Custodial Supervisor Art Wolfe stands at the side gate by the gym each morning, waves hello to each student, and smiles, radiating warmth. Although Michaela Liff (11) doesn’t know Wolfe well, his...

As I try to fall asleep, my thoughts keep swirling; I rhythmically rub my feet together to relieve some anxiety. Sometimes, I shut my eyes tightly and will myself to conjure an image in my head, one...

A red carpet was rolled out through the doorway into the ballroom of the Pacific Views Event Center at Camp Pendleton. On one corner of the room was the snackbar with an illuminated sign and clear...

In elementary school, I would bring PB & J sandwiches with Flamin’ Hot Cheetos, Gushers, and Strawberry Kiwi Caprisuns for lunch. My friend brought the food her mom packed her; fermented eggs,...

Matthew Deverell (12) marches in the Poway Parade, Sept. 11th. Deverell has been in NJROTC since freshman year.

Color Guard coach Sarah Abdulal had been checking the forecast two weeks prior to the tournament, reassuring herself repeatedly that “we’re fine.” However, at the first Winter Guard tournament...

Josh Yang (10) lifts a bin of recyclable papers into a recycling dumpster. He and other ASB members volunteer to do this every Friday in order to grow the new ASB-led recycling program.

In the summer of sixth grade, London Hall (10) and her younger niece, Skye Powell, shared a space in the trunk of Hall’s mother’s white Ford Explorer. There, they scribbled pictures in marker of...

Johnny Levine (12) plays the bass and sings back-up for the band Hangman's cover of Dreams by Fleetwood Mac, March 12. Levine and his bandmates formed the band last May to pursue their passions for music...

To strangers, Betty White seemed like the kind of person who would bake chocolate chip cookies, knit a soft sweater, and produce a stray Werther’s Original caramel from her purse for you. However,...

Each morning in seventh grade, Matt Stevens lumbered downstairs, grabbed a cup of coffee from his Mr. Coffee coffee pot, and helped himself to a plate of Eggo waffles. Stevens flipped to the sports...

After thoughtful consideration of the many criticisms and qualms filling my ‘tis the season to be quiet’ box, I’ve ultimately decided you’re all wrong. I believe I’m not only completely justified...

At 8 years old, Jennifer Linnell (12) began with the basics; chocolate chip cookies. As she tied the strings of her dad’s oversized, black apron tight, she assembled her ingredients: flour, sugar,...

GOLD President Katie Jacques (12) practiced her salute once before the competition—but she had messed up—so she stood in front of her mirror and practiced another 30 times. The moment was surreal...

One of Kailyn Donnelly’s (9) favorite clothing stores smells like the beach. St Peter's Thrift Shop is a scene of chaotic beauty—many of the entrances are barricaded by boxes stacked high with...

One evening in 2019, coach Ron Stevens realized his team was going to be down a few players for a big flag football game. His daughter, Ava Stevens (9), who was twelve at the time, stepped onto the...

The last time I went to Homecoming I had braces, a 4.0 GPA, and what I now believe to be a naïve hopefulness for the world. Freshman year was a time of optimism; the world was my oyster and Homecoming...

Commanding Officer Caeden Giorgetta (12) stood in front of the judges and audience to deliver a battalion sound off as a united unit with his Navy Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (NJROTC)....

Caleb Dang (12) laced up his coveted Nike Undefeated x Kobe 4 Protro sneakers in the San Antonio Spurs’ team colors as he stepped onto the court. It was 20 minutes until game time and Rick &...

As an avid reader of the U.S. Constitution, I know all citizens are entitled to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. So unless Congress has made a sudden amendment to the Constitution since...

Every time Ricky Zhao (12) entered into Rubio’s and saw his co-worker Logan Henry (12), he never failed to dap up his “homie” with a fist bump and a head nod. Sometimes, they even daringly went...

Science teacher Robert Whitney's favorite colors are unpopularly yellow and orange simply because they remind him of a sunrise. Each morning Whitney wakes up at 5:30 a.m. and then at 6:30 a.m. buckles...

“There is nothing in this room that I can’t trace back to the Industrial Revolution,” social science teacher Dan Lutgen said confidently in March to his second-period World History class; I was...

Nate Reyes (10) works on a new EDM track called "Phazer." It took him two weeks to create this 3 minute and 38 second beat. Photo courtesy of Nate Reyes. While in English...

I initially praised the conviction of Derek Chauvin, who was declared guilty of all three charges of second-degree unintentional murder, third-degree murder, and second-degree manslaughter by the 12 jury...

For the past year, I’ve been riding the roller coaster that is American politics, and the neck-breaking twists and turns of the Mitch McConnell ride always leaves me disoriented.  McConnell truly...

When Armita Fazel (11) was in sixth grade, a boy asked her a seemingly innocent question, “Are you Iranian?” As she responded yes, the boy proclaimed that all Iranians were terrorists, then asked...

On Sept. 18 the formidable dissents, the witty and fiery Ginsburns, and the hopeful semblance of justice within America faded as Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg passed from this world.  Despite being...

      

 While Audrey Tu (12) grasped her water gun close to her side, her partner Sophie Wallis (12) positioned her phone’s camera just beyond the wall. I, as their bait—the unfortunate student...

Each day, Ekene (11) and Nene Okolo (‘19) work to educate their followers on Black history that is rarely taught within the school curriculum through their Instagram account @BlackinPUSD. The account...