Too Much Homework
By: Aubrey Ara
Teachers can be overwhelming with the amount of homework they give.
The teachers in learning facilities have been truly bestowing an inordinate amount of work upon the students of every school. Or in particular, the amount of assignments assigned that may not be finished during class so it’d have to be finished after school.
They have the time management to finish these assignments throughout the week, so the students aren’t as stressed with school more than they already are.One of the issues with the amount of homework given to students is the overwhelming feeling that they get with as many classes they have and how they have to bring that feeling home.
A way to rebuild the idea of assigning work would be to plan the week to make sure it’s finished during the school day, not by purposefully assigning work for them to finish after school that they may not even finish.There are some basic alternative options that could be beneficial. Some suggestions could be to have a fun reading, one about the certain topic the students may be learning. This could help with the feeling of it being a chore, something that needs to be done.
Nevertheless, most teachers assume all students work relatively fast on homework and class assignments, but that isn’t the case for everyone. Every student learns at dramatically different places and may learn in different ways.
However, most kids have either after-school activities or have other events they’d need to attend.
We have almost always had homework for English, ever since we were in middle school. But, now we’ve been getting multiple assignments for classes that we work on inside and outside of school. This includes classes like culinary arts, social studies and math.Excessive amounts of homework prevents students from learning, because they are just trying to get it done quickly and turned in.
The teachers in learning facilities have been truly bestowing an inordinate amount of work upon the students of every school. Or in particular, the amount of assignments assigned that may not be finished during class so it’d have to be finished after school.
They have the time management to finish these assignments throughout the week, so the students aren’t as stressed with school more than they already are.One of the issues with the amount of homework given to students is the overwhelming feeling that they get with as many classes they have and how they have to bring that feeling home.
A way to rebuild the idea of assigning work would be to plan the week to make sure it’s finished during the school day, not by purposefully assigning work for them to finish after school that they may not even finish.There are some basic alternative options that could be beneficial. Some suggestions could be to have a fun reading, one about the certain topic the students may be learning. This could help with the feeling of it being a chore, something that needs to be done.
Nevertheless, most teachers assume all students work relatively fast on homework and class assignments, but that isn’t the case for everyone. Every student learns at dramatically different places and may learn in different ways.
However, most kids have either after-school activities or have other events they’d need to attend.
We have almost always had homework for English, ever since we were in middle school. But, now we’ve been getting multiple assignments for classes that we work on inside and outside of school. This includes classes like culinary arts, social studies and math.Excessive amounts of homework prevents students from learning, because they are just trying to get it done quickly and turned in.
The Quality of Teaching
By: Benjamin Cavazos
In today's standards, the quality of teaching has been controversial. If it’s either from the pay of the teachers. Or notably, how they perform.
The teachers in learning facilities have been noticeably slowing down. Whether it’s from the lack of motivation with how little the teachers get paid, Or the behavior of the students. Teachers have been slacking on the job.
There have been numerous cases where students complain about the teachers and how they have underperformed.
One of the major issues with this, is how the admins do not react to any of this backlash. And if they do not have any backlash, the underperforming teachers continue to thrive under the job they are not qualified for.
The horrible thought is that these students are our future, our new generation. And the way the teachers neglect that way of teaching can be damaging to our kids.
A way of fixing this is not such a mind blowing fix, however they need to be done. One of the propositions are administrators being assigned to a classroom a week, instead of being assigned to a single hallway.
The second suggestion I can give to the administrators is secretly hiring students within the classes to examine the class and to take notes. So in this way the teacher does not know that an administrator has entered the classroom.
The reason behind the second suggestion is because the moment an admin enters the room, the teacher immediately changes mood and activities. And with that being said, the teacher's true intentions would be shadowed by a mask.
Another logical way to solve this is to increase training with the teachers, in this way the teachers can have a certain mindset on how they perform. Over time it is statistically proven that the requirement to become a teacher has decreased over time. Now all a person needs in order to become a teacher is just a simple test.
