The award-winning voice of North Cobb High School in Kennesaw, Georgia.

The Chant
The award-winning voice of North Cobb High School in Kennesaw, Georgia.

The Chant
The award-winning voice of North Cobb High School in Kennesaw, Georgia.

The Chant
Tori Altamirano

Tori Altamirano, Reporter

Tori Altamirano is a sophomore at NC who joined the Chant to improve her writing skills. Altamirano enjoys reading, watching old Disney movies, listening to music, collecting jewelry, and hiking. She also loves spending quality time with her older sister. When she’s not writing, Altamirano can be found walking at the park or hanging out with friends. In terms of school, Altamirano’s favorite subject is science and she hopes to pursue a career in forensic science one day. 

 

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Photography persists as a unique art created by human intelligence and creativity. It continues over time and reached multiple people throughout history since the first camera came out. People never stopped taking photos and they never will. The reason for this lies within the fact that photos allow humans to freeze moments in time, not only do that but allow people to manipulate those moments in time to how they want them.

Popular photography trends

Tori Altamirano, Reporter
May 21, 2023
In recent years, apocalyptic tropes gained popularity in books and films. The simple reason for this stems from the unhappiness of people in the present time. These people find comfort in the ideas of solitude and freedom. Even though a hypothetical apocalypse lacks the entertainment seen in the movies, the possibility of an apocalypse would not feel entirely horrible for these people.

Understanding the appeal to the Apocalypse

Tori Altamirano, Reporter
May 20, 2023
Secretary Janet Yellen warns that the impending debt limit catastrophe will start June 1, 2023. Due to this development, the U.S. could find itself unable to pay its debts which would result in disastrous implications for the domestic and global economy. Politicians continue to disagree on the subject of national debt. As an economic catastrophe approaches, legislators and the Biden Administration rush to organize talks to negotiate a settlement over the debt ceiling.

Money, money, money: all about the debt ceiling crisis

Rose Ordonio and Tori Altamirano
May 18, 2023
The most disturbing part of the fashion industry lies within the misuse of animals. Whether stylists use the skin or the fur, nothing about it deserves praise. The fact that fashion designers use an entire body part as a centerpiece creates an even greater problem. In the case of the Schiaparelli ‘show’, it should have not happened at all. This form of ‘art’ does nothing but glorify the killing of animals, further normalizing animal abuse.

Severed animal heads: fashion or not

Tori Altamirano, Reporter
May 14, 2023
Society should not allow women to play basketball professionally. They do currently, and it does not interest anyone so they should stop. It only wastes the time and the money of the viewers. The players also do not earn a lot of money from the sport, at least not compared to the men.

No more girl’s basketball

Tori Altamirano, Reporter
March 31, 2023
Horror films constantly change in terms of advancing computer-generated imagery (CGI) and scare factors. Viewers want to see a new aspect of learning and as they age, the harder it seems to scare them. The majority of audiences watch horror movies to feel scared, and to meet these expectations, directors must drastically change the way they make horror films.

Evolution of horror

Tori Altamirano, Reporter
March 4, 2023
Common stereotypes of American high schools stem from a popular form of the American dream. This stereotype explains that all people in America should receive equal treatment, potentially gaining the ability to rise through the social ladder. Unfortunately, this concept lacks truth. People almost always will eventually face the cruel reality of American high schools: now rather than later.

American Dream: high school edition

Tori Altamirano, Reporter
February 8, 2023
After 11 movies, documentaries and shows released, Jeffrey Dahmer’s story continues to live throughout all living generations, as it affected and impacted the lives of several. Dahmer does not deserve the recognition that he currently receives from society; instead, his victims should remain honored in ways besides making money or entertainment. People may find true crime entertaining, but it can retraumatize the victims' families.

No more Jeffrey Dahmer films

Tori Altamirano, Reporter
November 17, 2022
Relay For Life represents one of the most significant fundraising events in the world by dedicating itself to helping cancer victims. While the 35-year-old movement changed drastically over the years, its goals and commitment remain the same. The movement has drastically grown over the years and will continue to help people for years to come.

“Relay for Life” spreads breast cancer awareness nationwide

Tori Altamirano, Reporter
November 3, 2022
Multiple streaming apps like Netflix continue to replace popular shows and movies with low-quality ones, angering millions of watchers on social media platforms, such as Instagram and Twitter. Removing fan favorites not only irritates the viewer, but loses money for the streaming services when people refuse to pay the increased subscription cost.

Streaming apps delete without thinking

Tori Altamirano, Reporter
October 26, 2022
A majority of films lack the true struggles and experiences of the Black community. Out of the short amount that recognize these hardships, several unfortunately lack accuracy when portraying the lives of the minority. These 10 movies show the realistic struggles of African-Americans that other films continuously ignore.

Top 10 Black history movies

Tori Altamirano, Reporter
October 20, 2022
Following weeks of hard work, the Lady Warriors’ varsity softball team makes it to their last home game of the season. The Warriors dominated the Wheeler Wildcats (10-4) for the third time this season with a final score of 13-1 Tuesday, October 11. The team sang rally cries as they performed quality pitching and charged the opposers offensively. The team stays humble as they prepare to play their last regular season game against the Cherokee Warriors Thursday, October 13 (11-3).

[Photo] Lady Warriors conquer the Wildcats 13-1

Tori Altamirano and Rose Ordonio
October 13, 2022
A Category 4 hurricane recently left the Southeast in a panicked state. Families grieve the loss of loved ones and their homes. Civilians work to secure a place to stay while the aid struggles to make their way to them because of the damaged roads and bridges. Not only will these families continue to attempt to escape the water, but the ones that make it out must deal with the cost of economic damages.

Hurricane Ian severely impacts the lives of Floridians

Tori Altamirano, Reporter
October 14, 2022
Bonding with online friends claims plenty of upsides and downsides. Various of these downsides include serious and possibly life-threatening occurrences. The importance of always staying cautious when talking to anonymous people and never giving personal information remains at a high. While various people believe online friends seem beneficial, others strongly disagree.

Pros and Cons: online friends

Tori Altamirano, Reporter
September 6, 2022
97 years after Albert C. Olney and Frank C. Vincent founded the original Key Club International organization, NC finally decided to invite a Key Club into their school. They plan to collaborate with other Key Clubs in the area and do their best to support their community. NC encourages students of all grades to join and easily gain volunteer hours while learning multiple positive characteristics along the way.

New NC Key Club

Tori Altamirano, Reporter
September 1, 2022
TikTok's point of view (POV) trend of three years made its way to the most popular music streaming app, Spotify. Instead of tiktokers using POV in videos to intrigue watchers, music listeners use it to personalize their Spotify playlist titles and also see how other people relate to their POV when making the playlist public. Photo creds: Tori Altamirano

POV trends: Tiktok to Spotify

Tori Altamirano, Reporter
August 23, 2022
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