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...
An unbelizebale teacher
Nadia Bidarian, Staff Writer
February 25, 2019
To some, biology teacher Kelly Lewis may be considered a daredevil- he has skydived, snorkeled the Great Barrier Reef, and explored the rainforests of Costa Rica, just to name a few activities. But in reality, he simply loves learning. “My to-do list changes all the time, and if I hear about somet...
Subtracting hate
Sangjun Lee, Staff Writer
February 25, 2019
After over a month of planning their positivity awareness campaign, sophomores Caroline Landry and Katie Lee launched their new merchandise last Thursday. “Absolute Positivity is our campaign to spread positivity throughout school,” Landry said. “In the face of prevalent bullying and negativity, thes...
Leading a double life
Meghan Jacob, Staff Writer
February 21, 2019
Growing up in the middle of an Egyptian and Canadian household is what freshman biology teacher Salwa Sabet has been living with since childhood. Sabet’s mother was raised in Canada and her father grew up in Egypt, which gave Sabet many unusual hardships as a kid. “I definitely had moments ...
Sticks and stones
Heather Lee, Staff Writer
February 13, 2019
*For anonymity, sources will be referred to as John Doe and Marie Major. Students are desensitized to offensive language, and it’s time to talk about it. Teenagers are not known for being very careful with their words, and most pick up and use language without considering the impact. This...
Two different Worlds
Hunter Shank, Staff Writer
December 21, 2018
Senior Fuma Ueno was a Japanese resident for the first 7 years of his life. In Japan, students don’t have the same rights that they do here. In Japanese schooling systems, students also have a lot more responsibility. “We didn’t have janitors to clean our classrooms, instead students were in char...
Going pro
Taylor Quaye, Staff Writer
December 21, 2018
From high school musician to world class marching participant, junior Julian Quevedo was offered a Drum Corps International (DCI) contract to play in the A corps of Santa Clara Vanguard. Santa Clara Vanguard is a drum and bugle corps marching band that consists of brass, percussion and horn instru...
Fight to the finish
Martha Farah, Features Editor
December 19, 2018
Competition: the fire that fuels victory individually and as a team. Girls’ varsity basketball coach, Marcelo Enriquez, believes that there is a high level of competitiveness on the team due to the athletes’ devotion to the sport. “Competition definitely motivates them to want to be the b...
Playing his truth
Taylor Quaye, Staff Writer
December 6, 2018
With five instruments under his belt, sophomore Juninho Paniouchkine doesn’t plan on stopping there. Despite the challenges being both a musician and student, Paciouchkine has been able to keep his love for music alive. After almost six years playing, Paniouchkine plays the oboe, flute, clarinet...
Let loose
Nadia Bidarian, Staff Writer
December 6, 2018
After a long, stressful day at school, freshman Ryland Doersam sits through agonizing, two hour long traffic to get to his final destination: Millennium Dance Complex in Studio City. There, Doersam can let go of his stress and inhibitions, and just dance. Doersam takes hip hop classes at Mill...
Sound Waves
Sangjun Lee, Staff Writer
October 20, 2018
After months of mapping out designs and ideas with scientists and mentors, senior John Forbes looks forward to the upcoming November launch of his new subscription-based app MyndSetter. “The name ‘Myndsetter’ relates to how this app uses music to set people’s minds from an unwanted menta...
December 21, 2018
Fast, cheap, and eco-friendly transportation has made its way to the South Bay in the form of dockless scooters. However, the sweaty hands of our state and local governments...
Kate Ripley, Staff Writer
September 27, 2018
The American lack of understanding when it comes to our money and how we spend it poses a dangerous threat to the productivity of our country and creates issues of disrespect...
September 27, 2018
Imagine lying on a sunny beach on vacation, soaking in the salty ocean air. Then, someone’s phone rings. A man answers it, sighs, and gets up to head back into work. Well,...
Alex Dang, Entertainment Editor
September 27, 2018
Stop sucking — that’s the slogan of the newest environmental movement, eliminating the use of plastic straws. The United Kingdom and Taiwan both intend to ban plastic...
Molly Cochran, Writing Editor
September 25, 2018
Historically, a dress code has been in place in schools worldwide to promote a healthy learning environment with minimal distraction. However, the dress code has shifted to...
American schools do not adequately address sexual health to youth
May 29, 2018
May 29, 2018
Teachers should be allowed modern politics in the classroom
May 29, 2018