El Rancho High School Wednesday, December 18, 2019 Volume 68.4 El Rodeo Dons play last Powderpuff game at Don Memorial Stadium Page 6 Check out the special Holiday center spread Page 4-5 Read all about Harry Styles’new album Fine Line! Page 8 Opinion - 2 Features - 3 Center - 4 Center - 5 Index @elrodeonews Campus - 6 Sports - 7 Entertainment - 8 www.elrodeonews.com EL RODEO, PG 2 El Rancho High School DEC. 18, 2019 OPINION Student concerns remain unanswered after assembly BY DIEGO GONZALEZ school board seemed careless EL RODEO STAFF WRITER to a majority of the public com- On December 2nd, the ments at the end of the meeting. senior class of El Rancho met Throughout the meet- with the newly appointed super- ing, Esparza was also not able intendent of the El Rancho Uni- to answer questions as to why fied School District, Dr. Frances the construction agenda was Esparza. The meeting was held scheduled the way it is because to discuss alternative sites for the she has only been superinten- graduation ceremony this year. dent for a matter of months. Even after the meet- Many questions with re- ing with Esparza, the senior gards to the demolition of the class was not on the same B building at the front of the page with the superintendent, school were also not answered which defeated the purpose of by Esparza due to her lack the meeting in the first place. of knowledge of the matter. Rio Hondo College, If the superintendent has no as well as Whittier College, Seniors express concern about where their graduation will be held. knowledge of certain things in re- were discussed at the meet- conversation did not take place ter graduation would be too high. up for the fact that the Don Memo- lation, then someone who has been ing as possible locations for between Esparza and the se- Although the alternative rial Stadium is not an option for a part of the construction gradu- the graduation ceremony. niors because the class of 2020 graduation sites, such as Rio graduation, which included the ation plan should have accom- These graduation sites wants to graduate in the Don Hondo College, seem tempt- district covering the costs of grad panied Esparza in order to give are a lot nicer than the Don Memorial stadium. ing due to the larger seating night and prom for all seniors. the students the full information. Memorial stadium, and are It was stated early in the arrangement, it is unjust that The proposition was The construction plan certainly better than Pioneer meeting that El Rancho would only this years’ seniors have taken into consideration by Es- for the renovation of El Ran- High School, the initial site not be a possible graduation site to graduate somewhere else. parza, and was set to be dis- cho is simply taking away tra- for the graduation ceremony. due to the construction agenda, Esparza was presented with cussed by the school board as dition from the class of 2020, The meeting was a com- and that the cost for postponing a proposition by senior student a possible compromise. How- something that no other class plete commotion, and a civil the graduation ceremony until af- Angel Marquez in order to make ever, in past board meetings the in the past had to experience. Victoria’s Secret leaves mixed emotions after cancelling show ferent-sized models, and models lieve that today’s liberal climate of different ethnicities are vital for has made people too sensitive companies in today’s society, lest about issues like representation they face backlash for excluding and inclusion of different people. these models from their business. However, the show clearly Some people believe caters to a certain tall, thin crowd that the show was very exclu- while excluding those that come sive, only modeling women in different shapes and sizes. of a certain stature with little While the show was truly a spec- to no diversity weight-wise. tacle, it was not the right fit for In comparison, compa- today’s society if it couldn’t nies such as Rihanna’s Sav- change to allow a more diverse age X Fenty and start-up Third group of models in its show. Love have been using models Overall, today’s society of different ethnic backgrounds, is different than the society in sizes, and weight as well as in- 1995, when the first Victoria’s cluding transgender models. Secret Fashion Show was intro- Past L Brands chief mar- duced. Beauty standards have keting officer, Ed Razek, said changed, and so have companies. BY ROCIO ESTRADA sales, L Brands canceled it. greatest fashion show in history, in a 2018 interview with Vogue The fact is that Victo- EL RODEO STAFF WRITER That being said, the show might actually impact the sales of that transgender models did ria’s Secret did not change L Brands’ Victoria’s Se- was not run with the current stan- Victoria’s Secret. Representation not belong in the show since and did not include these cret has recently announced that dards of modern society. They allows the audience to interact “...the show is a fantasy,... models in their iconic shows. they will be canceling the an- did not diversify their models, more closely with what they are It’s a 42-minute entertain- Hopefully, in the future, nual Victoria’s Secret Fashion thus excluding many people being presented. It helps mod- ment special. That’s what it is.” people would be able to see Show. The reason for this is be- from seeing themselves repre- els connect with agencies, and Others are not in favor of themselves represented by mod- cause L Brands wanted to change sented in the memorable show. it helps end the stigma that only the end of the iconic show. Their els of different backgrounds. the way its signature items were Representation in the mod- tall, skinny people can be models. argument is that the show provid- Who knows, maybe the Vic- being marketed. Since they be- eling industry is very impor- The introduction and inclu- ed an exciting way to look at new toria’s Secret Fashion Show lieved that the show would not tant and the exclusion of certain sion of transgender models (along lines of undergarments for wom- will come back with all new have an immediate impact on models, in what can be called the with other LGBTQ+ models), dif- en. There are also some that be- values, faces, and “Angels”. Advisor.....Paul Zeko El Rodeo is published monthly except during vacations by Editor-in-Chief.....Grecia Haro- the El Rancho High School journalism class. The El Rodeo of- fices are located at 6501 S. Passons Blvd., Pico Rivera, CA 90660 Flores Reporter.....Diego Gonzalez in room X-1. The paper is printed by The Gardena Valley News. 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BY GRECIA HARO-FLORES EL RODEO STAFF WRITER “My older sister got me into One Direction and we stuck If you’ve ever suddenly felt with them as they went their a wave of good energy hit you as own ways,” says Guerra, “My you’re walking down the halls of older sister and I bond a lot El Rancho or roaming around the when it comes to Harry Styles.” city, it’s probably because you “I got into Fifth Harmony passed by Ajohnette “Aj” Guerra. on my own and Camila Cabello She’s a walking ray of sunshine! was one of the girls that really She’s also simply irresistible! stood out to me and she has an Her hobbies include be- emotional side that I admire, ing with her family, making kinda like wearing her heart art, being active in general, and on her sleeve,” adds Guerra. playing sports, especially bas- She continues with why ketball. Basketball has always those are her favorite artists been a big part of Guerra’s life.