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Education is for improving the lives of others and for leaving your community and world better than you found it. Marian Wright Edelman2 C.A.T.C.H. The Magazine 2012
CATCH 30 24lost love TA2B01L2Eof i want to tessellate CONTENTS6 we are 7family converse Old Photographs 8back to the future Step up. Boy meets girl.Questbridge Making the band.The History there is a period of waiting. All there is to do is wait program. It seemed to be the perfect opportunity for 30 C.A.T.C.H. The Magazine 2012 34old photographsIn 1987, the simple idea of an organization that links for the QuestBridge faculty to review and assess me to go to the college of my desires. I began thelow-income high school scholars to elite colleges the applications and inform their applicants of their application process in July of 2011. It took a lot ofand universities sparked what is now QuestBridge. application status. The waiting is stressful, but most hard work and much of my free time to complete theQuestBridge was officially founded in 2004 as an students find refuge in the fact that they completed application process before September 30th, but I didextension of The Quest Scholars Program founded in the entire application before the and I am proud of myself for it. I am very thankful that1994. QuestBridge is now an Internet-based meeting deadline. Mr.VanPelt, Mrs.Purves, and Ms.Andrew completedground for bright scholars with economic challenges the letters of recommendation that I needed.and the opportunity to go to colleges like Dartmouth Becoming A Finalist I had to wait until October 21st before I learned of myCollege, Harvard University, and MIT. QuestBridge finalists have the chance to become a QuestBridge status. I am excited to say that I am a National College Match Recipient. National College National College Match Finalist and I am on my wayThe Mission Match Recipients receive full, four-year scholarships to experiencing the opportunities ahead. I decidedQuestBridge serves as a powerful bridge between to one of QuestBridge’s 31 partner schools as well to apply to Dartmouth College, Brown University,talented, underserved students and the nation’s as additional resources to assist Recipients while in Princeton University, Wellesley University, andmost esteemed institutions of higher education. school and beyond. Once applicants are informed Columbia University through Questbridge. I still haveQuestBridge aims to increase the percentage of about their Finalist status, applicants must submit much work to do, but I am willing and ready to takecapable low-income students attending the nation’s additional supplements to the colleges that they on the challenge. “Most top low-income students inbest universities by facilitating a meeting point chose to apply to through QuestBridge. America don’t apply to top colleges who want them…that connects exceptional students with colleges, Better recruitment can close this gap.”scholarship providers, and organizations seekingout students who have excelled despite hardships. The Words of Finalist, Tatiana Austin Questbridge Finalist, 42the adventuresIn the summer of 2011, QuestBridge reached out to For me, it all started with a brochure. I came home of emmettC.A.T.C.H. with hopes of fulfilling it’s mission using from school to my usual pile of mail, mostly flyersC.A.T.C.H. scholars. and letters from colleges and universities. A peculiarThe Application emblem on a brochure instantly grasped my eye as Tatiana Austin I sifted through the bundle. I read the brochure andThe QuestBridge application process takes much it ignited a tinge of hope in me. I never believed thatlonger than most students anticipate. QuestBridge I could attend a prestigious university due to mywants to know their applicants very well. The family’s inability to give financial support. Accordingapplication includes a lengthy online application, to this QuestBridge brochure, I did have the chance toofficial transcripts, SAT and ACTS score reports, attend my dream school, Dartmouth College, despiteseveral essays, and three extensive letters of the economic obstacles my family has faced.recommendation from two teachers and a counselor. I began doing research on QuestBridge to check theThe C.A.T.C.H. staff is always willing to assist students legitimacy of the program. I wanted to make sure thatreach their goals. It takes many hours for students Dartmouth I was not letting my hopes get too high only to beto complete their applications and it takes many College crushed by false pretenses. Luckily, QuestBridge ishours for teachers to complete the recommendation an authentic program designed to help students likeforms as well. Once the application is submitted, the myself reach their highest potential. After the research,12dancequestbridg9erecommendationsarein,andtheprocessiscomplete, I decided that I would participate in the QuestBridge 51catch bingo16twin STEP fundamentals CATCH is widely known for their highly talented step team, winning competitions across the country for their unique and exciting routines. Two of the C.A.T.C.H. Step Team’s latest routines derive from movies; Battle: Los Angeles, a science fiction thriller, and The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo, a movie remake of the popular novel of the same name. These two routines have audiences out of their chairs in applause, truly fusing the art of creating an entertaining and mesmerizing show with traditional stepping.POSSE Myles: At UC Berkeley I can develop intellectually and put abroad. The Human Rights center also sends students around knowledge into practice. UC Berkeley has over 800 organizations the globe to intensely study complex issues that relate to theirThe History Round Two Interview that provide students with the opportunity to develop leadership academic studies. At UC Berkeley I can develop academically skills, share talent, have a sense of community and express through the education itself but being involved in organizationsThe simple idea of sending a group of students to college together Each semi-finalist selected came to the Posse Office to be themselves. At C.A.T.C.H also chose UC Berkeley because I can with people from diverse backgrounds and traveling the globe toto act as a support system for one another was the impetus