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Wildfires in Washington

Melidy M. by Melidy M.

 Burning areas in Washington state are increasing because of intense climate change.     The wildfires that spread worldwide are causing air pollution to the people and increasing health risks.     “This air quality has caused several problems for us and others because of the air we inhale every day. There is no clean air around, so coughs […]

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Police Persecution and National Hysteria

Brandon V. by Brandon V.

Police persecution, a mostly unreported event currently occurring, is high as police hysteria increases countrywide. As the year progressed, certain circumstances such as Jorge Floyd’s Death, Breana Taylor’s Death, and Jacob Blake’s death can have accelerated the cause of the anti-cop and defunding movements. These so-called movements may have good intentions in mind, but good intentions don’t always work well once implemented in the real world.

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Presidential Debate

Melidy M. by Melidy M.

Presidential Debate. President Donald Trump versus Vice President Joe Biden. Two candidates were making direct arguments to identify who will make a better president for America. Open discussions about the riots and the CoronaVirus outbreak. Starting September 29, and ending at 9 pm central.    “Under this president, we become weaker, sicker, poorer, more divided, and […]

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Stocking Up!

Brandon G. by Brandon G.

Stocking Up! Customers at the H.E.B in Sharyland, Mission are continuing to make purchases while following social distancing guidelines. Customers have continued to make these purchases to ensure that they are providing enough food for themselves and their families. H.E.B has followed the social distancing guidelines by leaving markers on the floor to indicate the six feet distance and by leaving hand sanitizer at the exit.

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Covid-19 Student Council Communicating with students

Angelica G. by Angelica G.

With new officers and educational settings, new communication methods are being discussed for the students. The student council officers have been wondering how to keep in contact with students during Covid-19 online learning to allow interactions with the students. 
The Junior student body President is willing to keep everyone safe and suggests his idea for communication. “Mainly, I would do this by talking to them, maybe starting a group chat,” he said “I would think of what they’d prefer, like what’s more convenient for them to use. So probably, if it was on Snapchat then Snapchat, if Whatsapp then Whatsapp. It just depends on the student’s preferences.”
Current Student Body Vice-President has different thoughts compared to the president. “ I thought of doing surveys and sending them out during the first period, to write suggestions that the students want,” She said, “ I do want to make it anonymous as well.” 
During an interview, the Former Student Body President and Vice-President had given their suggestions on keeping in contact with the rest of the class. “I think that my way of trying to keep in contact with the rest of the students is by creating google forms either for the whole class of 2022, separated group forms, or directing individual forms for the students.” said the former vice president. “I would create multiple Google meets with the students, or create one huge meet for all the students,” said the former president. 
“That’s going to be one of the challenges that we are going to have to face as a student council,” the president said. “we are going to try our best to find a source of communication that works for all students.”  
The student council is currently trying to figure out the way they plan on communicating with the students and is going to announce when the results are set. 


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Input: Advanced Tech Coming

Roberto B. by Roberto B.

Elon Musk takes up the task to help innovate AI performance on mental illnesses in upcoming years.
Next year, the Founder of Neuralink, Elon Musk, is planning to integrate AI interfaces in human bodies to help people with brain malformations ease daily activities like phones and computers.
Musk said that one-day, Neuralink will be able to cure diseases such as Dementia, Parkinson’s disease, and spinal cord injuries.
“Neuralink is on an entirely different level,” Sandra Altamira, a psychology teacher at STEM, said. “Although the question is raised on the risk, these participants will face while undergoing surgery.”
Musk has ensured the safety of his participants under his care.
“By testing it with several governmental agencies,” Musk said.
“For me, what scares me the most is the possibility of rejection after implementation of the chip,” Elon said during a recent presentation regarding concerns. During the presentation, Musk displayed a prototype version that is placed behind the ear.
“However, to create progress, we must test the interface on the brain,” Elon said
“At first, society will question the use of AI integration as an act of playing god,” Altamira said. “After a time, people would begin to accept Neuralink and trust the wonders it can bring towards people with degenerative diseases.”
“It’s important to push the boundaries of human innovations while taking into account the downsides it may bring towards us,” Altamira said.
Musk has said that the power of Neuralink is unknown unless it’s tested and tried on humans to hopefully better humanity.
“Risk and Reward effects are something to carefully examine in the upcoming years for Neuralink,” Musk said.
To set the bar high by starting to cure diseases that most older citizens face. The future of Neuralink is solely based on its end results in the upcoming years.

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District readies reopening plan following loosened state restrictions

Brandon G. by Brandon G.

Students are set to begin reentering school doors on Oct. 5. Schools in the State of Texas will do so in response to a Sept. 17 declaration from Texas Gov. Gregg Abbott to loosen some of the restrictions enacted in response to COVID-19.

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The district has begun plans to prepare for what schools will look like and be expected to comply with once they reopen.

A school staff member said that students would return in three different phases. This means students will go back gradually.

Phase one will be from Oct. 5 through 16 and is being offered to kids that have no connectivity or some connectivity but not reliable.

Phase two will be from Oct. 19 through the 30th, and they are going to open it up to more kids, for example, a special population.

Phase three will be on Nov. 2, and parents will have a choice between virtual and face-to-face for all students, and all teachers will have to go back.

As we go into the first phase, a few teachers have volunteered to go back and do face to face instruction with students.

¨Basically because I think it would be easier to work with the students so that they don’t like to log into the computer and then leave it there and just have it their listening to it. I was ready to take all my stuff back into the classroom and do my lessons from there,¨ Fred Mungia, schoolteacher, said. ¨They haven’t said anything; they might have the assistants do it, for now, once there are more kids, and they cannot handle them, they will probably call more.¨

Within the first phase, students that have no connection to the internet have the choice to go back to schools. This allows them to use the school’s Wi-Fi to do their work for their classes.

¨I feel that given the current situation that our country is still in, I think that it is still unsafe for kids to go back to school.¨ Alejandra Alonzo, a community member said. ¨Although my family doesn’t have access to the internet; I’m not going to risk putting their lives on the line.¨

Recently Hidalgo County tweeted out on Twitter that the office of Judge Richard F. Cortez suggested that schools should wait until Oct. 25 to open up schools again. This would give county health officials more time to come up with a reopening plan.