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PANTHER’S TALE Volume 7, Issue 1 December 2016 Technology High School 187 Broadway Newark, NJ 07104 www.nps.k12.nj.us/technology Fighting Diabetes Just Became Easier ly low. She's the strongest person By: Cynthia Victor, THS senior I've ever met. She has managed to look past the diabetes and accept Who would have thought that it. She doesn’t let it stop her.” walking--simply moving, lifting To Rocha, this walk was im- each leg, setting each foot in turn, portant. She has been a red strider never having both feet off the (diabetic) since age 6, and she has ground at once--would bring peo- always wanted to participate in a ple together? Bruna Rocha, a walk. So when close friends of Technology High School senior, hers surprised her with the idea and her friends participated in the and the shirts, it was life changing. New York Juvenile Diabetes Re- Going into the walk Rocha, search Foundation walk Sunday, knew that her friends were making Oct. 23, in New York City to sup- shirts, but she never knew what port finding a cure for diabetes. was written on them. She happily When Nohad Wahab, a friend expressed, “I was shocked, but I of Rocha’s and a THS senior, was was thankful for having such great asked why she participated in the friends. It felt amazing to know I event, she said, “I participated in have a support group. Nohad, An- the walk to raise funds and aware- Wearing Live, Love & Find a Cure tee-shirts, Bruna Rocha (far drik, and Cliff mean the world to ness for diabetes research.” A left), Nohad Wahab (middle) Cliff Reinoso (far right), and Andrik Mera me. The fact that they went the week before the walk, Rocha ap- (front) took a picture in front of the World Fair Globe of 1939. Source: Andrik Mera. extra mile for me and did all these proached her friends about the things in honor of me made me walk. Knowing how important feel happy.” this was to her, and how walking cha had a low sugar rate, Wahab THS senior, Andrik Mera. When Something small can’t change symbolized her perseverance didn’t know how to help, and asked about Rocha’s character, the World, but it can change through the 13-year struggle with Rocha’s parents were unable to he stated, “ I've known Bruna someone's world. Rocha’s friends diabetes, her friends could not be reached. But Wahab walked since freshman year, but I never did something small, but to her it turn her down. They walked in Rocha home. They shared ice really knew she had diabetes un- was life changing. Happiness is honor of Rocha. cream and laughed as Rocha cre- til November of sophomore year found in the small things. So next Throughout this process, ated a new Facebook page for when we started to talk. When time you have a chance to do Wahab revealed an emotional ex- Wahab. This small ice cream Rocha and I were a couple. I something “small” for someone, perience she had with Rocha in date was the building block for a would constantly tell her to just remember it might just change middle school. One day when Ro- great friendship. check her sugar after we'd eat-- Another person who accom- and run to stores to get her choc- their world. Inside This Issue panied Rocha on her walk was olate milk when it was drastical- Technology Balloon Bash p 2 Walk to Fight Breast Cancer Australia p 2 Breast Cancer, cont. p 2 Blessings Poem p 2 to Lincoln Park, and then finished Exo Mars p 3 at the starting point. Red Ribbon Week p 3 In a city where negativity and Is Homecoming Happening? p 3 violence are so prevalent, the num- Weiner on Bullying p 3 ber of participants that came to the Steven Universe p 4 walk was incredible. On the Mak- Hayley Kiyoko p 4 ing Strides of Newark, N.J., web- Vampire Diaries Dies p 5 site, it said, “With over 20 thou- Clothing Trends p 5 sand walkers enjoying the celebra- Photography Club p 5 tion, we are on target to earn over THS Volleyball p 6 $426,000.” All the money raised THS Boys Soccer p 6 goes straight to research to find a Football p 6 cure towards cancer as well as pay- MGA Golf p 6 ing for breast cancer screenings for Just Cheer All Stars p 7 early detection to cure some as ear- Football, cont. p 7 Staff and students from Technology High School participate in ly as possible. THS Cross Country p 7 the Breast Cancer Walk in Newark, N.J., on Oct. 16. Source: At 10 a.m. all 2,910 walkers Maxine Torres p 8 Niruban Bahetharan. Kenya Bey p 8 met at Prudential Center and began Ms. Smith p 9 By: Niruban