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Students studying for physics, math and computer science competitions
Students fuel their academic passions with Olympiad competitions
March 27, 2025
MAP 11 students outside of Warner Bros. Studios
MAP 11 students explore the film wonders of LA
March 27, 2025
Seniors Aria Zhang and Niraali Garg rehearse “The Little Mermaid.”
Featuring a large ensemble, new actors and musical pieces, ‘The Little Mermaid’ classic hopes to garner a larger audience
March 27, 2025
There is one MOSAIC lesson remaining in the 2024-25 school year.
MOSAIC wins county-wide award for student impact
March 24, 2025
Sophomore Eric Liang and his VEX team 2041V pose for a photo after winning a competition
The road less traveled: choosing to do robotics outside of the school’s well-known teams
March 22, 2025
The movie mixes elements of action and emotion throughout the story
‘Ne Zha 2’ is a cinematic masterpiece that redefines animation
March 31, 2025
Childhood, wedding and family photos from Bhan and Cai’s booklets.
Students explore family histories through APUSH project
March 31, 2025
The teachers’ preferences range from fantasy to magical realism.
Free-time reads — books your English teachers recommend
March 27, 2025
Carpenter with her co-star Rowan Blanchard on the set of “Girl Meets World.”
Sabrina Carpenter’s slow rise to stardom
March 26, 2025
Astronauts return after being stranded on the ISS for nine months.
Second space race era sparks new discoveries and hopes and some fears
March 26, 2025
The beam training area at Gold Star Gymnastics.
Paying it forward for the next generation of gymnasts
March 31, 2025
Bossow wrestles against Bellarmine at Overfelt High on Dec. 6.
Wrestling team shows significant improvement this season
March 27, 2025
Coach Brian Liao talks game strategy with sophomores Andy Lu and Teegan Seid-Pham.
New head badminton coach brings valued guidance for players
March 27, 2025
President Riley Adler demonstrates yoga moves on the March 20 meeting, focused on the benefits of the practice.
Sports Medicine Club strives to teach athletes to be more aware of their body
March 26, 2025
Brennan runs with the ball in a lacrosse game last season against Gunn.
Two paths, one team — siblings’ shared support transcends different sports
March 25, 2025
Stay safe.
In a dark time, it’s time to know your rights
March 27, 2025
Starting next school year, more students are able to study at MIT without worrying about tuition.
Educational institutions are wise to offer free tuition to low-income families
March 26, 2025
Nationwide voter turnout since 2002, blue is presidential, yellow is midterm
Sagging voter participation puts democracy at risk
March 22, 2025
Cutting the tree of the Department of Education in half.
DOGE’s cuts for educational programs cause instability and loss of research confidence
March 19, 2025
The average tuition and fees for public colleges have decreased, while increase in private college tuition has slowed.
Unlike critics of CollegeBoard suggest, the cost of attending public colleges will likely decrease
March 19, 2025
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The 3 habits of the highly professional presenter
March 31, 2025
Writing the list was hard enough, how am I actually supposed to complete it?
100-word rant: I hate March
March 31, 2025
Shrivastava’s nail designs come in a range of colors and add-ons — she tries to deliver whatever the customer wants.
Friends encourage self-taught and sophomore nail artist to open her own business
March 27, 2025
“Feng Sheng 2” movie poster
‘Feng Sheng 2’: A cinematic showcase worth seeing
March 27, 2025
Teachers can help students by allowing more lenient deadlines and holding tutorial sessions for review.
Lost in translation: the empathy gap between teachers and students
March 27, 2025

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Department chairs play an important role on campus

Ethan Lin and Brandon Wang
March 22, 2020
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The school’s first 60 years: Swimmer competes in 1971 U.S.S.R. International Invitational

Brandon Wang and Jessica Wang
March 21, 2020

The Falcon embraces astrology

Allen Chen and Brandon Wang
March 9, 2020

A teacher’s work never goes away: ‘You don’t clock out’

Allison Hartley and Brandon Wang
February 12, 2020

Two students qualify for county regional Poetry Out Loud competition

Brandon Wang and Oliver Ye
January 28, 2020

Wrestlers recommended to not cut weight

Brandon Wang and Tiffany Wang
January 28, 2020
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Eshoo recognizes senior Sidney Hough recognized for creating app that helps farmers fight weeds 

Brandon Wang
January 28, 2020

The school’s first 60 years: 2008 Sounding Publication

Brandon Wang and Jessica Wang
January 28, 2020

Peer-grading expedites corrections, learning process

Allison Hartley and Brandon Wang
January 17, 2020

Classes can include political discussion while avoiding indoctrination

Brandon Wang
November 22, 2019

The school’s first 60 years: Band and Guard march in 2012 Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade

Brandon Wang and Jessica Wang
November 20, 2019

A major choice: Alumna pursues design at USC’s Iovine and Young Academy

Brandon Wang and Oliver Ye
November 18, 2019

The real cost of falling donations

Apurva Chakravarthy, Angelina Chen, Brandon Wang, and Oliver Ye
October 24, 2019

Top 10 ways to become a National Merit Semifinalist

Jeffrey Ma and Brandon Wang
October 17, 2019
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Senior experiments with subtly flexing his fashion

Brandon Wang
October 17, 2019

Athletes adopt new training technology

Brandon Wang
October 15, 2019

Foreign language clubs plan mural

Brandon Wang
October 15, 2019

7 Leaves worth the drive

Allen Chen and Brandon Wang
October 4, 2019
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The school’s first 60 years: Seven students arrested in 1985 in school-wide drug bust

Brandon Wang and Oliver Ye
September 20, 2019

Voting not enough to improve democracy alone

Brandon Wang
September 11, 2019

Identification cards contain reforms that aim to address student mental health

Brandon Wang and Nitya Marimuthu
September 10, 2019

Relaunched Creative Writing class to function as writers’ workshop

Kaitlyn Tsai and Brandon Wang
September 9, 2019

Top 10 social-emotionally appropriate activities for tutorial

Jeffrey Ma and Brandon Wang
September 9, 2019

Flip flops flop: School introduces new hall passes

Brandon Wang
August 31, 2019
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