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The Eagle Dayz Edition

As we wind down the semester, one of our signature events that has developed over the past couple of years is Eagle Dayz. During Eagle Dayz, April 24, we expect over 500 high school seniors will be on campus to take advantage of priority registration and Registration 365.

Reg 365 allows students to register for classes for summer, fall and spring. Student will also be provided tours and when they leave for the day they will have a full year schedule of courses in their hands. Eagle Dayz is becom-ing so popular we even have stu-dents from out of our service area wanting to attend. Our Services Staff, faculty, and M&O staff, and administration will all be on hand. Come check us out!

A Letter From the President Don Warkentin

Featuring:

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Imagine the surprise of being told at age sixty-five that a new technology exists allowing you to see color for the first time. The glasses were originally developed to aid oncology surgeons to see the subtle differences in cancerous and necrotic tissue. Recently Mr. Rengh was among a select few given an opportunity to receive these amazing glasses.

During an exclusive interview with Mr. Rengh, he shared his feelings on those moments that touched him the most when viewing the world through these cutting edge lenses. “I was able to see my wife’s beautiful brown eyes, and got goosebumps when I saw our American flag for the first time in all its glory.” I asked him, what surprised him the most? He said, “I never liked the color Purple. Before it seemed such a drab, muddy shade and I couldn’t see why some found it so appealing. Now that I can see the different shades I appreciate the beauty of the color.” Over the next six months as his eyes adjust to wearing the glasses his ability to see and distinguish color in a wider range will develop. For students, the recognition of Microsoft Excel green, Word blue, Outlook orange, and One Note purple keep us grounded in the fun-damentals he teaches, a mundane detail easily overlooked in their simplicity, to David Rengh they now signify an entire new learning experience.

What if you lived your entire life seeing only shades of gray? David Rengh, one of our Computer Science instructors here at West Hills College Lemoore, has done just that, yet he never allowed this to interfere with his dreams. His color blindness lim-ited his opportunities during his military service as to what jobs he was allowed to train for, but this only drove him to work harder to achieve success in the career he loved. After retiring from the military he chose a new career in teaching, his own belief rubbing off on his students… with perseverance anyone can achieve their individual dreams.

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Purple RenghBy Wendy Tetrault

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Kick Some ASBBy Reed McMillan

The old adage, “what you don’t know can’t hurt you”, is not true for West Hills Lemoore students. Your time at West Hills Lemoore might feel like the 9-5 grind; however, it doesn’t have to be that way. Would you like to be in on the secret? Campus life at West Hills can be a lot of fun! Are you that amazing artist who missed the chance to showcase at Collision of Vision? Are you that person spending 40 minutes looking for parking because you missed the parking lot raffle? Are you bursting with a tal-ent that you would love to showcase in WHCL’s first ever talent show? No worries—you will have another chance because stuff like this happens all the time. These events, and many more, are created and funded by the ASB. The Associated Student Body loves to create, host, and co-host events to make your time on campus more enjoyable. But what’s the catch? The ASB is the student body government that is working for you, and we need your help. Yes, you read that correctly. We need you, the student, to help us reach our full potential.

The only catch to all this awesomeness is that we need your in-volvement. Why get involved? What’s in it for you?

•Academically, transfer colleges love to see student involvement.•Boost your resume.•Opportunity to be involved with students that share your inter-ests.•Opportunity to help create new events that align with your inter-ests.

So get involved with ASB, ditch that 9-5 grind and inject some fun into your college life. With student officers transferring to four-year colleges your help is needed more than ever. Elections will be held soon so don’t wait to sign up. Applications to run for office can be found on your student email or in the Administration building. Make sure to turn in your application by April 30th so you can join with the ASB in improving campus life for all stu-dents.

