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The Airplane Miracle: The Hudson River landing

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By Andrew Swartz and Miranda Ramirez

Recently there was an airplane crash in New York City Harbor. According to the BBC website there were 155 passengers and all were unharmed; including a baby that’s only a couple of months old. After taking off at LaGuardia Airport the plane suffered difficulties and had to land in [...]

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New Website Up

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Mr. Smith the Academic Dean at LPS has been working long and hard to develop our new school website. You will be able to find updated information about the upcoming events at school, our staff, and enrollment information.
The website looks wonderful, and will continue to improve with lots of pictures, video, [...]

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What’s It Like to be a Stanford Student?

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By Karla Tapia & Alejandro Lara

At school, we’re constantly talking about college. Karla is very interested in Stanford because she’s planning on being a pediatrician. She heard of Stanford being one of the top universities in the whole state for medical school. So, in order to find out more about what it’s like to be [...]

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The NFL Football Aftermath

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By Josh Garza & Osvaldo Herrera

The NFL Playoffs started January 3rd. The teams consisted of many talents and many good teams. On Saturday the 3rd, the first teams to play were the Atlanta Falcons vs. Arizona Cardinals. The game was very close, but the Cardinals won with a final score of 30-24. Later that day, [...]

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Campus Changes

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A podcast by Alberto Ceja & Teresa Ybarra
Some people are very afraid of change but not all change is a bad thing, sometimes its even for a good cause. The last couple of weeks before winter vacation, we had seen a couple changes around the campus. If you had paid close attention to the differences [...]

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Hell on Earth: AP Classes

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by Joseph Fernandes, Osvaldo Herrera, & Ranfis Villatoro
TRANSCRIPT: This is Joseph Fernandes, Osvaldo Herrera, and Ranfis Villatoro, from the Catalyst and we’re going to be talking about AP classes. AP, or advanced placement, classes are a new occurrence to the students of LPS, and many are finding them to be a virtual hell. AP classes [...]

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