the field, according to Tadeo Climaco. Teachers are wonder-ing how that money is going to be spent. “There appears to be some distrust on the part of the faculty. The way to dispel that distrust is to be more transparent,” said Su-san Von Manske, Spe-cial Education Teacher, after the meeting. According to Climaco, the money has not been re-leased to the school, and is still in possession of LAUSD. “All the budgets that we have at this school have restrictions on them,” said Climaco.

The administration, howev-er, has more liberty to use the $25,000 donation. In order to receive that donation, Climaco completed an application on Sept. 16 explaining the needs of the school and statistics on the community that the school

serves. Some of that money has already been used to pay the person-nel that worked during the event. The money from the Cars 2 event will be used on a needs-basis ac-cording to Clima-co and Principal Jaime Morales. “There is to be a paper trail for

everything that we buy,” said Climaco. According to Morales, it takes approximately $7 million to run the school for a year, and he will try to reserve the Cars 2 money

for “extreme emergencies,” be-cause it can roll over to the next school year. “First we try to spend the money that is more restricted because it will be taken away,” said Morales. On a needs-basis means “peo-ple come to me and say ‘I need this’,” said Morales. However the “needs” must be justified because the school needs a lot of things. In other words, “The needs of the school are bigger than the funding that we have,” said Cli-maco. Some of money received will be used...

1521 N. HIGHLAND AVE, HOLLYWOOD, CA 90028 VOLUME IX, ISSUE I OCTOBER 2011

Hollywood High • Home of the Sheiks

The Crimson Chronicle

INDEX2-3 • Op/Ed 4-5• News

6-7 • Features 8-9 • Entertainment

10-12 • Sports

Chicken Deep-Fried in ControversyDANIEL BORORCHRONICLE REpORTER

State Requirement Leaves Students BloodyjENNIFER GUIDOCHRONICLE REpORTER

Where Do School Funds go?MARIA ALCOSERMANAGING EDITOR

The much-anticipated Chick-fil-A opening at the intersec-tion of Sunset Boulevard and Highland Avenue was met with enthusiastic crowds last month, but some teachers and students say that the chicken chain’s conservative politics leaves a bad taste. “Chick-fil-A is amazing,” said senior Jeremy Reyes. “It is go-ing to take In-N-Out out of busi-ness.” But senior Jennifer Acuña disagreed. “Chick-fil-A is OK. I rather have Carl’s Jr. there.” The restaurant chain is popu-lar in Southern California, the one on Sunset Boulevard is the latest location out of the seven. “I love the cows outside that

you can take pictures with,” said Juan Moreno, senior. According to the Chick-fil-A website, “Truett Cathy made the decision to close on Sundays in 1946 when he opened his first restaurant in Hapeville, Geor-gia… He believes that all fran-chised Chick-fil-A Operators and their Restaurant employ-ees should have an opportunity to rest, spend time with family and friends, and worship if they choose to do so.” Cathy cited spiritual and practical reasons. According to a story in the New York Times, the company’s hir-ing practices require potential operators to discuss their mari-tal status and civic and church involvement. In 2002, a Muslim restaurant manager filed a lawsuit against Chick-fil-A because they alleg-edly fired him...

pHOTO CREDIT: NATALIE HERNANDEz

UTLA Chapter Chair Michael Ulmer has asked for informa-tion about the destination of the Cars 2 money from the ad-ministration after frustrated teachers complained during a lunch meeting on Sept. 28. Hollywood High School signed a contract with Walt Disney Co. for permission to use the school field for a mini theme park to promote Disney’s Cars 2 movie during the summer. The con-tract paid LAUSD $173,440, 68 percent of which went to the school. In addition, Disney made a $25,000 donation directly to the school and agreed to pay $47,700 to replace the grass on

Football

Man on the Street see page 3

AIDS Walk

see page 4 see pages 6-7 see page 9 see page 12

Sheiks Dance

Superhero Movies

CHICk-FIL-A EXpERIENCED A SURGE IN CUSTOMERS DURING ITS OpENING WEEk. See page 4

It is a state requirement for every California student to take the t-dap booster shot by the end of the month. Failure to comply with this requirement means that the student will be dropped from his or her school, and will be unable to attend any California school until receiving the shot. What exactly is the t-dap? The t-dap shot prevents a per-son from getting the whoop-ing cough, a bacterial disease

that can cause pneumonia and lead to roughly two months of coughing, otherwise known as the 100-day cough. This cough can lead a person to cough up blood that can lead to choking and/or death. The disease is highly contagious. Whooping cough bacteria can be easily transmitted by sneez-ing, coughing, or contact with mucous. There are 100 students yet to turn in proof of vaccination. If they do not turn in their records by the first week of Oc-tober. They will not be allowed to come back to any school in

the LAUSD district or the state of California. “If you need to take it, then take it,” said junior SAS student Jessie Vasquez According to Principal Jaime Morales, should a student’s family cite personal or religious reasons, or should the student be allergic, there is a waiver that allows a student to come to school without the shot. If the student does not take it and becomes infected, the student will not be allowed back to school, waiver or no waiver.

See page 4

See page 4

pHOTO CREDIT: WILLIAM SAN NICHOLAS

What is the weird-est thing you’ve seen?

