Today’s Future

I. AM. College Track By Alejandra Castillo What is College Track? Many people might think it is an educational program in which helps kids progress in their classes or something having to do with academics. But there is more to it! College Track is a program that helps kids expand their wings and get ready for college. It also helps us meet new people, different ethnicity, and get to know what they do and what they did to get where they're at. College Track is not only a program but a family that we create to help one another when we need help. Not only does it helps us to socialize with others but it also lets us prepare and a feel of what college is like. They also talk about the steps it takes to achieve to your dream college. College Track also helps us open our minds at such a young age so we can prepare for challenges coming our way and helping us look for the proper help so we won't be lost.

Kim Merino: Digital Storytelling Students are learning to use Scratch, a program used to create games and stories, to

show problems and solutions in Boyle Heights. They’re some strategies to help our community and some future goals. Students have also learned to import sounds, and

images from the Internet. We also well as how to edit and customize their photos. Overall, it adds up to many awesome projects.

Jordan Gonzalez: English-Language Arts

The theme is “From My eyes”. So far, students have read an article, two poems, and an excerpt. Each text contains some type of relation to the theme. Mr. G has also

assigned some essays regarding the theme and finding personality. Also, writing about the world they come from. Whether it’ll be East L.A. or South L.A. They've built a

stronger vocabulary using words from the Word of the Day and assigned vocabulary.

Tanya Chirapuntu: College Advisory Tanya is showing the class our dream colleges, the requirements, and some arts and crafts, regarding the course. There have also fun and educational activities of naming

colleges and creating dream boards of our goals, dream colleges, and inspirations. There is a brief activity of drawing a potato and decorating it and the background in the

way you see the community. It was an overall fun experience.

Jorge Rios: Mathematics and Financial Literacy Mr. Rios had everything planned out, from the guest speakers, to helping with managing money for freshman year of college. He also went over decimals,

percentages, fractions, and solving systems of equations. He taught in a clear, understandable form and gave out practice worksheets and Cornell notes. He even chose to have students fill out a sheet with the incomes and expenses for freshman

year of college, and another sheet of reviewing algebra.

TODAYS FUTURE College track is the future of Boyle Heights! College track students will lower the percentage of Roosevelt High School dropouts and will raise the percentage of graduates and more Latinos in good colleges. With the help of college track, students will have more support to there school work. College track staff and teachers will check up on the student’s grades. This summer, College Track also had tutoring after school so if they need extra help or support in schoolwork, but college track isn’t just a program about school there like family. Freshmen college track students are required to take a summer course from 8AM to 1PM. During the summer, College Track isn’t all work. Every Friday if students complete all their work they get to go to Field trips.

Student and Staff Interview College Track has lots of benefits for the students. It also gives

them a lot more advantages than other students. But what are the

honest opinions of the students and staff of College Track.

Q. How will College Track benefit you and give an

advantage that others who aren’t in the program?

Gerardo Reyes Miguel Rios

College Track will inspire me College Track will benefit me ‘cause and help find my dream college. it helps me open doors I can’t open It will also my siblings to follow in my own. The advantage is I get my example. more help and can go to college.

Kimberly Ortega Tina Kim

College Track will benefit me by giving College Track is maybe the one thing me more opportunities than the others. that will propel students to go to college. Others students don’t get to take the PSAT It will give them the ability to get all the for free and I get to meet more people. info and it will give them leadership skills.

Q. If you were to describe College Track in a word or phrase what would it be? Miguel Rios Tina Kim Ruben Estrada “The sky is not the “The path to “Fantastic”

limit if there are success” footprints of man on

the moon”

Jordan Gonzalez Cynthia Erenas Gerardo Reyes “Excellent” “Successful” “Awesome”

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LEGASPI#

Why#are#you#still#here?#Why#don’t#you#leave?#

I#am#here#because#I#love#living#here,#and#I#love#the#culture#of#this#community.#

What#or#who#motivates#you#to#help#Boyle#Heights?#

I#am#motivated#by#students#their#big#dreams#of#changing#the#choices#we#have#made,#and#so#it’s#

important#that#I#contribute#to#my#family#legacy.#

Why#Boyle#Heights,#why#not#another#community?#

I#choose#this#community#because#it#is#in#need#of#a#lots#of#help#and#if#I#don’t#do#what#I#do#no#one#will#do#

it.#Now#the#question#is#what#is#it#that#I#do?#Well#I#make#people#smile#I#make#them#apreciate#what#they#

