2018-2019 Edition
Dylan Ocampo
Knightly News
Ariana Grande
From starting on Broadway at the age of 15 to acting on Nickelodeon’s Victorious; Ariana Grande has always been a talent from the very beginning. After taking a break from acting, Grande decided to step into the world of music; and ever since then she has been a very successful artist. Ariana Grande released her first studio album titled Yours Truly. The album had done great success as it had reach the top ten in many countries, and had also made #1 on the U.S Billboard 200 within a few days of debuting. After releasing her first studio album, Grande released her second studio album My Everything on August 2014. As with Yours Truly, My Everything did not disappoint as it reached #1 on the U.S Billboard once again. 2 years later, Grande released her third studio album Dangerous Woman. The track had reached #2 in the United States, and peaked #8 on the Billboard 100. Recently, Grand released her highly anticipated fourth studio album Sweetener. Sweetener succeeded with great achievement.The album added to Grande’s collection of tracks that reached #1 on the U.S Billboard 200. With the success of Sweetener, Grande had even broken the global Spotify record for the biggest opening week by a female artist. With all that things said, Grande is famously known for singing in her higher register of her voice, but she reveals a lower, and more mature side to her voice in Sweetener. Though she does belt her voice in songs like Raindrops, and No Tears Left to Cry, her tone throughout each song remains deep and emotional. After only a few months of Sweetener’s release, Grande suddenly drops a single called Thank you, Next. In Thank You, Next, Grande sings about her past relationships, and she has ultimately grown from them. Thank You, Next was instantly a hit, and reached #1 of the Billboard Hot 100. Grande is one of the few artists that holds many talents, and has successfully use those talents to reveal her true skill as a singer, actor, and person.
Knightly News
Ariana Grande
From starting on Broadway at the age of 15 to acting on Nickelodeon’s Victorious; Ariana Grande has always been a talent from the very beginning. After taking a break from acting, Grande decided to step into the world of music; and ever since then she has been a very successful artist. Ariana Grande released her first studio album titled Yours Truly. The album had done great success as it had reach the top ten in many countries, and had also made #1 on the U.S Billboard 200 within a few days of debuting. After releasing her first studio album, Grande released her second studio album My Everything on August 2014. As with Yours Truly, My Everything did not disappoint as it reached #1 on the U.S Billboard once again. 2 years later, Grande released her third studio album Dangerous Woman. The track had reached #2 in the United States, and peaked #8 on the Billboard 100. Recently, Grand released her highly anticipated fourth studio album Sweetener. Sweetener succeeded with great achievement.The album added to Grande’s collection of tracks that reached #1 on the U.S Billboard 200. With the success of Sweetener, Grande had even broken the global Spotify record for the biggest opening week by a female artist. With all that things said, Grande is famously known for singing in her higher register of her voice, but she reveals a lower, and more mature side to her voice in Sweetener. Though she does belt her voice in songs like Raindrops, and No Tears Left to Cry, her tone throughout each song remains deep and emotional. After only a few months of Sweetener’s release, Grande suddenly drops a single called Thank you, Next. In Thank You, Next, Grande sings about her past relationships, and she has ultimately grown from them. Thank You, Next was instantly a hit, and reached #1 of the Billboard Hot 100. Grande is one of the few artists that holds many talents, and has successfully use those talents to reveal her true skill as a singer, actor, and person.
Kayko Lee
Knightly News
Filipino American History Month: October 1-31
On October 18, 1857, the first Filipinos had arrived in America in Morro Bay, California. This event was recognized statewide as a celebration in 2006, and in 2009, California State Senator Leland Yee helped created this eventful month. In America, the Filipino population is the second largest Asian American group and third largest ethnic group.
The Philippines Eras of Colonization Towards Freedom
From 1565 - 1898, the Philippines was colonized by the Spaniards until the U.S. joined forces and defeated them in the Spanish - American War in 1898. However, the U.S. then took control over the Philippines and the Philippine - American War commenced and lasted for three years. During World War II, Japan then took over the Philippines and the nation was set free after the Axis Power’s defeat.