2 OCTOBER 2011

OP/ED

Crimson ChroniCle staff

Editor-in-Chief: Karina Galvan &

Karla SamayoaManaging Editor: maria alCoSEr Opinion Editor: Karina Galvan News Editor: maria alCoSEr

Features Editor: StEphaniE ChavEz Entertainment Editor: Karla Samayoa

Sports Editor: Karina Galvan Copy Editor: Karla Samayoa

Photo Editor: StEphaniE ChavEz Advertising Manager: William San niColaS

adviser Karen Cusolito

THE STUDENT NEWSPAPER. THE CRIMSON CHRONICLE, OF HOLLYWOOD HIGH SCHOOL IS A PUBLIC FORUM, WITH ITS STUDENT EDITORIAL BOARD MAKING ALL DECISIONS CON-CERNING ITS CONTENTS. THE NEWSPAPER OPERATES UNDER CALIFORNIA EDUCATION CODE 48907 WHICH GUARANTEES FREE ExPRESSION FOR STUDENTS. LETTERS TO THE EDITOR ARE WELCOMe AND WILL BE PUB-LISHED AS SPACE ALLOWS. OPINIONS IN LETTERS ARE NOT NECESSARILY THOSE OF THE STAFF, NOR SHOuLD ANY OPIN-ION ExPRESSED IN A PUBLIC FORUM BE CONSTRUED AS THE OPINIION OR POLiCY OF THE ADMINISTRATION, UNLESS SO ATTRIBUTED.

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NEW FOOD, FEWER LINES

Everyone is aware of the new s c h o o l l u n c h e s that Los A n g e l e s U n i f i e d S c h o o l D i s t r i c t

has recently been providing students. The improvement has added sushi rolls, pan thai, turkey burgers, Greek salads, chile lime wings, and an or-ange chicken bowl with vegeta-bles and walnuts to the menu. You’d be surprised to know that chefs are the ones who prepare these meals, and they are de-livered to schools twice a week on Tuesdays and Thursdays. This week, I went out and tried a variety of foods, such

as the chicken tamales. The tamales looked okay, but the filling inside looked old and it didn’t even look like chicken. I was not impressed. The way it looked was not ap-petizing. It looked gross and I wasn’t even sure if it was edible. On a scale from 1-10, with 1 as the lowest and 10 as the highest, the taste is a 4.5. I understand this is a school not 5 star restaurant but I ex-pected to eat something decent. I really liked last year’s menu, but apparently the District did not and they even removed chocolate and strawberry milk and peanut butter sandwiches from the menu because it was supposedly affecting the obe-sity rate in younger children. This is outrageous because those were my favorite food options. I spend more mon-ey on buying snacks as op-posed to getting a full meal

that is actually appetizing. Even the lunch lines are shorter. I noticed that when I was in line last year, it took forever to get my food, but now that the menu has changed, the lines in the cafeteria have decreased in size. Not many students were satisfied with the menu. I am part of the majority that was not. I wish that this year’s “im-provement” was going to make things better but it did not. The goal was to reduce obe-sity is something to work to-ward, but it is just not working out. Students are buying more junk food outside of school and treats throughout the day, which add to the calories eaten all day. Overall, I give this improve-ment a D+. Seriously, I do ap-preciate the idea behind the changes they want to achieve, but it is just not working for me.

VANESSA GARCIACHRONICLE REpORTER

WHAT WOULD JESUS EAT?Letters to the

EditorAll letters to the editor need to be signed, however, names can be withheld upon request.

Dear Editor,The school “improvements” on the food are not working out for me. Rather than improving it, they actually made it worse. When I thought things couldn’t get any worse they did. I have a diffi-cult time distinguishing the food. Sometimes, I doubt if it’s even edible. I heard people in prison get better meals then us. Unlike us, they get dessert. I liked the school food last year, yes everyone complained but it was a lot better then the new things we get now.-Jonathan Martinez, SAS

Dear Editor, I would really appreciate it if you guys would include more ar-ticles on the cross country team. We are a great dedicated team that practice hard to be prepared for each race. We are a team, more like a family, and I feel we don’t get enough recognition.-Juan Reyes, TCA

The opening of Chick-fil-A across the street from campus is a welcome addition to the fast food land-scape, some say. People from the South, where Chick-fil-A started, feel strong sentimental attraction to it. However, we fail to see what all the fuss is about. Furthermore, we were surprised to learn about their reputation of intolerance towards gays and their closed-on-Sun-day policy. If Holly-wood is truly the city that never sleeps, shouldn’t we be able to eat chicken after a roaring Saturday night? We question Chick-fil-A’s decision to open a restaurant in the heart of Hollywood. This is Hollyweird. Everyone is welcome. We don’t discriminate against anyone based on religion or sexual preference. In school we are taught the three Bs: be safe, be respon-sible, be respectful. Our motto is Achieve the Honorable. Chick-fil-A would do well to honor it’s neighbors.

Save the DateHomecoming Dance is Oct. 29 at 7 P.M. Theme is Phantom of the Opera

Dear Editor, I’m looking foward for the new issues of the Crimson Chronicle. I hope to see a lot of new things and also to see more sports cover-ages, especially on softball and basketball. I would like to have the horoscopes back.-Stephanie Garcia, SAS

Dear Editor,I like the stories that are featured and I really like looking around the pictures. I’d like to see more color and more stories that ap-peal to the students. Other then that good job and hopefully this year we get better issues.-Cecilia Flores, SAS

STAFF EDITORIAL

OP/EDOCTOBER 2011 3

Man on the StreetWhat’s the weirdest thing you’ve seen?

COLLEGES PLAY I SPY

“Going towards the metro I heard a commotion, I turned around and people surrounded something, I saw SpongeBob with two girls running around and I realized they were fighting till later.”

-Amanda Munoz, New Media

“I saw a cat run up to a squirrel and attack it and the squirrel turned around and jumped on his face and another squirrel jumped out of a tree and they double teamed it.”

