By KENNY KASPER,17, SENIOR, and MARIANNA MAPES, 18, SENIOR MARIA CARRILLO HIGH SCHOOL Marc Del Fava starts each day with a jolt — in the form of three cups of coffee. But the Maria Carrillo High School senior doesn’t stop there. He fills a pink thermos bottle with [...]
By LINDSAY WATERMAN MARIA CARRILLO HIGH SCHOOL, SENIOR, 17 Raising a service dog is a lot like being pregnant. Not that I’ve ever been pregnant, but people treat you the same way. Everyone smiles at you, holds doors for you, and people you’ve never met before suddenly become [...]
By BOB NORBERG THE PRESS DEMOCRAT Science is a big part of Maria Carrillo High School senior Melissa Yokoyama’s interests and fits her career goal to become a pharmacist. “You learn about why something happens, why you do something, it explains what you see,” said Yokoyama, explaining her [...]
By RICHARD LIANG MARIA CARRILLO HIGH SCHOOL, JUNIOR The cold fronts have begun to sweep across the land covering the trees and grass with a fine layer of frost. It is clear winter is upon us. 'Tis a season of chilly weather, but also the promise of a [...]
By RICHARD LIANG MARIA CARILLO HIGH SCHOOL, JUNIOR, 16 Because many people my age are just now being given the privilege and responsibility of driving, my high school, Maria Carrillo High School, hosted the Every 15 Minutes program last month. I clearly remember going to school that day [...]
By SARAH STINSON MARIA CARRILLO HIGH SCHOOL, JUNIOR Have most urban dwellers truly seen the stars? The few sparse lights that glimmer in city skies sadly can’t compare with the gleaming brocade that blankets areas of remote wilderness. Although it can be difficult for people to release their [...]
By SAM SCOTT THE PRESS DEMOCRAT For years, Austin Meyer’s birthday meant tickets to a Cal Bears football game, a natural destination for a boy equally interested in sports and academics. Plus his brother Jordan attended UC Berkeley. But you can cancel the blue-and-gold cake and candles this [...]
By RICHARD LIANG MARIA CARRILLO HIGH SCHOOL, JUNIOR Students in most nearby school districts are supposed to go to school 180 days a year and sometimes more than seven hours daily. That’s a whopping 1,260 hours a year, and that gargantuan amount of time does not even include the many, [...]
By SARAH STINSON MARIA CARRILLO HIGH SCHOOL JUNIOR Her smile unfurls across dimpled olive cheeks as playful competition sparks in her eyes. The memory still glimmers in my mind. I was playing basketball with my new Mexican friend Jaqui in the humid heat, while the waves roared like faraway cars. [...]
By LINDA CHEN MARIA CARRILLO HIGH SCHOOL True friendship is immeasurable. It develops, disintegrates, metamorphoses and lasts a lifetime. However, along the ride of ascertaining genuine companions, there are obstacles. Distance is a factor that can jumble one’s discernment of real friends but cannot deny the existence of [...]