Fun Fact:
Did you know that: Manny Pacquiao, born in the Philippines, is considered to be the one of the world’s best pound for pound boxer?
Knightly News
Filipino American History Month: October 1-31
On October 18, 1857, the first Filipinos had arrived in America in Morro Bay, California. This event was recognized statewide as a celebration in 2006, and in 2009, California State Senator Leland Yee helped created this eventful month. In America, the Filipino population is the second largest Asian American group and third largest ethnic group.
The Philippines Eras of Colonization Towards Freedom
From 1565 - 1898, the Philippines was colonized by the Spaniards until the U.S. joined forces and defeated them in the Spanish - American War in 1898. However, the U.S. then took control over the Philippines and the Philippine - American War commenced and lasted for three years. During World War II, Japan then took over the Philippines and the nation was set free after the Axis Power’s defeat.
Fun Fact:
Did you know that: Manny Pacquiao, born in the Philippines, is considered to be the one of the world’s best pound for pound boxer?
2017-2018 Edition
Clarisse Ocampo
Knightly News
The Oscars 2018 Results
The Academy Awards reached its 90th anniversary last March 4, 2018. With all of the celebrations of the winners and nominees, great artists deserved all their recognition and successes. The movies with the most nominations this year were The Shape of Water (13 nominations), Dunkirk (8 nominations), Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri (7 nominations), and Darkest Hour and Phantom Thread (6 nominations).
The nominees of the Best Actor award for the 90th Academy Awards were Daniel Kaluuya from Get Out, Daniel Day-Lewis from Phantom Thread, Timothée Chalamet from Call Me By Your Name, Denzel Washington from Roman J. Israel, Esq., and Gary Oldman from Darkest Hour. The lucky actor who won the award was Gary Oldman with his outstanding performance in Darkest Hour. The significance of this award for this year was one of the nominees being the youngest, Timothée Chalamet at age 22, since 19-year-old Mickey Rooney in 1944. The nominees of Actress in a Leading Role award were Saoirse Ronan in Lady Bird, Margot Robbie in I, Tonya, Meryl Streep in The Post, Sally Hawkins in The Shape of Water, and Frances McDormand in Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri. The winner of this award was Frances McDormand. With her amazing speech about women equality in all industries and women empowerment, her amazing performance in the film determined she deserved the award.
The nominations of Best Animated Feature Film were Coco, The Boss Baby, Ferdinand, The Breadwinner, and Loving Vincent. Of course, the winner was Coco. This film deserved this award due to its amazing graphics, and story that moved all audiences. In addition, this movie involved representation, inspiring young children to have an idol or hero on the big screen. The films that were nominated for Best Adapted Screenplay were Scott Neustadter & Michael H. Weber - The Disaster Artist, Scott Frank & James Mangold - Logan, Virgil Williams and Dee Rees - Mudbound, Aaron Sorkin - Molly’s Game, and James Ivory - Call Me By Your Name. The winner of Best Adapted Screenplay was James Ivory in Call Me By Your Name. This film was adapted from the novel, Call Me By Your Name, written by André Aciman. This film merited this award because of the alluring portrayal of a beautiful love story in a small town in Italy. The award everyone was waiting, Best Picture. This wonderful films that were nominated for this award were The Post, Lady Bird, Darkest Hour, Get Out, Call Me By Your Name, Dunkirk, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri, and The Shape of Water. Auspiciously, The Shape of Water won the well-known award of all. This film won the award due to its spin on fairytale and classic monster movies.
Although some of your favorite films this year did not win, each of them still celebrated for being nominated or winning an award. All of the movies that were nominated this year each have great stories to tell audiences, which is the main reason they deserve all the acknowledgement from the Academy members and the world.
