features
Just jacque
By Jacque Beverly
As I sit at the computer, I stare at the screen for countless hours, typing away. I let my emotions and thoughts flow from my fingertips and into the computer. I’m in my place. The place where I can run to without having to physically go anywhere. Here I can escape the world and just let every emotion and thought out. Here I am free to be me. Writing is not only my escape, it is my art.
To most people, writing isn’t normally considered an art, but I beg to differ. But in my opinion it is; it comes in so many different forms that allow authors to get their ideas across by simply writing. Edgar Allan Poe, expressed his feelings and thoughts through his short stories and poems and has inspired thousands of people in ways that have helped shape the writing world. For example, there has been adaptations, movies, and songs written about Poe’s work. John Green, wrote several books that have gotten people talking all around the world by his use of words and how they manipulate readers to keep reading. Lastly, the Bible also gets its point across to the masses and inspires people to have faith in something. These authors inspire me to do just that: Inspire.
However, in today’s day and age, writing isn’t taken as dearly, as it used to be in the early generations. People want something short and sweet. Even the aspect of writing is dumbed down to texting lingo and short, apathetic essays. In school, there is a big emphasis put into writing and yet the short, poorly written essays are the one’s accepted as if they were written in specific detail. As a student, in my sophomore year I remember I answered an ACE question at a college level response and my teacher told me I was wrong because “I read too much into the text.” The purpose of analyzing writing is to be able to understand and form an idea of what the author is trying to say indirectly to us as readers, however, when teachers are accepting such lethargic work, they’re setting us up for failure. The purpose of writing is to open the reader’s mind and allow them to explore different types of characteristics and setting throughout the story.
Writing is a beautiful art and should have more emphasis put on it. It may not be your cup of tea, but, it is more powerful than you realize.
As I sit at the computer, I stare at the screen for countless hours, typing away. I let my emotions and thoughts flow from my fingertips and into the computer. I’m in my place. The place where I can run to without having to physically go anywhere. Here I can escape the world and just let every emotion and thought out. Here I am free to be me. Writing is not only my escape, it is my art.
To most people, writing isn’t normally considered an art, but I beg to differ. But in my opinion it is; it comes in so many different forms that allow authors to get their ideas across by simply writing. Edgar Allan Poe, expressed his feelings and thoughts through his short stories and poems and has inspired thousands of people in ways that have helped shape the writing world. For example, there has been adaptations, movies, and songs written about Poe’s work. John Green, wrote several books that have gotten people talking all around the world by his use of words and how they manipulate readers to keep reading. Lastly, the Bible also gets its point across to the masses and inspires people to have faith in something. These authors inspire me to do just that: Inspire.
However, in today’s day and age, writing isn’t taken as dearly, as it used to be in the early generations. People want something short and sweet. Even the aspect of writing is dumbed down to texting lingo and short, apathetic essays. In school, there is a big emphasis put into writing and yet the short, poorly written essays are the one’s accepted as if they were written in specific detail. As a student, in my sophomore year I remember I answered an ACE question at a college level response and my teacher told me I was wrong because “I read too much into the text.” The purpose of analyzing writing is to be able to understand and form an idea of what the author is trying to say indirectly to us as readers, however, when teachers are accepting such lethargic work, they’re setting us up for failure. The purpose of writing is to open the reader’s mind and allow them to explore different types of characteristics and setting throughout the story.
Writing is a beautiful art and should have more emphasis put on it. It may not be your cup of tea, but, it is more powerful than you realize.
progression
Reporters
sage turner, and krysta quiambao
interview the spectrum of art and class of franklin students
to tell the story of DEDICATION and PERSEVERANCE
Cameron Lee Lopez
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caesar concha
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Cassie Guzman
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Nikelle Hatch
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artist progression
By Tatiana Abbas
Art; something that is created with imagination and skill and that is beautiful or that expresses important ideas or feelings. Art at Franklin High school is very encouraged and advocated, such as art club, choir, Fusion, Orchestra, Band, theatre, and etc., people love art and what it has done and continues to do for FHS. Sometimes, art goes unappreciated, but not for the 4 students: Teresa Moya, Alyssa Donnelly, Caesar Concha, and Anne Ikeakor, which are all artistically inclined people.
Teresa Moya- Artist, Freshman
“I have never taken an art class in my life. All I have learned about art is from books and studying how the body works in real life. Experience has made me a better artist.”
Alyssa Donnelly- Dancer, Sophomore
“When I’m dancing, especially performing, it’s like I can be a completely different person. I feel confident and truly at peace. The feeling of adrenaline once you step on stage that makes your leap higher than it was in rehearsal, is what I live for.”
Julian Ceniceros- Guitar player, Junior
“When I play guitar, I can really open up my mind and just relax. Guitar is my only friend at the end of the day, and I express myself by writing. Something I can go to when I have a problem or something isn’t right.”
