MEET A TIGER
BY ANNA LIPPY
"4X1"
The Tucker Track season has hit the ground running as the boys’ first meet was Thursday, February 15th. The girls’ season officially begins early March. I always see the team running around the track while I’m on the field at soccer practice. It's amazing to see such a strong group of athletes create an even stronger support system within one another. They push each other to be the best they can be, and I think that’s why they’re so successful. There is a lot of talent on the team but hard work beats talent when talent doesn’t work hard - and I know the coaches make them work hard.
There are so many key pieces that go into a track team and I felt that I couldn’t feature just one, so I will be featuring 4 in this article. These student-athletes have had to learn how to balance a social life and track while maintaining good grades - something almost every high school student struggles with. They are all well-rounded individuals that have a lot to contribute to the success of the Tucker Track Team. Come out to support them this season!
There are so many key pieces that go into a track team and I felt that I couldn’t feature just one, so I will be featuring 4 in this article. These student-athletes have had to learn how to balance a social life and track while maintaining good grades - something almost every high school student struggles with. They are all well-rounded individuals that have a lot to contribute to the success of the Tucker Track Team. Come out to support them this season!
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✧Gabby Williams✧
What grade are you in?
Do you have any siblings?
How long have you been running?
What motivates you to keep running when you get tired?
Do you play any other sports?
What advice would you give to a beginner?
What’s your favorite thing about track?
Which event(s) do you run?
How do you prepare for a meet?
What are your go-to pre/post game meals?
Have you ever had an intense injury because of running?
What do you plan to do after high school?
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✧Nathan Phillips✧
What grade are you in?
Do you have any siblings?
What motivates you to keep running when you get tired?
How long have you been running?
Do you play any other sports?
What advice would you give to a beginner?
What’s your favorite thing about track?
Which event(s) do you run?
How do you prepare for a meet?
What are your go-to pre/post game meals?
Have you ever had an intense injury because of running?
What do you plan to do after high school?
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✧Julianne Tijani ✧
What grade are you in?
Do you have any siblings?
Which event do you participate in?
What technique works the best for you?
What’s your favorite thing about being on the team?
How do you prepare for a meet?
What’s your go-to pre/ post game meal?
What do you plan to do after high school?
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✧Joann Nguyen✧
What grade are you in?
Do you have any siblings?
What motivates you to keep running when you’re tired?
How long have you been running?
Do you play any other sports?
What advice would you give to a beginner?
What’s your favorite thing about track?
Which event(s) do you run?
How do you prepare for a meet?
What are your go-to pre/post game meals?
Have you ever had an intense injury because of running?
What do you plan to do after high school?
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TV TIME WITH AKBAR
AKBAR KHAN
"THE 100"
After the earth was destroyed by a nuclear war, the remaining people put together a giant space station called the "Ark" into space to survive. Then after 97 years of living in space, the council sends the 100 juvenile prisoners down to earth. Once they arrive, they are quick to set a "no law" system of government. The 100 realize they are not the only ones on earth and they quickly adapt to their new home. Later, the remaining 48 of the 100 are captured and taken to Mount Weather by the Mountain Men. It is eventually revealed that the Mountain Men are transfusing blood from imprisoned Grounders as an anti-radiation treatment. Medical tests of the 100 show an even more potent anti-radiation efficacy; their bone marrow will allow the mountain men to survive outside containment. Meanwhile, the inhabitants of the Ark have successfully crash-landed various stations on Earth and begun an alliance with the Grounders to save groups of people, naming the main settlement at Alpha Station "Camp Jaha".
AKBAR KHAN
"THE 100"
After the earth was destroyed by a nuclear war, the remaining people put together a giant space station called the "Ark" into space to survive. Then after 97 years of living in space, the council sends the 100 juvenile prisoners down to earth. Once they arrive, they are quick to set a "no law" system of government. The 100 realize they are not the only ones on earth and they quickly adapt to their new home. Later, the remaining 48 of the 100 are captured and taken to Mount Weather by the Mountain Men. It is eventually revealed that the Mountain Men are transfusing blood from imprisoned Grounders as an anti-radiation treatment. Medical tests of the 100 show an even more potent anti-radiation efficacy; their bone marrow will allow the mountain men to survive outside containment. Meanwhile, the inhabitants of the Ark have successfully crash-landed various stations on Earth and begun an alliance with the Grounders to save groups of people, naming the main settlement at Alpha Station "Camp Jaha".
This action-packed show is heated and violent, yes, but it's not without good reason, given the urgency of the storyline. But even with such justification, the violence in The 100 is very graphic and often erupts between teens, so take care in sussing out your teen's readiness for this weighty story and its messages.
STAY WOKE
BY KELLIE MONZON CRUZ
"Seventeen Lives Lost to Gun Violence"
Seventeen, that’s how many lives were lost on Valentine’s Day. Seventeen families that will never be same. Seventeen.
February 14th, Wednesday afternoon as school was ending gunshots broke out from a former student carrying an AR-15, a semiautomatic rifle commonly used in mass shootings. The shooter was identified as 19-year-old Nikolas Cruz, a former student at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School where the shooting took place in Florida.
