Trans Rights
February 19, 2019
About the Writers
Sebastian Romero, Podcaster
Eager to start off his senior year with a blast, Sebastian Romero, 12, has a profound way of expressing his creativity through his work. “ Throughout this year, I want to find my affinity within my own comfort zone,” Romero said. “I wants to move on forward no matter what circumstances.”
Jessica Garcia, Photographer
Wanting to major in visual arts and performance straight out of high school, Jessica Garcia, 12, has been taking drawing and dance classes since elementary, and acting classes since middle school. “It [visual performance] was the first thing I took interest in since I was a baby,” Garcia said. “and the thought of having options in that certain category is the main reason why I want to major in it.”
My first impression of Jessica, or as everyone knows her Jessie, was that she was a very busy person. And she is, she is a very busy and hardworking person. Jessie makes sure that she always gets her work done and will help you as much as she can if you ask her. Jessie is an extroverted, loud, and cheerful person that never fails to make you smile. Besides being very devoted to newspaper she is very passionate about dance. Jessie loves to dance because it's a way to express emotions without having to speak a word. Throughout the year I have come to know Jessie not only as our business co-manager and a dancer but as a friend, and I am glad that I did because she is such a wonderful person.
-Amy Garcia
My first impression of Jessica, or as everyone knows her Jessie, was that she was a very busy person. And she is, she is a very busy and hardworking person. Jessie makes sure that she always gets her work done and will help you as much as she can if you ask her. Jessie is an extroverted, loud, and cheerful person that never fails to make you smile. Besides being very devoted to newspaper she is very passionate about dance. Jessie loves to dance because it's a way to express emotions without having to speak a word. Throughout the year I have come to know Jessie not only as our business co-manager and a dancer but as a friend, and I am glad that I did because she is such a wonderful person.
-Amy Garcia
Adam Bhuiyan, Podcaster
Avid sci-fi enthusiast, Adam Bhuiyan, 12, discusses his interest of science, astronomy, and the discovery of our universe. “I’m amazed in the study of astronomy and astrology,” Bhuiyan stated. “It interest me how little we know about our universe and what we can discover.”
When I met Adam, I thought he was a standard guy at Downey High, but as we worked on the Cinematography of Horror Films podcast together, my view drastically changed. He went from standard to amazing. Quiet to rambunctious. Distant to loving.
Eight months later, he has been nothing less than sweet, patient, and supportive to not only me but also his other friends and family. Adam goes far beyond expectations and goes out of his way to help even if he gets nothing in return. Adam has a drive to move past the adversities and work around them, unwilling to yield. He went through hard times, yet I never witnessed him give up. He never threw a pencil across the room in anger from a difficult math problem. He never stormed out of a friendship because of one tough patch. He never hung up on me when I screamed and cussed and thrashed about drama over the phone. Once you earned his loyalty, he is really, truly 100% there, never to drop the ball. I do not know what I did to earn such a loyal partner-in-crime, but what I do know is that I would never rather spend the last eight months with anyone else.
-Lily Nguyen
When I met Adam, I thought he was a standard guy at Downey High, but as we worked on the Cinematography of Horror Films podcast together, my view drastically changed. He went from standard to amazing. Quiet to rambunctious. Distant to loving.
Eight months later, he has been nothing less than sweet, patient, and supportive to not only me but also his other friends and family. Adam goes far beyond expectations and goes out of his way to help even if he gets nothing in return. Adam has a drive to move past the adversities and work around them, unwilling to yield. He went through hard times, yet I never witnessed him give up. He never threw a pencil across the room in anger from a difficult math problem. He never stormed out of a friendship because of one tough patch. He never hung up on me when I screamed and cussed and thrashed about drama over the phone. Once you earned his loyalty, he is really, truly 100% there, never to drop the ball. I do not know what I did to earn such a loyal partner-in-crime, but what I do know is that I would never rather spend the last eight months with anyone else.
-Lily Nguyen