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First All Class Rally of the Year

Isabella Garcia November 4, 2024

The anticipation grew as everyone entered the Main Gym, curious to see what place their class was. Before all the games, Juniors were ahead with Seniors in second, Sophomores in third, Freshman in last.    The...

10 Movies and Shows for the Fall Season

Lana Gimeno, Staff Writer November 4, 2024

Fantastic Mr. Fox  With a 93% in rotten tomatoes and a 7.90 out of 10 rating, this movie is the perfect autumn film. If director Wes Anderson's signature autumnal color palette doesn't get you...

The Glow in The Dark Cats of 2011

The Glow in The Dark Cats of 2011

Koa Hosoi, Staff Writer November 4, 2024

So the first line might be a little..misleading. Because sadly, glow in the dark cats don’t exist in real life. But we have successfully made some! Our cover in this edition shows one of the adorable...

Should Schools Have the Day After Halloween Off?

Josh Spradlin, Staff Writer November 1, 2024

Most students are left with a dilemma on the day of Halloween: Stay up late eating candy and either suffer the next day or skip school. Some also forgo the festivities entirely if it falls on a school...

Taco Tuesday on the Floor

Taco Tuesday on the Floor

Lexis Hoang, Staff Reporter October 29, 2024

Another pile of food, or more like scattering, popped up on Tuesday, October 22nd after school hours in the same area as the last piles of peanuts and fries; however, it was on the grass lawn near a tree....

Behind the Scenes: The Making of Homecoming

Behind the Scenes: The Making of Homecoming

Josh Spradlin, Staff Writer October 29, 2024

Every year, the Service League club is responsible for decorating the Homecoming dance. The dance is a multiple week-long ordeal involving careful planning, designing, and setup to have the gym ready for...

OG Chemical Warfare: The Bombardier Beetle

OG Chemical Warfare: The Bombardier Beetle

Koa Hosoi, Staff Writer October 21, 2024

Is it farting? Yeah. It is. This is an extremely special beetle that doesn’t use any traditional means of defense. Sure a hard shell is necessary for any insect but that’s not all. Instead of biting,...

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 has been...

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 strength blow from a professional boxer. Now think of that pain, times it by 100,...

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 what our teachers are wearing? Why do educators make the fashion choices...

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