-Ricardo Dado, New Media

“It would probably be the transy out in the corner of the street naked stopping traffic. It was still dark like 6:15 and she was just stopping traffic.”

-Mario (SPO)

“Walking on Hollywood I saw an old man listening to music, sing-ing and dancing along.”

-Karla Galvan, New Media

Interviewed and photographed by: Blanca Gonzalez (Chronicle Reporter) and Stephanie Chavez (Features Editor)

“A Mexican guy was trying to start a fight with a white guy and was telling him to get away.”

-Eduardo Escobar, SAS

kARINA GALVANEDITOR-IN-CHIEF

Hey se-n i o r s , e x c i t e d a b o u t going to c o l l e g e ? Well you

should be, because I know I am. But then again, who really likes all that tedious and hard work? One of the biggest things we must deal with is our college application! Yes, that time of year has finally come around. What exactly does it take for a good chance of getting ad-mitted to the college of your dreams? A well-written personal state-

ment, one or two recommen-d a t i o n s , a decent SAT score, and the clearing of any inap-propriate things on your Face-book page. Yes. I’m se-rious; ac-cording to the Kaplan s u r v e y , about 80% of colleges are now c h e c k i n g applicants Facebook page. So taking that into account, the first thing to do is to make sure your profile has the cor-rect privacy settings. Not only is this helpful if you don’t want

to have college admission offi-

cers check all your information, but it also prevents pedophiles from looking at your page. Now, if you know your profile is not cleared of offensive com-ments, don’t go “liking” college

pages. Once you click “like,” you are allowing the college web-sites to have complete access to your profile. Don’t think that because you have all the right privacy set-tings you’re free of any rejec-tions. Your profile picture is vis-ible to everyone when they look for you on Facebook. Make sure the things you are tagged in are free of offensive material. Make sure you are free of any posts, photos, comments, or statuses that you think or know include anything that may im-plicate you as an unworthy can-didate. Any inappropriate thing can cause a college’s admissions officer’s opinion to shift. On the bright side, if you know that your profile is clean from all “bad” things, then it’s safe and could even serve as an ad-vantage to “like” college pages. This can be a way to stay updat-

ed about any information you may need to know. Colleges don’t just use Face-book to track down any inap-propriate behavior that could make or break an application, but use it to recruit students and to increase publicity. Don’t simply consider these points because you’re a senior applying to college, but keep in mind who else may be looking at your social networking pag-es. One can never be too careful. Rule of thumb: don’t post any-thing you would not want your mother to see.

photo Credit: Willliam San Nicolas

STEpHANIE CHAVEzCHRONICLE REpORTER

A new menu has been imple-mented by the school cafeteria recently made by LAUSD. The new school menus will re-place chicken nuggets and buf-falo wings with pasta and soup, Salvadoran beef stew, chicken tan door, Asian pad Thai, Cali-fornia sushi rolls, and teriyaki beef and broccoli with brown rice will be served and added to the menu as well. LAUSD spent several months working on the new school menus and having selected students and parents taste and give their opinion on the food. LAUSD has been trying to get rid of unhealthy food. In 2004, LAUSD banned soda from being sold at school; now chocolate and strawberry milk have been eliminated due to the excessive amounts of sugar. Ac-cording to Mary McVean from the Los Angeles Times, chocolate milk contains 20 grams of sugar and strawberry milk contains 26 grams of sugar, which is just

LAUSD claims to have spent several months working on the new school menus

4 OCTOBER 2011

NEWS

2008 2009 2010$3.9Million

$3.15Million

$2.8Million

AIDS Walk Proceeds

Lunch Menus Make Room for Healthier ChoicesLAUSD implements new rules to eliminate greasy food

Scores Rise to 739Sheiks raise API for the third year in a row

kARINA GALVANEDITOR-IN-CHIEF

pHOTO CREDIT: MARIA ALCOSER

as much as a can of soda. Jamie Oliver, a British chef, criticized LAUSD school food on his television show “Food Revolution.” Blogger Susan B. Depart says “Oliver was not welcomed as a helper more like a criminal. We live in Los Angeles, one of the most progressive cities in the world with medicinal pot dispensaries, but cannot ‘afford’ healthy food for our children?” Due to the commotion, McVean states that LAUSD had forbidden Oliver from entering any Los Angeles

school and kitchen. As a way to express Oliver’s concern, he gave samples to a couple of top chefs. Evan Funke of Rustic Canyon had a burger, and said, “It looks super rough. Honestly, I wouldn’t feed this to my dog.” “Nasty. I didn’t notice there was new food,” says Javier Es-peranza, MET.

Students and parents were selected to taste the food and give their opinion

Cafeteria worker B. Johnson serves the new school food which included beef tamales and tacos. Flavored milk is off the menu.

Sheiks Participate in AIDS Walk to Find the CureEDGARDO LIzAMACHRONICLE REpORTER

Every 15 seconds, one person between the ages of 15 and 24 becomes infected with HIV. Hol-lywood High School students can make a difference by do-nating to or participating in the AIDS Walk on Oct. 16. Since 1985, AIDS Walk Los

Angeles has raised more than 69 million dollars for HIV/AIDS programs and services. Ruth Cardenas is Hollywood’s health teacher and has a high goal for her students to fulfill. “Our team has a very ambi-tious goal of raising $1000.” By recommending that all of her health students participate in the AIDS Walk, she is offering

them a hands-on learning op-portunity. “The walk is an opportunity for learning how this world-wide epidemic has affected our own community.” Participating in the event is free and beneficial to the AIDS programs and their members. The AIDS Walk is located at West Hollywood Park.

