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Schedule complications arise after counselor resignation

Abhishek Mynam, Co-Multimedia Manager

November 20, 2021 • No Comments

Counselor Juan Mendoza-Romero resigned from UPA on Aug. 6—three days before the 2021-2022 school year began—for reasons unknown. Paraeducator Jessica Hernandez began working under the academic counseling department on Aug. 2. Mendoza-Romero was a new counselor hired in September 2020 amidst distance learning to fill in the counselor spot after Sandra Trotch’s retirement. Last year, he...

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Features

Bearing Good News: Kathryn Beary joins the English department

Nadia Hines, Social Media Manager
November 16, 2021

From growing up in Sonoma County to taking astronomy courses and phonology abroad in France, Kathryn Beary has embarked on her fair share of exploring and is here to share new food recipes and plants with her students as a new middle school English teacher. “I was born an hour north of...

Why Brent Williams Loves History, Economics and Sociology

Chloe Luu, Reporter
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Ever since new economics and sociology teacher Brent Williams was in elementary school, he was interested in history, wars and how the world works. Williams gained perspective on what the teaching profession was like while watching his father—a retired elementary school teacher—in...

Angela Pasquinelli, lover of books, movies, Broadway and TV, joins the English Department

Shayna Tran, Web Manager
October 5, 2021

On a typical Saturday evening, an eight-year-old Angela Pasquinelli could be seen reenacting school, lecturing and reading books to her four Cabbage Patch kids lined up against the wall. She always wanted to become a teacher, but she did not know what kind of teacher she wanted to be until she met Ms....

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Opinion

Backpacking: Not nearly as hard as you may think

Matthew Wallace, Reporter
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When some people picture backpacking, they think of people lugging heavy bags up and down mountains all day non-stop for weeks on end, resulting in sore backs and aching feet, yet the portrayals shown in popular movies and other media are rarely true in recreational backpacking. The problem occurs...

Why Indians should stand with the Black Lives Matter movement

Akshara Kollu, Copy Editor
September 8, 2020

The Gandhi Mahal, a Bangladeshi-Indian restaurant in Minneapolis, was set aflame on May 9 amid the protests and riots regarding Black Lives Matter (BLM) and the unjust treatment of George Floyd, amid crimes against other Black citizens. Yet Ruhel Islam, the owner of the restaurant, continued to stand...

The Great Debate

Desiree Pekar, Editor
May 29, 2020

Music blasts in the gym. Students cheer on the Guzaarish dancers. After Guzaarish ends, students clap for the cheer team as they watch them create a variety of formations. Then, a flyer is lifted up into the air, supported by two girls at the base. But what the audience cannot see is the sweat that...

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Sports

Pick & Roll Podcast Quarantine Edition ft. Jason Plasschaert

Dylan Ziegler, Sports Editor

July 26, 2020

Editor's Note: This episode was originally published on May 15, 2020. In this episode of the Pick & Roll Podcast, host Dylan Ziegler interviews...

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Arts & Culture

The Alisa and Cindy Podcast ft. Maryann Huynh

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In The Alisa and Cindy Podcast: Maryann Huynh and Everything K-Pop, Alisa Tran and Cindy Tran discuss with freshman Maryann Huynh about her interest in K-pop music. Learn...

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Fun & Games

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Aquila Staff

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Editor’s Note: The following article is composed of experiences, anecdotes and quotes written by Aquila’s staff to demonstrate our appreciation for our advisor, Laura...

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