President Barack Obama signed a historic health care reform bill into law, Fremont Federation voiced different opinions about the deal. The health reform package, estimated to cost $940 billion, is meant to extend health insurance to 32 million uninsured Americans over the next 10 years, according... Read more »
Wedding film shows truth
April 21, 2010 • Brandon Sneed
Filed under Features
“Our Family Wedding” is a realistic but amusing movie about an African American male in a relationship with a Hispanic female. I should know it’s realistic because I am an African American male who has been in a relationship with a Hispanic female for almost a year now. The movie, a comedy/romance... Read more »
Baseball player subs for Oakland schools during off season
April 21, 2010 • Carolyn Saephan & Fuey Saechao
Filed under Sports
It’s not normal to be able to look up your substitute teacher’s height, weight and Major Leage Baseball batting average on the Internet. But students could do that for Dave McKae, a professional baseball player who subbed this spring at Media Academy. McKae is from Walnut Creek and graduated from... Read more »
Tigers baseball gets soggy start
April 21, 2010 • Green & Gold staff report
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Heavy rains have been a drain on the Tigers baseball team. The Tigers have missed three games because of rain and are 2-2 in the Oakland Athletic League. Rainfall in Oakland is more than 110% of normal this season. Junior Joaquin Hernandez, a second baseman and outfielder, said the rain has had a negative... Read more »
Obama wants to give principals more firing power
April 21, 2010 • Juan Ramos
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If Obama has his way, principals will have the power to hire all new teachers, keep the good ones and get rid of the bad ones. Principals at Fremont say this power would be good for schools, but they don’t think the plan will pass. “In order for any enterprise to work, the supervisor must... Read more »
Students juiced about cafeteria smoothies
April 21, 2010 • Paulina Rodriguez & Jaun Ramos
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Students who crave Jamba Juice at lunch will no longer have to travel off campus to get it or be late back to class. Jamba Juice is coming to Fremont Federation of High Schools next year. The Oakland Unified School District is looking for a healthier outlet for students, said Mandela Academy Robin Glover. Jamba... Read more »
A battle cry for education
April 21, 2010 • Diego Garcia
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The Hollywood star told his Oakland audience he wasn’t giving a speech about education but a “battle cry.” Nate Parker, who starred in the “Great Debaters” and who is currently filming “Red Tails,” spoke about the need to transform education as part of the Oakland Unified School District’s... Read more »
‘Love’ is answer for Never Shout Never
April 21, 2010 • Jack & Kim Mejia
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Christofer Drew of Never Shout Never has always been inspired by the Beatles. Hailing from Joplin, Missouri, the 19-year-old songwriter who recently signed with Warner Brothers, released his debut full-length “What is Love?” on Feb. 26, a simple, sweet and sincere record that is founded in... Read more »
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