Dear Oakland community, “At any given time in 2016, an estimated 40.3 million people are in modern slavery, including...
Dearest Oakland, Don’t you detest when you encounter an awful driver that makes you end up in the medical...
Dear Pharmacies and Health Care Workers, “Painkillers, such as Vicodin and OxyContin, are the most abused prescription drugs. These...
Dear Athletes who practice five or more times per week, We are writing to you because we want to...
Dear Oakland Teenagers who do not know other teens who are homeless, We are writing to you because we...
Dear Teens and Parents, Have you seen someone drowning? I have and it was horrible to see because the...
Dear Oakland community, Did you know that in Alameda county we have 1,917 Covid-19 cases as of April 28....
Dear Pharmaceutical Companies around the U.S, From the year 2000 to 2014, there have been half a million people...
Hello community, As we all know there is a big global outbreak of the Corona Virus and we have...
Dear Oakland Community, Have you ever wondered how prepared the Oakland community is for a disaster? As a community...
Dear Gun Business Owners: It seems like the Gun violence has increased among other issues, right? We are here...
Dear Oakland Community, Have you ever wondered how prepared the Oakland community is for a disaster? As a community...
Police Brutality Dear Oakland community, The purpose of having a police force is to preserve the safety one seeks,...
Dear Oakland Community: Did you know that ethnicity and race are related to domestic violence? Oakland is a diverse...
Fellow Oakland District High Schoolers: Do you play videogames, use social media, watch youtube or netflix? If any of...
Dear Oakland teens and adults, Do you really believe that not paying attention to an important topic is gonna...
By: Angel Gutierrez Solorio Dear Beer Companies, There are people dying from alcoholic beverages such as Beer and other...
Did you know that littering has become an unacceptable habit for Oakland? Also, did you know that Oakland can...
Did you know that OUSD only made small schools in neighbourhoods that they found poor? After they made 40...
Did you know that cars and factories are what causes air pollution? Did you know that then leads to...
A place For Everyone According to Huckmag K-Dub did hard work to build from the ground up skatepark in Oakland...
“Since 1996, more than 75,000 migrant deaths have been recorded globally,” (MIGRATION DATA PORTAL) That means that 75,000 people...
What is a giant problem that teachers are struggling with? The average rent in Oakland is $2,916, an 8%...
I was 11 years old when I came into the United States to have a better education. I’m an...
“In 2014 there was 80 homicides in Oakland but in 2019 there were 63 Homicides” (oaklandmofo.com). This shows that...
The Streets Of Oakland By: Marcos Chupin “You think Oakland California is a city of punks.” These famous lines...
Police brutality is a real issue in America. Did you know In an article “Law Enforcement Killed 90 Oakland...
Why do you think that central american food is being cooked by white chefs more without them having any...
“In the count taken in January using federal guidelines, Oakland had 861 sheltered people and 3,210 unsheltered people, bringing...
In the upcoming year Police officers will get even more payment from tax money then other years about $319.3M...
Are We Under Appreciating Food Truck Workers? Do you like food trucks? Well then you probably don’t...
Oakland Warriors Is the Golden State Warriors dynasty over? The Golden State Warriors first home was in Philadelphia (1946-1962)...
It is clear that Oakland residents need to know more about the history of their land which includes the...
Do you think that you pay too much money for taxes every month? Well, right now, tax payments are...
“Sometimes I feel like I can’t set my roots here completely because it could be taken away,” said Andrea...
̈ ̈Oakland is my home and I can’t imagine leaving. But it hurts to see the culture I grew...
Nothing is forever, this includes sports teams. Does this mean sports teams such as Oakland’s should leave their hometown?...
Change. What does this mean? It good? Is bad? Can it benefit us or can it ruin us?...
Do people, in general, know that in one night in the United States half a million children and adults...
Do you think the Oakland community is supportive to the LGBTQ community? LGBTQ stands for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender,...
One day, I remember when my friends were talking about how the teachers will be going on strike against...
Everyone knows about kidnapping but not everyone knows that not only females are kidnapped a lot of males get...
