Aimee Vargas is an Animo Jefferson Charter Middle school student in eighth grade that is in Student Leadership that talks a little bit about why she joined Student Leadership and she also talks about SRLA and her likes and dislikes about it and also how it's hard and challenging but also easy to her.  She...

Destiny De Dios is a student at California State University of LA majoring in pre-public health. She dreams of being a public health major even though she knows her dream can change later on.  Destiny talked about what she does when she’s not in class, and side hobbies she has when she isn’t in...

Rosalia Tinoco was born in Los Angeles, California on March 9, 1988. At the age of five she had to go to Mexico because her grandparents became very ill and her mom had to care for them. She ended up staying for four years and came back to Los Angeles when she was nine. She then attended Thomas Jefferson...

Mr. Farkas is a guy that had a hard time making friends in middle school until he started to socialize more and more and made friends of his own. He now has two best friends he met in high school, Hannah and Alec, that Farkas grew up with and now talks to every week.   TRANSCRIPT: Jasmine...

Aislyn Alvarado was born in 1999. She was born in New Jersey and moved to Los Angeles, California. For high school she went to Nava College Preparatory Academy and she is the first generation to go to college and graduate. She really had no one to get advice to get from or get help because she...

Brittaney Hernandez, a nineteen-year-old, started her art journey in animation when she decided to go to CSULA with the help of her high school advisory teacher. Brittaney is a commuting student so she goes back home with her family and her seven pets after attending her class. She is now in her first...

March 20th was the most difficult challenge students at Animo Jefferson Middle School trained for. Students trained for six months to run the marathon. Every year 1.1 million people around the world complete a marathon. Students joined SRLA to challenge and push themselves by training to run the LA Marathon. First...

Knott’s Berry Farm is a theme park located in Buena Park. It's a place where people like to go and spend time with family and friends, and get on the attractions' famous rides. But since Knott’s Berry Farm is such a popular place right now, many people now say it's over rated and is not worth waiting...

Who is Spider-man? Peter Parker, a character created by Stan Lee in 1962, is a teenager who gets bitten by a radioactive spider. After being the indirect cause of his uncle's death, he becomes the hero Spider-man. Ever since his first appearance in Marvel Comics' Amazing Fantasy, he has gained popularity...

Elisa Lam arrived in Los Angeles on January 26, 2013. She had just reached Santa Cruz by Amtrak train from San Diego as part of her solo trip around the West Coast. The trip was meant to be a break from her studies at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, Canada, where she grew up. Her family...

Many students think that schools are boring and not useful but they don't know how lucky they are to have access to education. If you're reading this you are probably in school or already finished school. But did you know that many kids around the world aren't able to get an education? This is because...

Who doesn’t like playing video games? Video games are fun to play with friends, family, alone, etc. They help us be entertained and let our emotions out. Popular video games that many people play include: Super Mario, Call of Duty (COD), Grand Theft Auto (GTA), Animal Crossing, and many more. All those...