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Welcome Aboard the YACHT
By: Rachael Lemon
This year, new clubs have brought students together that in more ways that connect common interests. Several of these clubs have formed to promote community service.
Advisor Ms. Faudel and president Ashton Henry formed YACHT, Young Adults Chasing His Truth, with the focus on Christianity and prayer. Coming together to fundraise for charity and missionaries, YACHT provides a support group for those who are seeking the truth in His name.
Clubs with the purpose of serving the community have become a running theme among the high school. Advisor Lisa Lee-Briggs formed Crocheting for a Cause, where the products created will be donated to groups in need. The club will vote on a project that is needed out in the community and help out in the form of crocheted crafts. “We are bringing the art of crocheting back” said Lisa Soliz. Twentynine Palms will be cozier than ever.
Getting others involved is a focus on campus. With the help of Lisa Soliz and Gerald Gorski, students can come together with those string strumming to a central location. Guitar club is here, and those who are learning or wanting to learn how to play guitar are welcome to join. Not wasting talent, students will learn songs to be performed at the talent show and other activities on campus, such as lunch time activities. Look out because school of rock has come to TPHS.
Mr. Shay, the advisor of the Chess club, also provided the students with the opportunity to be a part of something. There hasn’t been much activity yet, but over time both new and experienced chess players will participate in fundraisers and tournaments.
STEAM WILL RISEBy: Kathleen Moore
Full STEAM ahead! STEAM is finally underway thanks to Mr. Howes, the site coordinator of the aptly named Science Technology Engineering Arts and Math program.The new Engineering Technology lab consists of seven modules that will aid students by laying the foundation and providing the skills for future careers. Students are presented with modules ranging from robotics and automation to manufacturing technology; each specifically designed to support the prosperity of the future economy.
The STEAM program is intended to provide students with experience in technologically advanced curriculum that will exceed the needs in future careers. STEAM also provides social skills, emphasizes literacy and critical thinking, and allows students to achieve their full potential. Ultimately, STEAM is highly beneficial to students who are interested in becoming an engineer, a technician, or want to get into any kind of health profession.
STEAM is a statewide idea and may soon spread throughout the nation, but here in Twentynine Palms it will become the basis for education, and help students become better problem-solvers in a fast changing economy. Mr. Howes, who also happens to be the art instructor, has constructed a mural which has been, “approved and will go on the building where the new laboratory is.” The mural will say “TPHS STEM” (because STEM fits better) and will have 12 portraits of famous inventors which will be designed by local muralist Tim O’Conner, the same muralist who helped with our Battle of the Bell mural. The program has only begun, but in the future it will rise, like STEAM, to something much greater.
Tragedy Turned Into a Work of Art
By: Ashton Henry
Being a graduate of Deuce-nine, TPHS welcomes Mr. Art back to our Wildcat family. He bravely took over the position of Mr. Davis four weeks into the school year after his unfortunate accident. However, this rushed transition has been a piece of cake for Mr. Art, because he has already been in five different long term positions; none of which have started in an ideal time of the school year. Mr. Art’s tactics for tackling these long term positions are asking other teachers where the students should be at this time of year, and learning how each class learns as a whole.
He usually is prepared to teach his classes, however this time Mr. Art had to start from scratch. He has taken the time to create a helpful syllabus for his new students, telling them what his expectations are as well as how he teaches.
Most of the time, teachers prepare their substitutes for their classes, but due to Mr. Davis’s hospitalization, Mr. Art is left to take on the challenge without guidance.
Reporting for ET, I’m Cassidy Zimarik
By: Alexis Hidalgo
You get in the car. You buckle your seat belt Then you turn on the radio. You hear the DJ talking. Who is that voice? That voice is the voice of our own Cassidy Zimarik, otherwise known as Sassy Cassie Taylor. Ever since the fall of her junior year in high school she has been interested in the entertainment industry. Luckily enough for this wildcat, she’s planning on an internship for the television network, CBS. She’ll be on the set of Entertainment Tonight (ET) and The Insider. Zimarik isn’t quite sure what she is going to be doing, but she is looking forward to “learning how the entertainment industry works inside and out”. She hopes to become a producer of television shows one day. As of right now, whether or not she is going to be in the limelight or behind the scenes in the future is what she is unsure of. For now, Zimarik is going to be the “voice in your heads” on the radio. She enjoys connecting to the community on a personal level and being depended on for sharing the news. Sounds like we’ll be seeing her in the entertainment industry in no time.
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