Skip to Main Content

Torrance News Torch

The Student News Site of Torrance High School

Torrance News Torch

Torrance News Torch

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...

Picture Credit: https://www.edweek.org/leadership/the-school-year-is-getting-hotter-how-does-heat-affect-student-learning-and-well-being/2022/09

Heat waves at Torrance High School: Students and Staff Feel the Heat

Alondra Bonilla-Mendoza, Staff Reporter September 13, 2024

As summer turns into fall, staff and students at Torrance High School face the immense heat during this time of year. As the temperatures rise, it's important to understand how this may impact students'...

Tips for Prom

Tips for Prom

Sophia Sklark, Staff Writer May 31, 2024

Prom is one of the most exciting events that high school has to offer, so wouldn’t you want to make sure your night is memorable and enjoyable until the very end? Of course, prom is meant to be an event...

THS Celebrates Holi

THS Celebrates Holi

Julianna Ramirez, Staff Writer May 9, 2024

Torrance High recently celebrated and embraced the spirit of Holi, a Hindu festival of colors, in a vibrant celebration that brought students from diverse backgrounds in a colorful display of unity and...

Study Tips for Your AP Exams

Study Tips for Your AP Exams

Julianna Ramirez, Staff Writer May 1, 2024

AP exams are on their way, with the first day of AP testing being about a week away. Although the studying journey for whichever AP exams you might be studying for is supposed to begin long before the...

Math Modeling Challenge

Math Modeling Challenge

Josh Spradlin, Staff Writer March 13, 2024

On Sunday, March 3rd, Torrance High fielded two Mathworks Modeling Challenge Teams. The team has been tirelessly preparing since fall of last year, with meetings at lunch once a week to learn all about...

It's No Debate, Mrs. Sluyter Rocks!

It’s No Debate, Mrs. Sluyter Rocks!

Samantha DeBruyne and Giselle Velazquez March 6, 2024

Last Tuesday, February 20th,  Mrs. Sluyter, who we all know and love, was awarded the annual Outstanding Teacher Award by Torrance High’s PTA. Mrs. Sluyter was nominated by another favorite from...

Pipeline Rehabilitation until at least May: A really late PSA

Pipeline Rehabilitation until at least May: A really late PSA

Josh Spradlin February 27, 2024

If you cross Western Avenue on your way to school in the morning, you’ve probably well noticed that the street has been completely upturned by some construction to the pipeline by the Metropolitan Water...

What to do While Bored During Finals

What to do While Bored During Finals

Josh Spradlin, Staff Writer January 22, 2024

Picture this: It’s finals, you just finished a grueling test, and you let out a deep sigh of relief to let everyone around you know that you’re slightly better than them for finishing first. You slam...

NaNoWriMo

NaNoWriMo

Audry Espiritu and Fidel Corrales January 18, 2024

With the start of November, the dawn of National Novel Writing (NaNoWriMo) quickly followed. With its arrival, people interested in creative writing were offered the chance to write their own original...

Torrance Takes CIF!

Torrance Takes CIF!

Myriah Henry, Sports Reporter December 1, 2023

The champs are here! The Torrance High Football team has procured the title of DIvision 10 CIF Champions of 2023 beating West Covina 23-7 at West Covina High School on Saturday, November 25th. The sight...

Halloween on the Quad

Halloween on the Quad

Sophia Sklark, Staff Writer November 3, 2023

If you walked down the school breezeway at Torrance High on October 31st, you would have been met with an array of costumes, ranging from magical girls, to ghost   faces, to cowboys, to clowns cute and...

Load More Stories
Donate to Torrance News Torch

Activate Search
News