THEMOORNEWSPAPER.COM ISSUE 2, VOL. 104

Introducing AUSD’s New Central KitchenELTON HOStaff Writer

A new central kitchen facility began its

operation at the start of this school year to serve Alhambra Unified School District (AUSD) high schools. Alhambra High, Century High, Mark Keppel High, and San Gabriel High will now be provided with meals from a uniform source rather than each having its own production.

According to Vivien Watts, executive director of AUSD’s Food and Nutrition Services Department, the district had to make a decision between upgrading all of the existing individual kitchens or investing in a centralized kitchen facil-ity, and eventually settled on the central kitchen. Benefits of this change include “production consistency, better quality control [and] savings on inventories and logistics.

The establishment of the new kitchen will affect AHS in a variety of ways. As there will no longer be an on-site produc-tion of food, the cafeteria staff instead

will do simple preparation of shipped meal items. As a result, the “pizza line”, the lunch line leading into the cafeteria from the left, has been cut, as AHS no longer produces its own pizza. There are some changes in the

menu as well. For example, the addition of sushi platters was designed to cater to stu-dents’ tastes.

Future goals of the district’s Food and Nutrition Services Department include to

Controversy Over Com-mon Core Standards

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 6 , 2013

are considering repealing CCS but have not yet succeeded.

Furthermore, from grades three through eight, only 26 percent of s t u -dents in New York C i t y passed the Eng- l i s h -Language Arts ( E L A ) test, while 30 p e r c e n t passed the math- e m a t i c s test, according

to the San Francisco Chronicle. In the rest of the state, 31 percent of

students passed for each test. The year before, 60 percent of students passed the state mathematics test and 47 percent of student passed the ELA test, according to CBS. A similar occurrence happened in Kentucky, after receiving the scores for the CCS-aligned tests in 2011-2012, when the number of students scoring “proficient” fell

by more than a third. However, this was an expected result.

“We expected a de-crease, because the standards represent a 13-year progression,

and none of our as-sessed students had experienced more than one-thirteenth of the progression,” Director of the Ken-tucky Department of Education Division of Program Standards Karen Kidwell said, according to Scholastic. “We view this as an op-portunity to understand where we currently are, so we can do what is right to ensure that our students are college-and career-ready when they leave our public schools.”

Additionally, the New York Times states that “students with

disadvantages struggled as well. On the English exam,

3 percent of nonnative speakers were deemed

proficient, and 6 percent of students with disabilities

passed.” With the CCS tests, no equivalent tests would be

made for English language learn-ers or students with disabilities; all students must take the same test. MOOR graphic by GEN THIPATIMA

CAROLINE RENEditor in ChiefREBECCA ZENGStaff Writer

As educators across the country work to implement Common Core Standards (CCS), designed to standardize tests across the nation, certain issues have arisen, nota-bly the opposition to the growing interest performance-based pay, under which teachers’ salaries would be based off their students’ performance on CCS tests.

“There are too many variables that would prevent [per-formance-based pay] from being a fair system. It creates a com-petitive atmosphere among teach-ers who should be collaborating and sharing ideas, and it puts too much importance on test scores,” English teacher Dorothy Burkhart said. “It’s the teaching and learn-ing that matters.”

According to Journal Education Next, 19 percent of teachers sup-port performance-based pay, while 79 percent oppose it and 2 percent remain neutral. Meanwhile, 49 percent of the public supports performance-based pay, 39 percent oppose it, and 12 percent remain neutral.

In addition, with the imple-mentation of CCS, curriculum for grades kindergarten to twelfth grade would be much more chal-lenging, since the standards are set at the highest in the nation. So far, some states, such as Alabama,

“be able to make more things from scratch, use more fresh fruit and vegetables and to ex-tend [the] catering program,” Watts said. The department also plans to extend the central kitchen’s service to the rest of the schools in

the district. Despite the department’s ef-

forts, AHS’ lunch meals are not looked upon particularly well by

students. Out of 673 students sur-veyed, 384 students, a majority, rated the school lunch as a 1 or 2 on a scale of 1-5, while only 56 students gave a 4 or 5.

“I [would] like it if they used fresh ingredient[s] to make a meal for us,” said sophomore Leslie La.

