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Gentrification is the process where low-income and moderate-income people are pushed out of their neigh-borhoods within urban centers.

attracting young people. Because a lot of people

are looking for housing, the owners of apart-ments are raisingrents so the people who have lived there for a long time are forced to move out. This is causing neigh-

borhoods to change, like the Mission District that is mostly occupied by Latinos and Blacks but now is becoming dominated by affluent, young tech-workers.Juan Ramirez, a senior

at Mission High School, lived on 19th and Mis-sion Street with his family. The owner of the building said they were going to renew it and that Juan and his family would be able to come back. The rent went up from

$1,750 to $3,000.

MHS students pushed out by gentrificationBy Zulma Galdamez

Photo credit: Mike Koozmin of the SF Examiner

‘Just A Habit’ Joe the Artist

Despite recent rains, Calif. remains in severe drought

By Victoria Lee

Did you know that Califor-nia had three consecutive years of below-normal rainfall, which causes Calif. to face severe drought?

Gentrification in San Francisco has existed for many years now. Between 1950 and 1960, white middle-class people left cities to suburban areas because people of color were moving in. Now, they want to

come back because the cities are more attrac-tive, especially San Francisco where the “Tech Boom” is

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Heads Up!

If this continues, meteorologists predict that in the middle or end of 2014 there will be an El Niño, a warm water that develops every two to seven years in the equator of the Pacific Ocean.

By Emily Guo

Drawing by JoePhoto Courtesy of David McNew / Getty Images

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Have you ever thought about the amount of trash that goes into a landfill every day?

Did you know that we waste things that can be recycled and composted more than trash? During a field trip to the Altamont Landfill in Livermore, I learned that almost every-thing we use is recyclable and compostable. The rest goes to trash. According to the tour guide, 2,500 tons oftrash from the surrounding communities and greater Bay Area go to the landfill everyday. At Mission High School, students routinely throw and waste food. “People in [other] countries are dying of hunger. Wasting food is like not thinking of other people, but to just think about yourself,” said Diane Ha, sophomore at MHS. On a trip to Lowell High School, I saw that compared to MHS’ recycle bins, they had their bins well organized and separated correctly. At Mission, some of the recycle bins are filled with trash and the school is missing most of the compost bins.

into the compost bins. Back in 2009, Mission High won an award for having the highest produc-tion of food being compos-ted. But that was then. “The strategy was if we minimize the compost bin and more errors, maybe students are more likely to separate their waste. That is the strategy, and we don’t know if that strat-egy is working,” said Jay Pugao, currently the direc-tor of the After School Program. Although MHS has four gardens, composting is still not prevalent on campus. It is time that we take on new initiatives that ad-dress this issue. “I feel like the strategy has to be an internal edu-cation where we have peer leaders going to advisory class and doing workshops of how to separate waste,” said Pugao. “I think that’s what we need to do because regard-less of compost bins, if kids are not separating their waste, why are we doing it?”◊

Think before you dump your food

By Kumudra Nyun

Birds over Altamont Landfill. Photo by Kumudra Nyun

Since MHS doesn’t have many compost bins, students have no choice during meal time but to throw their leftovers into the trash. Of the trash that ends up at the Altamont landfill, 20 percent comes from San Francisco. Out of that, more than 30 percent is organic matter that could be composted, said Kevin Danaher, Co-Founder of Global Exchange. So, why doesn’t Mission High School have more compost bins? “We got them on the sides, see we got them in a certain places because if you put them everywhere, [students] put everything in it. More work to do [for us],” Robert Melton, custodian at MHS, who has to take out non-compostable items when they are thrown

Photo from droughtmonitor.unl/edu

If this happens there would be heavy rainfall for the 17 communities that are undergoing severe water shortage. There would also be fewer tropical cyclones over the Atlantic Ocean this summer. In Feb., there has been a strong westerly wind that has intensi-fied over the equator of the Pacific Ocean,

The Calif. drought has a lot of impact on people. Prices of produce and other commodities have increased due to the lack of water the crops need in order to grow. If this continues to happen we would have to rely on other places to import our produce. According to U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) this would also affect other places, since California produces nearly half of all U.S grown fruits, vegetables, and nuts, which includes lettuce, strawberries, grapes, tomatoes, walnuts, and almonds. This may be a problem in our national food markets, but farmers have invented subsurface drip irrigation which is a system that reduces water consumption by delivering water closer to the roots of a plant. For now, the drought isn’t getting worse, for we’re get-ting rain, but we have to be physically and mentally pre-pared for expensive produce,

fewer choices of crops, and more imported fruits and vegetables.Secondly, the ongoing Calif.

