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Academically Inclined, Journalistically Refined

The Academy Chronicle

Academically Inclined, Journalistically Refined

The Academy Chronicle

Academically Inclined, Journalistically Refined

The Academy Chronicle

Mackenzie Diaz

Mackenzie Diaz, Editor

Mackenzie Diaz, an outgoing senior who is in her third and final year in Journalism as an editor. She is very lively and is the president of the Tea Culture club, and the treasurer of both the D&D club and the GSA club. She does writing, film, photography, and art in her free time, and in the future, she would like to get a degree in English or Creative Writing.

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Dressed up as Steve Harvey for the House Competition, Amalie Esparza (12) asks Gamma House members' Daulton Lista (12) and Jared Jimenez (10) Family Feud style questions.

[Photo] MECA’s Yearbook

January 29, 2025

Dressed up as Steve Harvey for the House Competition, Amalie Esparza (12) asks Gamma House members' Daulton Lista (12) and Jared Jimenez (10) Family Feud style questions.

Samuel Amador (12), Adrian Cordon (12) and their friends enjoy the House Competition.

Samuel Amador (12), Adrian Cordon (12) and their friends enjoy the House Competition.

CEO, Drexel L. Smith, converses with sophomore Tara Phapornchai after the presentation.

MECA Students Clock into Career Day!

A Photo Gallery
Story by Mackenzie Diaz, Editor
May 8, 2024

Check out these photos from the 4/26 Career Day where we learned about a wide range of careers from first-hand accounts. We thank all the adults who took time out of their day to teach us about what they...

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Collage of Club Rush photos, taken by Jared Jimenez and Jamie Villannueva

The “Official” MECA Catalog 2024 (K-Z)

Story by Mackenzie Diaz, Editor
February 23, 2024

(Part 2 of 2) School clubs have so much to offer to students. Some serve their community, others expand our knowledge and skills, while some are just created to have fun. No school year is complete...

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Somewhere Over the Rainbow: Senior Decision Day

Story by Mackenzie Diaz, Editor
May 23, 2023

On May 12th, 2023 the back of the school was alit with rainbow colors, flowers, and bluebirds. The occasion? Senior Decision Day, the day where our senior class announces the colleges they will be attending...

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Melanie Lopez can usually be seen around campus with smiling eyes and a fun pop culture t-shirt.

Freshman Friday | Melanie Lopez

Story by Mackenzie Diaz, Editor
December 16, 2022

Since there aren’t any sports at Mt. SAC ECA, our more athletic students take to other methods of exercise. Freshman Melanie Lopez is no different. For some, it’s frisbee or pickleball, for others,...

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Cedric slithered his way into many hearts on MECA's campus; he will be missed.

Goodbye Friend: Cedric’s Eulogy

Story by Mackenzie Diaz and Sofia Hernandez
December 15, 2022

On the morning of December 13th, the media center’s beloved snake, Cedric, passed away. He was loved by and cherished by the students around the Mt. SAC ECA campus. An all too sudden passing that left...

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Through Sun and Rain by Mackenzie Diaz

Story by Mackenzie Diaz, Editor
August 2, 2021
During the last semester of the 2020-2021 school year, English 1 students wrote short stories to demonstrate the skills they learned over the course of the class. 10 of those students were chosen to have their stories shared on The Academy Chronicle. Here is this weeks!
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