Although the food served by AHS will not be prepared on lo-cation anymore, Watts says that the central production kitchen will be able to produce quality foods with its standardized reci-pes and procedures.

AHS Alumnus Becomes First Latino State Bar President

DENISE TIEUNews Editor

AHS alumnus Luis J. Rodri-guez will be the first Latino and public defender to be inducted as the 89th president of the Califor-nia State Bar. The inauguration will take place during Oct. in San Jose at the State Bar’s Annual Meet-ing.

Rodriguez is current-ly the Vice President of the State Bar. He ran unop-posed and was elected to a one-year term of presidency by the Board of Trustees on July 19.

“I’m the first Latino and that’s some-thing to celebrate, especially in the state of California, but at the same time, it’s a stark reminder of how long it takes for certain groups to move up and become part of the leadership of the community,” Rodriguez said, according to dai-lynews.com. “It’s an opportunity to show everybody that, given the opportunity, we can provide and give as much as anyone else for the betterment of our community.”

In 1994, Rodriguez passed the State Bar and joined the Los An-

geles County Public Defender’s Office and has been there ever since, defending underprivileged adults and children charged with crimes.

Rodriguez is no stranger to being a leader. He served as the president of the Mexican-Amer-

ican Bar As-sociation of Los Ange-les County, president of the Califor-nia La Raza Lawyers As-sociation and president of the Latino Public De-fenders As-s o c i a t i o n . Rodriguez is also a mem-ber of the C a l i f o r n i a State Board of Education and chairman

of the State Bar of California’s Council on Access and Fairness.

According to The State Bar of California, Rodriguez plans to guarantee that California courts are funded and that the public will be protected from immigration frauds from attorneys. Rodriguez hopes to inspire current AHS stu-dents and gives this advice.

“The respect of others and hard work always benefit one as an in-dividual and adds to a better soci-ety,” Rodriguez said.

ALL-AMERICANHALL OF FAME

How many times per week do you eat school lunch?

How high would you rate school lunch? (1=lowest, 5=highest)

PHOTO courtesy of LAURA ERNDE

MOOR graphic by SIMON ZHAOMOOR graphic by GEN THIPATIMA

It’s that time of the year again: seniors are now into their last year of high school and determining what to do with the rest of their lives.

A good majority, 66.2 percent in 2012 according to the U.S. Department of Labor, usually choose to continue with higher edu-cation. Some may choose private or public universi-ties; however some may opt for a for-profit col-lege. For those who may not know of for-profit colleges, or proprietary schools, they are essential-ly schools whose primary focus is making money.

For-profit schools play a large role in the student loan crisis. The difference between for-profit colleges and universities such as USC and Harvard is that the latter aren’t run like busi-nesses; for-profit colleges are sponsored by the own-ers of the colleges and fo-cus more on pleasing their shareholders rather than providing an education for their students. For these

When people talk about

the “big” stages in life, we talk about our sweet 16—what is depicted as the climax of the teenage expe-rience—and the turning of 18—finally endowed with the legal freedom to do most things as we please—but we often forget the tran-sitional state of age 17. We go from 16 to 18, often without considering what it means to be 17, one of the most important years of our lives. This is the age when we’re expected to somehow shift gears from the invincibility of adoles-cence to the fragility and complexity of adulthood. This is the age when we’re expected to perefectly map our future, whether it’s con-tinuing education in college or immediately jumping into the workforce. For many of us, 17 is when we will make our first mistakes that will carry into adulthood—plenty more to come, surely—and embrac-ing these mistakes is almost contrary to our nature Every other day, it feels like I won’t be going any-where with my life, but I’ve learned to accept that it’s natural to have no idea how to spend the next few de-cades when I’ve only lived a fraction of my life. This year isn’t when our deci-sions become the “be-all, end-all” of our lives; this is when we decide who we want to be first. When we look back, it will be easy to remember the sweet 16 gathering with loved ones and the surge of freedom that came with 18, but I will also remember the bittersweet 17, when I learned that what I do wrong is worth the same, if not more, as what I do right.

Although same-sex cou-ples have become widely accepted relationships, just a few years ago, ho-mosexuality had a public stigma that allowed or-ganizations to withhold benefits on the sole rea-son of sexual preference.

