HED: See this Man!

Think Like A Man is a movie based upon Steve Harvey’s self-help book Act Like A Lady, Think Like A Man. TLAM premiered everywhere on Friday, April 20. TLAM stars Michael Ealy (as Dominic), Jerry Ferrara (Jeremy), Meagan Good (Mya), Regina Hall (Candace),  Kevin Hart (Cedric), Taraji P. Henson (Lauren), Terrence Jenkins (Michael), Romany Malco (Zeke) and Gabrielle Union (Kristen).

The women in the movie wanted their men to step up to the plate and do what they need to do to keep their relationship; when they got a hold of Steve Harvey’s self-help book, they followed it step by step in order to ensure success in their relationships.

But once the men found out they were being played, they retaliated by doing exactly what their girlfriends wanted them to do–also following the book step by step. Things were too sweet in paradise, and once their girlfriends found out that the men were also playing by the book, they were heartbroken and questioned if their love with their mate was real.

By losing the women, the men finally realized that they loved their mates. The theme “You never know what you have until it’s gone,” is a little cliche but fits the movie well.

The cast plays their roles almost perfectly; there’s the dreamer, the immature adult stuck in the past, the woman who can’t seem to get a second date, the single mother, the newly divorced man, the over-successful woman, the mama’s boy, the player, and the woman who wants a ring.

With this all-star cast, a majority of which is African American, you might worry that they would fall into the stereotypical roles of being  prostitutes, pimps, drug-dealers, or unemployed, but instead all play the roles of educated adults who have a lot of potential.

TLAM allowed the main actresses to shine, and Hart, being the hilarious comedian he is, made the movie even more of a success.

TLAM has been very successful in the box office. After just ten days in the theater, TLAM earned $60.9 million and as of April 30, 2012 has earned about $90 million, which is a huge profit considering it only cost $12 million to produce.

I give this movie a B+. Students should see it because of the sheer entertainment that it offers. It will tickle your feathers and have you still laughing on the ride home.

“The movie was so good, I’d pay to see it again,” said junior Asha Simpson.

By Thanh Nguyen

Elihamira Hassizilon

Accepted By: CSU Monterey Bay, UC Davis, Clark Atlanta University, Howard   University, Lincoln University, University of Washington Bothell, University of Washington Tacoma, CSU Humboldt, CSU Channel Islands.

Going To: CSU Monterey Bay

Deciding Factors: “(It’s) affordable, it’s not too far away from home. It’s not too close, nobody else from Oakland High is going there, and also because it has small class sizes.”

Intended Major: Psychology; Intended Minor: Pre-law

Vanessa Carmona

Accepted By: UC Davis, UC Irvine, UC Merced, University of Pacific, San Jose State

Going To: UC Davis

Deciding Factors: “They are strong in science majors. The environment is perfect and the (campus) is perfectly sized.”

Intended Major: Undecided

Dan Nguyen

Accepted By: UC Davis, UC Santa Cruz, SF State, San Jose State, Long Beach State

Going To: UC Davis

Deciding Factors: “They have a pretty nice campus (and) good financial packet. I got accepted into EOP and S.T.E.P.”

Intended Major: Undecided or economics

Amy Tam

Accepted By: UC Davis, UC Santa Cruz, Cal Poly Obispo, Cal Poly Pomona, Sacramento State

Going To: Laney College or some other community college

Deciding Factors: “I had to take out too many loans. I thought that I may as well save money for those two years and transfer to a better college.”

Intended Major: Architectural engineering

Jordan Tensley

Accepted By: Humboldt State, Sacramento State

Going To: Humboldt State

Deciding Factors: “It has the majors I’m interested in. It’s far but not too far. It has a good athletic program.”

Intended Major: Undecided

Sherman Tieu

Accepted By: UC San Diego, UC Irvine, UC Davis, SF State, Cal Poly Obispo, CSU Long Beach

Going To: UC Irvine

Deciding Factors: “It’s a more appealing campus.”

Intended Major: Undecided

Myesha McNeal

Accepted By: SF State, Cal State East Bay

Going To: Merritt College

Deciding Factors: “It saves more money, it gives me a chance to become an adult before I go off, and my mom wanted me to stay there.”

Intended Major: Psychology

Shay Broomfield

Accepted By: Clark Atlanta University, Louisiana State

Going To: Louisiana State

Deciding Factors: “I like the area.”

