Senior year is marked with several distinct events used to bring the graduating class together in their final year as students: senior sunrise, harbor cruise, senior picnic, all culminating in graduation.  But...

Dear Freshman Ethan, There are so many things I want to tell you—specific things I would want you to change, interactions, classes you took, etc. I could tell you the outcomes of your high school...

With the power of three Red Bulls coursing through his veins and a CamelBack strapped to his back, Jonathan McPherson (12) was practically ready for anything baring the apocalypse. Though not a cataclysmic...

Agosto Villalva (12) had just gotten into a car crash, his family was in a time where they were financially struggling, and he had just turned 17 leaving him only one year left in childhood. It was a lot...

  This year, the Westview Mock Trial Team was by no means the underdogs. A string of finals wins, runner-ups and top-fives for San Diego County within the past couple of years had netted them...

Natalie Dean (11) took two succinct breaths and fiddled with the slides clicker. Twenty-six or so pair of eyes lazered in on her intently, anticipating what she was going to say. She was here to open for...

Out of all the issues on the ballot, Measure A stands out as a no-brainer to vote yes on.  Measure A will tax cannabis businesses in the unincorporated counties of San Diego, which includes areas...

By her own admission, Kat Daniels (11) was the angry girl in elementary school. Her routine started with waking up on the wrong side of the bed. She would step through the gates of Canyon View Elementary...

Attention all readers: an attack of the living dead has occurred. On the night of March 13 in the year of our lord, a janitorial woman reported the rising of an undead in the marshy grasses of the Tampa...

 4/5 The Batman feels like a breath of fresh air in a genre steeped in formula. Patient cinematography that lingers on each beautifully composed shot replaces the typical quick cuts...

 5/5 Smiling Friends is really good. Like really, really good. It’s been a while since a show has made me really laugh, the kind of laugh that leaves you trying to catch your breath....

Gary He’s (12) mind raced as a beeping timer signaled him to stop talking. That didn’t go as planned. The role play section of the competition, where participants undertake an impromptu, shark-tank-esque...

I don’t think anyone tries to model themselves after the characters they see onscreen. Let's be honest neither Walter White nor Daenerys Targarian would be very good templates for functioning members...

Binoculars in hand, Ethan Lin (12) stood patiently on the banks of the San Elijo Lagoon. In the grey of early morning, the only sounds that filled the air were the calls of the local fowl. Five feet before...

Mina Tajbakhsh (11) sat with her eyes glued to the computer screen before her. Her one hand sat curled onto her knee and the other covered her mouth. Goosebumps spread up her arms and persperation collected...

  As an avid horror fan, I was quite excited for the new addition to the “Halloween” franchise, “Halloween Kills.” Despite having a horrible title and the series previous entry “Halloween”...