THE GRIZZLY GAZETTE

Godinez Fundamental High School

3002 Centennial Road Santa Ana, California 92704

Adviser:Joyce Feuerborn

Editors:Marilynn Montano Andrea Rodriguez

Copy & Campus News Editor:Anthony Ramirez

Photo Editor:Emilo Rodriguez

Arts & Entertainment Editor:Gardenia Zamacona

Sports Editor:Jesus Gonzalez

Editorial Editor:Fernando Pantaleon

Staff Writers:Viviana AltamiranoJocelyn AlvaradoEduardo AraujoDaniel BernalSteven CortezAnthony Do

Danielle FloresMichelle HernandezSamantha Herrera

Jamilah HosanMonica MolinaFara RodriguezMario SalazarHugo Salgado

Rebecca TerronesSusana Valerio Casey Wianecki

Friday, October 21, 2011

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Student News:Autotunes vs. Regular p 3 Homecoming p 6Calendar p 6

Volume 3, Issue 1

INSIDE THIS ISSUE:

Arts & Entertainment:Decadent Cupcakes

Cafe Calacas Young the Giant New TV Season

South Coast Plaza-XXI

Editorials:Dress Code

Gummy Bear

Sports:Football

Girl’s Tennis Boy’s Waterpolo

Deathball Athletes of the Month

New Superintendent at SAUSDBY VIVIANA ALTAMIRANO

& JOCELYN ALVARADO On September 21, 2011, two of our Grizzly Gazette reporters went to the district office for a sit down interview with the new super-intendent: Dr. Thelma Melen-dez. As we walked into the long white office, we could not help but notice the wall filled with her framed achievements, which con-sisted of degrees and photos, included one of Melendez with President Obama and a signed poster from Cesar Chavez. The most notable article on her wall is the calligraphic inaugu-ral letter that invited her to work in the Obama administration as the Secretary Assistant of Elementary and Secondary education. When we asked her about the letter, she acted like a proud parent showing off their straight-A student. “I was really excited when I first received the letter, but they had made a mistake on my name so the calligraphers had to re-write the whole letter,” she said with a chuckle. Her authentic desire to help students was apparent when she talked about her reasons for career choice. She stated, “ I know Santa Ana students can achieve great things. If I, an English learner can do it, then so can you. Sky’s the

limit.” Her success as a person came from her humbling back-ground. Born in Montebello, Cali-fornia, Dr. Melendez has seen her share of struggles. As an English language learner, Melendez had to overcome struggles including the almighty language barrier. However, good came out of her struggle. Inspired by her dedi-cated elementary school teacher, Dr. Melendez knew that helping students was what she wanted to do. “My teacher made such a dif-ference in my life that I wanted to do the same,” said Melendez . She received her bachelor’s degree in sociology from UCLA, a doctoral degree from USC, and has received an honorary masters de-gree from Pepperdine University. Dr. Melendez has worked as the superintendent of Pomona

Unified School District and in the Obama administration as the Assistant Secretary for Elementary and Secondary education. When asked how her experience was, she replied, “Great! I loved working in the Obama Administration.” She went on to explain how while working as the Superintendent of Pomona Unified ,she got a call from the Obama adminis-tration, inviting her to work in DC. As the Assistant Secretary she served as the princi-

pal adviser to the Secretary of Education on all matters related to elementary and secondary educa-tion. When working in the Obama administration, Dr. Melendez visit-ing 22 states, gave over 80 presen-tations and handed out $25 million in scholarships. As fulfilling as working with the Obama administration was, Dr. Melendez, “missed work-ing with students” so she came back to California and to SAUSD. When asked how she felt about coming to Santa Ana, Dr. Melen-dez replied, “It’s nice to come to a school district where there is a great board, committed parents, and great students. For me to come to a place like this is a dream come true.” (Article continues on page 2).

The new Superintendent of SAUSD with Grizzly Ga-zette’s staff writers, Viviana Altamirano and Jocelyn

Alvarado. (Photo courtesy of Jocelyn Alvarado)

Late Night with Couselors (3-7:00 pm)

Late Night with Couselors (3-7:00 pm)

We have new teachers that come to Godinez FHS from various universities including: University of California Irvine, California State University Fullerton, California State University Long Beach, San Diego State University, and even the University of Madrid! Upon graduation, they received their credentials in Mathematics, History, Psychology, Special Education, and of course, English.