Intended Major: Broadcasting and telecommunications

Eric Crosby

Accepted By: Oregon State, Boise State, Nevada State

Going To: Chabot or Laney College

Deciding Factors: “(It) costs less and it’s easier to transfer to a university.”

Intended Major: Culinary Arts

Lourdes Ochoa

Accepted By: San Jose State, Sacramento State

Going to: National Guard and San Jose State

Deciding Factors: “I like the military and the skills. I believe that I can use them in college to better myself. (SJSU) has a beautiful campus and learning environment.”

Intended Major: Psychology

Winnie Looc, Guest Writer

UC Berkeley Upward Bound is a program designed to help low-income high school students prepare for and pursue higher education. If you join Upward Bound, during the school year, they provide you with Saturday classes in your core classes (e.g., math, science, and English) so you have the opportunity to ask questions and better your understanding of the material you are going over in school. Tutoring is also available Monday through Friday for those struggling in their classes. From Oakland High, there are currently 16 students enrolled in this program.

In the summer, students will have the opportunity to spend 6 weeks on the UC Berkeley campus, and experience dorm life while attending classes on the campus itself. In addition to that, the staff take time out of their lives to plan and accompany you on long and short distance trips for your benefit.

This program has assisted many high school students on their path to college. Various students have been admitted to prestigious schools such as M.I.T and Stanford. They have gotten into college and succeeded thanks to this program. But what happens when things start to change? What happens when it is not in the director’s best interest to help students? What happens when staff is being cut, along with all our opportunities?

When our former director, Keith Hori, retired, Joe Omega was appointed director of our Upward Bound program. But he was stripped of the role when Marsha Jaeger, the Executive Director of CEP, hired Norris Sanders to take Omega’s place. Unfortunately, Sanders passed away because of health problems. Jaeger decided to then appoint herself as the director of our program.

Ever since Jaeger took over as director of Upward Bound, things have been changing at a rapid rate. Upward Bound’s funding comes from a grant that is to be renewed every 4 years. That has always been the case. The latest grant is to end in 2013, but Jaeger has already begun to change things according to the the points she mentioned in the grant proposal she wrote. Usually, all of the staff works together on the grant proposal together, but this year, Jaeger wrote it herself because the staff refused to write it. The staff members and Jaeger had different mindsets, and they were unable to come to a mutual agreement. Jaeger wanted to eliminate one counselor, and if the staff were to help write it, it would be like saying they agree with these changes, but they didn’t.
Upward Bound has no relationship with any other program that goes on in the Berkeley campus, but Jaeger insists on having our current Upward Bound office shared with another program called EGC. EGC currently has an office right across our office. Why take that space away from them and have them move into another space occupied by another program? Our office space is already cramped up; why go through so much trouble to remodel it?

One of our counselors, Thomas Nishi, is being transferred to a middle school, which means he will no longer be a part of our Upward Bound family physically. Nishi, along with all the other staff, has been working for Upward Bound for years; he is experienced and cares about the students. Why is he being taken away from us?  In Upward Bound, there were only 2 counselors to begin with — Nishi and Hazel Amina. With Nishi being transferred, that leaves only one counselor to handle all the students. That many students, and only one counselor? That doesn’t sound right.

This transfer is not the result of budget cuts, seeing as how the budget has not yet run out, and our budget is been the same as it always has been.

Upward Bound teaches us to stand up for what we believe in, and question everything we are told. Nishi is a great example of that.  Upward Bound staff and students believe that the only real reason for Nishi being transferred is that he took matters into his own hands and requested a copy of the program budget through the Freedom of Information Act, after he was denied access to this. Jaeger has stated before that there was no more money left in our budget. She also cut educational trips such as the trip to Washington D.C., where students visit the Capitol and learn about historic monuments. Nishi wanted proof of this: if there was no money, he wanted to see that there was no money. But Jaeger did not give him the right to this information.

In an additional complication to our program, our activities coordinator, Jennifer Guevara, is only going to be working 50% starting August 1, and 40 new students have been admitted into the program, for a grand total of 167 students.

All of this results in more work for our remaining core staff, fewer activities available for our benefit, and fewer instructional days. A program originally created for the students, to help the students and inspire them, has been deteriorating.

To Jaeger, Upward Bound is no longer about the students. Instead, it is about money and power. This affects everyone–current students, their siblings, staff, and their families. Upward Bound is and has always been for its participants. If that’s the case, then shouldn’t all of us have a say in all of this? Shouldn’t those planning to join have a say as well? Upward Bound taught me to use my voice, to fight for what I believe in, and most of all, it taught me about justice. Without it, I wouldn’t know so much about the world, about college, or even about all of the corruption in the world.

