On Nov. 5, the Parent Teacher Student Association (PTSA) gave teachers David Skillings, Teri Hu, Frances Stephenson, and George Kingston each a $250 grant. This contribution is part of a new teacher grant program created to give teachers who are low on budget an opportunity to purchase the necessary items and equipment to run their classrooms.

“While the grants are relatively small, we believe they will meet some of the [teachers’] needs,” PTSA President Phyllis Castren said in an email. “This is intended

to be an annual program.” To receive a teacher grant,

teachers must be a staff member of the PTSA, and apply for it by filling out an application stating what the money will be needed for. The deadline for the grant applications was at the end of October.

These grants will help to fund classrooms with supplies and reading materials for students to use throughout the year. Hu plans to use the grant toward the school’s literary magazine, The Scrivener.

“[The grants] will cover about 40% of the costs of printing the Scrivener,” Hu said.

For Kingston, the money will go towards various magazines such as the National Geographic to aid his 9th and 10th grade physical

science students in their studies. “They [teacher grants] are very

helpful,” Kingston said. “I am very appreciative and the students will certainly benefit from it.”

The replacement of old books with new up-to-date ones for the class will also be made possible through the grants.

Stephenson plans to use the grant towards the purchase of a new set of atlases for her World History and AP European History classes as the atlases that are currently used are nineteen years old and outdated.

“I want to get the atlases in the classroom by Christmas,” Stephenson said. “That’s why I applied and I’m really happy to be given a grant from the PTSA.”

Skillings has already used the money in conjunction with $700 from ASB funding and other donations to purchase a $1400 iMac computer for WHTV. The iMac computer will be used to edit videos and increase innovation and creativity in the classroom.

“It was a great idea because teachers were demoralized by the budget cuts and this was a way to help them reach their goals,” Skillings said.

The PTSA now has more than 500 members. They hope to have a continual growth in membership in order to support and possibly expand the program, offering more opportunities for teachers in the future to get funds for their supplies and activities.

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Police officers and canines searched rows of lockers on Thrusday, Nov. 18 for a weapon on WHS campus. Officer Berlin initiated the search after an anonymous student informed her of the possible weapon. The potential weapon was immediately investigated because district policy prohibits the presence of firearms on campus.

A group of authorities including Officer Robin Berlin, an officer from San Bruno, an officer from Berkeley, Principal Linda Fernandez, Assistant Principal Lance Miller and two officer canines carried out the search. The officer canines were present in order to search for the weapon that was believed to be in campus without opening up the lockers; dogs can be trained to smell firearms, gunpowder, and bombs.

“I was shocked. I looked up from my desk in fifth period and saw two cops with dogs sniffing the lockers. I didn’t know what they’re looking for, except probably drugs,” senior Michaela Utigard said.

Fortunately, no weapons or illegal items were found. However, Fernandez didn’t disclose what type of weapon was being searched for and said that it was the police’s decision on whether or not the student body should know. Illegal items can range from tobacco products, drugs or alcoholic substances, and weapons.

This was the first time there has been a search such like this took place at WHS. The search took approximately 20 minutes. Fernandez ensures that there will be another search if similar circumstances arise and the school deems it necessary.

“We’ll do anything for the safety of our students. If we think something might be dangerous for them, we do anything to make sure they’re safe,” Fernandez said.

If there had been a weapon in the possession of a student it would have immediately been confiscated and the student expelled.

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Seniors Jamie Styman and Amber Reed practice their flag routine before the Oakland Holiday Parade performance. All of the schools in Northern California were invited by the parade director.

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Special education students learn new skills for life outside of the classroomKaitlyn Martinezkaitlyn@whshatchet.com

The special education students are learning skills to prepare themselves for their lives outside of high school.

In early October, the Special Education Department took over the entire recycling program, which was previously controlled by the Environmental Club. Monday through Thursday during fifth period and Friday during Husky Period, the special education students go from class to class to pick up the recycling. They follow a schedule which has them going to a different wing each day.

The students are supervised by the special education teachers when they go to pick up the recycling. Nevertheless, special education teacher Mary De Leon does not feel that being accompanied takes away from the students’ experiences.

“They’ll knock on the doors and the teachers can just step back and let them do their thing. I think that really gives them a sense of independence,” De Leon said.

