By Lana Hy
Staff Writer
This school year, Gabrielino High School has implemented three main programs to motivate students to share their voices and become more active on campus. The programs are School Site Council (SSC) and class council, as well as Student Senate, which is new to Gabrielino.
By Annie Phun
Editor-in-Chief
This fall, the majority of the 430 seniors at Gabrielino High School will join millions of students nationwide in the daunting task of filling out college applications. Despite this, some students at Gabrielino High School feel that the administration places too much emphasis on attending college. However, Gabrielino is preparing students for college in order to offer them a safe route after high school.
By Kevin Pham
Features Editor
Many students are beginning to complete the last leg of their high school experience, many are barely starting, and many are standing at the epicenter. Although numerous students might have a plan of what they are going to do after graduation, most are denied the benefits of the necessary skills taught in life preparation classes. With school substituting life skills classes in favor of academic driven ones, the United States education system is ensnaring students all across America in a competence conundrum.
By Brittany Snow
Staff Writer
Throughout the years, California has become notorious for large fires. As part of the state’s solution to contain wildfires, they utilized prison inmates that were a part of a volunteer firefighting program ran by the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR). Although the program may be voluntary, the dangerous risks that the inmates are putting themselves into should allow them to qualify for a firefighting career when their sentencing is up.
By Chloe Law
Staff Writer
With coffeehouses such as Starbucks and Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf frequenting the corners of several cities, various groups of people, ranging from seniors to adolescents, have been exposed to different forms of caffeine including coffee. Given that coffee offers benefits in regards to both health and performance, it remains to be a useful and effective tool when used in moderation.
By Megan Tran
Co-Entertainment Editor
Before a big test students tend to study through the night with a cup of coffee in hand. Coffee allows students to stay awake longer to cram in more information, but what they should realize are the harmful and toxic effects that coffee contains.
Stephanie Rubio
Staff Writer
As the midterm elections approach in November, citizens must vote to select their state representatives for the next two years. Along with these new positions of power, history is in the making due to the high record of women running to be Senator across the nation.
Women make up 22% of all candidates in the run for Senate. This is the highest its been in years, since 1994, when the percentage was 19%. Women are underrepresented on Capitol Hill and 2018 could be marked as a new step for women in leadership positions.
As of now, the Senate has 17 Democrats and 6 Republicans, who are women, holding seats and representing the states. The number will potentially go up in November following the midterm election as all their names will appear on the ballot.
Women representation has been very prevalent in California, as Kamila Harris was sworn into the Senate in 2017 along with Dianne Feinstein.
“Today we are re-dedicating ourselves to fighting for the best of who we are. And there are a lot of people, as a result of this election, that are feeling dispirited at best,” Harris said to the Los Angeles Times. “part of what we have to say is that you are not alone, you matter and we’ve got your back.”
In recent primaries, seven women are running for the spot as US Senator for California. Five of the candidates are Democratic while the remaining two are Republican. It is evident that all women across the board are predominantly democratic.
For the Senate run, there are 47 Democrats and 9 Republicans, as 56 are challenging incumbents. This drastic rise in women representation is due to what news outlets are calling the “Trump Effect”, as well as the #MeToo movement.
“All of these sparks are working in different ways, and one of the giant sparks has been the #MeToo movement,” said former Sen. Barbara Boxer to CBS News. Just as California has been represented by women other states such as Arizona has never had a female Senator.
“I think we need more women in office, for sure,” Martha McSally, a Republican candidate running in November for Arizona told CNN
“I’m the only female veteran Republican in the House. We need to represent the diversity of our country, right? The more women we can have running and winning, the better off we’ll be.”
According to the Washington Post, for every three men in politics, there is one woman. Although big steps are being taken in women representation, there is still a long way to go before equality is reached.
Women are still fighting to be heard in government. Now, they are speaking on issues facing the nation. They believe that the best way to have a seat is to be appointed one.
