By America Ramirez
If you had the chance to take a week off school, explore museums, and visit monuments, would you take it? Five students accompanied by Ms. Orlando and Mr. Shunt took the opportunity of going to Washington D.C. through the Close Up program. While Hubbard students have been going for many years, each group of students take something different from the trip. This year’s group, made up by Gabriel Cordova (Div. 503), Daniela Bravo (Div.503), America Ramirez (Div. 504), Rosie Solano (Div.601), and Lorena Juarez (Div. 601) learned that their voice can make a difference. “We had workshops where we were given a topic and we all had to come together to find a solution to the problem,” Gabriel Cordova shared. During the course of the week the students went to several museums and monuments. Daniela tells us “We were assigned questions we had to answer as we went through each monument.” Mr. Shunt enjoys taking students on the trip because “[i]t’s a great experience and a way for our students to meet people from different parts of the country and share their ideas.” The goal of the trip is to “get students involved in politics and help them develop the skills and attitudes to become informed and engaged citizens.”
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By Ambar Stewart
Signing Day is the day every athlete looks forward to since they start their sports career. This day is when athletes sign their letter of intent to the college they will attend in fall on partial or full scholarships. This year, there were a total of 8 seniors that signed letters of intent to a school of their choice. Signing Day is a monumental moment that every athlete should experience if they choose to go to the next level. The 8 seniors that signed a letter of intent are Kevin Stringer (Div.510), Darius Sims (Div.515), Brandon Pettis (Div 510. ), and Rashawn Williams (Div.515) will all attend the University of Wisconsin at Eau-Claire. Jacquelle Smith (Div.515) will attend Jackson State. Deonte McReynolds (Div.515) and Trevon Bowens(Div.515) will both attend William Penn University and Ambar Stewart (Div.509) will attend Malcolm X. We are proud of all our Greyhounds! Teachers, are sitting at your desk and you’re not feeling very healthy? You’ve been meaning to hit the gym but you keep procrastinating? No, do it right now. There’s a new weight room just for you! Mr. Niles, owner of the Body by Bruno, donated $45,000 to Hubbard High School for the new weight rooms: one for students and one for teachers and staff. Mr. Niles felt that all of the donations always go to suburban schools so he wanted to donate to a city school. Mr. Niles and Coach E spoke about the lack of facilities at Hubbard and generously decided to donate money for a new weight room. Coach E then spoke to Ms. Wiley to ask her if it was okay to turn the In-School Suspension room into the staff weight room and she approved. The new equipment has been here since last August. “I have been coaching here for 21 years and the machines were rusting and the floors were tearing up,” said Coach E. Ned got the money to take the equipment down that was already up in the weight room; Larry, the engineer, got the moving trucks; and Mr. Newman (asst. principal) bought gloves for the football players and the guys who lift after school so that they could move the equipment. The staff weight room (the old in-school room) is now Weight Room A. The normal weight room for the students is now Weight Room B. Since the weight room now has a more friendly appearance, Coach E expects everyone to respect it more and keep it clean. It’s not done yet. Coach E is also going to install new fans and a couple of flat screen TVs on the wall. All faculty or staff member can see Coach E about getting in the weight room. Morning workouts are from 6:14am- 7:15am on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays. You can also lift after school. A big thank you to everyone who worked hard to donate their time to build the new weight room. A special thanks to Mr. Niles for his generous gift! |
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