drought that started 10 years ago, has caused reservoirs and groundwater to be used up which never happenedbefore. The evaporation of the lakes has caused our fish market to drop. Also due to the warmer weather, we are seeing an uprising in disease carrying insects. For example, bark beetles that destroy forests would then power more frequent wildfires. Mosquitoes, one of the popular insects in Califor-nia that includes two types of mosquitoes that can pass on dengue, which can cause severe fever and acute pains in the joints,

going through air quality problems due to the lack of pre-cipitation. As Californians we can be a big help to this drought by conserving water. 50 percent of California’s residential water is used outdoors, and a typical lawn uses an average of 57 inches of rain a year, according to the Association of California Agencies. In the dry climate we have experienced over the past few months, a green grass lawn wouldn’t survive long without water. If we want our lawns to still look beautiful even without the glimmering green grasses people should use xeriscaping. In xeriscaping homeowners replace thirsty grass with drought tolerant plants like wildflowers and succulents. Homeowners in Santa Clara Valley Water District will pay anyone one dollar per square feet to change their lawns by using xeriscapation. California is a state next to the coast; but it’s not fresh water that humans drink. Desalinization technology, if adopted, can convert saltwater to fresh drinkable water through high pressure osmosis, which removes salt and other impurities. Another way to conserve water is to recycle it. When recycling waste water, it is put through a multi-step cleaning process, and is then released as treated water into the region’s aquifer. The good news so far, is Californians are doing a great job conserving water. ◊

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which makes it more likely that an El Niño would happen, according to The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Admin-istration (NOAA). Even though this may be good news for Californians, we can’t be sure that it will happen. While most El Niños cause increase of rainfall, two of them in the past brought less than average rainfall to Cali-fornia in the ‘60s and ‘90s.

have expanded their range to at least twenty eight states, including California, according to Linda Marsa, the author of Fevered: Why a Hotter Planet Will Hurt Our Health and How We Can Save Ourselves . In addition, global warming happening on our Golden

State could have a huge impact on California’s air pollution that plays a major role in asthma and allergies. Droughts also affect air quality, and not only in the smoky and foggy Los Angeles. Areas all over the west are

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Now they are living in Nob Hill, but they can’t go out and have to spend more money because they have to take the Bart when they want to come to the Mission. “We don’t have the privileges we had before,” said Juan.Jose V, senior at Mission High, used to live in the Mission

with his grandparents. When he was 18 years old, the rent went up from $900 to $2,000. They went back to Oakland where he originally lived.

Now, he and his family have to pay more money for trans-portation because he attends Mission High School and his grandparents work here in the Mission. Lesley Gonzalez is Jose’s cousin. She has lived on 18th

and Dolores Street since she was a baby. She lives with her grandparents and big brother. Even though she feels she has not been directly affected by gentrification, she has seen it. “I don’t know if this is racist but the Mission is becoming

whiter,” said Lesley.Mr. Roth, an Ethnic Studies teacher at Mission High and

an activist, said that rent owners sometimes move their families in because they want the current renters to leave so that afterwards they can rent it out to young, affluent tech workers for a much higher rate. Even though this sounds bad, rent owners can do this because the Ellis Act allows it. “I think that in about 15 or 20 years, the Latino popula-

tion in the U.S. is going to drop because of gentrification,” said Mr. Roth. “This is bad because diversity is disappear-ing.”I have also experienced gentrification directly. My parents, sister, and I live in an apartment that we

share with another family. The owners have raised the rent. They said they want us to move out because there are a lot of people in one apartment and the bills are higher.What can be the solution to this problem? The people I interviewed said the same thing: the govern-

ment has to protect renters, restaurants, and neighbor-hoods. It should stop landlords from raising rents and local stores and restaurants owned by people in the community should be protected from high rents. Owners, if raising ren, should only be allowed a certain amount, not like raising rent from $1,000 to $2,000. People who have lived in these Mission buildings for a

long time should not be evicted. The government should build more low-income and moderate housing for the people who have been evicted. People should also protest or send a letter to the president so they can do something to stop this epidemic that is segregating people. ◊

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In Honor Of International Women’s MonthBy Urmi Patel