What do you think of when you hear the word “journalism?” You most likely think of a crowded office space, phones ringing, and people chattering back and forth about what’s the scoop. You might think of the Fresno Bee, or the New York Times. Well here at West Hills Lemoore College, we have both a Journalism 1 & Jour-nalism 2A, which create articles for the EagleEye newspaper. EagleEye publishes two papers a semester that are about 12 pages each edition. Each paper starts out as an idea, like a book or a movie. Students pitch their ideas to the class and discuss if it fits with the theme of the newspaper. For example, the last edition of the EagleEye was the March Madness edition. This edition con-tained articles that were sports related and included articles that may seem “mad” to the average reader. Students are also welcome to bring their creativity and can write almost anything if approved by the student writers. It may be difficult sometimes to pitch your idea and see if anyone will read your article. You have to see if the fish will bite. However, do not let this discourage you there are always opportunities to let your creativity flow. There are also benefits such as transferable units and the ability to add this class to your resume. Wendy Tetrault, the current Supplemental Instructor states “I found by taking this class, that it increased my confidence in writing papers for other classes such as English, History and Sociology; as well as being a part of building a new legacy at West Hills Lemoore.” The fact that you can get these benefits from two classes is amazing. We need writers like you to help EagleEye alive and thriv-ing, bringing in fresh content when it’s possible. EagleEye needs creativity, Eagle Eye needs you.Go and register for Journalism 1 & Journalism 2A today!

Inside EagleEye Some Math: With Shawn JacksonAre you smarter than a 5th grader question :)

Big Al, the ape, ate 100bananas in 5 days. Each dayhe ate 6 more bananas than

on the previous day. Howmany bananas did Big Al eat

on the first day?

(Answer on page 7)

Professors are People Too: Featuring: Kim Sheffield

Student Reporter: Josephine Perez“There is not much people don’t know about me”

“I love to garden and travel”

“I am passionate about my grandchildren”

“I have two [grandchildren] a little boy, and a little girl”

-“I am originally from Miami, Florida”

-“I went to Fresno State.”

“I’m insanely picky when it comes to grammar, punctua-tion, and spelling. Errors make me crazy.”

You’ve Been Accepted Jevon Price

“Congratulations! I am pleased to inform you of your admission to California State University, Fresno.” - My admissions letter from Fresno State. If you are like me and you are plan-ning on transferring for Fall of 2015, you should be awaiting an admissions letter, hopefully congratulating you. The scariest part is not about getting in, it’s leaving West Hills, my home for the last 2 years. Grow-ing up doesn’t always have to be like the baby bird being pushed out of the nest. Not only do you have plenty of instructors that have prepared you, you also have Student Services here at West Hills, as well as Coun-seling Services at your future school that will help you when you prepare to leave the comfort of the Eagle’s Nest. To follow-up on some important topics from my previous article about What Transfers?, I was taken under the wing of our own Student Services and we got some answers to many of our concerns. As pre-viously mentioned in the earlier article, Fresno State will not accept Bio 20 or 24, but those classes are no longer offered here at West Hills. The online Bio 10 lab component will not be accepted. On the other hand, if you took the in-class lab go get a form from Mr. David Bolt so the admissions department doesn’t question it and delay your accep-tance. We were finally able to conclude that Spanish 1 is accepted for GE, it was hidden away on the assist.org site.

Here are some great tips I took away from our Student Services:

• All WHC courses numbered 1-49 are accept-ed at CSUs, there might be exceptions to major classes

• Journalism 1 & 2A will be accepted, as well boost your GPA and your resume

• Use assist.org as a resource, but always dou-ble check with your counselor and annually review your Ed plan

You might not know but we have some Guar-antee Transfer Degrees here at West Hills. These will guarantee that you will be accepted to a CSU, as well guarantee that you will only have to take 60 units there.

