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Announcements for the week of March 18
Hailey Pena, Francisca Henriquez, Jenny Figueroa, Osvaldo “Ozzy” Hernandez, Destiny Tatum, Alex Zelaya, Katherine Marroquin, Kayce Recinos, Katie Garcia, Kaila Stampley, Anaiya McKinley, Fernando Paniagua, Ashly Bonilla, Nicolas Coria, Caterin D. Ramos, Jamie “JT” Mena, Marc Mancias, Elizabeth Alvarado and Mateo Juarez
March 18, 2025
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Hailey Pena, web editor
Hailey was born on April 3,2008. She is currently a junior at Hawkins. She is class of 2026. This is her first year taking journalism. After graduating high school, she wants to study the career of nursing. She loves doing her makeup that’s why she would also like to take a course to be a MUA ( Make-Up Artist). Hailey likes going out with her friends and enjoys shopping. In the future, she would like to travel a lot more. Hailey loves taking pictures because she can look back at the memories and cherish them forever.

Francisca Henriquez, Reporter
Francisca is a female, age 16, born on November 2, 2008 (Day of the Dead) in Los Angeles, California. She was born into a Salvadorian family. She grew up with both her parents in a small home with six siblings. Currently she is a sophomore at Augustus F. Hawkins High School and will be graduating in 2027. Francisca has two cats named Michi and Coco. What other schools has she attended? Budlong Elementary, John Muir Middle School, and now Augustus Hawkins High School. Her hobbies include drawing, listening to music, going out in nature, and playing games. Her future goals are to become a helpful nurse. She hopes to be happy and successful after high school.

Jenny Figueroa, Public Relations Manager
Jenny is a senior at Hawkins High School. She is a very calm, spirited person who loves going out with friends and seeing nature. Jenny likes going to cafes and the beach. She’s also likes to read in her spare time and enjoys the warm seasons the most. She wants to major in Journalism and Public Relations to be able to work in Sports Media and hopes to one day travel the world.

Osvaldo “Ozzy” Hernandez, Photographer
I am going to be graduating in with the class of 2025. I am one of the scriptwriters for Hawkins High school. I am also a photographer for Journalism room 224. In my free time or part time I am a barber, and a student athlete participating in football, basketball, and volleyball. I am eager to be a photoghrapher due to thos photos either making people or things look good with the most detail possible. Similar to photography barbering is also a passion I have due to it also making a person look as good as possible and it amazed me how much of a difference I can make on someone’s life as a confidence booster.

Destiny Tatum, Photographer
Destiny Tatum is a determined student. They really enjoy taking photos of the outside world and sometimes the inside. They strive to do art in other ways than just photography, like digital art, traditional art, airbrush, crafting and in a lot of other ways you can think of. Destiny finds inspiration from online and indie media! It’s a pleasure for them to be a journalist and photographer.

Kayce Recinos, Reporter
A real rockstar

Katie Garcia, Reporter
Katie Garcia a 16 year old born on February 12 (2 days before Valentine’s day). Her close family calls her “mi amor” because she was born the same week as Valentine’s Day. She grew up in a Mexican household with both her parents; Katie the only daughter in her family with three older brothers. She is currently a sophomore (class of 2027) at Augustus F. Hawkins High School in Los Angeles. She enjoys music, hanging out with friends and family and likes going out. In the future, she wants to be an ultrasound technician.

Anaiya McKinley, Photographer
Anaiya McKinley is a high school senior (class of 2025) at Augustus F. Hawkins in Los Angeles. She enjoys reading and crocheting hats, baby blankets, and purses. Anaiya is currently in journalism and yearbook. She has her goal set on attending UC Davis after high school to become a veterinarian.

Fernando Paniagua, Video Editor
Fernando Paniagua attends Augustus F. Hawkins High School in Los, Angeles (CA) as an 11th grader (Class of 2026). He is a student-athlete who has played two years of football and two years of track and field. He enjoys track, but it’s part of the football training program. Besides sports, Fernando also loves playing video games with friends. He is not exactly sure which college he’ll attend, but he would like to attain a degree in kinesiology.

Nicolas Coria, Reporter
Nicolas graduates in 2025 some things he is interested in are basketball, likes going out on the weekends with his friends, enjoys music when’s he’s stressed out and alone, enjoys the pleasure of working out,likes going to the park with his brother when he can,he is also is the middle child of 4 has 2 brothers and one sister. However what he also likes doing is spending time with his cousins by playing the game and how life is going for them so far. So far he has focused on himself from working for his brand called ROIM, which is really Risk/Off/illegal/Money. By knowing he’ll be having his main job.

Caterin D. Ramos, photographer
Caterin is 16 years old and this is her first year at Augustus F. Hawkins High School. She is set to graduate class of 2026 . Real estate and cosmetology are what she hopes to do in the future . Caterin is the middle has four siblings making her the middle child. She loves heembeezy meaning she enjoys to listen to music . she’s an Aquarius and was born the day before Valentines .

Jamie “JT” Mena, On Air Talent, Photographer, Journalist, Reporter
Here’s a little intoduction about Jamie Mena. Jamie has truly excelled as the On-Air Talent for the weekly and homeroom announcements, elevating it to an art form that will be difficult for future Hawk anchors to match. Set to graduate in the class of 2025, Jamie is a young Black man with a promising future. He was apart of the 1st Journalism class to be indicted into the Quill and Scroll society at Hawkins High. He’s a student athlete and proactive member in his community but besides being a student athlete and proactive member he’s the CEO of an upcoming fashion brand named So Smoove Apparel created in 2024. A brand built off his confidence in his work and his self confidence as a whole, aside from that he also follows in the footsteps of several of his uncles as he aspires to join the Army. Jamie has had rough patches in the past but he prevailed and is often described by teachers and classmates as inspiring, proactive, and a well-rounded individual destined for success. Jamie exudes self-confidence in all his endeavors and also uses his ability to infuse his peers with energy and laughter serves as a source of personal joy and motivation for others. While he’s not in front of the camera he’s also good behind the camera as he takes photographs of different scenes to perfect his craft both off and on camera. Although this is only a introduction to who Jamie “JT” is but overall Jamie is a young individual that will not only be remembered by his abilities but all his work in the community.

Elizabeth Alvarado, Reporter, Video Camera
Elizabeth Alvarado is a senior at Augustus F. Hawkins High School, class of 2025. She is a person who likes to take the lead in group projects because she likes to keep everyone on task. A project that she has kept everyone on task on was in her junior year when she had to debate in her AP English Lang and Comp class. Something to know about Elizabeth is that she’s a part of the swim team and her best stroke is breaststroke. This is Elizabeth’s first time in Journalism and she hopes to learn new stuff from the class. After high school she wants to become an Ultrasound technician and she said it will become a reality.

Mateo Juarez, reporter
Mateo Juarez, a junior (class of 2026) at Augustus F. Hawkins High School, is known for his adaptability in navigating situations that may feel uncomfortable to others. Passionate about personal growth, he consistently works on enhancing his communication skills. A nature enthusiast, Mateo enjoys spending time outdoors, finding inspiration and calm in natural settings. Each semester, he makes a effort to connect with new people, strengthening the sense of community within his school.