![]() Jailene Magana, Staff Reporter January 15, 2016 Do you know who’s looking at your social media? Are you aware that things you post can affect your chances of getting into college, scholarships, and jobs? Derogatory material should be excluded from Facebook, twitter, Instagram, and other social network. Social media reflects what you find humorous, controversial, or enlightening. Keep in mind not everyone agrees on your viewpoints, so don’t taint your image. Mr. Nail Sabanagic, history teacher, shared his thoughts on what he considers acceptable to post on social media. “Offensive jokes, religion, your personal life, work related content, and inappropriate pictures should be avoided when pursuing a new career or hoping for acceptance of a college” says Mr.Sabanagic. ”It is a really bad idea, because even when you delete things off the internet, it’s still there. It can cost you your job,” he said. “Recognize that social media can make you or break you.” According to Mr. Sabanagic, ”Kids should not have access to social media until they are in high school because they’re not emotionally prepared to handle responsibilities.” He recalls a time when Facebook was strictly for college students in the early 2000’s. Keeping adolescents from having access to social media can help avoid them posting indecency. Mr. Sabanagic encourages students to avoid posting things that are offensive such as fights, and expressions that perpetuate stereotypes. “Basically anything from World Star because you don’t want to be associated with that.” World Star is an entertainment and news media page regularly posting videos and photos, related to fighting, celebrity issues, and obscene pictures. (Remember that everyone has a different sense of humor, perspective on politics/religion, and views on racial jokes.) He said prestigious companies and esteemed universities will look into your profiles, accounts, and posts before hiring or accepting you. He personally knows a man who lost his job because he posted inappropriate videos. Imagine losing your job all because you hit the share button. Mr. Sabanagic believes it is easier for boys to get away with inappropriate posts. “Girls get more grief for posting inappropriate pictures than guys do.” Society puts so much pressure on women to be displayed as politically correct at all times, and throughout the major eruption of using social media, women have been targeted profusely. Teenagers are oblivious to the consequences of posting and sharing material because it is so easy to do on your cellphone. Posting private photos is probably not a good idea, especially for girls, because they can be downloaded by anyone who can access them. “Harassments are never justifiable, and when you post inappropriate things, you open yourself up to be harassed,” warns Mr.Sabanagic. Harassment is something people should not go through. Females have a tendency to send inappropriate pictures to males disregarding the fact that they might share it with the world. It also occurs with males, but not as often. The internet and social media hold a powerful account as to whether your reputation is going to be held worthy. Think before you click.
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![]() By Stephanie Sanchez January 20, 2016 The debate whether schools should have a uniform policy is still a heated discussion. Many argue that school uniforms can reduce the crime level and increase student’s safety. It increases students’ safety by preventing gang members from wearing gang colors and helping school officials identify intruders. “Students should be checked at the door for uniform. Teachers shouldn’t have to take instruction time to make sure everyone is in proper uniform,” said Ms.Daniela Serrano, Spanish teacher. Uniforms cut down on the time to get ready because you don’t have to think about what to wear, reducing tardiness. Although uniforms will make mornings easier for students, it is the parents who deal with the debt of buying school uniforms. Uniforms can be expensive, especially some of the school’s official gear. For example, a pair of Hubbard sweatpants at the school store costs about $25. Not everyone can afford to pay that much for sweatpants. It can be argued that a uniform policy reduces peer pressure and bullying. It limits a student’s ability to make fun of someone because everyone is wearing the same colors. However, it also limits freedom of expression. This policy practices conformity instead of diversity. It encourages the “follow the crowd” mentality instead of giving individual rights to express themselves. By wearing uniforms it decreases the amount of distractions in the classroom which allows students to focus on their education. It may also become a nuisance to the teachers and disrupt student learning. Many teachers, including Ms. Serrano, agree that it takes time away from the class when teachers have to constantly remind students about the uniform policy and send students to get rentals if they are not following it. Xiomara Vazquez (Div. 604) said, “Having to stop class shows there’s too much emphasize on uniform and not enough on our education.” Ronald Tillman, Staff Reporter