Yes, I did double check with Fres-no State and it is true, it’s a LAW! Look through the Degree Catalog and find AA-T or AS-T degrees, there are about 11 currently and more added throughout the school year. The only recommendations I got from Fresno State about this is to check with ADegreeWithAGuarentee.com and after finding a CSU that accepts your degree, double check with them as early as possible. Take it from me, this is a whole lot easier when you consult your lifelines and find your team here at WHC:

• Social Science Team: Clerical Support Aimee Freitas 559-925-3790

• Arts and Letters Team: Clerical Support Monique Suter 559-925-3341

• Career Tech Ed Team: Clerical Support Susan Arriola 559-925-3134

• Health and Wellness Team: Clerical Sup-port 559-925-3320

• Math and Science Team: Clerical Sup-port Jennifer Cadena 559-925-3343“Own your education,” Sylvia Dors-ey-Robinson VP of WHC Student Ser-vices. Here is her list of things to do:

1. Review your Ed Plan with your counsel-or annually2. Submit FASFA on time3. Go to orientation

In September 2011, two guys from Stanford University named Evan Spiegel and Bobby Murphy created a fun mobile app called Snap-chat. This app allows you to send pictures; and video to others in seconds without taking a long time as it would to send through a text message. A few months later, they were in the same room with Face-book CEO Mark Zuckerberg who turned down a chance to purchase the app because he thought it would never catch on. “Well Snapchat was originally meant to be used for sending nudes. People just start-ed using is for everyday crap, it’s dumb!” Lemoore WHC student Juan Herrera said. Two years later, Snapchat is one of the top used social media apps with over 700 million pictures and videos sent daily. Business magazines have reported that smart phone analytics have proved that people are using Snapchat as an equivalent to regu-lar text messaging. Now what does this mean? Well if you haven’t started using Snapchat yet, you might fall behind on the trends. The company has now teamed up with various networks such as Comedy Central, Vice, CNN, ESPN, etc. to provide daily content for the app, only to com-pete with Facebook. In 2013, Zuckerberg reconsidered and offered (Snapchat) 3 billion dollars; the offer was turned down. “The popu-lar Snapchat, which some analysts have said poses a potential threat to Facebook when it comes to usage among teens, is used daily by 46% of teenagers,” said by Brad Reed of the Boy Genius Report.

It might seem to be a “thing” for young people, but older gen-erations are slowly learning to adapt to this new trend. “I think Snapchat has more privacy than Facebook, but Facebook has more than Snapchat, to me they’re both completely different. I like them both, but I’ll go on Facebook more than Snapchat,” said by Lemoore WHC student Angela Ramos. Tons of social me-dia sites and apps have failed over the years such as Path, Digg, Friendster, Google+, and of course Myspace, but it looks like Snapchat has found that missing ingredient to be original against its competition. Whether you use it or not, it has already left its mark on popular culture. Today people seem to enjoy receiving pictures and videos that they only get to see once, unless you’re one of those creeps who screenshots everyone and we know who you are!

Snapfad?By Raymond Garcia

Contributor: Amelia Escobedo

By Cristobal Cobian

4-EagleEye- April/May 2015 EagleEye- April/May 2015-5 Have your parents ever told you “You’re going to college whether you like it or not.”? Perhaps they bypassed this demand all together and simply asked “Have you picked a college yet?” Maybe your teachers and friends have made similar statements, and the pressures getting into a good col-lege, and by “good college” we mean uni-versity, is looming over you. Or possibly it’s the other way around and you’ve actually been aspiring to go to a certain college. In any case, when you are accepted to the col-lege of your choice you’re suddenly hit with reality… universities and private colleges have insane price tags that average $30,000-$40,000 a year. In addition you may not have picked a major, or know what career you want to pursue. Why go thousands of dollars into debt if you’re not sure of your academic goal. Perhaps you’ve chosen a major but later in the year you realize that what you thought you wanted to do was not at all that it seemed. Why spend thousands of dollars on a career you hate, or don’t intend to pursue?