Currently, multiple com-panies and organizations have adjusted their poli-cies to accommodate all potential employees. For instance, Walmart has re-cently stated it will offer health insurance benefits to its employees and their partners working in the U.S. and Puerto Rico, re-gardless of the partner’s gender, beginning in 2014.

Bob Filner, the 71-year-old mayor of San Di-ego, has been accused of sexual harassment by 18 women. Since his first ac-cusation on July 22, Fil-ner officially resigned from office on August 30.

During this time, a news poll showed that 80 per-cent of San Diego residents desired his resignation, in addition to all nine San Di-ego city council members. Filner, however, still stayed in office and, as a result, he was eventually locked out

sponsors and business own-ers, making more money is their number one priority.

For-profit schools have recently been placed un-der suspicion for deceitful recruiting tactics, promis-ing prospective students a “good career” and later having them take out thousands of dollars in loans when they enroll. However, the government wanted to pass a “Gain-ful Employment Act” which would regulate the for-profit college system.

The bill would make sure a number of students would receive work af-ter they would gradu-ate. If they did not find a career, there financial aid would be taken away which would force these colleges to lose money.

However due to heavy funding to Congress from college owners like John Sperling, a weaker, less regulated version was passed. An example would be Full-Sail University, which is sponsored by Mitt Romney and his fund-rais-ing chair; one can see pro-motions for for-profit uni-

versities in his interviews.A four year bachelor’s

degree is around $63,000, while a community college would cost around $53,000. From 2005 to 2012, the number of students taking out loans increased 66 per-cent, from 23.3 million to 38.8 million. H o w e v e r only 12 per-cent of Amer-icans attend and enroll in these col-leges, yet ap-proximately 50 percent of the Ameri-can college loan crisis comes from these students b o r r o w e r s .With the

d e m a n d i n g s c h e d u l e s of many of these colleges, it’s hard to balance school, a job, and a social life, causing a lower rate of graduating within four years. In fact, the four year graduation rate of a program such as the video game art pro-

gram at Full-Sail Univer-sity, which costs $81,000, is 14 percent out of the 44 precent that graduate.

The degree students can earn from for-profit col-leges are not reputable and creates difficulties for these students to find jobs and es-

tablish careers after gradu-ating. Credits students earn from these colleges will also be harder to retain and transfer to other colleges.

Harkin’s study also re-vealed that tuition for B.A. programs at for-profit col-

Walmart addresses all statuses of homosexual couples by including cou-ples that have not been married yet, since multiple states still do not allow same-sex marriage. There is a concerted effort not only in treating all work-ers equally, but also in giv-ing them equal opportunity to contribute their talent to Walmart. By changing the policy to be more in-clusive, Walmart equally motivates all workers to contribute their best efforts.

Workers are not defined by which gender they are attracted to; workers are perceived by how produc-tively they work. Sexual preference plays no role in determining talent or mar-

keting skills. Multiple com-panies may unintention-ally exclude certain groups from receiving the same benefits like the rest of employees. Inadvertently excluding employees with great potential on the basis of sexuality is not smart in today’s competitive economy, nor is it ethical.

Though equality is also valued, Walmart’s main goal is to thrive in the busi-ness world. Since 53 per-cent of the US population believes same-sex marriage should be legal, Walmart may just be using the new policy to boost their image and attract more revenue. Adjusting the health-care policy to be more inclu-sive seems like a way for

of his own office. It was not until six weeks after the first accusation and three days after being locked out that Filner finally agreed to re-sign, but with the condition that the city of San Diego join in his legal defense in a sexual harassment law-suit filed against him and the city of San Diego.

However, Mayor Bob Filner should have been pulled out of office much earlier. If he did not hold political office and was accused of sexual harass-ment, he would have im-mediately been pulled out

of office to deal with the investigation until he was cleared for duty again.

Though no reasons have been specified as to why he was allowed to stay in office until he was of-ficially resigned rather than being dismissed from his position, the fact that Filner was able to stay in office for such a long period of time is unjust.

The now disgraced mayor of San Diego may left office on Friday, Au-gust 30, but he should have been pulled out of office earlier for his ill-behaviors.

