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The
Eagle's Eye
W. Charles Akins High School
“Everything That Concerns You”
Austin, Texas
Vol. 14 No. 6
May 26, 2015
Tovar wins top scholarship Michael Galindo Graduating Editor -
academic awards in the world: the Gates Millennium Scholarship. The scholarship, which pays for the chosen student’s college education all the way up to a doctorate degree is only
from the crowd. to it’s fullest extent. “My main goal right now is, looking ten years from now, to get a Ph.D in Communication Administration or something of that sort just because I think it’d be really fun to work in the
Yohel Galindo
Passing on the legacy Dr. Charles Akins and Principal Brandi Hosack congradulate seniors at the Senior Breakfast on May 21. Hosack was named the permenant principal of Akins High School in late April.
ahead of her. main goal or purpose and she’s gonna work her tail off to get there,” AP Biolnitely expect that she’s gonna do something really substantial. I would not be surprised to see that at all.” helped her win the scholarship. Her acschool organizations such as Key Club, Student Council, National Honor Society and band. But they also include inas Austin Youth Council, the school district’s strategic planning committee and the National League of Cities. much as she can in high school to help a career. “I think one of the biggest things is right before you go to college is when erything to make sure that what you end up doing for the rest of your life is that
Hosack shares goals for Akins Maheen Anjum Features Editor cial principal for Akins High School, Brandi April 27 by the Austin school board. Hosack was the school’s interim princi-
Girard. “It’s time to continue the good work and
Q: A:
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What are some of your goals as principal?
Where do you see Akins in 5 years?
“I want to be the
“Currently Akins
school. Although I am the leader of the school, the best leaders
She said she sees her extracurricular
ask anybody to do anything I wouldn’t do myself.”
well rounded person.
teacher. She started off her teaching career as a student teacher at Akins before rising to the principal position. When she was formally announced as the next princpal she said she wants to pick up and continue the work that was already
schools in the nation, and in
take Akins from good to absolutely outstanding,” she said. er then as a teacher, later AP, director, inprincipal of Akins High School. She sat down with The Eagle’s Eye for seaglespublications.com.
Q:
How do you plan on reducing the amount
A:
“This has been a
students don’t learn a lesson from a 3-day suspension, and more has to been done to discipline them.”
See “ACHIEVEMENT” page 5
InternshIp
Paying Off
Student ranks near the top at national BPA contest Brenda Amaya Staff Reporter Sophomore Xeon Gutierrez remembers watching his father working on computers old. It inspired him to learn how computers work. “I didn’t actually start programing until I was nine or ten years old,” Gutierrez said. His passion for computers and computer languages has paid off for him this year, landing him an interntional competition.
to Akins High School and found a natural home in the
Inside
New Tech Academy’s Computer Programming Major. He is learning Python and HTML/CSS, which are computer languages at school, but he has taught himself VB.Net, C# and VBS. ented when it comes to programing,” computer science teacher Elizabeth Phillips said. “I found out about that pretty early in the school year. He would answer quesliant person.” Gutierrez is also a member of the Akins chapter of Business Professionals of America, which is lead by teachers Stuart Berkowitz and Troy Golba. At the regional competition he placed
the state competition in Dallas. Gutierrez placed second place at the state competition on at the national BPA competition in California, where programing and computer science,” Berkowitz said. “It’s like he doesn’t just do it for a class; he does it because he really enjoys it and it’s like his passion.” Gutierrez is one of two interns with the Employee Retirement System this year. He hopes to create his own software company one day. “Me and my friends started our own computer language called Lango it’s going to be complex so you can just use English to tell a computer what to do,” he said.
Stephanie Valle
Technology Wizard Sophomore Xeon Gutierrez works to on programming computer code during ElizabethPhillips’ computer science class. Gutierrez has taught himself several computer languages.
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OPINIONS
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New STAAR review process inefficent EDITORIAL On May 11, the Senate passed Senate Bill 149, giving students who failed one or two STAAR tests a chance to still graduate. The new law requires schools to create Individual Graduation Committees to decide if a student should be able to graduate if they had previously failed one or two of two of the state exams. Students will still have to pass at least three of the State Assessment of Academic Readiness exams and meet some other requirements that the committee is able to consider. When Gov. Greg Abbott signed the new law easing graduation requirements, it went into effect immediately, giving thousands of seniors across the state who had failed one or two of the exams a chance to walk the graduation stage this year. For at least four years, students have consistently heard one message from state officials that is no longer true as of the passing of Senate Bill 149: they must pass all five of their end-of-course exams to graduate. In theory, this is a very sound and solid law. It takes a lot of stress off of the shoulders of students who failed one or two of these exams. No longer will students feel as much pressure walking into a STAAR testing
Alek Peschansky
environment, and that has its benefits. However, we as the Eagle’s Eye editorial board believe that, despite the good nature of the law, it defeats the purpose of the STAAR test entirely, and that creating a system to void two of the tests is arbitrary in that better systems could be put in place.