When asked about our school, this is what English Teacher Mary Dreyer had to say, “Everyone is so helpful and friendly. They’ve made me feel very welcome.” Teacher Rogelio Sanchez said, “They have been wonderful. Students are

very respectful and as for the facilities, you could not ask anything better.” Teacher Kenna Bouma said, “Everyone has been nothing but helpful and respectful since I started. Students I don’t know have held doors, wished me luck and simply smiled!”

So students and staff, please help us welcome: Kenna Bouma, Heriberto Cortez, Mary Dreyer, Stephen Fedele, Tessa Heaney, Amanda Ibanez, Jennifer Isensee, Rogelio Sanchez, Josina Tacconeli, Ashliegh Weissman, last but certainly not least Terry Kling, who is our new librarian. Go Grizzlies!

Welcome New Teachers!!BY EMILIO RODRIGUEZ& REBECCA TERRONES

On a beautiful Sunday morning on September 25, 2011, Fashion Island hosted the Susan G. Komen, Race for the Cure, bringing awareness to participants and vol-unteers the risk of breast cancer and raising money that will be donated to current research in finding a cure.

The runners and participants from across Orange County, and throughout Southern California, began their journey as early as 5AM to 6AM Sunday morning. Our Pink Ribbon Club and fellow Grizzly peers joined this spectacle as well.

Fashion Island was overflowing with the color pink; which is the symbolic color for breast cancer awareness. The streets surround-ing the infamous OC mall were closed and assembled into a running route for the desig-nated runners, bicyclists and strollers.

Walking throughout the streets of the spectacle, I had the privilege to interview a breast cancer survivor of 9 years named Anne. When asked about what this event signified to her she commented by saying that it is a way for her to “reinforce the support these women deserve.” Her words of advice to the women going through breast cancer were “to always have faith.”

As the 5k run was about to begin, and the runners gathered to the starting line, you cannot deny but to feel that all of the breast cancer survivors were full of life and

determined to find a cure from South Orange County. Their charisma radi-ated from their smiles, and their every step showed their determination for the end of cancer.

STUDENT NEWS

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Bienvenue à AP Français Classe!

The school year of 2011-2012 is bringing quite a few changes

this year. One of these additions is the newly established AP French class created by our own, Dr. Robert Engle.

The class is rela-tively small, consisting of only four members: Karen Patricio, David Avila, Irving Diaz, and Jose Ramirez. All of them are seniors. In addition, all of the AP students have been studying four years

of French with Dr. Engle, with the exception of Karen Patricio, who transferred to Godinez mid-sophomore year.

Having a small classroom is a bit of an obstacle for the AP French students. “We have to com-bine our third-year French students and our AP French students together in one class,” said Dr. Engle.

However, it does not seem to be a large issue for the students. When asked about how he felt about the class, GFHS senior David Avila said,”We have more time to expand our knowledge of speaking and understanding

the class, it’s great!” Senior classman Karen Patricio said, “It brings the mem-bers closer, and we tend to have fun in each session.”

The class meets every week on Tuesdays and Thursdays after school. The purpose and goals for these meetings is to improve their writing and to have the students become advanced speak-ers in French. “Three years of French is not enough to pass the AP exam,” said Dr. Engle, “with these addi-tional meetings they are preparing themselves for success.”

BY ANTHONY RAMIREZ

Student Vacations

Christian Araujo and Eduardo Araujo- Traveled to central-México for the Zacatecas Folk-

loric Festival and other festivities.

Anthony Ramirez-Visited Fordham University in New York for a jour-

nalism course.

Ms. Jill Lytle-Participated in volunteer work in Northern Namibia, Africa. Stationed at the Big-Cat Conservation Center

for her two week stay.

Rodolfo Santana-Visited Dartmouth University in New Hampshire for

the campus experience.Ms. Kathy Ochoa

Went to Florida for a beach-filled vacation with her family.

Ms. Graciela González and Ms. Elvia Morales-Traveled to Playa del Carmen, México (1 hour from

Cancún in Yucatán) for their annual summer vacation.

Anne Marie Bullard-Visited both Paris, France, and the islands of Hawaii.

Check out how some Grizzlies and staff spent their summer!!

BY JESUS GONZALEZ

(Photo courtesy of Jesus Gonzales)

Race for the Cure!BY EDUARDO ARAUJO

Superintendant Thelma Melendez with Grizzly Gear (Photo courtesy of Jocelyn Alvarado)

Students and supporters cheering on at Race for the Cure.

