Student News and Views of Theodore Roosevelt High School
By Gisselle Washington | Staff Writer | On Jan. 14, more than 10,000 teachers from the Los Angeles Unified School District district went on strike because their requests not for funding and higher salaries were not being met; this included raising teachers pay by 6.5 percent and improve quality of education for the students such as a mandatory nurse in […]
Read moreBy Gisselle Washington | Staff Writer | The debate team is on track to having another successful season with seniors Matthew Mandell and Valeria Najera advancing to the TFA state tournament on March 14-16 in Houston, Texas. Others advanced to UIL state after placing at the preliminary round at UIL Congress and invitational meets such as the one previously attended […]
Read moreBy Gisselle Washington | Staff Writer | This story was originally published in the Big Stick Dec. 19 edition. Ten Cyberpatriot teams are competing at the state level this week. Tasked with protecting computers from unauthorized access and exploitation, cyber security takes on the greatest digital attacks from identity theft to company data breaches. At the high school level, the […]
Read moreBy Gisselle Washington | Staff Writer | Originally published in the Dec. 19 print edition of The Big Stick. It’s simple. Learn about rockets. Build rockets. Simulate rockets. But the ETA Rocketry Club is also combining math and science with engineering concepts to create well-developed rockets for the annual Team America Rocketry Challenge. Meeting every Thursday in sponsor Dr. Albert […]
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