Author: adviser

  • Everyone Deserves Respect, Including Our Teachers

    Everyone Deserves Respect, Including Our Teachers

    Sadly, the reality nowadays is that many students do not have much respect for teachers. Since the day I entered middle school, I witnessed many students who came to class calling their teachers some derogatory terms and talking back for no reason.
    Talking back to a teacher doesn’t make a person look cooler.

    Sometimes teachers are acting “extra” and getting us in trouble for no reason, but that does not give anyone the right to talk back because I think that we are educated or at least we can be. But some people start talking smack and it even seems like they want to get that teacher mad just so they can start an argument. This is really stupid, why argue with someone that you know can kick you out of class or even worse, depending on your behavior.
    Teachers deserve respect. Some teachers come up with tons of ideas about why some students act so disrespectfully, such as conflict at home, lack of upbringing, and other excuses. So think before talking back to teachers, because it destroys parents’ images, too.
    They are the ones that raised you and I do not think that they raised you in that kind of environment involving violence, screaming and arguments. They showed you love and you should learn to do the same. So respect your teachers and remember you might end up relying on them to get into college.

  • Dear D.J.T., It’s Time We Have the Talk

    Can we talk about Donald Trump’s hair? What he thinks is soft corn silk actually looks like a bleached animal died on his head. For a person with an ego bigger than his towers, you would think he would be concerned with his appearance. He spends all day watching TV, monitoring what people think of him, but apparently it has never struck him that he’s ugly. Forget the small hands, the too long tie, and the Oompa Loompa tan, his comb-over (of approximately 6 hairs) has got to go. Pray tell, how does the American public think Trump is competent enough to run the country when he can’t even do his hair? How bad does it have to get before people start saying “Wow, that looks really bad.” To add insult to injury, Trump adds so much gel to his hair, it’s more probable that a person will get into Stanford than it is his hair will move. I speak for the whole country when I say President Trump, please fix your hair. It’s really ugly.

  • Moore League Soccer

    Moore League Soccer

    Poly’s boys soccer team finished the Moore League season on a sour note with three straight losses. They lost 4-1 at Millikan on February 1, 1-0 at Wilson on February 3, and 2-0 vs. Lakewood at home February 6.

    On Tuesday, January 31, Poly’s girls varsity and junior varsity (JV) soccer teams competed in an away game at Cabrillo against Cabrillo.

    The Lady Jackrabbits came out on top defeating the Lady Jaguars with a score of 3-0. “It was a good win,” said JV sophomore Skylar Herrera, “because we knew it was a big game for us. So we wanted to get the win because last time we played against Cabrillo it was a tough game.”

    Poly’s girls are looking forward to competing during the CIF playoffs. Varsity player senior Sarah Pilster said, “We pretty much have a pretty solid team, like we’re cohesive and like we work really well together. I can’t wait for us to see what happens during CIF.”

    Varsity senior Lauren Carroll described playing against Cabrillo as a preparation. “I think it was a big confidence booster for going into the bigger games like Millikan and Lakewood,” said Carroll. “We used this as a preparation to practice our form and it was more of a practice round than anything else.” When asked what their team could improve on, Carroll replied, “Our determination in the second half because we tend to let up a lot during that so I think we could improve on discipline for sure.”

    On February 2, the Poly girls soccer team defeated the red hot Millikan Rams with a score of 1-0.

    The Rams had been rolling, scoring 19 goals in their last three games but their offense was completely shut down by Poly’s tenacious defensive. Poly’s only goal came from sophomore Nicolle Villarreal in the second half. When asked about the goal Nicolle replied, “ It was really shocking and surprising, I didn’t even no-tice I scored the goal until my teammate rushed over to me and started celebrat-ing.”

    Two players attempt to take the ball away from Wilson.

    This was a hard fought and important game. Millikan is one of Poly’s biggest rivals when it comes to soccer, and always brings the best out of this young Poly squad. “The game was a major turning point for us in the season, cause we’ve been tying a lot and it was against Millikan,” said sophomore goaltender Caris White.

    Poly competed against Compton on Tuesday, February 7, with the Lady Jackrabbits coming out on top by a score of 13-1. Girls soccer will finish the regular season at Lakewood on Thursday, February 9.