Knightly News
The Oscars 2018 Results
The Academy Awards reached its 90th anniversary last March 4, 2018. With all of the celebrations of the winners and nominees, great artists deserved all their recognition and successes. The movies with the most nominations this year were The Shape of Water (13 nominations), Dunkirk (8 nominations), Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri (7 nominations), and Darkest Hour and Phantom Thread (6 nominations).
The nominees of the Best Actor award for the 90th Academy Awards were Daniel Kaluuya from Get Out, Daniel Day-Lewis from Phantom Thread, Timothée Chalamet from Call Me By Your Name, Denzel Washington from Roman J. Israel, Esq., and Gary Oldman from Darkest Hour. The lucky actor who won the award was Gary Oldman with his outstanding performance in Darkest Hour. The significance of this award for this year was one of the nominees being the youngest, Timothée Chalamet at age 22, since 19-year-old Mickey Rooney in 1944. The nominees of Actress in a Leading Role award were Saoirse Ronan in Lady Bird, Margot Robbie in I, Tonya, Meryl Streep in The Post, Sally Hawkins in The Shape of Water, and Frances McDormand in Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri. The winner of this award was Frances McDormand. With her amazing speech about women equality in all industries and women empowerment, her amazing performance in the film determined she deserved the award.
The nominations of Best Animated Feature Film were Coco, The Boss Baby, Ferdinand, The Breadwinner, and Loving Vincent. Of course, the winner was Coco. This film deserved this award due to its amazing graphics, and story that moved all audiences. In addition, this movie involved representation, inspiring young children to have an idol or hero on the big screen. The films that were nominated for Best Adapted Screenplay were Scott Neustadter & Michael H. Weber - The Disaster Artist, Scott Frank & James Mangold - Logan, Virgil Williams and Dee Rees - Mudbound, Aaron Sorkin - Molly’s Game, and James Ivory - Call Me By Your Name. The winner of Best Adapted Screenplay was James Ivory in Call Me By Your Name. This film was adapted from the novel, Call Me By Your Name, written by André Aciman. This film merited this award because of the alluring portrayal of a beautiful love story in a small town in Italy. The award everyone was waiting, Best Picture. This wonderful films that were nominated for this award were The Post, Lady Bird, Darkest Hour, Get Out, Call Me By Your Name, Dunkirk, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri, and The Shape of Water. Auspiciously, The Shape of Water won the well-known award of all. This film won the award due to its spin on fairytale and classic monster movies.
Although some of your favorite films this year did not win, each of them still celebrated for being nominated or winning an award. All of the movies that were nominated this year each have great stories to tell audiences, which is the main reason they deserve all the acknowledgement from the Academy members and the world.
Isaiah Mercado
Knightly News
Can Students Make a Difference in Congress?
A single voice can make a big difference in our future. With the recent disaster of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, some might wonder if change can be made in government legislation to prevent another school shooting. Stoneman Douglas High School students have brought it upon themselves to change our government’s policy in favor of stricter gun control laws. They have achieved their goal to change legislation when Florida lawmakers announced their new weapon policy, in order for anyone to obtain a firearm they must be 21 and can no longer purchase bump stocks. This brings the question, could students petition enough to really change legislation?
This generation of students seems to be the fire starter to a series of new changes of rules that can affect states and even to the federal law.
Buckingham Charter High School student Kenneth R. Lavender commented on the topic stating that, “You can try to create change, but the changes are so small because Congress could change how the bill[request] be sent through both houses before it becomes law”. Lavender’s viewpoint is straight to the point on how state or federal congress could receive the request and change it to fit both parties.
Buckingham Charter School Student Beau Stone explained his viewpoint on the issue, “Yes, students have a voice to change the law. There can also be different agenda the student are trying to pass that could also hurt us than help people”. Beau’s viewpoint is interesting on how people could mean one option, but have a secret plan if their bill becomes law.
Buckingham Charter High School students seem to have a good idea on how students could change the law in their own state.
