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Popularity contest, I mean, election '08 Tuesday, February 26, 2008 By Sara Mokhtary I love Barack. I hate Hillary. Who is Huckabee? After finishing up a semester of Government, I can confidently say that I have a good grasp of our governmental system. I am also well versed in very u full story >
Jazz choir selling singing Valentines this year Thursday, February 21, 2008 By Angela Chen This Valentine's Day students will be able to hear singing in third period classes. For the first time, the elite Jazz Choir sold singing Valentines to raise revenue to fund the choir program. Proceed full story >
Boys soccer season affected by younger team dynamics Thursday, February 21, 2008 By Angela Chen The high number of underclassmen on the boys soccer team has contributed to the unique dynamic thus far in the season by bringing new players with fresh talent. “We have five sophomores and two f full story >
Proposition 98 is overly complicated, but should not be terminated Thursday, February 21, 2008 By Editorial Board California is facing a budget crisis, with an estimated $14 billion deficit for the current year. Obviously, cuts need to be made. The governor has proposed to suspend proposition 98, part of the fund full story >
Public education Thursday, February 21, 2008 By Riti Chandiok Only now that my seventh year of American public education is coming to a close, am I realizing the inherent deficiencies of the schooling system of this country. Our forefathers founded the American full story >
Senior pursues bodybuilding for water polo success Thursday, February 21, 2008 By John Baldwin Bench pressing 225 pounds is child’s play for senior Justin Aflatooni. Aflatooni has been bodybuilding since freshman year to increase his finesse at his chosen sport of water polo, and is now one of full story >
Cheap Valentine's Gifts Thursday, February 21, 2008 By John Baldwin -Jewelry Jewelry is an ages-old way of expressing love, be it a through a plastic ring or a gold necklace. While often expensive, you can find cheap deals if you look for them. For instance, Ri full story >
Second Floor Spook Thursday, February 21, 2008 By Matt Salwasser In his 18 years of teaching at the school, business department chairman and law teacher Byron Lee has known about the story of the ghost from the beginning. He first learned of it when the principal o full story >
Military Men Thursday, February 21, 2008 By Matt Salwasser When growing up, some stereotypical childhood aspirations may include firefighter, police officer, astronaut or also professional athlete. For seniors Frank Huang and Jon Palma, theirs were to be a so full story >
Campus guardian and friend Thursday, February 21, 2008 By Bihter Ozedirne Many tales have been spun about Louise Garces, current student conduct specialist and infamous bike rider. They range from action-packed tackle scenes to a penchant for camouflage. They even go as far full story >
Wrestling team focuses on commitment Thursday, February 21, 2008 By Ben Chang As the wrestling season comes to a close, the team is one year closer to capitalizing on the wealth of youth they possess. The wrestling team managed to advance to the postseason, despite its small si full story >
Closet Confidential Thursday, February 21, 2008 By Ben Lilly Here goes nothing: Homestead High School, I would like to announce that I’m gay. But before you start laughing hysterically, spreading the news to everyone and swapping embarrassing “I-always-knew-it full story >
Mardi Gras comes to Homestead Thursday, February 21, 2008 By Ben Chang For the first time at Homestead, a Mardi Gras celebration, also known as Fat Tuesday, was held at Homestead on Feb. 5, 2008, during lunch. Decorations were put up in the L-Building, and during lunch, full story >
The rules of attraction? Thursday, February 21, 2008 By Ben Lilly In the beginning of the seventh grade, sophomore Shawn Gongwer had a huge posse of friends. By the end of the year he only had two or three. Gongwer had finally dropped the bomb to the school: he was full story >
Schwarzenegger proposes funding cuts Thursday, February 21, 2008 By Ben Lilly After the chaos of last week surrounding Super Tuesday, one California proposition that can affect funding to the school system is not on the ballot. Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger is proposing a suspensi full story >
Girls basketball team perfects practices Thursday, February 21, 2008 By Stephanie Ortega Going back to basics for the girls varsity basketball team seemed like a major goal to accomplish at the beginning the season, but having had limited time left in this past season, the team paid clos full story >
Venaca Clothing designs experience Thursday, February 21, 2008 By Stephanie Ortega Having started a clothing line in Nov. 2007, 16-year-old junior Justin Bettman'ss high school job is anything but typical. Unlike most teenage workers, he is more focused on spreading the word about i full story >
New formation for girls soccer Thursday, February 21, 2008 By Nanda Guruswarmy With a few injuries early on and with more young players on the team, the girls varsity soccer team had a rough start to the season. “We had a shaky start, but we’re improving a lot now,” said sopho full story >
"Quiz Kids" team makes quarter-finals in a Bay Area competition Thursday, February 21, 2008 By Nanda Guruswarmy The Bay Area Quiz Kids competition is one that seniors Aaron Wong, Drew Haven, Dayv Doberne and junior Robert Nishihara do not prepare for. Bay Area Quiz Kids is a television game show for high school full story >
Homestead continues annual dodgeball tradition Thursday, February 07, 2008 By Ben Chang On Thursday, Jan. 17, 2008, Homestead’s second annual dodgeball tournament took place in the Monta Vista gym. The tournament first became an annual tradition in 2006, when Monta Vista dropped off a do full story >