    Poly’s boys soccer team finished the Moore League season on a sour note with three straight losses. They lost 4-1 at Millikan on February 1, 1-0 at Wilson on February 3, and 2-0 vs. Lakewood at home February 6.

  • Signing Day: Poly Players Commit

    Signing Day: Poly Players Commit

    Signing day finally arrived on Wednesday, February 1 and the student athletes were ecstatic to continue their athletic journey. On this day, athletes committed to colleges, officially signing and agreeing to pursue their sport on to the next level.The gym was packed with eager family members and students who wanted to support their fellow Jackrabbits. Poly junior Sara Rubinelli, who attended the event, explained: “It was an amazing experience watching kids I’ve grown up playing soccer with officially commit to the college of their choice.”

    Families and friends have displayed their continual and endless support for their athletes on and off the field. The crowds cheering for each soon-to-be collegiate player clearly demonstrated how close the Poly community really is.

    There was a herd of Jackrabbits that signed on to play sports at the Collegiate level on Wednesday, February 1.

    Many of the student athletes sat eagerly to sign their papers to officially announce their collegiate careers. The four years that Poly provides is crucial for any student or athlete to become the best person they can be.

    Poly High School’s positive, rigorous environment prepared each and every athlete to become the person they were sitting behind the signing table. Senior, Lauren Fillipow stated, “Poly has prepared me by showing me what a family is like, how they always support each other, and how a team should work.” Fillipow signed with Southern Oregon University to continue pursuing her passion for cross country.

    Choosing what college to commit and sign for is an integral step in a student athlete’s journey. The athletes carefully determined which college was best for them and their future. College is often pictured as this terrifying unknown, but these student athletes are confident in their decisions. Senior, Luz Lopez said, “I just didn’t get the same feeling that I got when committing to Marymount… of course I’ll be playing college ball.” Lopez has signedwithMarymountCalifornia University to compete at college level soccer as a goalkeeper.

    Consistency and motivation provided these athletes with an array of endless opportunities. Twenty-seven Jackrabbits signed to continue doing what they love after their four years of Poly athletics. Overall, it was an inspiring day for the whole Poly community.

  • What is the Ideal Date?

    My ideal date is anything that someone put their effort and creativity into. It doesn’t have to be expensive; it should just be enjoyable and fun.

    Some examples of some great first date ideas are active dates like going to one of those trampoline places or going go-kart racing or mountain climbing; pretty much any date where there won’t be any awkward quiet moments that I would have to fill in with boring conversation about school or lie about enjoying things. I also like the idea for a date that is something I could talk about for the rest of my life. I want to be old and decrepit talking about a date I had in high school with some guy who later cheated on me with my best friend, but that’s just me.

    Pretty much all I’m saying is a little effort goes a long way. Especially because we are all kids and are probably not gonna end up with who we are currently with.

  • Ayanna Clark Named McDonald’s All-American

    Ayanna Clark Named McDonald’s All-American

    The biggest stage for any senior high school basketball player in the United States is the Mcdonald’s All-American Game in Chicago, Illinois. Poly is blessed to have girls’ basketball player Ayanna Clark inducted into the game, and boys’ basketball players Zafir Williams and Myles Johnson have been nominated.

    For Ayanna Clark and other players inducted into this year’s 40th annual Mcdonald’s All-American Game on March 29, this is a dream come true. For this game, the top 600 best players in the nation are nominated, then around 30 are chosen to be able to play. With thousands if not millions of high school basketball players in the country, chances for any player being inducted is slim. However, Ayanna is the fifth girls basketball player from Long Beach Poly to be named for the big event.

    On January 31, Clark was given a ceremony during lunch where she was named as an All-American and also received her all-american jersey. After being awarded, she thanked everyone, “I just want to thank

    my coaches and my teammates and everyone else who’s been there for me” Clark said.

    Her varsity coach, Carl Buggs, also had some words to say. “I’m just so proud of her and what she’s done the past four years. Now she is rewarded, great job. Love you girl!”

