On April 25, administration canceled CreatorScape, an art fair organized by One Long Story (OLS) and Youth Arts Movement (YAM), two chartered clubs on campus. Administration canceled the event due to security concerns, as five vendors planned to donate a portion of their proceeds to a humanitarian aid organization calledContinue Reading
A fight-free campus is essential for fostering a non-disruptive learning environment for students. To reduce fighting, the school administration must take steps beyond the current Fight Free Campus Challenge (FFCC), and students need to stop sensationalizing fights. Compared to the 2022-23 school year, which had 21 fights on campus, thereContinue Reading
Students are no longer people. The second a child enters their freshman year of high school, they become nothing more than a brand. Colleges, private counselors, test-prep centers, schools, and other entities view these high schoolers as opportunities to capitalize on rather than as individuals with stories and lives. DueContinue Reading
With the construction of the new performing arts center, teachers have been forced to relocate to the student parking lot, limiting the number of parking spaces for students. With the limited parking spaces and extra construction, the number of students without a parking permit unfairly using the lot has becomeContinue Reading
The Supreme Court is set to address the legality of anti-encampment laws, with final decisions coming out in June after the April 22 hearing, according to the APNews article “With Homelessness on the rise, the Supreme Court weighs on bans on sleeping outdoors.” The case, the City of Grants PassContinue Reading
In our current political climate, many wonder what boycotts against companies actually achieve—are they effective? These multifaceted, commercial giants investing in human rights violations and other crimes may seem invulnerable to boycotting, but it is important to remember the strength iof our numbers. Consumer boycotting has the potential to beContinue Reading
Some people see consumer boycotting as a fantastic way to create a positive impact by putting your “money where your mouth is,” but is it all that effective? People choose to boycott certain brands as a tangible way to show disapproval of a company’s actions, rather than other means ofContinue Reading
Senior Year: A Survival Guide Congrats on finishing the school year! Here is a parting gift from me on behalf of all the seniors: five tips for having the best possible experience in your senior year of high school. 1. Learn to have internal motivation. Do things out of genuineContinue Reading
From opinions on the upcoming elections to the Israel-Palestine conflict, many of us have strong beliefs we want to express at school. Teachers, however, face a challenge: they must strike the fine balance between creating an inclusive space in classrooms and retaining free speech. Both for teachers’ and students’ benefit,Continue Reading
With the current state of the world, politics is almost inescapable, even between students and teachers. Even so much that political ideas have seeped into conversations and subtle displays within classroom environments. Teachers speaking about their political views may force students to suppress their own political views or even beContinue Reading
California’s Senate Bill (SB) 1383 on composting represents a crucial responsibility to our environment that our community must uphold. Put in place by former Governor Edmund Brown Jr. in September 2016, SB 1383 aims to reduce 75% of organic waste disposal and recover 20% of currently disposed food by 2025Continue Reading
The state of Alabama became the first government in the world to administer the death penalty via nitrogen hypoxia on Jan. 25, while executing Kenneth Smith, Nicholas Bogel-Burroughs and Abbie VanSickle reported in the New York Times article “Alabama Carries Out First U.S. Execution by Nitrogen.” Nitrogen hypoxia, a medicalContinue Reading
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