So, how do you avoid this finance crippling predicament? Community College (West Hills College Lemoore) By spending two years of post-sec-ondary education at West Hills College Lemoore you will spend a tenth of tuition cost compared to a university. Tuition on average at a UC, CSU, or private college is $7,000 a semester. At West Hills the average cost of tuition would be $700. Moreover, there are many financial assistance options for high school students, recent high school graduates, adult students, and active duty military service members. The Board of Governors Enrollment Fee Waiver, for Cal-ifornia residents only, covers tuition. While you’re saving thousands you have plenty of time to figure out what type of career you desire to pursue without having to be out of school. West Hills offers over 170 differ-ent fields of study which you can earn an associates degree, or certification. Receiving a good education, and having a great ca-reer, doesn’t have to cost thousands. It just means soaring as a Golden Eagle.

Take a look around you. Chances are the majority of people are looking down at their phones. This has become the norm when passing time between classes. It’s a social phenomenon that has fundamentally changed how we as college students go about our daily lives. West Hills College itself has a user friendly website that allows us to email teachers, check class cancellations, pay our tuition, print financial aid paperwork, and see our grades instantaneously. Things seen as trivial in today’s group of students were inconceivable no more than 20 years ago. So what do today’s students think? When asked how often he uses social media, a student who wished to remain anonymous, stated, “I’m on my phone almost all day. I have to keep my charger with me or else it will die.” He continued, “Usually I use it for practical reasons like checking emails or meeting my study group. But, sometimes my English teacher likes to ramble and [my phone] is a welcome distraction.” His comments show just how easy it is to Check Out during class and Check-In to Facebook, Instagram, or Twit-ter. (Shameless Plug 101: Find EagleEye on Facebook and follow us on Instagram @EagleEye.Lemoore) On one hand, technology delivers up to date information, gives us the world at our fingertips, and makes communication easier than ever before. On the other, it has caused us to become an impatient student body. After all, who wants to wait for their grades or their teachers to email them back? Unfortunately, grad-ing takes time and teachers are only human. I know, it’s ridiculous that we mighty students must wait a cou-ple hours to be taken care of . This, however, is a great opportunity to let yourself decompress. I mean sure, technology and social media are wonderful things but don’t forget to look away from the screen and disengage from the online world once in a while. A study done by ICMPA found that all of the students tested were more productive after taking an entire day off social media. So not only does a break help you to get more done, it also saves you from going haywire on your psych teacher for not posting your test grade! And you never know, turning away from the screen could make media seem anything but social.

Connected It’s All About the Money

By Josephine Perez

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An Eccentric Film Review: WhiplashBy David Gejeian

This film’s accolades remove it from the “eccentric” genre. But, the cinematic qualities and creativity keep if from being in the “Holly-wood Mainstream” genre as well. Either way, what this film does, and does well, is present a new and inventive piece of visual art. The natural sounds and lack of sounds are stunning. The music is uncom-promised—meaning songs are fully played and we aren’t cut short by directors who rush us through lightning montages. The story moves slowly, but this is its strength. Scenes are unrushed and the power that is often created on screen lingers in the moments where it is near-ly impossible to look, but equally impossible to look away. Erase any judgments you have of J.K. Simmons from Spiderman or his cheesy-Farmers Insurance commercials—instead brace yourself for one of the great performances in modern cinema. What he does in this film is uncanny. He proves that you don’t have to be a drug lord or profes-sional assassin to be feared on the screen. He evokes a different type of fear. It’s an intellectual fear. Miles Teller’s roll as Andrew, the un-relenting prodigy drummer turned obsessive, is amazing as well. His coming of age role and personal drive are well displayed on the screen. Do yourself a favor--block off a few hours for this film. Whether you like it or not, intellectual chaos is entertaining.

By Jacob Kipp

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Eagle Dayz Peanut Butter Cookies_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

- Makes 24-36 cookies -

1/2 cup butter1/2 cup peanut butter

1/2 cup sugar1/2 cup brown sugar

1 egg 1 teaspoon vanilla

1 1/4 cups sifted flour3/4 teaspoon baking soda

1/4 teaspoon salt

-Preheat oven to 375-Mix first six ingredients

-Add the rest of the ingredients-Mix well

-Roll into balls and press down with a fork dipped in sugar

Baking:Bake 1-12 minutes on ungreased

cookie sheet

Danm

ar Moreno

There’s an old saying: “Put a thousand monkeys in a room with typewriters and they’ll eventually produce the works of Shakespeare.” Now picture instead not one thousand monkeys all with typewriters, but twenty thousand monkeys and only one typewriter, half of them screaming desperately trying to make further progress while the other half throw their feces around. That’s probably the best example to describe the internet sensation of Twitch Plays Pokémon.