    Clark is committed to USC and looks forward to playing on the next level. She has been a force to reckon with in high school, and it seems that it will be the same thing in high school. Many Mcdonald’s All-Americans end up playing pro-ball in their future, and we will see if this is the same case with Clark.

    Nominee: Myles Johnson

    Myles Johnson also known as “Myles The Monster” is a senior basketball player at Long Beach Poly High School. Myles’ effort and passion for the game has ended in great results, one of them being that he has been nominated to play in the All American 2017 McDonald’s High School Basketball. Myles is a dedicated player that has grown up playing basketball and having great influences.

    Nominee: Zafir Williams

    When Myles got nominated he said he felt honored to be nominated and it felt good to be chosen from the wide variety of other high school students that there are all over the nation. His goal is to pursue becoming an NBA player like one of his family members. He has many opportunities to enter colleges. Johnson explained, “Colleges contact me all the time.” He has received offers from many competitive colleges such as Yale, Princeton, Cornell, UC Davis, and UC Irvine.

  • Zoe’s Recent Rants

    There are 365 days in a year, multiply that by four, add one, and 1461 is the number of days I will be a legal, voting adult with Donald Trump as my president. That’s fine, because he legally won, thanks to the electoral college, but it’s not fair, because I didn’t vote. And it’s not that I chose not to vote because I think my vote doesn’t count. I didn’t vote because I couldn’t, because I turned 18 after November 8. But I turned 18 before January 20, so the entire 1461 days of Presidents Trump’s reign *cough* I mean presidency, I will be of voting age, and yet not have been allowed to voice my opinion. All citizens who will be of voting age on or before January 20 should be allowed to vote, especially since they will feel the impacts of the president just as much as those born two months earlier.

    Straight-Haired People, Shut Up!
    As a proud member of the curly-haired community, I can with little reserve say that if you have straight hair, you need to shut up. Not only is your hair ridiculously easy to deal with compared to my corkscrewed rats nest, it also conforms with the majority of images touted by fashion and beauty magazines of today, making you just that much closer to modern standards. I’m sorry you think your hair is boring, but at least you don’t have to douse it in conditioner in order to run a brush through it. Don’t get me wrong—I love my curly hair, but can the straight-haired people of this world please stop complaining?

    The Bowling Green Massacre
    It is embarrassing that an atrocity such as this has been ignored for so long, and no, I’m not talking about Kellyanne Conway. I’m talking about the terrible Bowling Green Massacre. How could the citizens of America go on with their normal lives without so much as recognizing that nothing is going on in Bowling Green, Kentucky? It’s not like nothing happens in Kentucky that often! I am asking for you to wake up, open your eyes, and look at the stunning number of dead bodies (zero), and say, “I will not stand for this! I will not idly stand by and let nobody be killed! This is America, damnit!”

     

    Don’t Discredit the Media
    Since I write for the school paper, I have plenty of opinions on newspapers and the media in general, and I am the first to say that media isn’t perfect. But now is not the time to turn against the media, because it is the counterweight, the last source of truth. By discrediting the media, the current government is manipulating the general population to believe that journalists are criminals who make up news. This is helpful because when an important story that is disagreeable to the government is aired, it will be easy to believe it is just another lie. Do not discredit the media; it is the media’s job to fact check, and if that bother’s you, deal with it.

  • Boys Basketball

    Boys Basketball

    On Saturday, February 4, the Long Beach Poly boys basketball team played Orange Lutheran at the Nike Extravaganza at Mater Dei High. Poly won the game with a score of 72 – 49.

    Poly’s senior guard, Jeremiah Sadler, made a total of 26 points throughout the game. Sadler was 9 of 16 from the field, including an impressive 5 out of 9 from 3 point range. Sadler scored 16 of those just in the first half, and made 4 out of those 5 three pointers in just the first 16 minutes of the game.

    The first quarter ended with Poly leading 27 – 11. Out of those 27 points, 13 were made by Jeremiah Sadler. Senior Myles Johnson added 13 points with 15 rebounds and senior Zafir Williams added another 11 more points and 12 rebounds.

    This game Jeremiah Sadler showed off his skills because this game was really important to him. He recently had surgery and couldn’t do anything related to basketball for 7 months. Jeremiah is just now getting back to playing basketball and adjusting to practicing and being on the court again.

