Pioneer Valley HS
October 27, 2016
Issue 53 vol. 2
HOCO Campaigning Reaches New Heights at PV
Campaigning has started for the homecoming candidates. Yesterday during lunch, the candidates were out getting students to vote for them so they can be crowned as king or queen. They all tired to get a lot of people to vote for them. They were willing to do what ever they could to get the most votes. Daniel Segura even gave out frozen yogurt to get peoples attention and Sofia brought her own dog. ASB provided a DJ to keep the atmosphere hype.
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"It is not about the end result, but the journey to get there. With the encouragement and support given to me by my friends and family, campaigning for Homecoming Queen has been such a fun and memorable experience for me; from making posters to wearing custom shirts. It also has been great seeing what all the other candidates have been doing to promote themselves and to see all the hard work being put in behind the scenes to this homecoming week altogether. Having the chance to win Homecoming Queen would be an honor, but whatever happens, happens for reasons and each and every girl running is fit for the crown." -Candice Corpuz (12)
"Campaigning for Homecoming Queen was honestly amazing and a great memory to keep. It was a little hectic, but I had my friends to help me with everything. It feels absolutely amazing to know that people do care about you and want to support and help you. ABSOLUTELY EVERYONE deserves those kind of people in their life. I'm grateful enough to have mine. Everyone has been so sweet and kind to me. The best thing about the campaign was meeting new people! People just come up to me randomly and actually want to vote for me; they ask me for my name and want to get to know me. Just seeing them smile is amazing to me.
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If I win the crown, I would honestly just cry and drop down to the floor with tears of joy. Honestly, I don't expect to win. I just want people to know that it's okay to go out and have fun. It doesn't matter if there's a win or a loss, just have a smile and be grateful. I just want to say thank you to everyone who have helped me get this far. I'm eternally grateful." -Jewelle Biascan (12)
"Campaigning was a lot of fun yesterday, although it was very stressful. It was fun that I got to get close to friends because of their help. We gave out necklaces, bracelets, chips, Capri-suns, and candy. Working with Joe has been a great experience because we have gotten closer. We play soccer together and we've known each other for around 5 years. I'm happy to be running with him. Meeting other new people and getting to know the underclassmen. It's not just the senior class but meeting everybody. I'm very friendly and I get along with everyone. A lot of my friends convinced me to run for this. I've been wanting to run since sophomore year because I thought it would be fun. My friends just gave me that little push and I gave in. They told me they would help me, and they all really did. If I won, it would be very special to me because it's something big. People told me my name would be known, and I think that would be amazing. Overall, I think this is such an amazing experience and I'm really glad to be one of the candidates. Win or lose, I'm glad I got to participate as a candidate. Good luck to everyone else!" -Patty Rubio (12)
"I was really apprehensive about running for Queen. I didn't know if I wanted to do it or not because my nerves were getting the best of me. Even though I'm outgoing, running for queen and putting myself out there is out of my comfort zone. I'm so glad I overcame my nerves and decided to go all out for campaigning. I made everything myself with the help of my family and friends. Seeing the courts campaigning ideas was so fun because they are all so creative, but I wanted to push the envelope even more! That's why I brought Lola (my dog) to school in her carriage. She loved all the attention and the pictures. I hope everyone loves her as much as I do.
Being Queen would mean the world to me because I wish I would've done more in high school, but realizing that it's my senior year, I couldn't do much besides run for Homecoming or Prom Queen. There's a special reason I specifically wanted to run for homecoming. I want to look back on my high school career and have no regrets about being involved and putting myself out there. Just being a part of the court was the best experience and a memory that I will cherish, but being queen would be unforgettable. One of the main and special reasons I wanted to run for queen was to get to walk down the football field with my father. We don't live together and we aren't very close, so I don't have many memories with him. Having him be apart of that special day means the world to both him and I. If I get crowned on Friday night, it will add to the unforgettable memory that will forever be precious to my father and I." -Sophia Valenzuela (12)
-Story by Tina Bulosan & Jasmin Chavez
Photos by Cacilda Ramirez & Araceli Flores
"My campaigning to be Pioneer Valley's Homecoming Queen has been so much fun and amazing. Working together with my friends and putting everything together has been a lot of hard work, but has made us come together more. For my campaign, I chose to hand out candy, make necklaces, and put up posters all around campus, hand out otter pops, make cool shirts, and pass out ice cold waters. I think people should vote for me because I work hard in and out of school, and I always try my best to win. Campaigning with Cristian is great! We are good friends and we are definitely captains of the wrestling team so we are trying to represent that! We might not agree on every idea, BUT, we came together and worked it all out. Winning Homecoming Queen would be an amazing moment for me that I will live to tell everyone I care about. Winning would make me feel accomplished and definitely make my high school days memorable." -Carolina Molina (12)
"Campaigning has been good for me, because I like to smile a lot. I'm really hardworking. I'm loved and full of spirit and smiles. I like to smile for the world and it would mean the world to me if I won. I have posters around the school that my dad had made at the printing shop. Campaigning has been really fun. I wanted to run in the first place because my heart told me that I should be a queen because I want to be one. I've wanted to be queen for a long time. I'd like to see more smiles around school and I want to work for that."
