As students become afflicted with illness during the winter months, many feel obligated to sacrifice their health to maintain good attendance. They drag themselves to school with high fevers, coughing fits, and body aches. The school community should spread the…
The United States as well as the rest of the world has had periods of strict conservatism. Even before President Donald Trump’s inauguration, there has been a record number of attempts to remove the rights of LGBTQ+ people. In recent…
School offers an environment for students to access their right to an education. However, a safe environment cannot be 100 percent guaranteed. Because danger in school is a real possibility, it threatens the safety of students. In recent years, the…
With four new assistant principals out of five, the change in administrative staff creates issues in leadership as the school adjusts to new faces in the office. When the Alhambra Unified School District constantly shuffles its administrators around different schools,…
A teacher’s words have the tremendous power to influence students’ beliefs. When discussions about politics, race, sexual orientation, religion, class, or any other controversial issue come up in the classroom, it is critical for teachers to tread the fine line…
Teaching, at its core, is selfless and extremely demanding. An excessive amount of work both in and out of the classroom is needed to keep up with the burdening demands of the job. Yet, despite knowledge of these struggles, our…
By The Matador Staff Weinstein, Spacey, Cosby. Could similar allegations be found here in a school community? Sexual assault has been widespread among famous people in Hollywood; however, students, faculty, and staff are not exempt from this behavior. Sexual harassment,…
In every school there is bound to be conflict over course offerings. Some classes fill too quickly and leave students on the outside looking in while others do not fill at all, resulting in unfortunate cancellations. At a school as…
Yearbooks have been distributed, colleges chosen, and summers planned out before fall classes. The year is almost at an end and it is at this point, standing on the edge of senior year, that the class of 2017 is feeling…
It is undoubtedly true that the election of Donald Trump has brought panic and anxiety to a great deal of the student body at San Gabriel. The controversial policies that the president-elect has proposed have made students question whether or…