LOS ALAMITOS, Calif. – For years, you may have seen a white brick building, a familiar landmark near Oak Middle School, when turning onto Florista St. in Rossmoor. While many residents and students pass...

As the film’s credits begin to flash and the dimmed lights in the theater slowly turn on, animator Bruce Kuei feels nothing but contentment and pride as he watches the audience whisper admiringly about...

Surrounded by laptops. Every screen is buffering. One by one, as the cursors stop spinning, the page scrolls down to the “Add to Cart” prompt. The only thing left to do is spam the mouse in a hectic...

It’s not uncommon for musicians to be a little anxious when their bands play in public for the first time. That was the case for the Deurali Band, a group that includes three Baldwin students and that...

As an Indian American, and more importantly, as an immigrant student, I crave representation in the media. Yet, every single time I begin watching an Indian American show, be it “Never Have I Ever”...

The espresso machine bubbles and frothing milk hisses in the back of Philz Coffee. At a table strewn with science papers, seniors William Devanney and Amrit Rihal brainstorm lyrics for their latest project:...

Standing in the black box nine days until opening night, he’s mad at his actors. He makes them look him in the eyes and say their lines again and again. He slams a chair so hard into the floor that...

The minute freshman Sofia Moreno started talking, she has been singing. When she was 2, she would sing along to Roy Orbison in her car seat; at 5, she started taking piano lessons; and at 12, she started...

Senior Victoria Garcia de Leaniz Hernandez has what her friend senior Nicholas Pizzo describes as a “semi-ironic” intent to construct a boat in her time at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology...

Tick. Tick. Tick. It’s driving her insane. To sophomore Kyla Rocha, there is nothing more “lonely” than the constant click of the metronome, her only companion during hours-long solo practices. “I...

Standing under the lights, violin to his neck, senior Henry Auxenfans stares at the conductor, waiting for his cue. He gazes down at the audience, hundreds of people looking at him. Then it starts....

“The Trauma Code,” a newly released Netflix drama, introduces Korea’s own fictional superhero, Gang-hyeok Baek. This figure doesn’t fight villains, but rather an endless battle between life and...

As notes rapidly flow through Micah Ballard’s brain, measures spill from his hand into his computer, and a whole new composition is created. Recently, the class of 2020 alumnus won the 2024 Dolphy Prize...

Beneath the radiant spotlight’s glow and before the crowds’ curious gaze stands freshman Myles Kelly, singing and strumming along to the tune of his band’s new song Clear Lake. Over the last several...

For any sports fan, seeing your work dispalyed at Super Bowls, Major League Baseball games, NBA All-Star games or the College Football Bowl Championship Series would be a dream come true. But for Cal...

When Sean Crawford (11) recalls was a 5-year-old, he curiously walks through the airport. He isn’t looking at the creepy gargoyles staged throughout the airport. He’s not watching planes take off....

Sawyer Utah is a 24-year-old artist whose music, a dreamy indie-pop incorporating western and hip-hop elements, is climbing in streams as he establishes his place in the industry. Utah showed remarkable...

For most students, AP classes are full of studying and memorizing. However, for HHS senior Miranda Guss, AP Art is about expressing who she is through her artwork. It’s a class that takes time, creativity,...

The sound system hums through the stadium as the crowd settles in, waiting. Backstage, a young singer prepares to step into the spotlight. She runs through the opening note of the National Anthem—sharp,...

Music is a layered art, the sounds of various instruments blending together to weave into a song. These instrumental layers fascinate senior band president Pavithra Vijaykumar not just in her favorite...

Lights flash, the ground shakes and everyone shouts in unison. Hands are thrown in the air as the sound of drums, guitars, singers and all other forms of instruments echo throughout the venue. A photographer...

While quarantine left many students feeling unmotivated, sophomore Brianna Belanger used the pandemic as an opportunity to find a new passion for crochet, which she now shares with others through the recently-formed...

The noise of a regular household filled the air, joined by the subtle noise of paint brushes grazing easels. Paint of all kinds colored the blank background. Each brush stroke adds to a canvas for a cause....

Tragedy struck Tyrone High School English teacher Kathy Beigle and her family in November 2020 when her 27-year-old son, Tyler Slippy, was stabbed to death in his Hollidaysburg apartment. Beigle, Tyler’s...