The Walk is 10 kilome-ters (six miles). “If you are a student or faculty member and would like to join, make a donation, or have any questions-feel free to stop by room 203,” said Cardenas.

Students will hit the pavement to raise money and awareness

STATISTICS CREDIT: AIDSWALK.NET

Chick-fil-AContinued from page 1

after he did not pray to Jesus with other employees at a train-ing session The suit was settled, the newspaper reported. According to the New York Times article published Jan. 29, the company and the fam-ily have supported Christian groups “working to defeat same-sex marriage initiatives.” When students Jeremy, Juan,

and Jennifer heard of this, their thoughts changed. Jennifer said, “Chick-fil-A being anti-gay af-fects me because most of my friends are gay and I am pro-gay.” The Hollywood Patch posted a recent press release from Chick-fil-A, “We are not anti-anybody and have no agenda, policy or position against anyone as some continue to confuse with misleading reports... [The do-

nations do not] support an anti-gay political agenda.” Some people question wheth-er Chick-fil-A’s new location is well suited to Hollywood, home to many homosexual youths. On campus, many Sheiks support same-sex couples and would not be fans of Chick-fil-A. “I wish people who care about human and civil rights would not eat there,” said social stud-ies teacher Juan Burciaga.

T-dapContinued from page 1

S t u d e n t s who do not have insurance

were given the shot for free on Wednesday the 28th Friday the 30th . Students with insurance should go to their doctor and

request the shot. Several other vaccines are required to attend LAUSD schools, such as the polio and tuberculosis vaccines. Polio is virus that affects the nerves and muscle. Tuberculosis is an infectious disease caused by

mycobacterium. “No school, no LAUSD or pri-vate school, will accept you if you do not have the shot,” said school nurse Noel Santiago. Everyone must comply in order to continue to attend school.

Cars 2Continued from page 1to pay for sports equipment, field trips and various other items, said Climaco. Last year, the money received from a similar contract with Disney for the movie Toy Story 3

was used for field trips, training for teachers, and sports equip-ment among other things, said Morales. However, budget cuts are be-ing felt in all areas. For example, the district used to pay for referees and now the school must pay for them ac-

cording to Cary Cauley, English teacher and Varsity Baseball coach. The cost of umpires and referees exceeds the budget that he has been given, said Cauley. “I fully expect that the admin-istration will use that money to help our athletic programs,” said Cauley.

Throughout the past couple of years Hol-lywood High School has met and been improving the Academic Performance Index (API) Report. The API measures the overall student scores of the Califor-nia Standardized Test (CST) that is taken each year during the month of May. The growth in API from 2010 to 2011 is 11 points adding up to 739. “Any increase is good,” says Heather Brown, College Counselor. “We just need to

work on why the numbers have been decreasing,” she says. The next step is trying to meet the statewide perfor-mance target for all schools that is 800 or above and in-creasing the API score by more each year.

before school after school, during nutrition and lunch, as well as a college source research library, and testing information. Brown, along with student volunteers, took their time last summer to remodel the college center. Besides this easy online ac-cess to information, Brown goes a step further and makes current events vis-ible on her specific walls, of which include the “college of the week” and the “check-it-out” wall where information on a specific college and up-

coming events are de-scribed. Tables are set up with writing utensils and school supplies of nec-essary make the new college counseling of-fice much more student friendly. Although it is only the beginning of the school year, Brown already feels the difference from her last position as an

SAS counselor and does find it to be “a lot more work”. As application season

approaches, there will be more work. Fortunately, Brown has plans and ideas to produce the most simplified applica-tion process as she can. Among these plans are “taking my time to talk to the individual… host-ing field trips to college fairs, inviting guest speakers, host-ing college search workshops, financial aid workshops and money workshops.” Every Wednesday, Cal State Los Angeles representatives will be in the office to help stu-dents interested in the Cal State University system. He is avail-able to visit during advisory.

sity Sacramento. These dele-gates built their own mock gov-ernment in which they voted for senators and representatives. They ran for office, learned pub-lic speaking, and created and enforced laws. “It was a great experience that changed my perception of poli-tics,” said Hovannes. This program is designed to teach students how the govern-ment works, to help students develop leadership skills, and to show appreciation of citizens

rights. Only the top high school juniors from the state of Califor-nia were chosen to experience this program, according to the America Legion website. By attending Boys State, these delegates also have the oppor-tunity to be selected to attend Boys Nation. Boys Nation is a similar program, but instead of going to a university, they are able to visit Washington D.C. Upon arriving there, they will have the chance to visit the White House and meet the

President. Their sponsor offers students

who attend Boys State scholar-ships. “It was a wonderful experi-

ence. I met amazing people and gained a more informed perspective on how the govern-ment works. It also looks great on college resumes,” said Ar-guelles. Hard working students who show leadership skills get the chance to attend Boys State. The students who get chosen also show commitment and dedica-tion, according to Raul Grijalva, counselor.

WOARIA RASHID CHRONICLE REpORTER

Alonso Rolland-Estrada This new school year brings new faces to Hollywood High. Because of re-cent budget cuts, a few positions were left open to be filled by teachers with more seniority. Alonso Rolland-Estrada is Hollywood High School’s new French teacher. Rol-land-Estrada relocated to HHS from Huntington Park High School because Huntington Park’s year-round school year was coming to an end. Another reason for his relocation is the close proximity to his home. HHS students are self-motivated and are more college-bound than most stu-dents from other schools where he has taught, said Estrada. He said he enjoys leading an active lifestyle with his family by running and playing tennis. Rolland-Estrada said he felt enthusiastic to teach the French class.

