Whether the movies are in the theaters now, on DVD or still highly anticipated, you’ll find out what a set of Oaktown Teen Times writers from Oakland High, East Oakland School of the Arts and Media Academy think about them in these short outtakes below. They have your pocketbook in mind as they let you know which films to target and which to miss...
CHRISTIAN HERNANDEZ, Oakland Unity High
Before deadmau5, David Guetta and LMFAO, there were many pioneers of the electronic music scene. Does anyone of the 2012 generation know exactly where and when this scene came from? Much of it originated from Detroit in the 1980s. The Detroit-based group Octave One just released its latest album, “Revisited (Here, There, and Beyond),” which celebrates...
LISA BOYAKINS, McClymonds High School
It’s the talk at McClymonds High School: a 17-year-old shot and killed on Feb. 26 in Sanford, Fla., while wearing a hoodie and returning home from the store with Skittles and an iced tea. Many students said, “That could have been me.” In the weeks following Trayvon Martin’s death, McClymonds students and graduates were upset. Reactions ranged...
In Haiti, education is not as easily accessible to youth as it is in the United States. While some Haitian parents can afford to pay motorcycle drivers to transport their kids to school, less fortunate students have to walk miles to attend, and a significant number of children simply cannot go. Determined to make a difference, 16 students from throughout...
updated May 3, 2012
ALYSON DALGETTY & LEA HAMILTON, Skyline High School
Due to a surprise audit by the state that found widespread inadequacies in the accuracy of Skyline’s attendance records, Principal Troy Johnston has implemented new, stricter record-keeping...
updated December 14, 2011
Despite a younger team (only seven seniors) and a close first half (score tied at 13-13), the McClymonds Warriors scored three touchdowns in the second half to win the Silver Bowl on...
updated May 3, 2012
CAROLINA BURCIAGA, Oakland Unity High
Tough times, skyrocketing tuition and difficulty securing enough college loans and scholarships have led a lot of students to hold back on attending four-year universities even though...
updated May 3, 2012
CLAUDIA SUAREZ, East Oakland School of the Arts
Just recently my favorite aunt and uncle, who used to live in Oakland, came to visit us from their new home in Portland, Ore. I could tell by their eyes how different an Oakland car...
updated May 3, 2012
In Haiti, education is not as easily accessible to youth as it is in the United States. While some Haitian parents can afford to pay motorcycle drivers to transport their kids to school,...
updated May 3, 2012
Whether the movies are in the theaters now, on DVD or still highly anticipated, you’ll find out what a set of Oaktown Teen Times writers from Oakland High, East Oakland School...
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