The question if students could change the law seemed to be taken into a deeper state of mind if a student’s bill becomes accepted. Buckingham students manage to take a question into another proportion, these students seem to be open-minded on topics. It is also great to know the many different opinions that have students, could change how laws are presented for better or worse. The future generations likely to be able to make changes to their government that could affect long term. Hopefully, the students use nonviolent protest to their advantage than violent protest to achieve their goals.
Knightly News
Can Students Make a Difference in Congress?
A single voice can make a big difference in our future. With the recent disaster of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, some might wonder if change can be made in government legislation to prevent another school shooting. Stoneman Douglas High School students have brought it upon themselves to change our government’s policy in favor of stricter gun control laws. They have achieved their goal to change legislation when Florida lawmakers announced their new weapon policy, in order for anyone to obtain a firearm they must be 21 and can no longer purchase bump stocks. This brings the question, could students petition enough to really change legislation?
This generation of students seems to be the fire starter to a series of new changes of rules that can affect states and even to the federal law.
Buckingham Charter High School student Kenneth R. Lavender commented on the topic stating that, “You can try to create change, but the changes are so small because Congress could change how the bill[request] be sent through both houses before it becomes law”. Lavender’s viewpoint is straight to the point on how state or federal congress could receive the request and change it to fit both parties.
Buckingham Charter School Student Beau Stone explained his viewpoint on the issue, “Yes, students have a voice to change the law. There can also be different agenda the student are trying to pass that could also hurt us than help people”. Beau’s viewpoint is interesting on how people could mean one option, but have a secret plan if their bill becomes law.
Buckingham Charter High School students seem to have a good idea on how students could change the law in their own state.
The question if students could change the law seemed to be taken into a deeper state of mind if a student’s bill becomes accepted. Buckingham students manage to take a question into another proportion, these students seem to be open-minded on topics. It is also great to know the many different opinions that have students, could change how laws are presented for better or worse. The future generations likely to be able to make changes to their government that could affect long term. Hopefully, the students use nonviolent protest to their advantage than violent protest to achieve their goals.
Cece Ochoa
Knightly News
Teenagers at the Olympics
The Olympics came and went. Several amazing athletes won medals and astonished the world. It was also an Olympics where several teenage athletes won medals or set new records all while competing next to those they had once idolized.
One athlete who had high expectations on him was Nathan Chen. He helped Team USA win bronze in the figure skating team event. Although he did not receive an individual medal, he set a new record in PyeongChang by attempting six quad jumps and landing five of them. A quad jump is a jump that includes four rotations in the air and is (so far) the hardest type of jump to do. Nathan Chen is only eighteen years old and from South Lake City, Utah and has been skating since the age of three.
The first gold medal for the US went to seventeen-year-old Red Gerard. Originally from Silverthorne, Colorado, he competed in big air and slopestyle snowboarding. Red won a gold medal in the slopestyle competition, the first gold medal of the 2018 games for the USA, and placed fifth overall in big air competition. In the middle of the games, he returned to the US for a press tour and returned to PyeongChang to compete in big air. While some may have been sadden that Red did not receive a medal in big air, he did admit that big air was not his strongest competition. Upon winning his gold medal, he seemed shocked yet did not realize until later how big of a deal the Olympics are. Red Gerard does seem to embody the typical teen, he woke up late the morning of the slopestyle competition after spending all night watching Netflix and had to borrow his friend’s jacket since he had lost his. Red was not the only snowboarding teenager to win gold, Chloe Kim also won gold in the snowboarding half-pipe event.
Chloe Kim is originally from Torrance, California and has been snowboarding since the age of four. Her father drove for hours so she could train and it seemed that all those long drives paid off. She became the youngest female snowboarder to win a medal. Outside of snowboarding, she loves to play guitar and surf. Chloe also speaks English, French, and Korean. She had met all the qualifications to compete in the 2014 Sochi games, however, she was too young and had to wait four more years where she would win gold.
