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How Studies and Statistics Show Police Brutality is Linked to Racism. Singpoli, Citizens, and City Council: A Traction for Transparency on the BKK Landfill. The Community that Calls for Change Addresses West Covina Budget Issues. Modern-Day Racism in the Form of Police Brutality: A Fight for Justice Evolved. CLASS OF 2021 POST-GRADUATION PLANS Dongdong Zhang University of California Berkeley Bingxin Guo University of California Davis Adrian Jimenez University of California Irvine Marissa Kurniawan University of California Irvine Jazmin Romero University of California Irvine Miracle Chand University of California Los Angeles Jayleen Andres University of California Riverside Matthew Flota University of California Riverside Evany Loera SINGPOLI, CITIZENS, AND CITY COUNCIL: A TRACTION FOR BY VIVIAN GOMEZ In the latest updates on the decision of converting the former BKK Landfill into a 218-acre hotspot that possesses amenities such as: a 400 room hotel, “glamping” site, 20,000 square foot conference area, employee dormitory, ziplining, solar greenhouses with hydroponic beds, police-K9 training center, firefighter training center, and a virtual reality park, ONLINE FUNDRAISERS: REVOLUTIONARY OR RIPOFF? Most of our other fundraisers ranged with a profit margin od 50%-30% and it involved a lot of work. We will see, it is worth a shot. A lot of you are saying a lot of outrageous things about Snap and you don’t have your facts right. As far as the percentage, snap MODERN-DAY RACISM IN THE FORM OF POLICE BRUTALITY: A FIGHT BY VIVIAN GOMEZ “When the looting starts, the shooting starts, Thank You!” finalizes a Tweet from Donald Trump as protests across the country break out, rioting for change to the blatant systemic racism institutionalized within the police force. Blacks make up about 13.3% of the general police force currently, while a gap pushes white NEW CONSTRUCTION MOVING FORWARD UNDER REVISED TIMELINE New Construction Moving Forward Under Revised Timeline. WCHS is estimated to save around $400,000 a year, plus drastically cutting energy costs even after sunset if the Powerwall / battery system is installed. Photo by Nicholas Brandt. WCUSD is planning to provide WCHS with significant upgrades to the science and performing arts

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PROTECTION OR PRIVACY: WHICH SHOULD A PARENT VALUE MORE BY VIVIAN GOMEZ If you pass by any millennial, you can hear the endless stories of their childhood; times where they roamed free in the streets, without a phone or worry about the world. However, times change, and now the average teen possesses the technology to contact their parents about their whereabouts in a split THE BELL DOESN’T DISMISS YOU, I DO This would be the idea that teachers dictate when class is and is not over. Often times this is followed by the phrase, “The bell doesn’t dismiss, you I do” with a John Wayne stare. With this type of response and attitude, teachers are going to be asked the question, “Then what is the dang bell for then if it obviously doesn’t mean GUINESS WORLD RECORD BREAKER: ROSE RAISES A ROSE The rose stands at 18 feet and 8 inches with the varie ty of the rose being bewitched. This journey began in 2016 when Rose realized that his rose was standing at 16 feet high. “That’s when I said I was going to look it up on Guiness and I found out that the record was at 18 ft 6.2 inches,” Rose said. The journey was a year and a half ADAN PEDROZA AND HIS SUCCESS AS A SKATER: A PHOTO GALLERY BY ALINA OLEA . Pedroza seen with friends at his local skate park, located in West Covina

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How Studies and Statistics Show Police Brutality is Linked to Racism. Singpoli, Citizens, and City Council: A Traction for Transparency on the BKK Landfill. The Community that Calls for Change Addresses West Covina Budget Issues. Modern-Day Racism in the Form of Police Brutality: A Fight for Justice Evolved. CLASS OF 2021 POST-GRADUATION PLANS Dongdong Zhang University of California Berkeley Bingxin Guo University of California Davis Adrian Jimenez University of California Irvine Marissa Kurniawan University of California Irvine Jazmin Romero University of California Irvine Miracle Chand University of California Los Angeles Jayleen Andres University of California Riverside Matthew Flota University of California Riverside Evany Loera SINGPOLI, CITIZENS, AND CITY COUNCIL: A TRACTION FOR BY VIVIAN GOMEZ In the latest updates on the decision of converting the former BKK Landfill into a 218-acre hotspot that possesses amenities such as: a 400 room hotel, “glamping” site, 20,000 square foot conference area, employee dormitory, ziplining, solar greenhouses with hydroponic beds, police-K9 training center, firefighter training center, and a virtual reality park, ONLINE FUNDRAISERS: REVOLUTIONARY OR RIPOFF? Most of our other fundraisers ranged with a profit margin od 50%-30% and it involved a lot of work. We will see, it is worth a shot. A lot of you are saying a lot of outrageous things about Snap and you don’t have your facts right. As far as the percentage, snap MODERN-DAY RACISM IN THE FORM OF POLICE BRUTALITY: A FIGHT BY VIVIAN GOMEZ “When the looting starts, the shooting starts, Thank You!” finalizes a Tweet from Donald Trump as protests across the country break out, rioting for change to the blatant systemic racism institutionalized within the police force. Blacks make up about 13.3% of the general police force currently, while a gap pushes white NEW CONSTRUCTION MOVING FORWARD UNDER REVISED TIMELINE New Construction Moving Forward Under Revised Timeline. WCHS is estimated to save around $400,000 a year, plus drastically cutting energy costs even after sunset if the Powerwall / battery system is installed. Photo by Nicholas Brandt. WCUSD is planning to provide WCHS with significant upgrades to the science and performing arts

