February 2020, Issue 3
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WESTERN HILLS HIGH S CHOOL February, 2020 CINCINNATI, OHIO “HOME OF THE MUSTANGS” Issue 3 The Western Breeze Celebrating Black History Month By Lailah Romine, ’21 Imagine if they didn't say anything, would we still be the same today? Black History Month is an annual They changed our future; African celebration recognizing the role of Americans are free and we are equal African Americans in the United just like they dreamed. States History. Black History Month means some- thing to my teachers and they contrib- Black History Month began as ute to celebrate it. William Owens, “Negro History Week” Which was cre- Western Hills High School math teach- ated in 1926. It became a month long er, states that “Black History month celebration in 1976. There were sever- means pride and the obstacles that al influential black Americans in histo- those people went through to get us ry. We give recognition to Martin Lu- where we are now.” ther King Jr, Mary Mcleod Bethune, Owens also states that “African Harriet Tubman, and many more that Americans have been slaves longer spoke up to get blacks their equal than we have been free.” rights. Slavery started in the 1600’s and These Americans fought for our ended 1861. Even when slavery ended, equal rights and stood up for what we still went through discrimination they believed in. They believed that and suffrage. people of color should be able to go Western Hills junior Chamia Mann anywhere without comments of dis- explains, “Black History Month means crimination and cruelty. (Collage courtesy of “Great African American Women” featured on to cherish the African Americans who This month is to celebrate our free- The Black Art Depot.) fought for our rights.” dom and the people that fought for us So think about how this world would to be free. The UK Celebrates Black This month is to recognize the Afri- people bombing their houses. African be if these legends didn't stand up for History Month in the month of Octo- can Americans that fought for our na- Americans were treated like animals us. We honor all who stood up and ber instead of February. They both tion and rights. They went through and they were always separated be- used their voice to get us where we share a common purpose, just cele- difficult events like going to jail and cause they discriminated against them. brating different times. are now. Australian Fires Cause Havoc for Coun- By Akira Lanza, ‘21 ed up to $4,200 will go to each of help of our everyday human activi- the volunteer firefighters. ties, more carbon dioxide is being Important Although rain has helped control released. Wednesday, December 18th, Aus- some of the fires, the country is “Studies have found that even tralia beat their Upcoming Dates as global emis- previous record by reaching the sions have in- creased, about 50 maximum tem- Midterm Week percent of carbon perature of 107.4 dioxide is still se- 2/10/20-2/14/20 degrees, accord- ing to Climate questered by plants and the Signals. oceans” accord- Valentine’s Day Australia’s hot ing to NBC News. and dry weather The more humans 2/14/20 makes it easy for emit, the more wildfires to start carbon they seem and spread. to take up. President’s Day (NO There have been Although SCHOOL) fires in every oceans seem to Australian state, be helping by ab- 2/17/20 but New South sorbing carbon, Wales has been the carbon mess- hit the hardest. es with the Black History Month 28 people have ocean’s chemistry died, over 3,000 homes Assembly (Photo courtesy of National Geographic) by making it more acidic, have been destroyed or which can affect ocean 2/21/20 damaged, and almost a wildlife. Scientists don’t billion animals have been affected only halfway through its fire sea- know how long plants and oceans by the Australian wildfires. son. Temperatures usually peak in will continue to help with the car- Australia’s climate is not the only Junior ACT January and February, so it might bon emissions. But it’s amazing fire starter. New South Wales po- be a while until Australia will find how the world works. 