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Volume 103, Issue 4 Modesto High School April / May 2016 Spring Sports #WeDay Black Hole Up pp. 4-5 p. 8 p. 13 Table of Contents The Panther Press 18 H Street Modesto, CA 95351 Mock Trial Mastery 3 Panther Press Staff: Liam Coyle, Roberto Jimenez, Waleed Khan, Yarithceli Mariscal, Stacey Mean, Spring Sports 4 Amar Pannu, Amrit Pannu, Nicole Parhizgari, Enya Rodriguez, Natalie Schlenker, Jordan Toledo, Jasmine Underwood, Lucy Wenstrup, Alexandria K. Yaum, and Kristina Zuroff Community Garden 6 Adviser: Kerrie Glenn Volunteer Spotlight [email protected] 7 The Panther Press is created for and by students of Modesto High School. The goal is to bring news to MHS and to 8 acknowledge ideas, events, and indi- #WeDay viduals on campus in an unbiased and professional manner. The opinions ex- pressed in this publication are those of the journalism staff and not of Modesto When in Rome 9 High School or Modesto City Schools. This publication may also be accessed at mohipantherpress.com. Letters may be mailed to MHS or submitted to Kerrie Glenn’s mailbox in the main MoHi Art Show 10 office. Men’s Volleyball 12 Black Hole Up 13 Modesto Marathon 14 By Waleed Khan April / May 2016 3 S p r i n g By: Nicole Parhizgari above: Yunah Kim (‘16) Diving Right In Mohi’s swim boys and girls have both been mak- ing a big splash this year! The girls have a record of 3-2, while the boys have a record of 2-3. They have been practicing extremely hard this season and are making Modesto High school very proud! above: Briana Valencia (‘20) above: Varsity swim doing laps You got Served The Modesto High boys’ tennis team has been doing well this year, with a record of 7-3. There are many new faces on the tennis team, and the boys have been working hard to show their above: Yjaira Mendoza (‘20) skills. When asked about his most and Diana Garcia (‘20) memorable achievement this season, senior Liam Coyle said, “The win Setting against Enochs was a pretty proud Goals moment.” Girls’ Soccer have been kickin’ butt this sesason, with a league score of 4-2-1. Additionally, the girls have quickly become very close and have a great team connection. Keep us cheering, ladies! below: Coby McCaige (‘20) below: Riley Noland (‘16) 4 The Panther Press S p*Records o current at rthe time thist story swas written below: Neiko Archuleta (‘17) No Place Like Home It’s been a tight season for the Modesto High baseball team so far, with a league record of 5-5. There’s a lot of pressure, but this only mo- tivates the boys according to Orlando Carde- nas ( ‘16) who said, “ Win or lose, we just love the game.” Well said, Orlando. Just Keep below: Varsity girls pitching and catching Swinging Modesto High Girls’ Softball team has been having a rough season so far, with a league score of 0-5. However, the girls have been having a great time play- ing the sport they love and have developed a strong team bond as well. Go Lady Panthers! Hole above: Keaton Berger (‘17) ‘Lotta Fun and Nathaniel Tsai (‘17) The golf team has been enjoying many new additions this year, and the boys have been enjoying a fun season so far. A few of our panthers have never played golf before, but have quickly grown to appreciate the sport. As Matt Henriques (‘16) put it, “Golf takes a lot of concentration and pa- tience. I find it very relaxing.” Along with his fellow teammates, it seems like our boys are having a great time! Keepin’ Track Of Things Modesto High’s track team have been training very hard and have been leaving their competition in the dust. Stretching and running in the field, even in the burning sun, these dedicated panthers aren’t letting anything stop them. Keep it up! left: varsity pan- thers running April / May 2016 right: track stretching 5 Modesto High Community Garden By Amar Pannu Worms, worms, worms, worms, worms . .See us movin’ the dirt, dirt, dirt, dirt, dirt . the commu- nity garden we work, work, work, work, work. Recently a group of students have planted a garden at Modesto High in the Ag Center. A variety of crops have been planted that will be donated to local food shelters to help those in need. The garden may sound a lot like the Gleaning Proj- ect from last autumn. That is be- cause the same students involved in gleaning created the garden. It shares the same goals as the Gleaning Project. The garden consists of various types of lettuce and radishes. The plan is to grow more types of vegeta- bles in the garden to provide a variety of produce for the community in West Modesto. Project Hope has also committed to helping distribute the produce. The students involved in this project are doing it to help the community and those in need. As of right now there are only I.B. students involved; however, all students are welcome. The students involved state that they want to leave a legacy behind. They hope that this garden will be a project that students take up every year. If you are interested in helping out with the garden, touch base with Project Hope or the Ag department for information. 