June 2011 Volume 50, Issue 5 Media College Preparatory High School, Oakland, CA

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After serving as principal of Mandela Public Law and Service Academy, and being the co-designer and founder of the academy, Robin Glover has resigned and counselor Ana Vasquez will lead the school next year.

Glover was offered a job by the Oakland Unified School District to advise district high school principals. She will be working out of the network office located at 1025 Second Avenue.

Glover could have remained principal of Mandela in its last year as a small school in 2011-2012, but she refused the offer.

Mandela principal resigns; counselor to be school lead

Seniors are saying goodbye to senior projects, SAT’s, ACT’s, CAHSEE and all types of high school exams, as they gradu-ate high school and begin the next chapter of life.

All three academies of Fremont Fed-eration planned to hold their graduation ceremonies at Holy Names University.

Architecture Academy was the first to have its graduation ceremony on June 9 at 6 p.m. About 40 seniors graduated.

Architecture has a tradition in which each grad gives a one-minute speech graduation ceremony. Gene Dalusong was valedictorian. Kejare James was salutato-rian.

Media Academy graduation ceremony is on June 10 at 3 p.m, with about 50 seniors walking the stage.

Cesar Sanchez is the valedictorian of Media Academy. Sanchez received a full ride to the University of California, Berkeley and is honored to have the highest GPA of

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TiGeRs sPORTs ReCAPSports editor Leland Moore offerspositive look at Tigers sports year

For the first time in its his-tory, Fremont Federation of High Schools will have one principal.

Starting next school year, current College Preparatory & Architecture Academy Princi-pal Daniel Hurst will become Fremont’s only principal.

Media Academy Principal Benjamin Schmookler and Mandela Public Law and Ser-vice Academy Principal Robin Glover have both resigned from their jobs as principals. Glover has accepted a job with the district advising high school principals. Schmookler has ac-cepted a job as vice principal of Oakland High

“Mr. Schmookler and Mrs. Glover accomplished incred-ible things at their schools, and I think they found some other opportunities to move on to. I believe that the reason I stayed is that I believe that this is the

Hurst takes charge of Fremont campus

PREPPING FOR PRESENTATIONS Media Academy senior Thany Ouk reviews notes for her senior project presentation on June 6, four days before Media Academy's graduation.

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Cesar sanchez Editor-In-Chief

Carolyn saephan Staff Writer

shima Kaid opportunity [for the school] to go from good to great,” said Hurst. “I feel very sad that my friends and colleagues will be leaving, but I feel that they will be moving on to do wonderful things.”

In addition to Hurst becoming principal next year, each school will have one assistant principal. Media’s assistant principal will be math and chemistry teacher Sarah Mazzotta. Mandela’s will be counselor Ana Vasquez and Architecture’s will be Vice Prin-cipal Emiliano Sanchez

The district told Hurst of his new position in mid-May. Hurst informed his staff a few days later.

While some staff and students are worried about how the merg-ing of the schools will affect them, some say next year won't be much of a change.

“I don’t think it will be too much of a difference,” said Gi Le, an English and social studies teacher at CPAA. “Because even

“If Mandela wasn’t closing, I wouldn’t have taken the posi-tion,” said Glover.

The three small schools at Fremont will merge in 2012-2013 back into one big school.

In 1989, Glover began teach-ing French at Fremont High School, a position she held for 14 years. Before coming to Fremont, she taught French at McClymonds High School for five years.

After 19 years of teaching, Glover moved up to become principal of Mandela Academy.

Glover said she decided to found Mandela because she thought it would be easier for students to focus in a small school.

“The biggest thing I will miss is the community, and along with that comes the spirit,” said Glover.

Glover discussed the biggest

CPAA principal to lead three schools in 2011-12

Robin Glover takes new OUsd position;will advise principals

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his senior class.“Working hard all throughout high

school paid off. Having the highest GPA in my class shows my academic potential,” said Sanchez.

