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Senior Timothy Leung performs “Ways of Talking” by Ha Jin and junior Elizabeth Kline performs “Ozymandias” by Percy Bysshe Shelley.
Passion and performance shine at Poetry Out Loud contest
January 29, 2025
The 2023-24 leadership class poses for a group photo during their trip to Disneyland.
Leadership class to learn leadership the Disney way
January 29, 2025
The board outlined the pros and cons of three options to hire a new superintendent.
Board adopts new district election system, tables superintendent decision and announces the resignation of Trustee Alex Shultz
January 26, 2025
A view of the Palisades fire from the seventh floor of Class of ‘24 Brielle Wong’s UCLA dormitory.
LA fires prompt alumni attending UCLA to return home at start of quarter
January 17, 2025
Donald Trump will be sworn in for his second four-year term in office on Jan. 20, 2025.
What will the next four years look like under a Trump presidency?
January 17, 2025
Deputy Perez and Deputy Nicolas Galvez engage with their community.
New School Resource Officer shares his experiences and background
January 28, 2025
Topics included in the Finite Math curriculum.
Finite Math — a new course offering — attempts to garner signups
January 28, 2025
With over 480 recommendation letters written for the Class of 2025, teachers face an exhausting task with minimal compensation each fall.
For teachers, writing college recommendation letters requires time and effort
January 28, 2025
Chamber Music by the Bay spent a week touring around the bay area performing to students of different ages.
Chamber orchestra concert features students, alumna
January 26, 2025
Our tasty frozen yogurts.
The perfect dessert shop for soft frozen yogurt
January 25, 2025
Arranged left to right, senior captain and center back Hillary Gonzalez leads a strong defense, sophomore attacking midfielder Katie Lu with 11 goals, and junior Keatyn Spendlove with 8 assists.
Girls’ soccer undefeated in El Camino League halfway through season
January 29, 2025
Like Ohio State’s pooping bear stunt, sometimes crowds at high school games turn to condescending cheering.
Athletic director outlines the fine line between cheering and trash talking
January 28, 2025
ESPN commentators and analysts like Stephen A. Smith use AI-powered statistics quickly pulled from games to form opinions on big matchups.
How AI is changing the sports landscape
January 28, 2025
Silicon Valley Soccer U17 Player Langdon Huynh dribbling to goal.
Soccer players weigh competing for at MLS Next or their high school
January 25, 2025
The current NFL playoff bracket ahead of conference finals
Playoff final four: Bills, Commanders will meet in the Super Bowl
January 23, 2025
Elon Musk has become increasingly controversial and even less penalized.
Musk’s controversies are more interesting than his plans for the future
January 29, 2025
Senior Nick Okada delivering the Senior class fundraiser cookies.
100-Word Rant: Crumbl’s 1,000-calorie cookies are not to be messed with
January 28, 2025
Administration can often limit the content of what student journalists put out.
Student journalists should be more aware of CA’s education and press laws
January 28, 2025
Silicon Valley Bank collapsed in just 2023, prompting a flurry of collapses within a few months.
Bank regulation is necessary to prevent financial crises
January 21, 2025
Kash Patel
The weaponization of the presidential pardon ought to end
January 13, 2025
The matcha lattes from Maruwu Seicha that inspired it all.
A matcha lover’s guide to local Japanese cafes
January 30, 2025
The ice cream, mango and mochi desserts at Hui Lau Shan, a mango-based dessert shop
A sweet Valentine’s escape at Hui Lau Shan
January 29, 2025
Galentines food spread.
How to spend Valentine’s Day single and thrive
January 28, 2025
There are some items I can’t leave behind on a ski trip.
Trip essentials from a yearly Tahoe-goer
January 28, 2025
Me struggling to focus in class as my mind wanders off to the joys of Winter Break
Post Winter Break Syndrome: the struggle is real
January 28, 2025

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Anjali Pai
March 14, 2023
Din Tai Fung offers an array of authentic Taiwanese dishes.

Foodie reviews Taiwanese restaurant Din Tai Fung

Anjali Pai
March 10, 2023
Nobu offers dynamic dishes inspired by Japanese and Peruvian cuisine.

Food fanatic approves of Nobu: a high end yet comforting Japanese restaurant

Anjali Pai
December 13, 2022
Zeni’s offers various meat dishes as well, including this meat combination plate.

Photo or Graphic for: Local Ethiopian restaurant is a favorite of all cultures and palettes

Saachi Jain
November 15, 2022
In another realm, an alien plays my character in a video game.  

