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September 28, 2017 3400 W. GONZALES ROAD, OXNARD, CA. 93036 Vol. XI No. I
By: Adrian Clark Sports Editor Sara Navarrete Reporter
Urias Does It For The Culture
Oxnard High School’s new principal has new changes to bring to the school
Oxnard High School welcomes a new principal, but not a new face, Mr. Richard Urias, back to the Hive. Prior to coming to OHS, Mr. Urias had experience serving as the Director of Charter School Support and Oversight for the Ventura Office of Education and once served as an assistant principal at both Newbury Park and Westlake High Schools, followed by his tenure as an assistant principal at OHS. In the past, Mr. Urias worked on the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC). According to www.acswasc.org, WASC is an ongoing six- year cycle of quality where schools demonstrate the capacity, commitment, and competence to support high-quality student learning. Mr. Urias said “I feel a duty to take the knowledge I have gained and use it to provide our students with the best high school experience.” “Building a positive school culture is extremely important,” said Mr. Urias. This is a key element for his mission at the school. He said that this can be accomplished by “acknowledging, inspiring, celebrating, appreciating, and
getting to know people.” Mr. Urias added that he is working with our teachers to help build a
Mr.Urias standing confidently for his new position Photo courtesy of Adrian Clark
stronger school culture. One of Mr.Urias’ main goals is to unite the staff and create valued relationships with
EDITORS’ NOTEBOOK Editors in Chief Andrea Servin and Jaylene Gutierrez
Dear Reader:
students, teachers, counselors, administrators, OHS employees, and parents. We are committed to writing stories from a variety of interesting topics that will appeal to those groups. As a unit that should work together not
more skills than just writing and editing. Summer has been The leadership part of over for five weeks, the experience is the but the school year greatest lesson learned still feels new. As the in the program. Editors-in-Chief of One of the skills your newspaper, The that aids students in Buzz, it is with great leadership is the job pride that we wish to of interviewing, which share our goals for the is a requirement for upcoming year. every story. At After meeting first, studuring the dents fear the summer, The process, but Buzz editors once the jourcommitted ney sets off, to improvethey become ments that will independent, enhance your confident, and reading experiunafraid. ence. In closing, we Readership is are excited Representation of Editors in Chief the most import- Photo courtesy of Malia Vallender about working ant measure of alongside the any newspaper. new culture of Our goal is to provide only as a team, but administration. In the something that is also as a family, it is short tenure of this readable, interesting, our commitment to school year, we have and thought-progenerate leadership by already seen the supvoking. We want our example and to create port that provides a readership to serve a good climate for our very optimistic picture our Oxnard High new recruits. Students for the future of The School community who participate in Buzz. as a whole, including The Buzz learn many
By: Alyssa Vega Reporter
students at OHS. In years prior to this, Mr.Urias has demonstrated his efforts throughout his tenure as an OHS assistant principal. OHS social science teacher Mr. Jaime Moreno said, “When Mr. Urias worked at Oxnard High School as [an] Assistant Principal he tried to get everybody to work well together.” The new OHS principal said it is important to be honest and have integrity when being a leader. With this in mind, Mr. Urias maintains a transparent mindset to be a successful leader and create an efficient environment for the success of the school. OHS Library Media Teacher Ms. Jennifer Brickey said, “Urias doesn’t just say it’s a warm and caring environment; he actually walks the walk.” Mr.Urias, along with the help of other colleagues, are working in unison to reinforce our school culture and have a successful school year. Mr. Urias said, “I’ve traveled a lot and have seen a lot of great schools, and I feel that Oxnard High School has the potential to be one of the best schools in Southern California.”
New Step It Up Series Speaks Volumes
Maria Sanchez Reporter Oxnard High School is starting off the school Oxnard High School staff and students discuss new series called Step It Up year with a new motihearing others’ experienchave local leaders who can vational speaker series. es. Ms. Botello said, “This be role models,” said Ms. OHS ASB Coordinator is a way to get people who Botello. Ms. Elizabeth Botello struggled, survived tri To start off the and OHS Library Media umphed, and overcame to series, OHS Principal Mr. Teacher Ms. Jennifer Richard Urias was the first Brickey have put together put their stories out there for us.” Their goal speaker for the month of a group of speakers who September. “We thought will address students in that it would be an approthe OHS Performing Arts priate way for students to Center. The speakers will get to know him a little bit reach out to the student more,” said Ms. Brickey. body by discussing issues OHS freshman of import and will be Emily Delacruz said that available once a month she feels that Mr.Urias has during fourth period. the ability to get through Whether it’s being to her and other students an incoming freshman, at OHS. She hopes to get graduating senior, transtips from someone who fer student, or anything in has experienced high between, one should look for advice from others Step It Up speaker series flyer school out of this speaker on their road to success. Photo Courtesy of @ohs_jackets series. on Twitter “We get better Some may have an idea little bits at a time,” said about what they hope to is to get speakers who can Mr.Urias. “If a student can achieve and some may relate to students on camwalk away with one or need a little more guidpus, a particular academy, two things that they know ance. club, or class. They hope now that they didn’t know The new series, to make students feel “like before that stay with them, Step It Up, is a way for they have an embedded I think that’d be a good students to become inplace where you feel loved, success.” spired and motivated by appreciated and where you