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Tartar Pride: On the Walls
Tartar Pride: On the Walls
Zakir Yousufzai, Staff Reporter • October 9, 2024

Beginning last week, select students from art classes (namely Art 4) began to work on the art installation outside ASB. The mural was first painted last year on two sides of the planter, one...

Make Going to this Burger Grill a Habit
Make Going to this Burger Grill a Habit
Lexis Hoang, Staff Reporter • October 9, 2024

If you’ve ever driven down Crenshaw street to where Torrance’s Towne Center is a year or so back, you might have noticed the fast food chain called Jack in the Box congruent to you. But it...

El Segundo Game
El Segundo Game
Myriah Henry, Staff Reporter • September 26, 2024

The Torrance High Football team traveled to El Segundo High where they challenged and bested the Eagles with a 38-19 win on Friday.    Last year when the Tartars and Eagles faced...

Popsicles for Wellness Wednesday
Popsicles for Wellness Wednesday
Lexis Hoang, Staff Reporter • September 16, 2024

Jonah Lopez was making his way to the Cafeteria when he encountered students with popsicles in hand. He then went to the gym and noticed seniors handing them out before getting one for himself. “I...

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Tartar Pride: On the Walls
Tartar Pride: On the Walls
Zakir Yousufzai, Staff Reporter • October 9, 2024

Beginning last week, select students from art classes (namely Art 4) began to work on the art installation outside ASB. The mural was first painted...

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Varsity Football: Rio Hondo Prep
Varsity Football: Rio Hondo Prep
Myriah Henry, Sports Editor • October 3, 2024

This past Friday Torrance High faced off against Rio Hondo Prep bested the Kares with a final score of 28-21.   A few exciting incidents...

El Segundo Game
El Segundo Game
Myriah Henry, Staff Reporter • September 26, 2024

The Torrance High Football team traveled to El Segundo High where they challenged and bested the Eagles with a 38-19 win on Friday.    Last...

Torrance Takes Charge at Rosemead Invitational
Torrance Takes Charge at Rosemead Invitational
Josh Spradlin, Staff Reporter • September 20, 2024

Last Saturday, the Torrance High Cross Country team prevailed at Rosemead High School for the annual Invitational. The Tartars ended up placing...

St. Anthony Varsity Game
St. Anthony Varsity Game
Myriah Henry, Staff Reporter • September 12, 2024

Having moved up from the Frosh team as of this year sophomore quarterback Gibson Turner is making quite a stir on the varsity team. As a sophomore,...

Torrance Athletes Prepare for the Fall Season
Torrance Athletes Prepare for the Fall Season
Josh Spradlin, Staff Reporter • September 12, 2024

This summer, many of the fall sports across Torrance High School spent the hot days preparing for their upcoming seasons. After intense training...

Make Going to this Burger Grill a Habit
Make Going to this Burger Grill a Habit
Lexis Hoang, Staff Reporter • October 9, 2024

If you’ve ever driven down Crenshaw street to where Torrance’s Towne Center is a year or so back, you might have noticed the fast food chain...

What Sets Our School Apart
What Sets Our School Apart
Zyra Mikaella-Castino, Staff Writer • October 9, 2024

Torrance High is more than just a place for academic achievement. To us Tartars, it’s a place that values diversity, culture, history, and...

A Freshman’s Lead to College Success at Torrance High
A Freshman’s Lead to College Success at Torrance High
Abel Vargheese, Staff Writer • September 26, 2024

As freshmen at Torrance High School are figuring their way through the campus, they are looking for the best advice possible for a way to make...

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Eight Effective Ways to Study
Zyra Mikaella-Castino, Staff Reporter • September 13, 2024

Have you ever sacrificed your sleeping schedule and your social life to study for a test and yet, you still end up with an unsatisfactory grade?...

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Apps to Get You Creative!
Lexis Hoang, Staff Reporter • September 13, 2024

Here at Torrance High most, if not all students, possess a phone: a versatile tool to take photos, communicate, play games, do homework, and...

Make Going to this Burger Grill a Habit
Make Going to this Burger Grill a Habit
Lexis Hoang, Staff Reporter • October 9, 2024

If you’ve ever driven down Crenshaw street to where Torrance’s Towne Center is a year or so back, you might have noticed...

The Hoco Date Debacle
The Hoco Date Debacle
Paige Hoang, Staff Illustrator • October 9, 2024

The Skunk Incident
The Skunk Incident
Lexis Hoang, Staff Illustrator • October 9, 2024

The Mantis Shrimp
The Mantis Shrimp
Koa Hosoi, Staff Writer • October 7, 2024

Think of a boxer. A professional, in the ring boxer. Think of how painful it would be to get clocked in the face by a full...

Teachers' Fashion: A Look into What Teachers on Campus are Wearing
Zakir Yousufzai, Staff Reporter • October 1, 2024

Every day, students enter classrooms and focus on lectures, classwork, projects, and more, but how often do we stop to consider...

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