Anne Ikeakor- Artist, Senior
“I like my drawings to show my creative and realistic sides: Music, media, tv shows, and the people around me affect the outcome of my work.”
Art; something that is created with imagination and skill and that is beautiful or that expresses important ideas or feelings. Art at Franklin High school is very encouraged and advocated, such as art club, choir, Fusion, Orchestra, Band, theatre, and etc., people love art and what it has done and continues to do for FHS. Sometimes, art goes unappreciated, but not for the 4 students: Teresa Moya, Alyssa Donnelly, Caesar Concha, and Anne Ikeakor, which are all artistically inclined people.
Teresa Moya- Artist, Freshman
“I have never taken an art class in my life. All I have learned about art is from books and studying how the body works in real life. Experience has made me a better artist.”
Alyssa Donnelly- Dancer, Sophomore
“When I’m dancing, especially performing, it’s like I can be a completely different person. I feel confident and truly at peace. The feeling of adrenaline once you step on stage that makes your leap higher than it was in rehearsal, is what I live for.”
Julian Ceniceros- Guitar player, Junior
“When I play guitar, I can really open up my mind and just relax. Guitar is my only friend at the end of the day, and I express myself by writing. Something I can go to when I have a problem or something isn’t right.”
Anne Ikeakor- Artist, Senior
“I like my drawings to show my creative and realistic sides: Music, media, tv shows, and the people around me affect the outcome of my work.”
ccte artists
By Estephania Arballo
Rapidly finishing a freshly designed dress, making last minute touches on the presentation of a dish, matching shades with skin color, CCTE students actively participate in interests that may prove beneficial for them in the future.
"Being able to take a bolt of fabric, a pile of newspaper to turn anything in walking art is my favorite part of being part of CCTE," junior Fabian Arreola said .
According to Ccte.Episd.org, the mission for the Center for Career and Technology Education, or CCTE is to “increase the number of advanced technical opportunities for all students to include local non-paid internship opportunities, state and national licensures, certifications, dual credit courses, as well as statewide articulations.” CCTE offers over 30 programs, which includes Fashion Design, Cosmetology, and Culinary arts.
Arreola is taking the fashion design class, as his dream is to attend the Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising (FIDM).
“I want to apply and get accepted in the FIDM and continue on and improve my skills,” Arreola said. “Later on I will create my own line and want to design for the red carpet.”
CCTE fashion teacher, Lizzie Lopez, studied Fashion Merchandising at New Mexico State and went from working with high end fashion for Neiman Marcus to teaching fashion design for students whose dream is to have a bright future in the fashion industry.
“I wanted to bring all my experience and knowledge back to my home town,” Lopez said. “I want to share my experiences with runway shows, to meeting couture designers with my students.”
Although, fashion design may be well known way for artist to express themselves through their designs, cosmetology is another way for others to express themselves but with more hands-on work.
“I really like the program because it really prepares us for when we have to do a real person’s hair,” junior Kimberly Cobos said. “It helps us to be familiar with different types of hair types and head shapes so we could know the right look for each person.”
The cosmetology program offers a cosmetology license when the student has completed the two years of the program and has passed all the tests. The student learns everything about haircutting, hair design hair color and everything about nails.
“I have always had a passion for hair, nails, make up, etc.,” Cobos said. “My main would be working in the beauty industry. I would like to further my education in college for business so that one day, I can open my own salon.”
Art is not only shown through fashion or makeup, the culinary arts program is another form of art for other students. The culinary arts program is a Dual Credit class in which, if the student takes the three courses, he/she can receive nine hours of college credit.
“This program gives you the opportunity to graduate from CCTE with an associate’s degree in Culinary Arts,” junior Paulina Sosa said. “Students learn how to cook and learn the hierarchy of Culinary Arts.”
Sosa, as the perfectionist she is, enjoys making pastries and decorating her dishes with creativity.
“My favorite part of the program is actually baking and pastries,” Sosa said. “When I graduate, I want to go to Culinary school, If I don’t, I would just get ridiculously fat with fabulous food I can make.”
Rapidly finishing a freshly designed dress, making last minute touches on the presentation of a dish, matching shades with skin color, CCTE students actively participate in interests that may prove beneficial for them in the future.
"Being able to take a bolt of fabric, a pile of newspaper to turn anything in walking art is my favorite part of being part of CCTE," junior Fabian Arreola said .
According to Ccte.Episd.org, the mission for the Center for Career and Technology Education, or CCTE is to “increase the number of advanced technical opportunities for all students to include local non-paid internship opportunities, state and national licensures, certifications, dual credit courses, as well as statewide articulations.” CCTE offers over 30 programs, which includes Fashion Design, Cosmetology, and Culinary arts.
Arreola is taking the fashion design class, as his dream is to attend the Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising (FIDM).
“I want to apply and get accepted in the FIDM and continue on and improve my skills,” Arreola said. “Later on I will create my own line and want to design for the red carpet.”