Photo by Chelsoir soirart.tumblr.com

At times, being a woman can be both the most challenging and easiest thing. During International Women’s Month, we take the time to appreciate the amazing women that have helped build, develop, care and cherish our community. It takes time and devotion to put thought and heart in all that a woman can do. In history it goes down as though women were never equal to men. Yet under the leadership of Susan B. Anthony and Jane Adams, in support with other women activists, a movement grew that dealt with the system at the Hull House and fought for the equality for all women in America during World War I. With this power of togetherness and mor-als we now have equality, not only for

women but everyone, every-where.Being a colored and cultured girl, growing up in a big city, you can’t help but think, was it really true? Did women not have the

equality that they deserved? Yes, because the women at Mission High School have been witness to the inequal-ity that many women still face today in America, yet they stand by the students, faculty, and staff in support knowing that our education MUST be put first. The dedication that the

women of MHS put into theinvolvement of cultural and justice battles is awe inspiring to the many young men and women in the communi-ty and the classrooms. I say International

Women’s month shouldn’t be one month, it should be 24/7, all year long. Because women deserve more than the inequality and judge-ments received from others.◊

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Courtesy of the SF Housing Rights Committee

The Princess Project

On Sunday, March 16th. a white Victorian stands on the corner of Market and Church. The once vacant premises overflows with color due to it’s double glass doors, cloaked with an array of colorful sticky notes ,the wide variety of dresses in it’s rooms, and the hundreds of girls who pass through in search of the perfect dress. The Princess Project, a nonprofit that provides high

school girls prom dresses free of charge, has been in action since 2002 when one girl needed a dress for her prom. Since that time, The Princess Project has served over

20,000 teens all over the Bay Area and California. The organization is a temporary resident of 2099 Church

Street in San Francisco and has transformed the space for their stay. The first floor of the building is filled with

Photographs and story by Alejandra Zapanta Arroyo

rows of dresses varying in style, size and color, acquired through the 32 dress drives done that year and corporate donors such as Cross Roads Clothing Co., Bella Bridesmaids and Joanna August. The all-women staff, entirely volunteer based, work to maintain a

“No Guys Zone” in order to create a safe space for the girls. Volun-teers turn boyfriends, fathers, or any male relatives away at the doors, unless there is a highschool boy who wants a dress. Each girl who enters the building is assigned a personal shopper,

a volunteer whose focus is to assist the girl in finding the right size and style of dress that they prefer. After selecting three dress-es the girl is escorted up to the second floor where the dressing rooms are located. It takes some trial and error to find the right dress, but the magic moment when the girls find the perfect dress is what keeps volunteers like Serena coming back year after year.

“This is my third year with the Princess Proj-ect. I love seeing how happy and excited the girls are for going to prom. And the fact that we can do this all for free is worthwhile!” she said.

Once girls have selected their dress they move onto check out, where they fill out a survey that rates the experience, and write a thank you note on colorful sticky notes, many expressing their gratitude for making prom a possibility. One note the color

of ocean blue with red writing captures this organization’s goal in four words. I felt like a princess.

The 2014 Princess Project ended at the

end of March. Look out for it next year during prom sea-

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‘The Rose Garden and ‘The Midnight Forest,

Young women register at entrance

Learn more about the Princess Project at princessproject.org

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Keyera holds up her pick for prom Women shuffle through dresses

Serena points to her note at the end of her shopping

Joe, the Artist: More Then Just A Security GuardBy Emily Guo

For every art work drawn, Joe, a security guard at Mission High School who has worked here for approxi-mately 8 years, finds a way to “spend time” and illus-trate his talent. Even though students at Mission High School see him daily, few people in this school know him personally. Joe comes from Lemoore in central California. He has lived in San Francisco for 37 years. Most likely, students and teachers have the impression of him sitting in the hallway, intensely drawing with his head down.

Q: What are some inspirations for your drawings? A: Really, it’s just a habit. I just started doodling. I don’t call myself an artist. I do it because, you know, it passes the time; it keeps me alert. So if somebody likes it, it’s fine. But I don’t do it for depicture or something, it’s more like a therapy.

Q: Where do you get the ideas for your images? A: Just…out of my head, you know. Basi-cally, most of them, I just start doing something and it comes to me. Some of them, I had an image, like I did an elephant on a cliff. I basically like doing faces, so I started trying to do different faces of different people, not anyone particular.

Q: Have you ever learned how to draw? A: No, I have never taken a lesson.