OCTOBER 2011 5

NEWS

Sherri Whitham

Sherri Whitham is Hollywood High School’s new Teacher Librarian. She worked at University High School as a librarian for 10 years before relocat-ing to take the available position at HHS. Hollywood High is similar to Uni-versity High because the staff is friendly and the students are nice, said Whitham, but the only difference is that HHS is more organized by the small learning communities. Whitham said she loves the HHS’s library because of its antiquities, aes-thetics, proximity to her home, and most importantly, “It has air-condi-tioning.”

pHOTO CREDIT: WORIA RASHID AND MARIA ALCOSER

New School Year Brings New Faces to Campus

Rolland-Estrada, Hollywood High’s new French teacher, is enthusiastic to begin the new school year.

Whitham helps Justin Cornejo in the school library during lunch.

TANIA DOMINGUEzCHRONICLE REpORTER

Boys State delegates Hov-annes Kegeyan (MET), Josh Ar-guelles (SAS), and Joshua Cruz (SAS) visited the nation’s capi-tal this summer as part of their weeklong program hosted by the American Legion Auxiliary. This year, the seminar was held at California State Univer-

Only the top high school juniors from the state of California were selected to attend.

Juniors Build Own Government at Cal State Sacramento

BLANCA GONzALEzCHRONICLE REpORTER

Heather Brown, Hollywood High’s new college counselor, has remodeled the college center and is using her own approach to get students into college. Brown is constantly bringing new sources and information to make the college search pro-cess as enjoyable as possible. The college center now has working computers with inter-net access and printers to use

Counselor Gives College Center a Makeover

pHOTO CREDIT: STEpHANIE CHAVEz

HeatHer Brown is dedicated to FACILITATING THE ROAD TO COLLEGE. FOR HIGH SCHOOL SENIORS.

Berumen teaches AP United States History.

Ruth Cardenas is the new health teacher. Cardenas worked in Franklin High School before com-ing to Hollywood High and has been a health teacher for seven years. “I am really passionate about what I teach,” said Cardenas Cardenas received her B.S. in Health Sciences from Cal State Los Angeles and has a master’s degree in education. “I want to teach students spe-cifically what they can do to take care of their overall health,” said Cardenas Cardenas is also the team leader for this year’s AIDS Walk. She and her students hope to raise $1,000. “I hope to inspire students to take care of their overall health so that they can make better life choices,” said Cardenas.

Cardenas is the team leader for this year’s AIDS Walk. She and her students hope to raise $1,000.

MARIA ALCOSERMANAGING EDITOR

Frank Berumen is PAM’s new social studies teacher. He worked at Lincoln High School for 15 years as a social studies teacher before transferring to LA Global Studies High School where

Frank Berumen

he worked for one year. Traditional schools are more effective for student learning he said, which is why he chose to teach at Hollywood High School. Berumen is impressed with the students’ dedication and engage-ment to learning and their posi-tive behavior, he said. HHS has a wide-range of diversity, which is something he did not find in the previous schools that had a prominent Latino population. Aside from being a teacher, he is also a writer and has published three books relating to his ethnic origin: Chicano/Hispanic Image in American Film, Ramon Novar-ro: The Life and Films of the First Latino Hollywood Superstar, and Brown Celluloid: Latino/ Latina Film Icons and Images in the Hollywood Film Industry (1894-1959).

6 OCTOBER 2011

FEATURESDancing with the sheiks

Sophmore jheron Staley and junior joseph davis, both pam stu-dents, get jiggy with the ymCa theme song.

Cha Cha Slide by mr. C the Slide man got the whole crowd together to “Clap, clap, clap clap your hands.”

SaS students Emerson joma and valeria Franco, both juniors, twirl it up.

pam Freshman danielle may gets her thrillEr on with the iconic mj hit.

OCTOBER 2011 7

FEATURESDancing with the sheiks

Sophomore bernice brulee from mEt taught sheiks how to dougie.

Sophomore zayier Forrest and Senior Stephanie jimenez go swingin’ it old school.

Photo Credit: Stephanie Chavez

8 October 2011

ENTERTAINMENTCouch Potatoes Pay More for Netflix

Networks Roll Out New Shows for Fall

It is a company’s prerogative to reformat marketing tech-niques, raise prices, change merchandise, etc.; however, the newest changes to Netflix

TV has become an integral part of my life. When I want to fill a political void, I watch Real Time with Bill Maher. When I’m hungry, the Food Network ap-peases me until dinner time. I am proud to say that I’m a slave to my 52” LG TV (enter plug here). The new fall line-up isn’t help-ing either. Fox’s newest show New Girl, (Tuesdays at 9 P.M.)starring the extremely charming Zooey Deschanel, has brought my attention back to network television. Deschanel plays Jess, a zany girl who was recently dumped by her boyfriend, Spencer. She posts an ad on Craigslist to find a roommate and meets Nick (Jake Johnson), Schmidt (Max Greenfield), and Coach (Damon Wayans Jr.), three po-tential roommates who hardly

get along with her. Collectively, these three guys seem rather normal. However, individu-ally, they have some eccentricities. Nick also suffered from a break up and is still suffering from it, Schmidt is an egoist who feels the need to always announce that he is “top-dog,” Coach had anger management issues and moved out, and now Win-ston (Lamorne Mor-ris), their old roommate comes back from playing basketball in Latvia. While their relationships do not start off on the right foot, eventually they grow to accept her never-ending marathon of watching Dirty Dancing. My only problem with this

show is the lack of realism in it. In no universe would three guys

bunk with a girl like Jess and not want to pursue her. She’s insanely pretty and she makes obscure references to Lord of the Rings. In other words, a Per-fect 10. Comedy isn’t the only genre I watch. Buffy Summers (Sarah Michelle Gellar), the Vampire