for a interviewed individually by Posse Staff. Between 20 and 35 of involve my self in different organizations to put the knowledge I meet people and understand their struggles will help me grow asprogram that today has become one of the most comprehensive those students were chosen as Finalist for each partner school. have gained into practice. I have always been a person who works a person.college access programs in the United States. Posse took five In the second round interview, C.A.T.C.H students were equally well with people and loves seeing an idea brought into reality. UCstudents from New York City to Vanderbilt University, which was as successful as they were in Round One. All semi-finalists from Berkeley has ones of the largest numbers of high ranked graduate Question: Why are you the perfect Posse Scholarship recipient?Posse’s first partner college in 1989.All five members of Vanderbilt C.A.T.C.H were comfortable and confident in their one-on-one programs in the nation. The Library at UC Berkeley is one ofPosse 1 graduated with honors and accolades. Posse has sent interviews. The interviews are extremely formal and required that the finest research collections in the country. Berkeley contains Myles: Posse is looking for people who are leaders. Being the3,665 Scholars to top-tier colleges and universities throughout students dress, speak, and act in accordance with professional 11-affiliated libraries that have information that is hard to find and Associated Study Body President I have learned how effectivelythe country since then. Posse Scholars have won $334 million in standards. Posse staff asked questions about the history of our subject specialty libraries. UCB scholars are well known for their lead and make change on campus. UC Berkeley would providescholarships from Posse’s partner institutions and are persisting students: their backgrounds, goals, successes, and challenges. discoveries and contributions. UC Berkeley is a school that provides me with the opportunity to make change out in the world.and graduating at the rate of 90 percent - significantly above C.A.T.C.H students were able to clearly articulate accurate its students with the proper tools to be innovative. The Collegenational average. reflections of “self”, and that is what stood out most about the of Letters & Science has a division called Arts and Humanities Question: How has your experience at CATCH prepared you to students. The C.A.T.C.H students were able to display their that studies world languages, cultures and human experiences be successful at UC Berkeley?The Mission leadership qualities while being highlighting that true leadership to prepare students to live in a multicultural world and develop a comes from being able to better others around them. deep understanding of what it means to be human. Art is used to Myles: When I came to C.A.T.C.H in the 9th grade I was okayThe Posse Foundation has three goals: help students shape their own views so that they can renew the with being average. Over the years CATCH has always had high1.To expand the pool from which top colleges and universities can Final Interview world. I plan to declare the major of philosophy under the Arts & expectations for me and pushed me to do the best that I canrecruit outstanding young leaders from diverse backgrounds. Humanities division because I desire to get the understanding of whether it be artistically or academically. CATCH has prepared2.To help these institutions build more interactive campus Finalists have to agree to accept a Posse Scholarship if offered the human experience so that I can effectively make an impact on me to excel in the UC system with their rigorous curriculum andenvironments so that they can be more welcoming for people from in order to participate in the last interview. After all, it is a serious the world and the people in it. Also, I want to declare the human advanced art program. “Posse is helping to create a new kind ofall backgrounds. commitment. The Finalists will fill out an application to their Posse rights minor. UC Berkeley would be the best place for me to study network of leaders who will sit at the tables where decisions are3.To ensure that Posse Scholars persist in their academic studies College in Fall. The final interview will be in mid-December, group- human rights because the Human rights center is on campus and made and better represent the voices of all Americans. A diverseand graduate, so they can take on leadership positions in the style, and consists of other potential cohort members vying for conducts research about human rights in the Unites States and society requires a diverse leadership. Posse works to fill thisworkforce. admission into the same school. An admission committee from need.” the college (including the Dean of Admissions) will attend thisRound One Interview meeting. Finalists will be notified if they are Posse Scholarship tDTheGARITARTGLOOwitOhNthe Winners in late December and begin Posse’s eightmonth pre- Posse Finalist, 58fasshtiaotnements st5ep 2BATTLE: LOS ANGELESThe students that are nominated are asked to attend large group collegiate training program in January 2012. C.A.T.C.H is proud of Myles Santiferrecruitment as a part of their first round interview. After the large Myles Santifer, finalist for UC Berkeley in Berkeley, California. UCgroup interview about half of the nominees are called back as Semi- Berkeley is a large public, co-ed Research Institution established C.A.T.C.H. The Magazine 2012 53Finalist. Fun is the perfect word to describe the first interview for March 23, 1868. Myles Santifer is a leader and is committed toC.A.T.C.H students. The interview consisted of working with other helping his community. He dedicated his entire summer this 22UCBerkeleystudents from across Los Angeles in writing and performance of year to volunteering as apart of the Top Teens of America. Thisoriginal skits on pre-selected themes. Students presented five- organization gathers teenagers as a collective to help beautify and posseminute skits about current events. The task was challenging and better the Los Angeles urban community. Through the organizationinsightful in that it required students from all different backgrounds Myles realized the importance in helping the community.to collaborate and exhibit true teamwork. C.A.T.C.H students gotthe chance to display the skills developed at C.A.T.C.H such as In Myles’ Own Wordstheir confidence, performance and presentation skills and theirknowledge and understanding of today’s issues when formulating Question: How did you select UC Berkeley as your college oftheir project. choice from the selected Posse Schools? CATCH The Magazine (CEren4nt1r2sa0hnac1w1ethoAAfrftvsoe/f.T,SeLtcAoh,cCCkAehra9&r0teC0rr0eH8eigdh)C.A.T.Cwc.Hawt.cwThh.ccehaatMcrthaegcrah@zairnstbeecr2.go0lro1gb2al.n3et is a publication created by thestudents of C.A.T.C.H. High School