Dr. Melendez has big plans for the School District. She believes, “that the Santa Ana school district can be one of the best in the nation.” To ensure success Melendez and the school board have devised a dis-trict wide plan that is based on student data. Dr. Melendez feels that it is necessary to immerse herself in the schools in order to make the best choices. She wants to work not only with school faculty but with students and parents alike to make SAUSD one of the nation’s best school dis-tricts. She left us off with this, “Sticky Floors, glass ceilings. Have you heard that saying? Well it

means that women are held to the floor because of our insecurities- our thoughts that we might not be able to do it or that we doubt that we are capable of doing it. However, we don’t need to stick to the floor. We can do it and we are capable of achieving great things. More women need to break through that glass ceiling and go for those high class jobs. We can do it and I know that you two ladies can definitely break that glass ceiling.”

Thank you Dr. Melendez! Bienvenida a Santa Ana!

New Superintendent at SAUSD (Cont. from page 1)BY VIVIANA ALTAMIRANO

& JOCELYN ALVARADO

(Photos courtesy of Joyce Feuerborn)

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EDITORIALS/STUDENT NEWSEDITORIAL: Dress Code at GFHS

BY SAMANTHA HERRERA

Young the Giant: Up and ComingBY DANIELLE FLORES

On August 28, 2011, the new up and coming Indie rock band, Young the Giant, performed their new single “My Body” at the MTV Video Music Awards. Young the Giant also known as “The Jakes” started off in high school, after making some personal changes to the members band consisted of: Sa-meer Gadhia, Jacob Tilley, Ehson Hash-emian, François Comtois,Payam Doostzadeh, and Eric Cannata. The band practiced as much as possible in the houses of their parents, where they would set up all of thier music equip-ment. When Eric Cannata and François Comtois first joined the band they were a bit sceptical about how far the band would go. Soon after Young the Giant went from practicing at their parents houses’ to performing shows around Orange County, Los Angeles, and at some colleges along the California coast. Once the band became more experienced by performing and a writing more songs guitarist and vocalist Eric Cannata said “... we knew we had the potential to try to do this full time.” The band didn’t think that this journey would bring them as far as it did as fast as it did but they are thankful that they get to do what they love. As we all know it takes hard work, perseverance, and most of all risks to get to your goal. Young the Giant did go to college just as any responsible rock stars would, but one of the biggest risks they had to take was convincing their parents to let them take a year off of school to try to get signed. After all of the prac-ticing, hard work, and even taking a year off of collage, Young the Giant finally got signed to Roadrunner in Records, July of 2009, before the one year deadline.

It was a huge accomplish-ment for the band to get signed but there was one way to re-ally get to the top, and that was performing at the MTV Video Music Awards. On August 28th Young the Giant, confident about their last rehearsal, was ready to perform their new hit single “My Body” in front of family, friends, and the lucky

fans who were invited to watch the performance. Eric Cannata said “We felt at home because so many of our friends were in the crowd.” After the performance at the VMA’s “My Body” skyrock-eted 220% on iTunes which helped the single reach number 65 on Billboard’s Hot 100 chart. Young the Giant is such a talented band and already is on tour with the well known Incubus. The band even got the humble idea of calling everyone who pre-ordered their album on iTunes. Although that opportunity is over, you can still buy their new album “Young the Giant” in stores now. When asked if there was anything he wanted to add, Eric Cannata replied with, “Go Grizzlies!!!” as he should since his father Mr. Cannata is one of the fantastic English teachers here at Godinez.

When asked if there was anything he wanted to

add, Eric Cannata replied with, “Go Grizzlies!!!” as

he should since his father Mr. Cannata is one of the English teachers here at

Godinez.

GOP Primary CandidatesBY CASEY WIANECKI

DEAR GUMMY BEAR...

Dear Gummy Bear, I really like my guy friend. I’ve known him since middle school and I want to tell

him how I feel about him but I’m afraid that if i tell him he might not like me anymore. Our friendship means a lot to me mostly because we’ve been friends for four years. What should I do?

Sincerely, Shy Girl

Dear Shy Girl, Try talking to your friend about the way you feel. Explain to him why you feel the

way you do. As far as you might know, he could feel the same way about you. It doesn’t hurt to talk him about it. If he doesn’t feel the same way then that shouldn’t affect your friendship. Life is about taking chances, and without taking chances, nobody would have ever accomplished anything in life. Be brave and approach him about it. Good luck!

