Guests, events, panels fill Phoenix Comic-Con line up
April 25, 2011 • Dannie Ayala, Staff Writer
Filed under Entertainment
Comics, anime, guests, oh my. Comic-Con 2011 is jam packed with new and returning guests, panels, and activities to attend. Located in Phoenix, Comic-Con is another event to make the summer boredom disappear. Conveniently as it may seem, Comic-Con will take place over Memorial day weekend, May 26-29.... Read more »
Silivongxay brings, promotes diversity in education
April 25, 2011 • Weston Beltran, Staff Writer
Filed under Features
Kofa High Schools AP U.S. History teacher, AVID teacher and the AVID Coordinator are all the titles which are given to Anasone Silivongxay. Teaching at Kofa for a total of 13 years, Silivongxay started working at Kofa in 1994 to 2000, she then left Yuma and came back in 2005 and is currently continuing... Read more »
ASU teams adopt new look, logo
April 25, 2011 • Michael Butler, Staff Writer
Filed under Sports
Arizona State University fans may have noticed a new look among uniforms or merchandise of the school. As of April 12, the university released its new logo as well as the new line of apparel after working with Nike for the last 12 months on the new design. The last major change like this occurred... Read more »
Garcia brings experience as frosh on varsity team
April 25, 2011 • Taylor Thomas, Staff Writer
Filed under Sports, Spring Sports
“Never let the fear of striking out keep you from playing the game,” is one of the mottos Kennedy Garcia, a freshman, lives by in her softball life. Garcia plays starting pitcher or first base on varsity softball for Kofa. Garcia has been playing softball for about 8 years now, she states, “Softball... Read more »
Spring Fever Fair 2011 (PHOTOS)
April 23, 2011 • Shield and Crown Staff
Filed under News
D.E.C.A. hosted it’s annual Spring Fever Fair on Thursday on the lower fields at Kofa during 4th period. The event was broken up into two different sessions, each 50 minutes long. A variety of clubs sold food and provided different activities for students during each session. Even outside... Read more »
Prime time animation domination
April 21, 2011 • Alyssa Lopez, Staff Writer
Filed under Entertainment
Prime-Time television is the best time to watch T.V. It occurs in the evening hours of 7 p.m. through 11 p.m. and is when television has the most audience tuned in. Prime-Time is the most significant time for people because it is when everyone is home from school and work, and just wants to relax... Read more »
“All That Jazz” PROM 2011 (Photos)
April 18, 2011 • Shield and Crown Staff
Filed under News
The class of 2012 hosted prom on Saturday night at Arizona Western College. The theme this year was “All That Jazz” and from 8-8:45 the Kofa Jazz Band set up shop and played for those guests arriving earlier in the night, prompting the first few people on the dance floor. A DJ took care... Read more »
Hendrickson has choice of top schools
April 18, 2011 • Vanessa Vasquez, Staff Writer
Filed under News
Many high school students dream of attending a popular or well known university (Harvard, Stanford, etc.). For Kofa High School student Natalia Hendrickson, that dream has now become a reality. Now the only thing is deciding which University to attend. Hendrickson has been accepted to Harvard University,... Read more »
Stars donate to ease devistation in Japan
April 18, 2011 • Jose Pedro Siruno, Entertainment Editor
Filed under Entertainment
It has been over a month since the tsunami disaster in Japan occurred. Having to rebuild entire cities, and having a nuclear problem in their hands, some of Japan’s industries remain at a stand still. The fishing industry has taken a major hit, and tourism also will be affected. One major business... Read more »
Lopez to get Princeton experience
April 18, 2011 • Shelbee Popejoy, Staff Writer
Filed under Features
According to the National University Rankings on rankingsandreviews.com, Princeton University is an Ivy League school that people would consider to be a privilege to attend. Brian Lopez has earned this privilege, if only for a summer, by visiting the University for their “Center for Talented Youth”... Read more »
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