February, 2023 By Brayan Davis, Staff Reporter Like many others my first job was a fast food place. My experiences there were unreal. Things I’ve never seen before were an everyday occurrence where I worked. I worked long 12 hour shifts where I thought the day would never end. I worked for a sorry twelveContinue reading “Fast Food Teen: My Life in Working at McDonald’s”
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Full-Ride Future Promised to Seniors
January, 2023 By Kevin Benitez, Staff Reporter This year, KAC had many QuestBridge finalists (a non-profit partnered with top schools around the country including: Stanford, Yale, Brown, Columbia, MIT, Princeton, and more), including seniors Ana Sanchez, Lizeth Moctezuma, Gabriela Sosa, Beatriz Tinoco, Danela Lira, Karen Herrera, and Ailin Mendoza. With the application opening up onContinue reading “Full-Ride Future Promised to Seniors”
Black History Month: A Brief History
February, 2023 By Jerald Herrera, Staff Reporter A year after Carter G. Woodson and other notable figures founded the Association for the Study of African American Life and History (ASALH); he began one of the first journals to cover African-American history, The Journal of African-American History: a crucial step in increasing nationwide respect for theContinue reading “Black History Month: A Brief History”
Elections in Divided Texas Go Abbott’s Way
December, 2022 By Mikayla Shanks, Staff Reporter For the past year, current Texas governor Greg Abbott and former congressman Beto O’Rourke have been competing in an intense campaign to win the votes of Texans in order to be elected as governor. Along with the results, and Abbott’s victory, many mixed emotions came on election day,Continue reading “Elections in Divided Texas Go Abbott’s Way”
El Efecto Tik Tok
Diciembre, 2022 Escrito por Jerald Herrera y traducido por Raul Súarez En solo seis años, TikTok ha acumulado una audiencia de alrededor de mil millones, que es aproximadamente el 20% de la población total de Internet. Con estos números aumentando diariamente, uno solo puede preguntarse cuáles son los efectos potenciales de este fenómeno, el aumentoContinue reading “El Efecto Tik Tok”
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KAC Basketball Girls Preview What’s to Come
December, 2022 By Darren Dukes, Sports Reporter The dribbling of basketballs and squeaks of sneakers across the court can be heard as Coach Carrizales gets his varsity girls ready for their 2022-2023 season. Last year, the varsity girls were division champions and just a few wins from the regional and state championship games. They’re notContinue reading “KAC Basketball Girls Preview What’s to Come”
Junior Giselle Vazquez Leans on Her Family to Reach the Stars
December, 2022 By Dayana Quezada and Josselin Trejo, Staff Reporters Junior Giselle Vazquez-Herrera will never forget the day she learned she has the top-ranked GPA in the class of 2024. It felt like any other normal day in junior seminar, when she was checking her GPA and class rank. Giselle did not expect much. WhenContinue reading “Junior Giselle Vazquez Leans on Her Family to Reach the Stars”
First Job Experiences: KAC students and teachers give advice on balancing work and school
December, 2022 By Liliana Castillo and Emily Chalambaga, Staff Reporters As more high school students begin to enter the workforce, many are faced with the challenges of not knowing what to do or where to work. Things like interviews, core responsibilities, and how to balance school and labor are frequently asked but are usually metContinue reading “First Job Experiences: KAC students and teachers give advice on balancing work and school”
KAC Students Experience the Joy and Agony of the World Cup
December, 2022 By Kevin Benitez, Staff Reporter This week KAC was exposed to both thrill and sorrow as the U.S. Men’s soccer team successfully qualified for the Round of 16 in the World Cup after defeating Iran 1-0 while Mexico narrowly failed to advance despite beating Saudi Arabia when they failed to close the goalContinue reading “KAC Students Experience the Joy and Agony of the World Cup”
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