While Senate Bill 149 was passed with what we assume to be the best of intentions, the major problem with it is that the law seems to put too much work into something that could be solved with much less effort. Having to form committees for each individual student is a lot more effort
than simply just changing the graduation requirements concerning the STAAR test. This would not only be more favorable for students and staff, but might even been more effective in that it will cost significantly less funds, reserving much needed money for more important programs in need of additional funding. The other most evident issue that we as the editorial board noticed was the evidence leading to the conclusion that Senate Bill 149 was simply just a temporary solution or a way to avoid the problem rather than fix the problem at the source. For a law that’s only going to be in effect for two years, it seems very odd to enact it immediately as a path to a diploma for the estimated 20,600 students who otherwise wouldn’t get the chance to receive it. Rather than proposing a temporary solution to the issue, state legislature should have looked into ways to make the STAAR easier for students to pass, such as making the courses more student focused. More radically, the state could cut mandated testing from the requirements to graduate, and either use it purely as a source of data or get rid of it entirely, as other states have done
Workload
Education
Assistant principals and counselors are overstretched Susy Rocha Graduating Editor Our assistant principals are overworked. This is a problem not just for them and their families. It is also problem for the students who often need to meet with them, but are often faced by closed doors or empty offices instead. It seems as though assistant principals are typically unavailable when students need to meet with them.. For students this can be more than just a minor inconvenience to not be able to speak with these important people in a timely manner. In high school, problems can spring up at almost any moment,
requiring assistant principals and counselors to respond instantly. Sometimes these matters can take just a few minutes, but other issues like meeting with a student about a personal matter can require an extended amount of time. Our assistant principals — and counselors — are stretched thin as they are pulled in multiple directions at any given moment. A few of their time consuming activities include performing hundreds of classroom observations, attending special education meetings as well as overseeing graduation plans and course enrollment lists. The Arts and Humanities Academy and New Tech academies have particularly experienced this problem this year as administrative changes have shuffled administrators around, making it difficult for some students to even know who their assistant principal was.
Even now director Shawn Mena is overseeing both of these academies after a temporary assistant principal suddenly left Akins in April. The school district needs to better support the campus-based administrators, allowing them more time to work with students. Instead of allowing multiple temporary administrators to fill in while the district looked for a permanent principal for Akins, more should have been done to provide stability for students. The district should hire another administrator to help lighten the load of assistant principals and counselors so they can have more time to work with students. When students have more time to get to know their principals, it will lead to a better relationship, forming a better environment for students and principals alike.
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Jesse Farquhar
Pricing
College housing too costly
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Graduating Editors Michael Galindo Hannah Kerns Jason Loosle Sarah Luna Maria Moreno Isiah Strange Mark Vallejo Susy Rocha Adelaida Villegas Graduating Staff Johanna Dakay Gregory Eldred Christopher Remington Analisa Salinas
The Eagle’s Eye is an open forum for student expression. The Eagle’s Eye is not reviewed by school administration prior to distribution, and the advisor will not act as a censor. Content represents the views of the The Eagle’s Eye will work to avoid bias and/or favoritism. We will strive to make our coverage and content meaningful, timely and interesting to news and will be held to a high standard of quality. We will make every effort to avoid printing libel, obscenities, innuendo and material that threatens to disrupt the learning process or is an invasion of privacy. We will avoid electronic manipulation that alters the truth of a photograph. Staff editorials represent the opinion of the editorial board arrived at by discussion and will not be bylined. Bylined articles are the opinion of the Eye staff or administration as a whole.
Returning/New Editors Maheen Anjum Amanda Livingston Cassie Obi Gabe Robles Jose Salazer Nicolas Sokolowski Ricardo Villegas
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Isiah Strange Graduating Editor Within Austin, it’s no secret that the price of living is definitely not affordable, even for people holding down jobs making over $40,000 a year. Austin has been ranked by Forbes as the No. 1 growing city in the United States since 2010, only being superseded by Houston in the last year. The growth of Austin has made it expensive for college students looking to come to colleges such as the University of Texas at Austin, Houston-Tillotson, St. Edwards University, and more colleges within the Austin area such as Texas State. Many college students have been forced to live outside of the Austin area in the surrounding suburbs such as Buda or Kyle where prices are more affordable for a student. It’s tough for college students to want to live in Austin as even on-campus housing is still unaffordable for many. The contributing factors of both has made students wonder if they can attend college after high school, especially a four year college. Austin is a city that hosts a number of companies such as Dell, Apple, Google, and more, which drives up the price of living in Austin. According to Forbes, the average price for an apartment in the Austin area is $1,122 a month, not including other common util-
ity bills.. The average income of a college student is $14,400 a year, making it hardly affordable to live in Austin. A lot of students who attend Texas State find it difficult to afford Austin prices. But even commuting from Austin to San Marcos is expensive, adding the cost of gas and insurance payments.. It’s become ridiculous for students to think about living here. It’s tough for students to want to be here in Austin, without feeling like they need to move to a suburb, but even then, they are limited on choices as prices to live just near Austin are increasing. The city of Austin should think more about helping students, or possibly even the state of Texas. If the Federal government chooses not to help, this shouldn’t mean local governments sit by and do nothing. Students shouldn’t be thrown into the real world as fast as they are. It should be a thought that the future generations of our country, are being thrown into debt at the early ages of 18 just to be able to afford to live on their own as they go to college. The price of living in Austin for college kids, may affect the future for some. Some students in Austin may think of going to college as a burden, as trying to afford to live and go to college is too much to handle at such a young age. Many may choose work over a higher education, in hopes to stabilize themselves instead of worrying about school. When it comes down to it, college students living in Austin should be helped when it comes to living within the city. Special deals should be offered to help students afford to live on campus in a city so high priced as Austin.
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Nic Sokolowski News Editor
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more local control and less state deep-fat fryers and soda in vending
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Jason Loosle Graduating Editor Nearly one decade ago, Texas
THE
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Commissioner,
Question: How do you feel knowing that you can still graduate if you were to fail a STAAR test?
ing standards instead of
amount of effort if you just –Evangelina Costuros
Junior
– Jean Baeslack
NEWS
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Departing
Teachers take their leave from campus Faculty exits after years of service throughout various roles in Akins community Jose Salazar Entertainment Editor A few teachers have decided to leave or retire from Akins and move on to doing what they want to do. “I want to spend time with my children,” English teacher Mary Singer said. “It’s always been fun working here and every day has been different, both challenging and rewarding. It’s learn to love writing and expressing themselves better; seeing them become better citizens.” Singer has experienced new things from watching her students grow and become model citizens throughout the years. “I’ve learned that kids today work much harder than the kids of my generation. What I’ll miss most about Akins are the kids,” Singer said. “They’re smart, inter-
ClubS
esting, funny, and they create beautiful writing.” Arts and Humanities Academy Coordinator Vickie Warr has decided to retire after a long career of education. During her time at Akins, Warr taught English, Visual Media and Documentary Analysis. getting up everyday, but I’ll miss the energy level of the students,” Warr said. “I’ll miss my faculty friends, and the fact that there was always something new to look forward to.” Working at Akins has kept Warr young at heart by being around young people and has strengthened her belief that everything will be OK, she said. “I would like everyone to believe in themselves and to stay open to all possibilities; don’t be afraid to take risks because that’s how we all grow,” Warr said.
