49ers lose to NY Giants!

On Sunday January 22nd the 49ers were to play against the NY Giants in order to make it into the Super Bowl. One controversial point during the game was during a punt return the Giants kicked the ball off to the 49ers. The 49ers punt returner Williams decided to not catch the ball and let it hit the ground. He ended up chasing after it but the ball ended up hitting up his knee which caused a turn over and gave the Giants the ball back! The 49ers eventually lost to everyones dismay because no one was rooting for the NY Giants.

End of the World?

Hello Everyone and Happy New Year !!! It is now 2012 and as we all know the world is supposedly going to end but this is not going to happen and I am here to clear a few things up. There are two main theories that I have found and only one causes a slight issue.

Geomagnetic Reversal

This is a rare event that might happen in the Year 2012 in which the magnetic north and south would flip causing compasses to switch which way they point but would only take getting used to and not end the world.

Alignment

Another theory is that the sun would pass between us and the center of the Milky Way which would cut off 'energy' that we get from there but this is invalid because it wouldn't affect Earth in any way. The reason I mentioned this is because this could explain why the mayans abruptly end their calendar. The mayan calendar might mark the end of a cycle and that cycle might be one that begins and ends with the sun passing between the Milky Way!

All in all, the world is not going to end.

Sincerely
       Juan Hernandez

-Julissa was here (:

2012 New Years Resolution !

Hello everyone !Every year after the new year , peolpe set resolutioons that they will do over the year and I am here to share a few that teachers at LPS-Richmond have.

Ms.Rivera

"Have more patience with students"

Ms.K

"Keep work at work , get married "

Ms.O

"Have my students bring me candy "

Ms.Trujillo

"Manage my time more "

Ms.Lopez

"Write down everyday , five things I am grateful for "

Mr.Sharar

"Continue to tell my students to reach their potetial, win bascketball championship , Eat more vegetables , Not break my resolution "

Thanksgiving Brunch

Hello everyone,

Tomorrow is the second annual LPS Richmond Thanksgiving Brunch. Thanksgiving is a holiday in which you give thanks so today the enrichment blog is going to tell you what they are thankful about...

Juan Hernandez
"I am thankful for being able to live without worrying about tomorrow unlike millions of other people around the world"

Ulda Ibarra
"I'm thankful for my parents having a stable job because lately people have been losing their jobs"

Mariana Garcia
"I am thankful for my friends and family and for our well being"

Ms. Rivera
" I am thankful for having a bed to sleep on and a wonderful job to go to everyday"

Music we can enjoy!

Hello! My name is Ulda and I've been going around interviewing students, and asking them if playing music during lunch would brighten up their day. We students believe that playing music during lunch will bring enthusiam and zest to our school. Lunch time won't just be another regular break, but something all students and teachers can enjoy.

Teacher survey on how to raise Zest at school

Hello! In our advisories we have been learning about how character strengths are more important in getting through college than intelligence is. Zest was one that we thought was very important so the LPS blog enrichment went around school and asked a few teachers about how they think we could raise Zest at our school, here are their responses...

Ms. Pinkerton

More exciting activities at family meetings and competitions during advisory.

Ms. Gore

More contests at lunch, more student performances at family meetings, let advisory be fun time and music during lunch to be a reward.

Mr. Thapar

More frequent spirit rally's, merit points to those who show zest and character report cards.

Ms. Brooks

Activities at lunch and after school, and music classes.

Me ! (=

Hello I'm Mariana Garcia and I am currently in the Blog Enrichment. I am a freshmen, love music, dancing, challenges, and reading. My favorite color is red and I also play in a mariachi. My dream is to go Stanford University where I will study to become a Doctor when I’m older. LPS-Richmond is a great school and would most definitely take me to college! I am looking forward on graduating and having a successful career.

Me !!!

Hi, I'm Ulda Ibarra and I am currently in the Lps-Richmond Blog. I am 15 years old and I'm a sophomore in high school. I'm interested in music and songwriting. When I graduate from high school, I would love to go to Academy of Art in San Francisco or Ex'pression college. I also like to hang around with my friends and go visit record studios.

Teacher Interview: Mr Thapar

Last week I sat down with Mr. Thapar to speak with him about his experience here at LPS as a new teacher in our community.

How are you enjoying LPS so far?

“I am enjoying LPS a lot, I really love how hard all the students work. I think all the teachers are really dedicated to helping the students be successful. I think the administration is all over the place, you got a really good culture, you see Mr.K smiling because I rubbed it in that the 49ers beat the eagles, it’s a fun place and a place where we work hard”.

What did you do before you came to LPS and how was that working for you? Did you like it?