2/25/20 lice have charged about 24 people relief. Hopefully the wildfires will cease that have intentionally started Wildfires have let 900 million and Australia can get a sense of bushfires. tons of carbon dioxide into the at- relief. You can help by donating to End of Quarter 3 The federal government has mosphere, NBC News stated. For- several organizations working to- sent in military assistance and 3/13/20 tunately, plants and oceans natu- ward victim relief and recovery. there are more than 2,000 fire- rally absorb about half the world’s fighters working to contain the carbon emissions. But with the fires. The prime minister also stat- The Western Breeze Issue 3 Page 2 February, 2020 OPINIONS Beauty Without Boundaries By Jaden Moser, ‘21 doesn’t feel that she should since they have many fans, we Last but certainly not least, I have to impress anyone with all feel as if we need to look like asked Aliyah Telich, junior, if The look of “beauty” seems to she ever felt self-conscious due have changed every decade. to today’s body standards. During this time, as we enter She replied with, “Yes I do, 2020, the beauty standard is “No ma’am, I don’t because I feel like people de- the “natural” look. Women are fine the ‘perfect body’ as some- supposed to look like hour- one with a flat stomach, small glasses naturally and look waist, big boobs, and a big beautiful without makeup on. In need to impress no- butt.” my opinion, I feel that women Telich is saying that she does are so heavily portrayed as ob- feel self-conscious from time to jects. body”—Brooklyn time because of the constant Due to our widespread ac- pressure on girls to look a cer- cess to social media, tain way. “Instagram models” have be- Despite this minor thought, come a stigma. If you don’t look Bennett Telich says, “I’m happy the way like an Instagram model, then I am.” you don’t fit the standard. From the perspectives that I I went around my school and her body. that in order to be considered have gathered, these girls asked some girls who are all I asked another classmate, beautiful. seem to have strong self confi- beautiful in their own way. I Lania Thomas, how she feels Thomas also states that, dence and know their worth. asked a close friend, Brooklyn about the latest image of what “Girls should feel good about They don’t feel as if they should Bennett, junior, if she would ev- “beauty” looks like. the way they look at all times.” have to fit in to impress any- er change anything about her Thomas, junior, stated that, “I She seems to be promoting one. body to fit the standard. feel like everyone copies things body positivity and she thinks I myself feel the pressures of Bennett, replied, “No ma’am, I based on celebrities now and everyone should love them- having to look a certain way as don’t need to impress nobody.” days.” She feels that celebrities selves all the time well but that will never make me It seems as though Bennett has seem to all portray that same regardless of what your favorite want to alter anything about a good opinion of herself and “hourglass” body shape, and celebrity looks like. myself. Drop Out Divide By La’Arion Pringle, ’20 selves, how to pay our own bills, and how to work for what we want. Every year over 1.2 million students Next, I asked another classmate drop out of high school in the United De’Adrian Midol, senior, if he was aware States and some feel like they can’t of the current dropout age and how he do it. Some feel like they don’t have felt about it. His reply was “Yes, you can the support. So many people are di- get a full time job at 16. You can work vided between the dropout age being multiple jobs and make a living.” I also raised or kept the same. asked him should we give dropout stu- In my opinion, the dropout age dents who are planning to dropout alter- should be kept the same because it's nate pathways. De’Adrian stated “yes, at a reasonable age. Adults fail to un- like hands on classes, like trade school for young adults.” derstand the struggles that teenagers The Breeze Staff Establishing something like trade have to go through in life. People for- school for young adults, could give so Reporters get that those same struggles are many teens hope. We shouldn’t let the what made them into the people that failure of school prevent people from Jayshaun Darks, Donald Hampton, Demetrius Williams, they are today, whether they like it or becoming successful. We’re all different Raquel Jones, , Hector Alvarez Gonzales, Brooklyn Ben- not. Each and everyone of us battles so we aren't always good at the things nett, Shemiah Jackson, Lailah Romine, Phyllis Sanders, our own demons everyday. And our peers are good at. Alexis Peppers, Chiana Balcaitis, Lanah Smith, Jazmine sometimes we don’t win the battle, Lastly, I asked one of my closest Allen, Michyla Allen, Gabriel Arriaga, Ameer Chambers- things happen and we might have to friends Darkari Mcgarr if he thought we Pruitt, Lanceya Drake, Jasmine Ford, Brad Hallbauer, take a break from our daily routines, should continue to force youth to go to Laila Hollon, Chamia Mann, Jaden Moser, La’Arion like school.