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Flying over to the United States from his hometown Madrid, Spain, Nicolas Cobas Gomez ’26, started a new chapter of his life this school year.
Cobas’ parents wanted him to come to the U.S. to have many opportunities and to learn about the culture. Cobas said that his old school was “100 times bigger,” and that at North Cross, it is more practical. He said that at his old school the students use textbooks more than teaching the children themselves. Cobas talks about missing his old school and how even though he likes North Cross,. He also misses his family, friends and girlfriend very much. Although, people aren’t the only thing that he misses. Cobas states that he misses the big parties in Spain very much, as well as the traditional Spanish cuisine. This is not all for this international student, he is also a very good tennis player who has been participating in the sport since the young age of 6. Cobas’ wishes that he could meet Kidd Keo if he could meet anyone in the world. Kidd Keo, who was mentioned earlier in the interview, is one of Cobas’ favorite artist. As well as, RAP, Duki and Anuel AA. Besides listening to his favorite type of music, Cobas enjoys occupying his free time by playing video games. He said that he is entertained by any type of shooting game, such as Call of Duty or Counter Strike 2. Although Cobas loves a lot of the teachers here at North Cross, his favorite is chemistry teacher, Getulio Brasil. Cobas talks about how Brasil teaches at a fast pace, which he is used to and feels the most comfortable with. Not only does Brasil match Cobas’ preferred method of teaching, but he is also said to teach well and overall a very good teacher. Cobas’ year at North Cross so far is going pretty well, his favorite part has been the sports, especially tennis. Cobas is excited to see where the rest of his Raider journey will go!
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 The big topic of the story is Simone Biles and her victories. The individual that the journalist focuses on in this story is Simone Biles. Zero words are said before mentioning the name Simone Biles, it is how the journalist starts off the story. The very that the journalist uses to pair with the subject is “completed”. The sentence is “Simone Biles News: U.S. Gymnast Completes Paris Olympics “Redemption Tour” With Four Medals.” By the third paragraph in the story, there is a mention of a quote that Simone Biles said herself. “Obviously, it wasn’t my best performance, but at the end of the day, whoever medaled, medaled, and that’s what’s so exciting, because you just never know, it’s gymnastics,” Biles said after her final performance. The writer makes sure to use verbs and action as well as cliff-hanger like sentences to hook the reader into reading more. The writer ends the story on the inspirational quote that Simone Biles said earlier except this time, they continue it. “Obviously, it wasn’t my best performance, but at the end of the day, whoever medaled, medaled... A couple years ago, I didn’t think I’d be back here at an Olympic Games, so competing and then walking away with four medals... I’m pretty proud of myself.” One thing that the writer did that kept the audience engaged was to make sure to use fun words and not have a boring narrative on the topic. I am going to try to use more verbs, action sentences, and insert a more upbeat way of writing that will keep the reader engaged.
 Kids strike a pose behind the peace decor for the DEI International Day of Peace. It was peace day on Friday and North Cross decided to spread some cheer by organizing fun activities for the Lower, Middle and Upper School students. The faculty put together a posing poster that comes with fun accessories such as circular glasses (Gandhi and John Lennon made them famous) and peace sign necklaces. There were also posters all around, bringing in students to promptly pose with their friends. There was also a temporary tattoo table with eight different tattoo designs to choose from and sponges and water to stick it right on to your skin Lots of kids, especially the younger ones, were more than excited to pose as soon as they saw all of the fun colors! “I love your glasses,” Abby Landry ‘26 said enthusiastically to one of the first graders posing in the picture.
 Kerrigan Chaney ‘25 kicks off of the race with a great start. It was Senior Day, and since Chaney is the only senior girl, she was especially honored. "Kerrigan has been a major part of our cross country program for the last seven years,” Coach Ed Dickenson said, “and we are looking forward to watching her compete during her senior year and reaching new goals in her final year with the school." Chaney got first place for the girl's varsity cross country, marking another one of her wins. Chaney is ranked No.1 in the VISAA according to Milestat and took first place in 21:06. Chaney has been honored and recognized many times for her talent including the last two state championships and one conference championship. Chaney will compete in the VISAA championships on Nov. 7.
Caption and Photo by Nola Daninger ‘27  Ainsley Myles ‘27 bolts toward the end zone to try to score a touchdown as Emma Votta ‘26 tries to get her flag. On the day of Powderpuff, cross country runner Myles decided to take part in the action. She had to attend multiple practices held on weekends to be able to perform. Ainsley states that playing against the upperclassmen was a very difficult task. “Scout took me down,” she said while laughing. Myles has participated in cross country for five years, so she already had the speed the team needed. As shown in the picture above, she is flying through all of the other players. |
Nola DaningerMy name is Nola Daninger I play volleyball everyday. It's my favorite sport. I have played for four years. I have also played soccer on and off. I always remind myself of the quote “When you make the team you earn a place on the bench, you have to work to actually play in the game.” Photo by Eason Zhou Archives
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