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Judges receive rubrics to score each performance out of 160 possible points.

How are Homecoming performances ranked?

Shirina Cao and Emily Wu October 20, 2024

The leaderboard for the Homecoming performances, announced on Oct. 19, placed the seniors first, followed by the juniors, sophomores and, finally, freshmen. Each grade’s scores were the result of rubric...

The once-great Marvel and Pixar trend toward decline, as multiple factors drag them down.

The hidden factors behind Pixar and Marvel’s downfall

Andrew Gong October 18, 2024

In the past, Marvel has been the pinnacle of superhero fiction, where iconic characters converge and legendary stories unfold. The studio comes to mind first when action movies are discussed. Consecutive...

With an endless stream of online content, students find themselves overwhelmed by the temptation of smartphones.

In a world of short-form videos, long-term focus becomes a challenge

Sia Bharadhwaj and Dhatri Iyer October 18, 2024

On a typical school night around 11 p.m., sophomore Meera Minocha puts away her math textbook and picks up her phone for a short break from her homework. She sometimes opens Instagram and dives into reels...

Each teacher reflected on their growth since they first started teaching at the school.

25 Years later: Educators reflect back on their first year at SHS

Madhura Natarajan October 18, 2024

This year, as Ronda Vierra, Jerry Sheehy, Yuko Aoki and Kristen Thomson celebrated their 25-year anniversary as part of the school, they recalled just how memorable their first years were. When the Falcon...

Gru Junior successfully tames Gru’s high school mascot—the honey badger Lenny.

‘Despicable Me 4’ is getting too much hate

Derek Liang October 18, 2024

The release of “Despicable Me 4” was one of my most anticipated events this summer. After seeing the disappointing performance of “Harry Potter and the Cursed Child” on Broadway, I was looking...

TikTok has created a variety of new opportunities for music artists to go viral but this has also come with a negative impact on the music industry.

TikTok’s short-form approach undermines the quality of today’s music

Renisha Mandal October 18, 2024

In 2019, K CAMP’s “Lottery” (a.k.a., the song to the infamous dance Renegade) became the soundtrack to one of the most iconic dance trends in TikTok history, with over 30 million TikToks using the...

I’ll always keep the Disney stars of my childhood close to my heart.

The downfall of Disney Channel marks the end of a beloved era

Divya Vadlakonda October 18, 2024

Growing up, my older brother and I would sit in front of the TV on Saturday mornings and binge-watch shows like “Suite Life of Zack and Cody,” “Suite Life on Deck,” “Wizards of Waverly Place”...

A screenshot of SHS Fizz where students post content ranging from academics to shower thoughts

New SHS-focused Instagram confessions page stirs concerns

Ruiyan Zhu October 4, 2024

SHS Fizz (@fizzshs) is the newest installment to a plethora of confession-type pages available on Instagram. As of Sept. 20, the account has 10 posts and more than 400 followers.   Predecessors in...

The crevice is widening between the ideologies of America’s two leading parties.

Deepening political divides are fragmenting America

Bryan Zhao September 26, 2024

On Jan. 6, 2021, in an attempt to undermine the 2020 election results, rioters supporting then-President Donald Trump stormed into the Capitol building. Though, on that day, Trump encouraged the crowd...

History classes rely on using reliable sources when discussing political events.

When politics intrude into the classroom

Evangelina Stepanchenko and Tanvee Tirthapura September 26, 2024

Politics have rarely been as divisive as they are now in the U.S. This reality has tangible effects in classrooms, especially those of social studies teachers who try to teach current events. As fiercely...

Big data corporations like Disney are more involved in data stealing than you may think.

Behind a curtain of ‘transparency,’ many companies process user data undercover

Sanyukta Ravishankar and Angela Tan September 25, 2024

Picture this: You’re doing research for your school project on Federalism, and you begin to consult different news sites for information. Immediately, you’re blinded by the passive-aggressive request...

A name like that might just give poor X a case of torrential bullying.

Elon Musk cursed his son by naming him X æ A-xii Musk

Madhura Natarajan September 24, 2024

Ever since I moved to the U.S. in 2019, one of my greatests struggles has always been people’s inability to pronounce my name correctly. During roll call, my teachers would pause, stare at my name in...

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