―Character is what you consistently do.
‖ - Aristotle The ACAA Times: Vol.
1, Number 1 – Nov.
2009
TThhee AACCAAAA TTiimmeess
(A MOSTLY MONTHLY PUBLICATION FROM THE ARIZONA CONSERVATORY
FOR ARTS AND ACADEMICS)
IN THIS ISSUE:
Casey Smith
addresses the...
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―Character is what you consistently do.
‖ - Aristotle The ACAA Times: Vol.
1, Number 1 – Nov.
2009
TThhee AACCAAAA TTiimmeess
(A MOSTLY MONTHLY PUBLICATION FROM THE ARIZONA CONSERVATORY
FOR ARTS AND ACADEMICS)
IN THIS ISSUE:
Casey Smith
addresses the
―Student Bill of
Rights‖; Sonya
Bowling speaks out;
Mr.
Campbell freaks
out; Kayla Wesley
tells you your
horoscope; Lana
Ventrella shares her
comic strip and more
fun and thrills…
WHY I CAME TO ACAA, AND WHY I
STAYED TO CONQUER
A PERSONAL ESSAY BY SONYA BOWLING,
GUEST COLUMNIST
It began in 7th grade.
That s how the name ACAA
was engraved in my mind for years.
My parents
pushed and shoved me to come to this school, but I
never made up my mind.
I went on two tours, and I
still wasn t convinced that this school was for me.
The
school was being remodeled in some places when I
roamed the halls with our not-so-pleasant tour guide,
and I never really thought that my art would be
accepted here.
I didn t think that I even wanted to do
art b
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