Do the authorities seem to care about the drug problem in Oakland? Simple answer, no. Based on the research...
Bases off research and interviews about Oakland’s insurance a plethora of undocumented immigrants don’t have insurance because they are...
The rent in Oakland has doubled in price in the past 10 years! But that’s not the only number...
Have the community noticed that Oakland has changed based on gentrification? Gentrification is the process of renovating and improving...
Do you think that construction teams that are in unions are treated the same as construction teams in non-unions? ...
By: Aida Pablo There are 4,071 homeless people in Oakland. So why are homeless people in the streets? There...
“More than 3,000 public school educators from the Oakland Education Association went on strike to demand better pay, school...
“Ain’t no power like the power to the people cuz the power to the people don’t stop”. These words are...
Did you know that about 8.5M people have migrated to the U.S. and about 1.2M of them come here...
I went to an Oakland Roots game. And the fans were wearing the Oakland Roots jerseys and there were...
Did you know that from 2014 to 2018 rents have increased by 35%? This all has to do with...
Did you know that immigrants come to the United States for reasons such as trauma and this motivates them...
Immigration In Oakland Did you know, deported Immigrants can have very serious psychological damage and trauma. Nearly 4 in...
What is Homelessness? Homelessness is the state of having no home including living on the streets, basically having no...
Crime rate in Oakland is 74 per one thousand residents and has one of the highest rates in America...
According to Church Angels’ directory, there are over 313 Churches in Oakland (ChruchAngel.com).this source is credible because Churches are...
There has been an overwhelming amount of cities that have to deal with police brutality in the U.S., But...
Madelyn Humanities Portugal 12-19-19 Immigration in Oakland Did you know many recent immigrants don’t ask for help because recent,...
Armando Gonzalez Hum 9 Ms. Portugal 12/19/2019 Less Gun Violence, Less Worries Gun Violence is a very big...
The items in my Shadow Box represent me, my counter narrative. When people look at me, they see a...
By: Angel Gutierrez Solorio The objects in my Shadow Box represent my faithful self, my counter narratives. When people...
My Truths By: Yadira BugambiliaI don’t have many objects in my shadow box, just images of my family and...
Fernanda Barreto-Sanchez 9th Grade Art statements In my shadow box there are 10 objects inside that represent counter narratives the...
Our project was about making a change with actions, such as putting up flyers and making an instagram account...
Christy Vong 5/9/19 Reflection My project was about food deserts and taking action can be sort of difficult. As...
today marks a very happy and sad day for freshman everywhere, the most recent and simple project that we...
April 22nd, 2019 Dear Mayors Libby Schaaf and London Breed: We are writing to you about the issue on...
Have you ever been bullied at school before?The definition of bullying is the to seek harm against others or...
“Experts estimate that 50 to 100 girls, many of them underage, line the city’s International Boulevard each night” (Logue)....
Do You Care About The Homeless In your Community? How many homeless people have you seen in...
Immigration Separation There are a lot of people that have been impacted by immigration and often the...
Why are people Moving in and out? Why are people that have lived in Oakland all their lives...
On December 13th, I was in my car and somebody hit us when they were running away from the...
Let me introduce you to to Oakland. I believe that Oakland is violent because of what I have seen...
Why do you believe people are violent? An Oakland resident Ethan Cole, brought up so many interesting ways in...
When interviewing Brenda Rosas, a foster parent, I realized that there are problems in the foster system that aren’t...
Let’s Create a Change Towards the OUSD District Does the OUSD district give Oakland high school students...
“I think some people commit violent crimes because it’s something that will give an effect compared to someone just...
Diego Fernando Rivera-Soto Humanities 9 Ms. Portugal 12/21/18 The Effect Of Violence On Youth, Oakland California Do...
Hi, my name is Cece. I’m a 9th grader at Life Academy. My poem is about how my...
Hello, My name Adrian Terriquez, this is my poem that is about growing up and it connects to the...
This is a poem about connecting Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare to our lives in Oakland, California. I...
This poem is related to Romeo and Juliet and how it relates to Oakland CA. I had to Write...
