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The moment sophomore Nikhita Srikanth stepped off the plane in India, she immediately began to sweat from a wave of hot, humid air. Trash sitting outside her door welcomed her return to India after three...

California faced an alarming increase in wildfire activity during the 2024 fire season. With approximately 1 million acres burned statewide, nearly 400% more than the total acreage burned in 2023, Marin...

The tiny kitten chases a laser and the Ag students giggle and laugh in amusement.  The small bundle of fur is not just for entertainment though. She will help the students learn about taking care of animals...

Alarms go off. Doors slam. Parents yell. Mornings in a family of seven create so many challenges. But amidst the chaos of five children getting ready, they also need to find their personal identities. All...

Hectic. Stressful. Annoying. These are just a few words students use to describe the SAT process. While taking the SAT has always been a stressful milestone for college admissions, the COVID-19 pandemic-driven...

The 19th annual Burlingame Pet Parade celebrated pets and their owners with "unfurgettable" activities. Pets of all kinds marched down Broadway and Chula Vista Avenue, dressed in costumes ranging from...

It’s not often that someone gets the chance to meet a "Chopped Jr." winner. Going to school with one is even more unlikely! But to all of her classmates, senior Catalina Frías is one of those talented...

It was like all of the school was in a slumber. The blinds were drawn. The lights turned off. Not a sound circulated through the hallways. But Torrey Pines was not napping. In fact, everyone was wide awake,...

Justin Cothran doesn’t do it for the money. For him, becoming a College Board grader achieved his “ultimate professional development.” “You get to go behind the scenes,” AP World History...

Kids often run and hide at the sound of thunder, but Coppell High School physics teacher Kayla Limer has always been fond of chasing storms. As a young child, she devoured books about tornadoes, tuned...

Because of the sensitive nature of this article, names of student sources will remain confidential, and generic pseudonyms will be used instead. Note cards. Apple Watches. Arms. Several anonymous...

While vacations often signal relaxation, for Chinese teacher Zoey Liu, it was quite the opposite this past year. Liu was planning an international trip to Britain when she ran into a problem: because she...

Just after church on Aug. 25, sophomore Keon King checked his social media as usual and saw a Snapchat post from his friend that said, “I love you guys.” Out of worry, King said he quickly texted his...

"We got to throw a grenade,” senior Cheyenne Vickers said. “It was fun.” For 10 weeks last summer, Vickers learned the “basics” of being a part of the U. S. Army through their Basic Combat...

Senior Taylor McCuller wants to learn more about Black history than “people in shackles.” English 3 teacher Jenaya Garrett-Foreman wants her students to have a “broader understanding of African...

Schools throughout the nation have been exploring how to adapt to public concerns about student cell phone and headphone use. In several states, bills that impose policies to reduce or even remove cell...

On Sept. 4, the entire high school gathered for the yearly opening assembly, consisting of the routine announcements, speeches and applause. However, one word, said by Principal Martin Woods, made every...

This summer, senior and lieutenant of Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (JROTC) Alexis Holmes — one of the 28 students selected nationwide — attended the Delaware State United States Navy Program,...

In the buzzing West High commons, bag tags swing from backpacks and wristbands rest on lunch tables. Across town, stickers are plastered on windshields and pamphlets are housed in schools and businesses....

Former Algonquin Regional High School athletic director, coach and teacher Richard “Dick” Walsh died on Sept. 14 at the age of 92 after over 65 years of dedication to the school community. Walsh...

Public transportation in the Bay Area reached an exciting milestone with Caltrain’s new fleet of 23 electric trains, promising bigger, faster, and more frequent trains while reducing its carbon footprint. A...

A couple makes a heartfelt vow at the altar, and the pair are united not only by love, but by title. Amid the smiles and cheers, an identity takes center stage: the bride, once known as Ms., transforms...

The State Street Farmer’s Market has been a star staple in Carlsbad for over a decade, attracting tourists and locals alike every Wednesday. From fresh flowers to artisanal pasta, authentic French pastries...

Six down, 24 to go. Lucy Gillian, freshman, set a goal to read 30 books by the end of the school year. Currently, Gillian is reading “Powerless” by Lauren Roberts.  “I really love fiction and...

Sounds of nightlife echo off of the surrounding restaurants and businesses in the Highlands. People bustle about, enjoying their Saturday night, not expecting anything bad to happen.   Suddenly, gunshots...

Lexi Rinaldi is the new Family Resources department chair at Xavier and  is teaching three classes as a first-year teacher: Creative Textiles, Foods and Nutrition, and Child Development. Rinaldi took...

A family is defined as the center of love, care, strength, and support. Families stick together through the highs and lows and will always be there for each other. It's even easier to be there as a support...

When she moved to Japan, Art 1 and AP 2D-Design teacher Courtney Skinner immersed herself in the world of anime and developed a love for Japanese culture. In fact, this love for the culture started...

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Standing face to face with a black bear, he knew he wasn’t going to win this fight. He played football and judo. Even then, he was no match for the bear. Luckily, it was declawed and wearing a muzzle....

At 9:30 a.m., a thunderous clap sounded out and the house shook. Junior Maebeth Potter, half awake, thought it was just a wave of thunder from the sky. She rolled over and almost fell back asleep. That...

Standing in front of a class, computer science students, seniors Akhil Kotturi and Puranjay Prashanth prepare to teach what they say is their "greatest" passion – programming. Kotturi and Prashanth...

New notebooks.  Colorful pens and markers. Pencil pouches. All of these mark the start of a new thrilling school year for many. But for some children, this excitement is overshadowed by the reality...

“I am just going to go down, see what is happening, and come back up," is what then 29 year old Mike Dunn told his coworkers just moments before the South Tower was struck by United Airlines flight 175...

Acceptance rates: one of the first harsh realities high school students have to face when applying to their dream schools. Falling acceptance rates are a trend at colleges across the country — not...

“If we could survive 1968 as a country, we can survive anything.” 1968 — the worst year in United States history — was filled with turbulence and terror: the devastating Tet Offensive in Vietnam,...

Sophomore Soleil Cavallo did not want to see her house. It had been almost four days since she was lying in bed when a tree fell onto her home, crashing into the bedroom next to hers as Hurricane Beryl...

In every election, what’s known throughout the political world as ‘the generational effect’ plays a large role in who turns out to the polls and the values they bring with them.  Depending on...

Principal Ellen Reilly’s mail contained something curious. A small jewelry box holding a ring, a thick band of gold with a scarlet center stone. Perplexed, she unfolded a scrawled note left unsigned...

"Rizz" was crowned as the word of the year in 2023 by Oxford University Press. Every year, Oxford University Press hosts a "word of the year" contest, and in 2023, the contest was extended to allow the...

When pajamas, a bag of chips and a blanket were school-day staples, Zoom screens were dominated by various angles of student faces and ceilings and laggy voices emerging from computer speakers. These were...

Born in the Soviet Union amid an economy devastated by World War II, sophomore Maxim Gutnik’s father, Gene Gutnik, recalls standing in a line for food outside in the freezing temperatures of a harsh...