By STEVE HART THE PRESS DEMOCRAT Laynie Stephens didn’t know what to expect when she signed up for debate in her freshman year at St. Vincent High School in Petaluma. “I didn’t know much about it, but I thought it would be interesting,” she said. Four years later, she’s headed to the high school debate “tournament of champions” at the University of Kentucky in Lexington. It’s a first for St. Vincent, where formal argument is a passion. About 80 of… Read More »
By AARON A. MILLER HEALDSBURG HIGH SCHOOL, JUNIOR, 17 Being a junior, I have recently begun my college search. I haven’t decided much, but one thing stands out from all my research: I cannot afford to go to college. Realistically speaking, you probably can’t either: Even “cheap” public universities cost tens of thousands of dollars a year. In CSUs this year, students will pay $10,570 in tuition, while a UC will cost about $31,000. This is not even considering what… Read More »
By Alyssa Mintz “Coach: noun. A person who trains an athlete or team of athletes.” “Coach: verb. To give instruction or advice…” A coach to most here at Analy is someone whom athletes trust. He or she is someone who pushes an athlete because a coach knows what the athlete is most capable of. Recently, the Maria Carillo… Read More »
It began as a typical vacation to Mexico; I endured the same eight hour flight from San Francisco to Guadalajara; I sat in the s… Read More »
Crouching at the foot of the check-in desk at the San Francisco International Airport to unzip my suitcase, I noticed the long line of agitated travelers waiting behind me. I know that I am holding up the line, but unfortunately there… Read More »
The bell above the door of the shop announced their arrival; she adroitly maneuvered with the handlebars his wheels, which were contending with the threshold, and steered him into the bakery.
She returned my pol… Read More »
It was a Thursday morning, my mom rushed downstairs waving a newspaper and pointing at the article that I had written only a few days previously; I looked at the byline and saw my name above a six hundred word article about local t… Read More »
The first time I played a blues scale, I knew what I was doing: reading notes. The first time I had to use the scale to improvise–to play a solo–I was more lost than a polar bear in the Sahara.
But my map, consisting of talented teachers, … Read More »
By Natalie Ambrosio Imagine a world where no one thinks for themselves. Everyone has beady eyes and stubby fingers – the perfect fit for typing on computers and cell phones, but not for much else. Instead of using interpretive thinking and empathy to solve their problems, the people of this deranged future have turned to technological devices to accomplish things easily, quickly, and without having to think at all. Technology is gradually making us lose our ability to think… Read More »
By KERRY BENEFIELD THE PRESS DEMOCRAT When Santa Rosa High School senior José Avalos walked into Ron Reichmuth’s class as a freshman, he was kind of a mess, both student and teacher agree. He had a temper and struggled with anger management. Social situations frustrated him, so he tended to keep to himself. Yet through a period of intense self-assessment and a desire for increased academic and extracurricular responsibilities, Avalos has emerged as an entrepreneurial star in Reichmuth’s special education… Read More »