In this Poem I connected Oakland to Romeo and Juliet’s story! Taught to hate Brought them their fate...
My Shadow Box By: Kassandra Santillan (Outside of box) On the outside, it has images like people holding guns...
Many people assume that since I am a person of color, I am dangerous or bad news. My...
Anthony Magana Sarabia Ms portugal 9/16/18 Hi, My name is Anthony Magana.This is my shadow box. For some, it...
Is it ethical to use data from Nazi medical experiments? By: Mario Garibay-Hernandez You maybe asking if it’s alright...
Fernando Peña Lopez is my one and only brother. He is the older one since he was born first....
When I hear the news “Sister I’m pregnant” My jaw dropped I didn’t know how to react. I was...
Have you ever been bullied? Been put down? As I got older I realized, People will judge People will...
Vicente Pena March 20, 2018 Period 4 Tribute to Manuel La verdad es que nunca lo conocí muy...
I kept asking myself, Why did my parents divorce? Weren’t we going to be the perfect family? Time passed...
Those words stick with me They’ll stick with me forever And each time I lay in bed I...
Being the only girl with brothers In my family, I have 3 brothers, and older and two younger....
August 24, 2014 Life Academy Freshman year Starting over, starting fresh It’s a new year, time for a different...
I am wild as hell I like letting go Being stress free I dislike uptight people I hate being...
Why I’m Observant As Hell I have eyes That let me see The truth of the world around...
Why I’m Me As Hell Im me as as hell because I couldn’t find a characteristics to describe...
My full name is Yadira Magana Leon. “Yadira” is the name that I go by. Only teachers call me...
Y-A-Q-U-E-L-I-N I’d like to think my name is unique just like me I wasn’t named after anyone Nor...
To me my name means kind and respected. To my family my name means bad news. It means troublemaker,...
My complete, full name is Lisette Aguilar Valencia. My first name Lisette, was chosen by my father. During my...
Salvador Pedroza-Juarez is my name. All my other brothers don’t have the “Juarez” in their name. I like that...
Nina… Nina… Nina Three little letters They make up my two syllable name No one else has this name...
My name is Andrea Guadalupe Garibaldi I am named sort of after my dad, his name is Andres....
Orwell uses imagery to spread the message of how to be comfortable with being a real woman. Winston and...
Violence In Oakland Did you know that Oakland is the most crime-ridden city in California, according to...
Is art important to have in schools for students? Art is important to students because it helps them with...
Oakland is Diverse By Elizabeth Gonzalez Hinojosa “Oakland is one of the most diverse metropolitan areas in the...
It’s Not Just Getting Beaten Up Effects of Police Brutality By: Kamyiah Oliver In Oakland, California, why do our...
Gentrification Could be Hurting Oakland Gentrification has become a problem for many Oakland residents. Did you know that...
Oakland’s Culture Do you often confuse Oakland with San Francisco? We shouldn’t confuse San Francisco and...
Angel Noriega English Ms. Portugal January 12, 2018 OUSD Budget Cut “The Oakland Unified School District’s Board of...
On January 1, 2018, marijuana became legal in California. The California law is: ¨Retail sales of recreational cannabis will...
Improving Education in Oakland Did you know that in the past year the Oakland Unified School District (OUSD)...
How is gentrification affecting Oakland’s rent prices? Why are Landlords raising the prices of our rents? Have we done...
My views of Oakland Introduction: Did you know that Oakland has a heart around it? This means it is...
City vs. Citizens who Benefits More from Gentrification? “Between July 2011 and July 2016 the median price of...
Did you know that when asked, more Oakland community members believe that gentrification is shoddy for Oakland? Why...
Artist Statement Alex Lopez In my project, I decided to do a book jacket and it is going to...
Romeo+Juliet+2017 Yojana P. For this project I chose to write a poem. The poem talks about all the violence...
Artist Statement Adrian Kelly For my modern interpretation of Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet, I decided to draw the prologue...
The empty heads of us I was always trapped in a cage Unable to breathe and unable to...
PROLOGUE This story takes place in Oakland, A strong rivalry Where two sides, gangs, both feel more powerful than...
