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Dominik Martinez, 17

Project SERVE Look, I get community service. As an Eagle Scout and a former Boy Scout, I understand the value of giving back to the community that has helped raised you through adolescence. Giving back to one’s community provides an invaluable asset to any city, and should in every aspect [...]

By | April 14th, 2015|0 Comments

Holly Keaton, 15

Realities of Rape Culture College. While students generally see it as an exciting, freeing experience - or a cause of great stress - there are those whose experiences at college were a nightmare. And no, it’s not because of too much studying, student loans, or enough instant ramen to last [...]

By | April 14th, 2015|0 Comments

Quinn Pieper, 17

Red, White, and Blue The hues of red, white, and blue reserve a sacred place in my heart. When I see the trifecta of our nation’s glorious colors, only one thought comes to mind: I am being pulled over right now. I feel it first in the acceleration of my [...]

By | April 14th, 2015|0 Comments

Ryan Chavez, 16

I Might Be Jesus At 7:25 a.m. the morning of Christmas in 1997, a baby boy emerged out of the womb of a woman in pain, in a grotesque process of life we call childbirth. Don’t picture that. Instead, picture yourself tearing “A Christmas Story” wrapping paper off of a [...]

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Serene Zidan, 17

Envisioning the Future The bright lights blind my tired eyes. As I sit waiting for my name to be called, the blank, white walls stare back at me. Breathing in the antiseptic air, I am immediately calmed. Someone calls my name. It is time. They hand me a dressing gown, [...]

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Priscilla Ng, 17

Fear of Failure I always believed that failure was not an option, that if I worked hard enough, any failure could be overcome, until my swimming incident. I tell my teammates and my coaches that “It feels like floating.” But “floating” is simply a euphemism, a concealment for the terror, [...]

By | April 14th, 2015|0 Comments

Dan Franco, 15

Capturing Moments Imagine having the chance to capture any millisecond at any given time of your life. Life is made up of countless moments which define our current identity and contribute to our future ones. The world is at your fingertips with the single click of a button. I am [...]

By | April 14th, 2015|0 Comments

Teacher Negotiations and Protests

Obviously, teachers are doing enough to deserve respect. So why are they struggling to survive in a “climate of disrespect,” as one teacher put it? Why do they not have district-provided medical health benefits, making our district resemble a revolving door, where teachers are trained here, then turn around and leave for a district that offers them considerably more in both benefits and wages?

By | March 20th, 2015|0 Comments

Food Review: Pupseria Salvadorena and Lazzini’s Market

By Caleb Weil There are not that many lunch options for juniors and seniors with off-campus privileges. But there is hope for those tired of In-N-Out, Chipotle, and Panda Express in two locations slightly off the usual lunchtime path. First, there is Pupuseria Salvadorena. This Salvadorian spot is an interesting [...]

By | December 26th, 2014|0 Comments

Book Review: Someone

By Sierra Maciorowski People are carried away from Marie’s Brooklyn neighborhood from time to time, for different reasons. Some die. Some are sent to mental institutions. Some get married. But whatever the reason, those who leave are always remembered, and though Marie outgrows the neighborhood children who play ball on [...]

By | December 26th, 2014|0 Comments