A 19-year-old having access to this type of firearm, or any firearm for that matter, is absolutely unacceptable. As any other student, I’m apprehensive about something like this happening at my school because it’s not about how safe a school is, or how high a school is ranked. A school shooting could happen at any school, at any given time. Students are used to doing drills at school, but no one thinks something extreme would really happen, and that’s the thing, THIS SHOULD NOT BE HAPPENING. Being afraid of a school shooting should be the least of a students’ worries. Students should be focused learning, going to college, our GPA, and extracurricular activities.
BY KELLIE MONZON CRUZ
"Seventeen Lives Lost to Gun Violence"
Seventeen, that’s how many lives were lost on Valentine’s Day. Seventeen families that will never be same. Seventeen.
February 14th, Wednesday afternoon as school was ending gunshots broke out from a former student carrying an AR-15, a semiautomatic rifle commonly used in mass shootings. The shooter was identified as 19-year-old Nikolas Cruz, a former student at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School where the shooting took place in Florida.
A 19-year-old having access to this type of firearm, or any firearm for that matter, is absolutely unacceptable. As any other student, I’m apprehensive about something like this happening at my school because it’s not about how safe a school is, or how high a school is ranked. A school shooting could happen at any school, at any given time. Students are used to doing drills at school, but no one thinks something extreme would really happen, and that’s the thing, THIS SHOULD NOT BE HAPPENING. Being afraid of a school shooting should be the least of a students’ worries. Students should be focused learning, going to college, our GPA, and extracurricular activities.
Stricter gun laws should be implemented. Our generation has endured several school shootings resulting in lost lives of many ranging from elementary school students to high school students, and among these students are teachers, faculty, and police officers. If this isn’t something to be concerned about, I don’t know what is. Too many innocent lives have been lost to gun violence, this needs to stop. We cannot keep expecting mass shootings to stop if our government won’t put stricter gun laws in place, and unfortunately, they won’t stop. Guns are dangerous when they are in the wrong hands if you don’t think so just remember those seventeen lives.
A BETTER UNDERSTANDING
BY VICTORIA SANDERS
"THE DEATHS OF BLACK LGBT WOMEN"
The death rate of queer black women more specifically murder rates is astounding. These women who are just trying to live their lives are being killed for what appears to be no reason. The first time I learned about this issue was recently on Twitter, it was a screenshot of a heading that read “Within 1 Week, 4 Black Lesbians Were Murdered”. I was in utter shock reading this, my first thought where," Wow, how could this still be happening, why is this happening”. Despite everything in today's world, I still believed that people had come further from hurting someone for being who they are but I guess I was not, but this isn't about me this is about those 4 women. Shanta Myers, (Children of Shanta and Brandi, Shanise Myers, Jeremiah Myers), Brandi Mells, (child of Kaladaa Kyra Inglett), Kaladaa Crowell, Kerrice Lewis.
That's four adult women who were just living their lives, 3 of which who had children who some decided it was their job life from them.The details of their murders are not something I will go into, but what I will say that they were especially heinous.
BY VICTORIA SANDERS
"THE DEATHS OF BLACK LGBT WOMEN"
The death rate of queer black women more specifically murder rates is astounding. These women who are just trying to live their lives are being killed for what appears to be no reason. The first time I learned about this issue was recently on Twitter, it was a screenshot of a heading that read “Within 1 Week, 4 Black Lesbians Were Murdered”. I was in utter shock reading this, my first thought where," Wow, how could this still be happening, why is this happening”. Despite everything in today's world, I still believed that people had come further from hurting someone for being who they are but I guess I was not, but this isn't about me this is about those 4 women. Shanta Myers, (Children of Shanta and Brandi, Shanise Myers, Jeremiah Myers), Brandi Mells, (child of Kaladaa Kyra Inglett), Kaladaa Crowell, Kerrice Lewis.
That's four adult women who were just living their lives, 3 of which who had children who some decided it was their job life from them.The details of their murders are not something I will go into, but what I will say that they were especially heinous.
This isn't a new development though, the murder of queer black women. As I researched I found more and more victims and sadder statistics. It was found in a report from in 2014 that assault and violence targeted to LGBT black people have a 2x more like chance to experience these things compared to nonblack LGBT people. Along with this, I found that many of these victims are afraid to go to the police for help because they are like to experience similar treatment by them, the people who are legally supposed to protect them. These were some troubling things to face and as I was looking, I realized that young LGBT black kids are probably scared every day. So that's when I decided to look for some safe places and ways to keep them out of harm. First thing is an app called Companion, the app allows you to stay safe if you feel you're in danger whether you're in an unsafe crowd or walking alone. I also found the number for the LGBT hotline 1-(888-843-4564). There is also a lot of information on this page for safe spaces and things such as that, https://www.glbthotline.org/. Although I know I cannot change and stop all of this from happening I would like to believe I am helping, even if it's just by spreading to word about this issue.
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