Students have made numerous attempts to contact Jaeger by emailing her, but there have been no replies. She has declined any interviews.

We have until June 1 to do everything in our power to stop Jaeger from doing further damage to our program. As of right now, publicity is our best chance. There are not a lot of people who know about this situation. The students of Upward Bound have been sending emails to news stations, getting as many people to sign our petition as possible, and we even arranged a protest! If there is any way you can contact any news station, please do so.  Please spread awareness: http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/do-not-transfer-tom/

Naa Kwale Quartey

Lately, Facebook nudity has escalated, meaning girls are using this social site to promote their bodies to gain unnecessary attention, also putting themselves in danger.

Girls between the ages of 12-17 are posting half-naked pictures on their profiles to gain likes and recognition. What they don’t know is that showing the nude photos on a social site reveals that their respect for themselves is very low.

Starting to show very little respect for yourself at a young age reflects on your later years. However, some don’t see it like that.

“It’s my Facebook, I think I have the right to show off the body that I am proud of,” said Encinal High School junior Eliza Peritruce in a text message.  “The only people who would have a problem with it are haters who have low self-confidence.”

Confidence and respect are two different things; you may have confidence, but that doesn’t mean you also have respect for yourself. You may think otherwise, but actions speak louder than words.

“I feel those girls are seeking attention,” said Oakland High sophomore Casandra Len. “It’s also disrespectful. It’s also risky to set themselves up for such low standards.”

Another reason to be careful about what you post online is that you don’t know if there are sexual predators looking at your profile, receiving pleasure from your so-called confidence in your body. You don’t know if they are contemplating ways to have access to your beautiful body. Facebook doesn’t guarantee your safety. Your information is not safe. It can lead to predators stalking you.

I feel that it’s okay to be proud of your body, and your self-image, but it’s not okay to promote it in a vulgar way on a site that can put you at risk, especially on Facebook.

People should stop giving attention to these sort of displays. Even if they like or enjoy it, they should think of the well-being of the person posting the images.

Why not post more pictures of yourself with your clothes on? With clothes that flatter your body in a good way, it’ll give you more self-respect, lessen complaints, and boost your self-confidence by a mile.

You don’t need to be half-naked to be worthy of somebody’s eyes or to feel sexy and proud. You can feel proud in your own body with actual clothes on.

Nowadays, employers are using Facebook as a resource on their employees’ backgrounds. What you post on Facebook can now affect your chances of getting a job. If employers look at your profile and see a vulgar picture of you, that’ll totally change their opinion of you as a person.

I think girls should look at themselves in the mirror, and tell themselves that they are beautiful and they don’t need to show skin in order to feel that way. The most beautiful person is someone who knows they’re outstanding with clothes on.

By Tommy Tran

The Oakland Ice Center is giving curling lessons to the public on Saturdays on behalf of the San Francisco Bay Area Curling Club.

Curling is a 500 year old Scottish sport which is played on ice and uses brooms and stones. The objective of the game is to get the stone as close to the target as possible. The team that has the stone closest to the target scores a point. The team with the highest score wins. Each player makes two throws per round, and the game lasts for 8-10 rounds.

There are four players on each of the two teams.. The “skip” is the team captain, who goes into the target and makes all the calls, instead of sweeping. The third lead, also known as the “vice skip,” has the same roles as the first and second leads, who slide the stones toward the target.

For the Saturday curling sessions, the ice in the rink is different than the ice used to play hockey or for ice skating. People can actually walk on this ice without slipping and people didn’t need to wear ice skates. Before participants played an actual game, the instructors taught the participants how to slide and aim the stones at the target. Participants used special curling slippers to slide across the ice and a black starting-block called a “hack” to launch themselves across the ice. It was difficult to put all the steps together, but the participants caught on quickly, even though a few people fell down when they slid across the ice.

Member, volunteer, instructor, and curling club board director Colleen Buyer said that “the club started Saturday lessons in May and hope to continue through the summer to offer students a good summer Saturday activity to keep cool.”

According to Buyer, the San Francisco Bay Area Curling Club also plays their games in San Jose and Fremont. They have leagues from Tuesdays through Fridays with lessons and one-time learn-to-curl clinics on Saturdays. The club will also host a curling tournament over the Memorial Day weekend called the Golden Gate Bonspiel. The curling club is also beginning to visit local schools to use curling to teach principles of math and science.