Twitch Plays Pokémon began February 13, 2014 as an online social experiment on the live-streaming website of Twitch, where thousands of users played one single game of Pokémon Red by inputting single commands through the chat room. Their commands would all be performed by the game – all of them, in a row, without skipping a person. At the end of the original run, in two weeks’ time, the number of players had increased from a respectable one hundred players the first day to 1.16 million players. And of those million, about thirty were students from right here at West Hills.

Think about it: more than a million players at one time. That’s comparable to the amount of people on a single Xbox Live server. The dif-ference between the two, other than the fact that you’re probably not regretting having an Xbox, is the fact you’re simply inputting com-mands through a chatroom to play a best-selling game that’s almost 18 years old.

Let’s not forget the big issue: you’re not playing by yourself. Sure it’s still a single-player game… just with an average of eight hundred thousand people controlling at the same time, each with their own desires, schedules, and play styles. The result? At one point, the player character was stuck on a ledge for almost three days. How must that sound to a Pokémon player? What does that mean to one who’s never touched the game? This is just a taste of how difficult it is to complete a single objective without some form of democracy.

This odd phenomenon involving a bunch of strangers worldwide was just weird enough for people to take notice. People would mourn fallen party members, irretrievable due to the unending anarchy. Fan-art popped up, not just of Pokémon species but of specific creatures used in-game, made-up personality and all. Subsects of fandoms existed long before this, but imagine Trekkies “worshipping” what liter-ally amounts to data, with additional information made up by fans. It’s not like “Bird Jesus” or “Lord Helix” would otherwise exist in this children’s-oriented franchise, you dig?

If you still can’t imagine this, why not ask students and players Danmar Moreno and Ryan Holter, who played a part in this experi-ment. “I couldn’t believe it,” states Ryan Holter. “I love Pokémon, and being able to play it and be a part of something like Twitch Plays Pokemon was kind of cool. Plus, not having to deal with any Power Rangers is a massive boost.” “I didn’t know what to make of it either,” adds Danmar Moreno thoughtfully. “I thought it was Digimon at first. Either way, it gave me a voice in something that sorta matters. Ten-out-of-ten.”

So what are we trying to say, as the creators finish celebrating the project’s one-year anniversary? Maybe that the simplest of things can have the most surprising of outcomes, or that just because the first Pokémon game is almost twenty years old doesn’t mean you still can’t get anything out of it. Most importantly though, it’s good to know that even West Hills students can be a part of something extraordinary! If you’re bored and “twitch’n” to see just how chaotic things were, or if you want an awesome idea for that sociology paper you’re avoid-ing, then check out highlights on YouTube.

Twitch’n For a Feel’n: How 5000 People Created a Religion Based On Pokémon

By Alonzo Cason & Ryan Holter The 2015 Division 1 National Wrestling Championships were this March and our small town of Lemoore was well represented having a Lemoore High alum crowned champion.

Reaching the National Championships is the dream of every young wrestler in this country. It’s college wrestling’s equivalent of the Super Bowl but instead of having one opponent you have 32 in your weight class, which have mostly likely dedicated a huge part of their lives to winning this one tournament.

Lemoore High alum, a current Illinois University wrestler, Isaiah Martinez has put together a dream season with one blowout victory after another. The redshirt freshman went 29-0, won his first Big 10 championship, and was voted freshman of the year. He came into the national tournament ranked 1st in his 157 pound weight class. He continued his domination by winning all six matches in the national tournament bringing home the national title. His national tourna-ment performance capped off arguably the best freshman season in the history of college wrestling.

