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OF INSTRUCTION EACH SEMESTER "OARD REPORT ! STATES THAT THE FEE WENT INTO EFFECT SPRING SEMESTER

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PROVEN IN THE SQUAD S (OMECOMING GAME OBLITERA TION OF 3HASTA #OLLEGE ON 3ATURDAY )N THE CONTEST (ALL RAN FOR YARDS AND THREE TOUCH DOWNS LEADING ALL RUSHERS IN BOTH CATEGORIES h4HE MAIN FOCUS WAS TO GET 2ASHAD GOING EARLY v #OMET COACH !LONZO #ARTER SAID h(E S BEEN A LITTLE NICKED UP EARLY IN THE SEASON BUT NOW HE S HEALTHY AND

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AND COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS CAME TOGETHER TO RUN WALK AND CYCLE THROUGH THE STREETS OF 2ICHMOND TO RAISE MONEY AND AWARENESS TO FIGHT AGAINST HUNGER AND HOMELESSNESS #ONTRA #OSTA #OLLEGE CULINARY ARTS STUDENTS VOLUNTEERED IN THE TH ANNUAL (ARMONY 7ALK BY THE 'REATER 2ICHMOND )NTERFAITH 0ROGRAM '2)0 3ATURDAY AT A M 4HE (ARMONY 7ALK STARTED AT THE 2ICHMOND !UDITORIUM AND MADE ITS WAY

DOWN RD 3TREET "ARRETT !VENUE AND BACK TO THE AUDITORIUM ,AST YEAR CULINARY ARTS STUDENTS SIGNED UP FOR THE (ARMONY 7ALK 4HE NUMBER TRIPLED THIS YEAR TO STUDENTS #ULINARY ARTS MAJOR -ELANIE 7HITE SAID h9OU HEAR ABOUT HUNGER AND HOMELESSNESS A LOT BUT

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NDOCUMENTED STUDENTS ARE BEING GIVEN A BETTER CHANCE TO REALIZE THEIR DREAMS OF HIGHER EDUCATION FROM THE STATE OF #ALIFORNIA ALLOWING THEM TO APPLY AND RECEIVE FINANCIAL AID JUST LIKE 5 3 CITIZENS !SSEMBLYMAN 'IL #EDILLO S $EVELOPMENT 2ELIEF AND %DUCATION FOR !LIEN -INORS !CT HAS BEEN IN EFFECT SINCE *AN 4HE #ALIFORNIA $2%!- !CT IS BRO KEN INTO TWO DIFFERENT PIECES OF LEGISLA TION !" AND THAT BOTH DIRECTLY AFFECT UNDOCUMENTED STUDENTS #ALIFORNIA S $2%!- !CT GRANTS AN UNDOCUMENTED STUDENT WHO HAS ATTEND ED A #ALIFORNIA HIGH SCHOOL FOR THREE OR MORE YEARS AND HAS GRADUATED THE OPPORTUNITY TO RECEIVE FINANCIAL AID TO ATTEND A PUBLIC COLLEGE OR UNIVERSITY 4O SOME THIS IS A RIDICULOUS CONCEPT THAT IS HARD TO GRASP 3OME EVEN CALL IT UNFAIR AND IMMORAL (OWEVER UNDOCUMENTED IMMIGRANTS HAVE COME HERE FOR THE SAME REASON AS MANY !MERICAN ANCESTORS FROM %UROPE DID ˆ THE SEARCH FOR A BETTER LIFE IN A NEW LAND !ND WHO CAN BLAME THEM )N A COUNTRY PARTIALLY BUILT BY THE HANDS OF ENSLAVED !FRICANS AND WHERE NATIVES WERE SLAUGHTERED AND FORCED OUT OF THEIR HOMES BY FOREIGNERS IT IS APPALLING THAT 5 3 CITIZENS ARE AGAINST PROVIDING A MEANS OF EDUCATING THOSE WHO WISH TO BETTER THEMSELVES SIMPLY BECAUSE THEY WEREN T BORN HERE 4HIS IS SUPPOSED TO BE THE LAND OF OPPORTUNITY 4HAT OPPORTUNITY HOWEVER SEEMS TO BE FOR A SELECT FEW ˆ THE RICH )N A LAND WHERE MONEY EQUALS FREE DOM THOSE WHO HAVE LITTLE CANNOT AFFORD TO DO MUCH 7ITH THE COST OF A COLLEGE EDUCATION RISING AT EVERY LEVEL ˆ COM MUNITY COLLEGES 5#S AND STATE UNIVER SITIES IT IS BECOMING MORE DIFFICULT FOR ANYONE TO PAY FOR HIGHER EDUCATION -ANY !MERICANS CAN T AFFORD TO PAY FOR COLLEGE AND IN #ALIFORNIA S COM MUNITY COLLEGE SYSTEM THE NUMBER OF STUDENTS ENROLLING IS DROPPING ANNUALLY THANKS TO A DEPLETING STATE BUDGET 4HERE ARE PLENTY OF LEGAL !MERICAN CITIZENS WHO ABUSE THE FINANCIAL AID SYSTEM AND UNDERMINE THE OPPORTUNI TIES THIS COUNTRY PROVIDES SO GIVING THOSE SLOTS TO PEOPLE WHO WILL PUT THEM TO GOOD USE IS NOT UNFAIR OR IMMORAL )T IS UNFAIR AND IMMORAL TO RESERVE THOSE COMPETITIVE SPACES FOR LAZY !MERICANS WHO SEEM TO TURN THEIR BACKS ON THE NEEDY AT THE DROP OF A HAT h'IVE ME YOUR TIRED YOUR POOR YOUR HUDDLED MASSES YEARNING TO BREATHE FREE v 4HIS IS WHAT THE 5NITED 3TATES IS SUPPOSED TO UPHOLD AT ALL COST )T S WHAT PEOPLE HAVE DIED TO PROTECT TIME AND TIME AGAIN "UT IT WOULD ALSO SEEM THAT THIS IDEAL IS SOMETHING THAT SOME PEOPLE ARE MUCH TOO WILLING TO FORGET

