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High Tide

The online student news site of Redondo Union High School

High Tide

The online student news site of Redondo Union High School

High Tide

the staff’s take on current or trending issues.

Staying on the right side of history

Ethan Lerner, Writing Editor October 12, 2022

A spontaneous scroll through the neighborhood community app, Nextdoor, made a war of aggression a world away feel that much closer to home. Sitting idly on my phone screen, a picture of a Ukrainian family...

RIP the monarchy

Amina Raïss and Kat Otey October 6, 2022

Despite its history, the monarchy is a symbol of unity and comfort for England and should not be abolished. By Amina Raïss Long live the monarchy!  With the recent death of Europe’s longest-serving...

A stinging embarrassment

Mia Schrift, Writer April 15, 2022

While Chris Rock may not have gotten the knee-slapping response he wanted at the Oscars, he did receive a slap to the face from Will Smith.  As two of the biggest names in entertainment, most immediately...

Ignorance isn’t bliss

Sydney Lamich, Staff Writer February 26, 2022

If you’re not concerned about war in Ukraine, climate change, taxes, the next president, immigration laws, global conflicts, stereotypical debates and racism, then you’re either uninformed on these...

Just like the movies

Dani Otey, Staff writer February 14, 2022

If you’re excited for Valentine’s Day, you a) have someone to spend the day with, or b) have incredibly high self esteem. Or, you’re like me, c) excited to watch a new show or movie that comes...

The chicken sandwich is not worth the homophobia

Ruby Crosthwait, Features Editor January 21, 2022

Before the pandemic abruptly took the world by storm two years ago, 2020 was seen as a year of possibilities, even to fast food restaurant chains.  Chick-fil-A, notorious for their long history of...

Is the talent worth the toxicity?

Ruby Crosthwait, Features Editor January 15, 2022

“Think you can hurt my feelings? I was on Dance Moms,” reads a TikTok posted by the renowned child star, Jojo Siwa, in August of last year. “I was the meme of the month of October, 2018. I got made...

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Too much pressure

Sydney Lamich, Staff Writer January 9, 2022

With many high expectations and pressures to be the best at sports, students drive themselves too far. Take it from my many friends with crutches and too many signed casts that sports now are more than...

For AP classes, extra credit is unnecessary

Heather Lee, Entertainment editor December 2, 2021

Against the secret hopes of AP students everywhere, extra credit for students in AP classes is largely unnecessary.  While this opinion undoubtedly feels unfortunate in the eyes of all sophomores fighting...

The social battery is dead

Jess Alvear, Sports Editor October 31, 2021

Everyone went into panic-mode, constantly closing in and out of apps and reloading the screen although it gets them nowhere. A bit of fight or flight response. People couldn't inhibit the urge to check,...

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Unnecessary and undermining

Hadeel Azzam, Staff Writer October 9, 2021

Texas legislature has recently put into effect a new law banning all abortions after six  weeks of pregnancy. All government workers are prohibited from enforcing the law, but it allows citizens to sue...

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The case for space

Ethan Lerner, Staff Writer October 7, 2021

Elon Musk’s SpaceX and Jeff Bezos' BlueOrigin have blasted off the surface of our blue marble with goals that would've seemed impossible ten years ago: cheaper and publicly available space travel. Both...

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