We should invoke a new condition on new teachers in training to have certain qualities for certain subjects. Most of the time, the teachers have no clue what they are doing. This can be seen when a teacher is in visible stress when asked for assistance.
To recap, our future generation is in grave danger without the changes it needs. One of the major issues are the teachers being incompetent about how well they teach. We see this on a day to day basis, the people responsible for this recurring issue are the SCUCISD council and training.
And we as a whole district, demand for teachers to do a better job at teaching. It is unfair to the students who go to school to learn, instead of being taught. They don’t get taught anything.
The teachers in learning facilities have been noticeably slowing down. Whether it’s from the lack of motivation with how little the teachers get paid, Or the behavior of the students. Teachers have been slacking on the job.
There have been numerous cases where students complain about the teachers and how they have underperformed.
One of the major issues with this, is how the admins do not react to any of this backlash. And if they do not have any backlash, the underperforming teachers continue to thrive under the job they are not qualified for.
The horrible thought is that these students are our future, our new generation. And the way the teachers neglect that way of teaching can be damaging to our kids.
A way of fixing this is not such a mind blowing fix, however they need to be done. One of the propositions are administrators being assigned to a classroom a week, instead of being assigned to a single hallway.
The second suggestion I can give to the administrators is secretly hiring students within the classes to examine the class and to take notes. So in this way the teacher does not know that an administrator has entered the classroom.
The reason behind the second suggestion is because the moment an admin enters the room, the teacher immediately changes mood and activities. And with that being said, the teacher's true intentions would be shadowed by a mask.
Another logical way to solve this is to increase training with the teachers, in this way the teachers can have a certain mindset on how they perform. Over time it is statistically proven that the requirement to become a teacher has decreased over time. Now all a person needs in order to become a teacher is just a simple test.
We should invoke a new condition on new teachers in training to have certain qualities for certain subjects. Most of the time, the teachers have no clue what they are doing. This can be seen when a teacher is in visible stress when asked for assistance.
To recap, our future generation is in grave danger without the changes it needs. One of the major issues are the teachers being incompetent about how well they teach. We see this on a day to day basis, the people responsible for this recurring issue are the SCUCISD council and training.
And we as a whole district, demand for teachers to do a better job at teaching. It is unfair to the students who go to school to learn, instead of being taught. They don’t get taught anything.
Student Parking
by Isabelle Rojas
Clemens parking lot for students is located behind the school. There are limited parking spots available near the entrance to the building.
Photo by Abel Ovalle.
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Student parking has always been a big issue. The lack of parking spaces and congestion of traffic is a headache, leaving some students to carpool or ride the bus to avoid it.
We should have more parking and a police officer directing traffic in the parking lot to help with congestion and angry students/parents. With having to deal with all the chaos, we should have free parking as well. Students should not have to pay for parking. We all come to school everyday to learn and to receive an education, and we should not have to pay in order to park to attend school. In addition to that, the school has limited parking, and some students are late to class. The school should come up with a solution. They could organize a fundraiser, or a charity walk-a-thon if they really needed the money. It's difficult to make the purchase without feeling in the dark about where the money is actually going. In order to have a parking pass students must complete the parking pass application that includes all the information about the vehicle. Students will have to make a payment of $10 on Myschoolbucks. In addition, students must show proof of their active insurance. Paying for a parking permit adds extra cost for those students who are involved in after school activities such as sports, cheer and clubs who also have to pay for those activities. Most students have to pay for the upkeep of their vehicles, not to mention the gas we have to put in it. Most students have jobs to help support their families and making students pay for parking just adds to that. Those $10 for parking tickets could be used for a more essential purpose. Seniors are the students who use the parking lot the most, meaning they are on their way up to college in less than a year. They could put those extra $10 in a savings account for college textbooks or other ridiculous application fees. We are high school students, most of us are dead broke with no jobs and parents who aren't made of money. What does the school use the money for? It seems like a way for them to just swindle kids for some extra cash. It just doesn't make sense. Why have a designated spot for students to park their cars while they learn, only to charge them for it. This is a school where the staff should try to help us the best way they can. And yet, it seems like our needs aren't lining up with each other. There are better ways to find the funds they are looking for instead of taking our money. |
The Modern School Lunch Crisis
Laziness At Its Most Obvious
by Padraig Gillis
Now more than ever, children are starting to stop eating lunches provided by the school. It is becoming a concerning epidemic in this school and schools around the nation.