That why I don’t get kind of paranoid with people trying to judge it cause it’s not to be judged but something that I have desire to try and do. I only do it here; I don’t do it at home or anywhere else. You know, some people bite their nails, some chew on their pencils, I doodle. Q: What role will art play in this rest of your life? Do you think someday in the future you will get tired of doing it? A: Oh, I really don’t know. I don’t plan on making a future out of something like this. Like I said, I just do it for fun. I am not that good, to me, personally, just something like to do. I’ve tried to do it all my life. When I was little, I used to do stuff. But I never tried to do anything until I started here, because I sit here and I wait to see if they call me or something so it passes the time. If you do something long enough, then you become bet-ter and better.

Photo by Emily Guo

Congratulations to the Mis-sion High School Band for playing on March 22nd at the SFUSD Arts Festival, a celebra-tion of student’s creativity and imagination in literacy, visual art, media, and performing arts hosted by the Asian Art Mu-seum at Civic Center. This is the first time Mission has a band, and it is also the first time that the band got to play outside of school. The Mis-sion band got to play

we should be called the Mission Total Music Ensemble because our band has all types of instruments from differ-ent type of families. Our band is still look-ing for talented musi-cians at Mission that are able to be a part of us and continue expand-ing our band in order to bring people the joy of music. Join Us!

three songs at the perfor-mance including: “What I like About You” by The Romantics, “Counting Stars” by One Re-public, and “Hall of Fame” by The Scripts. The audience was impressed with the different types of in-struments played in our band, which varied from percussion to wind, stringed, and electron-ic instruments. As suggested by the audi-ence, instead of just being called the Mission High School Band

MHS Takes On ‘Total Music Ensemble’ at Festival

Art & Culture

Q: Do you think you will get tired of it?A: Getting tired? Oh, no, I am not planning on that. I don’t even consider that. Like I said, I just do it out of habit.

By Victoria Lee

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Mission High Band perform Photo by Kumudra Nyun

Joe’s Drawing I Joe’s Drawing II

On a warm spring day, the sun is gilded and the gleaming hope deserves to be seen. At Mission High School, the voices of two boys playing soccer compels me to listen. “Goal!” they both shout at once, as they raise their hands for a high-five. Their enthusiasm

seems to float on both of their faces. Binyam Teklegiorgis and Tofik Mohamed are two African students at Mission High School

who migrated to the United States last year and are now both sophomores. Tofik, the stu-dent who made the goal in soccer, came from Eritrea. When I asked him what his goal as an immigrant is, he smiled.“My goal as an immigrant is to expand my vocabulary in English. That would offer me a

total comfort in writing and speaking at school,” he said.According to Mission High School’s SFUSD 2013-2014 data, 31.4 percent of its students

are English Language Learners. Binyam, who migrated from Ethiopia, speaks English fluently. However, he expressed a

sense of fear: the fear of imperfection; the fear of not being able to speak English without an accent; he has the fear that students will listen to what he says with their ears, but will then turn and use his words to tease him.

Art & Culture

Africa is such a great continentEverything over there is so contentAfrica has 54 beautiful countriesThey’ve built rich cultures over centuries

Free is what this wonderful continent isExcept for when they handle their businessThey had great marketplaces, It’s what I’ve been toldSalt was very valuable which was traded for gold

Rituals of this continent are so cool, you’ll be amazedIf you ever set your eyes on one, it’ll blow your mind in many waysAnd just in case you didn’t knowA lot of rituals were performed by Griots

Internationally is what the scale of this continent is knownIf you talking bad about Africa, you better change your toneAlso check your roots, your ancestors call this place homeIf you don’t believe me, ask the experts, they even found bones

Can you believe what the Imperial Europeans didThey tormented African men, women, and even kidsOn the outside we may not look the sameBut on the inside we have the same organs, heart and brainThe Europeans called the Africans to be tamed“The Scramble for Africa”, it was all a part of their sick gameAfricans tried to fight back, but they were in so much painIn Pain from the big European men with big gunsThey ask “Why did they have to come here, take away our fun”They came, made them promises, gave them lies to their handThey came, made them sign a piece of paper, took away ties to their landThe Congolesew were enslaved, most to gather rubberFor the Europeans’ benefits, they split away spouses from their loversThe Congolese were tired of this, so they started to rebelAll with the help of George Washington Williams and E.D. Morel

