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Volume 101, Issue 3 Modesto High School February 2014 Take our Stay Holding romance Classy, on to quiz Mohi Hope p. 6 p. 13 p. 14 The Panther Press 18 H Street Modesto, CA 95351 Editor-in-Chief: Samuel Lee Contributing Editors: Table of Contents Mackenzie Anderson, Megan Anderson, Jason Li Contributing Panther Press Staff: News Gloria Hernandez, Laura Lee, Isabel Martinez, Joshua Muniain, Nicole Parhizgari, Lucy Wen- Newsbriefs . 4 strup, Yileng Xiong, Abraham Youhana Winter Formal . 8 Staff Photographer: Beind the Scenes: Homecoming . 9 Austin Mendes Mock Trial . .10 Adviser: Valentine’s Day Kerrie Glenn [email protected] Our Smitten Staff Members . 4 - 5 Credits: Mushy Scale . 6 Cover banner and picture by Scott Mitchell. Essential Quality . 7 The Panther Press is created for and by Features students of Modesto High School. The goal is to bring news to MHS and acknowledge Deng! . 11 ideas, events, and individuals on campus in an unbiased and professional manner. What Grinds Jason’s Gears The opinions expressed in this publica- tion are those of the journalism staff and Energy Drinks . 12 not of Modesto High School or Modesto City Schools. This publication may also be Keep Classroom Classy . 13 accessed at mohipantherpress.com. Letters Holding onto Hope: A Student Essay . .14 may be mailed to MHS or submitted to Ker- rie Glenn’s mailbox in the main office. 2 THE PANTHER PRESS NewsBriefs 2/17/14 - No School, Presidents Day 3/11/14 - Prom Faire Prom Faire will be during 4th and 5th lunch in the pavilion. 2/27/14 - Minimum Day, Open House MHS’s annual Open House will be held in the MHS boys gym and cafeteria at 6:30pm. The Eigth Grade Parent Night will be at 5:30 in the MHS auditorium. 3/14/14 - Minimum Day, 3rd Quarter Ends 3/15/14 - MHS Arts Festival 2/28/14 - 3/2/14 - Spring Theater MHS Art Festival featuring student work will be The MHS Theatre Department will be putting on from 10am - 6pm in the MHS Cage. The Diviners from Friday to Sunday. 3/21/14 - Battle of the Bands 3/1/14 - Science Olympiad Project Hope will be hosting its annual Battle of County Competition the Bands from 7pm - 9pm in the MHS auditorium. Competition will be held at MJC West from 8am - Three local bands will play against each other. 3pm. 3/3/14 - Senior Picnic Sales Begin 4/3-5/14 - Dance Production Performance Tickets will be for purchase in the SBO for $10. Dance Production’s annual show will be from Friday to Sunday at 7pm in the MHS Auditorium. 3/5/14 - Pops Concert 4/4/14 - Deadline for Senior Trip Sign-Ups The concert will begin at 7pm in the MHS audito- Permission slips and $175 are due at the SBO for the rium. senior Disneyland trip. Permission slips are available at the SBO. 3/8/14 - SAT Good luck! Eat a good breakfast and get plenty of rest. Be at your testing site by 7:30am. FEBRUARY 2014 3 O U R Gloria Hernandez interviews staff members about their mitten Srelationships S T A F F Mrs. Kerrie Glenn (English Teacher) How did you meet your significant other? “Neither of us are blind date people but the person setting us up was persistent so we agreed to go so she would leave us alone.” How long have you been in a relationship with your signifi- cant other? “We have been together for 15 years and married for 13.” Is there something special you do on Valentine’s Day? “It’s different each year. We don’t stress over a date on the calen- dar.” Mr. Mario Aviles (Campus Supervisor) How did you meet your significant other? “We met at a small market in the candy isle through a mutual friend.” How long have you been in a relationship with your significant other? “We have been together for 9 years.” Is there something special you do on Valentine’s Day? “Every day is Valentine’s Day, and I don’t have to wait for Valentine’s Day to tell my wife I love her.” 4 THE PANTHER PRESS Mrs. Carol Negranza (Social Studies Teacher) How did you meet your significant other? “He was my best friend’s older brother; we became close during our college years. We went our separate ways and each found ourselves in difficult situ- ations. We both helped each other through our hard times and realized that O U R we made a good match. After I received a sign from God, I knew he was the one and we got married.” How long have you been