Sincerely, Gummy Bear

Dear Gummy Bear, I am attracted to guys that look like girls, and girls who look like guys, like in the

hot scene person way. Now I don’t know which gender I like. Please help. Sincerely, Confused Lover Dear Confused Lover, If you’re attracted to guys that look like girls, and girls that look like guys, then

chances are that you’re attracted to both sexes. Teen years are always the most confus-ing and the most complicated. Let some time pass and things might begin to clear up for you. But no matter what, don’t be afraid to show who you are. Every one is the same no matter what their sexual orientation is. Don’t be afraid to be yourself. Sincerely,

Gummy Bear

BY FERNANDO PANTALEON& MARIO SALAZAR

There have been students around school complaining over the issue of getting dress codes for “short” clothing while the cheerleaders skirts are shorter than the dress code requirements. They are claiming that they are getting in trouble for their short shorts, when the cheerleaders’ skirts are too mini to wear during school hours. Traci Williams, principal in Piedmont Hills High School, agrees with this. While being interviewed by CBS 5 San Francisco, Williams said that the skirts cause problems in the classroom. She also said, “The class-rooms are an academic environment and when the skirts are far below the standards of what they should be it’s a distraction in the classroom and so we just ask that students respect the classroom.” After Williams enforced the new dress code policy, the cheerleaders

at Piedmont Hills High School aren’t allowed to wear the skirt during school hours but only for games. If the cheerleaders do wish to wear their skirts to school they are required to wear leggings underneath. Not everyone agrees with this. Since it’s tradition for cheerleaders to wear their uniform to school on game days, it seems normal to see the cheerleaders wear their mini skirts to school. Many say it’s unfair for the cheerleaders to be banned from wearing their skirts to school simply because they paid around $300 for their uniform. Our school should come up with some kind of compromise to make the dress code fair. Not necessarily making the cheerleaders wear leg-gings underneath their skirts but think about the appropriate length their hem line should be. Other than that, the cheerleaders are doing a great job on keeping up school spirit up.

The 2012 Presidential Election is just around the corner. President Barak Obama has said that he is running for a second term as Democratic nominee. Here are the some of the GOP front runners for the Republican nomination to be on the look-out for:Rick Perry A general newcomer in political arena, Rick Perry has proved to be a formidable threat in the Republican Primary taking the frontrunner position shortly after entering the race. A current governor of Texas, Perry appeals to the more far right members of his party, showing many close resemblances to his predecessor and former president George Bush. Lately in the polls, Perry has been losing a large part of his lead on the other candidates, this may be due to the fact that Perry has been losing recent debates with his fellow candidates.Mitt Romney A close second to his opponent Rick Perry, Mitt Romney had also been a candi-date 2010 Republican Primary, barely losing to the last election winner, John McCain. The only Mormon candidate in his party, Romney has been viewed as a more moderate candidate in the election .Herman Cain A former CEO of the Godfather’s Pizza Company, Herman Cain has been a frontrunner in the election since his first debate. With no governmental experience, Cain may have difficulty further down the line in the election, but has proved to be one of the most charismatic and likable of the candidates.Michele Bachman Though it started out strong, Bachman’s campaign has lost speed over the pass-ing months due to her political views that have been seen a bit extreme. Bachman has had less luck with the media, often being lampooned for the lack of factual evidence found in many of her political statements.Ron Paul And last there’s Ron Paul, a U.S. Representative of Texas and a defacto founder of the T.E.A. party, Paul has been in politics for a long time and supports controversial issues like drug legalization and prostitutuion.

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

Decadent CupcakesBY STEVEN CORTEZ

Wild Rivers was one of the most visited water parks in Southern California with rides and attractions such as Wipeout, The Patriot and the Safari River Expedition, otherwise known as the “Lazy River.”

Wild Rivers’ current property is owned by the Irvine Co. and once closed will be devel-oped into apartments and housing.

“I’m sad it’s closing, I’d like it to stay. It’s a great park.” said General Manager, Kevin Kopeny, “I’ve worked here for twenty-six years...since I was fifteen.”

“I really don’t want it to close, it’s the first theme park I’ve ever visited!” says Elizabeth Roman, Junior.

The park’s hope is to relocate to an old El Toro location, which happens to be only a few miles from the original location. The process

may take a year or longer to approve. Also, being the largest seasonal youth employer in Orange County, means that many minors and above will be losing a summer job “ ...with no park we can’t have people working,” says Kopeny.

“It’s sad. I’ve been coming here since I was five; the environment is fantastic, everyone is friendly....not a lot of people get to wake up and say ‘I’m happy to go to work’ and I’m one of those people.” said Elizabeth, an employee at Wild Rivers.

