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LBCC faculty speaks out as board of trustees decides counselor’s fate

Craig Roberts
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LBCC faculty speaks out as board of trustees decides counselor’s fate

The fate of the faculty member who has been accused of elbowing a student at the 2022 commencement ceremony remained in limbo after the first closed session at the Board of Trustees meeting today. 

The board did not take action at this time but announced they would hold a second closed session after tonight’s open session.

About 30 faculty members and staff showed up to the meeting dressed in red with green ribbons pinned to their shirt in support of the faculty member and several took to the stand during public comment in support of Moore.

Moore was the last of the speakers to take the stand.

“The investigation-findings report also inaccurately portrays my feelings. The report states that I show no remorse. I have supported the students and the community of Long Beach for over 20 years as a social worker and an educator,” Moore said.

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The above report obtained from the board meeting on Wednesday is redacted mostly by Long Beach City College however personal contact information pertaining to the student has been redacted by Viking News on page 33.

“I would never conduct myself in that manner and as I stated in the beginning of the investigation the body contact was absolutely accidental,” Moore added.

The board announced they will hold another closed session and will make the decision after the open session portion of the meeting.

Dewayne Sheaffer, the man that hired Moore as a counselor at LBCC took the stand in defense of her employment. Sheaffer described her as a person with “high moral character who is always above board”.

“Diversity is important here at the college and yet she was the only African American faculty at commencement and this is what we’ve come to… it’s a bad look,” Sheaffer said.

Jimmie Flowers, an equipment tech at LBCC, knows Moore personally after attending the LEAD Academy in 2017-18 with her.

“What shocked me is that I have never seen a board member treat a faculty like that,” Flowers said, as he referred to the actions of Trustee Herlinda Chico at the 2022 commencement ceremony.

Moore addressed her supporters after the trustees returned to the open session of the meeting. 

“I wanted to take a moment to thank you all. I am grateful that we have been united for a cause, for something that is unjust. Whatever happens let’s maintain this energy of being one, of being one as a union, of being one for faculty and staff so that we can continue to move our college forward,” Moore said.

The Viking will continue to follow this story and provide updates as more information is made available.

Click here for the updated story: https://lbccviking.com/2022/09/board-of-trustees-vote-3-2-in-favor-of-moores-termination-at-lbcc

Student trustee seated next to Chico at commencement speech speaks out

Jeanette Lem
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Student trustee seated next to Chico at commencement speech speaks out

Consequences need to be given to the counselor who misstated a graduate’s name at LBCC’s 2022 commencement ceremony, but not at the expense of her career, said former student trustee. 

Richard Blackmon, who served as the student trustee last academic year, feels graduate Karmina Barazza deserves to have her feelings acknowledged after hearing her name repeatedly misspoken on stage last June.  

This incident has since progressed into the potential firing of LBCC’s counselor Kashara Moore, who read the student’s name incorrectly.  

Blackmon was present at the 2022 LBCC commencement ceremony and witnessed the dispute between counselor Kashara Moore and a graduate unfold on stage. 

Serving as the LBCC student trustee since March of 2021, Blackmon had a designated seat on stage during the ceremony. “I was one of the speakers and I introduced the keynote speaker… I concluded the ceremony as well,” Blackmon said. 

During the nearly five hour ceremony counselor Kashara Moore, who was a graduate name reader, misstated graduate Carmina J. Barraza’s name. 

There was an altercation on stage after Moore pronounced the wrong name and allegations of the counselor elbowing the graduate soon followed.

After Barazza’s name was misstated, trustee Herlinda Chico got up from her seat and walked to the podium where Moore and Barazza were still standing. Chico was allegedly walking over to come to the defense of Barazza, who became upset after the altercation with Moore. 

Once Chico sits back down she can be seen shaking her head before grabbing President Mike Munoz’s attention and starting a conversation with him that can not be heard in the ceremony’s video.

As a participant in the commencement ceremony, Blackmon was seated next to trustee Herlinda Chico, who became involved in Moore and Barraza’s debacle. 

“I was sitting next to Herlinda Chico, vice president of the board of trustees… I remember thanking her,” Blackmon stated. He went on to praise Chico for how she speaks up for LBCC’s students. 

Chico was quoted by the LB Post on the matter saying, “I got up to make sure the student was OK because she was visibly upset.”