Outside of the US, other high-school aged athletes won medals as well. Sixteen-year-old Nico Porteous from New Zealand won a bronze medal in the freestyle skiing halfpipe event. Nico started skiing at the age of four and later began skiing freestyle at nine. He and his brother do have a bit of a rivalry though it is nothing compared to eighteen-year-old Evgenia Medvedeva and fifteen-year-old Alina Zagitova.
Both from Russia, they compete in the ladies figure skating competition. These two were competing for gold as both were fully capable of winning the gold. In the end, Zagitova won gold and Medvedeva walked away with silver. Zagitova began skating at ten years ago and PyeongChang was her first Olympics. Medvedeva began skating at age three as her mother was also a skater. She was the favorite to win gold before Zagitova took over. While she had several strong seasons, in October of 2017 she suffered a stress fracture in her foot which put her out of competition for a while. Still, she made a strong comeback at the Winter Olympics.
All of the Olympic athletes truly are the best in what they do, and it is rather inspiring to see those who are the same age as we are competing and beating the best of the best.
Knightly News
Teenagers at the Olympics
The Olympics came and went. Several amazing athletes won medals and astonished the world. It was also an Olympics where several teenage athletes won medals or set new records all while competing next to those they had once idolized.
One athlete who had high expectations on him was Nathan Chen. He helped Team USA win bronze in the figure skating team event. Although he did not receive an individual medal, he set a new record in PyeongChang by attempting six quad jumps and landing five of them. A quad jump is a jump that includes four rotations in the air and is (so far) the hardest type of jump to do. Nathan Chen is only eighteen years old and from South Lake City, Utah and has been skating since the age of three.
The first gold medal for the US went to seventeen-year-old Red Gerard. Originally from Silverthorne, Colorado, he competed in big air and slopestyle snowboarding. Red won a gold medal in the slopestyle competition, the first gold medal of the 2018 games for the USA, and placed fifth overall in big air competition. In the middle of the games, he returned to the US for a press tour and returned to PyeongChang to compete in big air. While some may have been sadden that Red did not receive a medal in big air, he did admit that big air was not his strongest competition. Upon winning his gold medal, he seemed shocked yet did not realize until later how big of a deal the Olympics are. Red Gerard does seem to embody the typical teen, he woke up late the morning of the slopestyle competition after spending all night watching Netflix and had to borrow his friend’s jacket since he had lost his. Red was not the only snowboarding teenager to win gold, Chloe Kim also won gold in the snowboarding half-pipe event.
Chloe Kim is originally from Torrance, California and has been snowboarding since the age of four. Her father drove for hours so she could train and it seemed that all those long drives paid off. She became the youngest female snowboarder to win a medal. Outside of snowboarding, she loves to play guitar and surf. Chloe also speaks English, French, and Korean. She had met all the qualifications to compete in the 2014 Sochi games, however, she was too young and had to wait four more years where she would win gold.
Outside of the US, other high-school aged athletes won medals as well. Sixteen-year-old Nico Porteous from New Zealand won a bronze medal in the freestyle skiing halfpipe event. Nico started skiing at the age of four and later began skiing freestyle at nine. He and his brother do have a bit of a rivalry though it is nothing compared to eighteen-year-old Evgenia Medvedeva and fifteen-year-old Alina Zagitova.
Both from Russia, they compete in the ladies figure skating competition. These two were competing for gold as both were fully capable of winning the gold. In the end, Zagitova won gold and Medvedeva walked away with silver. Zagitova began skating at ten years ago and PyeongChang was her first Olympics. Medvedeva began skating at age three as her mother was also a skater. She was the favorite to win gold before Zagitova took over. While she had several strong seasons, in October of 2017 she suffered a stress fracture in her foot which put her out of competition for a while. Still, she made a strong comeback at the Winter Olympics.
All of the Olympic athletes truly are the best in what they do, and it is rather inspiring to see those who are the same age as we are competing and beating the best of the best.
