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The poster additionally criticizes the R&D budget cuts, which are described as having "eliminated Korea's technological competency." " /></div><div class="sno-menu-card-text-wrap "><div class="sno-story-card-link hover-menu-link"><a href="https://bestofsno.com/77426/opinions/cutting-innovation-how-president-yoons-austerity-measures-fail-stem-in-korea/" class="menuheadline homeheadline">Cutting innovation: how President Yoon’s austerity measures fail STEM in Korea</a><div class="sno-menu-card-meta"><span class="time-wrapper">February 25, 2025</span></div></div></div></div><div class="sno-menu-card sno-menu-card-5 " style=""><div class="sno-story-card-photo-wrap"><img class="scale enlarge-effect" src="https://bestofsno.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/A3b8ZKM8MIDmlAnbMhyFhHPo81ZZZIOZtKXDdxxj-1200x1200.png" data-ratio="1" alt="School vouchers will only divert funds from public schools in order to fund a system that isn’t effective. Research shows that students perform worse on standardized tests when attending a private school under a voucher program." /></div><div class="sno-menu-card-text-wrap "><div class="sno-story-card-link hover-menu-link"><a href="https://bestofsno.com/77394/opinions/dont-vouch-for-school-vouchers/" class="menuheadline homeheadline">Don’t vouch for school vouchers</a><div class="sno-menu-card-meta"><span class="time-wrapper">February 25, 2025</span></div></div></div></div><div class="sno-menu-card sno-menu-card-5 " style=""><div class="sno-story-card-photo-wrap"><img class="scale enlarge-effect" src="https://bestofsno.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Death-of-print-1200x675.jpg" data-ratio="0.56" alt="The Death of Print" /></div><div class="sno-menu-card-text-wrap "><div class="sno-story-card-link hover-menu-link"><a href="https://bestofsno.com/77348/opinions/the-death-of-print/" class="menuheadline homeheadline">The Death of Print</a><div class="sno-menu-card-meta"><span class="time-wrapper">February 20, 2025</span></div></div></div></div><div class="sno-menu-card sno-menu-card-5 " style=""><div class="sno-story-card-photo-wrap"><img class="scale enlarge-effect" src="https://bestofsno.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/O3a3HzCpeJgKdBhQGiRleMrJHB3ltWHdc6k49lnq-1200x800.png" data-ratio="0.67" alt="The popular social media app TikTok is undergoing a 75-day waiting period in the U.S. during which its ownership must be transferred, or the app will be banned, according to Forbes. Prior to an executive order signed by President Donald Trump Jan. 20, the app was banned Jan. 19." /></div><div class="sno-menu-card-text-wrap "><div class="sno-story-card-link hover-menu-link"><a href="https://bestofsno.com/77294/opinions/anticipated-us-tiktok-ban-challenges-freedom-of-speech/" class="menuheadline homeheadline">Anticipated US TikTok ban challenges freedom of speech</a><div class="sno-menu-card-meta"><span class="time-wrapper">February 20, 2025</span></div></div></div></div><div class="sno-menu-card sno-menu-card-5 " style=""><div class="sno-story-card-photo-wrap"><img class="scale enlarge-effect" src="https://bestofsno.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Untitled_Artwork-35-1200x780.png" data-ratio="0.65" alt="Even with severe post-traumatic outcomes, many military sexual trauma incidents, especially involving male survivors, go unreported due to fear of ostracization." /></div><div class="sno-menu-card-text-wrap "><div class="sno-story-card-link hover-menu-link"><a href="https://bestofsno.com/77276/opinions/breaking-down-barriers/" class="menuheadline homeheadline">Breaking down barriers</a><div class="sno-menu-card-meta"><span class="time-wrapper">February 18, 2025</span></div></div></div></div></div><div class="sub-menu-teaser-display sub-menu-teaser-display-63219"><div class="sno-menu-card sno-menu-card-5 " style=""><div class="sno-story-card-photo-wrap"><img class="scale enlarge-effect" src="https://bestofsno.