For-Profit Colleges For Massive Student Loans

Walmart Publicizes Vicissitude in Health-Care Policy

Bob Filner Brings Disgrace to San Diego

leges are around 19 per-cent higher than those of public universities.

This incredibly high tu-ition causes many students to take out loans their de-grees will probably not help them pay off in the future, especially given

that finding a job becomes even harder with a degree from a for-profit school.

Ul t imate ly, we can es-tablish that for-profit col-leges act only in the interests of their share-holders, rather than for the best education they can give their students. A college or uni-versity should

do as much as possible to help their students become ultimately successful in life without a monetary-based agenda. The misleading nature of for-profit col-leges should not be trust-ed nor further supported.

Walmart to make a politi-cal stance on the equality issue. After all, company revenues partially depend on how positively custom-ers view the company, in addition to the quality of the product the company is selling. For example, despite having an anti-gay stance, Chick-Fil-A con-tinues to thrive. Though the public statement caused many to view Chick-Fil-A negatively, customers continue to purchase their product because of the quality and possibly for the publicity Chick-Fil-A re-ceived from the situation. Multiple companies, in-cluding Walmart, could use the publicity from taking a stance on the equality issue

to attract more customers.Using a popular human

rights issue to attract atten-tion to the company may be a successful tactic, but ethically, it is incorrect. Manipulating a customer’s passionate opinion on a severe issue to increase sales means that the com-pany is taking advantage of the customer’s passion and increasing their own revenue with no benefit for the customer. Purchas-ing items from Walmart will not help combat aver-sion to same-sex couples.

Though Walmart may not have intentionally

publicized the change to their health-care pol-icy, the response to the change states otherwise.

Clinging Onto 17DEREK WUANGELA YANGStaff Writers

JANET GUANStaff Writer

JACQUELYN LOIStaff Writer

IN THE RICE BOX

OLIVIA CHEUNGEditor in Chief

Moor graphic by SIMON ZHAO

The MOOR Weekly 101 South Second Street, Alhambra, CA 91801 The Moor Weekly serves as one of the checks and balances of district and school policies. It is an open forum for the campus population and one of the records of Al-hambra High School’s history. The Moor Weekly is not a vehicle for the promotion of any school organization, individual and/or activity, excluding those promoted via paid advertisement. The Moor Weekly is protected under the First Amendment of the United States Constitution and California Education Codes 48907 and 48950. The Moor Weekly encourages students, faculty and community members to submit Letters to the Editor. Topics need not deal with stories previously published but should pertain to issues affecting the school and/or surrounding community. Letters can be delivered to C-225, or the The Moor Weekly’s suggestion box in the Activities Office at least one week in advance. For legal reasons, The Moor Weekly can-not publish letters written anonymously but can withhold the name of the writer at their request. The Moor Weekly also reserves the right to refuse publication when the opinions expressed or issues discussed have been previously addressed or are of no relevance to the campus community and/or surrounding areas as deemed by the Editorial Board.Note: Issue reviewed and edited by adviser for content and journalism standards.

Editors in ChiefNews EditorsOpinions EditorsFeatures Editors Sports EditorsCopy EditorsGraphics EditorHead CartoonistBusiness ManagerStaff LiaisonCirculations ManagerHead Photographer

Olivia Cheung, Caroline RenDiana Li, Denise TieuTina Chen, Susanna AigaJenny Lee, Sylvia WinstonKevin Kong, Nate Garcia Deborah Chen, Tina ChenSimon ZhaoJacqueline ChauJacqueline ChauAnhayte GuajardoAnhayte GuajardoYibei Liu

Staff Writers

CartoonistsPhotographerGraphic ArtistsJournalism AdviserContact

Barry Cheung, Anhayte Guajardo, Janet Guan, Elton Ho, Simeon Lam, Jade Lieu, Shelley Lin, Jacquelyn Loi, Cindy Luo, Joseph Ney-Jun, Briana Thai, Wesley Tsai, Kayiu Wong, Derek Wu, An-gela Yang, Rebecca Zeng Carmen Le Shannon KhaSydney Li, Gen ThipatimaMark Padillamoornewspaper@gmail.com

Adapting to people’s demands, evolution plays an important role for all living things. Changes in literature, music, fashion and technology influence people’s lives in multiple ways. Instead of promoting their original meanings, many of them are creating a new culture and providing more possible ways for living which were once unimaginable.