They recycle paper and cans, and go through the garbage to find items that should have been recycled but weren’t, such as bottles and cans. Recycling cans is beneficial for the Special Education Department, as it is not only a source of funds for supplies, but also a learning experience. Each week, the students take a trip to the recycling center to cash in the cans they have collected. Whether they are rinsing, crushing, or bagging cans, each student has a job to do in preparing for these trips. When

it comes to cashing in the cans, De Leon said that the students are always eager to help out.

“They have their own responsibilities, so it’s really beneficial,” De Leon said.

Cooking is also a way to give the students more independence.

On Oct. 21 the special education students held a Halloween sale, with treats that they made with the kitchen in Room 28. They also had a meal fundraiser for Thanksgiving on Nov. 18, selling food that they made.

Come spring, the Special Education Department plans to collaborate with the Eagle Scouts to make a vegetable garden. The

Scouts will help install a high box and sprinkler system, and once it is installed, the students will plant vegetables, which can then be used for their meal fundraisers. Independence is always the main goal of these projects, despite all the supervision involved.

“The idea is for them to be as independent as possible,” De Leon said.

Four days a week, the students go out into the community to practice skills. They shop at grocery stores to learn how to manage their money. Some buy snacks, but there are others who are beginning to make their own at school.

Students lend a hand

PTSA fundraises for the 2011 Grad Nite, more are still on the wayHarris afridiharris@whshatchet.com

PTSA is still in the midst of raising funds for the 2011 Grad Nite.

So far there’s been a successful fall garage sale, the flea market on Oct. 23 at Glenmoor’s Meyer Park, and fundraising at the Raiders home games at the McAfee Oakland stadium.

Come next year, PTSA might not be working with the food distribution group, Aramark. This

is due to insurance restrictions and parents claim that it is not beneficial for the Grad Nite fundraising campaign.

“Unfortunately, there has been a change in what California PTSA’s insurance carrier will allow. All PTSA activities are covered by this insurance, but the insurance carrier decided that concession sales at sport stadiums, and particularly alcohol sales, are too much of a liability so we have been forced to set a date after which we will no longer raise funds this way,” PTSA

president Phyllis Castren said.For every Raiders home game

where PTSA works, they make a total of $1,000 and that does not include tips. They work a total of 10 games that are made up of two pre-season games and eight regular-season games. These earnings are made possible by Aramark.

“This will be quite a blow to the following years, as we make about one-third of the needed funds through Aramark,” Grad Nite Co-chair Cathy Sullivan said.

PTSA is also using the

fundraising methods that it has used for the past years which include Lawn Signs and the Silent Tea Fundraiser. Lawn Signs will be available in May for $25; most of the proceeds will go towards funds for Grad Nite. These signs contain the school’s colors and the name of the Husky graduate. For the Silent Tea Fundraiser, letters containing a tea bag are mailed out to WHS parents in hopes of receiving donations for Grad Nite.

“The parents at WHS have always been very generous with

this fundraiser,” Sullivan said.With this fundraiser PTSA

receives the flyers, tea bags, and envelopes through donations, but they do pay for postage. PTSA will be selling tickets for Grad Nite until May 15, 2011; the price is $150 with optional payment plans. As for upcoming fundraisers, PTSA is organizing a spring yard sale though an official date hasn’t been released. More information about Grad Nite 2011 can be found at: http://www.huskygradnite.com/index.html

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As the holiday season begins, more students are getting involved with community services that relate to holiday events and giving to charities.

Junior Rahul Kamath has volunteered at the Train of Lights event at Niles for three years. His objective is to get people on the lit trains that run through Sunol.

“We help people to the trains, [and] give them directions to the proper location,” Kamath said.

When there aren’t enough volunteers things can get hectic and Kamath will have to pay more attention to the people and what he is doing.

Junior Akhila Nekkanti volunteers at Loaves and Fishes Family Kitchen, where she sets up, serves food, cleans up, and greets people.

“I volunteer at places like this because I have the unyielding urge to make other people happy. Besides, if people that have everything we could possibly

need don’t help others, who will?” Nekkanti said.

This is her first year serving at a soup kitchen, but thinks it makes people grateful. After this experience, she is starting a club with junior Bharathi Gandi called Strange Love, where they will volunteer at a shelter once a week.

