Ask Winter – Advice Column
Hi Winter, I’m really stressed out with the start of school. I already had 2 essays! How can I manage my time better so that I will be less stressed? Dear Stressed, The beginning of […]
Columns & Opinion
Creative Corner – “Light” by Stephanie Alpizar
The wind was howling, screaming in her ears; it was deafening. Her light shawl was wrapped tightly around her fragile, boney body, doing little more that nothing to protect her from the cutting air. Her […]
Super Bowl XLVIII: Seahawks 43, Broncos 8
The Seattle Seahawks are Super Bowl champions for the first time after defeating the Broncos 43-8. One of the best defenses in NFL history clashed with a prominent offense in Super Bowl XLVIII. The Denver […]
Shattered Fairy Tales
Every kid looks forward to growing up. They can’t wait to stop playing “house” and pretending to be a grown up. Kids want to be just like their parents and older siblings. They imagine driving […]
Christmas: Celebration or Commercialization?
Christmas isn’t what it used to be. What used to be a celebration of togetherness has now turned into only a time for capitalistic profit by big business. This commercialization has brought about a shift […]
The Unseen Effects of Misusing “Retarded”
Below is a speech I wrote for my school’s anti-bullying assembly in seventh grade. It promotes awareness of the hate behind the word “retarded.” Here’s a question that you probably know the answer to: […]
Fall Spirit Assembly: Two Very Different Perspectives
An ‘Uplifting’ Event Written by: Cheyenne Lassos On Friday October 25th, students at San Clemente High School experienced a truly moving occasion, their first Fall Spirit Assembly for 2013-14 school year. Highlighted by dances from […]
Closed Campus
As yet another year begins at San Clemente High School, we are left alone here. The upper classmen that we watched nervously through the playgrounds of grade school and the cages and quads of high school –poof- vanished. We’re a baby […]