Bishop O’Dowd High school freshmen and volunteer Catey Hoen helps give lessons for the curling club and still takes lessons from the club. Hoen described her experience of having curling lessons and attending high school at the same time.

“Curling to me is very relaxing, it gave me a chance to stop worrying about grades and such,” said Hoen. “At my school, sports are very intense and I did not want to participate in 5 a.m. practices every other day.”

Winter Olympic curling player Christoffer Svae recently taught at one of the Club’s advanced curling clinics at Berkeley High School. Svae said that he really worked hard for many years to get into the Winter Olympics and commented that his experience was “awesome.” Svae offered some curling tips, saying that there was no secret to getting good except practice.

“Work hard every day and ask yourself: ‘Have I practiced best in the world today?’” said Svae.

When Oakland High students were asked about their opinions on curling, they looked surprised because they had never heard of the sport.

“[Curling] sounds fun,” said junior Shannon Voong. “I guess I could try it out.”

For people who are interested in curling, Buyer provided this message.

“Come try it! It’s often quite different than people expect, and a fun activity to do with groups of friends or a date,” said Buyer. “Everyone starts out being equally terrible, and they all get better together. And remember, it only takes four people to start a curling team.”      

The Legend of Korra is an animated series that continues from the popular show Avatar: The Last Airbender. Viewers have eagerly anticipated this series, which they hope will conclude the open-ended stories from the original series. Both series are created by Michael Dante DiMartino and Bryan Konietzko.

The Legend of Korra premiered April 14 and is now on its 7th episode. The show airs every Saturday morning at 11 a.m. on Nickelodeon.

The story takes place 70 years after the protagonist Avatar Aang (voiced by Zach Tyler Eisen) defeated the antagonists  Lord Ozai (Mark Hamill) and Princess Azula (Grey DeLisle). In the new series, Aang has created a place called Republic City that keeps balance between the 4 Nations. Even though Aang has passed away, Republic City still remains as the heart of the 4 Nations where all 4 Nations come together and create peace and balance.

If you haven’t watched the first series of Avatar: The Last Airbender then you don’t know what each bender can do. There are four different types of benders because there are four different type of elements; Water, Earth, Fire, and Air. Waterbenders are able to control any liquid element, including water and even blood. Earthbenders are able to control dirt, rocks, and metal. Firebenders are able to create fire using their fists and legs. Last but not least, Airbenders are able to create strong gusts of wind. The Avatar is able to control all four elements by learning them in a certain order; she or he is also able to connect to the spirit world and the avatar stage.

The series is focused on Korra (Janet Varney), the new Avatar, a Waterbender from the Southern water tribe, who is the reincarnation of Avatar Aang. She has already mastered all the elements–Water, Earth, and Fire–except for Air. She seeks help from an Airbender named Tenzin (J. K. Simmons), the son of Aang and Katara (Mae Whitman), who are characters from the original series. Although she has trouble learning how to airbend, she still progresses to master it.

“I like that [Korra] is feisty and not portrayed in a sexist manner,” said senior Kevin Nguyen. “She is strong and very outspoken.”

In the original series, the Fire Nation was oppressing the other nations. But ever since Aang defeated the Fire Nation and created balance, there are new enemies. In this fictional world there are regular people who can’t bend any of the four elements. They feel oppressed by the benders and they are starting a riot against the Avatar. They are called the Equalists, and are led by Amon(Steve Blum), who has amazing powers that can be very deleterious towards the benders.

There are many changes from the original series. Aang was the only surviving Airbender, but now he has three children who are full Airbenders, and grandchildren who are Airbenders as well.

The show is based in the 1920s; the clothing has changed a lot. Transportation has changed too. In the original series the characters used flying bisons, or boats; now they have cars and motorcycles. They also use water, fire, and earthbending as a game to compete against other benders in a tournament.

“The first series had some unfinished business and it would’ve been better if they answered all the questions,” said Nguyen. “But it would be better if they had a side story of what happened to Aang when he grows up, now that’s what I’m looking forward to.”

The Legend of Korra is a great television show. It gives you action, romance, and comedy in every episode. This series deserves a B+ because it gets more exciting each episode, especially during the exhilarating action.