Sandra Morales, the salutatorian of Media Academy, is proud of herself for achieving her goal.

“My family is really supportive in my de-cision and they are happy that I am achiev-ing and pursuing my dream to become a doctor,” said Morales.

Morales is attending University of Cali-fornia, Davis in the fall.

Mandela Academy seniors will be graduating on June 14 at Holy Names University with about 68 seniors getting their diplomas.

Mandela’s valedictorian is Mi Hua.Nhung Le is the salutatorian for Man-

dela and feels happy she finally made it to the end of high school.

Le is attending San Francisco State University in the fall and said her family is very proud and happy for her.

Seniors put in final K-12 days

Class of 2011 walks stagein three grad ceremonies

JUdGe TO RULe On nORTeÑOsCity tries to restrict Norteños gang activity by imposing an injunction in school's neighborhood

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AdViCe FROM THe eLdeRsOutgoing seniors give incoming freshmen tips for surviving and succeeding in high school

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2 news June 2011Green & Gold

Money for gang injunctions, not education.

That’s how many students feel toward the proposed Fruitvale gang injunction, which would restrict the

activity of 40 Norteño gang members. The safety zone would stretch from 21st Street to High Street and from Brookdale Avenue to Glascock Street, including Fre-mont Federation of High Schools.

Many thought Oakland would stop pursuing the Fruitvale injunction when City Attorney John Russo, the injunction’s main supporter, announced his resignation in May.

Still, Oakland is determined to go forth with the injunction; the Oakland Tribune reported on May 17 that the City Council decided in a 4-3 vote to continue fund-ing the city’s injunctions, including the North Oakland gang injunction against 17 North Side gang members.

“Instead of creating a safety zone, the city of Oakland should worry about the education of children so that when they grow up they won’t commit crimes,” said Media Academy junior Jazmin Garcia.

Many students think the injunction would waste money that could fund Oakland schools instead; the East Bay Express reports the Fruitvale and North Oakland gang injunctions have cost $761,128 so far, at a time when the Oakland Unified School District has laid-off staff for the 2011-2012 school year.

In addition to the district cuts, schools at Fremont Federation have also been asked to cut their budgets, forcing them to layoff teachers.

“The safety zone is pointless because it doesn’t actu-ally benefit people or reduce crime,” said Garcia.

Garcia might be right. The North Side Oakland gang injunction has not shown promising results. According to the Bay Citizen, since the injunction was enacted, shootings in the zone have doubled.

Still, officials believe the Fruitvale injunction will reduce gang activity.

“For years Oakland residents have been victims of violent crimes,” said Cynthia Castellanos, a dispatcher for the Oakland Police Department. “Gang crimes have [risen]. The gang injunction sends a clear message that Oakland has had enough.”

However, many students don’t view the injunction as a solution.

“Our communities have to work on their own to con-trol the violence, not [resort] to extreme measures like putting a gang injunction on a whole community,” said Media junior Luis Arroyo.

The underlying problem, Garcia says, is education.“It’s sad because people care more about the gang

injunction than they care about the budget cuts,” said Garcia. “It makes me feel like no one cares about our broken education system. No one wants to do anything to fix it.”

SAFETy zONE? The city is trying to implement a gang injunction in the Fruitvale district. It would restrict 40 Norteño gang members and would include Fremont Federation of High Schools.

Gloria "Jack" Mejia-CuellarOpinion Editor

LEADER: Hurst named principal

GLOVER: Vasquez confident of rolefrom page 1

LEADING FREMONT CPAA principal Daniel Hurst said he is excited to be principal of a merged Fremont.

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obstacle to her job.“The budget is usually the problem

[and] always a challenge,” said Glover. However, Glover said she was still

able to make the school a success.Before deciding who would take her

place, Glover said she made sure to talk to staff to make the transition for the incoming school year go smoothly.

Students like Mandela seniors Tanya Garcia believe that Vasquez will do a great job leading the school.