Photos by Nic Sokolowski and Michael Galindo
Eric John Agriculture Teacher
Vickie Warr Academy Coordinator
Science, Technology, Engineering and Math Academy Coordinator Kristina Vannoy is not retiring this year, but she is planning to take a teaching job in the Dripping Springs school district. Vannoy said she decided to take the job in Dripping Springs to make her commute to and from work shorter. However, she said she looks forward to attending
the Class of 2015 graduation before she leaves Akins. miss the amazing friendships I’ve made with the teaches and the awesome students,” Vannoy said. In addition to the mathematical concepts she taught, Vannoy said she hopes her students will take away some important life lessons from her classes. “I would like for all my
Kristina Vannoy Academy Coordinator
to roll with whatever comes their way,” Vannoy said. everyone.” Agriculture teacher Eric John will be leaving Akins on June 30. John will be going to work in the private sector, which deals with agricultural commodities. “I’ll miss the atmosphere that the school provides, and I’ll miss the students and the
Mary Singer English Teacher care that the faculty has for each other,” John said. John, who has helped many students raise animals as the sponsor of Future Farmers of America, said there will be nothing that he won’t miss from the school. “It’s been a joy to know I was a great asset for the Green Tech program,” John said. “Continue doing a great job and continue being great.”
extracurricular
New organization seeks ‘geeky’ students for activities Stephanie Valle Staff Reporter As the school year comes closer to an end, a new club is just beginning: Geek Force. Geek Force is a club that encourages students to join who are interested in topics such as Star Trek, Disney, and Dr. Who, along with all other things that may be considered as “geeky.” The club was founded by Social Services teacher, Teresa Delgado, who has began teaching as a Health Science teacher here at Akins since January of this year. Delgado said she enjoys a lot of things people would usuries. “I grew up geeky so I’ve been into the whole Geek World since I was young,” Delgado said. This geekness has furthered into her adult life as she has created many blogs dedicated to both Star Wars and Disney. Delgado said she was motivated to create the club bewho share her same passion for “geeky” things.
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May the ‘geek’ be with you Health Science teacher Teresa Delgado shows off her vari“I’ve unfortunately been able to see the bullying that’s been caused to little kids, like elementary school kids, because they like geeky things,” Delgado said. “I’ve seen students who are really uncomfortable with who they are be-
cause of the things that they like. I wanted to bring all those kids together and give them that safe place to geek out and meet other people who might share a similar interest with them.” Sophomores Jeniffer Lopez, Raynne Miller-Moya, Katherine Manzano, and Kiana Walker heard about Delgado wanting to begin the geek club and decided to help her start it up during their lunch period. They all met in Delgado’s class and began brainstorming activities for the future club-to-be, including ideas such as working on blog posts, starting up podcasts, posting to social media, watching and analyzing movies, and possibly Lego building. “I’m excited for the broadcasts,” Miller-Moya said. “We might be able to do podcasts and things like that and I think that it’s going to be so much fun.” Students involved in the club said they want to bring unity to a group of students who might otherwise hide in the shadows. “I like how they don’t discriminate based on what you like or what you don’t like,” Walker said. “If you like even one thing, they will accept you and who you are.”
new experiences
Ceramics students create with sand rather than clays Sarah Luna Graduating Editor After eight long hours spent on the beach, Akins ceramic students sat back and examined their hard work. The sculptures they created weren’t made out of clay like the ones at school. Instead, what was once only a pile of sand sat a carefully crafted UFO and four extra
briefs
“We were handpicked by our teacher, Mr. Cannon because of our skill, ambition and leadership,” junior Daniel Sierra said. “Knowing
that he thought I had what it takes to be in a competition really meant a lot.” Eric Cannon, an art teacher for 7 years said he had never been in a competition like this before. Cannon’s friend, who is an amateur sand sculptor, helped set up Akins involvement in the contest. “Initially, I wanted to invite the whole class,” Cannon said. Cannon plans on competing next year, taking more teams, and possibly have more of a chance at winning the competition. “We competed against
nine other groups and next year I want to have more groups for Akins,” Cannon said. None of the students had been to Port Aransas, so they didn’t know what to expect. “When I was chosen to compete I honestly doubted myself the whole time,” junior Araceli Rivera said. “I kept wondering why Mr. Cannon chose me because I didn’t really think I had the skill, but after a while I calmed down and just had fun and we ended up getting 2nd place.” The students used the different techniques that they
Groups to sell food after final exams by cafeteria
From June 1– 4, different booths will be selling various types of foods that they were unable to do during Fiesta Akins. The annual festival was cancelled because of bad weather conditions, and has been transformed into a Food Fiesta Final Exam Week. Organizations that had been previously approved to have a food booth will still be able to sell food the week of final exams, and all booths
will have food sales only. Each booth will sell for the one day they are scheduled to allow different booths a chance to share what they have to offer. A total of three booths per day only will be permitted. Tables are going to be set up in front of the cafeteria, from 12:301:30, to allow kids to come and buy food as they leave and head to their bus.
learned from clay sculpting. “It’s important to remember that water is your best friend,” junior Madison Round said. “There’s also such a thing as too little and too much of it.” The group chose to build cause they wanted their audience to admire something they usually wouldn’t see. “It was pretty intense,” Round said. “The pressure was on, and we kept checking our time to make sure and looking at our competition to see what they were doing. But it was still really fun.”
