(June 16, 2006) — Three and ‘O’, undefeated,” says senior Michael Younani, regarding his amateur boxing career, and it is not surprising either that it is coming from the son and nephew of two Iranian boxing champions. Younani first became interested in boxing and started training in 2001 with encouragement from his boxer father and uncle. Since beginning his training, Younani has gone through the whole boxing workout regimen a la Sylvester Stallone and trains regularly at Jets Gym in North Hollywood. “My training is made up of specific exercises, and it all depends,” says Younani. “Sometimes I’ll just work on my footwork, sometimes I’ll hit up the speed bag or punching bag, jump rope, sparring.” Another milestone in Clark society was the beginning of the Humanities for sophomores. For those who were placed in the Davis’, a new door was opened as two classes were combined. “I really enjoyed the Davii,” Diaz said. “I was introduced to most of my friends in that class.” Younani finds boxing not only a retreat, but one of the most rewarding workouts. “Not only is it a physical workout, but it’s a mental one also. It helps your mind get off the stress or anything that’s bothering you,” he says. Sophomores also embarked on a path to fitness with Thomsen’s P.E. classes. She, along with teacher Randy Tiffany, teach sophomores their final year of P.E. “I really loved my final year of P.E., and I really kind of miss it,” senior Aida Agadzhanyan said. Agadzhanyan was also part of one of the many clubs offered at Clark. Armenian Club, among other things, organized a candy sale and made fliers for the Armenian genocide and concerts. These were concerts organized by Clark’s Armenian Club along with Hoover and Glendale High’s Armenian clubs, too. During these concerts, people danced and sang to bring money for underprivileged schools in Armenia. Since his training, Younani has also participated in three amateur bouts. “I have been in three fights as a light heavyweight, and won all three,” Younani says. My record’s going to be a clean zero-zero.” He also hopes to lower his weight in order to gain an advantage over his opponents in lower weight class divisions. “I was 180 in those fights, and I dropped to 170 and want to drop more, so I can make it in around super middleweight.” Younani hopes to continue boxing throughout college and his young adulthood, although recent family problems have somewhat called him away from his sport. “Family problems created a big effect so I stopped for eight months, but I’m going to start up again this summer,” Younani says. “I mostly have to start from scratch.” Despite the fact, Younani has high hopes. Aside from regular amateur bouts, Younani also hopes to achieve similar glory to his father who was not only the national boxing champion of Iran but also an athlete in the Asian Olympics. “My goal is to go for the Golden Gloves of California title, and go as far as I can,” Younani says.