“She’s been here for a couple of years, and I think she is capable of taking over because she has experience,” said Garcia.

Senior Julio Madrigal agrees. “I think the position is left in good

hands,” said Madrigal.Mandela teachers Patricia Arabia and

and Khanh Nguyen said they believe that Glover was an amazing principal.

“She gives 100 percent of her time to her students, staff and student families,” said Arabia. “I don’t know how she does it.”

Nguyen commended Glover for her time in Mandela and all she has accom-plished for the school.

“She’s done great things for the Fre-mont Federation and she will be missed,” said Nguyen.

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Students don't want Fruitvale injunction

The dream can still come true for undocumented students.

That is because California bills AB 130 and AB 131 that would allow undocu-mented students to have the opportunity to

receive financial aid for college might become law. AB 130 lets students receive private scholarships, grants and financial aid.

AB 131 would grant the right of a variety of public funds to go to students who were once denied access due to their legal status.

Media Academy junior Alejandro Vazquez supports giving undocumented students college aid.

“Every student should get a chance to go to college," said Vazquez. ”It’s not fair that undocumented students [that] have good academics don’t receive a chance to go to college while documented students don’t use their opportunity to pursue higher education.”

To get financial aid, the AB 130 would require stu-dents to have attended a state high school for three years and have earned a high school diploma or GED.

An undocumented College Preparatory & Architec-ture Academy junior is excited to hear the news about politicians fighting for every undocumented student’s dreams of reaching college.

“I am glad that our dream is still strong and there are people around California fighting for the rights of undocumented students,” said the anonymous student.

Egpnews.com reports that AB 130 passed the State Assembly on May 5 with a 52 to 21 vote. AB 131 passed the House of Representatives on May 31 in a 46-21 vote and is now on its way to the Senate.

However, there are still opponents who argue that it is wrong to use public funds to pay for undocumented students' education.

“Undocumented students are the reason our economy is going down the toilet,” told Republican Assemblyman Tim Donnelly the Sacramento Bee.

Undocumented students might get financial aid

Luis ArroyoStaff Writer

though we combine, we actually won’t have [as] many students total [like] when we were big Fremont before. I am sure there will be challenges [but] I don't think the situation will be all that different."

Hurst has a long history at Fremont.He was living in San Francisco after

he was out of college and found a job with University of California, Berkeley as an English tutor at Fremont High School. Hurst said his time tutoring inspired him to take up teaching as his career.

“The more I tutored the students, the more I realized how wonderful they are and the more I cared about them,” said Hurst. “I saw that their education was not as good as it could be; they were receiv-ing a second class education and that simply wasn’t fair. So I went to school at night, got a teaching credential, and a job at Fremont High School.”

Hurst taught English at Fremont High School before becoming an administator.

Hurst has been CPAA’s principal for eight years, since Fremont broke up into three schools.

According to Hurst, the vision of the new school is that students would be given as good of an education as anyone else in the country.

“[I want] a school of high expectations and support. All of the teachers and all of the adults expect that every one of our students is going on to a university and [a] career. We will work very hard to sup-port them to do that,” said Hurst.

Earlier this year, Fremont focused on developing a green theme for the new school. Hurst confirmed that the school

will have some element of sustainability.Hurst said the focus of the large school

will be to make students succeed and achieve their academic goals.

“The goal is to create a great school that serves the needs of all of our stu-dents, and if we serve and we meet the needs of all of our students and hold high expectations for them, everyone’s poten-tial is maximized,” said Hurst. “If we do that, of course the kids will do better on all the tests and the API will go up.”

Students are optimistic about a large school with Hurst as principal.

"I think Mr. Hurst is very nice, kind, and easy to talk to. He cares about the students’ education," said CPAA fresh-man Gadaha Nagi.

"i want a school of high expectations and support.'"