Lemoore High has been producing great wrestlers for years now. They have finished in the top five in team points at the state tour-nament twice in the past five years. Martinez contributed greatly to this achievement by taking three consecutive state titles during his time there.

Our wrestling team at West Hills College Lemoore is no slouch ei-ther. The Golden Eagles team is currently ranked 18th in the state and have finished 1st in the Southeast Conference and Southern Regional for the past two years. They also finished 3rd in the state as a team in 2012 led by all-Americans Michael Ruiz and Derrick Lee, and 2011 brought us our first state champion in Eric Orozco who is currently wrestling at South Dakota State.If you think you have the potential to be West Hills’ next state champ, then contact head coach Kent Olsen or check our school website for more information. Lemoore will continue to produce outstanding wrestlers, so you can either join our wrestlers or get out of the way.

Pin It to Win It By Andrew Chavez -- Contributor: Cassandra Rodriguez

If you are in any way like me, you wonder what is healthy or a good source of protein. If you are more like me, you will just eat an entire glob of peanut butter because you are on the go and desperate for protein. Many college students neither have the know-how or finances for their own nutritional needs, but with a push in the right direction this could change. Nutrition and budget aren’t two things that mix espe-cially when you speak of the few dollars in a student’s wallet. Amazon may have a few cheap items, but you have to either pay for shipping or Amazon Prime. I personally got 500 tab-lets of multivitamins from Costco, which is a great bulk store. Unfortunately, their membership isn’t cheap.

A good protein bar that I will stand by is a Quest Bar. It has at least 20 grams of protein and also have around 20-21g of carbohydrates. The majority of those carbs is dietary fiber so the bar is good for you. Some bars may have 30 grams of protein and taste good, but they could have approximately 26 grams of sugar. When we talk about pre-workout, we are talking about some-thing giving you energy and getting your blood pumping. A supplement store worker I have recently consulted says that you should get creatine and/or monohydrate. You could even add caffeine. The pre-workout that has earned its way onto the shelves is C4 Explosive Energy. There is an amazing balance of price and efficiency with a flavor of your choice. There are thirty servings for around thirty bucks. When speak-ing with Ryan, the store manager of Nutrishop, he said that pre-work-out could be about fifty bucks on average. This may vary depending on amount of servings and quality of the product. Nutrishop will satisfy all of your supplement needs for a reason-able price. They have an academic discount card for college students. You get fifteen percent off of your purchase. On top of that, they give you free nutrition advice and a free meal plan based on your goals and lifestyle. They don’t even mark up their prices for their quality prod-ucts. Do yourself a favor and check out this place for a good looking body and an even better looking wallet. Supplements don’t give your body everything it needs on its own. This next tip is that you should avoid alcohol. Quit your groan-ing. Your alcohol has a lot of sugar in it. Don’t consume too many trans fats and simple (bad) carbohydrates. That cup of noodles you always buy may not be hitting your wallet too hard, but you are ingesting so much sodium and approximately fifteen grams of fat. The Eagle Pantry always has a nutritious alternative to the twenty cents you pay for your noodles. Remember that nutrition is only a part of a healthy diet and needs his better half, exercise.

Going to HealthBy Nick Stewart

Words of Advice to Incoming Students (Rookies) “The best way to make friends is to always carry a pack of gum.” -Marcos Montes

“Ctrl+C,Ctrl+V.” -Cristobal Cobian

“Don’t let the man bring you down--join Journalism and you just might Hang Ten.” #surfsup -Roman Armenta

“Use quizlet.” Jevon Price

“Turn in your FAFSA on time” -Jacob Kipp“Don’t dodge the difficult classes” - Marcos Montes

“Check your school email, not your Myspace” - Josephine Perez

Pictured: Isaiah Martinez

Math Answer: 76

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2015Kaleidoscope-- “A changing pattern or scene; a mixture of many different things.”