PAST

NOW MOOR graphics by SIMON ZHAO, GEN THIPATIMA, SYDNEY LI

The Greek philosopher Plato once said, “Music is a moral law. It gives soul to the universe, wings to the mind, flight to the imagination, and charm and gaiety to life and to everything.” From Greek mythology until now, music has gone through many changes. Now, it is a daily part of many people’s lives and some say music is their life. Music has grown into large variety of genres. Instead of a plain background tunes, we now have a variety that includes like rap and rhythm and blues. With new elec-tronic instruments, it’s also possible to have techno and dubstep. Not all people will enjoy the same type of music, so the variety appeases to different interests. Often used it to express their inner feelings, many art-ists use music to speak about their emotions about love. However, the meaning behind music nowadays is begin-ning to vanish. The recent hype of artists like Lil’ Wayne and Wiz Khalifa has caused many people to turn to rap; however, many rap artists put little to no meaning in the verses they compose by rapping about money, women and drugs. The charm and imagination put into lyrics are being buried and replaced by empty words of overrated artists.

Reborn Fashion JADE LIEUStaff Writer

History is Counted in MeasuresBARRY CHEUNGStaff Writer

Whether it be bell-bottoms or skinny jeans, fashion items are always trending. Celebrities to everyday people follow the newest trend--or in this case, the oldest. Recently, fashion styles from the past has made its way to present-day trends. In the 60’s, floral prints and bright colors were widely popular, with a focus on polka dots, daisies, and sunflower prints. Today, females wear floral-print tops and dresses, found at the closest Forever 21, bringing back the 60’s style. High-waisted shorts have also become the recent fashion go-to for wom-en. Male fashion back in the day was comprised of tie-dye shirts, which we see men wearing today. Similar to a decade ago people continue wear-ing popular clothes like over-sized sweaters, leg-gings, and skinny jeans, all of which are still very popular. Who knew our parents could have had the same style we have today?

“What is wonderful about great literature is that it transforms the man who reads it towards the con-dition of the man who wrote.” E.M Foster once said. When people think about books nowadays, they tend to picture this 500 page odyssey that will bore them to death. However 200 years ago, literature was one of the few things that helped America endure its passing. Through the Civil War many authors, like Victor Hugo and Charles Dickens, helped this coun-try get through some tough times. Whether they wrote about inspira-

tion or fiction, citizens would find literature as their refuge. However, time has passed and liter-ature has changed. In addition to this, a new racy genre has risen. Books no longer instruct human beings in a positive manner. What has happened to literature? American cannot forget what literature has done for them. According to Junior Vanessa Lam “Literature helps us understand and make sense of the world around us. We see the world through the eyes of different writers from different cul-tures and in turn learn the ways to deal with things happening around us.”

Planet-TechJOSEPH NEY-JUNStaff Writer

In the 1950’s, researchers across the world dreamed that they could unite the world without the world ever needing to see each other and they found the “The Internet”. The Internet is simply one example of the many telecommunications developed within the last cen-tury. The Earth is as much of a staging ground for the evolution of life as the evolution of technology; humans live on Planet-Tech. The Industrial Revolu-tion of the 1800’s was the first major step towards the widespread use of technology and science, but inno-vations in the last 40 years trump anything from that time. It has created an entirely new culture. For example, double amputee Oscar Pistorius par-ticipated in the 400m run with prosthetic legs in the 2012 Olympics. For the first time in history, informa-tion is flowing without pause all over the world. In 2000, some believed that computers might be-come intelligent and take over the planet--a Back to the Future-like style. While Planet-Tech is not there, today’s achievements would baffle those from the 2000s. What will technology be in one year, five, or a decade? Will the “World of Tomorrow” seem impos-sible to the “World of Today”? Only time will tell in the ever-evolving realm, of Planet-Tech.

Running Down Literature LaneSYLVIA WINSTON Features Editor

KAYIU WONGStaff Writer

With the fall season quickly ap-proaching, the varsity boys’ water polo team is undergoing construc-tive practices every afternoon. Under the leadership of new Head Coach Adrian Lopez and varsity captain Daniel Lindley, assembling new offensive tac-tics and strengthening endurance are two main preseason goals.

