We don't have official Snow Days in San Jose, but if we did, our students would be on the slopes of the closest mountain, learning how to flip in the air on their snowboards. Our teachers would probably say, "We need some snow days!" Even if it's 32 degrees outside, our students are 'chomping at the bit'--just like horses anxious to head back home--to run around outside. That might not happen today;...

While anime is on the rise with Naruto, Death Note,  Attack on Titan and many more, anime continues to grow and develop over the years from the 19th century. Anime has been a big release from Japan and diffused to places like the United States and Europe. As each of the characters go through different struggles and memorable moments they continue to educate themselves from. Unique characters, bright...

A long time ago in a galaxy far far away, or, in California on May 25, 1977, George Lucas created Star Wars, the popular movie series that is known by almost everybody today. The popular movie franchise has made at least 9.2 billion dollars since its first movie in 1977. Over the past 42 years, the franchise has grown  to the point where May 4th is celebrated by most Star Wars fans, with the phrase...

It's the third year 7th grade Elective students have been publishing articles to the Patriot Power about who's who and what's what at Herman Intermediate and AdVenture STEM. Some years, reporters for the Patriot Power have been prolific writers and published as many as seven articles each by mid-spring. Other years, it's taken fledgling reporters until Thanksgiving to publish their first articles....

Have you heard the term LGBTQ+ before? Many people have heard of it, but do not know what it means. LGBTQ+ stands for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Questioning/Queer, and the “+” stands for every other sexuality or gender there is. The LGBTQ+ community is a community of people who are of either a different sexuality or a different gender than their 'assigned' one. If this explanation seemed...