“ I’m going to miss everyone, not only people who work here, but those who come to visit too. It’d be nice to stay, but I’m excited for the opportunity to build something new. I’d hate not to have a water park in SO Cal, so I’m anxious for a new park in Orange County;

however I’m disappointed we might miss one year.” said Kopeny.

Wild Rivers Water Park Closed!At the end of September the park closed down after its 25 year run of keeping California cool

BY JAMILAH HOSAN

Wild Rivers Park (Photo courtesy of Jamilah Hosan)

La la la laaaa ---- Auto-Tune!?BY GARDENIA ZAMACONA

It hides in recording studios across the country, launches average singers to extraordi-naire, and was created on a whim. Ladies and gentlemen, I give you Auto-Tune!

Since its creation, Auto-Tune has been lending a helping hand in recording sessions. It was created by Andy Hildebrand,

a retiree from the oil industry. He used a math formula called auto-correlation to find drill sites and this is also the same formula he used to create Auto-Tune in 1996. Once word of Auto-tune got out, music producers began using it to swiftly change a

wrong note and save themselves from an extra studio session. However, Auto-Tune has gone from fixing a small flub to completely chang-ing a singer’s voice. Lady Gaga, Daft Punk, Rhianna, are only a few of the artists who have used Auto-Tune in some of their hit songs. T-Pain is actu-ally a huge fan and user of Auto-Tune and even gave lessons to Kanye West on how to use it. Recently, though, there has been a rise of one hit wonders that have spawned from reality TV shows and youtube, thanks to our friend Auto-Tune. The Situation, from the notorious MTV show, Jersey Shore, is a perfect example of a reality TV show star trying to cross over into the singers arena. He has shown off his “skills” at rapping with his 2010 release, “The Situa-tion”. Quite original, I know. As for youtube one hit wonders, they either make you roll on the floor laughing or

make you rush to the store to buy ear plugs. It’s Friday anyone? Some of the more well-know youtube hits, are simply short viral vid-eos or funny quotes that have been ripped apart and put back together with Auto-Tune written all over them. Don’t believe me, just type in “Charlie Bit Me Auto-Tune Remix” or “Bed Intruder Song” in the search bar next time you go to youtube. Not all artists support the use of Auto-Tune though. Death Cab for a Cutie wore blue ribbons to the Grammy Awards to display their protest against the use of Auto-Tune. The Smiths,The Beatles, Jimi Hendrix; back in their day Auto-Tune didn’t exists and they did just fine without it. So in the end, Auto-Tune is nothing more but a voice modifier, whether it improves the quality of the song, that’s all up to the art-ists and the producers.

(Photo courtesy of Rebecca Terrones)

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BY SUSANA VALERIO XXI - South Coast Plaza

Find the cutest and latest trends at Costa Mesa’s Forever 21. Since its grand opening in June, South Coast Plaza has brought to us one of the biggest and most popular stores in Orange County. A 43, 000 square foot store filled with clothes, shoes, bags, purses, shades, jewelry, hair accesso-ries and more is the right place to shop. It opened on June 27, 2011, to great fanfare as Lindsay Buckley, Forever 21’s headquarter informs us. “The Grand Opening at South Coast Plaza was a fun-filled experience. We had a press event before the opening and a consumer event at 10am. The first 500 people in line were given gift cards ranging from $10 to $210. We also had a nail bar, feather extension hair bar, and we also offered stylist ap-pointments and live music!” Forever 21 is a very popular store, from what Buckley tells us, “[they] counted over 1,500 people in line waiting to enter the store before the opening. [They] know over 2,000 people came through the store on opening day & local celebrities as well .” People and celebrities love brands such as Heritage 1981, 21Men and Love 21, which will be the only brands seen. These are cute brands for school, hot for parties, and some can be casual for dates or a regular day. South Coast Plaza is glad that they’ve opened a Forever 21 and send out a message to their customers, “We are excited to provide our stylish shoppers in Costa Mesa with the latest trends at the most affordable prices.” They’ve got everything from cute to cheap and you do not want to be the person that is seen as a total wreck. Stop by and shop till you drop at South Coast’s Forever 21.

