Jewelry for a cause
September 4, 2020
Making handmade jewelry was always just a hobby for senior Suji Kim, but through quarantine she has been inspired to turn that hobby into a business where she donates all of her profits to charities for people of color. “With all this recent media coverage on Black Lives Matter and racism, and everyon...
A Tale of Two Internet Connections
Sarah Falahahwazi and Alexis Mesa
August 29, 2020
For millions of students across the country, online school has become the new norm. Yet all internet connections are not created equal; for those with all three bars filled, it was the best of times. And for those who struggle to fill even one bar on a good day, it was the worst of times. After the f...
Reporting out
Chrissa Olson, Staff Writer
June 22, 2020
As a teacher, he’s watched students grow up from freshmen to seniors who eventually graduated to continue the next chapter of their lives. This time, he’ll be the one leaving. For thirteen years, Chief Warrant Officer 3 Keith Willoughby (retired) has taught the Marine Corps Junior Reserve...
Batter with baking
Haven Beches, Staff Writer
April 23, 2020
As the days slowly blend into one another, it can be hard to figure out new and exciting activities that hold your attention span. Speaking from personal experience, if another influencer tells me to “go out and exercise!” or “learn a new language!” I might just throw my phone out the window a...
Making the grade
Chrissa Olson, Staff Writer
April 21, 2020
In response to stay-at-home orders due to the coronavirus pandemic and the challenges students may face with at-home learning, RUHS has decided to “hold students harmless” for their grades per RBUSD policy. No student will receive a lower grade than the one received on March 12, the day b...
Dance or die
Nadia Bidarian, Features Editor
April 15, 2020
With hopes of becoming a professional ballerina, sophomore Sarah St. John would dance for 25 hours at South Bay Ballet in Torrance. But with St. John’s studio being closed, she took matters into her own hands, continuing to dance as she would in the studio — only without the help of her i...
Family thais
Chrissa Olson, Staff Writer
April 15, 2020
Students are ordered to stay home, which isn’t as easy as one might think when home is over 8,000 miles away. Sophomore Irene Bunprakong, who started going to RUHS at the beginning of second semester, flew home to Bangkok, Thailand one week after the school announced its cancellation on March...
So long, seahawks
Heather Lee, Staff Writer
April 15, 2020
The Redondo Beach Unified School District has closed campuses for the rest of the 2019-2020 school year. Students will begin Phase 2 of the RBUSD Instructional Plan after Spring Break, on April 13th, and new material will be introduced as teachers move forward with their lesson plans. The decision to c...
Why I march
Christina Owen, Editor-in-Chief
January 30, 2020
Three years after the inauguration of President Trump, I am still marching, and every year the one question I get without fail is “Why do you march?”. I think it’s reasonable to assume that anyone’s default answer might be because of anger, shock, and even devastation – and while these r...
Free runner
Heather Lee, Staff Writer
March 16, 2019
Steadying himself on the metal beams, senior Marcellus Finklea prepares to do a backflip over a bridge, the traffic rumbling below him. Calmly, he walks up the beams and stands on top, adjusting his feet. He launches himself into the air and sticks the landing. The sport, parkour, created by Dav...
Surveillance at school
March 16, 2019
The twenty-first century was when the concept of total privacy officially died. If it’s on the internet, almost anyone can access it. From looking at a person’s search history to tracking down someone’s social security number, nothing anyone does nowadays is truly private anymore. And a school e...
Your rights within school gates
Ben Brill and Lauren Kim
October 4, 2018
The first amendment of the Constitution guarantees every U.S. citizen the right to freedom of speech, petition, religion, assembly, and press. However, students’ rights change the second that they step onto campus; their freedom becomes limited. With the polarized political climate, more students are voca...