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/IMG_8826-1200x800.jpg" data-ratio="0.67" alt="Sophomores Will Walker, Mateo Laurent, Roxy Shelton, junior Mia Fagone, and senior Annika Grant pose at one of the Quebec Winter Carnival sites on Saturday, February 15." /></div><div class="sno-menu-card-text-wrap "><div class="sno-story-card-link hover-menu-link"><a href="https://bestofsno.com/77454/multimedia/video/video-french-students-experience-quebec/" class="menuheadline homeheadline">VIDEO: French students experience Quebec</a><div class="sno-menu-card-meta"><span class="time-wrapper">February 25, 2025</span></div></div></div></div><div class="sno-menu-card sno-menu-card-5 " style=""><div class="sno-story-card-photo-wrap"><img class="scale enlarge-effect" src="https://bestofsno.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/IMG_20241020_132402.png" data-ratio="1" alt="WVHS Book Club logo. Graphic provided by Claire Keith." /></div><div class="sno-menu-card-text-wrap "><div class="sno-story-card-link hover-menu-link"><a href="https://bestofsno.com/77439/multimedia/audio/wvhs-book-club-educated/" class="menuheadline homeheadline">WVHS Book Club – Educated</a><div class="sno-menu-card-meta"><span class="time-wrapper">February 25, 2025</span></div></div></div></div><div class="sno-menu-card sno-menu-card-5 " style=""><div class="sno-story-card-photo-wrap"><img class="scale enlarge-effect" src="https://bestofsno.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/MVI_0268.00_00_04_22.Still001-1200x675.jpg" data-ratio="0.56" alt="Winter Guard starts off their season in a new class due to their performance last year. Watch the video to learn more about what this new class change means for the members." /></div><div class="sno-menu-card-text-wrap "><div class="sno-story-card-link hover-menu-link"><a href="https://bestofsno.com/77163/multimedia/video/winter-guard-moves-up-to-new-competition-class/" class="menuheadline homeheadline">Winter Guard Moves Up to New Competition Class</a><div class="sno-menu-card-meta"><span class="time-wrapper">February 13, 2025</span></div></div></div></div><div class="sno-menu-card sno-menu-card-5 " style=""><div class="sno-story-card-photo-wrap"><img class="scale enlarge-effect" src="https://bestofsno.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/IMG_2444-2-1200x909.jpg" data-ratio="0.76" alt="Students protest with signs and flags as they walk between Victory Blvd. and Balboa Blvd. on Feb. 10." /></div><div class="sno-menu-card-text-wrap "><div class="sno-story-card-link hover-menu-link"><a href="https://bestofsno.com/77133/multimedia/video/students-walk-out-demanding-awareness-advocacy-toward-immigration-policies/" class="menuheadline homeheadline">Students walk out demanding awareness, advocacy toward immigration policies</a><div class="sno-menu-card-meta"><span class="time-wrapper">February 12, 2025</span></div></div></div></div><div class="sno-menu-card sno-menu-card-5 " style=""><div class="sno-story-card-photo-wrap"><img class="scale enlarge-effect" src="https://bestofsno.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/four-1200x800.jpg" data-ratio="0.67" alt="Jelani Conteh (’26) leaps toward the hoop as he extends his arm to dunk Feb. 5. Member of the boys varsity basketball team Jack Duffy (’25) said the team’s collaboration helped them succeed. “The game was really well played for all of us,” Duffy said. “We really came together, showed a lot of chemistry and were able to, you know, get the victory.”" /></div><div class="sno-menu-card-text-wrap "><div class="sno-story-card-link hover-menu-link"><a href="https://bestofsno.com/77116/multimedia/photo/gallery-boys-varsity-basketball-plays-tasis-in-seasons-final-home-game/" class="menuheadline homeheadline">GALLERY Boys varsity basketball plays TASIS in season’s final home game</a><div class="sno-menu-card-meta"><span class="time-wrapper">February 12, 2025</span></div></div></div></div></div><div class="sub-menu-teaser-display sub-menu-teaser-display-63220"><div class="sno-menu-card sno-menu-card-5 " style=""><div class="sno-story-card-photo-wrap"><img class="scale enlarge-effect" src="https://bestofsno.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/IMG_20241020_132402.png" data-ratio="1" alt="WVHS Book Club logo. Graphic provided by Claire Keith." /></div><div class="sno-menu-card-text-wrap "><div class="sno-story-card-link hover-menu-link"><a href="https://bestofsno.com/77439/multimedia/audio/wvhs-book-club-educated/" class="menuheadline homeheadline">WVHS Book Club – Educated</a><div class="sno-menu-card-meta"><span class="time-wrapper">February 25, 2025</span></div></div></div></div><div class="sno-menu-card sno-menu-card-5 " style=""><div class="sno-story-card-photo-wrap"><img class="scale enlarge-effect" src="https://bestofsno.