Slayer, is back on the CW in the show Ringer (Tuesdays at

9 P.M.). Of course, now her name is Bridgit/Siobhan and she isn’t re-ally a slayer at all, but a Wyoming stripper posing as her New York so-cialite twin sister. As long as Gellar is on my TV, I’m okay. Instead of slay-ing, she’s on the run from the mob. The show consists

of twins (both played by Gellar) who have sketchy lifestyles. Bridgit is an alcoholic stripper turned straight after witnessing the murder of a fellow stripper. Her sister Siobhan is cold and calculating, a contrast to Bridg-it’s warmer personality. The audience does not ex-

actly know why Siobhan is cold hearted, but there are refer-ences to a mysterious loss. Fol-lowing Siobhan’s sudden dis-appearance, Bridgit must take over her sister’s life. Ringer is good entertainment when do-ing homework. I always need a distraction from writing about how I can stay healthy. In other news, My Little Pony and the wonderful adventures of unicorn ponies dominate Sat-urday. I don’t even know if it’s still on rotation, but YouTube suffices. My Little Pony portrays these unicorn ponies as human-like as possible. The protagonist Twilight Spar-kle makes friends with six other unicorn ponies, Applejack, Rar-ity, Fluttershy, Rainbow Dash, and Pinkie Pie, and together they are the Elements of Har-mony. No one is too old to learn about the magic of friendship.

has left customers complaining about higher prices and fewer services. As early as July 12, 2011, Net-

flix announced on its blog that unlimited online streaming and unlimited DVDs by mail would no longer cost $10 per month, but would become separate servic-es that together would cost $16 per month. This is

an increase of $72 per year per customer, without the added benefit of a broader range of content.

Two months later, Netflix’s CEO Reed Hastings has an-nounced the split of Netflix’s DVD and online streaming ser-vices. Rather than concentrate Netflix’s content and increase convenience, a separate compa-ny named Qwikster that will of-fer the DVD services along with the option of a separate video game rental service. Dan Raymond, a streaming media analyst, has reported that each movie costs about $0.05 to stream, while each movie costs about $0.78 to send via mail. The licensing cost for each movie can range from pen-nies to dollars. According to Ben Fritz, writer for the Los Angeles Times, Net-

flix’s 2010 “[revenue] jumped 29% to $2.16 billion and net in-come was up 39% to $161 mil-lion.” However, following the an-nouncement of this split of ser-vices, Netflix’s stock was report-ed to have gone down 24%. Over 27,000 comments have been made on the blog post-ing announcing the separation, with many customers unhappy about the upcoming events. Ac-cording to CNN, Netflix has a to-tal of 12 million customers who will be affected and have their service as split into these sepa-rate accounts. Qwikster’s launch date is cur-rently not available.

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ALEXIS SEGUNDOCHRONICLE REpORTER

pHOTO CREDIT: WILLIAM SAN NICHOLAS

pILOT -- SARAH MICHELLE Geller as Siobhan Martin/Bridget kelly on Ringer on The CW.

pHOTO CREDIT: THE CW ©2011

October 2011 9

ENTERTAINMENT

Laramie Project Explores Intolerance

Movies Don’t Get Comic Books Sweaty palms carefully peel back the final page of a comic. A pair of eyes eagerly scan the glossy, colorful climax to a su-perhero’s latest endeavor. The reader leans back with a sigh of satisfaction, pleased by what transpired between the pages. Suddenly, the TV is turned on and a preview for a movie ren-dition of the very same comic is shamelessly beckoning any fans within reach to go and see what just might be a ticket to a good time. However, many fans leave theaters feeling flustered and foolish. Why? The sad truth is that many movies based on comics have been known to be unfaith-ful to their source.

Hollywood High’s fall pro-duction of The Laramie Project holds pressing issues of mod-ern day society. Based on the murder of Matthew Shepard, a gay Wyoming college student attacked near Laramie, Wyo-ming, the play depicts the lives of the locals following his brutal attack. On Oct. 7, 1998, he was beaten with a pistol and tied to a fence. He was left unconscious for 18

hours until he was found. He never regained consciousness because of his severe injuries to the head. He died in the hospi-tal on Oct. 12, 1998 due to his injuries. Shepard was allegedly at-tacked because of his sexual orientation. Both of his killers, Aaron McKinney and Russell Henderson, were later tried and convicted of a hate crime. The play follows a series of in-terviews interpreted through monologues. Director Kate Bridges said she chose this play because it relayed “moving and emotional

engrossing relevance.” The play and its theme promote toler-ance of not only homosexuals, but for humanity as a whole. Many students tried out for roles in the play because of the play’s moving content. Jade Hill, a PAM junior, earned the role of Kerry Drake, a reporter of the Casper Star-Tribune who cov-ered Shepard’s death. “It’s an interesting topic and I wanted to be a part of this,” Drake said. Another pertinent role is that of Officer Reggie Fluty, played by Shayanne Ortiz, a PAM se-nior. Fluty was the officer who found Shepard’s body. The of-

ficer’s account of the story is said to be one of the play’s most moving scenes. Both students and teachers alike are looking forward to seeing this production. Howev-er, due to the renovation of the auditorium, Hollywood High’s productions are to be held at the American Academy of Dra-matic Arts. The Laramie Proj-ect’s opening night is set to be Nov. 19. Katherine Morrison, the Tech/Stage teacher, said the auditori-um would re-open around April 30.

