By Andrea Alvarado Staff Writer Schools and communities nationwide are preparing to celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month, which is celebrated annually from September 15 through October 15. This month is a time for recognizing Hispanic and Latino history and its culture. The celebration began in 1968 as Hispanic Heritage Week before being converted to a month-long celebration in 1988. September 15th is the date that marks the independence day of many Latin American countries such

By Staff SOAR High School begins the first round of the Mente y Cultura Jeopardy Competition today with members competing in a Jeopardy-style trivia contest on their knowledge of Latino, Chicano, and Hispanic culture and history. The Lancaster team – made up of Cielo Corona-Castro, Solash Corona-Castro, Delilah Vazquez, Isaac Afre Gutierrez and Roman Menjivar – has spent months preparing for their all-district competition. They will be tested on dozens of questions spanning

Mrs. Jefferson was a 26-year-old reporter working for the Ventura County Star when she got word that a Simi Valley man, Dan White, had escaped the second tower on September 11, 2001. This is that story. Simi man back home after his ordeal, escape from WTC hell Posted: Sept. 17, 2001 By Staci Haight, Staff Writer After a plane rammed into the World Trade Center's north tower, Daniel White heard a message on the public-address system in his tower assuring people that everything