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Back To TheSFaumtuer0eld Shoe Three years ago, some CATCH freshmen took part in a competition where they customized a Converse shoe, and the winning designs were produced. Three years later, the winners are now seniors and have come a long way since 2009, becoming “Original CATCH kids,” a title given to students who have attended CATCH since the ninth grade. The funny thing about growing up and change is that the new self cannot recognize the old self. Take a look at how these original (or “OG”) CATCH kids have grown from winning a shoe competition as freshmen to seniors on their way to college.8 C.A.T.C.H. The Magazine 2012
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QuestbridgeThe History complete, there is a period of waiting. All there is to do is wait for the QuestBridge faculty to review andIn 1987, the idea of an organization that could link assess the applications and inform their applicants oflow-income high school scholars to elite colleges their application status. The waiting can be stressful,and universities sparked what is now QuestBridge. but many students find refuge in the fact that theyQuestBridge was officially founded in 2004 as an completed the entire application before theextension of The Quest Scholars Program founded deadline.in 1994. QuestBridge is an Internet-based meetingground for bright scholars with economic challenges Becoming A Finalistand provides the opportunity to go to colleges likeDartmouth College, Harvard University, and MIT. QuestBridge finalists have the chance to become a National College Match Recipient. National CollegeThe Mission Match Recipients receive full, four-year scholarships to one of QuestBridge’s 31 partner schools as wellQuestBridge serves as a powerful bridge between as additional resources to assist Recipients while intalented, underserved students and the nation’s school and beyond. Once finalists are informed aboutmost esteemed institutions of higher education. their status, they must submit additional supplementsQuestBridge aims to increase the percentage of to the colleges that they chose to apply to throughcapable low-income students attending the nation’s QuestBridge.best universities by facilitating a meeting pointthat connects exceptional students with colleges, The Words of Finalist, Tatiana Austinscholarship providers, and organizations seekingout students who have excelled despite hardships. For me, it all started with a brochure. I came homeIn the summer of 2011, QuestBridge reached out from school to my usual pile of mail, mostly flyersto C.A.T.C.H., with hopes of fulfilling its mission by and letters from colleges and universities. A peculiarinvolving C.A.T.C.H. scholars. emblem on a brochure instantly grasped my eye as I sifted through the bundle. I read the brochure andThe Application it ignited a tinge of hope in me. I never believed that I could attend a prestigious university due to myThe QuestBridge application process takes much family’s inability to give financial support. Accordinglonger than most students anticipate. QuestBridge to this QuestBridge brochure, I did have the chance towants to know their applicants very well. The attend my dream school, Dartmouth College, despiteapplication includes a lengthy online application, the economic obstacles my family has faced.official transcripts, SAT and ACTS score reports, I began doing research on QuestBridge to check theseveral essays, and three extensive letters of legitimacy of the program. I wanted to make sure thatrecommendation from two teachers and a counselor. I was not letting my hopes get too high only to beThe C.A.T.C.H. staff is always willing to assist students crushed by false pretenses. Luckily, QuestBridge isreach their goals. It takes many hours for students a legitimate program designed to help students liketo complete their applications and it takes many myself reach their highest potential. After the research,hours for teachers to complete the recommendation I decided that I would participate in the QuestBridgeforms as well. Once the application is submitted,the recommendations are in, and the process is
program. It seemed to be the perfect opportunity forme to go to the college of my desires. I began theapplication process in July of 2011. It took a lot ofhard work and much of my free time to complete theapplication process before September 30th, but I didand I am proud of myself for it. I am very thankful thatMr. VanPelt, Mrs. Purves, and Ms. Andrew completedthe letters of recommendation that I needed.I had to wait until October 21st before I learned ofmy QuestBridge status. I am excited to say that I ama National College Match finalist and am on my wayto experiencing the opportunities ahead. I decidedto apply to Dartmouth College, Brown University,Princeton University, Wellesley University, andColumbia University through Questbridge. I still havemuch work to do, but I am willing and ready to takeon the challenge. Questbridge finalist, Tatiana Austin Dartmouth College
Shiloh and Jeshua Selassie
dance Brothers Shiloh and Jeshua Selassie have been dancing for years, and have become experts in a variety of styles, ranging from flamenco to hip hop to jazz. “I like all types, because I can’t choose. Ballet is fundamental to all dance styles, but hip hop is fun,” Jeshua explains. Jeshua is full of life and loves to dance.“Dance is the essence of life,” Shiloh addshappily. Shiloh’s main dance interest is hip hop, always practicing routines and learning new dance moves. “Dance is movement, it’s rhythm. It’s essential to life because dance is life!” Shiloh can be seen leading dance battles daily at break and teaching inquiring minds groundbreaking dance moves.
