November 19, 2007

 

The World According to Akash: Iraq
-Akash Desai
"Allow the president to invade a neighboring nation, whenever he shall deem it necessary to repel an invasion, and you allow him to do so whenever he may choose to say he deems it necessary for such a purpose—and you allow him to make war at pleasure." -Abraham Lincoln
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The History of Veterans Day
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Jennifer Kaehms
This weekend, the 10th and 11th, we get a breath of fresh air knowing that on Monday we have the day off. Our breath comes because of the many men and women who risked their breaths for or safety fighting to protect the freedom and integrity of our nation.
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Pro-Iraq Anonymously
Death and destruction are the two words that the liberal media uses to describe the situation in Iraq, resulting in harsh and unfair sentiment towards the war in Iraq. But can one really understand this complicated issue in such simple, biased terms, which ignore important facts and oversimplify this complex situation?
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History of Thanksgiving
-Keith Lin
The history of thanksgiving is a long and joyous one. It was a harsh winter when the pilgrims first arrived to the Americas in 1621 and it was the Wampanoag Indians who helped them survive. This led to the first thanksgiving...
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A fresh new character
-Jessica Sturla
This bright character made her onstage debut in the Dublin High School Little Theatre last Thursday as Puck in “A Mid Summer Nights Dream”.
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Expand your F.E.A.R
-George Chin
Ever since F.E.A.R. (First Encounter Assault Recon) made its debut on the PC back in 2005, it has left a mark on the video game industry with the blend of horror and action in this intense first person shooter...
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Artist of the Week
-Danielle Miklos
Common has been perfecting his music since the early nineties. He grew up in a time when hip-hop was making something of itself. When he stopped working with famous MC’s such as Ice Cube, he also dropped his original style and adapted a new flow...
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Advice Column
-"Daisy May"
So there is this guy…
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The Golden Student: Sagar Desai
-Andy Aguirre
For years we have had the students heading for high success. But with Sagar Desai it’s no question about his heading for a very bright future.
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Clothing Drive Brings Relief to Fire Victims
-Michael Rose
This week Dublin High School is participating in a school-wide clothing drive.
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A Mid-School Year Night’s Dream
-Ravali Reddy
Lovers, actors and fairies? Oh my! Last week the Dublin High Drama Department performed their first play of the year, Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream, and everyone enjoyed it.
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Thanksgiving Break is Almost Here!
-Alex Pochmara
It’s almost that time of the year again. The time every kid in school loves and looks forward to all year long—the holidays!
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Veterans Day History
-Parker Wilson
We had Monday off, sure that sounded amazing, but did you know why?
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Working Hard
-Kyria Bastida
Need some extra money? Unsure about how you’re going to pay for all of those fancy gifts this year? Well if you haven’t already noticed many stores are hiring seasonal employees right now.
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A sweet win, on a big night!!
-Chereese Thomas
The Dublin High Women’s Volleyball Team had an amazing win on Tuesday night at home...
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A Little Love for the Line, #79
-Greg Zanders
This time around, the Male Athlete of the Week is a guy that goes by the name of Josh Wilson. He plays football, he is a defensive lineman this year and gets some reps on offense.
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College Football Update
-Chris Watkins
It’s been a crazy college football season so far.
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Dublin Boys Make All-League!
-Jeremy Grace
A quick course, perfect weather, and good training all went into explaining why the Dublin Boys has such a good race day at the DFAL Cross Country League Championships.
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DFAL Championshipsh
-Chris Watkins
The Dublin Lady Gaels Varsity Tennis team had there DFAL league championships on Wednesday at Northgate High School
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Female Athlete Of The Week: Jennifer Kaehms
-Mike Fulwiler
This week’s female athlete is junior, Jenny Kaehms...
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Gael’s season come to an end
-Josh Wilson
The girl’s golf team ended the season with the League Tournament. They finished seventh out of ten. Not bad for the brand new team.
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NFL Update: Week 10
-Farish Khan
The Patriots had a bye, the Colts lose another game, and the Bay Area is still in decline
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The Knicks Come Back
-Ascaino Ramirezg
On Tuesday November 6, there were ten NBA games including the New York Knicks’ comeback over the Denver Nuggets...
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October 29, 2007

"Petroleum Politics"?
-Mark Guadani
Home to the third largest reserve of conventional oil in the world, Iraq is also the home of one of our world’s most callous conflicts.