“We are going to focus a lot on drive plays. Just being a little quicker on knowing how to read the ball [and executing] much more precise passes so we can get a shot up quicker,” Lopez says.

Before becoming head coach, he was the team’s pre-vious lifeguard at Granada Park and a former AHS water polo athlete a few years prior.

The team feels that the chang-ing of staff has been a good asset.

“I think that [Lopez] has been a

SIMEON LAMStaff Writer

Six weeks ago, the Alhambra Unified School District shocked AHS’s football program by ter-minating its coaches for provid-ing creatine, a muscle-building supplement. This gave former football coach Eric Bergstrom the opportunity to become the new head coach. His love for the game of football made the deci-sion to become head coach ef-fortless. He previously coached 10 years as an offensive co-ordinator at the college level.

“My expectation for [the team] is that we can get better every day,” Bergstrom said. “That is what we strive to do every day and not just be satisfied with where we’re at with something.”

After a summer of hard work, the Moors have started season play. Their first non-conference game resulted in a 6-38 loss to Arcadia on Aug 30. In 2012 and 2011, the previous teams have gone 4-6 and 9-3, respectively. The varsity squad hopes to return to CIF playoffs with their fourth

coach in three years after missing out last year. The team also hopes to become league champions for the first time since 2006. With league play coming up, the play-ers have adjusted to the new coach very smoothly over the summer.

Varsity Football Team Calibrating to New Coach

good role model for us. [...] He’s been in our shoes [and] works with us [based on] how his water polo life was when he was in high school,” L i n d l e y s a i d .

Ac- cord-i n g t o v a r - s i t y g o a l - i e J e f - f r e y Huynh, t h i s y e a r ’ s vars i ty t e a m w i l l cons i s t n i n e or ten players, eight of w h o m are re- t u r n e r s f r o m last year.

T o p repa re d i l i - g e n t l y, t h e team’s daily c o n -d i - tioning com- p r i s e s o f h i g h

intensity swimming, endurance building, cardio exercises and ulti-mately arranging new game plays.

“We plan on using those plays when we are playing in real games,” Huynh said.

Another fresh plan for the team includes implementing new of-fensive plays. Lopez aims to re-place the normal three-on-three offense they used before with quicker drive plays. He feels that working on more precise pass-ing, shooting more swiftly, and developing more focal set play-ers will be the keys to success.

From transitioning to a new coaching system and adding new season plays, it seems that boys’ water polo has been very pro-ductive during their preseason.

“This year, it’s just go-ing to be all out. Hardcore of-fense and defense, and scor-ing goals.” Lindley said .

MOOR photo by YIBEI LIU

New Coach and New Plans for Boys’ Water Polo

JV Girls’ Tennis Team: New Faces, Same Goal

2013 Education Fair and College Work Shop

University Information Booth from:UC Berkeley, UCLA, UC Irvine, UC San Diego, UC Santa Barbara, UC Riverside, CSULA, Cal Poly Pomona, Air Force Academy, PCC

Free SAT and PSAT simulation Free UC Admission Offi cer Seminar

Up to $500 Money prizedZIML Math contest simulation

Seats are limited RSVP @ 323 268 4982 EXT 500 or lisachengcdn@gmail.comFor more information: www.la.worldjournal.com/educationfair

and College Work Shopand College Work Shop

Free SAT and PSAT simulationFree SAT and PSAT simulation

and College Work Shopand College Work ShopSeptember 22, 2013 @ Alhambra High School

101 S. Second Street, Alhambra, CA 91801

WESLEY TSAIStaff Writer

This year’s preseason, the JV girls’ volleyball team, and along with Coach Tiffa-ny Huang are determined to have successful preseason.

Last year, the Lady Moor had a preseason record of 3-2 and aim to go fur-ther this year. The Moors’ first game this preseason is against Flintridge Prep, and with all the extra drills Huang uses to help the team be prepared for the pre-season, the Moors are ready.

This year, 13 freshmen and sophomores moved up onto the JV team from the ‘frosh’ team, all without the experience of the JV pace. Huang has extra practices to help the team gets used to her coaching style and the new difficulty level.

