20 Jan

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IMPACT Fundraiser Skates in Money

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IMPACT executives, leads, and mentors tried to keep their balance on the ice at the IMPACT fundraiser, which was held at Aliso Ice Palace, Wednesday, January 11.  While most IMPACT members sported their most fashionable winter clothes on the ice, senior Kyle Long and junior Char Smith flaunted their speed skating-like outfits.  Junior Emily Jindra, who is a figure skater, exposed her skills on the ice, while others struggled to break free from the side walls.  “My knee hurts.  I took a dive on the ice,” reported senior IMPACT member, Jordan Bui.  With around thirty students attending, IMPACT raised just over $500 for their club.  Despite sore ankles after wobbling like Bambi on the ice, IMPACT members had a good time.  “It was fun to be skating with my friends, and raising money for our club,” exclaimed sophomore, Christina Du Mont.

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20 Jan

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Girls’ Water Polo vs Capo, Come Support the Girls!

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Girls’ Water Polo is in season and they would love some fans in the stands for support! Last night they destroyed Capo with the final score of 12-6. The goalie blocked shots, and the field players scored goals. The ladies came together and worked as a unit, which allowed them to keep their lead and crush the cougars. Please come out and support your lady Titan water polo team at their next game, Tuesday at Aliso Niguel High School and Wednesday at home.

Amy Jensen looks down the field for an open player to make a safe pass too.

Megan Rafael gets up big in the water to shot block the offensive player from Capo

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20 Jan

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What if… Week-A Wrap up

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Students seemed to be responding well to the various activities that ASB organized around the campus last week. “What if… Week had a real impact on my life and it truly taught me how to be nicer and how to be a better person.” said sophomore Paris Frattone. The week started off with students designing anti-bullying posters and ended with a spirit day were we could all be coexisting as one ohana or family. The campus looked cleaner  and after the week ended it seems as if everyone had a friend they could lean on if anything wentwrong, the point of What if… Week.

Senior Brennan Kellar creates a poster of an apple and an orange for Monday's anti-bullying theme.

The first day students created posters to prevent bullying and the posters are still hanging up around the school, a week after their making. The second day consisted of  What if.. Everyone made safe decisions.  Much of that focus was on texting while driving.  Wednesday’s was What if…Everyone cared.  ASB set up compliment walls around campus where students could write anonymous compliments and words of support to anyone they wanted. On the fourth day, the goal was for the whole school to dress in any colored plain shirt, which was meant to display our differences yet our unity as well . Lastly on the fifth day ASB put on a winter sports pep rally to conclude What if …Week and students were supposed to be in their Tesoro spirit wear.

The What if…  Week that ASB organized has had an impact on the school, even if it a little change or a big change.

ASB student, Christine Dailey heads up the comment wall, monitoring what complements are put up on the wall.

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20 Jan

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In Memory (and Vengeance) of MegaUpload

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On Thursday, Internet giant MegaUpload was taken down by the U.S. Government. While the site’s headquarters are in Hong Kong, the government shut down the site (including its sister sites) on the grounds that one of the giant’s servers was in Virginia, while its founders were arrested in New Zealand. As its name suggests, MegaUpload is (or rather, was) a site where anonymous users could upload videos, movies or any other files that are too big to send through conventional means, such as email. The Motion Picture Association of America accused MegaUpload of hosting an extreme number of copyrighted data. 

            Less than thirty minutes after the site went down, the infamous hacker group Anonymous began a full-fledged attack at what they claimed was the government’s answer to the internet blackout. Calling the shut-down “the single largest Internet attack in its history”, the group retaliated with hack-attacks on the US Department of Justice’s justice.gov, FBI.gov, as well as the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) and the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA), both of which are staunch advocates of the SOPA and PIPA bills. Barrett Brown, a public spokesperson of Anonymous, noted “so if this is what can occur without SOPA being passed, imagine what can occur after SOPA is passed”.

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08 Dec

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National Honor Society Welcomes New Members

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Thirty-eight of Tesoro’s students were welcomed into the National Honor Society on Thursday, December 1.  After Dr. Burch gave a speech, an array of sophomores, juniors, and seniors swore their oath to the National Honor Society.  Despite having National Honor Society Vice President Ryan Pallas and Treasurer Taylor England away at a Mock Trial competition, President Jenna Ward and Secretary Megan O’Brien along with Carrick Reddin and Brooke Silver delivered speeches about the integrity and character expected of a National Honor Society member.  Each new member partook in the candle-lighting ceremony and was officially inducted to the Tesoro National Honor Society chapter.  “I really enjoyed the candle-lighting ceremony.  I’m very excited to be in National Honor Society,” sophomore Christina Du Mont says.  Once the ceremony concluded, deserts lined the tables in the cafeteria.  Symbolic National Honor Society yellow roses were at every table, along with an assortment of treats.  The infamous National Honor Society ice-cream fruit punch did not fail to satisfy the crowd.  With candle and certificate at hand, thirty-eight Tesoro students walked away as the newest members to the National Honor Society.