Photo courtsey Eric Cannon
Messy masterpiece Students create the foundation for their UFO sand sculp-
District provides shuttle info for graduation day
The Akins graduation ceremony will be held June 5 at 7 p.m. at the Frank Erwin Center in downtown Austin. Because of construction next to the Erwin Center, parking is extremely limited in the area. The school district has organized a free shuttle service that will take parents and students to and from the Erwin Center that night. Those wanting to ride the shuttle should
park at Akins High School and board a bus between 4 p.m. and 6 p.m. to make it in time before the ceremony starts. The service is free to all AISD eliminate parking issues, and will allow you to be dropped off at the entrance of the center. After the commencement ceremony ends, buses will return the guests to Akins where they can take their respective ways home.
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Performance
Theatre students act for their final exam Directors stage The Best of Broadway, Almost Maine Gregory Eldred Graduating Staffer While most students’ final exams consist of multiple choice exams, theater students get to put on a show. It’s been a tradition for students majoring in performance to stage their own abbreviated plays as a final exam project. This year, there have been a variety of productions including those involving witches, gangsters and various love stories. Maureen Siegel’s two theater one classes wrote their plays -- “Girl Gone” and “Psycho Therapy” -and performed them in late April. This is the first for a class called musical theater, which performed their show called “The Best of Broadway” in mid May. The show included songs
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from broadway musicals, like “Chicago,” “Rent,” “Wicked” and others. Advanced theater (second-, third- and fourthyear students) performed “Almost, Maine,” a play directed by senior Bailey Irwin, who has been in theater classes at Akins for four years. Irwin’s show, which is open to the public will be on the 27, Wednesday at 5:30 p.m. The shows are final exam projects, but they are also an entertaining way for the Akins community to enjoy the hard work of the theater department. “I’m excited because it’s been a long year and I’m ready to show the result of my work,” junior Joshua Solis said, who is an actor in “Almost, Maine”. “The Best of Broadway” was directed by Seigel, a dance director from D’Ette
dance school, and Brooke Beasley, a choir teacher at Bailey Middle School. There was no lead in both plays, and “everyone is showcased and has his/her moment,” Seigel said. “We have very little time to prepare for Almost Maine, but it’s coming along nicely”, Irwin said . The theater department has staged this show before, and Irwin watched it here when she was a freshman. “The actors are very good”, Irwin said. “I’m trying to make the play flow with the actors.” “Almost, Maine” is about different people who live in an unorganized town The play follows the lives of people who deal with the best and worst of love. Both plays are what the students have strived to bring to life so they can make a memorable performance.
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Fun Final Senior Issac Tovar and junior Hannah Beltran perform a scene together from the class play
Television
Netflix, Marvel introduce Daredevil TV show New series gains acclaim from critics, and fans alike Amanda Livingston Editor-In-Chief Among the abundance of superhero based TV series and movies, one deserves to come out of the shadows and step into the spotlight of recognition. All 13 episodes of the Marvel series debuted on will lead up to a mini series based on the Marvel superhero group known as the Defenders. The main character is Matthew Murdock, played by Charlie Cox, who grew up under the sole guidance of his father. Matt gained special powers at a young age when involved in an accident in which radioactive chemicals from a truck spilled into his eyes. This substance left him visually impaired, but his other senses became so heightened, it let him see the world in a whole new and unique way.
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His vision moved from optically seeing the world around him to seeing with the use of echolocation Murdock lives a double life like any hero character. By day he is a lawyer, but by night he is secretley a vigilante superhero named Daredevil. The season starts off with college friend, Foggy Nelson, played by Elden Henson. Despite being located in a rundown building with little to no equipment, the two are looking forward to the future they have set up for themselves. A young blonde named Karen Page, played by Deborah Ann Woll, becomes someone murdered a work friend of hers in her apartment, making her seem like the culprit. Thanks to her lawyers, Karen is cleared of the accusation and soon becomes the receptionist for the duo.
Like Foggy, she is unaware of Murdock’s alternate persona. As the show progresses Dardevil’s arch enemies named Wilson Fisk, also known widely as King Pin, comes into play quickly. Wilson Fisk claims he knows what’s best for Hell’s Kitchen, a neighborhood in Manhattan in which the storyline takes place. Fisk promises to rid the city of violence, despite his own violent tendencies. Fisk is a very dark character, with a past full of verbal and physical abuse from his father, which lead to him murdering his father when he was a child. Vincent D’Onofrio’s rendition of Fisk is disturbingly excellent and accurate. Many critics agree to being big fans of D’Onofrio’s acting, giving him the key the show’s success and calling him “downright terrifying”. Throughout the season Murdock takes a beating
movie
Pitch Perfect sequel does not meet fan’s expectations Mark Vallejo Graduating Senior
Amanda
“You’re gonna miss me when I’m gone.” That’s exactly what we did. It’s hard to believe that the hit comedy movie Pitch Perfect was
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I have mixed feelings about what Pitch Perfect 2 exactly was. I’m not sure what it was or what to think. I honestly found it quite strange and more of a paroScary Movie series, than an actual sequel. Of course, the singing and dancing was amazing and it did have funny moments, but tiple scenes that made me think “what the heck is this?” Also, I’m not one to jump on the whole sexism stuff, but
one of the characters was saying quite a few sexist things and one of the characters played the role of a stereotypical Mexican girl which I found quite odd for the series. In my most likely unpopular opinion, Rebel Wilson, who plays the well known character Fat Amy, is repeating the same she’s been in. From Bridesmaids to Night at the Museum and to Pitch Perfect, her acting has been similar to Michael Cera where it seems like the actor/actress is playing the same character over and over again, which, at times, can be quite annoying. To get some laughs at the movies, Pitch Perfect 2 does not live up to the expectations of a sequel, compared to Pitch Perfect 2 a 7/10.
from gangsters, bouncers, and Fisk himself. After almost being beat to death, Murdock is found by Foggy and his secret is revealed, igniting feelings of betrayal and destroying the trustthat they have had for years. The tension between Murdock and Foggy create separation between all three of them, including Karen. Eventually though the two make up, and the law trio is complete again. Season 1 ended with the death of a vital character, which surprised many avid comic book characters due to straying from the original storyline. Despite this twist away from the comics, the show received a rating of 8.2/10 from Rotten Tomatoes critics,based on reviews, and 4.7/5 from the audience. Daredevil will be returning for its second season somewhere in the year 2016. Until then fans will have to wait for the masked vigilante to return to the T.V. screen.
