At AJMS there is a teacher who is expecting a major life change in the future. This teacher has a huge impact on her students. She works hard to create a positive environment for learning and sharing their thoughts, helping them succeed both inside and outside of school. Eighth grader Janett Garcia...

Not every athlete player starts off with huge amounts of money or lots of opportunities. Major League Baseball pitcher Brandon Williamson is one such player that didn't start off with much. Williamson was the starting pitcher for the Cincinnati Reds vs. the Minnesota Twins for the game student journalists...

The Animo cup was hosted on Saturday May 10 at  Sofive Soccer Centers South Gate.  The Animo Cup is a futsal tournament of Green Dot high schools and middle schools. The games are 5-on-5 match-ups instead of the normal 11-on-11 on a small field, with a small soccer goal and with both teams having...

On May 8, after the students were done testing for the SBAC, the school, with the help with the Student Council, threw a carnival for the students for trying their best on the SBAC.     Jasper Hernandez said, " My favorite thing to do at the SBAC carnival was to hang out with my...

Ms. Escobar was a science teacher at Animo Jefferson Middle School.  She taught for two years until she had to leave the school because there was only enough room for three science teachers. She had taught six and seventh graders here at Animo Jefferson.   Ms Escobar is now at a different...

At Animo Jefferson Middle School many students have to take a test known as The English Language Proficiency Assessments for California (ELPAC). The ELPAC is a test that students at AJMS who are bilingual take every year. A student who is an emergent bilingual is someone who might come from a different...

To protect the identity of minors as well as victims, students in this piece are left anonymous. On May 22, several students at the Burger King on San Pedro and Adams logged in on a computer into the Green Dot account of another student who had given them their password.  Those students discovered...

  AJMS' first win of the season Animo Jefferson Middle School (AJMS) played their fifth co-ed volleyball game on April 30. The team's starters were Allison Hermosillo, Alia Contreras, Giancarlo Rivera, Giovanni Ramirez, Christian Fuentes, and Maria Atayde. AJMS had a record of 0-4, making winning...