Senior LiAnn Bressler will be helping out at the Toy Drive at Bridges Community church in mid-December. The Toy Drive collects and distributes toys to children who won’t otherwise get toys this Christmas .

“It might be the only toy they will get, so it makes me feel good that I can help out in a small way during the holidays,” Bressler said.

Senior Jose Sandoval Chavez helps out with the Fremont Youth soccer teams. Chavez has volunteered with soccer teams and the UCLA Pow Wow since he was in seventh grade, but has been the most active since junior year.

“I enjoy helping out; it just makes me feel good to give a helping hand when people need it,” Chavez said.

Photo by gene horecka Seniors Antonio Watson and Chubhendu Prakash hand the recycling bin to special education teacher JoAnn Starr-Flanagan. The Special Education department picks up recycling Monday through Thursday during fifth period and Friday during Husky period.

Illustration by Jordan wong A student helps out at a soup kitchen. During the holidays students at WHS get involved with community services.

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As winter and excitement for the holidays approach, the weather also takes a massive toll on many students’ and teachers’ temperaments and attitudes.

“The grey and cold weather makes me feel really sleepy,” junior Ninon Becquart said.

To feel better, Becquart has a lamp called her “happy lamp” which makes her bedroom brighter during the winter so she doesn’t feel depressed. The bright light

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A Dose of Dogma By Dylan Mahood

As it loomed closer to the Nov. 19 release date of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1, I did not feel my usual excitement. Seeing the hyperactive commercials promoting the special effects in the movie, I recalled tales of greedy producers who ruined good movies just to make them more marketable.

Most people pessimistically assumed that breaking the movie into two parts was a gluttonous revenue booster, but it is all too easy to turn literary gold into cinematic garbage when you leave out scenes, and splitting the last book in two parts is safeguarding that from possible butchering.

Anxiously awaiting the premiere of the film, I wondered how Harry Potter would be treated in the future. Next summer the saga of big Harry Potter “events” will be at a close—it will be the first time in our lives that we won’t be able to leave the movie theater or turn the last page wondering what will come next. Will we read it to our kids, or will it fade into a dated symbol of our era and lose importance?

I’m sure Harry Potter won’t disappear when millions of books are still sold worldwide, but we grew up with Harry unlike any succeeding generation ever will. Waiting for the next book to come each year is an entirely different experience from having all the books at your disposal at once. As words keep shrinking into chat-speak and books are overtaken by electronic entertainment, it will probably become idolized by pro-reading campaigns.

You could argue that many themes of Harry Potter are intended to reflect the times: terror-paranoid governments, sensationalist news media, and shameful class bigotry are all found in the Wizarding World.

But, what really make the books universal are the themes we can all relate to. We like to hear that love can conquer evil, that we don’t have to become our enemies to defeat them, and that death can be accepted. It is the merits of humanity that make books timeless.

Nika PeNgnika@whshatchet.com

This time of year has been given the name "The Season of Giving." We go out and buy each other cute little gifts or make food to bring over. More importantly, though, people have the need to give to the less fortunate. We donate cans, turkeys, coats, toys, clothes and more to various drives at school, work or elsewhere.

However, after about January, most people don't give to charities until the next November or December. There are several reasons for this. One is that most organizations host drives and push for items during the holiday season. How many canned food drives do you see in April? This is probably because they feel people are most generous around the holidays. However, there are so many drives during this time of year and only so many in need.

People associate November and December with the “Season of Giving.” They probably feel more

fortunate during this time of year because of all the extravagant feasts and new clothes. But aren't we more fortunate during the entire year? We have a house, three meals a day, clothes, and money to buy new things with. People just associate the rest of the year with normalcy, when in reality, we will always have more than some people, not just around Thanksgiving and Christmas.

We can all do our part to turn the “Season of Giving into the "Year of Giving." The Second Harvest Food Bank in San Jose has opportunities for people 14 and over to sort and distribute food during the entire year. It also accepts donations of food and money. The most needed foods are canned meals, canned fruits, peanut butter and cereal. The food bank also will help people start their own food drives. Together, we can make life easier for the less fortunate the entire year.

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Harry Potter will last forever

Breaks interrupt learning

Most students use holiday breaks to their advantage by going shopping, hanging out with friends and family, catching up on sleep, traveling, and stuffing themselves with junk food.