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Film program grows with popularity
Course offerings expand new opportunities for students Christopher Remington Staff Reporter
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Extra participation benefits student
The Gates Millennium Scholarship gives Tovar full ride through her Ph.D Council helped me build my civic awareness side, but Key Club also helped me become
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It also worked the other way around, as “Her desire to help other kids, to just really understand the world that we live in and
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Graduates seek money and electronics Hannah Kerns Graduating Editor As the end of the school year closes in fast, parents, relatives and friends hurry to
Graduation Gift Don’ts: shirts, socks, posters, pillows and books Picture frames with their own Compasses
Graduation Gift Do’s: Laptop Car Dorm supplies Jewelry “I would like money to help out for
For gifts ideas, check out: www.pintrest.com/akinseagleseye
adventures that will take place in this new
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Looking FoRwaRd
Sports scholarships awarded to athletes Students compete on college-level teams across Texas Katrina Stewart Staff Reporter Several graduating seniors achieved the dream of high school athletes across the country this year: achieving a scholarship to play at the college level. Athletes from football, basketball, and compete at universities across the state. They have achieved their goals and will now be playing the sport they love at the college level when they head to college in August. Mariah Stewart, proved herself on the track this year breaking 11 school records and earning a full ride to Texas Southern University. Stewart was the district champ in the 400 meters and the 800 meters dash in April. She advanced in UIL competition and participated in the girls 800 meter run at the Class early May. “It was a dream of mine. I would always look at the times I needed to be at in order for me to grab their attention.” Stewart said “After receiving offers from other Division 1 schools like UTSA and Grambling State, I knew I had what it takes to go D1. I was excited when I found out. I visited the college and loved the campus and the energy.” Three players from the Lady Eagles Varsity basketball team have received scholarships to attend and play basketball for community colleges across Texas.
Underclassmen
Each Lady Eagle proved themselves in and out of the court this year and it shows they’ll now be playing their hearts out at the college level. point guard, received a scholarship to continue her basketball career at Weatherford College in Weatherford, Texas. Mckenzie Lunkin hustled on and off of the court all year playing both as power forward and small forward trying to make her hoop dreams come true. Her work paid off, allowing her to attend and play ball for Temple College. power forward and center for the Lady Eagles, has signed with Coastal Bend College in Beeville, Texas. She said she is looking forward to making the transition from an Eagle to a Cougar. Football player Omar Bailey hustled on the gridiron and the classroom this year. His prowess earned him a scholarship to play Canyon, Texas. Bailey, who has played football since he was 4 years old, said his dream has always stayed the same. “Once I got to high school I realized it was getting serious and that I had to make myself stand out and to make a name for myself,” Bailey said. “I had it set in my mind that I will play at the college level, ever since I was little I would see ESPN players. I always wanted that to be me.”
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Road to success
Rising star athletes will succeed seniors in new season Analisa Salinas Staff Reporter
practice sessions this past summer getting ready for the new season. However, these rising athletes said they are looking forward to getting down to business and preparing for success. Football player and track athlete Patrick Dickerson
As the senior athletes leave for the year, coaches are in search of new leaders to take over as star players. These sophomores and juniors have been recognized for their hard work and the shoes of the graduating seniors, hoping to live up to high expectations.. Junior Vincent Prado, a varsity basketball player, said he can’t wait to be a senior and take on new responsibilities. Prado said he hopes to be a leader for his team next year. “I’ve watched and learned from the seniors this year and the way they handled things,” Prado said. “This coming season I’m going to help the team out by letting them know what’s OK to do and what’s not OK to do. Just guide them in the
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inspiring and the reason he has grown successful as an athlete. Dickerson found success on the track this year, placing
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Sprint to success Sophomore Kenan Lockhart
right direction.” Prado said he is looking forward to more highlight moments such as his buzzer
beater shot against the Austin High Maroons last year. “I can’t wait to be a senior and live up to the same
expectations as the seniors did this year,” Prado said. Basketball, as well as football players had rigorous
track meet in Waco. “Although track is the sport I do for fun,” Dickerson said. “Football is like a job. I do it so I can go to college and get ready for the NFL.” Partick plans on continuing his love for Football and making it big in the NFL Another rising star sophomore, Kenan Lockhart, started playing on the JV football team since he was
a freshman and is coming up on his second year on the varsity team. “I feel like I work hard and I do things that can greatly improve the team. I feel like I’m one of the main players,” Lockhart said. “I until I graduate.” Lockhart has been preparing for the next season by working in the weight room, building strength,and running frequently. He also reviews video of himself after practice. a lot and study the game,” he said. “I eat a lot different than before and I also like to run to better myself.” Several athletes said they were surprised how quickly the next season is approaching. They are ecstatic and plan to have strong performances next school year.