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/1.17-Phubbing-Bryce-Kenny-1-1200x800.jpg" data-ratio="0.67" alt="Instead of interacting, some have taken to "phubbing" avoiding interaction using their phones as an excuse. " /></div><div class="sno-menu-card-text-wrap "><div class="sno-story-card-link hover-menu-link"><a href="https://bestofsno.com/76935/multimedia/audio/audio-avoiding-awkwardness-phubbing-disrupts-interactions/" class="menuheadline homeheadline">Audio: Avoiding awkwardness — Phubbing disrupts interactions</a><div class="sno-menu-card-meta"><span class="time-wrapper">February 7, 2025</span></div></div></div></div><div class="sno-menu-card sno-menu-card-5 " style=""><div class="sno-story-card-photo-wrap"><img class="scale enlarge-effect" src="https://bestofsno.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/I-MADE-THIS-put-the-vape-down.png" data-ratio="1" alt="Tosa West Talks: I Made This!" /></div><div class="sno-menu-card-text-wrap "><div class="sno-story-card-link hover-menu-link"><a href="https://bestofsno.com/76793/multimedia/audio/tosa-west-talks-i-made-this/" class="menuheadline homeheadline">Tosa West Talks: I Made This!</a><div class="sno-menu-card-meta"><span class="time-wrapper">February 4, 2025</span></div></div></div></div><div class="sno-menu-card sno-menu-card-5 " style=""><div class="sno-story-card-photo-wrap"><img class="scale enlarge-effect" src="https://bestofsno.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/DD-Peek-Taylor10-1200x800.jpg" data-ratio="0.67" alt="Dungeons & Dragons is a role-playing game that brings students together and strengthens their real-life connections." /></div><div class="sno-menu-card-text-wrap "><div class="sno-story-card-link hover-menu-link"><a href="https://bestofsno.com/76663/multimedia/audio/audio-dungeons-dragons-fosters-creativity-connection/" class="menuheadline homeheadline">Audio: Dungeons & Dragons fosters creativity, connection</a><div class="sno-menu-card-meta"><span class="time-wrapper">January 31, 2025</span></div></div></div></div><div class="sno-menu-card sno-menu-card-5 " style=""><div class="sno-story-card-photo-wrap"><img class="scale enlarge-effect" src="https://bestofsno.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/podcast-logo.png" data-ratio="1" alt="Students share their experiences with the Southern California wildfire evacuations" /></div><div class="sno-menu-card-text-wrap "><div class="sno-story-card-link hover-menu-link"><a href="https://bestofsno.com/76254/multimedia/audio/students-share-their-experiences-with-the-southern-california-wildfire-evacuations/" class="menuheadline homeheadline">Students share their experiences with the Southern California wildfire evacuations</a><div class="sno-menu-card-meta"><span class="time-wrapper">January 15, 2025</span></div></div></div></div></div><div class="sub-menu-teaser-display sub-menu-teaser-display-63221"><div class="sno-menu-card sno-menu-card-5 " style=""><div class="sno-story-card-photo-wrap"><img class="scale enlarge-effect" src="https://bestofsno.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/four-1200x800.jpg" data-ratio="0.67" alt="Jelani Conteh (’26) leaps toward the hoop as he extends his arm to dunk Feb. 5. Member of the boys varsity basketball team Jack Duffy (’25) said the team’s collaboration helped them succeed. “The game was really well played for all of us,” Duffy said. “We really came together, showed a lot of chemistry and were able to, you know, get the victory.”" /></div><div class="sno-menu-card-text-wrap "><div class="sno-story-card-link hover-menu-link"><a href="https://bestofsno.com/77116/multimedia/photo/gallery-boys-varsity-basketball-plays-tasis-in-seasons-final-home-game/" class="menuheadline homeheadline">GALLERY Boys varsity basketball plays TASIS in season’s final home game</a><div class="sno-menu-card-meta"><span class="time-wrapper">February 12, 2025</span></div></div></div></div><div class="sno-menu-card sno-menu-card-5 " style=""><div class="sno-story-card-photo-wrap"><img class="scale enlarge-effect" src="https://bestofsno.