Lessons do not make sense. Grades drop. Students panic. It sounds like a typical school day. Fortunately, there are teachers who come to the rescue. All across San Gabriel, teachers offer small after-school tutoring sessions for students who may be…
Author: Tom Cheah
MESA triumphs at MESA Day competition
After months of project preparation, the Mathematics Engineering Science Achievement (MESA) club began its competition season, winning 54 medals at the MESA Day preliminary competition. With their projects ready, 66 San Gabriel MESA members competed against MESA members from other…
Math department offers SBAC test tutoring
In an effort to better prepare students for Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium (SBAC) testing, the math department has begun to offer tutoring sessions throughout the month of March. Since last year, California has adopted a new academic assessment system, known…
The King of Pop lives on
It’s been over 7 years since the King of Pop passed away in 2009. It’s hard to imagine that so much time has gone by within the blink of an eye. Many things come and go, but one constant still…
Blood Moon Jhin rises
With the Lunar Revel event coming to a close, Riot Games released a new Blood Moon event, creating a new game mode and new skins for several champions. Jhin, the Virtuoso, was one of the champions chosen to get a…
Berkeley students protest Yiannopoulos
In efforts to prevent Milo Yiannopoulos from delivering a speech on campus, over 1,500 University of California (UC), Berkeley students took to the streets and protested. The protest was organized by a Berkeley Against Trump, a student group. On the…
“Surrender”ing to the beat of the music
Watching League of Legends streamers on Twitch is one of my favorite activities during leisure time. Often times, the streamers would have their Spotify or Pandora playlists playing in the background as they talk and play the game. Surprisingly enough,…
The dawn has arrived
Often times when I play games, I overlook the artistic aesthetics of them because I always try to rush for victories. I forget that a great amount of effort was placed into character, structure, and art designs. However, sometimes, when…
UC should revert changes to personal statement format
With the University of California (UC) freshman application finally coming to a close, it is time for the UC admission offices to reflect on their changes to the personal statement section of the application. Through offering more prompts, they gave…
Singing Solo
Whenever I listen to songs, I always think about how their titles fit into them. Often times, the names of songs come from repeated phrases in the chorus. For example, Taylor Swift’s You Belong With Me received its name from…