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PROTECTION OR PRIVACY: WHICH SHOULD A PARENT VALUE MORE BY VIVIAN GOMEZ If you pass by any millennial, you can hear the endless stories of their childhood; times where they roamed free in the streets, without a phone or worry about the world. However, times change, and now the average teen possesses the technology to contact their parents about their whereabouts in a split THE BELL DOESN’T DISMISS YOU, I DO This would be the idea that teachers dictate when class is and is not over. Often times this is followed by the phrase, “The bell doesn’t dismiss, you I do” with a John Wayne stare. With this type of response and attitude, teachers are going to be asked the question, “Then what is the dang bell for then if it obviously doesn’t mean GUINESS WORLD RECORD BREAKER: ROSE RAISES A ROSE The rose stands at 18 feet and 8 inches with the varie ty of the rose being bewitched. This journey began in 2016 when Rose realized that his rose was standing at 16 feet high. “That’s when I said I was going to look it up on Guiness and I found out that the record was at 18 ft 6.2 inches,” Rose said. The journey was a year and a half ADAN PEDROZA AND HIS SUCCESS AS A SKATER: A PHOTO GALLERY BY ALINA OLEA . Pedroza seen with friends at his local skate park, located in West Covina ABOUT US – NEWSBYTES ONLINE Mission Statement: Newsbytes Online is a student-run media network devoted to providing accurate, timely, and relevant information and news regarding the West Covina High School community. We hope to provide an accessible and credible channel to voice the opinions of the school and maintain a high level of integrity while covering

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CLASS OF 2021 POST-GRADUATION PLANS Dongdong Zhang University of California Berkeley Bingxin Guo University of California Davis Adrian Jimenez University of California Irvine Marissa Kurniawan University of California Irvine Jazmin Romero University of California Irvine Miracle Chand University of California Los Angeles Jayleen Andres University of California Riverside Matthew Flota University of California Riverside Evany Loera HOW STUDIES AND STATISTICS SHOW POLICE BRUTALITY IS LINKED Cover of New York Times Magazines. Credits to Kadir Nelson. D uring the year of 2020, police brutality and criticism of our law enforcement is at an all-time high. With the untimely deaths of black men and women; George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Elijah McClain, and many more innocent people, the country has divided itself among whether or not there is a link between racism and police brutality PROTECTION OR PRIVACY: WHICH SHOULD A PARENT VALUE MORE BY VIVIAN GOMEZ If you pass by any millennial, you can hear the endless stories of their childhood; times where they roamed free in the streets, without a phone or worry about the world. However, times change, and now the average teen possesses the technology to contact their parents about their whereabouts in a split GUINESS WORLD RECORD BREAKER: ROSE RAISES A ROSE BY DORIS MURILLO “Ever since I was a kid, I knew I wanted to break a record on the Guinness,” WCHS substitute teacher Christopher Rose said. Recently on May 2, 2018, Rose set the record for world’s tallest rose bush. The rose stands at 18 feet and 8 inches with the

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JOKES CEMENTED IN REALITY Humor is limited to humanity, no known species can practice nor experience it. On a surface level, jokes seem superficial. Yet the bounds of humor is ambiguous, as it’s purely subjective. The lack of clarity has often left people wondering what’s acceptable, and what’s not. People often question the credibility of dark humor.

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A GLIMPSE AT GRADUATION: HONOR GUARD SPOTLIGHT A Glimpse at Graduation: Honor Guard Spotlight. The Honor Guard serves to lead the seniors out into graduation and to provide the Top 30 juniors the opportunity to see graduation firsthand. Photo courtesy of Lisa Wong. Graduation is the final and most monumental event for seniors ending their high school careers and moving on to another THYBERG FIELD’S GRAND REOPENING BY NICHOLAS BRANDT The grand reopening and ribbon cutting ceremony of Thyberg Field took place before Varsity Football took the field against Covina on Friday, Sept 7. Members from the School Board, City Officials, District Administrators, and family of Dr. Clifford S. Thyberg, the superintendent from which the field was first named

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CHLOE SWARBRICK´S START OF A MEME, OR A MESS: ¨OK BOOMER BY RAYLENE FLORES While giving a speech about increasing climate changes, 25-year-old New Zealand lawmaker, Chlöe Swarbrick was jeered at for her seemingly young and inexperienced speech she was delivering. The insults and reactions came from an opposing spokesperson, Todd Muller. In video footage, Muller was interrupting Swarbrick during her comment on the Zero TRENDY DESSERT PLACES: FARRELL’S Farrell’s Ice Cream Parlor BY ANGELICA QUINTANA Farrell’s is not only a place to dine, but to also be entertained and enjoy your time there. One should know that when going to Farrell’s, they should be prepared to wait, especially on a weekend, because

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