When students go into holiday breaks it allows them to relax and have fun, while unconsciously forgetting what they have learned in school. Having so much entertainment available should allow students to come back ready to learn.

"When coming back to school I'm all rested, renewed and ready to learn, because I'm not tired of teachers nagging consistently," senior Dylan Pegueros said.

Some students become lazy and forget what they learned before the break, then, when they come back, they take a while to recoup and return to focusing on schoolwork, it puts a dent in the teachers’ lesson plans. They have to review what they have already taught.

"It doesn't hurt anyone to have a break, because everyone gets one," Pegueros said.

Everyone can use a break to relax and forget about the stresses of getting homework done or studying for upcoming tests. Many seniors use the winter holiday to apply to colleges. Some students use the time wisely and look for jobs, read, or study for SATs. Some use the break to catch up on sleep they missed from staying up late on school nights with the homework load from AP and Honors classes. Over the Thanksgiving break, Pegueros likes to sleep in and hang out with friends.

"Just try not to eat so much turkey, because it will make you sleepy and slow you down in school," Pegueros said.

Holiday breaks like Thanksgiving and Winter break allow for eating pounds of food and enjoying your family’s presence. During the best holiday celebrations, no one really thinks about what they were learning in school. It should be a rule that on holiday breaks everyone should be busy having fun and making the most out of their time.

makes her feel like it is sunny.“I always use this lamp in the

winter,” Becquart said.“I hate the cold weather, but I

love the holidays,” junior Ayesha Ruprell said.

Ruprell feels bitter due to the frosty weather, and the only reason she looks forward to winter is the because of the break.

"Once break is over, I get back into a gloomy mood," Ruprell said.

Students are not the only ones affected by the frigid temperature; teachers have issues with the weather as well.

“I do not like the winter at all,” English teacher Beej Jasani said.

She can not stand the cold, but unlike some, she learns to cope with it so it does not affect her attitude in class.

“The only reason I like this season is because I get to spend time with family during the break and get away from all this schoolwork,” Jasani said.

Maybe it's the weather, or the fact the holidays are around the corner, but numerous students' and teachers' attitudes are adjusting to this time of year.

NadiNe Morishitanadine@whshatchet.com

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Before her mom mentioned it, freshman Claire Gallegos hadn’t thought much about entering Reflections. Sick and not wanting to spend all her time sitting on the couch, she made the decision to enter. She submitted a stop-motion video of different phrases relating to the Reflections contest theme,

“Together We Can.” “It just kind of came to me,”

Gallegos said.Gallegos had originally planned

to draw out the phrases in her video with marker. But when she saw a Scrabble box, a new idea dawned upon her.

“I went from there and decided to use the little Scrabble blocks to spell everything out,” Gallegos said.

The video took her about two

hours to make and another two to edit. When it was completed, Gallegos admits she was nervous to send it.

Gallegos wonders what the next round will bring. Though she’s unsure of whether or not she’ll win, she is hoping for the best.

“Together We Can,” is a topic that sophomore Harley Litzelman had already been thinking about. Winner of the literature section

of Reflections, Litzelman wrote his essay on human potential. His focus was not so much on “Together We Can” as it was on “Yes We Can.”

For example, Litzelman discussed unequal wages among men and women, since if a woman can do what a man can do, their wages should be equal. He hoped to get the reader to realize the logic he was presenting.

“I actually wrote the introduction on my iPhone,” Litzelman said laughing.

Litzelman wasn’t shocked to win, figuring that there probably wasn’t a rush of submissions for the literature section. Happy just to win for the school, Litzelman will be satisfied whether or not he wins.

“It’s pretty cool to win for our school. I had no idea this was coming,” Litzelman said.

Reflecting on the contest: winners look ahead to the next round

Charlie Brown and his gang are in a Christmas play, where Charlie is in

charge of picking a Christmas tree. Charlie Brown pities a

small, unwanted tree and takes it home thinking his friends would see its inner beauty. They make him question his choice and look superficially at the tree. Charlie's friends eventually make Charlie's tree ideal. Although there are many lessons to be learned, the ones that stand out most is that it's the inside that counts and you can't put a price tag on friendship. All these Christmas qualities make this movie an instant classic.