– daniel Hurst,

Fremont Federation Principal

LEAVING FREMONT Robin Glover has been Mandela Academy's principal since 2003. She resigned from her position earlier this year.

photo by Cesar Sanchez

"The biggest thing i will miss is the community, and along with that comes the spirit"

– Robin Glover, Mandela Principal

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3NEWSJune 2011Green & Gold

Fremont athletes have much to celebrate for their running, tackling, spiking and other

sporting moves this school year.Kicking off the sports year in the

fall, the Tigers football team con-tinued its great success this season playing in its third straight Silver Bowl game. The team overcame many odds, including the consolida-tion of the junior varsity team with the varsity team due to a lack of players.

Cross country had a progressive season during its second year with head coach Paul Coover, with coun-try runner Rubi Castillo of Mandela just missing the state mark.

The boys soccer team continued its tradition of winning, placing sec-ond in the Oakland Athletic League. Over the past 30 years the Fremont boys’ soccer team has won the OAL over 20 times.

The Lady Tigers soccer team did better than expected for a team with many first-year players. Their great feats included an 8-point victory over Oakland High. The girls volleyball team had an exciting year, finishing tied for third place for the OAL with Oakland High. This was great for a team that generally lacked experience and lost many of last year’s star players.

The Tigers men basketball team experienced a down year, having to adjust to a new head coach and a new playing style. Still, the team fin-ished off the season with an exciting, but disheartening, postseason loss to Oakland Tech.

The Lady Tigers basketball team showed growth over the last sea-son. The team, comprised mostly of sophomores, looks forward to a better season next year.

One sport that celebrated a state appearance was the Fremont wrestling team. Wrestler Siliveinsi Tomasi competed in the state wrestling championships in the 285 pound division.

Softball had a year of growth but one with little experience. It strug-gled after losing some members mid-season to the Poly Club, but battled on to finish the season of strong.

Baseball team fared better due to more senior leadership.

Track and field saw another year of great races. Though the team lacked quantity, runners Leland Moore and James Nelson finished in the top four in their respective races in the league championships.

Through the ups and downs, 2010-2011 was another great year to be a fan of Fremont athletics.

Fremont does not escape pink slips

'Pi' man retires after 39 years

Ricky Vargas & Rosa Gonzalez

Francisco Perez& Reese Brown

Linda Poeng

Moore offersyear in reviewof Tiger sports

days which Fremont students may make evening appointments. However, the clinic will be closed from Aug. 8-19.

The following staff members will be available throughout the summer: Lynn Polon (family nurse practitioner), Monica Gonzalez (human service specialist), Di-ana Rosalez (medical assistant), and Amy Ranger (Tiger Clinic supervisor).

Psychologist Joanna Acentarez will only be available on Tuesdays.

Two Tiger Clinic staff members who will not be available for students to see in the summer are Health Educator Katie Riemer and Pediatrician Gutierrez Raul.

Ranger and the rest of the staff an-ticipated the opening of the clinic in the summer.

The Tiger Clinic gets its funding from the grants and billing revenue insurance, and this year they had enough funding to launch this program.

“We thought our students might want a place to get their health care over the summer. If enough people come, we will be open again in future summers,” said Ranger.

Ranger and the rest of Tiger Clinic staff members hope that people will come by during the summer, even if it’s just for an athlete physical, birth control methods, Tdap vaccine, and even just a hello.

The clinic staff members wants stu-

Tiger Clinic will stay open over summer break

LELAND MOORE

Some Fremont Federation of High Schools students were very shocked to hear the news that their teachers had received pink slips.

Pink slips are a warning that a teacher’s job might be in jeopardy for the upcoming school year.

Mandela High School and Media Academy are both losing two teachers. School officials from College Preparatory

For the first time, the Tiger Clinic will be available during the summer to all Fremont Federation students.

This program is primarily for Fremont students and Fremont gradu-ates who are under 21. The clinic can also see summer school students, as well as their friends, under 21 of course.

