Wednesday, September 22, 2021

GSA will be meeting Thursday after school in the library! The Gender & Sexuality Alliance is open to everyone and centers the voices and experiences of LGBTQ+ students.

The LNC Club will meet Thursday, September 23rd, after school in Room D18

Do you like puzzles? Are you concerned about foreign hackers targeting our nation’s companies and infrastructure like the Colonial Pipeline? If so, join us in M1 (lower M wing) for the cybersecurity club Tuesdays and Thursdays after school. We will talk about good cyber hygiene as well as prepare for the national cybersecurity competition Cyberpatriot. Registration for the competition ends Sept 30th so don’t delay. We have practice systems that need to be secured! Feel free to stop M1 to learn more.

Attention students: Philosophy club begins this week on Thursday at 2:30 in Mr. Z’s room B-17. Come this Thursday for us to get everything started. Again, philosophy club begins this week on Thursday at 2:30 in Mr. Z’s room B-17.

Are you interested in being an advocate for the environment? Do you enjoy gardening and getting your hands dirty? Then check out the Green School Club. We meet on Thursdays in room B14 right after school. All are welcome. See you there!

Attention Freshman and Juniors: We are looking for students to become a part of the Freshman and Junior Executive Committees. These committees are comprised of 24 leaders who want to organize events and fundraising for the class of 2025 and 2023. Petitions are available outside A-12 or by the main office. Return all completed forms to Ms. Van Lieu in A-12. Class officers of President, Vice President, Secretary and Treasurer will be elected from this committee.

The Travel Club will be flying to Italy and London/France in summer 2022. If you are interested in either trip the enrollment packets are outside A-12. Please plan on attending a zoom meeting on Thursday Sept. 23 at 7pm with a parent for further information. You may return enrollment forms to trip leaders Ms. Van Lieu A-12, Mrs. Lewis C-15 or Mr. Hernandez A-16. Do not delay as there are scholarships and discounts that will expire on Sept. 26.

Don’t delay ordering your official Tee Shirts for the Sophomore and Junior Classes.
Order forms are outside room A-12. The sale will be extended until the end of September. This is a fundraiser for both classes.

Attention Sophomores: executive committee petitions are due. Please return those to Mr. Ward in K-5C.

Today’s Hispanic Heritage Month featured Latinx Person of the Day is
Rodolfo Acuña an American historian, professor emeritus at California State University, Northridge, and a scholar of Chicano studies. He authored the 1972 book Occupied America: A History of Chicanos, approaching history of the Southwestern United States with a heavy emphasis on Mexican Americans. An eighth edition was published in 2014. Acuña has also written for the Los Angeles Times, The Los Angeles Herald-Express, La Opinión, and numerous other newspapers. His work emphasizes the struggles of Mexican American people. Acuña is an activist and he has supported numerous causes of the Chicano Movement.[1] He currently teaches an on-line history course at California State University, Northridge.
Acuña was born in Los Angeles, California in 1932 to Alicia Elías who was from Sonora, Mexico. His father was from Cocula, Jalisco.
Acuña says his academic counselor advised him to teach “Spanish” or “Physical Education” because “Mexicans don’t have a history.” This infuriated him, an outrage that motivated him to pursue a doctorate in history. His specialty was northern Mexico and the Mexican origin of people in the United States. His study led to his participation in the movement to begin Chicano Studies, giving a voice to Mexican Americans in education and history.