This would be excusable most of the time because it is diffi-cult to capture the essence of something that spans across hundreds of pages within two hours; however, films like Iron Man and Captain America: The First Avenger raised the bar much too high for this nonsense to continue. The very worst flaws films have are the ones that dramati-cally alter key plot points. It would seem that following a script that was already written by someone else would be a fairly straightforward task. Yet Dragon Ball Evolution brought us back a step as a species, and Hal Jordan became the great-est Green Lantern after quitting five minutes of training. And let us not even think about

the movie Catwoman. The com-ics insisted that she had a deep and complicated past full of ad-venture that built up the skills she possesses in major story lines. However, the movie pre-sented a woman who was killed and then revived by a cat to bring down some evil makeup corporation. Is it not adorable how creative movie makers can be? But in all seriousness, if view-ers accepted the original plot then hey, take advantage of that loyalty and get a hold of the big bucks! Why risk making some-thing so laughable? Of course, there are plenty of movies out there that comple-ment their paper counterparts nicely; Dark Knight and 300 stand to prove it alongside a

reasonable number of movies that do the same. What did they do right? What is it that makes the cream of the crop so frothy and delicious? The very best manage to do three things: remain true to the original story, make the charac-ters believable, and emulate the art of the comic itself. Dark Knight got its effects and scenery dressed to the nines while its plot remained not only sophisticated, but greatly pro-pelled by moody and convinc-ing interpretations of the origi-nal characters. 300 was the glorious, epic war that it was meant to be, its plot raging on in a fixed direction while its special effects man-aged to follow suit and even demonstrate scenes that close-

ly resemble the original graphic novel. The lesson learned? To make a great movie interpretation of a comic, it is easier and more gratifying to the fans to simply bring the comic to life with-out too many plots or charac-ter modifications. Simply put, when the fans ask for meat, do not give them soy. Hopefully upcoming movies like The Adventures of Tintin or the third installment of the Bat-man series keep these concepts in hand during production or else risk adding two titles to the box office flop list. It is a basic concept, but do not let it distract you too much or you might step on that sleeping guy’s foot on your way out of the theater.

ALEXIS SEGUNDOCHRONICLE REpORTER

WILLIAM SAN NICOLASCHRONICLE REpORTER

Anonymous Not ratedRelease Date: Oct. 28 The latest in a chain of mov-ies refuting the validity of Wil-liam Shakespeare’s authorship of his extensive list of plays and poems, Anonymous, directed by Roland Emmerich (2012, The Day After Tomorrow), sets forth the theory that it was actually the Earl of Oxford who wrote the works. Emmerich has stat-ed that the movie will delve into the politics of that era, especially the Essex Rebellion. The Earl of Oxford (Rhys Ifans) is suppos-edly Queen Elizabeth’s (Vanessa Redgrave) illegitimate son, and later lover, who is not accred-ited to his works because of his high station.

Instead, William Shakespeare (Rafe Spall), an actor, is given the credit as the author. The movie’s cinematographic value is as fantastic as most movies set in the Elizabethan era. The film is controversial amongst literary circles, but it is likely not the last film created

that will debate this question of who truly wrote the plays and poems

Paranormal Activity 3Not RatedRelease Date: Oct. 21 The third install-ment of the Paranor-mal Activity series, the

movie explores the childhood of sisters Kristi (Sprague Grayden) and Katie (Katie Featherston) from the prior films. It chronicles the events lead-ing up to the eventual haunting they experience by the demon

seen in the other films. The movie uses similar scare tactics from previous films and uses extended pauses of silence and darkness to increase the suspense in various scenes. The movie is supposedly created from footage from September of 1988 filmed by the young girls’ stepfather, who films wed-

dings. One partic-ular element that was popular dur-ing preview s c re e n i n g s was a cam-era attached to a rotat-ing fan that

would imply scenes occurring off-camera and then confirm moviegoers’ worst fears. The movie is likely to at-tract old fans, but because the movie is essentially a prequel, new fans can jump into the se-

ries. The film will have limited screenings at select theaters.

The Three MusketeersRated PG-13Release Date: Oct. 21 The version of this generation, The Three Musketeers does not follow the same story other ver-sions did. It is, as always, a story about love, swords, and defeating enemies, but it has a modern twist. The movie begins with a mission set out for the three muske-teers, Athos (Matthew Macfadyen), Porthos (Ray Stevenson), Ara-mis (Luke Evans): to steal Leonardo Da Vinci’s plans for a fly-ing machine. The woman ac-companying them, Milady de Winter (Milla Jovovich), quickly betrays them, leaving the mus-keteers demoralized. Here enters the famous

D’Artagnan (Logan Lerman) who wants to become a muske-teer just like his father. He joins the musketeers to foil a plot to steal the crown of King Louis of France, and experiences love and various entanglements of the sword-fighting variety. The movie, released so far in Germany and other countries,

has received mixed reviews due to the deviation from the original story and the surrealism of the plot. However, the fight-ing scenes are done well, and the quality of the sets and cos-tumes are supposed to be stunning. The

Three Musketeers is meant to appeal to younger audiences, and will feature exciting, fast-paced action scenes to do so.

