Melody Zhang

Various club activities, school events cancelled for remainder of school year

Melody ZhangApril 21, 2020April 22, 2020

With the district announcing school closure for the remainder of the school year, club operations and events have been canceled for the safety of students and staff. While certain competitions...

Opinions

COVID-19 causes unwarranted unrest

Melody ZhangMarch 26, 2020

A stark contrast to the beginnings of the spread of the new coronavirus, currently COVID-19 has garnered considerable attention, causing widespread panic and myths to propagate across the general population....

Features

Pigott brings his magic skills to table

Melody ZhangFebruary 25, 2020

Three cups, three balls. As each ball seemingly phases through the bottom cup, locksmith Clifford Pigott found himself amazed at the shopkeeper’s performance as a teenager. Yet the trick itself...

Column Opinions

A joint effort

Melody ZhangJanuary 22, 2020March 16, 2020

The first time my kneecap dislocated was when I was playing soccer in seventh grade. The grass wasn’t particularly wet, there were no small dips in the ground, but the...

News

Farber presents “The Power of Hope”

Melody ZhangJanuary 16, 2020January 28, 2020

The 2019-20 President of the Rose Parade Laura Farber visited campus to meet and attend a performance by the district band, consisting of San Gabriel, Alhambra, and Mark Keppel High...

News

California first to mandate later school start times

Melody ZhangNovember 19, 2019

Senate Bill 328, also known as the later school start bill, was signed on Oct. 13 by Governor Gavin Newsom and will make California the first state to mandate later...

Sports

Bowling strikes Tran’s interest, reconnects him with family

Melody ZhangOctober 20, 2019

Three years ago, junior Brandon Tran bowled for the first time. At first, bowling was a way for him to connect with his family until he joined a bowling league...

News

Sharing table decreases food waste, provides nutrition

Melody ZhangSeptember 20, 2019October 3, 2019

A new sharing table has been added to the cafeteria where students can place uneaten food and drinks into bins. At no additional cost, students who are hungry can pick...

Sports

Bishop cheers in class, sidelines

Melody ZhangMay 8, 2019

As the badminton players ducked and weaved around each other, English teacher Melissa Bishop-Magallanes found herself cheering and gasping alongside the audience with each point scored. Although Bishop had previously...

Features

Popemobile, Pisa, pizza: Alcayde experiences Italy

Melody ZhangMarch 19, 2019March 20, 2019

Ancient temple ruins, once used to worship gods and goddesses, lay old and weathered. Walking through the ruins of Pompeii, freshman Kaui Alcayde found herself lost in her adventure through...