My Artist Statement is called “Don’t Kill Love” and it’s based on the shooting and violence there is in...
For my modern interpretation of Romeo and Juliet I chose to make a movie poster because some parts of...
Modern Prologue: There are two sides, who both know a lot and a little about each other One...
War Causes Illogical Deaths! War When it comes to war, Deaths may occur But they have never been...
Artist statement My project is about class privilege. I made up a story about Romeo and Juliet in a...
Romeo and Juliet Prologue By:Guadalupe Quintero Can you hear it? Gun shots Have you seen it? Police chasing...
I have chosen to include an El Salvador flag because I’m proud of being Salvadoran as my Ethnicity even...
PLANET HYPE SHADOW BOX Daniel Gonzalez The objectives in my shadow box represent my counter negatives....
This is me Jared Hernandez This shadow box represents that I’m from Oakland, Latino, male, and a soccer...
When people see me, they see a female that’s weak and that’s only good for serving men. They see...
The objects in my shadow box represent who I am and my identities. Some chosen identities of me...
This shadow box represents my chosen and assigned identities. A assigned identity I have in this box is being...
Gangs are important because they are damaging Oakland culture in a negative way to where people think Oakland...
Every day there are many children/teens that are in between the ages of 11 and 17 years olds. They...
Why do people join gangs? What happens in that gang? What is so special about being in a...
Oakland is currently the third-most dangerous city in the United States according to Forbes. But why? Because the Oakland...
Men of Color Targeted by Police Brutality Based on the evidence, men of color are targets for police...
Drugs & Gangs In the Oakland Community What are some activities that affect your community? Is it drugs?...
“Approximately one in three adolescent girls in the United States are a victim of physical, emotional or verbal abuse...
Thesis: Some police in oakland are guilty of unfair crimes and aren’t held accountable In my opinion...
81% of teens claimed to have the opportunity to take illicit drugs, 42.5% actually tried them. Drugs are...
Hiding In Plain Sight Did you know that, there are around 1,037 liquor licenses around Oakland? (Oakland City Attorney)....
Why do youth join gangs? Gangs are one of the main problems in California, but it is especially a...
When someone hears the term gang, what would come to their mind? Horrible? Dangerous? There are many ways to...
Is it true that drugs can influence teens to take, use, or sell drugs? These statistics show that marijuana...
https://sfbay.ca/2016/08/31/president-pardons-oakland-crack-dealer-lil-d/ http://www.drugfreeworld.org/drugfacts/crackcocaine/what-dealers-will-tell-you.html ARGUMENT: Based on the research the leading reasons why teenagers sell drugs are peer pressure...
Drugs can have a negative problem on teens. “The often rough teenage years can take an emotional toll on...
Drugs Lead To Pain “Every day 4,000 12-17 year olds use drugs for the first time” (SAMHSA- NSDUH 2013)....
The Effects of Drugs on the Young “Everyday, four thousand 12-17 year olds use drugs for the first...
How often do community members receive help from police? How often do community members hate on police? How often...
Drug Usage Commited by Teens Did you know that, “1 in 4 teenagers admit to taking prescription drugs to...
Can illegal drug Beneficial or harmful for adolescents. “Everyday 4,000 12-17 year olds use drugs for the first...
Weed is legal, but do teens use it appropriately? Drugs are bad for you because once you use...
On this day that is supposed to bring love and cheer, I sit down, crying, on this Lunar...
I am from Oakland A place where everyone wants to do drugs and be thugs A place where gunshots...
A young black man in Oakland Where people can mess up and go to jail People don’t believe they...
I’m from the town, where being yourself isn’t good enough. I’m from the lands where it all goes down,...
I’m from east Oakland born and raised where it’s a miracle if you make it out at the age...
I’m from the city of Oakland, California. A city where your use of freedom of speech can get you...
I am from a city where people hide their feelings where people don’t believe in self-pity where people...
I am from days of happiness and laughter but it all goes away the day after Every time I...
I am from two Stuck in between because I don’t fit in any shoe I am from simple rhymes...
I am from Salt Lake City , Utah the state full of Mormon whites I am from big houses...