“Last year I taught 8th grade and a middle school/elementary school in San Jose. I taught every single subject so I taught English, Math, Science and Social Studies. I also taught an elective, ran speech and debate club. I liked it a lot but I also like that I only have two subjects to teach now and I get to focus on them a little bit more, and I get to interact with more students. So I liked it last year but I like it here better."

What are your goals for your students this year and how do you plan to achieve them?

“I want my students to grow in history as much as much as possible or as much as they can do and that will do it. so getting the best effort out of them. Hopefully driving them towards 80% mastery on their exams and being proficient or advanced on their CST which is only about 1 in 5 or 1 in 10 of the students of California"

What are some of your personal interests or hobbies while you're not teaching or while you're not at school?

“While I'm not at school, I watch a lot of t.v, so I watch a lot of 24, The Office, Parks and Recreation, the daily show and my favorite show is Modern Family. I also play a lot of basketball, and lately I've been going for a lot of runs with Mr. Hester, sometimes we do sprints and so that pretty much occupies my time, that and planning. Also, just adding in, I hope that when prom comes around, at a certain point, everyone on the dance floor just breaks out into “The John Locke”. You asked me about my goals for the year and I think that more than anything else, that is my goal for the year"

My Summer Experience

Hello Everyone,

Today I will be writing about my summer experience. Over the summer, I went to Stanford for 5 weeks as part of a program called SMASH ( Summer Math And Science Honors academy) and learned about stuff that I would be learning about this year but went more in depth. That's great and all but the best part was the fact that I got to live in a dorm and choose what to do with my free time whether it be a party or do homework. I strongly suggest you apply for this program if you can because I almost didn't and if that happened, I would have missed out on one of the best experiences of my life so far.

          

Dream Act Passed

What is The California Dream Act ?

The Development, Relief and Education for Alien Minors Act (The "DREAM Act") would provide certain illegal alien students the opportunity to earn conditional permanent residency. According to The Dream Act, part one . Students could get permanent residency if they were brought to this country at a young age (under 15) and have a clean record. Lastly, they would have to have a GED . Part two states that illegal immigrants could receive financial aid from the state to attend a university. "The California Dream Act, the second and final half of which was signed into law by Governor Jerry Brown on Saturday, October 8, will allow illegal immigrants to receive financial aid from the state for the cause of universal study." By John Stephens .

LPS Defaced

As everyone knows,  last thursday, we arrived at school to find that LPS's campus had defaced in the form of graffiti writing on the walls. This shocked everyone and people stopped, stunned by the horror and vulgarity of the graffiti. We all know LPS does not stand for this and Mr. Melvin showed this perfectly by hanging up his student's work over the graffiti that was written on his classroom. It is now Tuesday and the graffiti has been painted over and the graffiti incident is now a thing of the past.

St. Marks annual festival

The Saint Marks Annual festival took place last Saturday and Sunday on Harbor Way from 10AM - 6PM. Many of LPS students showed up to show support to the church and have fun. They had all sorts of fun activities and food to sell to help fundraise for the church. They had horse dancing during the day and folkcloric dancing as well. They also had Band music all day long , and in the afternoons many people danced. For kids, there were jumpers and games. There were also plenty of chairs for those who simply wanted to sit and enjoy the view. Overall, it was a very fun weekend at the Saint Marks annual festival and if you were not able to join them make sure you stay tuned for next year's.

Laura Montano

Hello, my names Laura Montano but most people know me by Lala . Im a current Junior at LPS and Im with the LPS voices blog enrichment. I will be covering both school and comunity activities .

Juan Hernandez

To whom this may concern,

Hello, I am Juan Hernandez and I am currently a sophomore with the blog enrichment and am currently undecided on what topic I will be covering. I love reading, video games, and learning and encourage you to try every one of these things. That's me in a nutshell and check the blog constantly to stay updated about what's going on at school.

Cathy Sandoval Student Life

Hi, my name is Catherine Sandoval. I am a freshman at LPS-Richmond in a blog enrichment. I use to go to Pinole Middle School and before that I went to Tara Hills Elementary . I am going to write about interviewing a student telling them how is this school,do you like this school,etc.

Karina Raya

Hey, my name is Karina Raya and I am Sophomore attending Leadership Public Schools Richmond. I am a member of the school blog in Ms.Rivera's enrichment class. I love to go around and see whats happening in the student life and what students do for fun around the school.

Kevin Garcia B)

Hi, my name is Kevin Garcia am 16 years young. I am currently a junior in the LPS Voices blog enrichment. I will be writing about student life which includes students extracuricular activities, student life, hobbies outside of school and current events about student achievements.