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Contest
-Jenifer Kaehms
Every second period, when you are still trying to wake up, the announcements come on. If you have been awake, and listening

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Bundles of Plastic Joy
-Carling Jones
All around school, every class knows about the CHEE Babies.  The crying, screaming and wailing simulator babies that every Senior loathes.

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Club of the Century
-Aziz Alkhawaled
The science department has opened up a new science club for students who are more interested in blowing stuff up than discussing about it in the class room.

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An Assassin's Conspiracy
-George Chin
Assassin’s Creed, is currently in development by Ubisoft Montreal, the people responsible for the popular Prince of Persia and Splinter Cell games.

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New Movies
-Keith Lin
New movies that either just came out or are coming out soon are “Tyler Perry’s Why Did I Get Married?,” “30 Days of Night,” and “Saw IV”.

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2007 Fall Fashion
-Danielle Miklos
The change in the weather means that it is finally time to put away our summer wardrobe and bring out the fall clothes.

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Advice Collum
-"Daisy May"
I have always been a good student and a bit of a procrastinator, but during the summer I decied to take some iniative and sign up for more diffucult classes during the upcoming year

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El Presidente: Senior Spotlight
-Andy Aguirre
Matt Spring , the guy that anyone would have the honor of meeting. He has lived in Dublin his whole life

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First Job Jitters
-Jessica Sturla
Looking around school, it seems like almost everyone you ask has a job. Want to get in on the action and earn so money while you’re at it?

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Survivor: China
-Jamie Patterson
An unexpected twist shakes up the tribes on day thirteen of Survivor; as tribe Fei Long sits down to enjoy their morning breakfast, a local fishing boat arrives along shore to deliver a note.

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Proving your Manliness
-Ravali Reddy
Want to prove your manliness? Ever wanted to play football but couldn’t? Well if you’re a junior or a senior guy, then here’s your chance.

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Trick-or-Treat
-Parker Wilson
Halloween is on its way, and you know what that means… some way to fit school spirit into this upcoming holiday is a must.

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Seniors are Going Places
-Kyria Bastida
As the semester continues on many seniors have already started looking at their options and college plans. Where to apply seems to be the thoughts of many students and a lot have already begun the process.

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Peace by Peace
-Stephanie Gamarra
The Social Justice Club is reaching out to greater organizations for inspiration and ideas for the club.

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Halloween is Just around the Corner
-Michael Rose
Halloween is just about to rear its frightening head and Dublin High School students are preparing their broad array of uniquely frightening costumes for Halloween night. 

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AVID at DHS
-Alex Pochmara
AVID is one of the most exciting programs DHS offers. AVID is a college prep course that does just as the title suggests, prepare you for college!

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An Unbelieveable Comeback
-Chris Watkins
The Lady Gael Tennis team played Alhambra on Tuesday and beat them eight out of the nine matches. One highlight of the day was it was senior day and also the last home match.

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Gaels score Big Points at Mt. Sac
-Jeremy Grace
There was no shade on the starting line as Dublin ’s three varsity boys waited in the hot, 90 degree weather waiting for the gun to blow.

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Gaels Come Right Out the Gates, But Cant Finish
-Josh Wilson
It was a cold and rainy Friday night, as the Gaels took on the Concord Minutemen in a DFAL match-up. Dublin came out in the first quarter like they were going to have their way with their opponents.

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Winter Sports Preseason Information
-Mike Fulwiler
With the fall sports season coming to a close, student athletes are preparing for the winter sports of basketball, soccer, and wrestling.

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Girls Golf Finnishs Strong
-Ascanio Ramirez
The girl’s golf team ended the season with the League Tournament. They finished seventh out of ten. Not bad for the brand new team.

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NHL Update: Week 17
-Farish Khan
It was a disappointing weekend if you are a football fan in the bay area. Both of our teams, the Raiders and the 49ers, lost.

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Global Peace
-Matt Spring
It’s a fact, our former Vice President Al Gore is now the proud recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize. He was announced the winner on October 12th in Norway .

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Go Lady Gaels!
-Chereese Thomas
It was a fun and exciting week for the girl’s volleyball team, winning first place in their division. The girls had a tournament on Saturday, October 20.

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G-Race!
-Travis Hayes
Finishing 7th in the Division 3 sweep steaks race, Jeremy grace aka G-race ran the race of his life this weekend. Out of 160 runners in the u.s. Dublin High’s finest finished in the top ten.