“They seem to be adapt-ing well to me though we are still getting familiar with each other. One of the strat-egies this year is to focus on each skill at a time and piecing them all together, and by doing that we will be able to work together as

a team [...] Hoping [that] the team [will be more] comfortable with their own abilities [as we piece them together],” Huang said.

The teams practice mostly consists of pass-ing, setting, serving, run-ning, footwork and hitting. “Without passing, there is no play. The passer’s job is to get the ball to the set-ter without making her struggle so she can have a good set to the hitter so the hitter can score for the team,” sophomore libero Iris Zhou said.

KEVIN KONGSports Editor

Having lost about 10 players to the varsity team, retaining only one return-ing player and gaining 13 new players, the JV girls’ tennis team is working together in order to im-prove during the preseason.

“[Our team is strongest in] teamwork because everyone is really friendly towards each other and is willing to help other team members,” senior captain Elaine Yu said.

The girls practice daily

by holding two doubles or singles matches, while the remaining players’ execute drills to improve their back-hand, forehand, serves, and volleys. In addition to their daily training , the team began practice early in the summer by participating in a summer training camp.

“We did a lot of drills. The girls worked on all facets of the game [at the tennis camp]. These [girls] are mostly beginners, but they’ve worked hard to im-prove since summer camp,” JV Coach Bill Yee said.

Under the guidance of Yee, the Moors are determined to strengthen their skills throughout the year in hopes of moving the girls up to the varsity team by next year.

The team won their first preseason game on Sept 3 against the John Burroughs High School team with a score of 10-8 on Sept 3, and lost against the San Ma-rino Titans 4-14 on Sept 5.

Support your fel-low Moors on Sept. 16 at their next home game against Rosemead High School at 3:15 p.m

JV Girls’ Volleyball Strive for a Successful Preseason

ANHAYTE GUAJARDOStaff Writer

Professional athletes grace the cover of countless magazines, chil-dren and adults walk around with their favorite athlete’s number and name on their clothing. Although people watch their star athletes from the stands or in front of their TV, it does not mean professional ath-letes should be granted special public assistance for personal needs.

Recently, professional basketball player Lebron James used police to es-cort him out of traffic to a Jay Z and Justin Timberlake concert on Aug. 16. Even though James is a famous athlete, he is not entitled to police escorts that are paid with 19 percent of our federal taxes, whenever there is heavy traffic.

However, there are few circumstances when professional ath-letes should get special attention. When getting swarmed by peo-ple, they should receive special treatment as protection from crazed fans and people who want to harm them. Some examples would be privileges when they travel from city to city or protection when ar-riving to a hotel for a game because their life might be in danger.

Pro athletes also work very hard and train countless, intense hours throughout the year in order to beat the competition. But be-ing high at risk for severe injuries such as a broken leg or a torn liga-ment, They should receive the best attention possible when getting ready for a match or game because a lot of people are relying on them.

Although citizens are great fans and worry for many pro ath-letes, people’s tax dollars should not be allowed to be spent on extreme special treatment for personal needs, such as es-corts, because they should be treated like any other person.

Anhayte’s Antics

MOOR photo by YIBEI LIU‘TIRE’D BUT INSPIRED AHS varsity football team takes a short break from an intense practice in order to prepare for their upcoming season.

When Should Pro Athletes Be Awarded Special Treatment?

MOOR photo by YIBEI LIU

MO

OR

gra

phic

by

SYD

NEY

LI

MO

OR

gra

phic

by

SYD

NEY

LI

“[He] is very orga-nized and straightfor-ward. Everyone is excited for the season to start,”

-Kyle Hua

“[He] is very organized and straightforward. Everyone is excited for the season to start,” junior center Kyle Hua said.

Daily football practice consists of warm ups, stretching, offensive individual drills, group drills and team drills. The same routine re-peats on defense. Meanwhile, the Moors have special teams prac-ticing in the middle of the field.

According to Bergstrom, the team has shown a great work ethic. “I think they’ve got poten-tial to do good things. I’m having more fun coaching right now than the last couple years,” Bergstrom said. “We want our [football] pro-gram to be a good representative of the school and the community.”

According to the players, Bergstrom’s strong leadership has pushed them to work hard.

MOOR graphic by GEN THIPATIMA

Adrian Lopez