Although hot meals are cheap and accessible, many kids don’t eat due to the lackluster and even awful food.
School lunch foods are frozen and not fresh. There have been occurrences of stale bread and cold poultry. These lousy meals are becoming unacceptable to students and kids are starting to speak up about it.
For many students, spending money on overpriced Gatorade and Doritos would be a better alternative. Despite the large array of choices at the snack bar, it is sadly way too expensive than it needs to be. A combination of Gatorade and chips costs more than a single hot lunch without reduced lunch.
School lunch is also not the healthiest thing a child could eat. Despite the school board claiming that most food served is nutritional, frozen meats continue to be served. Frozen meats have been documented to spike blood pressure, cause heart risk, and even increase the risk of diabetes. Even though they serve vegetables, the nutritional value decreases because they’ve been sitting in a blast freezer for days or weeks.
However, not all hope is lost for school lunches. There are few schools that do it right and all do one thing in common: prepare their food fresh. No added preservatives. No synthetic flavors. No sketchy ingredients. Each day, the workers are dedicated to personally making every meal. Although it may be time-consuming, our district is wealthy enough to help implement these ideas. The added effort needed for the meal planning could also open up more jobs for those who need them. During these uncertain times, people need jobs to help provide and care for loved ones.
Another solution would be to lower costs on food from the snack bar. A small bag of chips, the type sold at the school’s lunch bar, is measured at around one ounce. A large bag bought at supermarkets sits at around nine ounces. The costs between a large nine ounce bag of chips and a small one ounce bag at our school are only a few cents off. This strange way of cheating students out of their money is a common occurrence the news staff and other students have been noticing recently. These overpriced meals are entirely a selfish move by the school board and something that should be taken extremely seriously.
The student body has a choice: we can continue to eat up their lazy attempts at meals, or we can stand up and make a difference. If you genuinely enjoy the food, that’s great. But the majority of students, including us, have had enough.
Although hot meals are cheap and accessible, many kids don’t eat due to the lackluster and even awful food.
School lunch foods are frozen and not fresh. There have been occurrences of stale bread and cold poultry. These lousy meals are becoming unacceptable to students and kids are starting to speak up about it.
For many students, spending money on overpriced Gatorade and Doritos would be a better alternative. Despite the large array of choices at the snack bar, it is sadly way too expensive than it needs to be. A combination of Gatorade and chips costs more than a single hot lunch without reduced lunch.
School lunch is also not the healthiest thing a child could eat. Despite the school board claiming that most food served is nutritional, frozen meats continue to be served. Frozen meats have been documented to spike blood pressure, cause heart risk, and even increase the risk of diabetes. Even though they serve vegetables, the nutritional value decreases because they’ve been sitting in a blast freezer for days or weeks.
However, not all hope is lost for school lunches. There are few schools that do it right and all do one thing in common: prepare their food fresh. No added preservatives. No synthetic flavors. No sketchy ingredients. Each day, the workers are dedicated to personally making every meal. Although it may be time-consuming, our district is wealthy enough to help implement these ideas. The added effort needed for the meal planning could also open up more jobs for those who need them. During these uncertain times, people need jobs to help provide and care for loved ones.
Another solution would be to lower costs on food from the snack bar. A small bag of chips, the type sold at the school’s lunch bar, is measured at around one ounce. A large bag bought at supermarkets sits at around nine ounces. The costs between a large nine ounce bag of chips and a small one ounce bag at our school are only a few cents off. This strange way of cheating students out of their money is a common occurrence the news staff and other students have been noticing recently. These overpriced meals are entirely a selfish move by the school board and something that should be taken extremely seriously.
