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BREAKING NEWS: School closure impacts Tahoma community as it prepares for virtual school

Posted on March 13, 2020 by summitpsnews Leave a comment

By Jacob Kahn-Samuelson, Max Taniguchi King and Polina Runova Staff Editors It has been announced that all Santa Clara County schools including Summit Public School: Tahoma will be closed starting Monday, March 16. Beginning Tuesday, students at Summit Tahoma are going to attend virtual school as the community deals with COVID-19. Tahoma Executive Director Jonathan Stewart has already been preparing

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Teachers confront media stereotypes

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By Kylie Gallegos and Destiny Holliman Staff Writers Pop Culture and Media Art teacher Keith Brown had a student that for a time was the only African American in her grade and, when he went to check on her after hearing an insensitive comment, she just said that she was “sick of not being around anybody that looks like her.”

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Skateboarder, artist and musician Pablo “Psplifff” Ramirez left a legacy

Posted on March 12, 2020 by Cyrus Shakeri Leave a comment

By Cyrus Shakeri Staff Writer At my house, I have a GX1000 skateboard with the name Pablo on it. I recently purchased this as a tribute to Pablo “Psplifff” Ramirez, a skateboarder whose life ended April 23, 2019 after a collision with a dump truck on Seventh Street. I was saddened and surprised at the news of Ramirez’s death, and

Real-life paranormal movie is a thrill

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By Dania Zamudio Staff Writer The movie “Veronica” is really good. It’s a horror film, and it’s actually pretty scary. It is in Spanish and takes place in Madrid, Spain because it’s based on a true story. The director of the movie is Paco Plaza. The movie came out in 2017. The movie “Veronica” is entirely in Spanish. During an

“The Hate U Give” addresses societal racism

Posted on March 12, 2020 by Hannah Murrieta Leave a comment

By Hannah Murrieta Staff Writer “The Hate U Give” was a movie made in 2017 trying to show a purpose to people following the deaths of people of color because of white cops. In one of the scenes, a young black teenager was killed because the white cop thought he had a gun and his family wanted justice for him

Video Production students prepare for upcoming contests

Posted on March 12, 2020 by Madeline Knight Leave a comment

By Maddie Knight Staff Writer Tahoma Video Production students are currently hard at work in preparation for upcoming contests in the spring. Video Production teacher Vincent Nelson said contests “offer opportunity for students to put their filming skills to the test.” Mr. Nelson continued, “Some of these kids, the advanced students, TA’s, I’ve had for two to three years now,

“Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker” is not as good as we hoped

Posted on March 12, 2020 by Henry Pierce Leave a comment

By Henry Pierce Staff Writer WARNING: SPOILERS AHEAD — YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED! As the first order is taking the final steps to crush the Resistance, a message is intercepted by a Resistance spy telling that the long-dead Palpatine is alive and ready to take over once again. The Resistance decides that it needs to stop Palpatine, and they go

“ARK: Survival Evolved” is a good game

Posted on March 12, 2020 by Henry Pierce Leave a comment

By Henry Pierce Staff Writer “ARK: Survival Evolved” is a video game available for PC/Mac, Xbox 1, PS 4, Android/IOS, and Nintendo Switch. In “ARK: Survival Evolved,” you are the main character in the game. You explore a strange island filled with prehistoric animals and plants from different prehistoric time periods, and you recover artifacts from other explorers who have

Artists face the ups and downs of Silicon Valley

Posted on March 12, 2020 by summitpsnews Leave a comment

By Polina Runova Staff Editor Although she lives in San Francisco, Mung Lar Lam commutes to San Jose three times a week to make her art. She is currently an artist in residence at the San Jose Museum of Quilts and Textiles, where she is developing a new medium of fabric art. “It’s kind of a cross between drawing, painting,

“Food wars!: Shokugeki No Soma” is worth your time

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By Jae-Lyn Miranda Staff Writer This anime/manga series has everybody’s mouth watering. “Food wars!: Shokugeki No Soma” is a Japanese shōnen manga series made by Yuto Tsukuda and illustrated by Shun Saeki. This anime was produced and directed by J.C. Staff and Yoshitomo Yonetani to become a Japanese television series (anime). [SPOILERS AHEAD] This show takes place in Japan featuring

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