Moving on
Coach Peavy says goodbye to Akins Cassie Obi Sports Editor After eight dedicated years to Akins, Coach David Peavy has decided that this year will be his departing year. His fellow coaches and students expected that he would be leaving last year when he decided to step down as the head basketball coach. Instead, he became a full-time athletic coordinator for the campus. “We all thought that he would be leaving last year,” said Omar Bailey, fourthyear football defensive end. “A lot of people would’ve been upset if he wasn’t coaching again.” Peavy had a major impact on the athletes he coached and, Hayes said. “Peavy had a way with the kids,” head basketball coach Jesse Hayes said. “He’s taught me how to talk to young men.” Peavy decided it was time to move on from Akins when he was offered a basketball coaching job in the Houston
area. Coach Peavy was known to have close bonds to many who knew him and got along with his students well. He developed these bonds since the early years of his career at Akins. “I’ve known Peavy since I was 10 because I had older siblings who were coached by him,” Bailey said. “Around 7th grade I used to come up here to workout with them.” Not only was he inspirational to his athletes as a coach, he also got along well with other coaches as the athletic coordinator. He was responsible for coordinating all the athletic programs at Akins. “I used to know Peavy from back in high school when he taught me basketnitely someone I’m close to and come to for advice.” A new athletic coordinator was appointed almost immediately after the announcement of his impending departure. Starting with the 2015-2016 school year,
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David Peavy Athletic Coordinator
Coach Humberto Garza will be the new Athletic Coordinator. Students and staff both loved Peavy’s company. They wished him the best of luck at his new coaching job at Dekaney High School. With eight years of coachball coach to become athletic coordinator at Akins. The job normally goes to the head football coach. “I loved Akins and will miss it,” Peavy said. “But I believe it’s time to open a new chapter in my life.”
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Tuesday
May 26, 2015
The Eagle’s Eye
Akins celebrates Hispanic Heritage
Ricardo Villegas
Ricardo Villegas Photo Editor Every year Latinos Unidos organizes a show to celebrate Cinco de Mayo, which was celebrated on May 1. The long awaited show highlights talents of all types. This year the show included performances such as singing, dancing, poetry and acting. Students from different academies and organizations gathered for this special set of performances to remember and celebrate Mexico’s struggle for independence from France. This year’s performance included a very special prom-posal from Ulises Colín, which warmed the hearts of everyone who attended the special event. “It was well organized. Ms. Garcia does a lot to make sure everything is going to turn out well,” senior Ulises Colín said. There were about 60 people involved in the whole production, Garcia said.
Many people showed up that day to support Akins and to celebrate Mexico’s independence day by watching a special and very thoughtful performance. The audience members were not the only ones who enjoyed the show. “Everyone who helped out with the performance had a lot of fun, which was part of the reason we did it, and the best part is that other people enjoyed it, also,” Colín said. The night was filled with enjoyment, laughter and happiness, but most importantly, with the culture of a beautiful and colorful country, which people are proud to claim as part of their heritage. Overall, Garcia said the event was a great success, as long as people enjoyed it and had a good time. She said everyone enjoyed the show and was pumped to see all of the great performances. The show ended with a big thank you to Garcia and everyone who attended and helped to make the event possible.
A Memorable Performance Freshman Rachel Rivera strikes a pose in the Ballet Folklórico’s performance at the Cinco De Mayo Show, capWorth the wait Seniors Ulises Colín and Flor Méndez keep the audience
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Sweet Melodies The crowd was mesmerized as junior Demmi Alcántar showed off her various talents by singing the song in both A Proud Victory Seniors Pedro Galindo and Oscar Gonzáles reenact the Battle of independence from France, while Valeria Serna recited a beautiful poem, reminding everyone of the proud moment of Ricardo Villegas
Quick breath Senior Azul Beltrán sings her heart out with her performance of her spectacular performance after she practiced for this A Stellar Performance Senior Natalie Flores opened the show with her perfor-
Photo Finish Everyone who contributed to this event gathered around Spanish teacher Gina Garcia while senior Flor Méndez
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Hannah Kerns
Sarah Luna
Mark Vallejo
Chris Remington
Jason Loosle
Omar Guetfa
Michael Galindo
Isiah Strange
Maria Moreno
Susy Rocha
Johanna Dakay
Hannah Kerns Editor-in-chief 3 yrs. on staff High school wasn’t as bad as I thought it would be. I have made so many friends and have had such a great time learning and interacting with other people at Akins. I feel completely prepared for college thanks to the teachers that show how much they care for their students. Austin: You are basically my family. I feel like I’m actually at your house more than mine! You are so handsome, talented, smart and you’re an amazing person. I am so glad that you asked me out freshman year. I cant wait to go to college with you. Erika, Autumn, Alyssa and Makayla: You guys have all at one point been a very close friend of mine and I appreciate all of you so much. Every single one of you are so talented, gorgeous and unique in your own way. You all will get so far in life and I cant wait to continue our friendships after high school. Please keep in mind what y’all are
worth. I love all you guys so much. Michael: You have been such a great friend to me. I appreciate every little second that we spend together no matter what we are doing. You are so smart and extremely funny. You should also keep in mind what you are worth. I know you will do great things with your life and your talents. I cant wait to see you at St. Eds next year! Ulises: You are so outgoing and you care deeply for your friends and family. You are amazing at art and with practice your photography will be great, too. Oh, and you’re freaking awesome at drums dude! I’m so glad I had the chance to become your friend. Sarah: You are one of the weirdest people I have ever met. You are so unique and beautiful. I have had so much fun with you this year and I feel like I can always relate with you. You are so
3 talented in so many areas and if you apply yourself I have no doubt that you will get far in life. Stay amazing. Don’t let anyone change you because you’re perfect the way you are. Mark: I really hope that we continue to be friends after high school. You have always been there for me. You are such a great person and I am really glad that we are friends. Mr. Doerr: I know it might have been hard for me to accept that Reeves wasn’t going to be our advisor anymore, but you grew on me really quick. You’re so dedicated to our publication and it’s inspiring. You push me to work harder and it has helped me grow not only as a student but as a person. Through you, I was given the amazing opportunity to expand my skills with Formula 1 in Schools and working a small job as graphic designer at La Fuentes. I owe it all to you. Thanks.
Sarah Luna Features Editor 2 yrs. on Staff High school may seem like a big deal now but in reality it isn’t. You live you learn etc. Life goes on and people will suck forever, but it’s really important to remember that eventually you’ll be okay. It takes time but this is apart of youth or whatever. Angel, Julia, Susy: You guys have really been the coolest people that I have met like, ever and I’m glad we all crossed paths. I hope to see you guys do great things in the future and for us to have many more memories to come. Hannah, Michael, Ulises, Mark: you guys make me so happy and I’m glad I met you all, I wish we all could have met sooner but at least we met now. You guys are so cool.