The Viking has attempted to reach Chico for a comment but has not received a response.

This incident has evolved into Barazza claiming Moore elbowed her when they were both standing by the podium. In the ceremony video Barazza can be heard telling Moore, “Don’t do that again.” 

When asked about the alleged elbowing of the student Blackmon responded, “Due to the HR thing going on with that, I can’t really speak too much on those matters”.

However, Blackmon did comment on his thoughts on the proposal to dismiss doctor Moore saying, “Do I think she should be dismissed or fired? No… I don’t want to see anyone losing their jobs. But at the same time, there must be some kind of consequences.”

Blackmon states his greatest worry is the well-being of Barraza. He believes the media has villainized her and her initial reaction to the misstatement of her name during the ceremony. 

“At the end of the day, you know, the girl’s name was read wrong, multiple times. My concern is just making sure that the student’s voice and her story is really heard and her feelings are acknowledged,” Blackmon shared.

We have been unable to locate or contact Barazza for comment. 

LBCC president Mike Munoz refused to comment via the school’s public relation representative, Stacey Toda.

The Board of Trustees have a meeting scheduled for today where defenders of Kashara Moore are expected to appear.

The Viking will continue to provide updates as the story is confirmed further and brought to better light.

Controlled digital lending offers free access to textbooks

Shelby Tiefenthaler
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Controlled digital lending offers free access to textbooks

A new digital textbook system has made its way to LBCC’s library this July, which allows students to check out textbooks in an online format at no cost. 

This process, known as controlled digital lending, transfers hard copy textbooks into a mobile format so students can utilize specific course books for a limited time.

Controlled digital lending is already being used by colleges across the nation and the goal is to be able to make textbook fees disappear.

Vice President of academic affairs, Lee Douglas, has maneuvered the $50,000 budget provided for print textbooks in order to purchase the DRM software for this system. This software enables the school to copy published works. 

Librarian, Jeff Sabol, has taken one of the lead roles in implementing this program and is excited to see it grow. He states, “I believe the future is digital for lending out textbooks.” 

The school began officially setting up this program in August, but was lacking in the staff needed to digitize all course books by the start of fall semester. Throughout the upcoming semesters, the library staff will continue scanning textbooks through a high speed book scanner.

Currently there is a limited number of textbooks uploaded to the libraries online resources on the schools website under the ‘electronic textbooks’ tab. Only English and Culinary sections are available on this page. There are six books displayed under English, but there aren’t any e-textbooks available for culinary classes yet. 

While the library completes this digital catalog students are welcome to scan required textbooks themselves, and can be given a flash drive if needed in order to access their copy from any computer.

Student Diana Palma used the book scanner for the first time on Thursday. Although this process is available to all LBCC students, there has been little to no advertising. 

Palma says, “My professor introduced it to me as another resource if you don’t have the book, or while you wait for the book. So I took it upon myself to come to the library… Reaching out and asking for help is the only way you can find out about these things.”

However, legality questions do come into play in this process, as they do for every process in the professional world. 

Currently there is nothing legally stopping the school library from digitizing an already published book as they have purchased the DRM software. Unfortunately, there have been concerns from publishers who might not want their book in an e-textbook form. 

For now, these concerns remain concerns and legally nothing stands in the way of creating costless textbooks for students. 

Diana Palma scans a textbook for one of her classes. By doing this, she was able to avoid the cost of purchasing a textbook for the class. (Photo by: Nick Eismann)

Transferring these paper books to a digital format does require tedious work as each page must be flipped through and scanned one by one. 

Sabol describes the process as being as easy as, “You flip the page, hit the button, flip the page, hit the button, flip the page, hit the button.” 

This process has enabled certain schools to have their entire library digitized.

Providing an online system for students to study whenever and wherever they want, truly is the future of education. 

This new system is a blessing for Palma as she states, “For me personally, I am a full time student right now and I’m not really working, so I think this is perfect if you’re like economically struggling.”

Sabol advocates strongly for this system as it provides around the clock access to library texts. He says, “There are students who maybe get off work at 8oclock when the library is closed. They can use these digital versions 24 hours a day 7 days a week.”

There are hopes for having between 30 to 50 e-textbooks by next spring.

The library will begin adding more textbooks to the catalog with high-enrollment classes in mind, but any professor can get their textbooks digitized sooner by submitting a request.