Students can receive services such as: sports physicals, vaccines, health educa-tion for nutritional and sexual health, mental health counseling, condoms, and birth controls including emergency con-traception (also known as Plan B).

Students who make and keep their appointments during the summer will receive a $5 gift card to Subway.

Also, the Tiger Clinic will be giv-ing Tdap vaccines, which is a vaccine required by the school district.

The clinic will be open during the summer on Tuesday and Wednesday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Amy Ranger from the Tiger Clinic also mentioned that on a few Wednesdays (July 13 and 17) they will be opened until 7 p.m., and those are the

No more free “pi.”

That’s what came to mind when people

heard Richard Staniland, a math teacher who loves puns and other math jokes, was retiring from his job at Media Academy.

For years, a sign advertis-ing "free pi” has decorated the door of room 1203 as one of Staniland’s jokes. Pi is a mathematical constant ap-proximately equal to 3.14159.

Staniland and his jokes will be missed next school year by many of his col-leagues, but mostly by his wife, Felicidad Guirao.

“He was best confidant when I had to talk about students we both knew, and we both shared, so I’m going to miss these comments with him,” said Guirao.

Staniland also said he would miss working with his wife, whom he met at Fre-mont High School.

“I’ll miss spending time with her every day,” he said.

Although Staniland is retir-ing, he’s still going to have a busy life, according to his wife.

“He has a lot of things to do — he has a 1955 Buick that needs to be fixed, he has a collection of trains that he has to dust, and he’s going to take cooking classes,” said Guirao.

Michael Jackson, director of the Media Academy, had one main word for Staniland: "Congratulations!"

“Now, I’m the O.G,” said

Jackson, referring to the fact that as the teacher at Fremont with the most seniority, he's like an "original gangster."

Staniland worked on the Fremont campus for 30 years and Jackson noted that he has been committed every single day to his job

“He was on time every day, few absences and he would teach anything and every-thing,” said Jackson.

His wife feels mixed about Staniland's departure.

“I was a little sad because I will not see him across the hall anymore,” said Guirao.

Guirao says Stanilandwill have a lot to do,including cooking

District rescinds most layoffs, but Fremont Federation still may lose four teachers

Students who make and keep their appointments to get $5 Subway gift card

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& Architecture Academy would not com-ment on whether their teachers received pink slips.

More than 650 teachers who work for the Oakland Unified School District received pink slips on March 15. This is because some schools do not have many students in classes and they don’t receive enough money in the budget from the state.

Most OUSD teachers who received a letter on March 15 learned later that their jobs had been saved.

Out of the 657 pink slips that were sent to teachers, 180 teachers are still at risk for losing their job, according to district spokesman Troy Flint.

At Media Academy, one of the two

teachers who received layoff notices believes his job still will be saved.

“I’ve been told by some people that it was a mistake that they will rescind the letter ... at the end of the school year, but they haven’t done that,” said Media Academy teacher Richard Yacco, who teaches broadcast journalism and is the co-director of the academy.

Some students were surprised because some of their favorite teachers received a pink slip. Students are upset because they thought that what the district is doing is not right.

“I think that’s not good for teach-ers, because they might lose their job," said Jennifer Leng, a Media Academy sophomore.

dents to know that they will be open and available for their needs.

Jafeth Santos, a junior at Media Acad-emy, thinks that the Tiger Clinic being available during the summer is a great idea.

“Most of the Fremont students will definitely be doing something in the summer. Why go unprepared and not take advantage of the clinic being open in the summer? It's great how they would still help and provide for us,” said Santos.

SUMMER SERVICES The Tiger Clinic will be open to all Fremont Federation of High Schools students this summer.

FINAL SCHOOL DAYS Richard Staniland, math teacher at Media Academy, stamps student work with his trademark frog stamper.

photo by Kristell Dantoc

photo by Shima Kaid

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Seniors and juniors from Fremont Federation of high schools and Youth Empowerment School shared prom together

for a Las Vegas theme prom night at the Hilton Hotel at San Fran-cisco on May 21.

