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News
Leo B. Murphy Athletic Award Ceremony Crowns Student Athletes for Sports Achievements
The Leo B. Murphy Athletic Awards, a ceremony that recognizes student-athletes, took place on May 29. Adrian Chavez and Jovalin…
Innovation campus starts Phase Three, plans for upcoming school year
Almost a whole school year has passed since Innovation Campus opened to students. Construction is currently happening for phase three,…
Neal Teoh debuts “Coalescence” in band concert
The high school band held its final concert of the year on May 15, 2025, which featured “Coalescence,” a four-movement…
Opinions
Students need to start taking the SBAC seriously
Although many dread the week of constant testing, students should take the Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium (SBAC) tests more seriously,…
ASB helps student businesses, encourages entrepreneurship
In the last few years, ASB and several CLOGs have hosted a variety of on-campus events featuring student vendors. From…
Cancel culture “consequences” become harsh punishments sometimes
People in western society often debate about whether cancel culture holds people accountable for their actions or punishes people for…
Features
Artists share their opinions on AI art
As Artificial Intelligence (AI) becomes more prominent in today’s society, artists on campus share their thoughts on the rise of…
Students who thrift, sell clothing: Their business, strategies, finds
In the age of fast fashion and viral trends, some teens are helping turn thrifting into a form of sustainable…
Students dive into STEM through COSMOS summer programs
In 1998, the California Legislature launched California State Summer School for Mathematics & Science (COSMOS), a four-week intensive residential summer…
Sports
Swim team qualifies to CCS Finals for first time in a decade
The swim team’s medley relay team qualified for CCS finals for the first time in 10 years and placed 16th…
Badminton team smashes through CCS, NorCals
The badminton team won CCS for the fourth year in a row, winning first place for girls’ singles, first place…
Boys Volleyball spikes to 2nd in league, ready to serve up a title next season
The boys’ varsity volleyball team capped off a memorable season, finishing second in the league and showing significant improvement from…
Lifestyle
The best beaches to be “shore” you have a good time
With summertime and high temperatures approaching, we all need something to help cool us down and keep us entertained. The…
Oracle Cards read into the future
As summer starts to come around, there seems to be an infinite amount of time on our hands. What better…
Ditch the phone, touch some grass!
Other than a week-long vacation or an online college course, most of us don’t really have anything planned for our…
Entertainment
“Music”, faces critiques but leaves the impression of satisfaction
Rating: 3/5 Playboi Carti’s fourth studio album, “MUSIC,” was expected to be released in Jan. 2024. After five long years…
‘Suits LA’ tries to fit in too hard
Rating: 2 out of 5 “Suits LA” is the spinoff series of the highly successful “Suits” and it follows the…
Half of “Ruby” should’ve stayed in the dirt
Rating 3.5 / 5 JENNIE originally rose to fame as the main rapper of the K-pop girl group, BLACKPINK, nearly…
Spread
Devil House creates intricatemystery based on local murder
Score: 3.5/5 “Devil House” is a true crime/horror novel written by American singer and author John Darnielle and published on…
Slenderman originates as small urban legend
Creepypastas are famous anonymously written horror stories that pop up on the internet. The term itself originates from the online…
“American Psycho”: 25 years of horror
Rating: 4.5/5 “American Psycho,” a horror genre classic, turns 25 this year. It follows Patrick Bateman (Christian Bale), a psychopathic…