The Jaguar Journal is the product of the SCCS Media Literacy class for the 2013-2014 school year comprised by students from ninth through twelfth grade: Gilberto Chavez, Francesca Colanzi, Alexandra Velasco, Ana Reyes, Vanessa Luna, Tamara Marancenbaum, Fabiana Pena Feeney, Maria Fernanda Flores, Stephanie Vidovic, Rafael Sakuma and Rodrigo Adriazola with the help of Mr. Brody.
Friday, November 22, 2013
Poem: To My Junior Class
To My Junior Class
Fabiana Peña Feeney
Temporarily we reside in a
location unknown
Not wanting to be traced down.
Afraid of the brute reality that
undeniably lies ahead
Lies ahead of me, ahead of us.
We have stood together hand in
hand for thirteen years,
Or so it seems.
The day that we are forced to let
go rapidly
scurries its way to our present
Like a bike with no breaks
moving in a vertical manner
down a steep jagged mountain.
What should I be?
Who should I work hard to
become?
These questions become our
tongue twisters
As we have a hard time
verbalizing them
But they appear to be comfortably living
as one of our permanent
thoughts.
Am I good enough for this? How
far?
How far can my middle finger
reach when
I stretch out my arm; it feels like it could
just detach
from my shoulder and levitate
high up and
never stop rising. But is it
high enough?
Low enough that it means nothing
at all?
No one will take it seriously,
not even I, will believe my own finger?
And what happens when I fill in
the first miniature
bubble with that lead #2. What will happen
then?
Because of this bubble will my future in some
way
make a shift? Will it change?
Our lives have been reduced to a
series of questions.
Every sentence I write uncertainty
of whether a
question mark should go at the
end is present.
Some things I am sure of but more
that I am not?
I keep repeating “One test does
not define my life.”
but then again, how many do? At
the end of this fourteen-year
odyssey numbers will stand
firmly besides our names.
These numbers will be part of
who we are.
The reality is, my dear juniors,
that the numbers that have been
added, subtracted,
divided and multiplied through
the years in our school
will make a lot of decisions for us.
And that makes me uneasy…
someone, actually something; making
decisions for us.
But these numbers are ours.
We made them and added them and
everything in between.
I know that I have to assume responsibility
and I will do just that
but the nerves are talking, the uncertainty
and the million of questions on
my mind.
My dear junior class, I am
afraid
we are all rabbits in a forest full of wild
cats.
We have
nowhere to go just yet.
No one seems to understand us,
when we try to utter the wretched
tongue twisters
we work so hard to forget.
Tuesday, November 19, 2013
Friendship Games
After 3
arduous days of playing and cheering, Friendship Games are over. After many
years, it was finally our turn to host the games. Trying to overcome last
year’s defeat as overall champions to AISB, the Jaguar athletes were more than
motivated, they were hungry for victory. During the 3 days of competition, with
the help of our marvelous supporters and the great effort from our athletes we
were victorious. We won the overall champions cup with two first places in
soccer and two second places in volleyball, having more points than our
opponents. Way to go Jaguars!
Rafael Sakuma
Saturday, November 9, 2013
The SCCS Cancer Project
-Renee Gurley. SCCS Cancer Project Director
This is a video that allows you to have a peek of what the SCCS Cancer Project is all about: who they are, what they do, and why they do it. Even though this club was initiated at the beginning of this school year, it is increasing in members and achieving marvelous things that the members never thought possible. This is a club that is eager to receive new members since the Centro Oncologico del Oriente Boliviano (the oncology hospital), does not get many volunteers as they would like. If you are interested in hopping on board this team of dedicated students, contact Mrs. Gurley at her classroom, and begin the journey to creating a healthier community.
-Maria Fernanda Flores
Friday, November 8, 2013
Introducing The Jaguar Journal Photo Gallery
We have made our own photo gallery with pictures where you can find images related to school and the Jaguar community. So far we have two albums; the first features various views of the campus, and the second album shows a glimpse of the new elective program. We are planning to add more pictures soon, so click on the "Jaguar Journal Gallery" page on the right sidebar and enjoy our pictures!
--Anna Reyes, Alexendra Velasco, and Vennessa Luna
--Anna Reyes, Alexendra Velasco, and Vennessa Luna
Cancer Club Halloween Party
The SCCS Cancer Club threw a Halloween party at the Instituto Oncologico del Oriente Boliviano. The hospital was beautifully decorated with spider webs, jack-o-lanterns, posters, balloons, and much more. These was also delicious treats and food such as cookies, candies, and cakes for the children and their parents to enjoy. The members of the club organized entertaining activities such as bowling and face painting and bought toys that all the children were eager to receive. Because everyone put so much love into everything they did, the party turned out perfect. The SCCS Cancer Club was able to make many children smile with joy and make SCCS proud, once again.
-Stephanie Vidovic
Friday, November 1, 2013
SCCS iPad Program: Going from Old School to New School
Forget the heavy textbooks, the piles of papers, and the mess of pens and pencils in your backpack—at least if you’re in grades six through ten at SCCS. The school is experiencing a big change: The SCCS iPad Program. Beginning this year each student in grades six through ten are required to have an iPad. Talking to Ken Davis, Dean of Students and iPad Program Coordinator, reveals a lot more about the advantages, motivations, and purposes of the iPad Program. Mr. Davis discussed the difficulties with textbooks and how the iPad has helped solve these issues: “Here in Bolivia it’s difficult to get textbooks.” He mentioned the issues with importing books from the States, the complications with replacing books, and the high expenses of obtaining textbooks. The iPad program helped solve all of those issues immediately. We can get all the books cheaper and downloaded right away,” Mr. Davis explained. In addition, Mr. Davis has been hosting weekly meetings where teachers meet to learn and share new applications and uses for the iPads in the classroom.
This is just the start of our new school, and we look forward to the iPad program expanding and seeing where it goes in the future.
This is just the start of our new school, and we look forward to the iPad program expanding and seeing where it goes in the future.
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