Students from the Leadership afterschool program helped raise money for prom by washing cars and selling snacks to pay for the DJ and decorations.

Students had four hours to

enjoy their time in “Vegas." They were chaperoned by teachers from both Fremont and YES including all three principles and one security officer.

The Hilton hotel provided food, desserts and a place where students could have professional pictures taken.

Prom King and Queen were announced towards the end of prom. The Prom King and Queen from Fremont Federation are Juan Ramos, Juan Mora, Laurence Martin, Janet Hernandez, Deziana Torres and Sheila Blandon..

When the clock struck 11, the lights turned on and the music stopped. Some people stayed behind to take pictures of prom.

Seniors offer advice

Welcome to Las Vegas

sharon saeteurnStaff Writer

My advice is stay in class! Go to all your classes and participate as much as you can to stay on track for graduation.

—Kelly IrvinCPAA

Good luck with the new teach-ers and enjoy what’s left of the school.

—Jorge SanchezMedia

To be your self and do your work now. Don’t do drugs and don’t let negativity influence you.

—Stephanie ZambranoMandela

Media acadeMy prom king Juan Ramos and prom queen Janet Hernandez smile for a picture right before dancing together.

photos by Lisa Shafer

Stay in school, do your work, don't let anyone bring you down and stay focused.

—Orfill NajeraMandela

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PROM FUN clockwise from top: Media academy seniors Kendriya Powell and Kalah Johnson enjoy chocolate strawberries at the May 21 prom; Tsaiah clayton, a Mandela academy senior, chose tuxedo accents to match the dress of his date Mandela academy senior Stephanie Zambrano; chaperones included cPaa teacher Kerry Sullivan, former Mandela teacher erin Stuckey, and cPaa teachers christine Blakley, Jane Kim and alison Weir; many girls took off their high heels after dancing for a while; yeS senior denyell Rocha and Media senior Jorge Sanchez get drinks.

Media academy graduates share their plans for next yearJorge Arambula, Chabot CollegeCesar Sanchez, UC BerkeleyTiffany Martin, CSU East BayJuan Ramos, UC MercedJoaquin Hernandez, Chabot CollegeSergio Alvarado, Laney CollegeJuan Grimaldo, Chabot CollegeSonia Maravilla, Shasta CollegeDurwin Perry, Modesto Junior CollegeJanet Hernandez, Shasta CollegeClarissa Cherry, Chabot CollegeJorge Sanchez, ArmyThany Ouk, Merritt CollegeAna Tafoya, Chabot CollegeLatynna David, CSU East Bay

Ronay Kong, Chabot CollegeJennifer Troung, CSU East BayChanthavara Seng, Chabot CollegeKalah Johnson, CSU East BayClaudia Alvarez, Chabot CollegeCarlos Ramirez, Merritt CollegeEstela Garcia, Chabot CollegeEvelio Matias, Merritt CollegePorche Webb, Alameda CollegeChararath Kong, SF State UniversityMarico Allen, Laney CollegeSandra Morales, UC DavisCarolyn Saephan, Berkeley CollegeLaudy Cabezas, Chabot CollegeAna Perez, Alameda College

Edith Echeverria, Alameda Beauty CollegeRigoberto Matias, Alameda CollegeEric Alvarado, San Francisco City CollegeReese Brown, Laney CollegeGeraldine Garana, Northwestern U. (Philippines)Gabriela Peña, UC MercedYazmin Briceñio, Chabot CollegeKimberly E-Navas, Chabot CollegeThe following are graduating but we do not have their plans for next year: Roberto Ramirez, Eduardo Lopez, Edwin Librado, Kareem Weathersby, Adam Parker, Joanna Gonzalez, Cesar Fragoso, Jesus Delgadillo, Elizabeth Contreras, Reese Brown, Ricky McLane, Stephani Lopez, Christian Oliva-res, Erik Mendoza, D'Amontae Warfield