Kiarey Cancino
Last week KSJC performed a play “The Thing”. The play went up two nights the director of the play was Markwalter and his students were the actors. These students were from grades 9-12 and they had been preparing for two weeks prior to the play. The play was based on a movie. The play was good and interesting but it was also confusing.It was confusing because some people haven't watched the movie. The play didn't start from the beginning so for people that had watched the movie, understood the play better than people who hadn’t. But overall, the play was good it was just confusing if you haven't watched the movie. But even without watching the movie it was still good. Because it was still easy to understand what was happening. The play started by Markwalter telling everyone that there was going to be a gun involved. Then the lights turned off and there was gunshots and that when the play started. Then there was a german shepherd in the play. I think that instead of there just being a screen to make it seem like the gun fired I feel like they should have included the sound of a gun being fired more to make the play more interesting because at some point people or students were leaving the play because it wasn't that interesting. The students acting was good it looked very realistic. The screaming and shouting seemed real. But in some parts they would be laughing or smiling and it would ruin the scene because it wasn’t part of the play.But for most of the play the actors were on point and the costumes and the makeup made the play look realistic. For example, when one of the actors had frostbite the makeup made it seem very believable and the way he was acting. One thing I think they should work on is when they would fight I think they should have added sounds to make the fight more believable. Overall I think the play was good, It was well played and it there were just little things they had to work on. Markwalter did a good job directing this play it was interesting. I think that the students acting was on point most of the play seemed realistic. The props really helped make the play interesting.
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Vivian Truong
KSJC hosted its third Lunar Year Year festival on January 24, 2020, inside the Independence High School C Commons room. It started at 5 p.m. and ended at 7 p.m. This event happens once a year and features traditionally Asian cuisine and activities and is held by the Asian and Pacific Islander (APIA) club. The entry and activity booths were free, but tickets for buying food were $1 each, sold at the entrance. Additionally, students that attended the event were able to earn extra credit for participating. Food from many different Asian countries, such as India, Vietnam, the Philippines, China, and many more, were being sold. Some dishes included fried banana, sold for 1 ticket, and fried mochi, sold for two tickets, both popular among customers. Volunteers also made phở and pandan waffles (also known as green waffles), served hot. Scattered around the room were booths with activities that attendees could participate in. One activity was Bầu Cua, a Vietnamese gambling game. Another was folding origami, where there were instructions for folding different origami on the table. There were two different performances by dancers during the festival. One was the traditional Chinese lion dance. There were three “lions,” each performed by two dancers. Lion dancers mimic a lion’s movements, which is meant to bring good luck and fortune. There were also performers in the back, playing loud instruments like cymbals that match the beat of the dance. The tables with activities or selling food had QR codes taped on them, which participants could scan. These QR codes would open a Google Forms link with trivia questions about the food or activity that students could answer for extra credit. If the student was a performer or worked a shift at the festival, they would get extra credit without having to fill out these forms. ![]() Janeth Saldivar Roster: Captain #11 - Destiny Peña (Sr.) #1 - Izabelle Hernandez (Fr.) #2 - Tiffany Dang (Sr.) #3 - Yaritza Hernandez (Jr.) #4 - Ahtziri Hernandez (Jr.) #5 - Julissa Nunez (Fr.) #6 - Jessica Nunez (So.) #7 - Veronica Heredia (Fr.) #8 - Dayana Vargas (Fr.) #9 - Marlen Gomez (So.) #10 - Andrea Marin (So.) #14 - Annemarie Gonzales (Fr.) #15 - Thuyvi Nguyen (So.) #16 - Shakira Aguirre (So.) #18 - Giselle Chiprez (So.) #20 - Sola-ki-Vava’u Taimani (So.) The KSJC softball team has had a good season but it has come to an end. The softball team had their last game on Thursday, May 9th. They lost 15-0 against LCPA. Not only was it the teams last game, but It was also Senior Night. Senior night is self explanatory, it’s when the senior’s of the softball team are acknowledged because it’s their last year in high school. During Senior Night, they were able to acknowledge Destiny Peña and Tiffany Dang. I was able to talk to the softball team captain and she told me that there’s many highlights from the team. One thing she did want to point out is that although they lost their more experienced players throughout the season, the girls would never lose hope and they would step up to fill in the positions that they would lack despite their knowledge on that position. She also told me that one way that they could improve on is their self doubt after losing a game. Most girls have never played and give up on themselves when they would lose to a team that has very experienced players that we could say have played their whole life. “They don’t realize that they are putting in their all and that’s what most matters.” says Destiny.
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