Professors are being encouraged to add links to these books on their canvas page and promote this online lending, so that the process can keep moving forward. 

For further understanding “Internet Archive” has composed a video to help others grasp this forward thinking movement. 

LBCC women’s soccer destroys Miramar in an 8-0 massacre

Emily D'Amico
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LBCC women’s soccer destroys Miramar in an 8-0 massacre

In the midst of a storm on Thursday, the LBCC Vikings dismantled the Miramar Jets on their way to an 8-0 victory.

The Vikings started the game off hot with two opportunities at the goal in the first three minutes from two freshman, forward Evelyn Sandoval and midfielder Aimee McSparren. This would set the tone for the entire match. 

It wasn’t long before Mcsparren scored the day’s first goal as the Miramar keeper dove unsuccessfully for a cross that was sent into the box, leaving McSparren with the ball and a wide-open net in the sixth minute. 

Six minutes later, Sandoval came right back at the Jets with a run where she was able to find Genesis Lopez, who chipped the ball over the Jets’ keeper for the Vikings second goal of the game.

The fluency in the Vikings’ attacks was evident in this game, and this season the team has been able to develop a really good chemistry with each other according to Sandoval.

“Yesterday we had a little bit of team bonding where we went in the pool, and it was a lot of fun, so I think we took that and put it on the field,” said Sandoval.

The Vikings found themselves with yet another chance at a goal when forward, Diana Leon, belted a header at Miramar’s keeper. However, the header was saved.

Less than a minute later, Leon was teed up for another opportunity at a header and placed the ball in the back of the net, putting the Vikings up 3-0 in the 24 minute.

Persistence from the Vikings would continue to be rewarded as Alyssa Rivas shot the ball into the box, which bounced off a Jets defender and found its way into the goal to put the Vikings at 4-0 in the 27 minute. 

The Vikings lead was extended to 5-0 as Sandoval continued her amazing game when she made a long run past multiple Jets defenders and faked out the Jets’ goalkeeper, leaving her with an open goal to shoot at.

Leon found herself with another opportunity in the box in the 41st minute as she had an easy tap-in goal putting the Vikings up 6-0. 

The Vikings scored in minutes once again when Sandoval carved up the Miramar defense yet again and found herself in a 1-on-1 situation with the Jets’ keeper. She elegantly dodged the keeper and passed it right into the goal for a 7-0 Vikings lead. 

In the 54 minute, the last goal of the day for LBCC when Lopez took possession of the ball and gave the Vikings their eighth goal of the day after a multitude of saves from the Jets’ keeper. 

Even though no more goals were scored, the Vikings’ defense continued to hold strong in the second half allowing no shots at the goal, compared to their 16 shots at the goal.

Head Coach Eduardo Nunes was proud of his team for playing well defensively as well as putting eight goals on the board.

“It was good. Some players have been getting so close, so it was good to be able to get that one in, get that monkey off their back. Now it’s just focusing on continuing to have the team gel and get ready for next week,” said Coach Nunes.

The LBCC Vikings look to feed off this momentum as they take a perfect 4-0-0 preseason record into Tuesday’s game at 2 p.m. against Mt. San Jacinto College. 

An online petition has surfaced regarding an incident at the 2022 graduation ceremony

Craig Roberts
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An online petition has surfaced regarding an incident at the 2022 graduation ceremony

An online petition supporting LBCC’s part-time professor and counselor, Kashara Moore, claims a wrongful proposal of dismissal has been given after a visible dispute broke out onstage during the 2022 commencement ceremony between the professor and a student.

The petition, created by LBCC faculty member Annahita Mahdavi West, states Moore has been placed on leave “pending a meeting to clear her name” due to the mispronunciation of graduate Carmina J. Barraza’s name during the ceremony. 

West believes an injustice is taking place with the alleged proposal of dismissal saying, “This is absolutely not anything close to the equity, inclusion, racial justice that Long Beach City College claims. It is absolutely not justified for Dr. Moore to be dismissed… Terminate the leave of absence not terminate doctor Moore.”

According to the petition, allegations of an altercation have been noted as grounds for the dismissal. Barraza has reportedly accused Moore of elbowing her during the affair. 

The ceremony, which was live streamed on Youtube and watched by over 5000 people is being used as evidence to clear Moore of any physical mishaps. 

