Walmart fighting hunger
April 25, 2012 • Priscilla Ozuna, Staff Writer
Filed under News
Walmart stores have committed to help secure meals for local families. The nation’s largest grocer will donate 2 billion dollars in cash and in-kind to help fight hunger in America. This initiative “Fighting Hunger Together” includes 4 key elements: - Donating more than 1.1 billion pounds of... Read more »
Trending TV, a personal choice
April 25, 2012 • Jessica Ruiz, Staff Writer
Filed under Entertainment
Many students have their own opinions about which television show is the most popular or their favorite. Statistics show really is being most viewed in America. According to TVGuide.com, American Idol, which films in California and airs on Fox; as of 2012, became the most watched television show in the... Read more »
Mystery of meat
April 25, 2012 • Paola Juarez, Entertainment Editor
Filed under Opinion
96.8% of the human population consumes meat on the daily basis and the other 3.2% are known as vegetarians. They are the ones that consume fruits, vegetables, grain, soy meat, and any product that does not include any type of meat. Their reasons for not consuming meat are either because they find it... Read more »
Prescription drug use on the rise
April 25, 2012 • Viridiana Rivera, Staff Writer
Filed under Health and Fitness
People experiment with drugs for many different reasons. Many first try them out of curiosity, to have a good time, because their friends are doing it, in an effort to improve athletic performance, or ease another problem such as anxiety, depression, or stress. Use does not automatically lead to abuse,... Read more »
Women rising to the top
April 24, 2012 • Kaitlyn Guillen, Sports Editor
Filed under Opinion
Too many times the battle of the genders comes to play in everyday events. In education at Kofa High School females have been taking the lead. Across the nation, it has been noticed that levels of higher education amongst the female community has increased tremendously. In 2008-2009 it was the first... Read more »
Healing, therapy through music
April 18, 2012 • Galilea Godoy, Staff Writer
Filed under Features
Music’s healing powers can sometimes surpass medications. The beginning of music therapy can be traced back to the late seventeen hundreds. Since then, music therapy has evolved along with the years passed. Enhancing memory, betterment of communication skills and many more advantages come from this... Read more »
‘Cover the Night’ causes mixed reactions
April 18, 2012 • Alex Harper, Staff Writer
Filed under News
Joseph Kony has made recent news as one of the world’s largest criminals. He has committed multiple crimes including kidnapping, assault, murder, and many more. The Invisible Children organization has been working for the past nine years to end Kony’s actions. One of this organization’s goal is... Read more »
Camacho proves invaluable
April 18, 2012 • Eva Lopez, Staff Writer
Filed under Spring Sports
The most valuable players at Kofa High School are selected based upon the overall best team player and their attitude. Baseball is part of the spring season sports. There were many talented students to choose from in the varsity team, yet only one player stood out from the rest. “I think it is because... Read more »
Lacrosse has long tradition, not yet big in Yuma
April 12, 2012 • Gloria Cortez, Staff Writer
Filed under Sports
At Kofa High School there are around 15 different sports. From basketball to football, golf, etc., there are plenty of sports to participate in. However, a sport not so common around the Yuma area is lacrosse. It’s mainly played in the central United States high schools, and played throughout... Read more »
Apple releases (again) another iPad (again), customers flock to it (again)
April 12, 2012 • Michael Butler, News Editor
Filed under Opinion
Apple has once again come out with a new product; the new iPad, with newer bells and whistles than the last model. To clarify, Apple is not calling it the iPad three or any other term, they have just referred back to the iPad. With the release of the new iPad, Apple customers are preparing to upgrade... Read more »
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