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Teen Face: Marianna Mapes

By ROBERT DIGITALE THE PRESS DEMOCRAT Marianna Mapes believes in herself, but so do a lot of other people. A recent Maria Carrillo High School grad, Mapes this spring was selected from among thousands of U.S. high school seniors to become the national winner of the Daughters of [...]

By | August 22nd, 2011|0 Comments

Care and feeding of the feminist male

By KENNY KASPER MARIA CARRILLO HIGH SCHOOL, SENIOR, 18 Do I consider myself a feminist? Absolutely. I believe women should be able to be doctors, lawyers, judges, politicians and authors and, as such, I believe they should be able to move beyond the constraints of the home without [...]

By | May 23rd, 2011|0 Comments

Ecstasy: Fleeting high with a costly future

By SUNNY CHEN MARIA CARRILLO HIGH SCHOOL, 18, SENIOR and EMMA RENNER MARIA CARRILLO HIGH SCHOOL, 16, JUNIOR Thizz. E. Molly. The Love Drug. The popularity of the drug methylenedioxy-methamphetamine (MDMA), more commonly known as ecstasy, has been steadily rising among teens and young adults. MDMA, a hallucinogen and stimulant, [...]

By | May 16th, 2011|0 Comments

Waking up to caffeine

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 | April 4th, 2011|0 Comments

Joys and trials of raising service dogs

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 | March 7th, 2011|0 Comments

Teen Face: Melissa Yokoyama

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 | February 28th, 2011|0 Comments

Every 15 Minutes simulation now a constant reminder

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 | November 16th, 2010|0 Comments

Exploring nature and leaving technology behind

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 | September 13th, 2010|0 Comments

16 useful hours of financial training

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 | August 9th, 2010|0 Comments

Different cultures, common bonds

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 | August 1st, 2010|1 Comment