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      Vrinda Vutukury, Reporter
      February 14, 2019

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      Science teachers Reo Sato and Vivien Chern share f Science teachers Reo Sato and Vivien Chern share five lessons they have learned from high school and college. Reporting and photos by Melanie Rayas, Reporter
      From March 16-May 4, UPA and other schools in the From March 16-May 4, UPA and other schools in the Santa Clara County have gone on a hiatus from on-campus learning due to the worldwide pandemic that is COVID-19. Kristian Crowther (Co-EIC) and Greg Haessner (Multimedia Manager) wish to explore the lives and people who have been affected by the virus in their first episode of “Weeks Later.” Their first guest is Katherine Poltorak: World History teacher, United States History teacher and Economics teacher. In this episode, Crowther and Haessner will go into depth with Poltorak to understand her perspective of social distancing, the effect this has on the economy, her personal life and much more. Link in bio!
      Check our Aquila Reporter Julia Wong's Spark about Check our Aquila Reporter Julia Wong's Spark about various UPA students' must-read books. Link in bio!
      Sophomore Zoie Charbonnet has participated in ever Sophomore Zoie Charbonnet has participated in every one of the UPA Performing Arts Department’s Fall plays and Spring musicals as an actress, tech person and costume crew member since seventh grade, starting with the musical “Singing in the Rain” and leading up to her most recent performance as reporter Dora Del Rio in the 2019 Fall play, “Suite Surrender.” “I just love being on stage and performing,” she said. “I love putting on the costumes and the makeup and just acting. It’s fun. It makes me feel more confident because I can sort of be a different person on stage but still be myself.” As Charbonnet’s theatre and ballet schedule consumes tens of hours every week, striking a balance between her passion and schoolwork can be difficult. “If I’m not on stage I do my homework during rehearsals,” she said. “I also take advantage of lunch time and tutorials and really any time I can fit my homework in.” A rarity in an increasingly STEM-oriented Bay Area, Charbonnet is genuinely considering a career in acting. “I’ve been considering Broadway,” she said. “I thought that would be really fun and it’s something that I would love to do, but I understand that that’s not something you can make a lot of money off of right away, so I might have to consider other career options.” Outside of theater, Charbonnet is involved in the Origami Club, takes UPA dance classes, draws, bakes and dances ballet, which she has been doing since age two.⁣ ⁣ Reporting and photo by Janessa Ulug, Managing Editor
      Check out Aquila Editor Desiree Pekar's story map Check out Aquila Editor Desiree Pekar's story map about the spread of COVID-19. Link in bio!
      Great change is upon AP students as College Board Great change is upon AP students as College Board posted an update regarding the date and curriculum change of the AP tests for the 2019–2020 school year on March 20. Traditional face-to-face exam administrations will not take place. This means that students are now going to take a 45-minute online exam at home that will only include the topics and skills most AP teachers and students have already covered in class by early March, according to the College Board statement. The exam will not include any multiple choice questions, only FRQs for secure testing at home. There will be two different dates for each test (TBA by April 3). College Board is working with partners to provide students who do not have resources (phone, tablet, computer, etc.) to administer the exam from home. ⁣ Will this affect student scores? ⁣ “It’s possible because they’re only looking at a small fraction of what they usually assess,” APUSH and AP Government teacher Ariana Rodriguez said. “Some students may be better on the FRQs and because they can convey their thoughts better and their strength in writing. Whereas, maybe other students are strong in doing multiple choice questions.” ⁣ The change from administered, handwritten AP Tests, to at home, typed ones have worried teachers as they prepare to make adjustments for these exams. ⁣ “Both my AP Gov. and APUSH classes have already learned all the content needed,” Rodriguez said. But again, I’m just trying to help them from home, and I hope that they are prepared. I think that’s something that I am looking at, going forward.” ⁣ ⁣ Reporting by Alyssa Garcia, Reporter.⁣ Photo courtesy of Thrisha Praveen (11).⁣
      (2/2) “I’m pretty upset at the fact that a lot (2/2) “I’m pretty upset at the fact that a lot of our events have been cancelled especially because it’s my senior year,” Megan Uy (12), who took photos in front of the posters daily before the closure, said. “I really didn’t want it to end like this, but health always comes before anything else so I’m glad the county took the necessary precautions for the safety of the students and staff. I’m really happy about the fact that the posters will still be shown online, though! I’m glad that technology can be of use during this time because at least a good portion of UPA students can still see the posters we worked hard on.”⁣ “That makes me happy today,” read a comment by Executive Director David Porter on the first upa.asb countdown post of the “49 days left” poster by Eric Nguyen (12) on March 16.⁣ The countdown tradition, which started with the first senior class of 2011, is one in which seniors at UPA create posters using butcher paper to display the days left until graduation. Each senior is assigned one day and given two to four weeks to complete their poster, meaning the amount of posters created varies each year depending on the size of the senior class.⁣ “I know that in general, the class is excited to see the numbers begin and progress,” English teacher and junior and senior counselor Sandra Trotch, who oversaw the creation of the posters, said, “but it is also a wake-up call for them that their days on campus are coming to an end, and that they need to take advantage of the opportunities we try to provide for them to continue to do things together as a class, but also look forward to their future, no matter where it lies.” ⁣ ⁣ First photo: Lawson hangs up the day 49 poster.⁣ Second photo: Lawson snaps a picture of the day 47 poster by Simrat Jolly (12). ⁣ ⁣ Reporting and photos by Janessa Ulug, Managing Editor.
      (1/2) As a result of the Santa Clara Unified Schoo (1/2) As a result of the Santa Clara Unified School District closure announced on March 13 in response to COVID-19, fifteen senior countdown posters will not be displayed in the next three weeks. ⁣⁣ Although the posters will not be hung up in the usual spot, on the wall to the right of the science building’s staircase, Adam Lawson, ASB’s Secretary of PR, has taken it upon themself to post photos of the posters on the official ASB Instagram account, upholding the tradition virtually.⁣⁣ In light of the partial loss of the countdown tradition and other cancellations in response to COVID-19, many seniors and students in general are disheartened, but posting seniors’ work online has proved to be a small comfort in this unpredictable time... ⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ First photo: Lawson presses the day 48 poster by Aneerudh Venkatraghavan (12) onto the whiteboard in Yale.⁣⁣ Second photo: The day 49 poster by Eric Nguyen (12) rests on a desk in Yale.
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