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October 17, 2007

Advice Column
-"Daisy May"
I have been best friends with my BFF since forever. Now she is dating a guy. -Click here for full article

Fantasy Football: Week 6
-Akash Desai
As we enter the new week in the 2007-2008 National Football League season, there are plenty of new things to talk about.-Click here for full article

Swing! Swing! Swing!
-Jannel Nuñez
Swing dance is a popular type of dancing from the thirties and forties that is done to the exciting sounds of a big and loud band. The Swing Club at our very own Dublin High School works very hard to bring back the excitement of swing dancing.-Click here for full article

The One and Only Stephanie Ma: Senior Spotlight
-Andy Aguirre
“Love the life you live and live the life you love,” is the way Stephanie Ma likes to goes by each day. Stephanie grew up in Dublin, attended Frederiksen elementary, Wells Middle School and now Dublin High School. She has been an over-achiever her entire life.-Click here for full article

The Celeb Scene
-Jamie Patterson
It looks like the land down under is a recent hot spot for celebrities. First Nicole Richie is in Australia for Joel Madden’s band tour, and just recently The High School Musical heartthrob Zac Effron was spotted in Sydney hosting the 2007 Australian Kids Choice Awards.-Click here for full article

Latest Electronics
-Keith Lin
For some, the new iPod is a must have. This new nano technology allows you to carry 2,000 songs or eight hours of video on a small two inch screen for $199. It even comes in over 5 new colors: white, red, teal, lime green, or black.-Click here for full article

Rock Out History!
-Jennifer Sales
Have you met Ms. Carhart yet? If you haven’t, you’re missing out! Ms. Carhart is one of our newer history teachers and she teaches US History and Exploring Your World.-Click here for full article

A Musical Fright
-Jessica Sturla
Looking for something that’s funny but chilling at the same time? Sweeney Todd: the Demon Barber of Fleet Street, is just the right thing for you. Conveniently it’s playing at ACT in San Francisco, just a BART ride away.-Click here for full article

Fashion Face-off
-Stephanie Gamarra
The runway will be heated up this year with an all new Season of Project Runway. The fourth season premieres November 14th on Bravo with 15 new contestants ready to cut, sew and style.-Click here for full article

Warfare Goes Modern
-George Chin
Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare is the eighth installment in this first-person shooter franchise developed by Infinity Ward.-Click here for full article

Thier First Homecoming!
-Carling Jones
Everyone was excited for homecoming this year. The spirit dress up days, the parade, the carnival and especially the dance. For the majority of us it was a familiar sight to see all the school spirit and effort contributed to this year’s homecoming festivities.-Click here for full article

Box Office Hits
-Danielle Miklos
As the cold weather approaches and those bright sunny days come to an end, the movies are always something you could do that is entertaining, does not cost much, and of course is indoors.-Click here for full article

Athlete of the Week- Shyhesha Simmons
-Greg Zanders
This week’s female athlete of the week is a real ace! Shyhesha Simmons, also known as Shy, is in her junior year at DHS and may be one of the best people you’ll meet.-Click here for full article

The Surging Gaels
-Chris Watkins
Last week the Dublin High Lady Gaels tennis team had three exciting matches. They went 2-1 with wins over Concord and Mt. Diablo and a loss to Miramonte.-Click here for full article

Down, But Not Out!
-Jeremy Grace
The boy’s varsity cross country team had a tough loss last Wednesday to Acalanes and College Park at Hidden Valley Park. They came up nine points short of beating the Dons and only five off from beating the Falcons.-Click here for full article

Unhealthy Healthcare?
-Mark Guadagni
If you asked most people today what they think of the state of health in America today, most would respond with what the statistics prove. A skyrocketing obesity rate, an emerging epidemic of type 2 diabetes among children, and many more afflictions causes America to fall to a dismal 37th ranking in healthcare among the industrialized nations of the world.-Click here for full article

Bolts Strike Lightning!
-Farish Khan
The Oakland Raiders came crashing back to earth this weekend after facing the San Diego Chargers and losing 28-14. These division rivals hate each other, and over the past few years the Chargers have been winning the battle.-Click here for full article

Too Close for Comfort
-Josh Wilson
Rainy weather plus Friday night lights equals a very entertaining football game. Well it was, as the Gaels took on the Mt. Diablo Red Devils. The Gaels came out a little sluggish, but ended up with the W.-Click here for full article

October 4, 2007

Iran: The Next Iraq?
-Mark Guadagni
Weapons of mass destruction, evil dictator, oil-sound familiar? Directly east to the nation of Iraq lies the oil-rich, controversial state of Iran . -Click here for full article