    Poly’s next game is Thursday, February 9 at Long Beach Polytechnic High School vs. Compton.

  • Girls Basketball

    The Poly Jackrabbits girls basketball team won a home conference game by a score of 76- 33 against Millikan on February 1.

    The girls started off the game well, with the first quarter score being 26-8. The more games the girls have played, the more used to things they are. Their competitive side always gives them the advantage. Varsity team player, Makauaenalahni Diamond Salevao, said it best when she stated, “It was a good game. It was a little more competitive, I feel like I could have played better.”

    It seems no matter how great the Lady Jackrabbits play, they always

    feel the need for improvement. They stay hard on themselves and practice just as hard. With an overall record of 20-3, that hard work is definitely paying off.

    On the February 7, they played the Cabrillo Jaguars and the Jackrabbits ended up winning once again. There was nothing for them to worry about, as they ended the game with a score of 86-16.

    On Thursday, February 9, they will play yet another game against Compton. They have so much going on that when Makauaenalahni Diamond Salevao was interviewed, she was unclear on which game was which. As far as she’s concerned, “All the games are competitive, hard, and still very fun.”

  • JJ’s Jam of the month: “Yes. I’m Ready”- Barbara Mason

    Not everyone has been in love, but at one point, we’ve all wanted to be. People of all ages find themselves wanting someone to spend every moment with. More than a want, but a need for love. We all need love. This song expresses the stage of being ready for a relationship. Whether it’s your first relationship or your millionth, new love can be so difficult. It’s hard to start over, to trust and be vulnerable to a new person. It can take a whole lifetime to find the right person or it can take no time at all, but when you do decide to take that first step, it’s the most beautiful and terrifying thing. The good thing is, from that point on, it gets easier, or so they tell me.

  • I Hate High School Couples and You Should Too

    I Hate High School Couples and You Should Too

    “Oh my God I have like the best boyfriend ever! He’s so romantic!”
    Who. The Hell. Cares? Stop bragging about your boyfriend, you both are so irrelevant. What? You think you’re something special because he took you to Denny’s and you guys saw a movie? Sweetie, that is not romance, he is just trying to get you in bed by the end of the day. Did he show up to your house with a box of chocolate and a rose? How cliché! First of all, he got the gross chocolate from Wal-Mart and he ate half the box anyway, then he picked the rose from some random old lady’s garden. He put minimal thought into this. And honestly, if you are going to buy into his crap you can at least keep it to yourself; there is nothing more frustrating than trying to get to class and having to walk slowly behind two idiots trying to cuddle and walk at the same time. You look ridiculous. By the way, I hope you realize all your friends hate him too; they think he’s a douche. They are right to think this. You wouldn’t notice, though, because you’re too busy thinking you’re in love. You girls really need to calm the hell down. No, you don’t need a boyfriend, what you need is to do your damn homework. So does he. I know he’s failing at least three classes because he’s too busy flirting with you (and your best friend when you’re not paying attention). But that’s none of my business. *Sips tea* Bye, loser. Happy Valentine’s Day!

  • Child Prostitution Is Still A No

    Many news articles have come out recently stating that child prostitution has been legalized in California. This is because Governor Edmund Gerald “Jerry” Brown, Jr. signed into law SB-1322 (Senate Bill No. 1322) on September 26, 2016. This bill changed the way prostitution would be treated for minors. The existing laws were that it was a “crime to solicit or engage in any act of prostitution” or to “loiter in any public place with the intent to commit prostitution.” SB-1322 made the existing laws about prostitution in California inapplicable for those under the age of 18. This bill allows children who are trafficked into prostitution to no longer be tried as criminals, but instead as victims. So instead of having to serve prison time, Child Protective Services will be called.
    Many of those against this new legislation claim that it will cause an increase in prostitution because now more children will want to prostitute because there will be almost no consequences. They also claim that more pimps will target children knowing that they don’t have to worry about the prostitutes getting caught and going to prison. This could be true in a minute minority of instances, but in the majority this will make it much easier for those victims of human trafficking to seek help.