Atrocities of the European ways were exposedNow the Europeans were walking on thin ice and their toesAfter many years of rebellion, the countries of Africa found justiceAlthough well over due, in the 1900’s they found independenceMemories of the dark past haunt the African minds to this dayTo help them find peace at last, let’s educate our-selves and find a way

Don’t we all have this kind of fear or discomfort when talking to people in our second lan-guage? Where does the courage come from?MHS does have classes for ESL students, and according to Binyam and Tofik these classes

have enabled them to act in the face of uncertainty by confronting fear. After spending a year in those classes, Binyam and Tofik have been able to make friends in school, though most of their friends are immigrants like them. For them, their African culture is what knits them together, but what about American culture? At MHS, the Black Student Union celebrates the culture of African-Americans. However,

Tofik and Binyam are not African-Americans.“Calling me African-American is like judging a book by it’s cover because I’m not African-

American. I am African,” said Binyam.Binyam believes that his culture doesn’t fit at all with American culture; his culture is very

strict and conservative. He is tied by his religion that allows him to know his limits. How-ever, Binyam also tries his best to fit within American culture.“Somehow you have to fit in those empty spaces” he said. “When you don’t live with people

that share your common traditions, you have to flow in their directions but with limits.” At home, there is another kind of exerting force that thrust Binyam and Tofik forward.

Binyam and Tofik’s parents expect them to become doctors. And you may say that the majority of parents of immigrant students expect them to become doctors, but the level of determination in each student is different. Despite all these challenges, Binyam and Tofik are able to have the sense of who they re-

ally are and where they came from. They are capable of revitalizing their determination anywhere.Binyam is evidently endeavoring to go back to Ethiopia and help his own people. For now

he is trying his best to do well in his classes.‘’Why would I be stressed-out? The teachers in Mission do their best to prompt me and

push me forward, they give me the chance to revise my work, and they grade my classwork and homework, not only my tests,” he said.Tofik plans to get support from Mission High School by taking tutoring classes or free SAT

courses to develop his English. He also has the hope of getting a scholarship to get into college and become a wise man

that knows nothing about rashness and flowing in the wrong directions. He has the hope of achieving his goal because he is the goal maker.Binyam and Tofik are two of hundreds of students who are contributing to the many

dreams emerging from Mission High School.

‘I Am African’By Nour Bouhoussan

Our Untold HistoryBy Hatim Mansori

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Tofik and Binyam Photo by Nour Bouhoussan

Posing for a team photo after defeating Wallenberg Photo by Vicki Zhu

Sports

Girls Play Football TooBy Tonantzin Alcantar

Girls flag football at Mission High just started last year in 2013. In its first year, Mission was undefeat-ed until the county and state championship game against our ulti-mate rival: the Lincoln Mustangs (ponies). Football is more then

just an American sport where men tussle and fight to run a cone-shaped ball to the other side.Football is the North

American sport that defines a popular culture.

My name is Bach. I’m on the varsity baseball team. Currently, we are 10-0 in our division. This exceeded my expectation because for roughly three weeks we did not have a coach. Sometimes we held our own practices, work outs and learned baseball fundamentals from each other.It was blood-curdling to

think that if a coach did not come along, we might not have a team to com-pete after what we went through to get ready for the season. But somehow we

pulled through and now we are on our way to maybe have an un-defeated season, have a chance to compete in the playoffs, which begins April 29th, and hopefully win the championship. We were a team be-

fore we were officially a team and I think that’s why we are 10-0.

Look out for the

playoff games and come out

to support your team!

The girls at Mission who play flag football are showing their patriotism by playing the sport. Because it is uncommon for women to play, it’s amazing to see that girls would play at Mission, one of five high schools that have a flag football team throughout the San Francisco Unified School District.The students on the girls flag

football team come from vari-ous backgrounds but somehow come together and participate in sports that give their community pride. If there is one thing for sure,

the girls of Mission’s flag football team are diligent in their game.