DECA: Business Gets Done
-Akash Desai
If you were to go around and ask the majority of the school, "What is DECA?" most of the responses would be limited to a simple "I don't know." -Click here for full article

Watch This
-Jannel Nunez
Its fall again everyone and you know what that means!  Goodbye to all those shows about rich kids living in California and back to your favorite fall series and a couple new spices added along. -Click here for full article

Fires Of Liberation
-George Chin
Ace Combat 6: Fires of Liberation, the newest game in the popular fighter simulation franchise developed by Namco Bandai, will be exclusively released for the Xbox 360 on October 23, 2007. -Click here for full article

Crowns In the Court
-Jennifer Kaehms
The homecoming court was composed on Thursday night, September 27th, during the rally in our high school gym. -Click here for full article

What We'll Be Watching
-Keith Lin
A few of the new movies coming out next week are The Kingdom, Into the Wild, and The Heartbreak Kid, and they're definitely ones you won't want to miss! -Click here for full article

2007 Homecomming Carnival
Danielle Miklos
Dublin High School 's 2007 Homecoming Carnival was a must attend event. It started at four o'clock, immediately after the homecoming parade and included inflatables such as slides, velcro walls, obstacle courses, and bounce houses.-Click here for full article

October Horoscopes
-Jamie Patterson
Check Out Your Horoscope for the Month! -Click here for full article

A Little Bit of Fresh Advice
-Jessica Sturla
Hopefully after a month of school everyone should be over the shock that summer is over and we're back to the old routine. -Click here for full article

Tri-Valley Summit
- Matt Spring
September 25th was the annual Tri-Valley Mayors Summit held at the Pleasanton Hilton. This luncheon allowed for all five mayors from Dublin , Pleasanton , San Ramon, Livermore and Danville to get together and talk about what is going on in their city or town. -Click here for full article

Light Up The Night
-Kyria Bastida
Last Saturday night the students at Dublin High celebrated the end of homecoming with the homecoming dance in the gym. -Click here for full article

DHS Dresses up
-Alex Pochmara
Homecoming week was an exciting week with activities going on for spirit points all week. Everyday there was a new theme for each of the classes to dress up for. -Click here for full article

Homecomming Royalty
-Mike Fulwiler
This year's Homecoming was one for the record books, as there were more nominees for Homecoming royalty than ever before. -Click here for full article

Drinks Energize the Crowd
-Parker Wilson
On the night of September 27, the 2nd annual DHS homecoming night rally took place, and it was an amazing night. With DHS spirit in full force. -Click here for full article

Hot Wheels
-Ravali Reddy
Think you need to go way out of your way to see some fancy cars? Well, think again. Last week Dublin High had its very first Homecoming Car Show and students got to show off their sweet rides. -Click here for full article

Lady Gaels, Close to .500
-Chris Watkins
The Lady Gael woman's varsity volleyball team has started the year with a 3-4 record and looks to go on a run to get above .500. -Click here for full article

Perseverance is the Key: Female Athelete of the Week
-Travis Hayes
Bump, Set, Spike! Sophomore Chereese Thomas is a dedicated player to her Varsity Girls Volleyball team. -Click here for full article

Dublin Attacks Alhambra
-Jeremy Grace
The cross country team had an amazing start to their league season as they beat Alhambra , Northgate, and Mt. Diablo . The course was Newhall Park ; the team had just run it a few days ago at the first invitational. -Click here for full article

Curse Finnally Lifted
-Josh Wilson
There was talk going around that Dublin High had a curse. A curse of consistently losing homecoming games. Well Friday night, the team put those talks to rest in front of a huge crowd. -Click here for full article

The FIrst Girls Golf Team
-Ascanio Ramirez
On October 2, 2007 the First Girls Golf Team faced Campolindo at Moraga . We lost by a mere two strokes against a team that has lost only two times. -Click here for full article

Gaels Bring Thier Force to the Court
-Abdul Aziz
The girls at Concord were no match to Gael force this Tuesday on the tennis court, with our very own Shyesha Simmons ranking first demolishing Concord's Pauline Asuncion with an astonishing score of 6-2, and 6-1. -Click here for full article

"BIG T": Male Athelete of the Week
-Chereese Thomas
There are many characteristics of being an athlete, positive attitude, teamwork, passion for your sport, and being competitive. -Click here for full article

WORLD SERIES HOPEFULS
-Greg Zanders
The MLB postseason has had a great kickoff with the tiebreaking game for the wild card between the San Diego Padres and the Colorado Rockies -Click here for full article