Finding the perfect cupcake location in Orange County is highly difficult, but when you find the perfect match, it’s like no other. I experienced this when I dis-covered Sprinkles Cupcakes, which is located in Newport Beach in a shopping near Fashion Island. A bit of a drive, but from what I soon discovered, it was worth it. I had heard great reviews from friends about Sprin-kles and knew I had to check it out. I reached the location where I gazed upon a huge crowd, and may I add that I absolutely hate waiting in line. I reached the front door and realized it wasn’t a long line, but it was people aimlessly waiting for their order. I quickly submitted my order and soon after I received my decadent cupcake, it was topped with vanilla frosting, along with chocolate sprinkles. I was almost saddened that I had to eat it. I quickly took my seat outside overlooking the beach. The cupcake was perfectly decorated with just the right amount of frosting and sprinkles.. Overall, the location was a bit far, but the cupcakes tasted amaz-ing. I strongly recommend everyone who looks for the perfect baked good to visit Sprinkles Cupcakes.

(Photo courtesy of Steven Cortez)

(Photos courtesy of Orange County Register)

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENTFive Must See Shows!!

RINGER (TUESDAYS @ 9 P.M. ON THE CW)Sarah Michelle Gellar returns in this new drama, as a young woman on the run from the mob, Bridget Kelly. Bridget goes to her twin sister, Siob-

han Martin (also played by Gellar), to escape. The sisters reconnect with each other after being apart for so long, how-ever, as soon as they recon-nected, something unexpected happens, Siobhan disappears. Bridget is shocked and does not know what to do. Bridget decides to take the place of her

sister which is perfect because no one knows Siobhan has a twin sister, and no one would suspect Siobhan was gone. Bridget soon discovers that her sister’s life is far from the picture-perfect life she thought and realizes she is in just as much danger.

BY ANTHONY DO

With fall here, a new television season has started, jam packed with new shows as well as old favorites. CBS, NBC,

The CW, ABC, and FOX are all rolling out new exciting shows for their fall line-up. I watched one new show every

weekday to see what these shows have to offer. The follow-ing are the reviews:

2 BROKE GIRLS (MONDAYS @ 8:30 P.M. ON CBS)This new half-hour comedy tells the story of two waitresses in New York City. First up is Max Black, a hardworking girl who was raised in a poor-working class family, and then there is Caroline Channing, a socialite who lost all her money. Max encounters Caro-line outside the diner where she works; they soon become friends and roommates when Max offers to let Caroline stay with her. Caroline then decides to take up a job as a waitress at the diner. The two talk about their dreams and realize that they can help each other. The two girls work together and make a plan to save money to build up their dream business, a cupcake shop.

THE X-FACTOR (WEDNESDAYS @ 8 P.M. ON FOX)The latest reality competition for singers has arrived. By the looks of it, this show will be a great addition to the FOX network which has had tre-mendous success with American Idol. X-Factor has an all-star judging

panel consisting of Simon Cowell, Paula Abdul, Nicole Scherzinger, and L.A. Reid.With an all-star panel down, what else does this competition have to offer? X-Factor is unlike any other reality competition on television. Solo artist and groups may compete,

and there is $5 million recording contract for the winner. Also, each judge will be given a category: girls 12 to 30, boys 12 to 30, individuals over 30, or groups. The judges will be in charge to guide their singers in the com-petition. This show is a must watch for fans of reality competition shows like American Idol, The Voice, or Sing-Off.

CHARLIE’S ANGELS (THURSDAYS @ 8 P.M. ON ABC)The Angels are back. The 35th anniversary of Charlie’s Angels is this year and what better way to celebrate than to bring the Angels back to television. In the latest reboot of the series, the Angels are based in Miami, Florida. The Angels consist of Kate Prince, a former cop, Abby Sampson, a world-class thief, and Eve French, a street racer. The show follows the same formula as the original in which Charlie assigns the Angels missions to complete each week.

A GIFTED MAN (FRIDAYS @ 8 P.M. ON CBS)This new supernatural drama tells the story of Michael Holt, a wealthy surgeon that works at a New York City clinic. Although on the surface he seems to have it all, he is unhappy and is discon-nected from the people around him. His life soon changes when he sees the ghost of his former wife, Anna. She was recently killed in a tragic car accident and comes back to tell her ex-husband to help with the free clinic she used to work for. Holt begins to help with the free clinic and along the way, learns the true meaning of life and realizes it is not just about money.

Inside Cafe Calacas (Photo Courtesy of Marilynn Montano).

Cafe Calacas Check out this unique Cafe Shop!