The student body has a choice: we can continue to eat up their lazy attempts at meals, or we can stand up and make a difference. If you genuinely enjoy the food, that’s great. But the majority of students, including us, have had enough.
One Year In Texas
A German Exchange Student Hosted in Texas
An exchange student is being hosted by Lisa Witham and coordinated by Amy Stanton in Schertz, TX for the 21-22 school year, in order to experience a new culture and American high school.
Lisa Witham is a host mother for the exchange organization AFS (American Field Service) and has been asked what she wants her exchange student to know.
“Being honest is always the right decision,” Lisa said.
Even though this is Lisa’s first time hosting, her goals are clear. She decided to host because she sees it as a new opportunity to get to know a new culture and learn for life.
She’s caring and tries her best to make the student feel comfortable. In case the student feels homesick, “I’m making sure they know all of their feelings are valid and comforting,” she said.
Amy Stanton works for AFS and talks about hosting and coordinating students from all over the world.
“You pick your exchange students through a host family portal and I chose them based on interests and the most convincing introductions,” Stanton said.
She’s hosted several students since 2001 and she’s an area representative who coordinates students since 2003. The host family portal is where potential host families apply on the organizations website with their name, phone number and email address. After that they should fill out a bigger application with a lot of background information: for example, their monthly income. Additionally, there’s going to be a background check regarding crimes or else. Lastly, an AFS volunteer will visit the potential family at home to see where and how their student would live.
Amy mentioned that she really enjoys hosting. The only disadvantage is that it’s expensive since host families do not get paid, and it just takes up a lot of time. She definitely recommends hosting and she loves to help the students and the host families.
Sanja Schroeder (11), Student Reporter
Oct 2021
Lisa Witham is a host mother for the exchange organization AFS (American Field Service) and has been asked what she wants her exchange student to know.
“Being honest is always the right decision,” Lisa said.
Even though this is Lisa’s first time hosting, her goals are clear. She decided to host because she sees it as a new opportunity to get to know a new culture and learn for life.
She’s caring and tries her best to make the student feel comfortable. In case the student feels homesick, “I’m making sure they know all of their feelings are valid and comforting,” she said.
Amy Stanton works for AFS and talks about hosting and coordinating students from all over the world.
“You pick your exchange students through a host family portal and I chose them based on interests and the most convincing introductions,” Stanton said.
She’s hosted several students since 2001 and she’s an area representative who coordinates students since 2003. The host family portal is where potential host families apply on the organizations website with their name, phone number and email address. After that they should fill out a bigger application with a lot of background information: for example, their monthly income. Additionally, there’s going to be a background check regarding crimes or else. Lastly, an AFS volunteer will visit the potential family at home to see where and how their student would live.
Amy mentioned that she really enjoys hosting. The only disadvantage is that it’s expensive since host families do not get paid, and it just takes up a lot of time. She definitely recommends hosting and she loves to help the students and the host families.
Sanja Schroeder (11), Student Reporter
Oct 2021
Four Years Undercover
Appeasing Societies Norms of Dress to Impress
With dress code currently being a hot topic within the school district, students of Clemens hope that with lots of people involved and against it, the dress code will be changed within the next couple of years.
Melina Neal is a sophomore who has to abide by the dress code everyday.
“If I could change one thing about the dress code, I would change the fact that we’re not allowed to show skin,” Melina said. “It’s pretty much suffocating because you have to cover up so much skin by adding more and more layers, making us feel less confident in ourselves.”
The SCUC dress code was last modified on Nov. 20, 2017. It is the same across the entire district and doesn't differ from school to school. It was established to teach grooming and hygiene, prevent disruption, and minimize safety hazards.
Hannah Chaplin is a sophomore who has been ‘dress coded’ in the past and has to be careful to not be ‘dress coded’ again.
“I think that the dress code is unfair,” Hannah said. “Girls get dress-coded way more than boys even when they aren’t wearing anything ‘revealing’.”
