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The Official Student Newspaper of Oakland Tech. Issue 6: Febuary 2018 www.oaklandtechscribe.com School Shooting in Success for Tech Parkland, Florida Students at MLK By Samuel Getachew “evil.” He was known for of an NRA-sponsored ri- da and the fact that there violent outbursts and fle team and was able to have been so many just Oratorical Fest On February 14th, animal cruelty, attack- obtain a gun of his own. in this year have made By Fiona Osborn finals, performing ev- in Parkland, Florida, a ing small animals like Since the shooting, my think about my and Claire Daly erything from original heavily-armed 19-year- squirrels with rocks. copycat threats across safety at school but not poetry to speeches. The old gunman opened fire His Instagram page has the country have left necessarily question it.” Every year in honor finalists included Milah at Marjory Stoneman been part of the ongoing school officials and She adds that she doubts of Martin Luther King Gammon, who per- Douglas High School, investigation by police, local law enforcement a school shooting could Jr. Day, OUSD holds formed the speech “The killing 17 and injuring with many disturbing shaken. In Arkansas, a happen in Oakland, a Martin Luther King Art of Growing”; Tess 15 others. Before he images depicting blood- Fayetteville High School saying, “I hope nothing Oratorical Festival, in Falkner-Kenny with a began shooting, previ- ied, dead animals and student allegedly threat- like this happens at Tech which students from all speech from Senator ously expelled Nikolas others showing Cruz ened to “shoot up the but it’s always good to be grades perform spoken Kamala Harris; Samuel Cruz pulled the fire with a gun in front of his high school like they prepared.” word pieces. This year Getachew and Amelia alarm to draw students face. did in Florida” and was Not too long ago, a for the 39th Oratorical Schreiber with an origi- out of their classrooms The FBI and local soon arrested. In South social media post warn- Fest, Tech students were nal poetry piece, “On the and into the hallways. police have been under Carolina, a ninth grader ing of a school shooting overwhelmingly suc- Education System”; and There had already been fire for their apparent was arrested after post- the next day at Tech was cessful, with many of Joey Lovett, Alexis Lewis, a fire drill that day, and lack of diligence in this ing a picture of himself determined to be a hoax the competing students Anton Walker, Micaela so the 3,000 unassum- case. Cruz had been on Snapchat wearing a and dismissed by the placing first at district Davis, Sophie Hankin, ing students of Marjory identified by the FBI as mask and what seemed administration. We must and moving on to the Abriella Terrazas for their Stoneman Douglas High a potential threat after to be an assault rifle, learn from tragedies finals. Due to budget excerpt from “99 years”. filtered out into the online comments were with the caption “Round such as the one in Flor- cuts—the District could This competition has hallways before Cruz reported where Cruz 2 of Florida tomorrow.” ida, and have a policy not afford trophies—the been incredibly meaning- opened fire on his AR- claimed, “I’m going to In Massachusetts, a so- and procedure in place finals were not a competi- ful to students. For senior 15. become a professional cial media post claimed for school shootings, as tion, as it has been in past Tess Falkner-Kenny: “I’ve Cruz was known as school shooter.” Sever- that students should be well as take all threats years, but a “showcase.” been participating in the a troubled child, and al 911 calls were made wary of a “Florida pt 2.” seriously. School should According to sophomore Oratorical Fest every year many of his peers de- to his home starting in According to Oak- be a place of learning - Samuel Getachew, “That since kindergarten, and scribed him as a “strange 2013 due to domestic land Tech sophomore never a place where you was annoying, but Tech it has really helped me kid,” with some even go- disturbances. Despite all Abriella Terrazas, “News question your safety. still did great.” develop my public speak- ing so far as to call him this, Cruz was a member of the shooting in Flori- Ten students from ing and advocacy skills. I Tech went on to the do wish that more people (Oratorical Fest continues on page 8) March School Tech Students Join Rally to Protect Calender Dreamers Mar. 2- End of marking By Claire Daly and receive legal protection to stay in the country. Emaan in the rally joined students period 4 from the Deferred Action for Sharif, a Tech senior who par- from fellow Oakland schools On February 16th, Tech Childhood Arrivals program, ticipated