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The Advocate Martin Luther King - Law Advocacy & Community Justice New York, NY
Issue Date: Thursday, May 19, 2011 Issue: May 2011 Last Update: Thursday, January 19, 2012
  • Foolish pride leaves champions dethroned: Cocky or confident?

    Thursday, May 19, 2011 By: Latia Skerving

    MLK has the number one high school soccer team in New York City, but for the first time in 15 years, they failed to make it to the playoffs.

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  • LACJ's got talent

    Friday, May 20, 2011 By: Crystal Semple

    Students at LACJ showed just how talented they really are in what the school hopes will become an annual talent show. On Thursday, March 17, 2011, Martin Luther King held its second talent show since

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  • History comes alive for Global teacher Ms. Pak

    Thursday, May 19, 2011 By: Belissa Mieses

    Growing up in the Hollywood area of Los Angeles, Kyong Pak never knew exactly what the future held for her, but she was certain that traveling was on her to do list.

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  • English Teacher hopes to raise classroom funds through baking

    Thursday, May 19, 2011 By: Isaac Wynn

    Being born into a family of individuals who don’t mind jumping into the kitchen and cooking up a tasty meal, it’s no surprise that English Teacher Kelly Gionti found comfort in the same atmosphere.

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  • Track team sprints to the finish line this season

    Thursday, May 19, 2011 By: Celia Fernandez

    You see them running through the halls in groups or by themselves, these are the students that make up the Martin Luther King Boys and Girls Varsity Track Team.

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  • Aspiring writer Watts hopes to restore interest in reading: Senior working on fantasy novel of vampress in Transylvania

    Thursday, May 19, 2011 By: Zomorah Kennedy

    Up and coming writer and senior Chantel Watts might just restore the interest of reading among adolescents.

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  • New MLK Cares program gives City a helping hand

    Thursday, May 19, 2011 By: Celia Fernandez

    The High School for Law, Advocacy and Community Justice cares about the community.

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  • A Risky form of art: Graffiti becomes senior’s means of expression

    Thursday, January 06, 2011 By: Aneska Tejada

    Graffiti is a crime, but to Edison Macancela, it’s a way to express himself. He is known as the boy with the spiky hair who does graffiti.

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  • Loveable art teacher to retire, causing 'art attacks'

    Thursday, May 19, 2011 By: Diana Cabrera

    “I teach them art. Yea, I dodge crayons for a living. That’s what I do,” said Craig Dourmashkin, poking fun at his career in a YouTube video of his stand up comedy performance.

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  • Senior overcomes captivity in Africa

    Thursday, May 19, 2011 By: Aisha Dyer

    The village elders took him and his friends, into a dark room. They demanded money and white fowls which their parents couldn’t afford. Based on their alleged disobedience, the elders chastised them s

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Students at LACJ showed just how talented they really are in what the school hopes will become an annual talent show. On Thursday, March 17, 2011, Martin Luther King held its second talent show since
full story 
English Teacher hopes to raise classroom funds through baking
Being born into a family of individuals who don’t mind jumping into the kitchen and cooking up a tasty meal, it’s no surprise that English Teacher Kelly Gionti found comfort in the same atmosphere.
full story 
Up and coming writer and senior Chantel Watts might just restore the interest of reading among adolescents.
full story 
Senior overcomes captivity in Africa
The village elders took him and his friends, into a dark room. They demanded money and white fowls which their parents couldn’t afford. Based on their alleged disobedience, the elders chastised them s
full story 
A Risky form of art: Graffiti becomes senior’s means of expression
Graffiti is a crime, but to Edison Macancela, it’s a way to express himself. He is known as the boy with the spiky hair who does graffiti.
full story 
Freilich 9/11: Teacher’s miracle on Liberty St.
Walking to work on Liberty St. in downtown New York City, a future physics and earth science teacher did not know that his world – and our country’s – was about to change forever.
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Government teacher masters the art of gourmet cooking Government teacher masters the art of gourmet cooking
Every Tuesday, Government Teacher Mr. Gregory Strong trades in his khakis and grade book for his apron and whisk and turns into Chef Strong.
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“Cover yourself with your sweater!” That is all you hear when you walk down the hallway of Law, Advocacy and Community Justice. Students have replaced jeans for leggings. The style is now leggings and
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History comes alive for Global teacher Ms. Pak
Growing up in the Hollywood area of Los Angeles, Kyong Pak never knew exactly what the future held for her, but she was certain that traveling was on her to do list.
full story 
Channeling Steven King: English Teacher hopes to publish novel
In a small town, a cop is just getting over his wife's death. Strange happenings are occurring, with abductions and no trace of the suspects. This is life as seen through English teacher Michael Josep
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