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Teen Mothers Need Support, Not Scorn – by Marisa Axt

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Tweet   The percentage of teenage pregnancies has grown over the years. Teen mothers are often called “hoes” because of the fact that they are pregnant or is a mother of a child. When people speak upon someone else’s choices, they bring down the person’s self-esteem. Teen mothers are already going through a lot as [...]

Respecting the Ol’School – by Guest contributor Nikki Truong, OHS Alumni Class of 2009

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Just Win Baby! – by Guest contributor Cameron McGowan, BRL

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Tweet   The San Francisco Niners are a bay area team that has recently been rising to victory. This makes Niners fans feel good about themselves and has a positive influence on their lives. The same thing has happened to Oakland Raider fans across the nation being that this was the best season the Raiders [...]

Combat After School Hunger – by Kelly Sun and Maleak Jenkins-Smith

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TweetKelly chose:Melon Smoothie1 cup Frozen melon cubes 1/2 cup Low-fat milk 1/2 cup Nonfat or low-fat vanilla yogurt 1 cup Ice cubes (optional) Dash Cinnamon 1. Use either cantaloupe or honeydew melon. 2. Place all ingredients, except cinnamon, into blender and blend until smooth. 3. Stir with spoon or fork to see if all ingredients [...]

Wildcat Skillz by Marisa Axt and Kelly Sun

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Tweet Swimming is a form of art. In order to swim, you need to be able to tread water, float and be comfortable. Swimming isn’t that complex. I learned how to swim mostly form my dad. We used to live by a river. My dad put me in a life-jacket and left me surfaced on [...]

College Advice – by Nikki Truong and Shelly Luu, OHS Alumni Class of 2009, guest contributors

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Tweet Nikki Truong attends San Francisco State and communtes to school from Oakland. Shelly Luu attends UC Santa Cruz and lives in Santa Cruz. Both are Oakland High Alumni of the Class of 2009.   Here is some kindly advise they recommend when you are in college- When you get to college: 1. Meet with [...]

High School Advice – by Nikki Truong and Shelly Luu, OHS Alumni Class of 2009, guest contributors

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Tweet                   Nikki Truong attends San Francisco State and communtes to school from Oakland. Shelly Luu attends UC Santa Cruz and lives in Santa Cruz. Both are Oakland High Alumni of the Class of 2009.   Here is some academic and extra curricular advise they recommend for [...]

2011 Timeline by the FRESH Staff

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Tweet A lot can happen in a year! Here is a look at how our FRESH STaff spent their 2011. Dec-Oct 2011 Maleak – made it Kelly- got a gpa of 4.1 Marisa – made new friends at OHS, made it to 17 Sept-June 2011 Marisa – last months at Hercules Kelly- I finished reading [...]

Family Matters! by Marisa Axt

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Tweet From experience, the lives we live with our family is not always the easiest. Different personalities are often clashing exacerbating problems into something far worse than they are in reality, but they’re family and they will always come first. My family is far from perfect, but in my eyes our relationships with each other [...]