in a relationship with your significant other? “We’ve been married for 16 years.” Is there something special you do on Valentine’s Day? “Since our anniversary is so close to Valentine’s Day, I tell my husband to spend the day with our daughter so she can experience fatherly love; something I never had.” Mrs. Summer Hansen (English Teacher) How did you meet your significant other? “We met though my best friend in high school.” How long have you been in a relationship with your significant other? “We have now been together for 10 years.” S T A F F Is there something special you do on Valentine’s Day? “Usually we do dinner at home, but we don’t like to wash dishes on Valen- tine’s Day.” Mrs. Elsa Robinson (Principal’s Secretary) How did you meet your significant other? “We met through a friend; they were on the same baseball team.” How long have you been in a relationship with your significant other? “It has been 18 years.” Is there something special you do on Valentine’s Day? “Every day is Valentine’s Day, we are best friends, and every day we are together is a blessing.” Mr. Josh Kazas (Math Teacher) How did you meet your significant other? “I met her in Mexico on a college trip to go help churches.” How long have you been in a relationship with your significant other? “We have been married for 11 years.” Is there something special you do on Valentine’s Day? “Every year is different, some years we say our wedding vows other years I surprise her.” FEBRUARY 2014 5 Answer the questions and add your score up at the bottom of the page to 1. How do you feel about being single? see where your heart lies! A. I love the freedom! I don’t have time for a relationship right now. B. I hate it so much and there are always cou- 4. What movie best suits your style? ples rubbing it in everywhere I look. A. The Notebook C. It’s okay to be single; it’s natural. If it hap- B. Friends with Benefits pens, it happens. C. The Avengers 2. In a relationship, which would you most likely 5. What top 40 hit best suits your mushy mantra? do? A. “Unconditionally” by Katy Perry A. Surprise them all the time and show them B. “All Me” by Drake how much you care daily. C. “Who You Love” by John Mayer B. Talk a lot, but not much else. I’d hate to be with someone too clingy or needy. 6. Say you have a full workload for the night, but C. Go on fun dates and always be your partner wants to hang out. What do you do? supportive. A. Forget them for now. I have priorities. B. Get some work done together! 3. What’s your idea of a perfect Valentine’s date? C. Homework can wait! I’m already on my way A. Classic dinner and a movie. Small, but senti- to see them. mental. B. Watch Netflix on my couch. Nothing cliché 7. What TV show best fits your personality? or sappy. A. The Walking Dead C. Lots of chocolates, roses, and a romantic B. The Bachelore candlelit dinner for two! C. Parks and Recreations 7-11 points: Heartbreaker. You’re not a friend of Cupid’s. You think love can be sort of frivolous at times. If you’re look- ing for a relationship, you’re not expecting your soul mate yet. Overall, you’re pretty realistic when it comes to love which may take away from some of the magic, but could save you tears if things don’t work out. 12-16 points: Sweetheart. You have a good balance in your life in terms of love and other priorities. You appreciate the fun side of relationships, but don’t go too overboard. You’re real and don’t take love for granted. 17-21 points: The Love Doctor. When you fall in love, you fall head over heels. If dating was a sport, you’d be in the Olympics. Your love life takes precedent over a lot of other aspects of your life which can lead to problems later on, but you don’t intend to let things like that get in the way of you and your one-and-only. You’re romantic to the core. 1: A - 1 B - 3 C - 2 2: A - 3 B - 1 C - 2 3: A - 2 B - 1 C - 3 4: A - 3 B - 2 C - 1 5: A - 3 B - 1 C - 2 6: A - 1 B - 2 C - 3 7: A - 1 B - 3 C - 2 - C 3 - B 1 - A 7: 3 - C 2 - B 1 - A 6: 2 - C 1 - B 3 - A 5: 1 - C 2 - B 3 - A 4: 3 - C 1 - B 2 - A 3: 2 - C 1 - B 3 - A 2: 2 - C 3 - B 1 - A 1: 6 THE PANTHER PRESS One word that sums up the most important aspect of love, and why? Passion; Love is Laura when you think Lee asks of someone be- Passion; You have to have students fore youself.