Isaiah Mercado
Knightly News
Hollywood for Blood Money?
Films are great to display true stories of the past, but can Hollywood go too far? The film 15:17 to Paris is the recent movie to display an terrorist attack that happened in the last two years. I find it a little unsettling to see another film about a terrorist attack come so early. It's great to display great teamwork and dedication to save lives, but could it do worse than recapture a time in history? I decided to interview students at Buckingham Charter Magnet High School to get different perspectives on the matter.
A different perspective is often the best choice for viewing any case.
Buckingham Charter High School student Travis Malizia commented on the topic, “People are trying to capitalize on disasters/horrific events basically Blood Money”. Interestingly, Travis seems to have the same views as myself on how a movie about a terrorist attack would be a terrible idea than a one.
Buckingham Charter High School student Beau Stone said this to my question “It’s alright, it tells the story about heroes and it’s interesting.”. Intriguing that someone has a different take on what Hollywood seems to offer to the public.
Buckingham sure did give me some new viewpoints on how I should see true story film adaptations.
We can’t change the past, only the future and the treasures it holds. I am still firm on my position on how I view Hollywood films of terrorist attacks. I believe stories about these terrorist attacks could encourage other potential terrorist to try something brutal in order to become famous. If they could do that, then instead of becoming famous they would be infamous.
Knightly News
Hollywood for Blood Money?
Films are great to display true stories of the past, but can Hollywood go too far? The film 15:17 to Paris is the recent movie to display an terrorist attack that happened in the last two years. I find it a little unsettling to see another film about a terrorist attack come so early. It's great to display great teamwork and dedication to save lives, but could it do worse than recapture a time in history? I decided to interview students at Buckingham Charter Magnet High School to get different perspectives on the matter.
A different perspective is often the best choice for viewing any case.
Buckingham Charter High School student Travis Malizia commented on the topic, “People are trying to capitalize on disasters/horrific events basically Blood Money”. Interestingly, Travis seems to have the same views as myself on how a movie about a terrorist attack would be a terrible idea than a one.
Buckingham Charter High School student Beau Stone said this to my question “It’s alright, it tells the story about heroes and it’s interesting.”. Intriguing that someone has a different take on what Hollywood seems to offer to the public.
Buckingham sure did give me some new viewpoints on how I should see true story film adaptations.
We can’t change the past, only the future and the treasures it holds. I am still firm on my position on how I view Hollywood films of terrorist attacks. I believe stories about these terrorist attacks could encourage other potential terrorist to try something brutal in order to become famous. If they could do that, then instead of becoming famous they would be infamous.
Isaiah Mercado
Knightly News
Hotel TSA
Hotels have been the home away from home for many travelers, but with the recent disaster of Las Vegas, could customer privacy be threatened? Hotel policies could change if they add metal detectors to further the safety of their customers. Unlike the United States, foreign countries already have metal detectors in their hotels in places like Egypt and Jordan. In order to get a reaction from the fellow American citizens, we interviewed two students and two teachers from Buckingham Charter High School for more insight.
Should hotels be as safe as airports today or should hotels change how people are greeted when they enter?
Travis Malizia, a student at Buckingham Charter High commented on the subject, “TSA style security would be absolutely dreadful. You often leave hotels every day during your stay. Needing to go through a metal detector or get patted down feels a bit much.” That would be a problem for a family if either mother or father needed to get something a child left in their room.
Caleb Spilman, is another student interviewed at Buckingham Charter High. His response to the topic was, “It would be negative, hotels are supposed to be a kind of second home, a place to stay while away, once you add something like cavity searches you're going to lose guests because no one wants that, also hotels can already be incredible busy and take a while to check in, with that kind of security that would take even longer and could cripple busy hotels.” Maybe the idea of hotels having security like airports might not be a good option for the United States.
In order to get the full viewpoint of this topic, we needed to ask the teachers their opinion on the topic.
