Quan’s historic first as Asian-American female mayor is secondary for many at Fremont
January 6, 2011 • Gloria "Jack" Mejia-Cuellar
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Jean Quan became the first Asian-American woman to lead a major American city during her inauguration in Oakland on Monday, but Fremont Federation is mixed on the significance of her achievement. Many just want to see that she makes positive changes to the city. “I’m proud of her,” Media Academy... Read more »
Boys basketball has slow start
January 6, 2011 • Staff Writer
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This year has seen a lot of new changes for the Fremont Tigers men’s basketball team. The team lost four of the five starters from the previous season, while gaining an entirely new coaching staff. The new head coach, Scott Alexander, is a Fremont alumnus who was part of Fremont’s 1985 Oakland Athletic... Read more »
Sophomores dig deep in ‘Yo Soy Joaquin’ presentations
January 6, 2011 • Alma Ramirez & Ricardo Vargas-Esquivel
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During the fourth annual “Yo Soy Joaquin” presentations” at Media Academy, students expressed themselves through poetry. Some laughed, many cried, and all clapped for classmates. The sophomores recited their poems, based on “Yo Soy Joaquin” by Chicano-activist Rodolfo Gonzalez,... Read more »
Mandela grieves over slain sophomore, Lovell Hadnot
January 10, 2011 • Jennifer Truong
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Friends and classmates of Lovell Hadnot were signing a memorial mural in the hallways of Mandela High School on Monday morning, remembering his sense of humor and mourning another peer lost to gunfire. Hadnot, a Mandela sophomore, was shot and killed Saturday at 5:10 p.m. on the 5800 block of Bancroft... Read more »
Fremont’s ‘Friendly School’ sign disappears, thanks to unfriendly vandals
January 12, 2011
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It had been in the courtyard since most teachers could remember, so when a sign bearing Fremont Federation’s old slogan “The Friendly School” was taken down a few months ago, it came as a surprise. Some Fremont staff guessed incorrectly about why it was taken down since no official reason was given. “I... Read more »
Lady Tigers start off with a bang
January 24, 2011 • Leland Moore
Filed under Sports
Fremont’s Lady Tigers soccer team started its 2011 season off with a bang. The Lady Tigers played their first Oakland Athletic League game against Oakland High on Tuesday, Jan. 11. In front of their home crowd, the Lady Tigers dominated the Lady Wildcats in every possible way, earning a 10-1 victory. “That’s... Read more »
Student gardeners earn green
January 24, 2011 • Reese Brown
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A group of ten Media Academy students are getting some green for work in the school garden. Matthew Green, a former journalism teacher at Media Academy who is in charge of this club, received two grants from Philanthropic Ventures Foundation and S.D. Bechtel, Jr. Foundation to run the garden program.... Read more »
Tiger Clinic gets heater to end frigid temperatures
January 24, 2011 • Juan Carlos Ramos
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After months of operating with unhealthy temperatures, the Tiger Clinic finally has heat. Before workers started installing the new heater on Jan. 21, temperatures were recorded inside the health clinic as low as 43 degrees Fahrenheit Amy Manta-Ranger, the clinic supervisor, felt that the problems at... Read more »
Finals
January 12, 2011
Filed under Event Calendar, Uncategorized
January 26, 2011toJanuary 27, 2011Final examinations will be held Jan. 25, 26 and 27. Read More →
Students ready for exit exam
January 27, 2011 • Juan Aguilar
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Fremont Federation of High Schools sophomores —and some upperclassmen—will try to get through one of the biggest obstacles of high school this week. This big obstacle is known as the California High School Exit Examination, which contains two sections – an English part on Feb. 1 and a math... Read more »
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