Jag Network News: Friday October 28
October 28, 2011
Filed under Video
A Cousin’s Cause
October 23, 2011 • Carmen Gonzalez, Apex Staff
Filed under Uncategorized
The sound of rubber soles sliding across the asphalt and the rhythmic beating of a basketball fill the air under the hot summer sun. Cameron Lum calls for a pass when suddenly an opponent swoops in from the side. Standing at a height of about 3’5” the player swats the ball clear out of Lum’s hands.... Read more »
Wasps a constant battle for custodians
October 23, 2011 • Sarah Jackson, Jagwire Staff
Filed under News
Head custodian Fernando Orozco and his team of janitors scour the rooftops of Gregori High, following the sight of flying wasps to the concealed nest. Behind one of the building’s air conditioning units, a great swarm of wasps are spotted in a crevice. Orozco’s team take out cans of wasp spray and... Read more »
Clearing the course for his players
October 23, 2011 • Alexandra Gonzalez, Apex Staff
Filed under Sports
The girl’s golf team arrived in the parking lot of Modesto Municipal Golf Course at 3 p.m., unloaded their golf bags, and gathered water and snacks for the grueling practice to come. They began their walk from the parking lot to the first hole, heavy equipment on their backs, and the merciless rays... Read more »
McGill Advances to win World Female Featherweight Championship
October 23, 2011 • Marissa R. Gonzalez, Jagwire Staff
Filed under Sports
It was a Saturday afternoon and her stomach was turning. She wore her Charles Gracie Jiu-Jitsu uniform with her long dark brown hair tied into a bun on top of her head. Junior fighter Kelly McGill stepped on the scale for her final weigh-in before she could set foot on the mat. For the next 30 seconds,... Read more »
Coach pressures players toward success
October 23, 2011 • Lisa Davis, Entertainment Editor
Filed under Sports
The steady chatter from the volleyball players faded at the sound of the volleyball bin being wheeled across the hard wood floor of the gym, the sure sign that varsity volleyball Coach Ron Silva had arrived to practice. “Practice is scheduled to start at 3:15, but if he gets here at 3 o’clock and... Read more »
Sports Injuries: Graham’s injury among the most serious to date
October 23, 2011 • Ezra Ruiz, Sports Editor
Filed under Sports
Freshman Charlie Graham keeled over on the football field to vomit as the harsh summer sun beamed on his face. The middle linebacker didn’t feel well. Any average player would probably have sat out that practice. But not Graham. The ever-persistent Graham, who by all accounts is a team leader on and... Read more »
My silver and black is back
October 23, 2011 • Ezra Ruiz, Sports Editor
Filed under Opinions
My Oakland Raiders. For the past eight years, this team has been known as the laughingstock of the NFL and an easy win for any team. Not anymore. The Raiders are back as a consistent winner in professional football. With a 3-2 record, the Raiders now have a winning record 5 weeks into a season for the... Read more »
Lunch lines not moving fast enough for you?
October 23, 2011 • Brittany Barbieri, Jagwire Staff
Filed under Opinions
Samantha Shaffer waited patiently to get her lunch, but the bell to signal the end of lunch eventually rang and there were still a couple people ahead of her. What was she going to do? She hadn’t eaten and now she had to go to her next class feeling tired, hungry and upset. She had been turned away... Read more »
Majority of teens don’t know politics
October 23, 2011 • Tony Nickins, Jagwire Staff
Filed under Opinions
High school youth as a whole cares nothing about politics because they feel it doesn’t affect them. You couldn’t be farther from the truth. What happens in Washington does not stay in Washington. Decisions the Federal Government makes can affect your education as well as employment, workplace conditions... Read more »