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/IMG_9156-1-1200x800.jpg" data-ratio="0.67" alt="Lukas Doepke (’27) competes in the 50-meter freestyle Feb. 1. Doepke said he hopes to improve his style by the end of the season. “For my technique, I really want to get better at turns,” Doepke said. “I’d also like to get better at my freestyle because it’s, you know, the coolest one.”" /></div><div class="sno-menu-card-text-wrap "><div class="sno-story-card-link hover-menu-link"><a href="https://bestofsno.com/76895/multimedia/photo/gallery-swimmers-compete-in-full-day-meet/" class="menuheadline homeheadline">GALLERY Swimmers compete in full-day meet</a><div class="sno-menu-card-meta"><span class="time-wrapper">February 7, 2025</span></div></div></div></div><div class="sno-menu-card sno-menu-card-5 " style=""><div class="sno-story-card-photo-wrap"><img class="scale enlarge-effect" src="https://bestofsno.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/IMG_9477-1200x800.jpg" data-ratio="0.67" alt="Daniel Bremer takes his opponent to the mat displaying impressive strength in the moment." /></div><div class="sno-menu-card-text-wrap "><div class="sno-story-card-link hover-menu-link"><a href="https://bestofsno.com/76191/multimedia/photo/photo-gallery-orono-wrestling-at-andover/" class="menuheadline homeheadline">Photo Gallery: Orono Wrestling at Andover</a><div class="sno-menu-card-meta"><span class="time-wrapper">January 15, 2025</span></div></div></div></div><div class="sno-menu-card sno-menu-card-5 " style=""><div class="sno-story-card-photo-wrap"><img class="scale enlarge-effect" src="https://bestofsno.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/3-IMG_0428-1200x960.jpg" data-ratio="0.8" alt="Driving towards the basket, sophomore Cade Walker draws contact to the face on his way up. Millard West defeated the Chieftains 57-49." /></div><div class="sno-menu-card-text-wrap "><div class="sno-story-card-link hover-menu-link"><a href="https://bestofsno.com/75966/multimedia/photo/boys-girls-basketball-vs-bellevue-east/" class="menuheadline homeheadline">Boys & Girls Basketball vs. Bellevue East</a><div class="sno-menu-card-meta"><span class="time-wrapper">December 20, 2024</span></div></div></div></div><div class="sno-menu-card sno-menu-card-5 " style=""><div class="sno-story-card-photo-wrap"><img class="scale enlarge-effect" src="https://bestofsno.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/IMG_9283-1-1200x800.jpg" data-ratio="0.67" alt="NEW CHALLENGE, NEW TEAM MEMBERS: Every season, VEX creates a new game that robotics team members are faced with and have to build a robot to compete in. This year’s game forces students to create a robot that is able to stack rings onto mobile goals in order to score points. The change in games each season is something that robotics teacher Audrea Moyers appreciates. “One of the things that I like about VEX is that they have a new problem to solve every year,” she said. ¨Even though the equipment’s the same, they have to analyze the game, and they have to come up with solutions that are unique that year. They are using their knowledge from prior years, but they have to kind of redesign a problem.” As returning teams were faced a new game, some new teams and members had to adapt to a uncommon playing field and game. “Three of our four teams were competing for the first time this year, and they had very different experiences match to match, so I think they learned a lot,¨ she said. ¨It’s hard just watching a video online to know how it’s actually going to be in person, so they all learned a lot about what gameplay is like, how to work with an alliance partner [and] how to adapt during the day to changes.”" /></div><div class="sno-menu-card-text-wrap "><div class="sno-story-card-link hover-menu-link"><a href="https://bestofsno.com/75939/multimedia/photo/robotics-hosts-vex-tournament/" class="menuheadline homeheadline">Robotics hosts VEX tournament</a><div class="sno-menu-card-meta"><span class="time-wrapper">December 20, 2024</span></div></div></div></div></div><div class="sub-menu-teaser-display sub-menu-teaser-display-63222"><div class="sno-menu-card sno-menu-card-5 " style=""><div class="sno-story-card-photo-wrap"><img class="scale enlarge-effect" src="https://bestofsno.