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Volume 3 Issue 1 December 1, 2014 ΤΗΕ ΤΙΤΑΝ ΣϹΗΟ THE STUDENT PUBLICATION OF GRAND TERRACE HIGH SCHOOL Temperatures soared and students scrambled for relief Page 4: Principal explains why Titan Town has no cover Story by Crystal DeBerry Photo by Jonathan Guerra A Shady Situation: Will Titan Town Ever Get a Roof? Inside: Ebola fear is misplaced. Find out what you should be worried about. Also: Is Titan Town low on school spirit? The Echo takes a poll. Page 6: Poly Club sets the record straight on “Twerk Team” label! Opinion Volume 3, Issue 1 P a g e 2 Ebola is Not the Enemy; the Enterovirus Is Elisabeth Martin (2016), Campus the Enterovirus- D68. Writer The Enterovirus- D68 is a NON- Polio TITAN TOWN - The Ebola outbreak strand virus that causes respiratory dis- in Africa has infected the body of tress. It targets people with weak or un- a man in Texas and the minds of derdeveloped immune systems, so in- the students at Grand Terrace fants, children, and teenagers generally High School. Students are claim- between the ages of two and fourteen, ing that their fellow classmates states the Center of Disease Control. The “have Ebola” when they cough, CDC is the government organization that but only about half of them are handles outbreaks and other virus or joking while the other half is seri- disease-related problems in the states already, confirmed the CDC. It’s pre- ously panicked. U.S. Those who have asthma or any dicted to die down in November. Ebola is obviously no laughing other respiratory ailments are more likely One is advised to take caution by washing matter. It’s a level four virus with to contract this virus. hands often, avoiding close contact and shar- a high mortality rate. That means Normal symptoms include fever, ing utensils with those who are sick. People are it has a high chance of claiming sneezing, coughing, and body and mus- encouraged to cover coughs, avoid sneezing someone’s life. cle aches; severe symptoms include into hands, cleaning frequently used objects, The symptoms of it are vomit- wheezing or difficulty breathing, accord- and staying home if sick, the CDC suggests. ing, bloody diarrhea, body pains, ing to the CDC. The majority of the students at GTHS are and in severe cases bleeding from There is no specific treatment. It gen- too old and have a strong enough immune sys- bodily orifices. There is no cure for erally spreads via saliva and nasal mu- tem to be affected by this virus. So, how would Ebola. There is only survival. cus. According to the CDC , they plan to this appear to be important to the students? Health professionals say one prevent further spreading of the disease Viruses are carried through germs. Germs are should be afraid of Ebola, but only by gathering information on the virus transferred through contact, the CDC says. as an incurable ailment, not a demographics, developing a detection Hugs, kisses, and handshakes all transfer the pending Southern California out- kit, and studying the virus’ DNA se- germs to the other person. Many of the stu- break threat. quence to learn more on how to fight it. dents have a toddler or infant sibling at home. However, the real enemy to be Fox News said that this virus only Without the correct precautions, the children cautious about is a virus floating affected maybe two or three people in could be in danger. There is no need to be around the Southern California most of the states each year. However, afraid of this virus. It would just be advised to area, one that attacks the respira- this year the virus has boomed. There are stay cautious until the season ends. Wash your tory system and can kill. This is over 590 cases recorded in 43 different hands and stay safe. TΣ that Administration is Administration on Right Track with Imple- serious. Titan Voice is an excellent idea due to the fact that it will mentation of “Titan Voice” help students’ issues By Chase Preciado (2016), Assis- Students as- be handled efficiently tant Editor semble at the and quickly, and that Lecture Hall for their concerns are TITAN TOWN- Grand Terrace High the first Titan School is currently in its third year Voice Oct. 22. expressed and con- of establishment. In that time, Principal Angie sidered. the school and its students have Dischinger The Titan Echo (background) thinks that Titan had their fair share of issues, presides the especially last year, and many felt forum. Photo by Voice has the poten- as if they didn’t have anywhere or James Munoz tial to be a vital part anyone with which to bring those of the student body’s issues to light. voice outside of pep However, in response to program on campus called Ti- hopes of having those issues re- rallies, club rushes specific events, such as the van- tan Voice. According to Mrs. solved. and