A freeze frame of when a clearly irritated trustee Herlinda Chico (right) was explaining to president Mike Munoz (left) what happened with Kashara Moore and the student at the 2022 graduation.

As seen in hour 3 at minute 27 of the livestream, Barraza is heard telling board of trustee’s representative Herlinda Chico “she elbowed me” referring to Moore. Chico is visibly upset and is seen prompting the student to return to the podium to have her name read correctly.

Moore goes on to pronounce the student’s name incorrectly a second time before the name is read out properly. She is heard apologizing to the student for the initial mispronunciation.

It remains unclear what has prompted LBCC’s proposal of dismissal against Moore.

The Viking will continue to provide updates as the story is confirmed further and brought to better light.

LBCC women’s volleyball loses to Cypress

Maisie Vilchis
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LBCC women’s volleyball loses to Cypress

LBCC’s women’s volleyball team lost 3-1 in their game on Wednesday against Cypress. 

Coming onto the court in the first set, the Vikings made a strong presence with a 25-27 win, but were unable to hold that.

Arianna Ortiz (#23) prepares to serve in the third set of their game against Cypress. Sept 7 (Photo by: Nick Eismann)

The Vikings lost the second set 25-21, the third set 25-19, and the fourth set 25-19.

Outside Hitter, Danika Iosua (44), stood out by scoring a total of 18 kills; the most of any player throughout the game. 

They came into this game off a win against College of the Desert (3-1) but that win was the only win so far out of their six games played thus far.

Caleyse Saunders (#15) scores a point against Cypress in the second set. Sept 7 (Photo by: Nick Eimann)

The loss on Wednesday is not new for the Viking’s this season. Their early season seems to be off to a rocky start due to a number of reasons.

Brandi Ramirez (6), an outside hitter for the Vikings, hopes that the team can build more trust in each other and that they’ll be able to complete the plays needed to win moving forward throughout the season.

“I think my team has had better performances,” said Ramirez.

Cayleyse Saunders (#15) hits the ball over the netting in the third set. Sept 7 (Photo by: Nick Eismann)

Head coach, Tyler Jackson, gave some reasoning for their rocky start stating the team lost some kids due to “academic issues” and others who are out on injury.

Nonetheless, coach Jackson is still proud of the performances displayed by the team and has high hopes for the rest of their season.

Delilah Faamatau (#8) celebrates with her team after getting a kill in the fourth set of their game against Cypress. Sept 7 (Photo by: Nick Eismann)

“I just ask that they keep working hard and improving,” said Coach Jackson, “we have a lot of players who weren’t expecting to get playing time, be out on the court… and I’m proud of them for fighting and trying their best.”

The Viking’s next game will take place on Sept 21 at 6 p.m. against East Los Angeles.

Cafeteria crisis on LBCC’s campus

Craig Roberts
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Cafeteria crisis on LBCC’s campus

Long Beach City College started off the 2022 fall semester with the added pressure to find alternative food services in the wake of S&B Foods dissolving their contract with the school immediately. 

The contract termination was revealed to LBCC only two weeks ago and resulted in the closure of the cafeteria in the E building on the LAC campus. 

Robert Rapoza, Director of Business Support Services worked very closely with the owner of S&B foods Dave McDonald and stated, “S&B foods did a great job providing healthy alternatives.”  

Rapoza admits that he has a lot of respect for McDonald as he worked hand in hand with the school helping to employ special needs persons on campus.

Even with the surprise nature of the event, the administration has been swift to instill alternative food options that can parallel and hopefully excel beyond what had previously been offered on campus. 

While this may seem like a setback, Rapoza chooses to see this in a different light saying, “When we take it as a whole and look at it differently, food trucks, Farmer Fridge, ect., match and exceed what was offered. This will open a new portal of food for students.”

This process may have come at a good time for LBCC as Building E is set to be remodeled in the fall semester of 2023. This would have led to a change in pace regarding food options either way.

These alternatives are a temporary fix to fill the gap between now and the time when the cafeteria may open back up again.

An email from LBCC went out late last week stating that fresh food vending machines operated by Farmer Fridge will be installed on both campuses. These will be in Building E at LAC, and Building GG at PCC. According to the email sent out, fresh meals can be provided for $8.99 – $9.99.

Food trucks will also be implemented around campus. LAC brought in its first food truck on Tuesday in parking lot G. The truck featured Bunz Gourmet Burgers.