Math CATCH The Essence of Math by CATCH What do Coco Chanel, Joy by Jean Patou and CATCH have in common? They all have their own perfume. CATCH introduces Math, a hot new fragrance that is destined for greatness. Once immersed in Math, one can do anything. Math is evident everywhere, Math is life! Get CATCH’s new fragrance Math now!
Acrynliacils Acrylic nails have always been a major fashion phenomenon. Little girls couldn’t wait for their mothers to let them wear acrylics and style them whichever way they wanted to. However in inner city schools acrylic nails are getting harder and harder to find. What was once a necessity is now a rarity, and one must wonder, why? Economy. America’s economic situation has been in ruins for a few years now, and experts say it will get worse before it gets better. But nail salons aren’t economists, and instead of lowering prices for consumers they’ve raised them. Inner city girls simply can’t afford stylish acrylic nails every two weeks anymore. Out-of-style. Fashion trends come and go, and as acrylic nails have reigned for so long, it’s time for the polymer powder and adjoining liquid to take a break. Health. The longer acrylics are left on nails the weaker natural nails become. When acrylics are finally taken off, the natural nail is left brittle, soft and sensitive, and won’t return to normal for a few months. If the tip is separated from the nail bed, fungi can get in between and cause a nasty infection,resulting in the removal of a whole nail. Accidentscan also occur that can rip off part or all of the acrylicand natural nail as well. Many jobs prohibit theiremployees from wearing these nails for these risksas well. Acrylics will always be remembered as verystylish and fashionable, but their time has come andgone in popular culture.
TWIN FUNDAMENTALS 2 +2Jade Morris 10:00am 8/13/1996 Karla Young 4:05am 8/18/1994 (-1+ 25)x( 81-22)x(-5+23-1)=10Jewel Morris 10:02am 8/13/1996 Karmen Young 4:09am 8/18/1994 +2 150 37 2Tiara Knight 12:00pm 10/13/1995 Amani Henry 12:26am 4/25/1997 }+2 ( 50 )37Fiara Knight 12:06pm 10/13/1995 Asiah Henry 12:27am 4/25/1997 +2 10 Justin Weekes Powden 12:00pm 9/10/1997 Anarey Weekes Powden 12:02pm 9/10/199716 C.A.T.C.H. The Magazine 2012
MOVIE PICSFILMMAKfromINtheG CLASSComedy: Superbad, Hangover 1 & 2, White ChicksAction/Adventure: Fast Five, Real Steel, Death Race 1 &2Romance: Romeo and Juliet, Love and Basketball, Back-up PlanChick Flicks: Twilight, Mean Girls, Bring it OnHorror: Halloween, Devil, InsidiousDocumentary: Catfish, MARWENCOL, Supersize MeMusical: High School Musical, Sweeney Todd, GreeceDrama: Precious, Baby Boy, The RunawaysTear Jerkers: Titanic, For Colored Girls..., The CuriousCase of Benjamin ButtonSci-fi: Avatar, Super 8, The MatrixAnimation: Horton Hears a Who, Toy Story 1, 2 & 3,Sponge Bob Square Pants MovieThriller: Cloverfield, Final Destination, IT.Suspense: The Orphan, The Craft, Black SwanInspirational: Soul Surfer, I am Sam, The Pursuit of HappynessBased on a True Story: 50/50, The Blind Side, The Diary of Anne FrankOld School: 16 Candles, Back to the Future, The Exorcist
MATH NOT JUST COLNOoRt
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CNoUloMr‐BbyE‐NRuSmbers
Remember
in
second
grade
when
you
had
to
color
an
obscure
picture
of
shapes
based
on
the
number
in
the
shape
and
the
color
that
matches
the
number?
This
was
probably
the
most
basic
form
of
connecting
math
to
art
for
most
of
us.
But
math
and
art
have
a
stronger
connection
than
you
may
think.
