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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 the most out of their high school  education. And the best...

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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? The reason for this is not because you aren’t “smart...

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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 more. All with the help of apps.  But what apps should you...

Putting the Word in Password

Putting the Word in Password

Audry Espiritu, Staff Writer April 29, 2024

On March 4, Torrance Unified School District changed the passwords to all ETUSD student email accounts. Previously, student email passwords included their 7-digit student ID with two random capital...

I Hate Daylight Saving Time, and So Should You

I Hate Daylight Saving Time, and So Should You

Josh Spradlin, Staff Writer April 17, 2024

Over the last few years, Daylight Saving Time has become an increasingly controversial issue, especially in the United States. There are dead bills sitting in Congress proposing the change be imposed year-round...

Del Amo Mall, and the "Outside"

Del Amo Mall, and the “Outside”

Gabriel Schroeder, Staff Writer March 1, 2024

It was late December of last year, just a few days after Christmas. We arrived early and decided to walk around and look at some stores. Everything was going like a usual day at the mall until a large...

Memories Made by Music

Memories Made by Music

Maci Sanchez, Staff Writer March 1, 2024

Torrance High Music Mondays are great, but what about the music we listen to everyday?  Music, to me, is a way to feel and see who you are. There’s this song called Freaks, by Surf Curse, that I found...

Ad Onslaught: The Mobile Front

Ad Onslaught: The Mobile Front

Audry Espiritu, Staff Writer January 19, 2024

Being busy as a senior gives me less time to do the one thing I love: Play video games. Unfortunately, mobile games, including paid ones, heavily advertise to the point that I want to stop playing some...

The Treats and the Tricks

The Treats and the Tricks

Emiko Kawamoto and Sophia Sklark October 31, 2023

Halloween is here, and you know what that means. That’s right, it’s time to look for costumes to dress up, decorate your house with spooky ornaments, and if you’re still a kid at heart, you’ll...

A Hole in Logic

A Hole in Logic

Josh Spradlin, Staff Writer October 25, 2023

Imagine you walk into your classic mom-and-pop donut shop, the crisp smell of donut glaze hitting your nose. The display case is chock full of what seems like every donut imaginable, even ones you didn’t...

A McTragedy!

A McTragedy!

Gabe Shroeder, Staff Writer September 14, 2023

On a regular Tuesday afternoon, I was having just a normal day at school, until I discovered the tragic information. McDonald’s, one of my most favorite fast food places, is going to begin the end of...

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