Coming Soon to a Theater Near YoukARLA SAMAYOAEDITOR-IN-CHIEF

jADE HILL plays the reporter cover-ing Shepard’s murder.

pHOTO CREDIT: ALEXIS SEGUNDO

pHOTO CREDIT: Epk.TV

GRApHIC: kARLA SAMAYOA

10 OCTOBER 2011

SPORTS

Coach Eric Burns is part of Hol-lywood High School’s staff as its new volleyball coach. Burns has high hopes this year and says that he hopes to get to know each of the girls both on and off the court, and establish person-al bonds with each individual. He said he “want[s] for each member of the team to learn the game, get better as an indi-vidual, and most importantly, have fun. It doesn’t matter if they’re in the game or cheering on the other girls from the side, it’s about knowing that you’re on the team as well as being there for each other.” Burns encourages the girls that they are playing for each other as one; no one is of more importance and everyone gets the chance to go out and ap-ply what skills they bring into the game. Burns stresses team strategy, working together, and bringing a competitive side to the game while having fun.

Meet Mr. BurnsNANETTE LIBERATORICHRONICLE REpORTER

He was very excited to hear that Hollywood High was look-ing for a volleyball coach, as he was originally going to be and Attendance Lead Counselor but could not pass up the opportu-nity. Burns has had ten years of coaching various teams, male as well as female, and has also been playing the game for twenty plus years. He reminds the girls that they have the opportunity to represent the school, so why not be a part of something that helps show their pride for the school. Although he did not get the opportunity to help train with the girls over the summer, he said he “hope[s] to learn each player’s strong points as well as their downfalls only to help bet-ter them.” Burns looks forward to mak-ing this year another successful year for the team. “Communica-tion, teamwork, problem-solv-ing: all things essential for life and being successful.”

Oct. 7 Belmont Home

Oct. 14 Santee Away

Oct. 28 Contreras Home

Nov. 4 Bernstein Away

Nov. 10 Jefferson Home

Football

Oct. 10 Kennedy Away

Oct. 13 Belmont Away

Oct. 20 Bernstein Home

Oct. 27 Cortreras Home

Cross Country

SPORTSDECEMBER 2010 11

Oct. 10 USC Home

Oct. 12 Kennedy Away

Oct. 17 Contreras Home

Oct. 24 Torres Away

Oct. 26 Belmont Home

Girls Volleyball

the Girls’ volleyball team will have their next game on october 10 at hollywood high School.

pictured right: noelle hermosisima helps during the volleyball game against torres high School.

pictured left: the volleyball girls meet for a quick moment.

12 OCTOBER 2011

The Sheiks are once again on the run with the goal to reach the finish line. The Students Run L.A season began on September 11, 2011 with Geoffrey Buck in charge. This is his 14th year as head of the pro-gram at Hollywood High. This season, the team be-gan with 12 runners, 5 of whom are new to the pro-gram. “I am really excited for this year. I am going to put all my effort to finish that marathon,” said Gio-vanni Granados, SAS, 11th grade.

Determined Students Run 26 MilesVANESSA GARCIACHRONICLE REpORTER

This year, a new 6 mile course behind the back lot of Universal Studios has been added to one of many pre-marathon runs. Hol-lywood High School offers this program to teenagers to prove to them-selves that they not only have the abil-ity to complete a 26.2 mile race physically, but also mentally. Jesse Valcarcel, PAM Se-nior, says, “It takes cour-age, determination, and motivation. But the most

important one would be Team Effort.” The SRLA team is more than a simple running team; it has come together as a big family, because

eve r yo n e s u p p o r t s one anoth-er in com-pleting a race. Buck says, “The team believes in one anoth-er in sev-eral ways and would not let any of their teammates down. The team has

very hard w o r k i n g

students that train really hard and put a lot of ef-fort. “This program provides the students with several benefits that goes beyond

a healthier lifestyle. The students make new friends and a lifetime experience.” Gaby Cordova,SAS fresh-man, says, “I recommend this program to every stu-dent because you would be surprised in what you can accomplish in just 7 months,” This is a very rigorous program and it takes a hard work and determina-tion to do it. Some of the teachers do not even think they have that ability to do it. “It is really good that at such a young age, they prepare themselves for a challenge like this. Like I tell the team, the differ-ence between a champ and a chump is you,” said Manuel Alas, Chaperone/Biology Teacher.

CHAMpION’S MEDALS.pHOTO CREDIT: VANESSA GARCIA

FOOTBALL OFF TO A SLOW START

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SPORTS

Varsity football lost to Los Angeles High 35-12 last Friday on the opponent’s territory. Tempers flared during both the varsity game and last Wednes-day’s JV game, narrowly avoid-ing a brawl between the Sheiks and the hefty Romans. The junior varsity was defeat-ed 14-8, bringing their overall pre-season record to one win and two losses. As to the varsity game, Hol-lywood scored early, but could not sustain their momentum. “It was full of mistake after mistake,” said Jamal Teague,

starting linebacker. “After the first touchdown, we didn’t play as hard as we should. We un-derestimated them,” said Jamal, a senior. The loss brings their record to one win and one loss in regular league play. Tomorrow, the team faces the Belmont Sentinels. The team has tried to learn from its mistakes, Jamul said. Coaches Kevin Keller and Jim McElroy have made practices more physical and the team is focusing on “improving our execution,” he said. Injuries have plagued both the varsity and JV teams. Ken-neth Ribeiro played last week despite an injury. Victor “Big

Mac” Romero broke his right arm during practice and has been sidelined.

SHEIKS HOPE TO RECOVER TOMORROW AGAINST BELMONT

VARSITY WAS DEFEATED 35-12 AT LOS ANGELES HIGH LAST FRIDAY

pHOTO CREDIT: VANESSA GARCIA