Sexual Assault Training Class
On the days of May 11th and May 12th, two women from the North County Rape Crisis and Child Protection Center came to Pioneer Valley High School to teach other girls what to do when in a situation where sexual assaulting is happening, and what sexual assault really is. According to Teresa Loya, worker, there are three types of sexual assault: verbal, visual, and physical.
On May 11th, we learned the definition of sexual assault. The definition is any sexual activity without consent. Consent is the most important thing, because it is the thin line that separates sexual activity and rape, and consent can be revoked at any time. Statistics show that rape or any sexual assault happens to one in four women and one in six men, but only one out of ten people actually report it. It sounds ridiculous not reporting it, but victims feel ashamed, they try to see what they could’ve done to prevent it, but the truth is that it is not their fault at all.
Statistics show that 90% of the time it’s someone you know, rather than a stranger. Many, many, MANY people think that looks factor in to sexual assault, but in most cases it almost never does. People rape because they want to feel like the dominant one, and look for weakness and vulnerability in their victims.
The following day, the two workers, Maria and Teresa, taught the other girls and I self-defense and how to use it. Self-defense is pretty self-explanatory, but there’s a certain point to where it’s time to run and get help because staying and fighting won’t always be in your favor. Using self-defense could be in situations like being in an alley or anywhere else in public where you feel scared or threatened, because it is a possibility being assaulted in public, but that doesn’t mean you can use it just to hurt someone who made you angry. Some moves the girls were taught include situations where the offender grabs your wrists, shoulders, and even when the offender pins the victim on the ground. There were many moves learned, but these three will greatly help. -Jasmin Chavez
La Bamba Movie Review
Starring Lou Diamond Phillips as Ritchie Valens, La Bamba chronicles the life of a struggling chicano family as their son rises to fame through rock ‘n roll. Throughout the film, director Luis Valdez takes us on an emotional rollercoaster as the family struggles to adapt to living in Los Angeles from migrant labor camps, as well as trying to nurture young Ritchie Valens’s natural talent for guitar. Valdez lets us peer into the home life of Ritchie Valens through his tumultuous but loving relationship with his brother Bob, his girlfriend Donna, and the rest of his family. This film is very heartfelt, and a perfect movie to watch with your family on any evening. I give this movie 5 guitars out of 5 for its careful balance of family dynamics with rising stardom.
-Lorenz Dodson
A Pen
No one would think twice about a black pen.
The soulless ink stains the purest of white.
Permanent.
The ink drips down my calloused fingers into every fold.
Intrusive.
It crawls through my skin as my hands shake with every letter.
Unforgiving.
My body welcomes the uninvited guest as a part of me.
Soulful.
No one would think twice about a black pen.
-Alexis Dagar
Weekly Calendar
Activites:
Wednesday, May 18
FCA Meeting - lunch - Room 555
Club Salsa Caliente - lunch - Room 603
GSA - 12:35 pm - Room 421
PV Smash Club – lunch – Room 611
Panther Pals Dance 8:30 – 11:30 am – 500s
Thursday, May 19
Student Council Business Meeting - 7:30 am - Room 508 Mock Trial - lunch - Room 212
FFA Banquet
Panthers Got Talent – finals – lunch - amphitheatre
Friday, May 20
#viral – all day – 500s (English classes/schedule of classes will be sent by email)
Powderpuff Rally – lunch – amphitheatre
Powerpuff Game – 5:00 (freshmen/sophomores)
7:00 (juniors/seniors) – stadium
-Animation by Berenice Sanchez