Deandra: Wow you’re so important to me, we’ve been through a lot and I’m sooo glad that we’re close friends now, good things take time. Andrea and Kourtney: I always have so much fun with you two, Andrea you’re the most honest person I know and Kourt you’re like the most understanding. High school would have sucked without you two. Nic and Jose: I’m excited to see what changes you guys will bring. I’m also glad that you two will at least keep Doerr entertained on deadline nights. Adelaida: Newspaper was so fun with you! Thanks for helping me with everything. You’re so great and you’re going to do great things!
Freddy: You’ve been a huge part of my life and I just want to thank you for showing me new stuff and teaching me a lot about life. Barge. Okay everyone reading this, it takes effort, bunches of time, most likely more money than you can afford, but we’re so young and there’s so much out there that we can actually go and change. I think it’s safe to agree that the world isn’t that okay but it contains so much beauty and the youth can make the change that needs to be done. We all have the ablility to learn we can love we can meet new people and we can grow as a person. We can do great things! All of us. I wish you all the best in life.
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Mark Vallejo Entertainment Editor 3 Yrs. on Staff
Throughout my High School career, there have been way too many things that have happened in my life that made me the person I am today. It was truly such a crazy roller coaster with its ups and downs but I’ll always cherish the memories I made here at W.C. Akins High school. May the odds be ever in your favor.
Christopher Remington Staff Reporter 1 yr. on staff In retrospect, Senior year really did kind of fly by. Things happened and when they were over it moved on to the next thing. Everything just flowed over the course of this year it really didn’t feel like things were ending. Looking back all my four years of school there are definitely a few people who’ve stood out. Not saying they’re better than the rest but without them I wouldn’t be who I am today. Mr. Ashlock, who helped me open up as a writer and be more proud of what I was writing Ms. Forbus, who helped me be more persevering when it came to what I wanted to do. Ms. Garcia-Mata, who gave me a reason to work hard and achieve the best I could. Ms. Royer, who taught me the basics of filmmaking. She also helped me direct my very first movie. Mark and Jonathan, who made my years at this place not all that bad. Jose Flores, who made me feel intimidated as a writer, which only made me want to become even more good than I was. Finally, every single person I’ve ever known, every one of you have been an inspiration. Now that I’m leaving, I look back both proud and sad. There are so many things I could have achieved but failed to meet the bar. Then again, the things I did do, ultimately made me the person I am now. I’ll never be more thankful to the people I grew to know at this school.
Jason Loosle
Multimedia editor 1 yr. on staff
Much like last year’s online editor, I am writing this the day before deadline, so let’s see what THIS human mind can produce. From the moment I entered those giant double doors standing at 5’4” with a juvenile mindset, I knew these four years would either be a living hell or paradise depending on what I made it. I am glad to say that I had the perfect contrast between the two. From the journeys I had with my old acquaintances in the STEM Academy to the endless expeditions I’ve had (and continue to have) with my Class of 2014 friends, I have thoroughly enjoyed my high school years. Here’s a bunch of thank you’s. Thank you Mr. Doerr for the opportunities you have presented me with, my UIL medal, and our SNO
Michael Galindo Photo Editor 1 yr. on staff
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It has been a short four years here at Akins. Friends have came and gone, but the memories that I’ve had with them will stay with me forever. I hope that all of the friends I’ve made feel the same way. I can’t believe that my high school years
Mark... I don’t even know where to start. But thank you Mark for being a great guy, and although there has been some crude humor sometimes, I know you always meant the best. Just remember to stay beautiful Mark!
have made over these past four years. I have tried to be the best friend and person I can be, and my friends have always been there to help me. I want to thank Mr. Doerr for helping me want to be in newspaper, and stay on top of deadlines as well as helping me be able to shoot as many events as I was able to. He has helped me become the best writer and reporter I could be since my photojournalism class my junior year. I know that I haven’t always been the best student, but I do try to continually work towards my best self. Another thank you from me would have to go to Amanda Livingston. I know that we have only been friends for a few years but I feel like we’ve still been able to help each other out more than either of us would’ve expected. I want you to know that you’ve been a great friend to me, and I hope that I’ve been the same.
here, it may be a bit of a lame thank you but you don’t understand how clueless I was to write about. So thank you for that and for everything else. I can’t thank everyone personally that has helped me the past few years, so this thank you is for everyone that I haven’t been able to thank yet. All of you who are reading this who ever knew me have impacted me in some way, and no matter how small I want to thank you because through that I have become the person that I am today. And to those of you who don’t know me, I don’t know why you read this but thank you for reading it anyway. :)
badges are all thanks to your dedication Thank you C-D!ZzL3 for helping me explore the depths of my mind and showing me that being weird is indeed cool. Thank you Cleave (and Glenda, you are not forgotten) for teaching me morals I could not have learned myself person is. Thank you Matthew Lopez for the late night downtown adventures which I refuse to forget. Thank you Nathan Conde for genuinely being one of the most generous people I’ve met and truly being a great friend. Thank you to my 128 albums, you shaped me. Thank you Raloyo for creating visual masterpieces. My ears thank Jacob for knocking (stay cute). Out of all of my innumerable thank you’s, I owe one
It’s hard to believe its already been four years at Akins. I’ve changed a lot for the better over the past few years and I’ve gotten to know some awesome people. I’ve had a great time. Ulises: We’ve known each other since 7th grade and since then, we’ve been like brothers. This year, you were in the newspaper room so often that you’re pretty much a staff member now. Thanks for being a friend I could always rely on, hopefully we can stay like
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to the basis of who I am today, that house that I so dearly treasure, The Trap Mansion. Without those late night/early morning 5 AM Whatabeezy runs right after recording a song, I truly do not know where I would be today. I hope to walk out of those burnt red double doors standing a bit taller with a wiser mindset thanks to the people I have mentioned. Thank you Muddy BuDdies. Do what makes you happy. Don’t let anyone roast you. Surround yourself with people who you share success with. Pee in the shower. If anyone wants to insult you, put your headphones in. Live like you have a bucket list. And most importantly, don’t ever take your headphones out.