in the rally, said, “It East Oakland Pride Elementary Mar. 3- volunteer work day students participated in a rally otherwise known as DACA. was to protest ICE coming to School and Edna Brewer Mid- at school gardens standing with Dreamers and Due to attacks from the current California and how the police dle School, as well as students refugees and calling for the im- administration, DACA is set are cooperating with ICE even from University of California, Mar. 10- SAT test date peachment of Trump. Dreamers to expire on March 5th unless though they aren’t supposed Berkeley, for a total of approxi- are Americans who immigrated Congress passes immigration to. It was also protesting the mately 100 people. The rally was Mar. 12- PTSA meeting to the country at a young age legislation that allows Dreamers removal of DACA.” Participants orchestrated by the organization Natalie Barr/Scribe By Any Means Necessary, or Mar. 18- OT Family Fun BAMN, as part of their national 5K run/walk “Don’t Walk on By” campaign. The goal of “Don’t Walk on By” Mar. 21- SAT test day for is to prevent U.S. Immigration Juniors and Customs Enforcement agents, more commonly known Mar. 22- Winter Sports as ICE, from entering school Banquet & Award campuses and communities Ceramony and arresting undocumented immigrants. Emaan said the More events listed on school calendar on the Oakland Tech “Don’t Walk on By” program website “encourages people to stop ICE if they see them and call BAMN so they can push ICE out of California.” PAGE 2 February 2018 News California May Face Another Drought By Bebe Aronson Nevada as a great place leave farms without a ing that there is still systems that recycle for skiing and snow- substantial inflow of another month during water from your wash- March Sports These past few boarding, but the snow water during the dry which more rain could ing machine and other weeks, students at Tech in these mountains summer months. This fall. However, forecasts appliances throughout Calendar have been exchanging serves a larger purpose. combination of lack of at the moment do not your home. jackets for shorts and The snow that falls in precipitation and re- look so promising. For Although we may 2018 sandals due to tempera- the Sierras in the winter cord high temperatures this year, Southern not be in a drought yet, tures rising above sev- provides one-third of reflect the conditions California is already in the signs are point- Mar. 3 -12p.m.-Varsity enty degrees. As nice as the state’s water when in 2015, when Califor- a moderate drought, ing that way and Tech this warm weather may it melts throughout the nia entered a state of while Northern Cali- students are already Baseball be, the unseasonably spring and summer. emergency for a severe fornia is not expected expressing concern. vs. Franklin @Tech warm temperatures The snow melt is the drought, but there still to be in a drought. Junior Melody Rice says serve as a clear exam- main source of irriga- is hope that this will not This may not be the “I knew that we were Mar. 6 - 3:30p.m. - Varsity ple of the effect global tion for the farms in be the case this time case if current weather always in a drought! Baseball warming is having on the Central Valley that around. patterns continue, so They were just lying to @Redwood Christian our world. The lack of provide one-quarter of Last year, Califor- we need to start sav- us when they said it was rain places the state the nation’s food sup- nia experienced an ing water now. Taking over.” Most students Mar. 7- 3:30p.m.- Varsity of California in an all ply. As of February 1, extremely wet winter, shorter showers, turn- had a slightly different Baseball SCRIMMAGE too familiar position: the snowpack was at which brought us out ing off the faucet when opinion, such as soph- @San Lorenzo facing the possibility of 27% of its normal levels of the state of emergen- brushing your teeth and omore Aden Lounds, another drought. This is for this time of year cy and filled the state’s washing your hands, who said “I didn’t know Mar. 9- 5p.m.- Girls Varsity happening only a year in the Sierra Nevadas. reservoirs, another and washing your car at that we were facing a Lacrosse after Governor Jerry The high temperatures important source of wa- a car wash that recycles drought again, but that vs. Head Royce Brown was able to end in the past few weeks, ter. The reservoirs are water instead of in your seems pretty bad.” And @Tech the state’s drought state 15 degrees Fahrenheit still fairly full, so they driveway are all simple she is right: this is pret- of emergency after a higher than average will be able to supply things that you can do ty bad and it will only Mar.

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