If at any time, there is a personal reason that will cause clothing to be out of dress code, contact administration. If dress code is not corrected after told by administration, in-school suspension may be given for the remainder of the day until the problem is resolved. Administration has released that they are no longer going to enforce the ball cap rule.
“I feel that the dress code is unfair,” Melina said. “It discriminates against race, gender, and body type.”
Carlee Hoffmann (10), Student Reporter
Oct, 2021
Melina Neal is a sophomore who has to abide by the dress code everyday.
“If I could change one thing about the dress code, I would change the fact that we’re not allowed to show skin,” Melina said. “It’s pretty much suffocating because you have to cover up so much skin by adding more and more layers, making us feel less confident in ourselves.”
The SCUC dress code was last modified on Nov. 20, 2017. It is the same across the entire district and doesn't differ from school to school. It was established to teach grooming and hygiene, prevent disruption, and minimize safety hazards.
Hannah Chaplin is a sophomore who has been ‘dress coded’ in the past and has to be careful to not be ‘dress coded’ again.
“I think that the dress code is unfair,” Hannah said. “Girls get dress-coded way more than boys even when they aren’t wearing anything ‘revealing’.”
If at any time, there is a personal reason that will cause clothing to be out of dress code, contact administration. If dress code is not corrected after told by administration, in-school suspension may be given for the remainder of the day until the problem is resolved. Administration has released that they are no longer going to enforce the ball cap rule.
“I feel that the dress code is unfair,” Melina said. “It discriminates against race, gender, and body type.”
Carlee Hoffmann (10), Student Reporter
Oct, 2021
Masks Aren't The Problem
COVID-19 has affected over 1.59 million people and killed over 650,000.
Masks are a huge controversy in the public, many believe there should be masks or no masks. Last week, two people were interviewed to get their opinion, one who wears a mask, and one who doesn't, each had similar answers agreeing on masks.
“I think people who wear masks are smart trying to protect other people and staying on the safer side,” Colton Revell (09) said.
In the SCUC school district there have been over 200 active COVID-19 cases, and the school has so far done nothing. On Aug. 25th 2021 there was a meeting at Samuel Clemens High School about whether or not they should make masks mandatory. They came to the conclusion that masks should be a student's or teacher’s choice.
“I feel the school would benefit more if they brought masks back and a lot of us students would feel safer,” Naima Torres (09) said.
About 182 million people have been vaccinated in the United States and more to come. Most still don’t wear their masks though their lives and others lives are still at risk for danger.
So many have lost their lives, either because they are not being safe, or other people aren't. Everyone can agree this is a universal problem that has to be overcome. Seventy two percent of adults in the U.S. claimed they wear their masks everyday, everywhere.
Ava Perez (09), Student Reporter
Oct, 2021
“I think people who wear masks are smart trying to protect other people and staying on the safer side,” Colton Revell (09) said.
In the SCUC school district there have been over 200 active COVID-19 cases, and the school has so far done nothing. On Aug. 25th 2021 there was a meeting at Samuel Clemens High School about whether or not they should make masks mandatory. They came to the conclusion that masks should be a student's or teacher’s choice.
“I feel the school would benefit more if they brought masks back and a lot of us students would feel safer,” Naima Torres (09) said.
About 182 million people have been vaccinated in the United States and more to come. Most still don’t wear their masks though their lives and others lives are still at risk for danger.
So many have lost their lives, either because they are not being safe, or other people aren't. Everyone can agree this is a universal problem that has to be overcome. Seventy two percent of adults in the U.S. claimed they wear their masks everyday, everywhere.
Ava Perez (09), Student Reporter
Oct, 2021
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News Articles
Instagram’s Audience is Furious with August’s New Update
Uncommon app changes affect millions of creators and users through the new August 2020 Instagram app update.
Artists, musicians, and small businesses are experiencing lower interactions with their followers. Instagram updates their algrothuim “rules” monthly based on what was most popular. Augusts’ algorithm update boost depends on public engagement such as liking, commenting, sharing, and saving, leaving creators dependent upon trends in hopes to boost engagement.