By Libra Howard Creativity thrives at West Hills College Lemoore. In the minds and hearts of its students, there is an abundance of unique insight. These creative individuals are the makers of the two student publications. EagleEye, the student-driven newspaper, and Kaleidoscope, the annual anthology, are both results of their talented efforts. While EagleEye is a more recent addition to the campus, Kaleidoscope was first pub-lished in 1998. Both are driven by student writing and artwork, and while traditionally separate, this year the two have the privilege of coming together. In an effort to hear all voices, EagleEye has shared space with Kaleidoscope in this publication. The mixture is a gift to all its readers, and although the two will be separate entities in the future, they are a solid representation of the connected, creative, collective West Hills College Lemoore.

Michelle CagapeHello, my name is Michelle and I’m from Lemoore, CA. I love creating a world of beauty and nightmares.

Cynthia Garcia My name is Cynthia Garcia, I was born in San Jose, and I live in Hanford. I began drawing because I grew up as an only child and had a lot of free time. Apple

by Nick Stewart

Fruit of sin,Taunting eve,

Sweetness of discord,Evil, ready to be conceived,

Red as our devil,Such a tease,

Curiosity asking what we can’t tell,

Producing desires we need to please,

Luscious as life,Forbidden as love,

Tempting as eve’s eyes,Unredeemed by above.

Juan RiveraMy name is Juan Rivera, I am from Mexico, raised here in the valley. Visual arts is my passion and my pursuit in life.

Tyree ReedHello, God Bless you. My name is Tyree Reed, and I was born in Compton California near Los Angeles. I was born on the date of August 26, 1976. Today I am 38 years. The reason why I like art is because artwork influences my life in so many ways that it is unpre-dictable.

Kellie BacaI have found a renewed love in Art some 27 years after graduating high school. I am currently taking an art class in oil painting and am enjoying the entire learning process. What began as an interest, has turned into somewhat of a passion. I will continue to incorporate art into my future and the lives of my family.

Iriana PinaI’m Iriana Pina and this is my first semester at West Hills. My goal is to obtain an AA in Art and an AS in Engineering. I love art because it allows me to depict things how I see them and to express feelings with imagery rather than words.

The Rain Drifts NarrowBy Raymond Garcia

Our breaths are visiblewith water impaling our skin.

Weather drops are typicalbut still warm within.

People slow downwhile we stay indoors.

All around town, to your neighborhood stores.

It’s that transitionfrom winter to spring.

Hopefully from much ambitionexpecting the world to bring.Some sorrow and some smileglazing into the dark clouds.

It’s a gift or its hostilejust jackets among the crowds.Thunder strikes like an arrow

as the rain drifts narrow.

“Caravaggio Study”By Tayler Olivas

“David Brooks”By Roman Armenta

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Otilia MontanoHi my name is Otilia I am from Hanford I go to West Hills this is my second year and I enjoy drawing. I love practicing every piece and I put a piece of me in every piece I make.

Kara Scambia

My name is Kara Scambia. My favorite subject to draw is people and I like to design characters.

Janita FloresMy name is Janita Flores I was born in Hanford Califrnia on June 31, 1993 The reason why I love art is for the fact that you can be creative and express yourself through your own work.

A Mother’s LoveBy Amelia Escobedo

A mother’s love is unconditional,So gentle and kind

She is always there to talk toA dancing melody, that is her voice, comforts you

The joy that fills her eyes embraces youA mother’s love is a bond that’s irrevocable,

And only grows stronger each dayA mother’s love inspires and shines,

During heartbreak and sorrowHer love is patient,

Guiding and protecting, even in spiritA mother’s love will always live on

Happy Mother’s Day

“Marilyn”By Breann Rodman

“South Park”By Breann Rodman

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12-EagleEye- April/May 2015Brian LopezMy name is Brian Lopez and I was born in New York City on Au-gust 5 1990. The reason that I love to draw is because with every line I put on paper I bring my imagination and perspective into the world that lacks it.

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