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The Wellness Center is full of trained social workers who are there to help students who are in need of help.
Wellness Center provides programs for mental health
In her ASL 2 class ASL teacher Patty Killough signs look at me to get their attention, as some of the students were not paying attention (on phones, talking, etc.). As the language is visual, students must have their eyes on me in order to receive the message, she said. They are unable to simply listen while doing something else.
Why doesn’t Alisal offer ASL?
Roxanna Javier, Sandra Ruiz, Aneliz Ortega, Elizabeth Birkeland, and Elizabeth Contreras minutes after having surprised Aneliz with the great news.
Senior wins $25,000 Girls Inc. Scholarship
Alisal ranked #1 in Salinas and #3 in Monterey County in US News and World Reports (By Salinas Union High School District - http://www.salinas.k12.ca.us, FAL, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=17273025)
Alisal Earns #1 Ranking in Salinas
Many teachers understand the burden of managing overwhelming workloads. AP English teacher Mick Battaglini spends hours reading essays for his class, among other school related activities outside of work hours. “I’m more than willing to read PIQs or write a letter of recommendation for a student, but what these organizations (Nike, Gates Foundation, HSF) are asking is extra work, he said. I understand its voluntary, but If I do that (read essays) for SBAC or College Board, I’m compensated, so the same should be true in this situation.”
Pushing the limits of altruism
The members of the 4x400 relay team - Luz Mejia-Martinez, Massiel Hernandez, Alexa Martinez, and Erika Castro- set a school record at the PCAL Division Championship.
Spring Sports Wrap Up
Assistant Coach Sunil Smith and Coach Fransico Estrada supervise a weight room session. Estrada wants the players to focus on the weight room and their speed workouts in the off season, so they can be more dynamic and competitive during their season.
Francisco Estrada new varsity football coach
In the playoff game against San Mateo, senior Samantha Ortiz gets a hit and drives in a run in the 4-10 loss. “Personally, I didn’t play to my full potential and I think our team was holding back from our potential as well,” she said.
Softball team wins first title in 21 years
At the PCAL finals, junior Diego Botello finished 1st with a time of 1.20.04.
Swim team has bittersweet season
New flag football head coach Marisol Rasul met with prospective players in her room on May 16. She went over some of the basic rules. “I’m so excited to have football for girls since we never had anything like this before,” sophomore Isabella Garcia said.
Rasul to lead new flag football team
Album Review - Youth/Doyoung
Album Review – Youth/Doyoung
With upbeat pop anthems calibrated for long summer days and raw, restrained ballads, Benson Boones PULSE is the work of an artist in transition. (Image courtesy of moxie.org)
Album Review- Fireworks and Rollerblades/Benson Boone
Physical: 100 is a Korean reality competitive show that aims to give one of 100 contestants the chance to prove themselves.
Review: Physical 100, Season 2
Album Review: The Tortured Poets Department
Album Review: The Tortured Poets Department
Seniors Keyla Rodriguez and Victor Villacana have been together for one year and since they’re both committed to CSUMB, it was a no-brainer to stay together. In terms of making their relationship work, they have a lot of factors that will help keep their relationship stronger than ever. “We live close and our families are very close,” Rodriguez said.
End of high school often means the end of your relationship
The demands of AP classes, sports, and yearbook took a toll on me this year, but it helped me gain some perspective.
Being “enough” rather than perfect
My older brother went down the wrong path and lost his life in a shooting during a house party. This news affected my whole family and altered us greatly.
Overcoming Loss
For casual days I do just mascara and lip gloss. For mascara I typically keep it consistent by using the Maybelline Sky High in Black and pair it with a lip gloss. The product usually depends on my mood. I tend to buy many lip glosses, some may say too much (like over 50+), but I usually stick with either e.l.f. glowy balm in grape or NYX Fat Oil in Newsfeed.
Yes I wear makeup, and?
I struggled with my phone addiction for a long time in my early teens, and I didn’t fix it until these last two years.
Building a Healthy Relationship With Our Phones
Me and my friend Jayden Guzman at my senior prom. I had a better time this year than I had my junior year.
Second time is a charm
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Charlie Cerda

Charlie Cerda, Reporter

Partner Name: Charlie Cerda López

Grade: Junior 

Hobbies: Wrestling, baking, messing with my brother 

Goals: Best marketer of all time, be a State Champion, buy a jet

Likes: To spend time with family, eat burgers and tacos, watch college football with my uncle, do push-ups.

Favorite homemade food: Sopes

Favorite Fast food: Double-Double from In-N-Out

Favorite Color: Red

Favorite Show: The Office  

Yearbook: I joined yearbook because I wanted to write stories and contribute to a big project that I can look back on proudly. 

3 words that describe you: Go-Getter, Determined, Consistent.

Favorite Quote: “Well done is better than well said.” - Benjamin Franklin

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Students Jayden Rivera and Alyssa Annis are some of the many on-camera hosts for the morning announcements.

What’s going on? Listen to the announcements and be in the know

Charlie Cerda, Reporter
May 31, 2024
Solar eclipse of April 2024 from Indianapolis. (Osunpokeh, CC BY-SA 4.0 , via Wikimedia Commons)

Not a total eclipse, but totally worth it

Charlie Cerda, Reporter
April 10, 2024
Caitlin Clark became the all-time scoring leader in NCAA history in mens and womens basketball this year. She is hoping to lead the Iowa Hawkeyes to an NCAA championship this weekend. (https://www.flickr.com/photos/johnmac612/52758147498/)

Caitlin Clark is the (wo)man!

Charlie Cerda, Reporter
April 5, 2024
The NFL draft’s last player chosen has been named “Mr. Irrelevant” because they rarely play (data within the last ten years shows that “Mr.Irrelevants” will only play in 11 regular season games during their whole career  according to an ESPN article).  Brock Purdy, the San Francisco 49ers quarterback, was this pick, but he’s been anything but irrelevant in his first two years. (Photo by Adrian Curiel on Unsplash)

Draft position is irrelevant, but not Brock Purdy

Charlie Cerda, Reporter
February 10, 2024
Senior quarterback Santiago Chaidez throws a 28 yard dart to Jesus Maciel on third down during the CCS Championship against Palma on Nov 24. “I threw to Maciel because we’ve practiced all year for that moment and he would catch the ball without a doubt,” Chaidez said. The reception led the Trojans to the Palma 1 yard line where they punched on the next play to trail by one score at 20-28. Ultimately, the Trojans lost the final 20-38, but made history as the best football team that Alisal has ever offered, earning 2nd in league, an 11-2 overall record, and runner-up in CCS Division 3.

Trojans Fall to Chieftains in CCS Football Final

Charlie Cerda, Reporter
December 5, 2023
Image by brgfx on Freepik

The Vanishing Letterman

Charlie Cerda, Reporter
November 28, 2023
Senior Running Back Nate Ruiz breaks off for a huge 50+ yard run during the Trojans’ first home game of the season against Palma on September 15. “It felt good, I felt good,” Ruiz said. “The linemen were still blocking for me. I thought maybe I could have a big play.” It was the biggest play of the night for the Trojans who dropped their final preseason game, 42-15, but finished 3-1.

Learning from their losses

Charlie Cerda, Reporter
September 22, 2023
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