10-0 despite challenges

By Thanh Bach

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Photo Courtesy of SF Examiner

Internships

ScholarshipsNordstrom Cares ScholarshipDUE: 5/1/2014WIN: $10,000 to multiple studentsOPEN TO: ONLY 11th grade: minimum 2.7 GPA, quality community involvement & extracurricular activitiesREQUIRED: Online application, 1 short answer question and 1 personal statement, list of po-tential colleges, 1 letter of recommendationFIND AT: http://www.nordstrom.com/scholarship

Society of Hispanic Professional Engi-neers ScholarshipDUE: 5/1/2014WIN: $1,000-$3,000OPEN TO: MAJOR IN SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGI-NEERING OR MATH ONLY: min 2.75 GPA, must be SHPE member (join before application)REQUIRED: Online application, 1 letter of rec, resume, short answer questionsFIND AT: http://www.shpefoundation.org/ahetems-general-scholarships/

Social Justice AwardDUE: 5/1/14WIN: $300OPEN TO THOSE WITH community involvement and commitment to social justiceREQUIRED: 1pg essay about community involvement and social justice, 1 letter of recFIND AT: http://www.usfca.edu/soe/programs/coun-psych/sc_sjPrize/

SF-CESS ScholarshipDUE: 5/2/2014WIN: $1,000OPEN TO: No minimum GPA, must demonstrate dedica-tion to learning and community work, overcome adversityRequired: Paper application, 2 page essay, 1 artifact of your choice (letter of recommendation, student work, photo, video, or 1 counselor report)FIND AT: (room 213) and ASAP (room 104)

Asian Pacific Commu-nity - Diamond Wipes Scholarship ProgramDUE: 4/30/14 WIN: $1,000OPEN TO CAL POLY PO-MONA, CSU FULLERTON OR CSU SAN BERNARDINO APPLICANTS ONLY: minimum 3.0 GPA: major in Biology, Microbiol-ogy, Business Management, Chemistry, Graphic Design, Web Design, Information Technology, Marketing, or Statistics;REQUIRED: financial need; online application, 2 short answer questions, 1 letter of recommendation, official transcript. FIND AT: http://

Teen Environmental Education Mentor-ship (TEEM) @ Golden Gate National ParkDUE: 5/2/14 Environmental Science PAID year-long internship, students work in nature, learn about environ-mental issues, present to children and visitorsOPEN TO: to all grades. No min. GPA. Able to attend summer training (Aug. 11-16) and retreat (Jan. 18-19, 2015). Able to work 4:30-7:30 pm once a week (Tues./Thurs.) and attend one TEEM Saturday event per month.REQUIRED: Paper applica-tion, short answer questions, 1 letter of recommendationFIND AT: http://www.nature-bridge.org/teem

Teen Advocates for Science Communi-cation @ California Academy of SciencesDUE: 5/4/14 Science & LeadershipYear-long volunteer program, students create fun science experiences for museum visitors like flash mobs, fash-ion shows, and pop upsOPEN TO: all grades, no min. GPA, must have interest in presenting . Be able to attend each day of the programREQUIRED: Online applica-tion, 2 short answer ques-tionsFIND AT: http://www.tfa-forms.com/319680

High School Poll Worker - SF Dept. of ElectionsDUE: 5/9/14 PAID. Serve as a poll worker on Election Day, and assist voters with the voting process. ($142)OPEN TO: Must be 16 by 6/3/14. US Citizen or Bilingual non-US Citizen. Minimum GPA 2.5. REQUIRED: Attend a mandatory 2-hour training class. Paper applicationApplications available with Ms. Soliz

Science in Action - Filmmaking Summer Intesive\ @ California Academy of SciencesDUE: 5/4/14 Science & Film/Media 2 week summer program (June 16-27), students work with scientists to explore skulls, evolution & biodiversity, and pro-duce their own short film to show in the museumOPEN TO: to all grades, no min. GPA, must have interest in science and filmmaking, able to attend each day of the programREQUIRED: Online application, 4 short answer questions, 2 letters of referenceFIND AT: http://www.tfaforms.com/319785

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Know of more scholarships and inernships? Get them in the paper!

headsupmhs@gmail.com

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Events

Thursday, April 17th

3:00-5:00pmIn the cafeteria

FREE! FREE! FREE! FREE! FREE!

Wear closed-toed shoes and comfortable clothes Snacks will be provided

Space is limited – show up early!