BY MICHELLE HERNANDEZ

In downtown Santa Ana there is the Gypsy Den, Chapter One, Memphis, and a Starbucks; however, there is a cafe shop that is unique because of itd differ-ent and affordable prices. At the Gypsy Den you will pay about $15 or more for a meal along with a drink and dessert, but Café Calacas has an affordable meal price. You can order their special deals like buying a burrito wrap and the drink for free whether it is aguas frescas, sweet tea, iced coffee or my personal favorite, Café de Olla. They also serve soup among other meals. A deal like that is than $10. In fact, it would be close to six to seven dollars. They also have chopped fruit salads. The sweet tea is $1.50, and the iced caramel is $2.50. They offer more than your typical gabacho cof-fee shops. It is a good way to hang out with friends and family.

Cafe Calacas on Fourth Street (Photo Courtesy of Jackie Cordova).

Cafe Calacas is located at:324 W 4th StSanta Ana, CA 92701 www.cafecalacas.com

Hours: Mon-Sat 10 am - 5 pm

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(Photo courtesy of Samantha Herrera)(Photo courtesy of Jocelyn Alvarado)

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Around Campus

On Friday, September 2, 2011, the physical education students of Godinez Fundamental High School gathered on the unforgiving blacktop to com-memorate the seventy-fourth annual Hunger Games. The stage was set for an all-out collision between the students where only one could survive. In a barbaric clash of blood, sweat, and small yellow foam balls, the students showed that for some, the odds are truly always in their favor. The following pictures were taken of the horrors of battle...

Death Ball Games at GodinezBY JESUS GONZALEZ

Homecoming ! BY DANIEL BERNAL

(Bottom two photos and center photo courtesy of Jamilah Hosan)

Homecoming is an event that brings the entire student body together. It’s both the game and the dance that lift the students’ spirits.As the football team spends hours practicing for the big game, the cheerleader’s perfect their stunts; the students and staff can only anticipate the days where our school pride is at its highest. This year’s homecoming game, Godinez Fundamental will play against Laguna Beach on Friday, Octo-ber 28 at Segerstrom High School.Next, zip up your wet suits and get ready to dive into this year’s homecoming dance. This year’s homecoming dance has been themed, Under the Sea and will take place in our school’s gymnasium Saturday, October 29. The dress code is semi-formal. So ladies pull out your best cocktail dress and gentleman your classiest blazer and tie. Save the date and get ready to rock the boat at Homecoming 2011! And the nominees for this year’s homecoming court are:

King Queen Eduardo Araujo Susana ValerioHugo Flores Andrea Avalos

Alex Hernandez Crystal Moreno Raul Alba Valerie Garcia Laura Medina

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SPORTS

Swiftly, she runs to the ball before the second bounce and hits it over the net as she begins her first match. This is a routine which is followed every game day by the Godinez Girls’ tennis team players. Practice, diligence and determination are the key factors for the teams’ success. The team worked very hard over the sum-mer practicing from Mondays to Thursdays for four hours a day every week. In addition, the girls’ ten-nis team prepared by challenging themselves, as they participated in the United States Tournament Association. This tournament took place at Cypress College

and consisted of many top ranked players.”In preparation for the girls season, I scheduled tougher pre-season opponents to prepare for the brutal competition our girls face during league play,” explains tennis coach Heriberto Cortez. However, the Godinez Girls’ Tennis Team, is anticipat-ing a very good season this year. “I am very excited about this year’s girls tennis season. This year we were able to return all but a handful of seniors who graduat-ed and keep a solid group of girls that are excited about building a winning program”, exclaimed Cortez.

GFHS Girls’ Tennis Team is back!!“Love all, first serve!”

BY FARA RODRIGUEZ

Boys’ Waterpolo The Godinez Boys’ Waterpolo team season has just begun but

the prospects of the season going well are sensational.

When “definition for water polo” is typed into Google, the fol-lowing description appears: “A wa-ter sport with two teams of swim-mers each of which tries to pass a ball into the other’s goal.” But this game is definitely much more than that. The Godinez Boys’ Water polo team’s season has just begun but the prospects of the season going well are sensational. The program is headed by Coach Erin Sloan who played water polo throughout his entire high school career. There are 14 boys on the varsity team and 27 on junior var-sity. Coach Sloan says that he sees the season going well, hav-ing both faith and trust in his team. “The players are improving. More of them are starting to see the ‘game’, they are starting to see openings, opportunities to score, and opportunities to help team mates.” The players are set up with

a rigorous and full workout routine, having practice both early in the morning and late in the afternoon. As the season progresses so does the team. The team has so far faced teams either at the same level of efficiency or a slightly higher level. Sloan does this for the sake of improving. In early September, the team went to the Los Altos tourna-ment where they faced teams that gave them a lesson in the impor-tance of stepping up to a challenge. As a result, they did not succeed in beating Lakewood High School, a highly competitive opponent, how-ever, now they are more confident in their abilities and strengths. Players such as Brian Florido, 11th grade, Ulises Tapia, 12th grade, and Jason Diaz, 12th grade, are the team’s leaders. A quick talk with Jason Diaz revealed his interpretation of Coach Sloan’s saying “We are always in search of the beautiful game.”