Students read the menu at Bunz Gourmet Burgers food truck, and wait in line for their number to be called. The college’s food services contract for the cafeteria with S&B foods was recently terminated and students are forced to find campus meals elsewhere. (Photo by Shelby Tiefenthaler)

Each Monday through Thursday, from 11 a.m. – 2 p.m., a different variety of food will be offered. 

However, these meals range on the expensive side when it comes to college campus meals. Tuesday’s food truck showed its least expensive item being $15, and the most expensive coming in at $22 per meal. 

Both LAC and PCC locations have reopened their Viking Express stocked with grab and go items, sandwiches, cold drinks, and others. These coolers can also be found in the bookstore. 

In an email from the college LBCC says, “These locations are already stocked with snack items like chips and crackers, as well as cereal and instant ramen containers.” 

However, in a chaotic turn of events, the Viking Express store at the LAC campus was closed Tuesday due to an ant infestation, but reopened the next day.

Needless to say, there are a multitude of options for students to find food around campus.

Student Luna Trejo, while looking at the Bunz Gourmet Burgers menu on Tuesday says, “I would rather eat food truck food than cafeteria food anyways.”

Unfortunately Rapoza shared that S&B foods is struggling to find revenue. A post from McDonald’s LinkedIn confirms that they are closed indefinitely. 

These impromptu circumstances have been matched with speedy solutions and have hopes to bring outcomes that only benefit the students further. 

LBCC defeats L.A. Southwest in first game of the season

Maisie Vilchis
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LBCC defeats L.A. Southwest in first game of the season

LBCC started off their 2022 season by defeating L.A. Southwest 72-6 in their first game Saturday evening.

The Vikings started out the game with a strong lead, scoring 21 points in the first quarter and another touchdown at the beginning of the second.

The Cougars tried to close their gap at the start of the second quarter with a touchdown but were unable to convert on a two-point attempt.

Heading into the third quarter the score was 51-6. The Cougars were scoreless throughout the third quarter.

LBCC increased their already massive lead, going into the fourth quarter with a score of 65-6. Despite such a lead, the players remained diligent. The coaches were still seen strategizing as the players carried out the plays.

The game ended with the Vikings winning 72-6 in a crushing manner. However, their celebration was short-lived due to concerns over lack of player discipline displayed throughout the game.

Head coach, Brett Peabody, expressed concern saying, “We had way too many penalties, we handed them a bunch of different first downs, handed them some points and we did not play up to the standard we set for ourselves.” 


While the night was a clear and decisive win, there were 18 penalties against the Vikings which cost them 181 yards. In a closer game, such penalties could be crippling.

Coach Peabody hopes to tighten up the team as they move forward in the season, and hopes to enforce discipline into the team throughout their practices this upcoming week.

“We just gotta clean up the little things,” Peabody said.

Qeanu Campbell-Caldwell, quarterback for the LBCC Vikings, shared the same feelings about the team’s performance.

“We need to be better there and get things under control,” said Campbell-Caldwell.
The Vikings are off to a promising start this season and could shape up to be a strong season if discipline can be maintained.

The LBCC Vikings will be playing Riverside Community College Saturday at noon.

 LBCC men’s soccer team tied 1-1 after a controversial penalty decision against Cuyamaca College

Maisie Vilchis
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 LBCC men’s soccer team tied 1-1 after a controversial penalty decision against Cuyamaca College

A controversial penalty decision in the first half of the game led LBCC men’s soccer to a 1-1 tie against Cuyamaca College on Friday. 

In the first half, Cuyamaca College was awarded a penalty in the 30th minute after the referee believed the ball had hit Viking defender, Adrian Acevedo, arm while attempting to block a cross.

The Cuyamaca forward scored the penalty, finishing the shot in the bottom left corner of the goal. 

Vikings defender Anthony Noria kicks the ball up the field. During the game against Cuyamaca, the Vikings made a total of 11 fouls. (Photo by Marco Haynes)

LBCC goalkeeper, Ryan Swan, believed his teammate had his arm down during the play.

“He had his arm down, it was a ball to hand and I asked the referee about the ruling and he said it was a penalty, but I saw his arm was on his side,” said Swan. 

In the 82nd minute, the Vikings pushed back as forward Diego Albanez scored with a header from a corner kick.  

Swan made one save in the entire match.

