Cross country runs short on athletes
October 30, 2011 • Juan Aguilar & Jafeth Santos
Filed under Sports
Although it had a slow start, the cross country team is now up and running. While it is a sport on its own, cross country is used by many athletes to get in shape for other ports. Mandela Law & Public Service Academy senior Pedro Alejandre is a member of cross country who joined to get in shape for... Read more »
Weed users referred to school version of rehab
October 30, 2011 • Aaliyah Kerr & Devonyei Frazier
Filed under Health
Instead of ignoring a student who comes to school smelling like weed, Fremont Federation of High Schools is now making stronger efforts to get that student help if it turns out he or she actually is using marijuana. Fremont is offering students who are suffering from marijuana abuse a program called... Read more »
Tigers get first win at OHigh
October 30, 2011 • Laura D. Lem
Filed under Sports
Strengthened by newly eligible players, the Fremont Tigers captured their first win on Oct. 21 in a 14-2 pouncing of Oakland High on the Wildcats’ home turf. “It made me feel good,” said running back Marcus Robinson about his first game of the season. “It made me feel successful,... Read more »
Kwon gets to CPAA through Teach For America
October 31, 2011 • Janae Rushing
Filed under Features
She is a new Fremont teacher who runs marathons in her free time. Caroline Kwon teaches Physiology at College Preparatory & Architecture Academy. Kwon is originally from New Jersey. She attended Wellesley College in Massachusetts. When the Teach for America program asked her to work at CPAA, she... Read more »
National rugby champ Sneed teaches at Mandela
October 31, 2011 • Janae Rushing
Filed under Features
This Fremont teacher has a national collegiate championship on his list of accomplishments. He also wrestles, bicycles competitively and plays football and basketball in his free time. Mark Sneed is an English teacher at Mandela Law & Public Service Academy. From Chicago, Sneed attended University... Read more »
Fremont finally hits the target on enrollment
October 31, 2011 • Ruliver Santos & Alejandro Vasquez
Filed under News
On the 20th day of school, Principal Daniel Hurst breathed a sigh of relief. Enrollment on Sept. 26 was the figure the state would us to calculate how much funding each school got. On the 20th day, the three schools at Fremont Federation had exceeded the enrollment figures the district had assumed for... Read more »
Paint accident leaves clinic mural blank
October 31, 2011 • Diego Garcia & Alondra Alvarado
Filed under Health
When students returned from summer break, they noticed a favorite mural was sick — the Tiger Clinic’s colorful walls had been painted over. Among other drawings, the mural had included images of a Tiger doctor and a human doctor. It had “Health + Knowledge” and “Tiger Clinic” in detailed,... Read more »
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