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h4HIS WAS A FEE THAT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE MAR KETED BY STUDENTS 4HE PROBLEM WITH THAT IS STUDENTS LEARN BY TRIAL AND ERROR v 4HE 3TUDENT ,IFE /FFICE AND !DMISSIONS AND 2ECORDS ARE IN CHARGE OF ENFORCING OVERSEEING AND PROMOTING BOTH THE FEE AND FEE WAIVER YET

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CONTINUE ITS SURGE THIS 3ATURDAY WHEN IT FACES -ENDOCINO #OLLEGE OVERALL IN THE "6# AT HOME AT P M #URRENTLY THE #OMETS ARE TIED WITH -ENDOCINO FOR FIRST PLACE IN THE "6# h 0RIOR TO THIS GAME OUR OFFENSE WAS RANKED TH IN THE STATE v -C+NIGHT SAID h7E HAD TO GIVE OURSELVES A REALITY CHECK WE HAD TO STEP IT UP v ### S HIGH POWERED OFFENSE

LED BY (ALL OVERWHELMED THE +NIGHTS DEFENSE SCORING ON FIVE OF THE SQUAD S SEVEN FIRST HALF POS SESSIONS TO TAKE A AT THE HALF /N DEFENSE THE #OMETS WERE SOUND FORCING TWO TURNOVERS AN INTERCEPTION AND A FUMBLE RECOV ERY IN THE FIRST HALF h$EFENSIVELY WE STARTED FLAT 7E WANTED TO KEY IN ON 3HASTA S OFFENSE v #ARTER SAID h)T TOOK US A MINUTE TO GET USED TO WHAT THEY WERE DOING v

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/NCE APPROVED IT WILL TAKE ABOUT DAYS TO COURSES HOWEVER THERE ARE OTHER FACTORS AS TO INTERIM VICE PRESIDENT WHY THIS CHANGE IS BEING PUSHED A NEED FOR IMPLEMENT TO THE POLICY -EHDIZADEH SAID h7HEN THIS RULE GOES INTO RESULTS IS ONE OF THOSE FACTORS )F A STUDENT TAKES A SOFTBALL CLASS THREE TIMES THE EVERYONE TO SEE THE EXACT SKILLS STUDENTS ARE EFFECT FAMILY CLASSES WILL BE THE ONLY CLASSES NOT WITH THE NEW REGULATIONS HE OR SHE WILL TAKE LEARNING AFFECTED v 4HE COURSES MUST BE REVISED BY FACULTY WHO &AMILY CLASSES ARE GROUPS OF COURSES WITH DIFFERENT SOFTBALL COURSES MARKED AS BEGINNING