In this movie you follow the life of George Bailey f r o m childhood to middle a g e with the startings of a fami ly from the perspective of an angel named Clarence. When he fails at a certain responsibility he feels like everyone around him would be better off if he didn't exist. Clarence then appears and shows what life would be like without him. He realizes that his actions have an impact on those who receive them. This heart filled movie will reincarnate your faith in humanity if it is lost and show you the meaning of true Christmas spirit.

This story tells the adventure of Kevin McAllister (Macaulay Culkin) who is home alone during Christmas. Kevin soon booby traps his house against a pair of robbers with hot doorknobs, ice- covered stairs, hair-burning blow torches, and tarantulas that will leave you bursting with Christmas spirit. Kevin creatively defends his house and learns that family is all he needs for Christmas. Not only is

this movie a holiday classic, it appeals to children of all ages and r e i n f o r c e s the idea that

children always know best.

Ebenezer Scrooge is the true Grinch of Christmas whose heart grows after meeting the ghosts of the past, the present, and the future. Charles Dicken's story is truly timeless, having been portrayed many times throughout the years from Reginald Owen's

Scrooge in 1938, to George C. Scott's in 1984, to Jim Carrey's current version released in 2009. There are many versions,

but the message is always the same: it's never too late for

redemption and live life to the fullest.

John McClane (Bruce Willis) is a New York cop who visits his wife and kids for Christmas. This reunion turns into a fast-paced action thriller as Hans Gruber (Alan Rickman) takes over the building, holding McClane's wife hostage. McClane conquers with a gun strapped to his back with festive tape. This movie gives you a dose of Christmas adrenaline to get you pumped for the holidays; only Willis and Rickman can bring you a Christmas movie filled with machine guns and explosions, while still portraying a theme about the importance of family.

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Cross country, water polo, football, and girls volleyball all qualified for North Coast Section (NCS) playoffs this year.

The girls cross country team won first place at NCS and placed thirteenth out of twenty three teams at state championships. The

boys placed ninth overall at NCS. Only sophomore Nolan Petersen from the boys team made it to state, where he placed ninety-seventh out of 191 runners.

“It was pretty much the main goal of my season, and to actually make it with all the setbacks our team has faced feels really good,” Petersen said.

The girls water polo team made

it to the semi-finals at NCS and came out in fourth place.

“NCS was super fun especially in the locker room where we were celebrating after the wins and even the losses. It was good seeing Coach Cameron really proud and us placing fourth,” junior Brooke Eicher said.

Boys water polo placed eleventh in NCS. They lost 12-13 in their first round against the sixth seed Amador Valley. Although the team lost in the first round, they did not lose their enthusiasm during NCS.

“I had fun rooting for all my teammates because it was a great finish to the water polo season,” junior Josh Christy said.

Girls volleyball won their first round against Ukiah High School 3-0. However, in the next round

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The varsity volleyball team gathers before their second set in their first round NCS game against Ukiah. They won all three sets to proceed to the next round of NCS.

they lost by two points in each of the three games against the second ranked team, Redwood High School 0-3.

“It was a tough loss but we played a great game and played as a team,” senior Kelsey Herrington said.

Football played Las Lomas High School in their first round of NCS and defeated them 34-14. For their second round they had an unexpected loss to Pinole Valley High School 28-38.

“Last year we made it to the semi-finals in D1 playing much better teams so we were picked to go really far in NCS or even win the whole thing,” senior Shriharsha Rao said.

Out of the six fall sport teams, four of them made it to NCS.

Season wrap up

Photo by Ben Vose

Seniors Jessica Gerards, Kristi Gee, and Margaret Sullivan, sophomores Jacquelin Nguyen and Jessica Yee, freshman Emily Hoeven, and senior Rachel Gerards pose together at State. The girls varsity cross country team placed first in NCS.

MVPsCross CountryBoys: Sophomore Nolan PetersenGirls: Senior Jessica Gerards

FootballSenior DeAndre Carter

GymnasticsJV: Junior Sabrina HeadVarsity: Junior Jill Huynh

TennisSeniors Lauren Hishinuma andLiAnn Bressler

VolleyballSenior Konami Yokoyama

Water PoloBoys: Junior Elias MendezGirls: Senior Rebecca Belliveau

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