How a conspiracy theory from Elon Musk helped me develop a growth mindset

Anjali Pai
September 24, 2022
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Photo or Graphic for: Top 10: ways to fake having friends

Christina Chang
June 5, 2022
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Photo or Graphic for: 73 questions: conversations with the school community

Lena Aribi, Meher Bhatnagar, Christina Chang, Lynn Dai, Victoria Hu, Hannah Lee, Jonny Luo, Shannon Ma, Nikhil Mathihalli, and Sarah Zhou
May 30, 2022
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Photo or Graphic for: District to review plan for solar panel farms in mid-June

Christina Chang
May 22, 2022
May is the worst month

May is the worst month

Anjali Pai
May 10, 2022
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Photo or Graphic for: Students, teachers weigh in on Russia’s invasion of Ukraine

Lynn Dai, Andrew Lin, and Daniel Wu
March 16, 2022
Baking and reviewing the Trader Joe’s Hawaiian mochi cake

Baking and reviewing the Trader Joe’s Hawaiian mochi cake

Anjali Pai
March 12, 2022
Appreciation for a still underground music genre: electroswing

Appreciation for a still underground music genre: electroswing

Anjali Pai
March 10, 2022

One small skip for man, one giant leap for mankind

Anjali Pai
February 10, 2022
My biggest regret: Not stepping up the time I saw Sadie Sink

My biggest regret: Not stepping up the time I saw Sadie Sink

Anjali Pai
January 31, 2022
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Photo or Graphic for: Despite omicron, school to stay in person unless trends worsen greatly

Sarah Zhou
January 20, 2022
Mathway was a commonly used website that many students used to cheat during remote learning.

Photo or Graphic for: From cheating online to struggling in person

Shannon Ma and Stephanie Sun
November 14, 2021
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Photo or Graphic for: Current universal health care proposals are disasters waiting to happen

Sarah Zhou
November 12, 2021
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Photo or Graphic for: We hate baseball.

Atrey Desai and Viraaj Reddi
November 9, 2021
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Photo or Graphic for: 5 stages of grief? More like 1

Sarah Zhou
October 28, 2021
Soccer is unbearably boring to watch

Soccer is unbearably boring to watch

Anjali Pai
October 17, 2021
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Photo or Graphic for: Clubs readjust to an in-person setting

Sarah Thomas and Kavya Patel
October 7, 2021
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Photo or Graphic for: Is it morally OK to do extracurriculars mostly for college?

Arnav Swamy
October 7, 2021
During college visits, colleges should not repeat information easily found on their website. 

Photo or Graphic for: College visits should humanize the admission process, focus less on numerical data

Ethan Lin
October 7, 2021
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Photo or Graphic for: Under the magnifying glass: students with faculty and staff parents

Sarah Zhou and Victoria Hu
October 2, 2021
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Photo or Graphic for: Students asked to pitch in to combat campus waste

Sarah Zhou and Sarah Thomas
October 2, 2021
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Photo or Graphic for: Every day I’m puzzlin’

Jonny Luo
September 30, 2021
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Photo or Graphic for: Falcon Family Peer Tutoring Program offers student guidance for maneuvering tough classes

Sarah Zhou and Atrey Desai
September 30, 2021
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Photo or Graphic for: Explaining — not solving — the problem causing my massive bank statements

Sarah Zhou
September 22, 2021

Student athletes identify with Simone Biles’ mental health struggles

Anamika Anand and Anjali Pai
September 13, 2021
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Photo or Graphic for: Teachers implement course modifications to combat learning gaps

Christina Chang and Martin Xu
September 10, 2021
Junior Anjali Pai styles sweater vests for each of the four seasons.

Sweater vests: I’m a convert

Anjali Pai
September 7, 2021
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An asynchronous Wednesday reflection: When we needed them most, they vanished

Anjali Pai
June 5, 2021
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Follow what other schools do and drop driver’s education from the curriculum

Vicky Bai and Anjali Pai
May 13, 2021
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SCVAL teams forced to forgo CCS playoffs

Christina Chang and Anjali Pai
May 11, 2021
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Trying a viral TikTok recipe: an epic fail

Anjali Pai
May 3, 2021
health and cooking class photo courtesy of Wendy Lewis

Students enjoy health and cooking class both in-person and at home

Christina Chang and Anjali Pai
April 25, 2021
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Reporters maintain friendship through animal nicknames

Christina Chang, Anjali Pai, and Carolyn Wang
March 23, 2021
zoomburnout

One year after it began, Zoom burnout continues as pandemic takes mental toll

Andrew Li and Anjali Pai
March 21, 2021
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‘Night’: A must-read memoir about the Holocaust

Anjali Pai
February 23, 2021
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Truth be told, shy sophomore not sure she wants to go back to regular school

Anjali Pai
February 7, 2021
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With conditions worsening, district will not move forward with Phase 3 to start second semester

Christina Chang and Anjali Pai
December 4, 2020
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Old Disney reigns supreme over remakes

Anjali Pai
December 4, 2020
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The problem with cultural gatekeeping

Atrey Desai and Anjali Pai
December 1, 2020
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Recurring internet outages irk students and staff

Christina Chang and Anjali Pai
October 31, 2020
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TikTok slang but make it ✨normalized✨

Anjali Pai
October 29, 2020
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A quarantine clothing evolution: finding myself through fashion

Anjali Pai
October 22, 2020
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Sports should not have practices at this time due to safety concerns

Christina Chang and Anjali Pai
October 20, 2020
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Boba: mediocrity at its finest

Anjali Pai
October 18, 2020
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Cancel culture has often gone too far

Anjali Pai
September 23, 2020
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Financial literacy: a topic worth teaching

Anjali Pai
September 16, 2020
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Experienced music director fills in for Boitz

Andrew Li and Anjali Pai
September 5, 2020
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