-Sarah Luna
Omar Guetfa Social Media Manager
1 yr. on staff
GLOmar, out.
brothers when we both go off to college. Hannah: Even though we haven’t even known each other for a year, it feels like we’ve been friends for so long. We pretty much know everything about each other now. I had some great times hanging out with you and Ulises. Luckily, we both ended up choosing St. Edward’s so I’ll see you there dodo! Sarah: Before this year I’d literally never seen you before. Who knew we’d end up being
close friends and being each other’s prom dates. Thanks for showing me all the cool bands and artists that you did and making sure the newspaper room was never quiet and boring. You’re Cool + Visit Me At St. Edwards! Mark: to talk to me in newspaper and you helped a lot to get me out of my shell. All the stupid videos you played all the time made newspaper much less stressful so thanks for that. Pls keep in
touch after graduation Mark. PLS And of course, thanks to Mr. Doerr for pushing me to join newspaper, who knew it would be such a great decision. I wish I could write more but there’s not enough room /:
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Maria “Kitty” Moreno IN-DEPTH EDITOR
3 yrs. on staff
I’m pretty good at Smash Bros. games. Anyways, high school was a pretty average experience for me. I didn’t really make an effort to do anything. As I began the senior year I started to regret my procrastination. I could have achieved so much more, I could have been accepted to my dream school . But now that I look back, I did so many dumb things that I couldn’t have done if I were stressed about
school the entire time. I actually didn’t plan on being in newspaper, I was accidentally put into this class but i decided to give it a shot and I’m so glad I did. So this is the part where I start thanking people for putting up with me. Johanna, thank you for being there for me, you are the greatest friend anybody could ask for. Thank you for sharing your wisdom with me and the pointless laughs
1 YR. ON STAFF I didn’t expect much out of senior year; it was underwhelming to say the least. Nothing particularly special happened, but I am grateful for that since I had a lot of stuff to get done. As the year winds down to graduation, I realize that my time in high school has been a pretty good one; I met new people, worked relatively hard, and learned from my experiences. It’s really no joke that time does fly. I hope that the people I appreciate most know how thankful I am for our days together at Akins. Of all people, I’d like to thank Kitty the most.
She’s definitely someone I rely on, and can comfortably laugh with; she’s seriously really good at Super Smash Brothers. I love that I could always be blunt with Annie and have great philosophical conversations with Susy; we all were close friends throughout middle and high school, and we’ve had plenty of stupid memories together that I’ll always think back on. Thanks also to Marielle, for urging me to join Student Council, and for keeping me involved. A person can’t annoy me like Tenzin does, but I care about her and I’m really
over memes, even though we do it ironically (Well, that’s what we say we do.) Susy, although you make me angry, I still think you’re a good friend. You are the only person who I could be blunt with and you could do the same. I could always depend on you and Johanna on anything. I hope you never break a leg. Annie, thank you for helping me with my newspaper deadlines, you are the person who inspired to me to learn
how to use photoshop and other adobe programs. Sorry for spamming all three of you in our group message, but not really. Armando and Jonathon, you were the people that got me into playing Smash bros. competitively and I’m extremely thankful for that. It gave me the confidence I never had before, knowing I’m good at something was a strange feeling for me. Our training sessions were the best. Thank you
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glad that we’re close. Quan, simply by just being her, inspires me with her work ethic, and I am grateful for her always keeping me on top of things. Illeen always laughs at my jokes and it is deeply appreciated; all these people has made me an exponentially better person. There a lot of people I’d like to thank; it’s the people you’re with that makes or breaks any situation, and four years is a long time. In terms of school, I’d like to thank those I’ve worked with in
classes since freshman year, or had a lot of classes with this year...you all know who you are. Thanks to Ulises, Juan, and Elena for those video projects we did this and last year; they were fire; I had a lot of fun filming and editing them. Thanks Shania, or Kates, and Gabrielle, or Lang, as she is affectionally known, for being around; having a friends as close as you guys for this long has been a blessing. Ms. Medina, I know I was stressed out all the
Angelica and Gabrielle for making my high school experience tolerable, I will miss you both and your odd interestests. Jacobo and Linda, probably the biggest dorks I’ve ever met at Akins. No, I will never play League of Legends with you guys, that’s lame but I appreciate the offer. I hope Jacobo grows at least an inch in height and Linda finally admits her feelings for him. All jokes aside, thank you for making me
laugh and understand my weird jokes. I’m going to miss you guys spazzing out in class and competing in every single thing that was assigned to us. Mr. Doerr, first of all, I’d like to apologize for dealing with a weird newspaper staff, your tolerance was admirable. Thank you for letting me design the In-Depth page. If it weren’t for that I wouldn’t have considered graphic design as a skill of mine.
STAFF WRITER time, and it was probably counterproductive, but I am nonetheless grateful for staying in art. Finishing my portfolio was a huge accomplishment for me, and I’m glad I didn’t quit the process. Thanks for everything; I hope the fine arts department will continue to strive; your hard work has and will continue to pay off. Coach Gahan, thank you for all the laughs and your genuineness; you were a great teacher and coach. I joined tennis without really knowing anyone on the team, and I was a little scared, but over time I made really
great friends and memories. I also really enjoyed Environmental Science, too; everyone should take that class. Mr. Aguilar is the best math teacher of all time. I’d also like to thank Mr. Doerr for letting me be apart of the newspaper. I didn’t realize I wanted to be in it until I was; I didn’t think writing would be as fun as it was. Working on deadline could be stressful but it was a very rewarding process and I don’t think I showed enough of my appreciation for being apart of something so great. I expect great things.
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