By Antonio Constantino Staff Writer The journalism program at Summit Public School: Rainier visited the San Jose Mercury News headquarters for a day. Students in this program learned new things because they got to experience a realistic view of being a journalist as they got to see the working environment and listen to journalists talk about their experiences at work
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By Darya Worsell Staff Writer “And when I meet Thomas Jefferson, Imma compel him to include women in the sequel!” Thomas Jefferson has come back to life in the form of a jazzy, crazy man on Broadway, singing and dancing his way through 18th century America. The musical Hamilton, which features Angelica Schuyler directing that line at Jefferson while talking
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By Serina Sperduto Staff Writer When I was younger, I had my First Communion. My mom and I bought a white little dress and a veil to match. Walking up to the altar in church, it was the time to get blessed. I took hold of the bread, the Body of Christ, and ate it. I took a small sip
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By Micah Tam Staff Writer On May 25, Summit Preparatory Charter High School had a Celebration of Learning in which students got the chance to exhibit the life skills they acquired during Expeditions. Among the selection of Expedition courses that offer different learning opportunities from content knowledge to the arts, there are also courses that teach life skills that benefit
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By Kristian Bekele Staff Writer On May 25, Summit Prep students demonstrated all that they have learned to peers and parents in what is known as the Celebration of Learning showcase. From 6 p.m. to 8 p.m., students from the Expeditions classes Education Pathways, College Readiness and Sociology of Law showed off what they learned in the eight weeks
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By Eliza Insley Staff Writer Celebration of Learning is an annual showcase of all the work done in the Expeditions courses. These three Expeditions, Internship, Entrepreneurship, and Computer Science, all explore different aspects of business. Internship During the Internship Expedition, sophomore and senior students have the opportunity to do an off-campus internship for local organizations and then give a presentation
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By CC Logan Staff Writer Students in the Video Production, Visual Arts, Creative Writing and Holocaust Expeditions classes showed their creativity through arts projects for the after school Celebration of Learning event. Video Production In the Video Production Expeditions course, students got to learn different filming and editing techniques which help achieve a higher quality video, such as filming at
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By Jon Garvin Staff Writer Celebration of Learning is an annual showcase put together by the Expeditions team where students and parents come together to learn about the different courses. Students in the Anthropology, Ethnic Studies, Girl Rising and Human Sexuality classes explored different aspects of culture and the human experience. Here are some things they displayed at the Celebration
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By Elton Morfin Staff Writer Soccer helps me a lot; for example, if I have a lot on my mind or if I am angry. What do I do instead of taking out all that anger on someone else? I go play soccer because it helps me calm down. For me, soccer feels relaxing, and it distracts me from the things
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By Andrea Peña and Darya Worsell Staff Writers David Tellez, who teaches Modern World at Summit Prep, works to incorporate arts into his instruction. Every year he assigns Art as Expression as his first project. In this project, students work to analyze art from before and after World War I. Students also have the opportunity to create their own piece of
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