2019-2020 Archive

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CITY-WIDE STUDENT COUNCIL MEETS ONLINE IN APRIL

Junior Lihame Arouna (center, under Dr. Tracey) took part in a Zoom conference call with Dr. Tracey, along with 7 other City-wide Student Council members and others. These student representatives asked questions about the current state of the district, as well as discussed possible positive steps for the future.

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WEEKLY QUOTE
"Nobody's actually scared of the dark; they’re scared of what lies there." Jamila Washington

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BLACK HISTORY MONTH

SPECIAL COVERAGE: COVID-19

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Impact of Covid-19 on Young Children Raven Joseph 5/20 A Letter to my Freed Self Yesira Delgado 5/20 A Global Pandemic: How Covid-19 is Impacting HBCU’s Raven Joseph 4/20 COVID-19 Journal 1 Angela Nunez Espinal 4/20

Thoughts from Mr. Nelken

Art from Charlie Brown

"Fireside Chats" w/Mr. Boroski

SPECIAL PROJECTS:
Metamorphosis Cento Poems: Raven Joseph, Chelsey Jara, Sam Sims, Thomasine Fletcher
Response to Deborah Tannen piece: Raven Joseph, Julien Sanchez Levallois, Sam Sims

ENGLISH PAPERS and POEMS: The Best Concert Domingo Torres 3/20 Where is America? Angela Mendez 3/20 Of Course I Write America Krista Miller 3/2 “This land was made for you and me” Jason Davis 3/20 The Supportive Change Kennyah Cooper 3/20 Set of Latin Root Words Edgar Morales Wash the Carrot Domingo Torres 2/20 The Road To My True Self Jason Sanchez 2/20 I Write America Jamila Washington 1/20 I Write America Makayla Beach 2/20 Jarring Insight Gabriel Guadalupe 2/20 America is Me Tynasiah Cloud 2/20 I Write America Ivelisse Lopez 2/20 I Write America Kenajha Bradley Dear America, Shaleyriz Soto 2/20 I Write America Rodrick Brown 2/20 Dear America, Jontae McDonald 2/20 Great Fantasy Carlos Perez 2/20 Death to America. Ashley Galindo 2/20 Simplicity/Poverty Experience Bayu Adji 1/20 Reflection: Art Experience Alexis Annan 1/20

NEWS: Women's History Thomasine Fletcher 3/20 Real Life Body Snatchers? Julien Sanchez-Levallois 2/2

OPINION: Is My Dream College the Right College for me? Raven Joseph 3/20 Supporting Literacy Outside the Classroom Yesira Delgado 3/20 America Loves its Drugs Krista Miller 3/20 That’s Not Dope Thomas Small 3/20 “I don’t like being black.” Samantha Sims The New Year Thomasine Fletcher 1/20 Response to Justin Elicker's Inauguration Speech by Charlotte Wilcox 1/20 My American Dream By Samantha Sims 2/20 Excuse me SIR, can YOU teach ME how to be a WOMAN? Nelani Mejias 1/20 Never Again Makayla Chambers 1/20 “Boys Will Be Boys” Nelani Mejias 1/20 Women, You Know Who You Are Tynasiah Cloud 12/19 The Power of Words Dyesha Sanchez 11/19 Has New Haven Actually Been a “Sanctuary City?” Thomas Small 10/19 The Head of The Table Speech by Raven Joseph 9/19

GSA: What are The Gays™ up to? The only thing on our agenda is you.
Shakeira Bell 11/1

REVIEWS: Valuing Cultural Diversity in the Classroom Yesira Delgado 3/20 Music Analysis: Die Young Makayla Chambers 1/20 Joker Movie Review Jason Sanchez 11/19

CREATIVE WRITING: I wish I saw the sun like you. Samantha Sims 5/20 My Death Sam Sims 4/20 Get There Shaly Soto 3/20 Born in October Ivelisse Lopez 3/20 Black History Month Thomasine Harris Fletcher 3/20 When I Left Ivelisse Lopez 2/20 Lone–ly Charlie Brown 2/20 Illusion Nadia S. Gaskins 2/20 The Third Void, A Familiar Stranger and a Confused Reader Adi Clermont 2/20 Am I the Enemy, America? Charlie Brown 2/20 Reassurance
Xzavea Bradley Glover 2/20 Helen Keller Xzavea Bradley 2/20 Socialization Paper Yesira Delgado 1/20 West Side Story Epilogue Domingo Torres 1/20 Metamorphosis, ‘19 Charlie Brown 1/20 The Balance. By Ashley Galindo Lara 12/19 Half Broken Home By Rebecca Quirk-Sykes 12/19 Online World Jake Warner 12/19 A Monologue in Dedication of My Favorite Scene By Jaidyn Wein 11/19 Getting Hurt is in Style Stephanie Ruby Latorre 11/19 The New and Improved Declaration of Independence by Raven Joseph 9/19 Bedside Manner A Script by Xzavea Bradley 10/19 West Side Story Epilogue Gabriel Guadelupe 10/19 Backfire Prose Poem by Shaly Soto My Dream By Kenny Torres 10/19 First Heartbreak Rose Acevedo 10/19 My Death Samantha Sims 9/19 Emulation of "Don’t Touch Me" Nelani Mejias 9/19

TRAVEL: Life in Other Countries Ashley Galindo Lara 2/20

VISUAL ART