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/IMG_8826-1200x800.jpg" data-ratio="0.67" alt="Sophomores Will Walker, Mateo Laurent, Roxy Shelton, junior Mia Fagone, and senior Annika Grant pose at one of the Quebec Winter Carnival sites on Saturday, February 15." /></div><div class="sno-menu-card-text-wrap "><div class="sno-story-card-link hover-menu-link"><a href="https://bestofsno.com/77454/multimedia/video/video-french-students-experience-quebec/" class="menuheadline homeheadline">VIDEO: French students experience Quebec</a><div class="sno-menu-card-meta"><span class="time-wrapper">February 25, 2025</span></div></div></div></div><div class="sno-menu-card sno-menu-card-5 " style=""><div class="sno-story-card-photo-wrap"><img class="scale enlarge-effect" src="https://bestofsno.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/MVI_0268.00_00_04_22.Still001-1200x675.jpg" data-ratio="0.56" alt="Winter Guard starts off their season in a new class due to their performance last year. 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Photo | Liz Liu </div> </div> <div class="clear"></div> </div> <style> .sno-story-photo-area { margin-bottom: 20px; max-width: 100%; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; } .sno-story-photo-area img { object-fit: cover; } .sno-story-photo-area .sno-story-photo-image-area { height: 650px; max-height: 650px; background: #dddddd; } .sno-story-photo-area .sno-story-photo-image-area img { height: 650px; } @media only screen and (max-width: 600px) { .sno-story-photo-area .sno-story-photo-caption-area { padding-left: 20px; padding-right: 20px; } .sno-story-photo-area .sno-story-photo-image-area { height: unset; max-height: unset; } .sno-story-photo-area .sno-story-photo-image-area img { height: unset; } } </style><div id="snopostid-77432" class="sno-story-body snopostid snopostid-77432" data-post-id="77432"> <div id="sno-story-body-content" class="sno-story-body-content sno-no-cap"> <p>2:14 p.m. It’s almost time to leave for work, yet night custodian Ana Cortez finds herself faltering by the doorway of her kitchen. The savory smell of her homemade chicken stew has caught her attention, and a smile tugs at her lips. Her children will be excited to enjoy their all-time favorite meal for dinner. Cortez hesitates, torn between the thought and the flashing 2:15 on her watch display, before dragging herself toward the door. Even though she’s already said her goodbyes, leaving her children is never easy. It will be morning when Cortez sees her family again.</p> <p>On a typical workday, Cortez’s day begins at 6 a.m., when she prepares her children for school. She works at Monta Vista High School from 3 to 11:30 p.m. and goes to sleep around 12:30 a.m. As a result of the late hours night custodians work, College and Career Adviser Rogelio Calderon believes that their efforts are often unnoticed and thus under-appreciated.</p> <figure id="attachment_127774" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-127774" style="width: 455px" class="wp-caption alignright"><img fetchpriority="high" decoding="async" class="wp-image-127774 " src="https://elestoque.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/annatrashcan-600x400.jpg" alt="" width="455" height="303" /><figcaption id="caption-attachment-127774" class="wp-caption-text">Cortez cleans out a classroom’s trash can as part of her daily routine. Photo | Liz Liu</figcaption></figure> <p>“The work that our custodial staff do at Monta Vista is very essential,” Calderon said. “Our students could definitely do a better job about appreciating our custodial staff, even if it’s just a quick little ‘Hello,’ or just ‘Thank you,’ or just a smile. A lot of times our students assume that someone else is going to clean their mess up for them. Someone’s role can be to help keep our campus clean, but it’s not their role to clean up after students’ messes.”</p> <p>Calderon recalls one lunch in which he saw a large puddle of spilled milk on the ground and felt disappointed in the students who didn’t clean up after themselves. Cortez has seen similar situations before but acknowledges that while there are ups and downs, she is appreciative of her job.