CCTE fashion teacher, Lizzie Lopez, studied Fashion Merchandising at New Mexico State and went from working with high end fashion for Neiman Marcus to teaching fashion design for students whose dream is to have a bright future in the fashion industry.
“I wanted to bring all my experience and knowledge back to my home town,” Lopez said. “I want to share my experiences with runway shows, to meeting couture designers with my students.”
Although, fashion design may be well known way for artist to express themselves through their designs, cosmetology is another way for others to express themselves but with more hands-on work.
“I really like the program because it really prepares us for when we have to do a real person’s hair,” junior Kimberly Cobos said. “It helps us to be familiar with different types of hair types and head shapes so we could know the right look for each person.”
The cosmetology program offers a cosmetology license when the student has completed the two years of the program and has passed all the tests. The student learns everything about haircutting, hair design hair color and everything about nails.
“I have always had a passion for hair, nails, make up, etc.,” Cobos said. “My main would be working in the beauty industry. I would like to further my education in college for business so that one day, I can open my own salon.”
Art is not only shown through fashion or makeup, the culinary arts program is another form of art for other students. The culinary arts program is a Dual Credit class in which, if the student takes the three courses, he/she can receive nine hours of college credit.
“This program gives you the opportunity to graduate from CCTE with an associate’s degree in Culinary Arts,” junior Paulina Sosa said. “Students learn how to cook and learn the hierarchy of Culinary Arts.”
Sosa, as the perfectionist she is, enjoys making pastries and decorating her dishes with creativity.
“My favorite part of the program is actually baking and pastries,” Sosa said. “When I graduate, I want to go to Culinary school, If I don’t, I would just get ridiculously fat with fabulous food I can make.”
tattoos
By Amanda Gallardo
For some, tattoos tend to represent the person for who they truly are, and secretly expose to the public eye the experiences the person has gone through, without ever having to use any actual words. Senior Jennifer Chaides made this her goal when she decided to get a tattoo.
“I was going through a really rough patch in my life in January of 2013, I had started getting panic attacks for no reason, and my anxiety started getting really bad,” Chaides said. “That’s when I stumbled across the hand of Hamsa, it means number five in Arabic and it basically means that it’s supposed to protect you from evil things.”
Located on her upper back towards the base of her neck, with an outline of a hand and elaborate designs on the inside, the completion took Chaides two sessions from January 2013 to May 2013 to fully complete the tattoo.
“I’m not sure my dad knows I have it, but my mom was accepting of it. In fact she even paid for it. It was an early birthday present from her. She’s always giving me new ideas for more tattoos,” Chaides said.
But Like all things permanent, tattoos take a lot of consideration and could possibly put a person at risk of not getting a specific job, which would make the person possibly regret the tattoo.
“I don’t think so, since it’s on my back, its usually covered up by my shirt so it’s rarely ever seen unless I wear a low cut shirt that shows my back,” Chaides said. “My ability to get a job might be affected by anymore tattoos that I’m going to get, but I hope it won’t.”
Though Chaides had gone through some tribulations, she’s learned to cope with them.
“I’ve had anxiety my whole life, but I guess it just got so bad at that point. I’ve never really talked about it, but I’ve learned that I need to be open about it to get through it,” Chaides said. “My tattoo represents protection and I’ve come to terms with my mental health. It marks a time in my life that I’ll never forget.”
For some, tattoos tend to represent the person for who they truly are, and secretly expose to the public eye the experiences the person has gone through, without ever having to use any actual words. Senior Jennifer Chaides made this her goal when she decided to get a tattoo.
“I was going through a really rough patch in my life in January of 2013, I had started getting panic attacks for no reason, and my anxiety started getting really bad,” Chaides said. “That’s when I stumbled across the hand of Hamsa, it means number five in Arabic and it basically means that it’s supposed to protect you from evil things.”
Located on her upper back towards the base of her neck, with an outline of a hand and elaborate designs on the inside, the completion took Chaides two sessions from January 2013 to May 2013 to fully complete the tattoo.
“I’m not sure my dad knows I have it, but my mom was accepting of it. In fact she even paid for it. It was an early birthday present from her. She’s always giving me new ideas for more tattoos,” Chaides said.
But Like all things permanent, tattoos take a lot of consideration and could possibly put a person at risk of not getting a specific job, which would make the person possibly regret the tattoo.
“I don’t think so, since it’s on my back, its usually covered up by my shirt so it’s rarely ever seen unless I wear a low cut shirt that shows my back,” Chaides said. “My ability to get a job might be affected by anymore tattoos that I’m going to get, but I hope it won’t.”
Though Chaides had gone through some tribulations, she’s learned to cope with them.
“I’ve had anxiety my whole life, but I guess it just got so bad at that point. I’ve never really talked about it, but I’ve learned that I need to be open about it to get through it,” Chaides said. “My tattoo represents protection and I’ve come to terms with my mental health. It marks a time in my life that I’ll never forget.”