Goalkeeper Ryan Swan catches a Cuyamaca cross in the first half. Swan made one save in the entire match. (Photo by Marco Haynes)

In the 2nd half, the Vikings controlled the ball well, taking 12 shots and setting up 3 corners, but only finding the back of the net once.  

“I think overall we played well. This was our second game where we controlled the tempo of the game, we moved the ball well from side to side, but at the moment we’re having problems finishing,” said Coach Jorge Reyes.

Midfielder Jonathan Grado dribbles the ball towards the Cuyamaca goal in the 1st half. The Vikings had a total of 16 shots with 5 of them being on target. (Photo by Marco Haynes)

With the 1-1 draw against Cuyamaca, the Vikings go into pre-season with a record of 1-1-1, losing in their previous match against Taft 1-0, and winning against Chaffey 2-0. 

“The next game we will come back even harder. In the last game, we lost 1-0 and should’ve won, in this game, we tied 1-1. We don’t like this type of form so next game we will come back even stronger,” said Swan.  

The Vikings play again at Cypress College on September 6th at 3 pm in their 4th pre-season game. 

LBCC dance makes a big return to campus following COVID-19 with their auditions

Craig Roberts
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LBCC dance makes a big return to campus following COVID-19 with their auditions

Dance returned in a lively fashion with auditions for their November recital, now in their own studio, with ambitions to travel abroad, and plans to return to the national stage for competition following COVID-19. 

Over 40 students attended the audition on August 31, which was a larger turnout than expected, even being back in person.

“It’s been an adjustment,” said Jessica Torres, one of several dance faculty leading the audition. “Having the audience changes everything. It changes the energy in the theater.” 

Some students during free moments and open counts took to the floor to express themselves in freestyle to try and make the cut. August 31, 2022. (Photo by Craig Roberts)

The energy level in the room was high as many of the dancers were excited to see each other again or for the first time, many having only been online during the pandemic.

One of the attendees at the audition was Tyree Kelly, an alumni with a dance degree. Tyree has been dancing for about 11 years and is involved in other arts such as music. 

“What I want to see in my future career is being either a traveling dancer to perform on Broadway or for musicals like Lion King,” Tyree said. Continuing he mentioned,  “I also want to open up a small dance company somewhere in New York or Los Angeles once I have my bachelor’s and fine arts degrees.”

Another of the students auditioning was Adronni Willis, a business major. Adronni is majoring in business as she wants to have the knowledge of how to start her own business, possibly even a dance studio. 

Adronni Willis made several powerful displays of talent during the August 31, 2022 audition that caught the attention of faculty multiple times. (Photo by Craig Roberts)

“I’ve been dancing since I was seven and both of my parents were dancers. It’s my passion and a good outlet,” said Willis. 

She continued on by saying, “I can always go into a marketing agency as a fallback but the main plan is just getting the knowledge of how to start a business.” 

Among the veteran dancers of Long Beach City College was a first year dance major, Jada Smith. 

Jada has been dancing for four years and was on her highschool dance team. She expressed nervousness going in but was also confident.

“My heart started going 80 miles per hour,” said Smith when she heard that the results would be sent out early that next morning. 

Jada’s dancing was also impacted with the shutdown following the pandemic. “I took two years off dance, the long period of being online to suddenly in person again was a switch.” 

The dance program is only as strong as their team, a welcoming environment that welcomes all with a passion for the art. “If you think about it, it is more of a family or a community than a team,” said Smith. 

The program itself has recently been granted their own studio.

“We’re unique as a program, when we didn’t have one, dancer’s had to consistently adapt outside a studio setting,” said Martha Pamintuan, one of the leading professors for the upcoming recital. 

She focuses more on the dancing taking place outside campus, having the dancers ready for any stage, “We’re training them for the top programs.” 

Having been recognized nationally in competitions, “We hope to return to the national stage with other colleges,” Pamintuan expressed one of her goals for this semester.  

“It is great to know that the team is recognized nationally,” said Jada Smith, in response to the dance team’s place on the national stage. 

Off the stage, Pamintuan gave insight on the true goal for the dance team, sharing that, “Traveling abroad is the main thing they’ll be aiming for.” 

When asked where she’d like to head, “Africa, there’s also connections within the school for Spain, even in Israel with their strong dance scene. COVID-19 had made these plans come to a halt within the last two years but things are looking up for the future.”

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