Thanh Nguyen

By Any Means Necessary (BAMN), “a coalition to defend affirmative action, integration, and immigrant rights and fight for equality by any means necessary,” is reaching out to OHS students to join BAMN’s new, youth-led, and integrated new civil rights movement to fight for affirmative action. BAMN organizers made speeches to students in OHS classes on April 18. OHS students were conflicted after the BAMN presentations due to ‘unorganized’ explanations.

The BAMN members introduced the issue of inequality within education and minorities being denied admission to University of California campuses–especially UC Berkeley and UCLA. They explained that affirmative action are policies that have benefited people of both sexes and all races and stated that attacking those policies is a fundamental attack on the democratic character of the American society. BAMN asserted that there are schools lacking more AP classes than others. And they believe it’s unfair to students who are unable to take those classes in order to compete with students of high schools that do provide many AP classes when applying for college. So they argued that there should be a 4.0 GPA cap when UCs review college applications. According to BAMN attorney and organizer Monica Smith, they also discussed what it means to be a civil rights leader and lawyer. Then the organizers offered to help seniors appeal their denied college admissions and asked them to join the movement. However, some students seemed to be more put off from their reasons and explanations for the movement than wanting BAMN to help appeal their decision, according to English teacher Ted Harris.

“I totally disagree with [BAMN],” said senior Elihamira Hassizilon. “For them to come in [to OHS] making sob stories is unacceptable.”

Californians for Justice is also fighting for affirmative action, according to CFJ directorial board member, justice fellow, and OHS alumnus Kevin Nguyen. CFJ is a statewide grassroots organization working for racial justice by building the power of youth, communities of color, immigrants, low-income families, and LGBTQ communities, according to its website. Led by students, they organize to advance educational justice and improve California’s social, economic, and political conditions. According to Nguyen, their first campaign was focused around affirmative action.

Affirmative action programs are integration plans for higher education intended to counterbalance the racism and segregation that Latino/a and black students face, according to BAMN attorney Smith. BAMN strongy believes that underrepresented minority students are equal to white students and that all universities should be integrated, meaning that the enrollment of UCB and UCLA should be representative of the population of the state of California. The BAMN organizers asserted that SAT questions are determined based on the ones that White students answer correctly while questions that Black and Latino/a students do better on are removed. They also said that African Americans have increased blood pressure and do significantly lower than white students and Asian students when taking SAT scores.

“The SAT is a very racist test,” said Smith. “The universities should not use the SAT or ACT at all. As they are a better indication of what race someone is and how much money their parents earn, not how intelligent they are or how well they will do in college.”

Some students feel offended and that the BAMN members were racist.

“[BAMN was racist],” said Hassizilon. “They targeted whites and Asians specifically. I felt offended for my teacher Mr. Harris because they were in his class saying these things, making generalizations about the white race as evil and the Asian race as the ideal minority.”

Some teachers felt that the BAMN organizers didn’t convey the necessary information and hoped they can be a little more clear in getting their message across to students.

“My perception was that it was unclear to the students with what [the BAMN organizers] meant by affirmative action and what their plan was to fight for equality,” said Harris.

Harris agreed with the need for diversity and equality, especially in higher education, but also had some disagreements.

“A lot of what they were saying was contradictory,” said Harris. “They talked about institutionalized racism, but then they also said that (admissions) officers were overtly racist.”

BAMN organized 60,000 people to march in Washington D.C. on April 1, 2003, the day that the U.S. Supreme court heard oral arguments in the Grutter v. Bollinger case to determine whether affirmative action was legal in the US, according to Smith. Affirmative action was deemed legal. Since then, thousands of people have joined BAMN.

The attack on affirmative action has led directly to an attack on free public education around the country, said Smith. She added that BAMN will continue to fight to keep public schools open, to improve them, and to integrate them, which they believe to be the most effective ways to raise Latino/a and black achievement.

“No one is given freedom and equality,” said Smith. “We have to fight for it.”

Edith Ponce

In April 2012, Public Health Academy students met up with AC Transit and collaborated with them to make positive changes to student transportation options.

AC Transit plans to take the students’ advice to make bus passes free for youth starting in November. AC Transit had already been working on this plan for a long time; now with the help of our students in Oakland High School, they are progressing to make changes to the bus pass policies.

The Public Health Academy students are studying the effects of humans on the environment in order to lessen pollution from too many cars being on the road.

This is the first year of PHA. There are 63 sophomores involved in the program this year, and many freshmen have applied to join for next year, according to PHA Health teacher Karen Seals.

