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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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Grad Night celebrates seniors

Larissa Chiu and Tiffany Zheng
May 21, 2015

Juniors start sports charity to benefit low-income children

Michelle Cen and Larissa Chiu
May 14, 2015

Readers anticipate Harper Lee’s new novel

Larissa Chiu and Isabelle Tseng
May 13, 2015

Old friends, new places- Seniors will part with lasting memories in Europe

Larissa Chiu and Katherine Sun
May 11, 2015

Brown battles drought, orders 25 percent cut in water use

Michelle Cen and Larissa Chiu
May 7, 2015

Boys’ golf faces obstacles

Michelle Cen and Larissa Chiu
March 27, 2015

Tournament of Roses president visits Marching Band

Larissa Chiu and Eric Sze
March 22, 2015

Senior finds passion in acting, singing

Larissa Chiu and Claire Chou
March 22, 2015

Mahir Jethanandani’s role model: Warren Buffett

Larissa Chiu
March 22, 2015

Smarter Balanced testing to be administered to juniors

Larissa Chiu and Katherine Sun
February 9, 2015

Finding acceptance, promoting awareness: Junior recounts experiences with bisexuality

Michelle Cen, Larissa Chiu, and Eileen Toh
February 6, 2015

Senior follows passion to national Taekwondo team

Larissa Chiu and Vibha Seshadri
February 6, 2015

YouTube becoming the next big career launcher

Larissa Chiu and Maya Ravichandran
January 28, 2015

Finals schedule changes due to orchestra trip

Michelle Cen and Larissa Chiu
December 1, 2014

Catholicism helps shape lives of juniors

Larissa Chiu and Maya Ravichandran
October 30, 2014

Seniors honored in national science competition

Larissa Chiu and Karissa Dong
October 29, 2014

A guide to the Tumblr world

Larissa Chiu
October 22, 2014

Common Roots improves its ability to help students

Larissa Chiu and Nidhi Jain
September 22, 2014

Gold Award Gives Girl Scouts opportunity to help the community

Larissa Chiu and Megan MacInnes
September 10, 2014

Ed Sheeran concert deemed flawless

Larissa Chiu
September 3, 2014

Teen drivers get undeserved reputation

Larissa Chiu and Michelle Leung
August 28, 2014
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