6 The Panther Press Volunteer Spotlight: Society for disAbilities Story by: Kristina Zuroff Since 1947, the Society for disAbilities has been, “providing recreational, educational, and social pro- grams for people with disabilities,” said Executive Director Marci Boucher. Matthew Tilford, the Director of Programs, described the society as, “a local non-profit to help peo- ple within our community,” referring to Stanislaus County. They also offer the largest loan closet of adaptive medical equipment in Northern California. Every year the Society for disAbilities offers adaptive programs for skiing, bowling, water skiing and bike riding. They also have Day on the Farm, Miracle League, and prom. None of this would be possible without the support of community members. These programs and events are perfect for anyone looking to earn some community service hours while having a great time. They are able to find work for anyone who would like to volunteer, especially the people who are self-starters and motivated. Christy Gong, a senior at Modesto High, after volunteering for Day on the Farm said, “It was really fun and I would definitely do it again.” Her favorite part was getting to work with her little buddy who loved horses and eventually got to ride one at the event. Marci Boucher said that the Special Needs Prom is her favorite event that they put on because, “… the kids have so much fun and they get to be themselves without any one getting made fun of…” Past prom themes include Flying to Neverland and Mardi Gras, but this year’s theme is Alice in Wonderland. The prom is held at the Del Rio Country Club and Boucher mentioned that everyone, even those who go to their own school proms, say that it’s the best prom ever. On the other hand, Matthew Tilford said that the TOPSoccer is his favorite. The Society for disAbilities partners with MYSA and has a soccer league for youth, aged 5-17, who have a disability. Matthew built that program and he has lots of friends involved. This program is going to take place in August 2016 and when it comes time, they would love to have some volunteers. A new program that has recently gotten started is Miracle League, a baseball league for children with disabilities. The Society for disAbilities needed a lot of volunteers to become “buddies” on the field to cheer on the children on while they were playing. Modesto High students were chosen to be the mascot, Homer, and mascot’s guide. If you are ever in need of community service hours, or a fun CAS experience, the Society for disAbili- ties is the place to be. It is an amazing non-profit organization that is looking for volunteers to help in a vari- ety of different places throughout the year. To volunteer for one of these programs, contact Carolyn Teixeira Gomes by email ([email protected]) or call their office at 209-524-3536. For more information, visit their website: http://societyforhandicapped.org/ 7 WE Day 2k16 and watched movies. Upon arrival at around 7:45 A.M., students were given red carpet wristbands and were led into the area that was considered the red carpet area where they were joined by some crowd pumpers. After waiting a short while, they were invited to sing a few lines to the Muppet’s theme song that was going to be used on air when WE Day was broadcast on television. Shortly after, celebrities including Big Sean, Joe Jonas, Martin Sheen, and Demi Lovato, started show- ing up and the fun began. Many of them decided to walk the red carpet, sign autographs, and take selfies with their adoring fans. The WE Day staff also had a Twitter Mirror that allowed the celebrities to take a selfie and have it instantly be posted onto Twitter. Modesto High We Day is a day of celebration and inspiration students can be seen in many of those photos along for many Modesto High students. 16,000 students from with others as well. Selena Gomez was a student favorite all over California and because she stopped with almost everyone who wanted the surrounding states a selfie. gathered together to When the red celebrate their contribu- carpet action was tions to different local all over, the stu- and global projects.