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&UNDS ARE RAISED THROUGHOUT THE YEAR FOR '2)0 S FAMILY HOUSING PROGRAM AND ITS 3OUPER #ENTER 4HE FAMILY HOUSING PROGRAM IS A BED CAPACITY EMERGENCY SHELTER FOR HOMELESS FAMILIES THE LARGEST 4UESDAY /CT BED CAPACITY IN THE 7EST #ONTRA #OSTA #OUNTY 4HE ! STAFF MEMBER RECEIVED A 3OUPER #ENTER HAS PROVIDED MORE THAN MEALS COUNTERFEIT BILL 4HE BILL WAS IN SO FAR WHICH INCLUDES BREAKFAST LUNCH AND RETAINED AS EVIDENCE AND SENT FOR DINNER FREE OF CHARGE h) GET GREAT ENERGY AND GREAT SUPPORT FROM THE FURTHER INVESTIGATION

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KEYBOARD SO WE DON T ALWAYS HAVE TO LOOK DOWN AT IT v 0RACTICING MULTIPLE TIMES A WEEK THE STUDENTS FIND THEMSELVES GROWING IN THEIR MUSICAL ABILITY STEADILY OVER THE SEMESTER h) LOVE IT ) HAVE PROGRESSED A LOT AND ) M "Y *ARED !MDAHL KIND OF SURPRISED BY HOW MUCH v 3HERMAN 3/#)!, -%$)! %$)4/2 SAID h) MIGHT CONTINUE ON WITH THE MUSIC JAMDAHL ADVOCATE GMAIL COM PROGRAM ) M THINKING ABOUT IT v 3HERMAN IS NOT THE ONLY STUDENT WITH !S ( SLOWLY FILLS UP EACH MORNING

THE SOUNDS OF MUSIC BEGIN TO FLOW INTO THE SUCH THOUGHTS "EGINNING 0IANO SPARKS AN INTEREST IN MANY OF THEM WHO PASS THROUGH HALLS &OR THE PAST YEARS THE "EGINNING 0IANO THE COURSE h! LOT OF STUDENTS CONTINUE ON TO -USIC COURSE OFFERED AT #ONTRA #OSTA #OLLEGE HAS PROVIDED THE BUILDING BLOCKS NEEDED TO INTRO 4HEORY v 'RIEST SAID h/NE THING LEADS TO ANOTHER AND THE STUDENTS LEARN TO APPRECIATE DUCE ANYONE TO THE BASICS OF MUSIC h"EGINNING PIANO IS A GREAT INTRODUCTION v GOING FROM NOTHING TO SOMETHING THERE IS MUSIC PROFESSOR *ENNIFER 'RIEST SAID h!LL THE SUCH A REWARD AT THE END OF IT IT S INCOMPA STUDENTS COME FROM DIFFERENT PLACES RABLE v h) START OFF BY SAYING @4HIS IS WHERE ) 4HE CLASS IS A PRE DEGREE PROGRAM /NCE WANT TO SEE THIS STUDENT AT THE END OF THE A STUDENT PASSES HE OR SHE CONTINUES TO THE SEMESTER AND WORK TOWARD THAT v SHE SAID NEXT COURSE BUT AS AN ACTUAL MUSIC MAJOR

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7HILE COMMUNITY COLLEGES PROVIDE ATHLETES A SECOND OPPORTUNITY AT SUCCESS THEY OPEN THE DOOR FOR INJURIES THAT CAN POSSIBLY RUIN THEIR ATHLETIC FUTURES !FTER ATTENDING #ONTRA #OSTA #OLLEGE S FOOTBALL (OMECOMING GAME THIS WEEK END A PLAYER FROM THE OPPOS ING 3HASTA #OLLEGE TEAM WENT DOWN WITH AN INJURY AND WAS WALKED OFF THE FIELD BY ATH LETIC TRAINERS 4HAT SIGHT BROUGHT ME BACK TO THE FIRST GAME ) COVERED AT ### ˆ A HOME FOOTBALL GAME AGAINST ,OS -EDANOS #OLLEGE IN !FTER THE OPENING KICKOFF