NFL Update
-Farish Khan
Lately there has been lots of trash talking in the bay area between 49er and Raider fans. It seemed like the 49er fans had an edge since they had a better overall season last year, but now both teams hold the same record! -Click here for full article

September 25, 2007

Why 9-11?
-Mark Guadagni
What happened on the morning of September 11th will be in the hearts and minds of Americans for generations to come; but why it happened is still an answer that is highly controversial. -Click here for full article

History Changes at Dublin High
-Akash Desai
You will definitely see some new faces on the campus this 2007-2008 school year... -Click here for full article

Emerald Glen Has Its Day
-Michael Rose
Hundreds of people strolled down the sidewalks of Emerald Glen Park this weekend as the city of Dublin held its annual Day on the Glen festival. -Click here for full article

Building Upwards
-Stephanie Gamarra
Standing out in our school this year is caution tape, fences, and men in yellow vests. As most students know Dublin High is undergoing a face lift. -Click here for full article

Rally Recap
-Alex Pochmara
Last Friday, September 7th, Dublin High held its first rally of the year. It was a chance for the seniors to show what they're made of and show their spirit. -Click here for full article

And The Crown Goes To...
-Ravali Reddy
With homecoming right around the corner, it's no surprise that we see certain guys and girls walking around school on their best behavior, all hoping to be chosen as this year's "Homecoming Royalty." -Click here for full article

Dancin' Under The Stars
- Matt Spring
What better way to end your day than dancing with all your friends in the cool night air?  Dublin High had its first Back to School dance in the quad in 3 years on Friday, September 7th. -Click here for full article

Finish The Fight
-George Chin
Halo 3, the highly anticipated sequel to the Xbox's two most popular video games: Halo: Combat Evolved and Halo 2, is a first-person shooter created by Bungie Studios. -Click here for full article

New PE Teacher Kicks Off The Year
-Travis Hayes
As her third year of training begins to roll along, the athletic trainer Amy Lopez is excited for another year here at Dublin High. -Click here for full article

2007 Video Music Awards
-Danielle Miklos
On September 9, 2007, the 24th annual video music awards aired on MTV. Full of great singers, dancers, choreographers, directors, and editors, this year's VMA's definitely had a great turn out. -Click here for full article

Welcome Ms. Chou!
-Jennifer Sales
Open your eyes students this isn't just a new start for you! This year we have several new staff members, Ms. Chou is one of the new teachers that we have added to our Math department. -Click here for full article

Spankin' New
-Jannel Nunez
Homecoming: A time for fun, dance and ultimate stress from picking out the "perfect" homecoming dress. Well, don't fear, there are new styles coming out this year! -Click here for full article

Senior Spotlight: Alex Hennessey
-Andy Aguirre
He is hard working, determined, cool, fun loving guy with great hair, but most importantly he's a great friend. His energy is one like no other. -Click here for full article

Senioritis
-Carling Jones
It is the sickness that is sweeping the class of '08; The inability to complete homework, being unruly and distracted in class and an innate dislike of the under classmen -Click here for full article

Teacher Feature: Drama
-Jessica Sturla
Walking around school you may notice a few new faces. These people are not only new students, but new teachers; one of which is Bryant Hoex. -Click here for full article

"You Fired Up? We Fired Up! Yea!"
-Chereese Thomas
On Thursday night College Park High School was the place to be for the Lady Gaels volleyball game. With the game being away they had everything against them. -Click here for full article

Close But No Cigar
-Josh Wilson
Friday night was a battle to watch as the Gaels took on the Northgate Broncos for a heavy-weight bout for the league opener. Both teams have a new look this year, and both have improved a lot. -Click here for full article

And They're Off!
-Jeremy Grace
"Runners set, Go!" Those were the word's Dublin's Cross Country team heard as the gun went off at the Nike Invitational last Saturday. -Click here for full article

MLB's Hunt For October
-Greg Zanders
"And its back. Way back!!!! And caught at the wall!" That pretty much sums up the Major League Baseball year for our bay area teams. -Click here for full article

NFL Preview
-Farish Khan
Football season is back in play and we are already in week 2 action in the NFL. Week 1 had a few exciting games but there were also some disappointing moments as well. -Click here for full article

Sports Conditioning
-Chris Watkins
It's that time of year again when Dublin High sports are gearing up for their season. Baseball and women's basketball have already started conditioning after school to get in shape for their seasons. -Click here for full article

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