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...
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...
Check my nails
Mia Dowdell, Staff Writer
February 13, 2020
After a person requests to get acrylic nails from senior Lilly Sanchez, he/she is invited to her house, or she may go to his/hers. She takes out her supplies, consisting of Mia Secret acrylic powder and glue, a Kolinsky brush, a dappen dish to hold the acrylic monomer and a UV light. Sanchez starts ...
Getcha head in the game
Jess Alvear, Staff Writer
February 13, 2020
Referees in competitive sports are not normally the most popular people on the court or the field. But in this case, RUHS junior referees are making all the right calls. Redondo students are working as junior referees at the Redondo Beach Youth Basketball Program (RBYB). Participants must com...
Let’s talk about it
Elise Hauland, Staff Writer
February 13, 2020
Despite suicide being the third leading cause of death among people ages 15 to 24, 40% of suicidal teens do not seek help, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Teenagers all over the country struggle with depression and suicidal thoughts and tendencies, but recovery is not i...
Hitting the slopes
Charlotte Pawlukiewicz, Staff Writer
January 30, 2020
It’s the weekend for freshman Jaxon Archer, an Alpine skier from the Mammoth team. He is in Mammoth surrounded by deep snow and his fellow teammates, skiing down a snowy mountain at full speed. Archer goes skiing with his ski team nearly every weekend. He recently switched from the alpin...
Brain games
Emilie Takahashi, Staff Writer
January 30, 2020
Starting with nothing, they are given a task and they have to build a machine that can complete the given tasks in a certain time period. There are two main parts to robotics, Mechanical and Programming, Mechanical members work with the programing members to make sure that they can build a functio...
Pickin’ up good vibrations
Sammie Hall, Staff Writer
November 12, 2019
Shivering at the water’s edge, a group of athletes prepare to stride into the 60° ocean water. First the younger elementary aged kids jump in, closely followed by experienced older athletes. It’s 8 AM on a Sunday and Ocean Fever, a nonprofit open water swim group, is preparing for their first oc...
It sticks with you
Elena Hanna, Staff Writer
November 12, 2019
Selling over 300 stickers within the span of four months, junior Kaori Takiguchi runs a sticker business that allows her to channel her creativity and interact with a unique demographic. Balancing creativity and customers’ interests, Takiguchi believes that the hardest part of running a business is mark...
Damage control
David Delatorre, Staff Writer
November 12, 2019
One night when her father arrived home from work, he surprised senior Kaith Wong with a pair of small-sized nitrile gloves. Being only 10 years old at the time, Wong didn’t fully understand the gift’s significance. But the gift foreshadowed the future memories they would share together while work...
Dancing to the beat of her own drum
Hannah Landry, Staff Writer
November 12, 2019
When thinking of the word dance, the mind wanders to more modern places like ballet or contemporary. But when sophomore Ava Bradley thinks of it, her mind wanders somewhere more exotic and relaxed. Bradley has been dancing for 13 years, starting when she was two. Bradley does Polynesian dances in...
Anthony Ganis, Staff Writer
February 13, 2020
Suicide is a growing issue among teens today, and as students it’s becoming more prevalent in our lives with each passing yearl. As the American Psychological Association...
Martha Farah, Editor-in-Chief
January 30, 2020
Especially during junior year, students are trying to get high scores on their standardized tests such as the ACT and SAT. Now, following some changes, it might have become...
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...
Lorraina Scolaro, News Editor
November 12, 2019
Sleep deprivation in students isn’t a new thing. Throughout the halls, it’s common to hear people talking about the three hours of sleep they got, the all-nighter they...
Anthony Ganis, Staff Writer
November 12, 2019
In the face of new questionable policies being implemented by our middle schools, simplifying curriculums and making the transition to high school even more difficult, we...
November 12, 2019
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