Bahetharan, THS “Making Strides Against Breast their walk to freedom from Breast Mrs. Paruta p 9 senior Cancer.” This organization is Cancer. For each participant al- Ms. Kukreja p 9 responsible for many walks most $75 was raised—some raised Black Lives Matter p 10 Technology High School stu- across the nation such as NYC, less and others raised more. Syria Children p 10 dents and staff participated in the Philadelphia, and Los Angeles. The walk gave the participants a Political Cartoon p 10 Breast Cancer Walk in down- This walk has been held eve- sense of well being for helping to Presidential Misconduct p 11 town Newark on Oct. 16 to raise ry year since 1997. The THS fight against breast cancer. One of Ask Alice p 11 awareness and money to find a team was organized by Noemi the walkers, Joselyn Jaramillo, Staff Box p 11 cure for breast cancer by walk- Ballester, THS’s Engagement THS senior, stated, “This little Cartoons p 12 ing 5 kilometers. This walk was Specialist. The walk started at walk is just a bit I can contribute to Holocaust Poems p 12 organized by the American Can- Prudential Center, continued to breast cancer. It was a walk to Photo Gallery p 12 cer Society who has the motto, Military Park, meandered down Cont. on p 2 Cont. from p 1, Breast Cancer Balloon Bash a Success raise money and awareness.” Regular people don’t have the By: Christie Ortega, THS soph- about 40 people, but there were equipment and the knowledge to omore The odor floating around the many people who attended the find the cure themselves, so they room didn’t stop Santos from dance which created a crazy par- look to alternative measures to Arms waving in the air like enjoying his night. ty. Irene Santos, a sophomore at help in the process. What better nobody cared, students danced Bodies were jumping up THS, said, “The party was so way to help than to raise aware- away the night with friends at the and down with excitement to much fun. I loved dancing the ness and money to aid scientists in Balloon Bash at Technology the beat of the music. Stepha- night away with all my friends finding a cure. Just participating in High School. On Sept. 30, THS’s ny Donoso, sophomore at and getting to spend time with this walk gave the participants a gym was filled with THS, said, “It was lit and good feeling because they were people from different wild, and a lot of crazy doing something to support the schools and grades. things went down.” cause, and they were not just Daniel Castillo, a well This wasn’t the typi- watching others suffer alone. known DJ throughout cal school dance where The THS team was the largest Newark, blasted the people just sat down. ever participating in the walk. Ac- night with varieties of There were people cre- cording to Ms. Ballester, the THS music such as bachata, ating a ladder, climbing team organizer, “About 90 tech- merengue, and reggae- on top of each other, nology students and staff partici- ton. and waving fists in the pated in the walk.” About a third Romeo Santos, the air. A twerking train of the team were National Honor well known Spanish consisting of three was Society members since they were singer, had his voice also built. required to go by their president. bounce off the walls as Nobody expected Achieving the goal of getting DJ Rawwr blasted his the party to be as lit as involved people wasn’t easy. Bal- top hit, Propuesta Inde- it was with balloons lester further said, “I posted post- cente. Anthony Crespo, being kicked around The crowd jumped with energy and took pictures ers throughout the school, placed a sophomore at THS, and floating in the air. while Rui Lopes was on Jaime Santos’ shoulders at fliers in the cafeteria, posted it on said, “I had fun and en- For those whose didn’t the Balloon Bash at the Technology High School Gym Google classroom, and spoke to joyed it mucho. I en- come, they missed out on Sept. 30, 2016. Source: Daniel Castillo. many of the students during their joyed the music, the at- on a real blast of ex- lunch hours. I sent e-mails and re- mosphere, and dancing with my citement. them other than in class. Howev- minders to staff, parents, and com- girlfriend.” Castillo made the Don’t miss out on the er, I didn't like how hot and munity partners. Our PTO VP, Gi- night enjoyable with varieties of next Balloon Bash at Technol- crowded it got.” Although it na Medina, an alumni parent, music and high-energy DJing.
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