Walk Out, Lie In

Colby Hurdle, Staff Writer

April 19, 2018

Filed under El Mo News, Humans of El Modena (HOEM), Showcase

  At 10:00 AM on March 14, 2018, El Modena students left their second period classes and participated in the National School Walk-out.    An act directly motivated by the students of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, whom survived a school shooting one month prior, th...

I Wanna Rock and Roll All Night and Study Everyday

April 10, 2018

Filed under Music, Showcase

The Beatles, Jimmy Hendricks, Nirvana, the Sex Pistols…all big names in the genre Rock ’n’ Roll.     The class will have the history of rock and roll from the 1920s to current times, tying the music to social issues at the time. The class is taught by El Modena’s Mr. Benner.     El Mod...

EMTV Episode

April 10, 2018

Filed under EMTV: Take On Media, Showcase, Uncategorized

Salutatorian Tracy Cao

Sophia Pracilio, Feature Editor

April 2, 2018

Filed under El Mo News, Humans of El Modena (HOEM), Showcase

Senior Tracy Cao is one of El Modena’s salutatorians. When attending the announcement ceremony, she was surprised to find out she received this title. Her academic and community achievements say differently. She currently has a 4.8 GPA and takes many AP classes. Cao is also very involved in her co...

Salutatorian Julianna Janes

Sophia Pracilio, Feature Editor

April 2, 2018

Filed under El Mo News, Humans of El Modena (HOEM), Showcase

Senior Julianna Janes has excelled at El Modena her past four years of high school-- so much, in fact, she has earned the title of salutatorian. She has a 4.8 GPA and was ecstatic when hearing about the title. At El Mo, Janes is captain of the volleyball team, plays on the newly formed lacrosse team...

Valedictorian Nick Real

Sophia Pracilio, Feature Editor

April 2, 2018

Filed under El Mo News, FrontlineFeed, Humans of El Modena (HOEM), Showcase

Senior Nick Real is one of El Modena’s Class of 2018 valedictorians. He currently has a stunning 4.9 weighted GPA. A few weeks ago, he was invited to an awards ceremony where he found out about valedictorian. Real said, “I didn’t think I was even close to getting valedictorian. I was very surprise...

85° and Its Rising Popularity

Sophia Pracilio, Feature Editor

April 2, 2018

Filed under El Mo News, Feature, Showcase

The hearts of many students sank when Golden Spoon left the food hub of El Modena. But soon enough a new bakery proudly opened its doors in its place. On March 16, 85° began their soft opening. Students from all around Orange flocked to review the new bakery. It’s competition includes Dragonfl...

First Concert Nostalgia

Ashley Ramynke, Copy/Music Editor

March 28, 2018

Filed under Feature, Music, Showcase

Mr. Pena The Beatles Dodger Stadium 1966   Mr. Benner Alice Cooper L.A.’s Fabulous Forum 1973   Mr. Finn Jackson 5 MGM Grand 1974   Mrs. Davis Olivia Newton John Greek Theater 1974   Mr. Snyder Peter Frampton, Yes and Gary Wright JFK Stadium 197...

Senior’s Spirit Week

Colby Hurdle, Staff Writer

March 19, 2018

Filed under Focus, Showcase

So here we go!    The Freshmen of Oz started off skipping their way down the yellow brick road, until plunging to the depths of Bikini Bottom, where Plankton introduced them to the evil Joker himself, after a stint on the dark side, the graduating class of 2018 used faith and trust, and just a li...

Juniors Of The Caribbean

Mia Gutierrez, Staff Writer

March 14, 2018

Filed under Humans of El Modena (HOEM), Showcase

Based off the "Pirates of the Caribbean," the graduates of El Modena’s class of 2019 decide to pirate their way through this years spirit week. Decorating the 400 building with skulls, mermaids, pirates, flags, and ships, placed the juniors in 3rd place for the posters category. At the Spirit week...

Poker Confessional: EMTV’s 48 Hour Film Festival Video

March 8, 2018

Filed under EMTV: Take On Media, Showcase

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1uXQ7KkNzIyZoOW6HlrdVZyfKEU7UZT8x/view

AP Literature at The Getty Museum

Ashley Ramynke, Copy/Music Editor

March 2, 2018

Filed under El Mo News, Showcase

Organizing a field trip to The Getty Museum in Los Angeles for a hundred and twenty AP Literature students is an overwhelming task, though taken on by Mrs. Mull with aspirations for her students to gain cultural enrichment through art. On February 28, 2018, students alongside parent and teacher chaper...