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7RIGHT WHO TOOK THE BRUNT OF THE IMPACT LAID MOTIONLESS ON THE FIELD UNTIL TRAINERS AND PARAMEDICS CAME TO HIS AID )T WASN T UNTIL AFTER THE GAME THAT ) FOUND OUT THAT 7RIGHT WHO WAS YEARS OLD AT THE TIME BROKE TWO BONES IN HIS NECK AND WAS PARALYZED FROM THE NECK DOWN )N A !DVOCATE ARTICLE 7RIGHT WAS QUOTED AS SAYING HE FELT FORGOTTEN AND DISCOUR AGED AFTER THE INJURY 7RIGHT S TOUCHDOWN SAV ING TACKLE IS ALMOST ASSUREDLY THE LAST PLAY OF HIS SHORT LIVED ATHLETIC CAREER 7HILE THE INJURY FROM THIS PAST 3ATURDAY WAS NOT AS SEVERE AS 7RIGHT S IT MADE ME REALIZE THAT ATHLETES WHO HAVE HOPES AND DREAMS OF BECOMING PROFESSIONALS PUT THEIR BODIES AND FUTURES ON THE LINE EVERY PLAY /NE WRONG MOVE LANDING AWKWARDLY OR TAKING A BIG HIT

CAN END THE DREAM MANY ATH LETES HAVE 7HILE COACHES AT ### TELL PLAYERS TO HAVE A BACK UP PLAN BECAUSE ALMOST ALL OF THEM WON T REACH THEIR DREAMS OF BECOMING A PRO THAT SOLU TION SOMETIMES DOES NOT MAT TER DEPENDING ON THE SEVERITY OF THE INJURY 3OMETIMES PLAYERS CAN BOUNCE BACK FROM AN INJURY AND PICK UP WHERE THEY LEFT OFF IN LIFE BUT FOR SOME LIKE 7RIGHT THAT ISN T POSSIBLE !THLETES AT ### SHOULD BE AWARE OF THE RISK THEY ARE TAKING WHILE PLAYING FOR THE #OMETS AS A LIFE ALTERING INJU RY COULD OCCUR AT ANY TIME 0LAYING A SPORT AT A COM MUNITY COLLEGE OR ANYWHERE FOR THAT MATTER IS A GAMBLE "UT IT IS UP TO THE ATHLETE TO DETERMINE IF IT IS WORTH TAKING THAT RISK -ALCOLM ,ASTRA IS THE SPORTS EDITOR OF 4HE !DVOCATE #ONTACT HIM AT MLASTRA ADVOCATE GMAIL COM

NENT THIS SEASON (OWEVER ONCE THE SECOND HALF BEGAN THE #OMETS LOST THEIR INTENSITY h7E ENDED UP GIVING UP A GOAL MINUTES INTO THE SECOND HALF v &ERGUSON SAID h7E WENT UP BUT WE JUST BROKE DOWN AND ENDED UP TYING v &ERGUSON SAID THE #OMETS HAD LAPSES ScoreBoard DEFENSIVELY WHICH #OMETS GAVE THE -USTANGS -USTANGS BREAKAWAY SITUATIONS RESULTING IN GOALS BEING %AGLES SCORED #OMETS &ERGUSON SAID WHILE HE WAS NOT HAPPY WITH .EXT GAME THE DRAW IT WAS MORE &RIDAY AT 9UBA SATISFYING THAN A LOSS #OLLEGE

h9OU RE NEVER HAPPY P M WITH A TIE 9OU WANT TO COME AWAY WITH A WIN v &ERGUSON SAID h"UT AT THE SAME TIME YOU TAKE WHAT YOU CAN GET 9OU PLAY THE GAME TO GET RESULTS v &ERGUSON SAID THE #OMETS PLAYED BETTER AGAINST THE %AGLES SAYING THAT IT WAS THE TEAM S hBEST GAME THIS SEASON v ### DID WELL BOTH OFFENSIVELY AND DEFEN SIVELY DURING THE FIRST MINUTES OF PLAY LEAD ING THE %AGLES $ESPITE THE #OMET LEAD THE TEAM ALLOWED -ENDOCINO TO SCORE FOUR GOALS TO TAKE THE VIC TORY