“I like to help students realize that they could make positive changes in the community,’’ said Seals.

This year, PHA students have also learned other ways to help create a healthy environment, including learning life-saving skills such as CPR and safe first aid through the American Red Cross.

PHA is working to make a change. “They assist the community and try to make better,‘’ said PHA sophomore Isaiah Bolanos.

What makes the Public Health Academy different from the school in general is that it goes into the real world to learn and to volunteer. PHA is one of Oakland High’s three academies; the other two are the Visual Arts Academy Magnet Program (VAAMP) and Environmental Science Academy (ESA).

PHA enjoyed working with AC Transit. ‘’It takes you to your destination,’’ said PHA sophomore Jose Lopez.

Students felt that PHA is on the right track with its involvement in healthy transportation. “It assists people and assists the community to improve,” said Bolanos.

The movie This Means War  is about two CIA agents, FDR Foster (Chris Pine) and Tuck (Tom Hardy), fighting over a woman they both claim to love.

Lauren (Reese Witherspoon) didn’t know who to pick so she decided to try dating both men at the same time to see who she would end up liking more. However, little did she know the two guys she is dating are best friends.

I really enjoyed this movie because the actors were great, and they had a lot of experience with big-name movies in the past. The director (Joseph McGinty Nichol) also made this movie realistic; this situation can actually happen to normal people. This movie is also great because the viewer will never lose interest.

When you think you want one character to win the love of Lauren, the other character does something really awesome that makes you root for the other team. This makes Lauren’s decision much harder because FDR and Tuck seem like the two most perfect men, but they do have some flaws.

While both FDR and Tuck eavesdrop on Lauren and her friend Trish (Chelsea Handler), the men overhear a conversation about themselves. In the conversation Lauren and Trish talk about how FDR only cares about himself and he is selfish, while on the other hand Tuck is too careful and kind. After both agents hear about their flaws, they set out to prove these accusations wrong.

FDR is first to prove that he is a better man and takes Lauren to adopt a puppy, since she says he only cares about himself. As the puppies came across the screen, you hear a long “awww” from the audience, and then a burst of laughter when the puppy starts attacking FDR while Lauren has her back turned. FDR struggles to calm the animal before Lauren turns back around.

When it seems that FDR has the upper hand, from this nice gesture at the pet store, Tuck takes Lauren to a paintball match where he destroys little kids using his epic CIA skills and special equipment (like paintball grenades) to show Lauren that he isn’t “too careful” as Lauren mentioned the night before. All Lauren could do was stand in awe at his super soldier display.

This is a great, fun, funny and romantic movie. The pace never lets up and the laughs keep coming. This movie attracts both males and females and is also a great movie for couples.
This movie came out on February 14, and received a 6.6 (which is around a D+) rating at www.imdb.com, but I will give this a movie a rating of A- because it was simply fantastic. I suggest everyone to watch the movie to see who Lauren picks.

Wingstop logo. Image Credit to Google

Jesus Medina

What’s new around Oakland High? Just down the street, a new business has been constructed. Its aviation theme has captivated the eyes of those people who go in to eat the variety of wings that are sold there.

Wingstop is a chain of restaurants that specialize in chicken wings. The theme of the restaurant is 1930s and 1940s pre-jet aviation. The restaurant was founded in 1994 in Garland, Texas and was turned into a franchise in 1998.

Oakland High senior Lanaya Lewis, who was employed at the new Wingstop the first day, said “It’s real cool working there, they have good business.”

The location is an ideal workplace for any student attending O-High. It’s a couple of blocks from school and a student could have their shifts after school around 4 o’clock. That gives the student more than enough time to get to work.

After years of economic downturn, restaurants such as Wingstop are offering youth a chance to make money. Other local businesses such as the Grand Lake theater are also hiring part time workers.

Wingstop offers different flavors such as atomic, Cajun, original hot, Louisiana rub, mild, and  lemon pepper. They offer sauces such as ranch and honey mustard. With every order of wings, there is a choice of either vegetables or fries.

Since they’ve  opened, Wingstop has had customers from O-High every day, with the line waiting outside past the door. Students who go to Wingstop on a regular day at lunch come back satisfied.

“It’s really good,” said junior America Velazquez. “I’m glad it’s close to the school.”

This Wingstop is added to the list of a few Wingstop restaurants around Oakland. There is one on Hegenberger, one in Alameda, and another in Emeryville.