If
you
stop
to
look
at
the
design
of
the
architecture
of
buildings,
you
may
notice
the
intense
math
calculations
that
went
into
its
construction.
For
instance,
the
screen
of
the
computer
you
use
everyday
is
derived
from
what
is
considered
appealing
to
the
eye
based
on
a
mathematical
ratio.
And,
look
at
all
the
beautiful
celebrities
in
a
magazine
or
on
TV.
You’d
be
surprised
to
find
out
that
the
definition
of
beauty
is
based
on
a
mathematical
relationship.
Believe
it
or
not,
the
relationship
between
art
and
mathematics
isn’t
anything
new—In
fact,
it
has
been
going
on
for
centuries.
THE
GOLDEN
RATIO
For
a
large
portion
of
math
related
art,
it
all
begins
with
the
Golden
Ratio.
Defined
by
the
Greeks
and
the
Egyptians
as
what
is
aesthetically
appealing
to
the
eye,
the
Golden
Ratio
is
the
ratio
of
the
sum
of
two
quantities
to
the
larger
quantity
is
equal
to
the
ratio
of
the
larger
quantity
to
the
smaller
quantity.
In
other
words,
,
where
a
is
the
larger
quantity
and
b
is
the
smaller
quantity.
The
Golden
Ratio
can
be
viewed
as
a
rectangle
shown
to
the
right.
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If
you
were
to
divide
the
length
by
the
height
of
a
rectangle
constructed
by
the
Golden
Ratio,
you
will
find
the
number
to
be
1.618…
Any
rectangle
that
is
constructed
in
this
manner
is
called
a
Golden
Rectangle
and
is
considered
to
be
pleasing
to
the
human
eye,
as
it
is
easy
to
view.
As
a
matter
of
fact,
we
still
use
this
concept
today.
If
you
have
a
Mac
computer
or
any
flat‐screen
TV,
look
at
the
screen
and
measure
its
length
and
its
height,
and
then
divide
them.
You
will
find
that
the
ratio
is
approximately
1.6.
ARCHITECTURE
Look
at
the
Parthenon
and
the
Pyramid.
Can
you
see
anything
familiar
about
them?
It
may
not
be
so
noticeable
with
the
Pyramid,
but
by
looking
at
the
face
of
the
Parthenon,
you
may
notice
that
is
a
Golden
Rectangle.
The
Pyramid
also
uses
the
Golden
Ratio,
but
in
a
less
obvious
manner.
If
you
look
at
the
diagram
below,
you
can
see
that
the
ratio
of
the
height
(h)
to
the
half
of
the
base
length
(b)
is
a
Golden
Ratio.
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BEAUTY
It
is
said
that
people
who
are
considered
beautiful
tend
to
have
symmetrical
features.
But
what
defines
beauty?
Is
there
a
way
to
look
at
someone
and
just
say
that
that
person
is
beautiful?
Well,
during
the
Renaissance
(14th
–
17th
centuries),
many
artists
and
philosophers
tried
to.
One
particular
person
was
Leonardo
da
Vinci.
It
is
suggested
that
everything
he
did
was
done
by
some
secret
method
or
code.
For
instance,
it
is
said
that
he
would
paint
using
the
Golden
Rectangle.
As
you
can
see
in
the
picture
on
the
left,
Mona
Lisa’s
face
fits
inside
a
Golden
Rectangle,
thus
fitting
the
description
of
what
is
aesthetically
pleasing
to
the
eye.
He
also
did
the
Vetruvian
man,
which
shows
that
the
perfect
body
is
bounded
by
the
dimensions
of
the
Golden
Ratio.
Now
take
a
look
at
the
following
celebrities.
If
you
drew
a
rectangle
around
their
faces,
would
it
approximate
the
Golden
Ratio
1.618…?
