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Letters from the editors

Kimberly QuiochoMay 29, 2020May 30, 2020

The school year ended in a way that no one could predict, but I clearly recall how it started. I was told "good luck" by the former newspaper editors, and...

Column Opinions

An unconventional voice

Elsie WangMay 29, 2020May 30, 2020

No one ever taught me how to act “normal.” As a child, I cried every other day to where my melodramatic episodes of whining became routine in the Wang household....

Column Opinions

Fleeting friendships

Lauren BallesterosMay 29, 2020May 30, 2020

When I was in middle school, my biggest goal for high school was to make friends. I was scared to reach out, but I knew that I’d probably make a...

Column Opinions

Washing off the melanin

Kimberly QuiochoMay 29, 2020May 30, 2020

It was shortly after my family trip to the Philippines when I was 13 that I caught sight of a rectangular object, about the same size as my palm, sitting...

Opinions

District displays fairness in new grading policy

Andrew LamMay 22, 2020

The district board voted on the new grading policy for distance learning on April 28. According to the board presentation, the decision was made with equity in mind. In the...

Life & Art

Preventing spread of COVID-19 with social distancing

Lauren BallesterosMay 22, 2020May 26, 2020

With rapidly increasing rates of COVID-19 cases around the world, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) states that keeping a “social distance” is the most effective way to...

Opinions

DIY hand sanitizer poses threat

Amanda LermaApril 23, 2020April 23, 2020

With the rising number of COVID-19 cases striking the U.S., stores have shelves cleared out of antibacterial products— especially hand sanitizer. Both in stores and online, it is frequently out...

News

Students, teachers weigh in on distance learning

Andrew LamApril 23, 2020

Following the announcement of school closure, teachers and students are under new procedures to continue educating students as a part of distance learning. Some teachers continue to use technology they...

News

History of coronavirus

Tanvi MaiApril 23, 2020April 23, 2020

The world has entered a state of a pandemic by the strain CoV, coronavirus. However, this has not been the first coronavirus incident but the third coronavirus pandemic. The coronavirus...

Life & Art

Onward excites audiences with adventurous story

Megan TieuApril 23, 2020

Disney Pixar’s new movie Onward takes place in a fantasy world where magic is losing its popularity and being replaced by technology. It features an elf boy named Ian Lightfoot...

Letters from the editors

An unconventional voice

Fleeting friendships

Washing off the melanin

Letters from the editors

An unconventional voice

Fleeting friendships

Washing off the melanin

District displays fairness in new grading policy

Preventing spread of COVID-19 with social distancing

DIY hand sanitizer poses threat

Students, teachers weigh in on distance learning

History of coronavirus

Onward excites audiences with adventurous story

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