Questions? Call Alicia (SFWAR) at 415-861-2024 x308 or the Afterschool Program

Instructor: Janet Gee

Look out for the Film and Music

Festival at MHS on May 16th

6-8 pm

International Multicultural Week

Want your event in the paper? Email headsupmhs@gmail.com

Preliminary Bout Schedule- Saturday, April 12 | 1pm & 3pm | Bindles-tiff Studio (185 6th St. San Francisco)- Friday, April 18 | 5pm & 7pm | Youth Radio (1701 Broadway, Oakland, CA)- Saturday, April 19 | 1pm & 3pm | SF Main Library (100 Larkin St. San Francisco)

Grand Slam FinalsSaturday, May 10th, 2014 | 7:00pm-10:00pm | Nourse Audi-torium 275 Hayes St.Tickets are $5 Youth (Under 24) | $10 Adult | $50 VIP

Semi-Finals Schedule- Friday, April 25 | 7pm | Oakland Museum (1000 Oak Street, Oakland, CA)- Saturday, April 26 | 7pm | Oakland Museum (1000 Oak Street, Oakland, CA)- Friday, May 2 | 7pm | Children’s Creativity Museum (221 Fourth Street, San Francisco)- Saturday, May 3 | 7pm | Children’s Creativi-ty Museum (221 Fourth Street, San Francisco)

Haiti Solidarity Celebration & Fundraiser

Mission High School Students in Solidarity

with Haiti

Come join us for a Haiti fundraiser and solidarity celebration. The event will help fund a MHS student delegation to Haiti and help support on going relief efforts.

The event will be held at Holy Innocents Church in Noe Valley on Saturday April 26th from 3:00-5:00 Pm.

Celebration will include:Food made with organic produce from the gardens of

Mission High School & Pie RanchPerformances by Batala, San Francisco, a samba

reggae performance group and other student artists.A student led Report back about last year’s delega-

tionA Haiti Action Committee report concerning the cur-

rent political situation in HaitiAdult Solidarity-$15.00Student Solidarity-$10

After School Program

Clubs

Tutoring

SFCESS

Peer tutoring is an amazing accomplishment in the After School Program. Thanks to the tutoring support in the library, many students now feel comfortable enough to go upstairs into the library and ask for help; whether it be for homework, classwork, or even if you just don't understand the topic. Teachers, like Ms. Wright, can also be seen at the library after school, assisting students. This is a new effort being pushed by academic liaison

Mark D’Acquisto called PowerHour where certificated teachers are paid extended hours to facilitate after school tutoring services in their respective subject areas.Jennifer Cochrane, Elvira Vivanco and Yadira Sanchez

can also be seen in the library after school providing re-sources for students.

Check out the tutoring schedule posted up in the After School Program office

Youth Leadership

Youth Leadership has taught me the values of becoming a leader and knowing all the responsibilities that come with the title. I have learned many skills throughout my two years in the Youth Leadership Council, but the most important are organization, communicating, and always finding a way to improve upon the community.

San Francisco Coalition of Es-sential Small Schools (SF-CESS) intends to make an impact on the design and sustainability of new and existing small schools in San Francisco by providing coaching, technical assistance and professional development focused on equity, inquiry and achievement to a network of schools. SF-CESS will share best

practices for creating the condi tions necessary for schools to be equitable and high perform-ing. SF-CESS intends to make a significant contribution to achievement and the lives of children in the San Francisco-Bay Area, as well as throughout the nation.

Being part of Youth Leadership I continue to learn everyday and set an example for others. This program helped me realize that a college degree is my opportunity to achieve my plans of improving upon the future of my friends, family, and community.

Join Youth Leadership!Meetings every Wednesday in the

ASP Office

By Jonathan Aleman

The multicultural club is currently in the middle of the production stage for this years annual Multicultural Assem-bly. This years theme will focus on cyber

bullying, a topic also being discussed by the Student Advisory Council. In addition to cyber bullying, students are preparing skits which will focus on gentrification in the Mission. Over the last few weeks, students,

Mr.Jay Pugao and Ms. Reyes have put their minds together in order to create skits which are both entertaining and carry heavy meaning. See the fruits of their collec-

tive labor at this years assem-bly on April 24th.

A special thanks goes out to SFCESS as the Lead Agency partner of ExCEL and MHS to facili-tate Extended Day programming here at Mission. We are honored to have an organization that values equity for all peoples from across differences and create spaces for powerful and mean-ingful discourse and practices.

Contributors:Zulma GaldamezVictoria LeeKumudra NyunNour BouhossounAlejandra Z. ArroyoUrmi PatelEmily GuoHatim MansoriJonathan AlemanTonantzin AlcantarThanh Bach

Advisors:Brenda MontañoMabel JimenezJay Pugao

Join Us!Every Wednesday4-6 pm Media Lab

Contact Us!Emailheadsupmhs@gmail.comOr visit Brenda at the ASP office

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Hip Hop Club practicing for MCC assembly

Theater workshop for MCC assembly

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