%VEN THOUGH THE #OMETS HAVE NOT PICKED UP A ROAD VICTORY SO FAR THIS SEASON &ERGUSON DOES NOT SEE IT AS A NEGATIVE BUT RATHER JUST PART OF PLAYING h7E DO STRUGGLE WHEN WE RE ON THE ROAD

BUT IT HAPPENS v &ERGUSON SAID h)T S SOMETHING YOU DEAL WITH 7E JUST HAVE TO COME AWAY WITH VICTORIES v #OMET FORWARD !LMA "RUNO AGREED h/UR SEASON HAS BEEN CONFUSING WITH OUR WINS AND LOSSES v SHE SAID h) FEEL A LITTLE UPSET

BUT AT THE SAME TIME SATISFIED WITH OUR HOME GAMES BECAUSE THEY RE MORE POSITIVE v 4HE #OMETS WILL GO ON THE ROAD &RIDAY TO PLAY 9UBA #OLLEGE OVERALL IN THE "6# AT P M $ESPITE THE LOSSES &ERGUSON SAID HIS #OMET SQUAD HAS WORKED WELL TOGETHER AS THE TEAM AS PLAYERS ARE MESHING WITH ONE ANOTHER h7E LEARN AS WE GO ALONG 7E RE ALWAYS LEARNING SOMETHING DIFFERENT v (URTADO SAID "RUNO SAID ALTHOUGH ### HAS NOT WON A GAME SINCE ITS VICTORY OVER #A×ADA #OLLEGE ON 3EPT SHE STILL HOPES THE SQUAD FINISHES THE SEASON WITH ANOTHER VICTORY h7E HAVEN T HAD ENOUGH WINS AND WE RE CLOSE TO GETTING IT BUT WE VE COME UP SHORT v "RUNO SAID h) M HOPING WE CAN COME UP WITH WINS v 7HILE &ERGUSON SAID HE IS DISAPPOINTED WITH THE SEASON AT HAND HE HOPES THE TEAM S LATE SEASON IMPROVEMENTS WILL CARRY OVER INTO NEXT SEASON

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+%.4&)%,$ ˆ 4HE MEN S SOCCER TEAM HAS EXTENDED ITS WIN NING STREAK TO THREE AS #ONTRA #OSTA #OLLEGE DEFEATED THE #OLLEGE OF -ARIN HERE ON &RIDAY ! F T E R GIVING UP A ScoreBoard LAST MINUTE #OMETS GOAL IN THE -ARINERS FIRST HALF

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"AY 6ALLEY P M #ONFERENCE WERE ABLE TO STORM BACK IN THE SECOND HALF SCORING TWO GOALS TO BEAT THE -ARINERS OVERALL IN THE "6# h4HIS WAS AN IMPORTANT WIN FOR US BECAUSE WE REMAIN CLOSE TO .APA WHO CURRENTLY LEADS THE "6# v #OMET FORWARD -ARCOS

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MANCE SO HE DECIDED TO PUMP UP HIS TEAM DURING HALFTIME h) GOT TICKED OFF DURING HALFTIME SO ) CHALLENGED OUR GUYS TO COME OUT AND PLAY BETTER v :ELLER SAID ### CAME BACK STRONG IN THE SECOND HALF AFTER #OMET MIDFIELDER 2OMARIO 0ENA SCORED A GOAL ASSIST ED BY MIDFIELDER *AMIE 2UIZ IN THE TH MINUTE OF THE CONTEST h) NEVER GAVE UP ON THE BALL ) JUST WENT FOR IT v 0ENA SAID h7E CAME IN WANTING TO WIN IN OUR PASSES v

!FTER A COSTLY YELLOW CARD PEN ALTY BY -ARINER FORWARD ,ARRY %STRADA THE #OMETS WERE ABLE TO GET A CHANCE AT A FREE KICK :ELLER DECIDED TO LET 3OLIS WHO LEADS THE #OMETS WITH EIGHT GOALS