Paintbrush in hand, senior Aubrey Simpson, planning to eventually be an art teacher and inspire kids the same way her teachers have inspired her, adds life to a blank canvas, visualizing a whole world...

After two largely successful comic book adaptations and carrying on the “Rocky” franchise, director Ryan Coogler worked with actor Michael B. Jordan to direct his first original film, the vampire thriller...

How far down does one have to go on the list of highest grossing movies of 2024 before they find an original Hollywood film? 29 movies down on the list, John Krasinski’s film “IF” stands as the only...

On April 11, Francisco Aragón ’84, esteemed poet and author of “After Ruben,” made his second visit to Riordan to share his work with Michael Vezzali-Pascual’s eager AP Literature class. Aragón’s...

Senior Reyn Linder began sewing at the age of 8 after her grandma bought her a sewing machine for her birthday, her very first project being a My Little Pony nightgown. Ever since Linder has had a passion...

Many ballerinas ignore warning signs from their bodies, knowing that taking a single day off can cost them the performance roles they fought for strenuously in their competitive dance surroundings. The...

Few people in the world can play an eight-string guitar — senior Shivraj Panja is one of them. Although Shivraj has been playing the standard six-string for over a decade, he started to learn the more...

Nestled on her soft brown couch with bright red, pink and yellow spools of yarn scattered around her, Melany Cristobal is in her element. A Spanish language show blares on the TV across from her, younger...

With nearly 36K followers on Instagram, Lalithambika Geethu Jayadev, freshman, is oftentimes treated like a celebrity. She is recognized as a Bharatanatyam dancer. “Other people I don't know know...

When freshman percussionist Caleb Colton auditioned to play with "The President's Own" United States Marine Band, he thought the most challenging part would be perfecting his music. He did not expect a...

Disney has been, albeit very gradually, making progress in representing all peoples through their princesses. We did get a fish before an Indigenous princess, or Black princess, or an East Asian princess,...

Kristin Durfee comes home at night after a long day at work, sits down at her desk — an organized chaos of handwritten notes — and opens her laptop. She is quickly immersed in a world of mystery, surrounded...

Mike Wang, a Parkway Central High School alumnus, has become a leading figure in the world of video games as the Gameplay Director for Visual Concepts, a leading video game development company known for...

Music is a universal language, an aspect of life that people of all ages participate in. What do Lawrence High students do with music? How does it impact them? Most students listen to music, but some also...

The final note of “The Lord of the Rings” theme song reverberates as senior Aditya Parikh finishes the last stroke of his violin bow. His friend and fellow senior Pranith Surapaneni applauds from the...

Boasting musical talent and military achievement, junior Cyrus Froozan has a uniquely impressive resume. Not many high school students have the courage to play music in front of an audience of hundreds...

Forty-four million. That is the number of artists who walked away from their careers in 2023. The path of an artist is anything but easy. The art world, shaped by unpredictable demand and changing...

With their flowing costumes and stunning maneuvers, East Asian dance group Silk Motion shares their culture with the world and builds community through dance. Silk Motion was formed over a year ago...

As Edward Ter-Hovhannisyan, senior, scrolled through his Instagram feed, he noticed that many school clubs have started Instagram accounts, posting reels to advertise at their school.  Ter-Hovhannisyan...

Moo Deng. Mother Goose. Snowman. Gummy bear. No, these are not part of a Connections category. These are just some of senior Bailey Goldstein’s “30-or-so” collection of self-proclaimed “kooky”...

You’re sitting around a campfire when one of your friends smacks into you. When you ask them what their problem is, they claim a nearby bush had pushed them. Usually, that sort of exchange would end...

Enthralling clashes of sounds vibrate through American Airlines Center as performers with bright uniforms jump in unison on the Dallas Mavericks basketball court. The sounds did not come from a Mavericks...

Two years ago, senior Addison Giglione played on a side stage at Lollapalooza in Chicago, one of the largest music festivals in the world, as a member of the School of Rock “AllStars” band. “We...

For Leyla Bilha Tepekoylu (’28), emerging girl’s girl trends on social media serve as a refreshing break from the constant stream of negativity women experience online. “As women, we should push...

Choir director Olivia Goliger is not just a teacher; she’s a world-class performer who brings the opportunities of professional critiques and performing in a master’s recital to her students. Goliger...

Worshippers enter the church interior, the pastor makes a call to worship and they introduce the service’s opening hymn. Striking yet warm sound engulfs the church as the organist begins to play, stretching...