Ms. Fitchhorn, a teacher at Buckingham Charter High, was able to comment on this issue saying, “ If more events like this [Las Vegas] happen, initially hotels will end up putting security and it will hurt tourism, plus having to pay for more security will raise taxes.” Ms. Fitchhorn seems to know what the reality of this terrible event will lead to and she doesn’t seem wrong.
An anonymous teacher at Buckingham Charter High, also commented on the issue, “No, it wouldn’t help our situation. There are some positives in making us feel safe, but there will be the problem of people being paranoid with security services going through people’s personal belongings.” This teacher is taking a standpoint on how the services would affect a person personally. This issue seems to be a problem and not a great idea to be used for modern times.
Overall, the issues of metal detectors and extra security for hotels can be a bigger problem than a safety net for Americans. While other countries have metal detectors for their own reasons, the U.S. shouldn’t feel scared about this issue. Even when times are tough we shouldn’t be afraid of terrorists. We need to come together for any event that hurts the nation. Stay united and strong no matter the issue.
Isaiah Mercado, Knightly News
Cited works
Josselyn, Janet Eve. “Do U.S. Hotels Need Metal Detectors?” The Huffington Post, TheHuffingtonPost.com, 2 Oct. 2017, www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/do-us-hotels-need-metal-detectors_us_59d281d1e4b092b22a8e388f.
Knightly News
Hotel TSA
Hotels have been the home away from home for many travelers, but with the recent disaster of Las Vegas, could customer privacy be threatened? Hotel policies could change if they add metal detectors to further the safety of their customers. Unlike the United States, foreign countries already have metal detectors in their hotels in places like Egypt and Jordan. In order to get a reaction from the fellow American citizens, we interviewed two students and two teachers from Buckingham Charter High School for more insight.
Should hotels be as safe as airports today or should hotels change how people are greeted when they enter?
Travis Malizia, a student at Buckingham Charter High commented on the subject, “TSA style security would be absolutely dreadful. You often leave hotels every day during your stay. Needing to go through a metal detector or get patted down feels a bit much.” That would be a problem for a family if either mother or father needed to get something a child left in their room.
Caleb Spilman, is another student interviewed at Buckingham Charter High. His response to the topic was, “It would be negative, hotels are supposed to be a kind of second home, a place to stay while away, once you add something like cavity searches you're going to lose guests because no one wants that, also hotels can already be incredible busy and take a while to check in, with that kind of security that would take even longer and could cripple busy hotels.” Maybe the idea of hotels having security like airports might not be a good option for the United States.
In order to get the full viewpoint of this topic, we needed to ask the teachers their opinion on the topic.
Ms. Fitchhorn, a teacher at Buckingham Charter High, was able to comment on this issue saying, “ If more events like this [Las Vegas] happen, initially hotels will end up putting security and it will hurt tourism, plus having to pay for more security will raise taxes.” Ms. Fitchhorn seems to know what the reality of this terrible event will lead to and she doesn’t seem wrong.
An anonymous teacher at Buckingham Charter High, also commented on the issue, “No, it wouldn’t help our situation. There are some positives in making us feel safe, but there will be the problem of people being paranoid with security services going through people’s personal belongings.” This teacher is taking a standpoint on how the services would affect a person personally. This issue seems to be a problem and not a great idea to be used for modern times.
Overall, the issues of metal detectors and extra security for hotels can be a bigger problem than a safety net for Americans. While other countries have metal detectors for their own reasons, the U.S. shouldn’t feel scared about this issue. Even when times are tough we shouldn’t be afraid of terrorists. We need to come together for any event that hurts the nation. Stay united and strong no matter the issue.
Isaiah Mercado, Knightly News
Cited works
Josselyn, Janet Eve. “Do U.S. Hotels Need Metal Detectors?” The Huffington Post, TheHuffingtonPost.com, 2 Oct. 2017, www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/do-us-hotels-need-metal-detectors_us_59d281d1e4b092b22a8e388f.