“It puts pressure on artists to follow trends just to get interactions only for interactions to decrease” Omon (ig@ jugmug), small Instagram artist, said. “For me, the pressure isn't about having to follow trends; the pressure is just hoping the trend hasn't died out yet by the time I posted it.”
Once Instagram registers that you have seen all of the posts the users’ timeline a pop up icon reads, “You’re all Caught Up. View Older posts.” Right under the pop up icon is “suggested Posts” which takes the explore page and places it onto the users home page. This feature was implemented to keep Instagram’s audience scrolling and on the app longer, therefore, gaining more money through ad revenue. This feature is put in use whether the user is actively looking at their posts or accidentally opening up the app, thereby affecting everyone.
“It frustrates me that the home page isn’t specifically dedicated to my following. I feel more disconnected from my friends because I’ll only see three to four at a time. It seems Instagram has chosen to say ‘no, what you’ve curated for yourself isn’t right. We know what’s better for you,’” Cade Norman (11), said
In light of the threats of banning social media platform Tik Tok; Instagram includes in their update “Reels” to directly compete with the popular platform. With a layout similar to Tik Tok the reels take up the user's full vertical screen; users swipe up or down to move on from the current reel. The new reels allow creators to make, edit, and post their own videos keeping up with the 15-20 second attention span trend.
“As someone who uses Tik Tok daily, I think it's understandable, but it's a little annoying when you know who was originally doing it and all the other versions are just knockoffs,” Elora Lobo (11), said.
Sarah Manning
Student Reporter
Teens. School. Health Pandemic?
Living in a pandemic will affect a teen’s mental and physical health
Starting school in the middle of a global pandemic, parents may see a rapid decline in their teenagers’ mental and physical state from doing school online rather than in-person.
The world has decided to move on while the Coronavirus is moving on a steady continuum. Coronavirus is keeping many teenagers isolated from those close, their usual schedule, and their usual state of mind.
“I had hope for quarantine and that the virus was going to go away in a month,” said Reagan Bohman (11) “but here we are.”
The pandemic came unexpectedly and brought a huge change to the way the world went on with its business. School came back in-person this fall, after being remote for the remainder of the spring. Students have tried their best to adapt to a new way of learning. On top of being apart from their friends, daily schedules, extracurriculars, and their teachers. Having to end the past school year online, knowing that their summer was wiped away from them was a whole new experience.
Not only did online school bring a huge lack of motivation for students, the workload piled up faster and made students stressed. The lack of an in-person teacher and class-to-class schedules just touches the surfaces of the online trials students face.
“Each assignment seems a lot more daunting online because teachers don’t always answer your questions and doing it with people in class makes it easier, and you also see all your assignments at once which is very overwhelming,” said Bohman.
Reagan Bohman is currently ranked number one out of six hundred seventy juniors, but she is still going through problems that all teenagers are feeling, “I definitely struggle with procrastination like everyone else.”
Struggles, like a lack of motivation, stress, overthinking, and low self-esteem are all things teenagers experience. Being away from school at a stressful time hasn’t helped fix those struggles.
“It has made me sit along with my bad thoughts and has caused me to overthink everything and made learning feel like a chore,” said Bohman.
Even the smartest teens have been having huge struggles with learning and just getting through this pandemic. It has been hurting their mental and physical health.
“It has taken a toll on my mental health, and physically it ruined my sleep schedule,” said Reagan, “but going back in-person will get me into a better routine.”
Emily Trevino
Student Reporter
The world has decided to move on while the Coronavirus is moving on a steady continuum. Coronavirus is keeping many teenagers isolated from those close, their usual schedule, and their usual state of mind.
“I had hope for quarantine and that the virus was going to go away in a month,” said Reagan Bohman (11) “but here we are.”
The pandemic came unexpectedly and brought a huge change to the way the world went on with its business. School came back in-person this fall, after being remote for the remainder of the spring. Students have tried their best to adapt to a new way of learning. On top of being apart from their friends, daily schedules, extracurriculars, and their teachers. Having to end the past school year online, knowing that their summer was wiped away from them was a whole new experience.
