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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.

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 8, 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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COVID case concerns

Ruby Crosthwait, Features Editor October 7, 2021

“I want to inform you that one student has tested positive for COVID-19,” reads an email sent on Sept. 13 by RUHS principal Anthony Bridi. “We will continue to implement our cleaning and safety procedures,”...

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No A’s for effort

Heather Lee, Entertainment Editor October 7, 2021

The RUHS physical education grading scale is simple. For the fitness run, eight laps is an A, and the rest follow in succession: seven is a B, six is a C, five is a D and four is an F.  In my high...

Illustration by Allie D'Amato

Green screens get the red light

Troy Nevil, Online Editor September 19, 2021

Reopening schools in the middle of a pandemic requires many rules and regulations, and this school year has proved to be no different; masks are required indoors, and students are encouraged to keep a...

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Reject the recall

Ben Ringel, Online Editor September 19, 2021

Gavin Newsom’s recall is a petty, immature excuse for democracy. The recall offers no actual benefit for California but opens up the possibility for a host of Trump 2.0s with very little support to have...

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