January 14, 2016 There are many reasons why students feel that their phones should be acceptable in school. One of the main explanations would be that they need their phones in case of an emergency, but some adults consider it a bad excuse because children tend to use that as a cover up for what they were really doing. Another reason would be that there are many helpful apps that could guide and benefit students in class. Parents feel that students get a memory aid with the use of cell phones. Some adults feel that students get easily distracted from their school work which causes them to stay behind and have trouble understanding. Furthermore, teachers are concerned that students will use their phones to plagiarize assignments. There are many cases where phones get stolen due to the fact that students constantly take it out for many reasons. For the loss of phones, many times it could lead to other problems and conflicts involving the school. Lastly, yet most importantly, cellphones in schools are looked down on because it may cause cyber bullying, which has become a major social issue. Daniel Diaz, Managing Editor
Jailene Magana, Staff Reporter For Erika Sanchez (Div. 602), earning money is the top goal for 2016. “Last year I was more worried about keeping my grades up but now that I’m a senior, I care about what’s going to happen when I leave Hubbard”. She has taken up more hours at her job to help her advance her goal. “You want to achieve something, you have to put work into it” The only thing stopping her from saving up her dollars is buying starbucks but even then Erika is determined to save all that money to purchase her first car and become more independent. Francisco Uribe (Div. 607) is all about getting in shape this year. Last year his focus was improving his academic performance but now he’s all about the diet and lifting weights. “The most difficult part for me is replacing, relaxing and screwing around with dedication and hard work.” For Francisco, his well being is more important than anything as of right now. “I just don’t want to stay overweight and always be lazy and the only way I’ll do that is to not think about the process and focus on the outcome.” There is always ways to improve yourself every year as for him, it’s working on building muscle. Standing out from everyone else may be difficult at times, but Marc Quinones (Div. 806) plans on being conspicuous by committing to his New Year’s resolutions: becoming more athletic and putting effort into his grades. The weather and schoolwork might try to discourage him, but he knows he can’t deal with another year of failure. “I’m running more, practicing towards baseball, and taking notes seriously.” His resolutions will be the teamwork.”They can help you accomplish something you’ve wanted to do but didn’t succeed at.” Do things you’re actually going to do because most people don’t keep up with what they’re going to do.” That is what Ana Hernandez (Div. 703) believes will keep people on their one’s and two’s when it comes to accomplishing their resolution. She left the daily promise from the beginning of the year to realize each day is a new opportunity motivating her want to plan before she acts. This year she gave up on settling on one goal for the whole year because for her,”They’re just goals, you can set goals whenever you want.” Most people only include themselves in their resolutions, but Mr.Fitzgerald, Law Teacher, wants us to remember, “In the future, make sure you make resolutions you can keep, that helps you or someone else.” He wants to enjoy his free time to the fullest extent and feed his piggy bank for his soon Scandinavia, Iceland, and Russia getaway. The best advice he offers would be,”I think if people set small goals, it’s a good way to start because there’s not much to do in January or February with the cold weather.” ![]() Chyanne Villasenor, Features Editor Jonathan Ortiz, Staff Reporter January 14, 2016 Seniors, you begin to slowly count down the days. Senior luncheon, prom, and graduation. You’re all getting ready to live those special moments in your last year as a high school student. Everyday you’re so close yet so far to spread your wings and fly out of this place. You’re all pumped the beginning of the year but come a couple months before you can get your diploma and you just want it to end already. You start getting lazy and don’t want to deal with anything remotely related to school. That’s when the common case of ‘senioritis’ starts to spread. That doesn’t mean we could slack off now. NO! To prevent this horrible event from happening to you, be sure to make up any credits and service learning hours. If you need night school, remember to sign up before all spots are filled. If you don’t get the required credit and hours to graduate, the only place you’ll be walking to is the counseling office to sign up for summer school. I doubt anyone wants to do that walk of shame. Don’t ruin your chances of finally leaving this place. There’s only a short amount of time left before we are spending our school days in the auditorium, practicing for the big day. We got this guys! |
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