Teachers may leave in the middle of the year if they chance upon a better job or have to attend to other more important duties. In the end, this undermines the learning experience for students. When a teacher leaves during…
Author: Lauren Ballesteros
Homework over break defeats the purpose of a break
Teachers may see breaks and vacations as opportunities to assign their students more homework than usual without knowing that less homework over break will ultimately students’ allow for more healthy leisure time as well as reduce stress levels. For students,…
Long-term substitutes stunt learning process
In high school, students learn advanced educational material to prepare them for the world of college and work. However, when students are left with a substitute teacher for months, they are deprived of this information they need and disconnected from…
Kho signs with Southern Utah University for gymnastics
After training as a gymnast for 14 years, senior Kaylee Kho received a three-year scholarship to the Division I college, Southern Utah University (SUU), for gymnastics. Principal Debbie Stone held a signing ceremony in the Arena to celebrate on Nov.…
Pullian finds strength through family hardships
Junior Isaiah Pullian lives in an unconventional family—his parents have been divorced since he was 10 years old. In the following six years of his life, he grew up living with his mother in San Gabriel, while his father lived…
Chen Yang learns from kendo journey
Achieving his freshman year goal, sophomore Ahmik Chen Yang made the USA national team for kendo, a Japanese form of fencing with bamboo swords. He qualified for the team after a day-long tournament and eventually placed second at the 2017…
Homecoming dance causes inconveniences for the students
In order to prevent unnecessary expenses from the homecoming dance, the administration hosted it right after the homecoming football game on Sept. 28. However, hosting the dance on a weekday ultimately ended up being an unnecessary burden to the students.…
A life-changing experience
Eight-year-old me didn’t realize how huge of a decision she was making when she decided to start gymnastics— it’s easily the best choice I’ve made in my entire life. From the beginning, I never expected myself to fall in love…
Colorguard finds a new leader
Over the summer, difficulties arose when Colorguard was shut down by Diana Diaz-Ferguson, Assistant Principal of Activities, when she realized that the group was purely student-run. “She noticed that we didn’t officially have an adviser, so she made it mandatory,” junior…
Diverse stories thrill campus
Seeing people of color represented in the media is rare, and seeing people of color win famous awards is even more rare. However, the film industry has recently made some major breakthroughs, as seen in To All the Boys I’ve…