-Emilee Blair (12)
And Now a Word from Your HOCO King Candidates
This year, our candidates running for Homecoming King are Daniel Segura, Cristian Cardenas, Marcus Riconose, Moises Olmedo, and Joseph Aquino.
"I wanted to push myself to do something I know I wouldn't have had the confidence to do freshman year. So I guess you could say [I wanted] to show others who are lacking confidence what you can develop into," Daniel Segura (right).
"I decided to run for homecoming king because, first of all, I thought it'd be a good experience and make the most out of the fun opportunities from senior year, also because it's a great way to interact with people I don’t have an everyday relationship with. I also think it's a way to involve ever single person at PV. Personally, it gives me the chance to learn how to work with a group of people and make something big from something as little as a group of friends. It was an activity I knew would fill me with excitement and something to look forward to everyday." -Joseph Aquino (above)
"I decided to run for homecoming king because I think it is a great experience just like dances. I'm Here for a good time not a long time. It's truly amazing to see how people support you during your campaign; win or lose it's still a good time. Everybody running in this deserves a chance to win, it's great, great people, great vibes, and I love this school. It's really memorable to me; the football, basketball, and running for king is something I will never forget." -Marcus Riconose (above)
"I am running for Homecoming King for AVID. Every time my teacher has a senior AVID class, he likes to have a couple run. But I'm also doing it, because I realized it'd be a fun experience and growing up, I started to realize winning Homecoming was just a fantasy. I never ever thought I'd be able to run and people would actually know who I am or even vote for me. I never thought I'd be "cool" enough to run and thought, "Dang. If I actually win, it'd mean I've come a long way." I know it's just Homecoming King and it doesn’t mean much in life in perspective, but I mean, just coming from not really having any friends growing up to winning something like even a superlative or Homecoming King was just never thought of. So I'm doing it for my AVID class, the experience, and for myself." -Moises Olmeda (above)
-Story by Tina Bulosan & Jasmin Chavez
Photos by Cacilda Ramirez & Araceli Flores
Unity Day
Last Friday, Link Crew held a Unity Day for "at-risk" students. About 90 students and 26 link crew leaders attended this event. A guest motivational speaker visited our campus and had several group activities for our students, which encouraged them to change their ways for the better. Link crew leaders took their part in holding their own activities as well.
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Erik Ruiz, a senior here at PV, had started this event. After the student stabbing last year, Ruiz was moved to do something about student violence. He had hope that with enough people, he could change the outlook of our students for the better.
"Unity Day was a chance to bring freshmen from different groups to try to change some stereotypes and prejudices in people. It also tries to emphasize bringing in at-risk youth to change their perspective that our school is behind them. There was a really cool speaker. He was the founder of the Link Crew, and he gave a speech about inspiring students to change their perspectives, and I'm pretty sure the perspectives changed in students. Everyone saw things that could be improved inside us. The activities we worked on showed how prejudices don't take into account the full story of someone. This is the first year that Unity Day was ever done, and I hope it becomes annual." -Erik Ruiz (12)
-Ms. Guerra
-Daniel Rodriguez
Weekly Calendar
Activities
Thursday, October 27, 2016
HomecomingQueen and King candidates will be giving short speeches in the amphitheatre.
ASB Business Meeting – Room 508 – 8:00 am
Outdoor Panthers – Room 211 – Lunch
Club Salsa Caliente – Room 603 – Lunch
K-Pop – Room 213 - Lunch
Dress Rehearsal for Homecoming Skits – gym – 6 pm (seniors go first, then juniors, sophomores, and freshmen)
Spooky Movie Night – Drama outdoor amphitheatre – 6pm
Friday, October 28, 2016
Homecoming Rally – gym – special schedule
Homecoming game – stadium – Santa Ynez – 7 pm
Saturday, October 29, 2016
Homecoming Dance – gym – 8 pm – 10:30 pm
Sports
Community Action Commission with the generous donation of Naturipe would like to support any Pioneer Valley High School Student currently participating or accepted in a High School Sport. We will provide up to $100 dollars per qualifying student based on fund availability to support any sport required equipment or attire.