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A parent signs the last beam to be placed in the River Park gymnasium, part of a construction milestone known as "topping out" where the last beam is placed on the largest building of a site.
School leaders celebrate construction milestone of River Park, set to completed in fall 2026
Connor Tang and Charlotte Fowkes May 29, 2025

Leaders of the school gathered at the River Park construction site to commemorate the official “topping out” of the campus on May 23. Joined by trustees, donors and project visionaries, participants were able to sign the last steel beam of the River Park gymnasium, which was eventually lifted and...

Entry applications to school decrease by 13%
Connor Tang, Editor-in-Chief • May 8, 2025

Applications to the school were down 13% for both prospective seventh and ninth graders this year, according to the admissions office. The 2023-24...

Coast-to-Coast offers summer opportunities at fair
Coast-to-Coast offers summer opportunities at fair
Chloe Kim, Layout Assistant and Staff Writer • March 19, 2025
Pursuing Excellence: Cum Laude inductee and Presentations
Managing Editor Nathan Wang ’25 shakes President Rick Commons’ hand.
Students receive Cum Laude title
Chloe Kim, Layout Assistant and Staff Writer • May 30, 2025
Valedictorian and Salutatorian selected
Erin Ryu, Assistant News Editor • May 30, 2025
Antisemitic markings on Ventura Boulevard
Riya Iyer, Layout Assistant and Staff Writer • May 29, 2025
Senior Send-Offs
Senior Send-Offs
Sienna Dall'Olmo, Assistant Features Editor • May 29, 2025

It is May 29, 2016, and seniors fill the Quad beyond capacity as they prepare to count down their final moments of high school. Music blares from the speakers, and as the clock hits 3 p.m., the Class of 2016 cheers in unison as they rush to the Copses Family Pool for their senior pool jump. Ian Watts...

Naked Truths: Intimacy and Relationships
Naked Truths: Intimacy and Relationships
Lyla Kavanagh, Assistant Features Editor • May 28, 2025

Eloise* sits cross-legged in a pair of oversized sweatpants as she twists a drawstring around her finger. She’s just had sex for the first time, an experience that turned out to be anticlimactic. Dozens of thoughts run through her mind: had she made the right decision? Should she have waited until...

Illustrated by CJ Phelan
Joining the jam
Luca Gonzalez, Assistant News Editor • May 28, 2025

Beneath the stairs, perched on a bench outside Chalmers, Nate Arnold ’25 escapes the heat of a spring day with his guitar. Letting a few warm chords drift into the afternoon air, he uses thes natural reverb and echo of the space to enhance the sound of his playing. Then, confidently and without a trace...

Legacy Redefined
Legacy Redefined
MeJo Liao, Presentations Managing Editor • May 30, 2025

I recall my first dean meeting as a junior, sitting anxiously on a worn leather couch with my parents as I answered a slew of questions. “What...

Too Corepower(ful)
Too Corepower(ful)
May 30, 2025
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Softball sees success in new league
Eila Shokravi, Assistant Opinion Editor • May 9, 2025
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Wolverines Only: Franklin Wimbish
Franklin Wimbish May 8, 2025
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