By SOPHIE FREY MARIA CARRILLO HIGH SCHOOL On an early February morning, Spanish teacher James Baptista was writing a recommendation letter for one of his students. He went online to search for Maria Carrillo High School’s phone number and instead came across his name. Clicking the link, he [...]
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 KEVIN McCALLUM THE PRESS DEMOCRAT Kids attending Santa Rosa’s Camp Wa-Tam have for years been treated to summers filled with games, canoeing, archery and nature walks in Howarth Park. But this year, one of the camp’s newest counselors, Jenna Catalon, is bringing a performing arts flair to [...]
By BYRON REINS CARDINAL NEWMAN HIGH SCHOOL, SENIOR, 17 Schoolwork is about the last thing teenagers wish to do because there are so many options that are more entertaining. They could chat on Facebook, watch TV, socialize with friends and do so many other activities. According to the Christian Science [...]
Editor’s note: This is the last in a series about freshman college life by Hannah Croft, who graduated last year from Santa Rosa High School and is attending Cal Poly in San Luis Obispo. By HANNAH CROFT So I’m done with my first year of college. Does that [...]
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 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 JEREMY HAY THE PRESS DEMOCRAT He was 15 and on a live broadcast of a fundraising show for a public radio youth program, but donors were not calling in. So Antonio Moreno surreptitiously used his cellphone to call the pledge line. The blue caller light flashed; a [...]
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 [...]