Grester Celis-Acosta

Bookmark this page if you'd like to keep track of what I'm working on.

Worked on 505 assignments, created 71, named on 47 bylines for Talon Marks.

By (Grester as managing) + 6 others for Talon Marks - 2 min read

Women's water polo looking to make a comeback

The season for the women's water polo team has started and continued on a rocky road to success. Out of its last six games, the team have only won one game in the month of October, most of the games have been within striking distance. Head coach Sergio Macias says the team being young and inexperienced might be the issue,...

Continue →

By (Grester as managing) + 6 others for Talon Marks - 3 min read

UC application workshop aids those about to transfer

Photo credit: Toni Reveles

Maribel Rodriguez, who has been going to Cerritos since the fall of 2012 is in "disbelief" that she is finally transferring. On Thursday, Oct. 15 Rodriguez and other students who are almost done completing their 60 transfer units attended a workshop to help them apply for Universities of California. Most of the students in attendance have been going to Cerritos...

Continue →

By (Grester as managing) + 6 others for Talon Marks - 2 min read

The Great ShakeOut causes confusion

Since 2008, The Great California ShakeOut has had people drop, cover and hold on to increase awareness on earthquake safety. It was reported that 10.4 million people participated in the 2014 California ShakeOut and this years drill has already exceeded that number. In the U. S., the total number of participants from 2014 was over 20 million. Globally, the drill...

Continue →

By (Grester as managing) + 5 others for Talon Marks - 4 min read

Kishawn Holmes stands up for cancer

Every October the NFL shows it support for breast cancer by having its players and officials wear pink. It has become such a phenomenon that it has even trickled down to the college and the high school ranks. Although, it is strictly optional it is clear to see that some players wear pink more than others. During the Homecoming game...

Continue →

By (Grester as managing) + 6 others for Talon Marks - 3 min read

Wrestling dominates in the Southern California Team Duel Championships

Photo credit: Toni Reveles

During the Southern California Team Duel Championships, Cerritos' wrestling team won three of its four matches. The first match they played was against East Los Angeles College were the team won by a whopping 51-0. Sophomore Jesse Gomez, who has won all of his matches, said "We shut them out [...] the team just went out there and wrestled against...

Continue →

By (Grester as managing) + 5 others for Talon Marks - 4 min read

Falcons bite Bulldogs late to snag victory

Two weeks ago, Cerritos Falcon quarterback Jimmy Walker said, “When I’m down someone picks me up, when they’re down I pick them up.” That is exactly what Walker had to do on a night where the running game only accounted for 44 of the 374 yards in a 31-28 win over the Allan Hancock Bulldogs. Behind the arm of Jimmy...

Continue →

By (Grester as managing) + 4 others for Talon Marks - 3 min read

NFL: No Feelings aLlowed

Corrupt, negligent, money-hungry. Those are some of the things the National Football League has been called in recent memory. Following cases such as the Ray Rice domestic violence case and Tom Brady’s deflate-gate, in which the NFL dropped the ball in many people’s eyes. It seems as though the NFL would find very little time in worrying about uniform policy,...

Continue →

By (Grester as managing) + 6 others for Talon Marks - 3 min read

Sanders aims to close the wage gap

Bernie Sanders is the best candidate in the race toward the democratic nomination simply because he wants to lead a revolution that will change the current dire state of affairs in the United States. The american dream has become a myth in today’s society because the wage gap is bigger than ever and Sanders is trying to alleviate this by...

Continue →

By (Grester as managing) + 5 others for Talon Marks - 2 min read

Which candidate speaks to you? Clinton or Sanders

Juan Ochoa, Automotive technology major, said, "I'll go for change; I'll go for Hillary Clinton. Regarding her illness, that is not an excuse that should stop her from becoming president. I saw it on some magazines though." Angel Cuella, Undecided major, said, "Well, I wasn't aware of the debate but if Hillary supports immigrants I go for her." Savannah Licano,...

Continue →

By (Grester as managing) + 5 others for Talon Marks - 3 min read

Is it passion or financial interest? Actors beg for comic book roles

This year, the theaters close the superhero genre with a failed Fantastic Four movie and letting many geeks waiting for 2016 to start already. Packed with promising titles and with new and huge cast members for the Marvel Cinematic Universe, it raises the eyebrows of many fans following the story lines to wonder, which actors will portray such upcoming characters?In...

Continue →