</p><div class="sno-network"><div class="ad-heading">Story continues below advertisement</div><div class="ad-image"> <div class='snodnetwork'> <div class='sidebar-spot'> <div class="sidebarimage snods_sidebar" data-spot_id="743" data-fill="" data-sno_client_id="538"></div> </div> </div> </div></div> <p>“I love this school,” Cortez said. “Every staff member makes you feel welcome with a smile, talks to you with respect and makes you feel important. And working here, you get inspired too. With the kids here being very educated, it’s given me ideas on how to direct my children to pursue college. I’ve also gotten good ideas from teachers on what my children could do.”</p> <p>Cortez says Calderon played an integral role in helping her daughter Jasmine Cortez Rodriguez register for college after she graduated high school. As someone who registered for college but did not attend, Cortez is grateful that her daughter’s educational experience will be more extensive than her own. She is also happy that Rodriguez has a quiet place where she can focus on studying, because Cortez lacked this in high school.</p> <p>“The janitors would do their jobs, but the kids were a little bit more wild,” Cortez said. “There was a lot of graffiti in the bathrooms. It wasn’t really welcoming. It didn’t feel like a safe place. I think if I would have had this type of environment like MVHS where everybody is so focused, I would have probably .”</p> <figure id="attachment_127775" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-127775" style="width: 455px" class="wp-caption alignleft"><img decoding="async" class="wp-image-127775 " src="https://elestoque.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/annawithtables-2-600x400.jpg" alt="" width="455" height="303" /><figcaption id="caption-attachment-127775" class="wp-caption-text">Cortez sprays a set of tables with a disinfectant, preparing to wipe them down. Photo | Liz Liu</figcaption></figure> <p>Cortez believes MVHS’s emphasis on the importance of education has impacted her own views. For example, Cortez believes a longtime hope of hers — more future career opportunities — is achievable through a strong education. As a result, she’s reinforced the importance of education onto her own children.</p> <p>“My mom just wants what’s best for all her kids,” Rodriguez said. “She wants us to do greater things. She checks up on us with our school life and personal life. She’s involved in our interests and if I feel like giving up or just quitting something, she tells me, ‘You’ll get there’ and ‘Try again.’”</p> <p>Rodriguez shares the lessons she’s learned with her four younger siblings. Proudly calling herself the “third parent,” she spends much of her afternoons cooking and caring for her younger siblings, helping them with homework or personal challenges. Rodriguez credits these experiences, along with the influence of exceptional teachers throughout her life, for inspiring her dream of becoming a teacher. Most of all, she credits Cortez for the ceaseless support that led to her current enrollment in college. Calderon agrees, acknowledging the importance of strong, unwavering support in a family.</p> <p>“Ana’s family is very lucky to have her,” Calderon said. “She is a very welcoming person and has a very generous heart, and I definitely think she is someone that you feel safe and comfortable around. When you’re able to feel comfortable and safe around someone, that definitely says a lot about an individual and who they are as a person.”</p> <p>Much like Rodriguez, Cortez draws the strength to pursue her long-term goals from her family, which include securing leadership positions and purchasing a house. Cortez’s future hopes extend to her children as well, especially to Rodriguez now that she is enrolled at De Anza.</p> <p>“A possible timeline is that my daughter goes to college, and then my other kids see that and look up to her, so she’d lead the way and they’d be right behind her,” Cortez said. “I’m happy that they’re having that opportunity, something I didn’t have for myself. I’m very proud of her and all my kids. We’re very close. 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