Not only did online school bring a huge lack of motivation for students, the workload piled up faster and made students stressed. The lack of an in-person teacher and class-to-class schedules just touches the surfaces of the online trials students face.
“Each assignment seems a lot more daunting online because teachers don’t always answer your questions and doing it with people in class makes it easier, and you also see all your assignments at once which is very overwhelming,” said Bohman.
Reagan Bohman is currently ranked number one out of six hundred seventy juniors, but she is still going through problems that all teenagers are feeling, “I definitely struggle with procrastination like everyone else.”
Struggles, like a lack of motivation, stress, overthinking, and low self-esteem are all things teenagers experience. Being away from school at a stressful time hasn’t helped fix those struggles.
“It has made me sit along with my bad thoughts and has caused me to overthink everything and made learning feel like a chore,” said Bohman.
Even the smartest teens have been having huge struggles with learning and just getting through this pandemic. It has been hurting their mental and physical health.
“It has taken a toll on my mental health, and physically it ruined my sleep schedule,” said Reagan, “but going back in-person will get me into a better routine.”
Emily Trevino
Student Reporter
HOSA Impacts the Medical Field
How HOSA ClubI Influences Future Doctors
Ms. Rodriguez impacts students interested in the medical field. In her classroom students are able to gain certifications and experience during the school year.
The co-leader of HOSA and medical teacher at Samuel Clemens is Ms. Rodriguez.
“The benefits are it gets you a good head start.” Rodriguez said.” We expose you to so many parts of the medical field. So, that way if you’re still undecided of what you want to be or do, you know, you can decide.”
HOSA offers the opportunity to direct students to their desired medical career path. The club has potential to benefit them in many ways such as becoming better speakers and learning correct etiquette. Students will achieve this through attending competitions, obtaining certifications, and gaining experience.
Reagan Bohman is a junior in HOSA, she has been involved in HOSA both of her freshman and sophomore years.
“I think in general, it helps you gain a lot of important skills that you're gonna need, and that will get you ahead in college, so you'll show up with all this prior knowledge and experience,” Bohman said. “Especially when you’re doing things like CPR certification, or learning about it, that's obviously going to be used in your career, so it's good to learn young.”
Bohman developed a complex understanding of the aspects of the medical field from HOSA. Bohman is an example of how HOSA gives students a base to grow off of and succeed in their future. This club is not limited to certain occupations in the medical field, it's a general medical informational club that benefits all students.
“It's helped to show me how many different paths you can take in the medical field,” Bohman said, “because in HOSA there are so many different competitions involved in dentistry, physical therapy, emergency medicine, first aid, things like that.”
Marisa Gomez
Student Reporter
The co-leader of HOSA and medical teacher at Samuel Clemens is Ms. Rodriguez.
“The benefits are it gets you a good head start.” Rodriguez said.” We expose you to so many parts of the medical field. So, that way if you’re still undecided of what you want to be or do, you know, you can decide.”
HOSA offers the opportunity to direct students to their desired medical career path. The club has potential to benefit them in many ways such as becoming better speakers and learning correct etiquette. Students will achieve this through attending competitions, obtaining certifications, and gaining experience.
Reagan Bohman is a junior in HOSA, she has been involved in HOSA both of her freshman and sophomore years.
“I think in general, it helps you gain a lot of important skills that you're gonna need, and that will get you ahead in college, so you'll show up with all this prior knowledge and experience,” Bohman said. “Especially when you’re doing things like CPR certification, or learning about it, that's obviously going to be used in your career, so it's good to learn young.”
Bohman developed a complex understanding of the aspects of the medical field from HOSA. Bohman is an example of how HOSA gives students a base to grow off of and succeed in their future. This club is not limited to certain occupations in the medical field, it's a general medical informational club that benefits all students.
“It's helped to show me how many different paths you can take in the medical field,” Bohman said, “because in HOSA there are so many different competitions involved in dentistry, physical therapy, emergency medicine, first aid, things like that.”
Marisa Gomez
Student Reporter