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4HE VOLLEYBALL TEAM HAS REVERTED BACK TO THE MISTAKES IT MADE EARLY IN THE SEASON AS THE SQUAD FELL IN STRAIGHT SETS TO 3OLANO #OMMUNITY #OLLEGE AT HOME 7EDNESDAY 4HE #OMETS POOR PLAY CONSISTED OF PASSING WOES POOR COMMUNICATION AND THE INABILITY TO COVER THE COURT AS 3## WON ALL THREE SETS

h4HEY RE A SMART TEAM 4HEY CAN CONTROL THE BALL AND THEY PUT IT WHERE THEY WANTED TO v #OMET OUTSIDE HITTER *AZMINE -ENDOZA SAID %ARLY IN THE FIRST TWO SETS #ONTRA #OSTA #OLLEGE OVERALL IN THE "AY 6ALLEY #ONFERENCE COULD NOT MATCH THE SPEED AND INTENSITY OF THE &ALCONS OVERALL IN THE "6# AS THE SQUAD WAS BEATEN MULTI ScoreBoard PLE TIMES AT THE NET RESULTING IN POINTS FOR &ALCONS DEF 3OLANO #OMETS h4HEY HAVE A LOT

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DON T SO IT TAKES US LON GER TO GET THERE INSTEAD .EXT GAME OF JUST ALREADY BEING 4ODAY VS THERE v -ENDOZA SAID ,ANEY #OLLEGE 7HEN THE &ALCONS P M WERE NOT BEATING THE #OMETS THEY WERE BEATING THEMSELVES BY COM MITTING HITTING ERRORS THAT KEPT 3OLANO AHEAD

PREVENTING THE SQUAD FROM CAPITALIZING ON SCOR ING OPPORTUNITIES #OMET COACH :ACHARY 3HRIEVE SAID THE TEAM DID THE BEST IT COULD AGAINST THE &ALCONS AS 3## PASSED AND SERVED THE BALL WELL MAKING IT DIF FICULT FOR ### S DEFENSE 4HROUGHOUT THE GAME THE SQUAD HAD TROUBLE COVERING AND COMMUNICATING ON DEFENSE WHICH ALLOWED THE &ALCONS TO SCORE ALMOST AT WILL 4HE #OMETS HAD NO ANSWER FOR &ALCON MID DLE BLOCKER 0ILAR 7ASHINGTON WHO DID MOST OF THE DAMAGE h 7ASHINGTON PLACED THE BALL REALLY WELL AROUND THE NET WHEN SHE TIPPED v #OMET MIDDLE

BLOCKER *ESSICA .EVILLE SAID h7E KNEW WHO 3OLANO WAS AND WE KNEW WE HAD TO STEP UP

BUT WE DIDN T v $ESPITE THE POOR PLAY BY THE #OMETS THEY SHOWED SPURTS OF ENERGY BUT THEIR EFFORTS WERE MORE THAN MATCHED BY 3OLANO AS THEY COULD NOT MAINTAIN MOMENTUM TO FINISH RALLIES h7HEN WE GET OUT OF OUR SYSTEM WE HAVE TO PLAY REAL SCRAPPY AND WE DID ) MEAN IT WAS A

REAL HARD FOUGHT BATTLE BETWEEN 7ASHINGTON AND *ESSICA WHICH ADDS MORE INCENTIVE BECAUSE WE WERE PLAYING A REALLY GOOD TEAM v 3HRIEVE SAID 4HE #OMETS LOOK TO ADD ANOTHER VICTORY TO THEIR "6# RECORD TODAY AS THE SQUAD HOSTS ,ANEY #OLLEGE AT P M 4HE #OMETS WON THE PREVIOUS GAME PLAYED IN /AKLAND

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&ARHOOD S ENTHUSIASM AND HOW SHE APPLIES THE LIGHTING USED IN PERFORMANCES AND THE CLASSWORK TO REAL WORLD SITUATIONS EXPLAIN TRANSITIONS THE DANCERS USED TO MOVE FROM PIECE TO PIECE ING ITS IMPORTANCE &OR EXAMPLE THE COMPANY PERFORMED h0HYSICAL EDUCATION IS IMPORTANT BECAUSE WHEN YOU GO TO COLLEGE YOU HAVE TO DO YOUR A THEATER ART PIECE THAT INCORPORATED WALTZ

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