HHS Student tells her life story and wins third place

Posted on June 5, 2020 by Melisa Lovos in News

Melisa Lovos

Crimson Chronicle

The Rotary Club Speech Contest is a global leadership and service non-profit organization that is a part of the “Rotary Club Pageant of Arts” It is broken up into four sections- Speech, Dance, Art, and Music, and connects the world with the theme, ‘a positive solution to life’s challenges.”  Khadja Habib, TCA Sophomore, is the only student in Hollywood Senior High who participated in the speech section of the contest and won third place, receiving an award and the cash price of $250.00.

Although the contest was originally scheduled on March 14 at Loyola Marymount University, it was rescheduled due to COVID 19 and took place through Zoom. In the near future, some of the speeches will be uploaded onto YouTube for a display of their hard work. 

With the help of her English Language Development teacher, Casey Klein, Khadija wrote her speech, and together they edited, worked on eye contact, voice volume, and body language. She would stay after school, and due to the pandemic, had to adjust to the new virtual methods. 

“I am so proud of Khadija. Her work ethic, drive, dedication, and commitment to her goals is inspiring. She has an incredible story, and I feel fortunate that she was in my class this year. There is no doubt in my mind that she is going to make a positive impact on this world.” Says Ms. Klein as she, along with many other HHS teachers, counselors, and administrators joined the Zoom conference to support Khadija as she gave her speech. 

Khadija received help from her family and with her hard work and growth in the English language, she became fearless reciting her speech. Although they weren’t focused on winning or losing, they all worked hard to show what she was capable of, focusing on her culture, the importance of education, and her life- all in one story.

“I thank my father, my mother, my brother, and my teacher Ms. Casey Klein for helping me through this journey. I am so proud that I am a part of Habib’s family,” says Khadija.

Promoting conservation through art contest

Posted on May 30, 2020 by Cristal Rincon in News

Cristal Rincon

Website Editor

The results are in for the six students who won awards in the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power Student Poster Contest. 

The LA Times in Education partnered with the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power to create a contest where students were to submit original artwork illustrating how everyone can do their part to conserve water and energy. 

Any student in Los Angeles, from 4th grade all the way to 12th grade, was eligible to participate. Each entry had to include illustrations of how Los Angeles can conserve water and/or energy, accompanied by an original slogan. 

For the students of Boriana Iamboliyski’s art class, these illustrations were part of an assignment. While submitting their work to the contest was just an additional option.

After entering the contest without any expectations of winning, Ingrid Muñiz, SAS Junior, was surprised to receive third place in the 11th grade category. Her artwork featured a prime example of what Angelenos can do to preserve water: turning off the faucet when brushing your teeth. It showed two situations, one where the person hadn’t turned the water off, and one where they had, with a slogan that read, “Little things matter too.” 

“We all have to work together to conserve water and evergy because those are things we all use everyday,” said Ingrid. “This contest is just a little thing that we can do to help spread the word.” 

The following students also placed in the contest:

• Jonathan Lopez has won first place in the 12th grade category.
• Rachel Fadersaer has won second place in the 12th grade category.
• Emy Rodriguez has won third place in the 12th grade category.
• Ashley Palacios has won second place in the 11th grade category.
• Ingrid Muñiz has won third place in the 11th grade category.
• Diego Palacios has won third place in the 9th grade category.

The prizes awarded for winning vary depending on placement. Due to school closures and state requirements, the luncheon ceremony to celebrate the winners will not be held this year. Instead, students who won will be directly mailed their awards.

Hollywood Bowl cancels 2020 season

Posted on May 14, 2020 by Nayeli Alviar in News

Nayeli Alviar

Photo Editor

Stay at home orders extended

Posted on May 13, 2020 by Julia Rouillard in News

Julia Rouillard

Chronicle Reporter

It was announced on May 12 that stay at home orders would be extended until late July depending on how things go. Stay at home orders were supposed to be lifted on May 15 but to be safer Public Health officials have pushed it back.

For the next 3 months they will slowly be lifting few restrictions to have more activities and more businesses to open. For that to happen LA county has to maintain the standard of deaths stopping in the last 14 days and no more than one case per 10,000 residents in the same period, so far no county has met these standards.

Some people are saying that this is a good thing because if the stay at home order is lifted to quickly then there could be a second wave of infections. “I think it’s fine that the LA county is extending the stay at home order because it will benefit everyone by being a lot safer.”, says sophomore Miguel Herrera.

Los Angeles beaches now open to the public

Posted on May 12, 2020 by Maria Hernandez in News

Maria Hernandez

Chronicle Reporter

Students pick new ASB cabinet

Posted on April 24, 2020 by Bani Rice in News

Bani Rice

Chronicle Reporter

As the semester slowly inches it’s way to the finishing point ASB leadership had decided it would be time to elect who would be the new cabinet members. It had been announced on April 20 that leadership’s new president would be Francine Olpoc, the new Vice President is Alyssa Cabahug, the new secretary is Joseph Shin, and lastly Sean Cayetano the new treasure.

