Hitchcock
Julio R. Sanchez
December 12, 2012
The great Alfred Hitchcock was a cinematic genius of his time for having developed original and innovative film techniques for maximizing fear and anxiety in his pictures. His seminal film, Psycho, is often recalled for its acute portrayal of murder in the shower scene. The fast sequencing of clips only... Read more »
KCRA 3 Game of the Week
September 29, 2012
Do you want our school to be on TV? Vote for Monterey Trail as we play against Davis on Friday for our chance to be featured on KCRA 3′s high school football “Game of the Week”. You may vote up to 15 times per hour per IP address and the poll closes October 3rd at 7pm. Support... Read more »
Chalky Chocobo
Julio R. Sanchez
September 19, 2012
Aspiring local artist and model mustang, Vanessa Duong, takes her art to new mediums: Chalk Drawings! This four and a half by three-foot concave canvas, depicts the fictional creature, Chocobo, from the popular video game sequence, Final Fantasy. A time-lapse video of Vanessa’s chalk drawing... Read more »
Renaissance
Harnoor Gill, Staff Writer
November 17, 2011
Renaissance is a time when we, the students, are acknowledged for our good grades and overall GPA. The grades from term one determine what kind of “reward” a student will get: Platinum, Gold, or Silver. For a 4.o and above GPA you will receive a Platinum reward(Nov. 15). For... Read more »
Revolution in Education: Slader.com
Anne Capcap, Staff Writer
October 24, 2011
Students all over the country have been pulling their hair out of their scalps and walking around school with eye bags the size of footballs because of studying late into the night. East to west, middle school, high school, and college students are jotting down notes under the light of the moon even... Read more »
Real Steel: A Smash Hit
Chelsea, writer
October 11, 2011
The movie Real Steel, staring Hugh Jackman, Charlie Kenton, and his estranged son Dakota Goyo, Max Kenton, and the lovely woman of Charlie’s life, Evangeline Lilly as Bailley Tallat. Charlie is a small time promoter and robot boxer for this new sport in the future, where human boxing has been... Read more »
Beastly
Jeanelly Calderon
March 9, 2011
Beastly is based on the story that everyone knows, Beauty and the Beast. The main characters were Vanessa Hudgens as “Lindy”, the Belle of the story and Alex Pettyfer as the beast, or “Kyle”. The setting is a New York private school with Lindy as the scholarship student and... Read more »
News 10 Coach of the Year
David Valdez
February 2, 2011
As you might have heard, the school’s own Coach TJ Ewing had been selected as News 10’s coach of the year. In the article, it discusses the reasons as to why Coach TJ Ewing is an icon for to his football team and all other student athletes. (Link to the story is provided at the bottom of the page).We... Read more »
The Muliticultural Rally
Jeanelly Calderon
January 26, 2011
This year’s Multicultural Rally was full of excitement and… culture! It was much anticipated and we had a larger turn out than usual, while settling in you could hear the nervous chatter from the performers and the excited voices from the filled bleachers. A few words were said to introduce the dancers... Read more »
November Gaming
David Valdez
November 17, 2010
This month, everyone will be celebrating Thanksgiving with their famlies, feasting on turkey or ham with mashed potatoes and maybe even some apple cider. But for those that will not be par taking in the turkey festivities, there are some cool video games coming out this month that will make you feel... Read more »

