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Shopping On A Teen Budget Tuesday, June 16, 2009 By Anita Alwani Shopping has been very hard these days because of the on-going economic crisis. It's even harder for teens to purchase the latest fashion trends because of the lack of finances in most households. full story >
Athlete of The Month Tuesday, June 16, 2009 By Teresa Castillo Junior Campos, a junior at Venice High, is honored to be athlete of the month for varsity baseball. "I do it for my team," he added. It is Campos' first year attending Venice High. He played full story >
Kindle Really Should Dwindle Tuesday, June 16, 2009 By Crisalys Vasquez I feel like with each passing day more and more electronic media is being launched that will make books, newspapers, and textbooks obsolete. One of these electronic media devices that concerns me full story >
Cassie: "C" is For Comeback! Tuesday, June 16, 2009 By Gabriel Rickard The princess of Bad Boy Records, Cassie Ventura, is back with a vengeance after her three-year hiatus. She will be releasing her sophomore album, “Electro Love” later this month. You ma full story >
June Horoscopes Tuesday, June 16, 2009 By Olivia Gauthier Gemini (May. 21-Jun. 21) Things have been looking up for you. Keep your good karma up and this summer will be quite the vacation. Cancer (Jun. 22-Jul. 22) With a well deserved break around th full story >
Valedictorian Ashley Ambrosio Tuesday, June 16, 2009 By Dolgoon Erdenebileg "Never stop smiling" said the class of '09 valedictorian Ashley Ambrosio with a full smile. With a solid 4.400 G.P.A and an enormous amount of extracurricular activities behind her, she is ready t full story >
Sexting: A New Trend For Teens? Tuesday, June 16, 2009 By Gabriel Rickard A growing trend is sweeping high schools and middle schools everywhere. Nude pictures. Also know as “sexting,” teens take and send explicit and revealing photos of themselves. Ina survey by full story >
Retiring Teachers Leaving Venice Friday, June 12, 2009 By Sarah Cha and Xiomara Siria At the end of this year, nine faculty members--Ms. Amy Uyematsu, Mr. Marco Elliott, Ms. Joann Carrabbio, Ms. Lillian White, Ms. Jerie Morrison, Ms. Cheri Katz, Ms. Elizabeth Alkaly, Ms. Rosa Martinez full story >
Summer School Cut Backs Due To Budget Cuts Friday, June 12, 2009 By Marina Awed In the LAUSD, high school summer classes will be to make up credits only. All get-ahead classes have been cancelled. Classes such as Painting, Government, Trigonometry, and Chemistry among others, full story >
Hunt Expresses His Pride Friday, June 12, 2009 By Lester Sosa The Venice High Gondoliers came in fourth in the quarter finals of the boys volleyball city championships. Venice lost to El Camino 3-2 with the scores of 15-25, 26-24, 25-22, 15-25, and 15-12. full story >
Thinking Out Loud: A Collaboration of Essays Friday, June 12, 2009 By Corinna Huerta English Teacher Dennis Danziger created an anthology of his students’ work with the collaboration of PEN in the Classroom. The small booklet, titled “Thinking Out Loud,” contains stories written full story >
Is It Indian Food? Pakistani Food? No Idea? Here. Friday, June 12, 2009 By Anita Alwani Indian and Pakistani food is becoming more popular these days. However many people cannot distinguish between Indian and Pakistani foods. Customers are often confused about what foods they sho full story >
BBFA Brings Students Opportunities Friday, June 12, 2009 By Gunnar Wilson The Business Bilingual Financial Academy or BBFA is an academy founded in 1996 to help individuals not only to prepare, but to actually succeed in college. Focusing particularly on business full story >
A New and Improved Venice Student Union is in Progress Tuesday, June 09, 2009 By Angela Goldberg A group of students has currently been working on establishing the Venice Student Union, which will be an independent union for the entire student body. Sparked by the recent full story >
The Average Cost of College Tuition is Steadily Rising Tuesday, June 09, 2009 By Cathy Asapahu The average cost of college tuition has definitely been rising recently, making it more difficult for many students to attend their college of choice. This year, the average tuition is $108 to $1 full story >
Legalizing Marijuana Will Bring The State More Money Tuesday, June 09, 2009 By Olivia Gauthier Imagine walking into your local liquor store and on the wall behind the clerk’s counter, you see a license permitting the facility to sell marijuana. To some this may sound farfetched and t full story >
Three Cups of Tea Benefit Concert Postponed Tuesday, June 09, 2009 By Michelle Blanco The organization, Three Cups of Tea, has decided to postpone its benefit concert that was originally scheduled for June 12. According to the club’s co-president, Marina Awed, the administration d full story >
LAUSD Teachers Finally Make A Stand Publicly Monday, June 08, 2009 By Holly Minnoy LAUSD teachers have been protesting against budget cuts, teacher layoffs and the rising number of students per class expected in the fall. On Fri. May 15, teachers made a stand publicly. full story >
Seniors' Fall College Plans Monday, June 08, 2009 By Evelyn Rodriguez Santa Monica College Jose Arriaga Kevin Arias Natalie A. Rivera Barbara Orellana Jose Martinez Raymond A. Franco Michael Martinez Eloy Rojas Erick Umana Jennifer Mor full story >
Senior Summer Plans Monday, June 08, 2009 By Angela Goldberg Katherine Ireland "I'm taking a few summer classes and then my sister and I are taking a cruise to Alaska. Then I'm going to Evergreen College." Scott Matsubara "I'm doing nothing in the summer full story >