have.#

What#is#the#craziest#thing#that#has#ever#happen#to#you#here#at#Boyle#Heights?#

The#craziest#thing#that#has#ever#happen#to#me#was#that#I#peatch#the#opening#peatch#at#a#Dodgers#game.#I#

also#got#my#classroom#make#over.#

What#is#the#coolest#thing#someone#has#ver#told#you?#

I#remember#I#went#to#the#Boys#and#Girls#club#and#a#6#year#old#ask#me#if#I#was#the#guy#who#plays#music#at#

the#park,#I#told#her#yes#but#I#was#not#doing#it#any#more.##

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We#have#all#heard#about#many#up#and#coming#programs#for#teenagers#

that#will#help#them#go#to#college,#and#what#I"want"to"tell"you"is"that"this"program"called"“College"Track”"is"all"about"helping"young"teen’s"make"it"to"a"four"year"college."College"Track"will"also"give"qualifying"students"a"scholarship"for"going"to"college"track"and"learning"the"ways"to"make"it"to"college."That"is"why"getting"into"the"College"Track"program"will"help"students"get"into"a"four@year"college."

This"program"is"99.9%"sure"of"helping"young"teenagers"make"it"to"college"and"will"definitely"help"young"people"become"the"next"big"thing,"which"in"our"case"is"the"next"smartest"person"from"our"communities."College"Track"will"make"you"a"responsible"person,"a"smart"person,"and"also"make"you"the"best"at"becoming"a"leader"for"others,"and"will"help"you"show"others"how"to"do"the"same;"become"a"self"responsible"smart"leader."

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“Going"into"college"is"expensive"and"hard"to"get"into,"but"College"Track"can"make"a"huge"impact"into"getting"in"your"dream"college."The"benefit"of"being"in"College"Track"is"it"encourages"students"to"be"gregarious"and"participate"in"class"and"with"students."Also"you"can"get"help"from"the"people"who"work"there"from"homework"or"a"better"understanding"of"something.”@"College"Track"Inductee"#

Topanga'State'Park'Hike'w/College'Track:'

Our$Hike:"

On"July"27,"2012"most"of"the"College"Track"students"from"Boyle"Heights"went"on"a"hike"near"Santa"Monica"Beach."We"started"from"the"bottom"of"the"hill"and"worked"our"way"up"through"branches,"trees,"rocky"trails,"weeds,"and"very"narrow"trails"that"you"would"fall"right"off"with"one"step."As"we"went"hiking"we"took"a"break"and"ate"a"snack,"which"was"surrounded"by"a"beautiful"view"of"Santa"Monica"Beach."The"ocean"was"so"clear"you"would"not"tell"where"the"sky"and"the"ocean"would"meet.""

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We'encountered'a'rattlesnake'on'our'trip'back'down'to'the'bus.'Mr.'Gonzalez'and'Mr.'Rios'luckily'knew'what'to'do.'Both'teachers'led'us'to'safety'and'we'continued'our'trip'down'the'hike'but,'then'some'fell.'Amber'was'walking'down'a'slope'and'tripped'and'twisted'her'ankle'therefore,'she'was'provided'with'first'aid'by'two'awesome'guys'(Mr.'Legaspi'and'Juan).'Both'stayed'behind'and'helped'her.'There'were'many'events'that'occurred'that'day'of'our'Topanga'State'Park'Hiking'trip,'but'we'got'through'it'with'our'College'Track'family’s'help.'

From"there"some"students"decided"to"hike"more;"to"the"very"top"of"the"tops."The"rest"just"kick"back"and"enjoyed"the"view"with"their"College"Track"peers."Now"when"it"was"time"we"hiked"our"way"back"down"with"all"of"the"energy"that"was"left."There"was"from"tripping"to"sweating"to"walking"and"a"snake"in"our"way"but,"we"all"made"it."THAT’S"COLLEGE"TRACK"AT"TOPANGA"STATE"PARK"HIKE."

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Future Help I am here to tell you how we can help Boyle Heights or better yet the world. There are some ways to help Boyle Heights and here are some ways. First here are the problems in Boyle Heights; here are some, there is graffiti, homeless people, and poor people. Here are some ways to help prevent these problems.

One way is to raise a charity for money for poor people and homeless people. Another way is to also raise a foundation just for helping people. One last way is to get other donations from other people like paint to paint over the graffiti so it will be clean. These were some ways to help Boyle Heights!! One way that I will help Boyle Heights is by going on the internet and create a organization to help Boyle Heights. In the future I will create a foundation for students that want to go to college.

-Erick Villarreal

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