other school ac- dalism that occurred on campus Dischinger, Titan Voice will be a At the time of our conversation, tivities. This forum will this past March, GTHS Principal student forum where a team of Mrs. Dischinger mentioned that allow the unsung Ti- Mrs. Angela Dischinger and the student representatives will Titan Voice was still in its develop- tans to reach out and GTHS assistant principals, Ms. approach the school’s admini- ment. Since then student repre- make positive Deborah Villegas, Mr. Daniel stration and inform them of sentatives assembled for the first changes to our Smith and Mr. MarLan Parker issues that students are experi- time Oct. 22 at the Lecture Hall. school. TΣ have decided to create a new encing on campus with the This was a good sign. It showed P a g e 3 Opinion Dec. 1, 2014 9/11 Told Us To Live Your Best Life By Chase Preciado (2016), Assistant jacked aircraft voted amongst them- of one group of people to cause harm Editor selves to invade the hijacked cockpit and and death to their fellow citizens. Every September, America is re- take back the plane, rather than accept- Now that these brave and heroic minded of and mourns the tragic events ing their fates. people are gone, this constant has that occurred on September 11, 2001. Passengers called their loved ones, shown me that the victims of Septem- On that day, the US and the entire explaining what was transgressing. From ber 11th would want people to re- world was irrevocably changed. This those calls, investigators heard the pas- member their stories and what hap- includes the lives of the thousands of sengers attempting to break into the pened to them, not because of anger families and friends who lost someone cockpit, assumedly with a rolling cart. or fear, but instead to eradicate the or nearly lost someone on that day. Ultimately, the hijackers crashed the fear and hate that led to the attacks Every year, when I watch documen- plane into a field in Stonycreek Town- in the first place. taries on the attacks and see the foot- ship, Pennsylvania, killing everyone on I believe the lesson that we can age of the burning Towers and the vic- board. However, the passengers’ heroic learn from September 11th and the tims jumping or hear the audio calls of actions prevented the hijackers from people who lost their lives that day, is the flight attendants from the hijacked reaching their target, the White House or to live our best lives, striving to planes, my thoughts always come back the Capitol Building in Washington achieve our goals, doing what we love to the victims of the attacks. I wonder D.C., saving countless lives. Similar talks and savoring the time we have with what was going through their minds as of resistance were revealed in a phone those we love. they slowly realized what was going to call from United Airlines Flight 175, The people who died on Septem- happen to them. which hit the South Tower. ber 11th knew that they were in peril However, the most compelling things A constant I see in all of the heroic and that survival was unlikely, but that I wonder, are the sources of the acts on September 11 is that the victims something in their lives, such as their courage that many of the victims show- of the attacks could see how precious families caused them to show cour- cased that day before their deaths, and their lives were. It was this knowledge age and compassion to other victims also, now that the attacks are over, that inspired the courage, selflessness and to fight to survive regardless of what would the victims of September and bravery of the victims on that day. the odds against them. 11 want the world to learn from watch- I feel that the passengers on Flight As witnesses to September 11th, I ing them die on national television or 93 in particular, exemplify this knowl- feel that the way to truly honor and right before their eyes? edge because of their determination to respect those who lost their lives on Many people showed courageous not only try to save their lives or die try- that day is to thrive and live happily in heroism that day. On United Airlines ing, but also because they were outraged our own. TΣ Flight 93, the passengers of the hi- at the sheer thought of allowing the hate The titan echo Established in 2012 Vol. 3 No.1 Titan Talk: Does 10 Minutes Make Editor-in-Chief Lorena Hernandez That Much of a Difference? Assistant Editor Chase Preciado Campus News Editor Chrystal DeBerry By Drew Williams (2015), Campus Writer Editor-at-Large Editor James Munoz TITANTOWN - If you attended GTHS last year and depending on Photo Editor Jonathan Guerra your first period teacher, you remember the ten-minute grace period that some teachers gave their students to get to class Staff Writers Deveny Garcia, Jennie Koning, Elisabeth Mar- without being marked late.