BY MONICA MOLINA

The football team began their new season by losing against Los Amigos High School. Although they lost their first game of the season, they re-covered by gaining three victories against Bolsa Grande High School, Century High School, and Sunny Hills High School before a heartbreaking

but thrilling game against Segerstrom. The football team seems to be having a good season, however; some students wonder if they can perform as well as they did last year. Last year’s football team gained great trust from the students as the team made it to the CIF playoffs for the first time in Godi-nez history. Some students are concerned about the football team not being able to repeat what last year’s team accomplished. “The Godinez football team is great; however, we did lose many talented seniors,” said sophomore Jesus Lopez, who feels that last year’s se-niors proved to be a factor in the team’s chance of reaching the CIF playoffs. Even though students are concerned, they are also hopeful that the football team can win the league and make it to CIF. “I hope the football team can make it to CIF this year,” said Junior Fernando Pantaleon. The season is still far from over and anything can happen. The next four football games could prove challenging for the team. However, no matter what happens, every Grizzly is ready to support and cheer on the football team and show their school spirit. Let’s pack the stands tonight at the Godinez vs. Estancia Foot-ball game at seven at Estancia High School!! Go Grizzlies!!

Football SeasonThe highly anticipated 2011 GFHS Football season has begun!

BY HUGO SALGADO

Andrea Guerra in the JV Girls’ Tennis Team (Photo courtesy of Fara Rodriguez)

The (JV or Varsity) team during (Photo courtesy of Jason Diaz)

Godinez Football game (Photo courtesy of Emilio Rodriguez)

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Grizzly Gazette Editorial Policy

The Grizzly Gazette is published six times per academic year by students in journalism class at Godinez Fundamental High School.Content is determined by the staff and does not necessarily reflect the opinions or policies of Godinez Fundamental High School’s faculty, administration, adviser or student body.Students are protected in their exercise of press freedom by the First Amendment to the Con-stitution of the United States and California Education Code 48907.Signed editorials and columns reflect the views of the writer.Letters to the editor and guest commentaries are encouraged and must be signed, although anonymity can be granted on a case-by-case basis. The editors review letters to the editor, advertising, guest com-mentaries, reserves the right to edit and refuse material. Reasons can include length, clarity, libel, and obscenity, material disruption of the educational process at Go-dinez Fundamental High School or violation of copyright laws.

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October/November 2011

Late Night with Counselors (3-

7:00 pm)Football vs.

Costa Mesa @ Estancia HS

Late Night with Counselors (3-

7:00 pm)

Late Night with Counselors (3-

7:00 pm)

Homecoming Game vs. La-guna Beach @

Segerstrom

Homecoming Dance “Under

the Sea”

Athletes of the MonthSeptember 2011

Boy’ Cross-Country: Guillermo Hernandez 12th Grader VarsityGirls’ Cross-Country: Cindy Leonides 10th Grader Varsity Football: Raul Rodriguez 12th Grader Varsity Girls’ Tennis: Lilly Ramirez 12th Grader VarsityBoys’ Water Polo: Stephen Mendoza 10th Grader JVGirls’ Volleyball: Viridiana Serrano 10th Grader Varsity

Cross Country Championship @ Irvine Park

SAT for Se-niors!

WaterPolo Tournament @ Valley (3 pm)

WaterPolo vs. Valley @ Val-ley (3:15 pm)

Late Night with Counselors (3-

7:00 pm)

Late Night with Counselors (3-

7:00 pm)

Late Night with Counselors (3-

7:00 pm)

Aspects of Love @ Godi-

nez (7 pm)

Jr. Dance Show-case @ Godinez

(7 pm)

The Crucible @ Godinez (7 pm)

Veteran’s DayNo School

End of Second Grading Period

The Crucible @ Godinez (3 pm)

The Crucible @ Godinez (2 pm)

Thanksgiving Break starts

Modified Day

Pep Assembly at GodinezOur school year started with great enthusiasm as we took off with our first Pep Assembly Friday, October 7, 2011! Here are some photos:

(Photo courtesy of Emilio Rodriguez)

(Photo courtesy of Andrea Rodriguez)