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It’s funny how history repeats itself time and time again.This year, two CATCH faculty members teach at the very campus theirrelatives attended. Miss Fukuyama, the World History and Governmentteacher, and Miss Taniguchi, the Special Education coordinator, wereshocked when they found out that their father and uncle, respectively,attended Audubon Middle School. It’s fascinating how their relativesattended Audubon at the same time and how decades later, theyboth teach in the classrooms their uncle and father sat in.Miss Fukuyama Miss Taniguchi and her father, and her uncle, Les Fukuyama Thomas Tayama (Audubon, (Audubon, class of ‘69) class of ‘70) C.A.T.C.H. The Magazine 2012 21
POSSEThe History Round Two InterviewThe idea of sending a group of students to college together to Each semi-finalist selected came to the Posse Office to beact as a support system for one another was the impetus for a interviewed individually by Posse Staff. Between 20 and 35 ofprogram that today has become one of the most comprehensive those students were chosen as finalists for each partner school.college access programs in the United States. Posse took five In the second round interview, C.A.T.C.H students were equallystudents from New York City to Vanderbilt University, which was as successful as they were in Round One. All semi-finalists fromPosse’s first partner college in 1989.All five members of Vanderbilt C.A.T.C.H were comfortable and confident in their one-on-onePosse 1 graduated with honors and accolades. Posse has sent interviews. The interviews were extremely formal and required that3,665 Scholars to top-tier colleges and universities throughout students dress, speak, and act in accordance with professionalthe country since then. Posse Scholars have won $334 million in standards. Posse staff asked questions about the history of ourscholarships from Posse’s partner institutions and are persisting students: their backgrounds, goals, successes, and challenges.and graduating at the rate of 90 percent - significantly above C.A.T.C.H students were able to clearly articulate accuratenational average. reflections of “self”, and that is what stood out most about the students. The C.A.T.C.H students were able to display theirThe Mission leadership qualities while highlighting that true leadership comes from being able to better others around them.The Posse Foundation has three goals:1.To expand the pool from which top colleges and universities can Final Interviewrecruit outstanding young leaders from diverse backgrounds.2.To help these institutions build more interactive campus Finalists have to agree to accept a Posse Scholarship if offeredenvironments so that they can be more welcoming for people from in order to participate in the last interview. After all, it is a seriousall backgrounds. commitment. The Finalists will fill out an application to their Posse3.To ensure that Posse Scholars persist in their academic studies College in Fall. The final interview will be in mid-December, group-and graduate, so they can take on leadership positions in the style, and consists of other potential cohort members vying forworkforce. admission into the same school. An admission committee from the college (including the Dean of Admissions) will attend thisRound One Interview meeting. Finalists will be notified if they are Posse Scholarship Winners in late December and begin Posse’s eight month pre-The students that are nominated are asked to attend large group collegiate training program in January 2012. C.A.T.C.H. is proud ofrecruitment as a part of their first round interview. After the large Myles Santifer, finalist for UC Berkeley in Berkeley, California. UCgroup interview about half of the nominees are called back as Semi- Berkeley is a large public, co-ed Research Institution establishedFinalists. Fun is the perfect word to describe the first interview for March 23, 1868. Myles Santifer is a leader and is committed toC.A.T.C.H students. The interview consisted of working with other helping his community. He dedicated his entire summer this year tostudents from across Los Angeles in writing and performance of volunteering as part of the Top Teens of America. This organizationoriginal skits on pre-selected themes. Students presented five- gathers teenagers as a collective to help beautify and better theminute skits about current events. The task was challenging and Los Angeles urban community. Through the organization Mylesinsightful in that it required students from all different backgrounds realized the importance of helping the community.to collaborate and exhibit true teamwork. C.A.T.C.H students gotthe chance to display the skills developed at C.A.T.C.H such as In Myles’ Own Wordstheir confidence, performance and presentation skills and theirknowledge and understanding of today’s issues when formulating Question: How did you select UC Berkeley as your college oftheir project. choice from the selected Posse Schools? 22 C.A.T.C.H. The Magazine 2012
