Caption: Junior Hernández performs a routine from the Mexican state of Chiapas. The movements are slow and timid, with elegant gestures meant to show off the dress. For junior Alina Hernández, dancing is a rite of passage. At the age…
Category: Life & Art
Overview of new animated series, Grandmaster of Demonic Cultivation
Modao Zushi, otherwise known as Grandmaster of Demonic Cultivation, is an animated series that recently made a grand debut online with its spectacular animation, art, and graceful portrayal of Chinese lore. The setting takes place in a world where martial…
Tumbling towards the future
Balancing on narrow beams and mounting uneven bars, freshman Grace Yip has been intrigued by the art of gymnastics ever since she was young. Back to when she was five years old, Yip was always found creating obstacle courses around…
Reyes self-publishes children’s book, Lone Tooth
Inspired by her nine month old daughter, world history and economics teacher Terri Johnson Reyes recently published her book Lone Tooth last September. Reyes’ idea for her picture book came when she named her daughter’s first tooth the “Lone Toof.”…
Manzo branches into Youtube, explores art of cinematography
Accumulating over 500 subscribers and 27k views, sophomore Katelyn Manzo pursues her passion in cinematography and film through her Youtube channel. The roots of Manzo’s love for filming and creating content trace back to her childhood where she would often…
Chen takes on atypical instrument
After being left fascinated by watching a video of a musician playing the instrument online, sophomore Alison Chen decided to take on the challenge of learning the erhu, a two-stringed bowed Chinese musical instrument, over two years ago. Also called…
Nguyen converses through dance
Dance initially started off as an interest for senior Vivian Nguyen but soon developed into a passion. She strives to polish and improve her dance skills, mainly in style and variety. Originally, Nguyen did not desire to teach herself the…
Swirlz Creamery Rolls Into Town
Swirlz Creamery is a new ice cream shop that serves rolled handmade ice cream. Surrounded by popular restaurants, such as Bonchon and Half and Half, Swirlz Creamery makes for a convenient hangout spot for students. Upon walking in, the workers…
Cookie Run goes the mile
It is very often that you find an infinite runner, also known as an endurance kind of game to see how far the player can achieve before they fail, on the mobile app store. But with a unique twist that…
“Avengers: Infinity War,” triumph of Marvel
Since 2008, Marvel Studios has adapted some of the most successful and incredible superhero stories onto the big screen. With “Avengers: Infinity War”, not only have they commemorated that, they surpassed all superhero movies that came before it. Following the…