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Staff Editorial: Select What You Love

Staff Editorial: Select What You Love

Zoe Goor, Executive Managing Editor
March 19, 2025

The two-week period when sophomores and juniors select their courses for the next year is an important time at the Upper School, as students look ahead and consider what they want their remaining time...

Illustration by Eila Shokravi

Consider military service

Ellika LeSage, Assistant Opinions Editor
February 18, 2025

During freshman year, in Saperstein Theater, an alumnus turned military recruiter spoke to the entire grade about opening new horizons. He described his time in the military as a fulfilling experience...

Illustration by Annabelle Cheung

Los Angeles is unfit to host the Olympics

Eila Shokravi, Assistant Opinion Editor
February 18, 2025

Watching the news the past month, I have begun to question what the future of Los Angeles may look like. On the news I see endless traffic, thousands of homes burnt down and the inefficacy of public transportation....

Fans, wake up for halftime!

Chloe Kim, Reporter
January 28, 2025

For years, the bleachers at Ted Slavin Field have never reached full capacity. In the past, the school and its fanatics have continuously made an effort to entertain the student section with irregular...

Illustration by Annabelle Cheung

Take initiatives to decrease obesity rates

Eila Shokravi, Assistant Opinions Editor
March 19, 2025

During Super Bowl LIX, I found myself paying as much attention to the ads during the commercial breaks as I did to the game itself. Many of the commercials were about weight loss alternatives and body...

Pick Up Your Console

Pick Up Your Console

Originally Written for the December 2024 Issue
Audrey Kim, Assistant Opinion Editor
March 12, 2025

During my seventh grade life science class, my teacher was teaching us about different fine minerals. When he put up a slide that showcased a black mineral formed by rapidly cooling lava, most of the class...

We must ban TikTok

Holden Kim, Layout Assistant and Staff Writer
February 16, 2025

The short-lived TikTok ban was met with tremendous public backlash after it went into effect on Jan. 18, 2025 at 10:30 p.m. By the time the ban was lifted just 14 1/2 hours later, American TikTokers had...

Staff Editorial: Extending a Helping Hand

Staff Editorial: Extending a Helping Hand

Eden Conner, Editor-In-Chief
February 12, 2025

Following the LA wildfires, thousands of t-shirts, shoes, water bottles and other donated goods filled Hamilton Gym. Families opened their homes to people in need, and the school instituted a week of no-harm...

Illustration by Annabelle Cheung

Continue semester classes

Audrey Kim, Assistant Opinions Editor
March 19, 2025

The school announced that all one-semester full block classes had to expand and would become full-year classes starting next year. Classes like Criminal Law, Creative Writing and Shakespeare and Our World...

Illustration by Annabelle Cheung

It is time to start fighting climate change

James Corman, Staff Writer
March 19, 2025

Reposting Instagram stories with images of destroyed habitats, volunteering for a beach clean-up on Earth Day, and sporting a reusable water bottle. These are all great ways to lessen your impact on the...

Illustration by Eila Shokravi

Create connections between campuses

James Corman, Staff Writer
February 18, 2025

Lately, it seems as though the school has lost sight of a key value  in our mission statement: unity. One of the unique things about the school is that it is split across two campuses, separated by six...

Seniority Over Merit Hurts Performance

Jean Park, Layout Assistant
February 8, 2025

You finally come home from varsity tryouts feeling confident that your hard work will get you a position on the team. Remembering all the work that's been put in over the summer, you feel proud until your...

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