Teachers weave movement into math, history, journalism
January 3, 2012 • Jorray Hart
Filed under News
Teachers have been occupied with tying a worldwide issue with an Oakland angle into their classrooms lessons — Occupy Oakland. During the first week of Occupy Wall Street, social studies teacher Elizabeth Siarny began teaching her Media Academy students in American Government about the movement. She... Read more »
If only I knew this when I was a freshman…
January 4, 2012 • Janae Rushing
Filed under Opinion
Now that I’m a senior and people give me advice about college and education, I think to myself, “If only I knew this as a freshman.” In my junior and senior year, I feel I have learned so much about college that I should have been taught my first year of high school. For example, learning that... Read more »
Senior retreat brings class together
January 4, 2012 • Aleanna Santos
Filed under Features
Media Academy seniors got to get away from school, stress and studies a block away from campus for one day. English teacher Candice Valenzuela planned the senior retreat at the Eastlake YMCA on Nov. 3. History teacher Elizabeth Siarny, Leadership Coordinator Nidya Baez, Mills Education Talent Search... Read more »
Occupy violence, vandalism are hurting our city
January 4, 2012
Filed under Opinion
For better or worse, the Occupy Oakland movement has put our city on the map. The Occupy movement is a series of protests in the U.S. by members of the “99 percent,” who are demonstrating against the wealthy people, banks and big corporations — what they call the “one percent” — for unfairly... Read more »
Student thrives, earns 4.0 GPA in big turnaround
January 4, 2012 • Vanessa Chavarria & Jafeth Santos
Filed under Features
At Media Academy, 19 out of 100 students on the honor roll received 4.0s for the first marking period. Many of them were used to getting high grades in school. But one of them never imagined she would be on the honor roll, let alone be with a 4.0 GPA. That student is Sandra Felix. She is a senior who... Read more »
Chico journalism professor recruits at Media Academy
January 4, 2012 • Arnice St. Remy
Filed under Features
A professor drove three hours from Chico to Oakland to sell his award-winning journalism program to an award-winning high school journalism staff. Dave Waddell, director of Journalism at Chico State University, came to Media Academy on Oct. 31 to recruit seniors and inform juniors about the journalism... Read more »
Media drops Spanish from freshman schedule
January 6, 2012 • Pearl Joy Balagot & Tiffany Sanders
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To save teacher jobs, Media Academy freshmen are not taking Spanish classes this year. School officials decided freshmen should take two media classes instead. That’s the explanation Media Academy director Michael Jackson gave the Green & Gold. Due to declining enrollment at Media, there weren’t... Read more »
Martin L. King, Jr. Day (No School)
September 13, 2011
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Professional Development Day (No School)
September 13, 2011
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