Timothy Hicks’s AP Language and Composition wrestles with philosophy, the American dream, and systematic oppression. Hicks talks about these topics in such a way that no student feels uncomfortable. Laughter typically breaks up serious conversations.   Tuesday afternoon’s class was different. Unsettling. Quiet. Students walked in to two images up on the board: one of Saartjie Baartman,...

Students take agonizingly small steps as they walk through the busiest intersection in the hallways. Bumps, nudges, and pushes are not an uncommon occurrence here, as impatient highschoolers packed shoulder to shoulder rush in order to make it to class on time.  “A lot of people don’t like walking through there,” said senior Grace Nishimori. “It’s terrible,” responds senior Lauren...

At the start of the 2019-2020 school year, administrators, counselors, and teachers commit to understanding the mental health of the student body. Plans are in place to build relationships and lessen the stigma of talking about mental health.

It’s a normal day in Coast City: you get on the bus, go to school, come home, repeat. Nothing new, nothing out of the ordinary. That is, until mad scientist Dr. Agon decides to unleash his weapons in order to take over the world. The future seems doomed, but something even more unexpected happens: your bus driver asks you and your fellow classmates to help defeat Dr. Agon.    Seems like...

  When you think of a sports dynasty, there are a few teams that come to mind: the New York Yankees,the Boston Red Sox,the Boston Celtics, the Los Angeles Lakers, the Pittsburgh Steelers, the Green Bay Packers, the San Francisco 49ers, and last but certainly not least the New England Patriots.

  Las Vegas, Orlando, Charleston, Parkland, and Chicago: You know these cities. Once synonymous with vacations and idyllic suburban landscapes, now synonymous with gun violence.