Propaganda Concert Review

    Concerts.  I love concerts.  There is just something about seeing an artist live.  It’s so exciting, and fun.  I have been to many of them in my tender years of fourteen.  And all of them were Hip-Hop or Rap concerts.  And even though I enjoyed every single one of those performances, the concert I am reviewing, is by far my favorite.

    The artists of the particular show I am writing about were Propaganda, J Givens, and Swoope. They were on tour for Propaganda’s newest album, called “Crimson Cord”.  And there was a special appearance by Derek Minor.  And the venue!  It should have it’s own review!  It was a hole-in-the-wall comic book store, in downtown San Jose, called Art Boutiki.  And, because I’m a rap loving geek. Going to a hip-hop concert in a superhero comic book store, was just incredible.

    Now not only was the venue amazing, but the group of artist was a sight to behold.  These artists are not very well know, which surprises me, so the turnout at the concert was not more that 100 people or so.  And it was not a real hype concert, though there were moments.

    The reasons I enjoyed this more than all of the other concerts I have been to, is mostly because of the content of their songs.  There songs were about real life issues, like racism, poverty, pride, and prejudice.  What they were saying, just spoke to me, and impacted the way I thought about certain things.

    So in my opinion, this was definitely a concert worth seeing.

Homecoming Game at Yerba Buena High School

Hannah Mendoza, Yerba Buena High School

San Jose, California- Football is a large part of high school life.  And one of the biggest, most important football games of the year for high schools is the Homecoming Game.  And the year of 2014 is the year that the Yerba Buena Warriors varsity football team decided to make YB history by winning the first Homecoming game Yerba Buena has won in years.

    It was the 24th of October, on Yerba Buena soil.  Their opponents of the night were Andrew P. Hills football team.  YB’s top rival.  Even so, the Yerba Buena Warriors varsity team was able to push through, and bring the game to an end with 21-20.  A very close game.  The Warrior’s had been in a bad slump, and they managed to overcome that, and played like a whole other team that night..

    The purpose of the Homecoming Game was to welcome back alumni to the new school year.  But if you asked students what the purpose of the game is, they wouldn’t be able to answer you.  But, even so, the tradition of Homecoming Game continues to live on in many high schools, colleges, and universities around the United States.

    According to Michael Gonzales, a Yerba Buena Senior, #67 on the Warrior’s varsity team who plays defensive tackles says the reason they won this particular Homecoming Game was due to the fact that “we just pushed ourselves.”  When I inquired as to what inspired them to win, he responded, “because we haven’t won a homecoming game before.”  And Michael has played for the Yerba Buena football team since his Freshman year.

    The Yerba Buena Warriors are now 4-3 this, and with this win they plan on continuing to push themselves to win the rest of the season and do Yerba Buena’s student populace proud.

     Dear readers of my blog,
WELCOME! So this is my first attempt at a post, and I'm not exactly sure what to put.  I mean, I'm just an average student, doing average things, and I have a guitar named Rebecca. Though I'm not sure that's quite average.  This is my first year in high school. Yeah. I'm a freshman. This week was Spirit Week, and I think the Freshmen lost.  Why did we have Sleeping Beauty?  Well, maybe next year we'll have a better chance.  And that's the end of my really short blog post. Until next time.

                                                                                                             Sincerely,
                                                                                                               Hannah M.