When interviewing Francine Olpoc she said, ” I’m very excited for the upcoming year, let’s make memorable memories together!” We can’t wait to see what these new cabinet members offer to the development of Hollywood!!

Los Angeles residents can now apply for Angeleno Card

Posted on April 16, 2020 by Maria Hernandez in News

Chronicle Reporter

Maria Hernandez

On Tuesday, LA city mayor, Eric Garcetti, announced that Los Angeles residents would be able to apply for an Angeleno Card. The Angeleno Card is a debit card that will provide anything from $700-$1500. This program is intended for low-income families affected by the Coronavirus pandemic. 

 “I’m glad that our mayor is doing his best in helping all of us during these terrible times. It makes me feel better because he is showing how much he cares about us” said Ashley Hernandez, SAS, Freshman 

 To be eligible a resident must meet all the requirements listed on the Angeleno card website, https://hcidla.lacity.org/

  Some of the requirements are:

• Applicants must live in the city of Los Angeles 
• Household income below the federal poverty level prior to the COVID-19 crisis 
• Reduction in income by 50%

 The cards will be available to anyone eligible regardless of their citizenship. 

To apply visit https://hcidla.lacity.org/ and fill out all the information needed or call 213-252-3040. The deadline for this application is April 16, 4:30 pm. 

People who apply and don’t receive a card will be kept on a waiting list. 

The AP Exams are here

Posted on April 16, 2020 by Guadalupe Dominguez in Announcements, News

Guadalupe Dominguez Trujillo

Chronicle Reporter

LAUSD’s Superintendent Austin Beautner has announced that all schools are to remain closed until health officials decide that it is safe for us to come back. With that being the situation across the nation, College Board has released a new AP testing schedule. If students feel like they are not ready to take the exam the weeks of May 11th and May 18th they can make up for it the week of June 5th.

College Board has cut down all exams to 45 minutes as students will only be given the Free Response portion of the test. Students have two options when it comes to completing the exam. The first option is to type it and submit it using any device that has an internet connection. The second option is to handwrite it, take a picture of it, and submit it using any device that has an internet connection. College Board is recommending students to sign in to their account 30 minutes before the testing time in order to have time to work out any technology-related issues.

If you do not have a device to take and submit your exams, College Board will provide you with one as long as you fill the following form by April 24, 2020:Device Request Form.

The following charts are the testing dates and times for this year’s AP exams.

AP Exams Dates and Times

Makeup AP Exam Dates and Time

Links:

Updated AP Exam Schedule: AP Exam Schedule 2020

Updated Makeup AP Exam Schedule: Makeup AP Exam Schedule 2020

Device Request Form: https://collegeboard.tfaforms.net/74

Adjusting to the new semester

Posted on April 12, 2020 by Julia Rouillard in News

Julia Rouillard

Chronicle Reporter

Under the circumstances of COVID-19 the rest of the school year will be held through online classes and some students find this quite difficult. Since starting online classes some students are falling behind and are having a hard time focusing.

Being at home can either be a positive or a negative for some students, some enjoy being able to do work at home but others don’t see the point or have motivation. Usually for most students being at home is their place to relax and being at school is to learn so with this the don’t feel like doing their work or they get distracted to easily while trying to do work.

“I feel like online classes aren’t really doing much because not everyone is in them and it’s just a little weird to me to even be in one. I’m not really doing the work because to be honest the teachers really give a lot of work and just doesn’t make sense to me, like why are they giving work if there is a whole pandemic going on.” says sophomore, Yahir Martinez.

While other students think this is beneficial like sophomore Marvin Centeno, “The online classes are the best thing we can do in this unfortunate situation. It’s important that we stay mentally active so we don’t fall too far behind. I am dealing with the work as it goes because I honestly have nothing better to do. It’s a good way to pass time.”

LAUSD is giving out free meals

Posted on March 27, 2020 by Melisa Lovos in News, Uncategorized

Melisa Lovos

Crimson Chronicle

After schools in Los Angeles and Orange County were closed to prevent the spread of Coronavirus, many families who depend on schools for meals and child care became negatively affected, with the lack of these essential services. 

“Our schools provide a social safety net for children.” said Superintendent of the Los Angeles School District, Austin Beautner at a Friday press conference. 

The only solution they could find, that would both help the families in need and follow the health regulations includes providing students ages 18 and younger with meals, in schools all around the district. They also planned on providing child care resources, however they could not guarantee a safe and appropriate environment for everyone during this pandemic, causing such to be reconsidered. 

“Most people go to get meals for their kids, mostly in elementary and middle school. I have heard some complaints from families because they don’t think enough food is given to them, in order to have a healthy and reasonable diet. But I think it’s good that people are trying to help out those most in need, and the way they are doing it is causing a positive effect.” Said TCA Senior, Kevin Hernandez. 

The district’s Grab- And- Go Meal provides 60 locations and are open every weekday. They began distributing food this past March 23 from 7 a.m to 11 a.m, with two meals per kid. Regulations may differ from school to school, and information will be provided to families from their local schools. 

Locations providing food include: https://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/heres-where-students-in-socal-can-get-free-meals-while-schools-are-closed/2329955/