Myles: At UC Berkeley I can develop intellectually and put knowledge sends students around the globe to intensely study complex issuesinto practice. UC Berkeley has over 800 organizations that provide that relate to their academic studies. At UC Berkeley I can developstudents with the opportunity to develop leadership skills, share academically through the education itself but being involved intalent, have a sense of community and express themselves. I organizations with people from diverse backgrounds and travelingalso chose UC Berkeley because I can involve myself in different the globe to meet people and understand their struggles will helporganizations to put the knowledge I have gained into practice. I me grow as a person.have always been a person who works well with people and lovesseeing an idea brought to reality. UC Berkeley has ones of the Question: Why are you the perfect Posse Scholarship recipient?largest numbers of high ranked graduate programs in the nation.The Library at UC Berkeley is one of the finest research collections Myles: Posse is looking for people who are leaders. Being thein the country. Berkeley contains 11-affiliated libraries that have Associated Study Body President I have learned how to effectivelyinformation that is hard to find and subject specialty libraries. UCB lead and make changes on campus. UC Berkeley would providescholars are well known for their discoveries and contributions. UC me with the opportunity to make change out in the world.Berkeley is a school that provides its students with the proper toolsto be innovative. The College of Letters & Science has a division Question: How has your experience at CATCH prepared you tocalled Arts and Humanities that studies world languages, cultures be successful at UC Berkeley?and human experiences to prepare students to live in a multiculturalworld and develop a deep understanding of what it means to be Myles: When I came to C.A.T.C.H in the 9th grade I was okayhuman. Art is used to help students shape their own views so that with being average. Over the years CATCH has always had highthey can renew the world. I plan to declare the major of philosophy expectations for me and pushed me to do the best that I canunder the Arts & Humanities division because I desire to get the whether it be artistically or academically. CATCH has preparedunderstanding of the human experience so that I can effectively me to excel in the UC system with their rigorous curriculum andmake an impact on the world and the people in it. Also, I want to advanced art program. “Posse is helping to create a new kind ofdeclare the Human Rights minor. UC Berkeley would be the best network of leaders who will sit at the tables where decisions areplace for me to study human rights because the Human Rights made and better represent the voices of all Americans. A diverseCenter is on campus and conducts research about human rights society requires a diverse leadership. Posse works to fill thisin the Unites States and abroad. The Human Rights Center also need.” Posse Finalist, Myles SantiferUC Berkeley C.A.T.C.H. The Magazine 2012 23
You know I’m not perfect, it’s not a secret. We were like pairs of shoes in Summer of June I gave all this love and kindness, but you left me mindless.24 C.A.T.C.H. The Magazine 2012
everyone eveything is all right. This curse is such a burden Wish I was wrong but my words C.A.T.C.H. The Magazine 2012 25
are certain. I’m lost without you. You’ve taken vow of silence...26 C.A.T.C.H. The Magazine 2012
This song is a reflection on the old lost love songs heard onclassic radio stations like K-Earth 101, 94.7 The Wave, and95.5 KLOS. “Lost Love” showcases the classic narrativefound in songs like Al Greene’s “Tired of Being Alone” andAerosmith’s “Cryin’,” both of which are iconic songs withintheir eras and are loved Cby.Ali.sTt.Cen.Her.sTbheotMh aygoauzningea2n0d1o2ld.27
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MATH I WANT TO TESSELLATE!!!
A
Tessellation
(or
Tiling)
occurs
when
you
cover
a
surface
with
a
pattern
of
flat
shapes
so
that
there
are
no
overlaps
or
gaps.
A
regular
tessellation
is
a
pattern
made
by
repeating
a
regular
polygon.
Triangles
Hexagons
Squares
A
semi‐regular
tessellation
is
made
of
two
or
more
regular
polygons.
The
pattern
at
each
vertex
must
be
the
same!
Mathematicians
disagree
on
the
true
definition
of
a
“semi‐regular”
tessellation.
Some
believe
curved
shapes
(not
just
polygons)
can
have
tessellations
like
these:
Curvy
Shapes
Circles
Eagles?
But
it
gets
even
more
complicated….
Check
out
some
of
M.C.
Escher’s
tessellation
art:
The
tilings
in
the
Alhambra
in
Spain
were
laid
out
by
the
Moors
in
the
14th
century.
They
are
made
of
colored
tiles
forming
patterns,
many
truly
symmetrical,
geometrical
and
beautiful.
Some
were
not
tessellations
because
they
didn't
cover
a
surface
with
a
repetitive
design
without
gaps
or
overlaps.
However,
many
of
the
Alhambra's
patterns
were
true
tessellations,
like
the
one
shown
here.
They
inspired
the
young
M.C.
Escher,
who
copied
these
geometric
tessellations
into
his
notebooks
and
later
converted
some
into
tessellations
of
animals
or
people.
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Krump Teyauna Taylor, also known as Auna, or informally, Pocahontas, has been linked to CATCH far longer than how long she’s been in attendance. Back in 2008, she came to CATCH as a dancer for local celebrity Tommy the Clown for a performance. “Dancing is my life,” an enthusiastic Auna proclaims. Having danced since she was three, Auna has been trained in ballet, modern and choreography with Debbie Allen, and has been dancing with Tommy the Clown since 2001. “Dancing with Tommy has been an incredible experience! I’ve traveled all over the world, to countries such as Italy, Japan, New Zealand, England, Germany, just to name a few. I’ve also been in music videos and movies, too.” You can see her (wearing the red hat below) in the movie Rize, a documentary about clown and krump dancing. C.A.T.C.H. The Magazine 2012 33
Old Photographs Boy meets girl.Making the band.34 C.A.T.C.H. The Magazine 2012
Step up.
Circa 1950.
