October 2019

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THE AZTEC VOLUME LXXXII NUMBER II

october 17, 2019

theaztecnews.com

VIEWPOINT PG. 3

FOCUS PG. 4-5

features pg. 6

Teenagers become politically active

Student fears and how to overcome them

Nintendo lauches Mario Cart Mobile

NEWS Mark Keppel welcomes new student IN BRIEF bank staff Mark keppel hosts their anuual homecoming ASB held the homecoming dance at Oct. 12. This year, there was an increase in safety precautions in order to keep the dance fun and safe.

UPCOMING Fall fest Fall fest will be held on Friday Oct. 25. In contrast to last year, there would be no game to go along with the event. Rather, this event will be focused more on the food festival and the 20 clubs selling at the event. Fall fest will start at 5:30 and end at 8:30.

Mark your calendar 10/17 - District College Fair 10/23 - Collaboration Schedule 10/25 - Fall Fest 11/1 - Pupil Free Day 11/6 - Collaboration Schedule 11/8 - Minimum Day 11/11 - Veteran’s Day 11/13 - Collaboration Schedule 11/20 - Collaboration Schedule

HANA KIKUCHI Staff Writer

On Sept. 30, Mark Keppel introduced a new student banker. After the previous banker, Esther Cai, resigned from her position, Ms. Jane Yeh, was hired. On Oct. 16, Yeh began to work independently. Yeh is accustomed to the school environment. Previously, she worked part time at Repetto Elementary School as a school coordinator. There she would translate information for the school and work with the parents. However, at Mark Keppel, she plays a different role. “It was very interesting to work at a high school versus an elementary [school]... I was a school coordinator [at Repetto Elementary School] so we deal more with the parents and now i’m dealing more with students, so there are a lot more changes.” Because of these drastic changes, she has found difficulty in getting accustomed to the new job. This has caused the lines for the student bank to move slower. However, the manager of the student bank, Ms. Alejandra Perez, says that though business at student bank has been a little slow, it is better than what she expected. Students have also reacted to Yeh working at the student bank. According to senior Belinda Lau, when she first saw Yeh behind the desk, she was surprised. “I was just going in, and I was like, oh, it’s a different person,” says

Student bank staff Jane Yeh poses for a picture.

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Lau. However, Yeh hopes to become part of the Aztec family and improve at her job. “I feel that I still need to learn a lot more both personally and professionally...All I need is time [to improve],” states Yeh. As the new student bank staff, Yeh hopes to positively impact the school. She wants students to be more independent and re-

sponsible for their event or activity, so that in the real world they will know what to do. Yeh adds that she believes, “the two core values is responsibility and friendship. Students should bring this idea around with the” She hopes, as time passes, to “improve everything [about the student bank] and help the student bank grow bigger.”

Keppel boasts three National Merit finalists SELINA MARTINEZ Co-Editor-in-Chief/ Viewpoint Editor

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National Merit Winners Mikayla Kwok(12), Jeffrey Szeto(12), and Kevin Wong(12) poses for a picture.

CollegeBoard has recently named Mark Keppel seniors Mikayla Kwok, Jeffrey Szeto, and Kevin Wong as National Merit Semifinalists. This coveted title is awarded to the 16,000 seniors who scored in the top 1% on the Preliminary Scholastic Aptitude Test (PSAT) during their junior year. The PSAT is administered annually to about 1.6 million students across the nation. Students take the PSAT in October of their junior year, receive their scores in December, and are notified of their national merit status in September of their senior year. Kwok, Szeto, and Wong will now apply for a chance to become a National Merit Finalist that qualifies them for many prestigious scholarships.


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October 2019 by TheAztec Staff - Issuu