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MATH MESSING WITH STATISTICS Regardless of how much, or how little we actually see of it, mathematics is all around us. It's soingrained in our daily lives that it's practically impossible to go a day without needing to use math.You can't go to the store without adding up costs for groceries and you can't watch most sports withouthearing some statistics on the players or the teams. Of all of the different branches of mathematics, statistics is probably one of the most noticeableones in sports. Let's take basketball as an example. It's very important for basketball players to have adecent free throw percentage. This is a type of statistic that tells you how often a player successfullyshoots a free throw shot. Other statistics include things like number of assists, blocks, steals, points,and many more. All of these are very important to determine who is the best player. However, statistics are strange in many regards. If used or viewed incorrectly, they can lead tocompletely false conclusions. For instance, let's say we want to compare Kobe to LeBron. To keep itsimple, even though basketball is played in four quarters of 12 minutes, let's just look at their field shotpercentage for two imaginary halves of one game, as shown in the table below. Kobe First Half Second Half TotalLeBron 15 / 30 3/5 18/35 2/5 14 / 25 16/30 From the table, we can see that Kobe made 15 out of 30 shots in the first half and 3 out of 5shots in the second half. This means that during the entire game Kobe made 18 out of the 35 shots hetook. LeBron’s total was tallied the same way. Now, let's say we wanted to ask, “Based on their shotsonly, who was the better player?” Here's where the weird part of statistics kicks! Depending on howyou choose to look at these statistics, either one of them can be considered “better” than the other!Let's change the fractions in the first and second half to percentages so it's easier to compare them: Kobe First Half Second Half TotalLeBron 50% 60% 18/35 40% 56% 16/30 If we look at the first half, Kobe clearly has a better shooting percentage than LeBron. So we'dsay during the first half, Kobe outdid LeBron. Now, looking at the second half, we see the stats arerepeated. Someone looking at these percentages might say, “It's obvious that Kobe did better thanLeBron since he beat him during each half of the game!” But how about we look at the totals? Kobe'stotal (18/35) comes out to 51.4%. LeBron’s total, however, is 53.3%. Therefore, Kobe beat LeBronduring each quarter, and LeBron comes out on top in the end. How in the world did that happen?Weighted averages! To understand how this happened, we need to look at exactly how many shots each player took.The following bar graph shows a visual that might help. Kobe took the bulk of his shots in the first half(when his percent was 50) and took only a very few shots in the second half (when his percent was 60).This is why, when we look at his total percent, it'll turn out to be closer to 50 than to 60 percent.LeBron on the other hand, took few shots in the first half (when his percent was 40) and took manymore shots in the second half (when his percentage was 56). Thus, LeBron’s total shooting percentended up much closer to 56 than to 40.40 C.A.T.C.H. The Magazine 2012
35 Kobe30 Lebron2520 Second Half1510 5 0 First Half Sometimes it’s hard to see what’s going on without an exaggerated example. Let’s imagine thata very bad player ends up making 0 out of 100 shots (or 0%) in one half. Then he makes 1 out of 1shots (100%) in the second half. He’s made a grand total of 1 out of 101 shots. This is just shy of 1%. So as you’ve just seen, statistics can sometimes be deceiving. Nevertheless, they’re still veryimportant. They give us easy ways to compare overall performance of players in sports. But, onceagain, be careful of how you look at them! C.A.T.C.H. The Magazine 2012 41
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I woke up in a cold sweat. It was my first day in beside me and rubbed my back. “Don’t you worry abouta new town, in a new school. Convinced that my a thing, you hear? Just get ready for school and I’ll takemother wouldn’t let me stay another day, I dragged care of everything.” She kissed me on the forehead andmyself out of bed and proceeded to get ready. My walked out of my room. Excitement washed over megrandmother had already picked out my outfit, a and I nearly ran to the tub. “Oh! Now don’t you lookpowder blue dress with a white trim and ruffles, with pretty, missy! You better not spill syrup on that dress!”matching socks and my newly polished black and my grandmother proclaimed. She’d taken down my hairwhite Oxfords. My hair was rolled and tied in a silk as I ate carefully. “You look like a doll.” I’d never seenbonnet, and I had strict orders not to touch it until she my grandmother smile as bright as she did that morning.was ready to help me. My grandmother walked into “Yeah, but I’m still nervous m’ dear.”my room, exhausted from cooking breakfast althoughit was only seven in the morning. “Why aren’t you “Here,” She handed me a bright red apple. “When youin that tub? Your bath water’s about to get cold and get into the classroom walk up to your teacher and handI’m not warming it up!” I sighed and walked slowly her this apple. I promise you, you won’t be nervousto get my towel. “Oh, honey, I know you’re nervous, anymore.” I looked at her incredulously, picking upbut trust me it’ll be fine,” she said. I plopped down my schoolbag. “M’ dear this better work,” I whispered.on my bed, close to tears. “But m’dear I don’t want My grandmother walked me down our block to school,to go! I want to stay home with you!” She sat down through the main hallway to the classroom I was assigned. There, a tall, slender woman was waiting by the door, as if she was waiting for me. I stopped a few feet behind. My grandmother looked down at me, nudging me forward. I almost forgot I had the apple in my hand. Slowly, I walked up to the woman; careful not to drag my feet as I did when I got nervous. When I was fully in front of her, I held the apple out. She smiled. “You must be Patricia,” she said. Her voice was calm and nice; I couldn’t help but smile back. “Yes, ma’am.” She took the apple from me and walked into the classroom. I looked back at my grandmother, making sure she was still there. “Go on now! Have a great day, sweetie,” she said. I nodded and walked into my new classroom. C.A.T.C.H. The Magazine 2012 49
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