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William Hsieh

William Hsieh, Front Page Editor

William Hsieh is your 2019-2020 Front Page Editor. He has previously served as the Director of Photography last year. He likes photography and graphic design, along with anything related to computers or science. In his spare time, he makes memes, plays games, makes bad puns, and binge watches YouTube. He also wants to make the front page look as aesthetic as possible.

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[Photo] The Iris Episode 2: The Reign of King COVID the 19th

Ajinkya Rane and Jordan Lee | May 28, 2020
Getting an “Ace” in Valorant is one of the rarest achievements for a player. To do this, you must get five eliminations in a single round, which is the whole enemy team.

A Beginner’s Guide to Valorant

William Hsieh, Front Page Editor | April 29, 2020

50 Things To Do In Quarantine

William Hsieh, Front Page Editor | April 16, 2020
H2H: How Far Should You Take Senior Assassins?

H2H: How Far Should You Take Senior Assassins?

William Hsieh and Simrat Singh | March 18, 2020

Go Big or Go Home

William Hsieh, Front Page Editor | March 18, 2020

Does Having an iPhone Actually Matter?

William Hsieh, Front Page Editor | March 17, 2020
Teacher Anthony Pham, senior Benjamin Kim and junior Ethan Ho show the award for “Preparing Student-Athletes for the Next Competition: Esports.”

eSports Club Wins $20,000 Mega-Grant

Kate Hayashi and William Hsieh | February 25, 2020
Donavan Miller practices his passion daily, teaching ceramics and studio art classes. Miller took these classes in high school and hopes to inspire his students the same way he was, Miller said.

[Photo] Arts Classes Paint Their Path to Importance for Students

Farhad Taraporevala and Tiffany Wu | January 23, 2020

[Photo] The Iris S1 EP1: Food, Food, Food

Ajinkya Rane and Jordan Lee | January 17, 2020
A Mac Pro with its case removed shows the internals. From top to bottom, there is the CPU heat sink, Afterburner card, two GPU units and power supply.

Redesigned Mac Pro is ‘Grate’

William Hsieh | December 19, 2019

Unlocking the Modern Artist Within

William Hsieh, Julia Kim, and Farhad Taraporevala | December 13, 2019
The spicy cashew shrimp, one of the rice dishes on the menu, had a variety of ingredients like baby corn and mushrooms. While the cut on some of these ingredients was largely inconsistent, it took nothing away from the complex flavor combination of sweetness and acidity.

En-Thai-cing Food Will Put You in a Good Mood

William Hsieh, Julia Kim, and Farhad Taraporevala | December 13, 2019
Many of these smoking bans stem from a concern with many hotel guests smoking in public areas. Because many guests are from foreign nations, and are used to smoking anywhere, the city council hopes that this ban will help hoteliers reinforce that they are not allowed to smoke in public.

[Photo] Cigarettes and Vapes go Up in Smoke in Irvine

Julia Kim, Opinion Editor | December 4, 2019
One way Apple promoted the new MacBook Pro was an augmented reality program that allowed customers to see the reiteration in their surrounding environment using their phone cameras.

[Photo] New 16-inch Macbook Pro is Apple’s ‘Magic Key’ to User Satisfaction

Ki Joon Lee | December 10, 2019
pie

How to Thanksgiving: Turkey

William Hsieh, Julia Kim, and Farhad Taraporevala | November 22, 2019
While the apple pie may look dry, the apples are full of moisture, which complement nicely to the flaky pie crust. If you have any vegan friends, fear not! The apples by its own are delicious.

How to Thanksgiving: Pies

William Hsieh, Julia Kim, and Farhad Taraporevala | November 15, 2019
Mashed potatoes are also another easy dish that you can make in big batches for your family. Plus, who wouldnt like a big spoonful of rich and buttery potatoes?

How to Thanksgiving: Side Dishes

William Hsieh, Julia Kim, and Farhad Taraporevala | November 12, 2019
Brown Sugar Matcha Latte and Wintermelon Light Green Tea have two different types of boba; the matcha latte has the brown sugar boba, while the Wintermelon tea has honey boba. As aesthetic as it looks, these two drinks came with a heavy combined price tag of almost eleven dollars.

Don’t be Chai: Satisfy Your Boba Cravings at OneZo

William Hsieh, Julia Kim, and Farhad Taraporevala | November 8, 2019
AirPods Pro’s external microphones detect external sounds and send sound waves to cancel them out.

AirPods Pro Set the Tempo with New Wireless Earbuds

William Hsieh, Front Page Editor | November 6, 2019
Novel rectangular carton makes its bold appearance in the cafeteria aisles.

[Photo] Boxed Water Takes a Small Step in Reducing Carbon Footprint

Junhee Ryu and Bia Shok | October 9, 2019
Almond milk tea, honey milk tea and class 302 milk tea all mixed together with boba, passion fruit, lychee and mango jelly, almond milk tea with every single topping and thai tea with boba are just a few of the drink combinations available.

Craving Boba and Lunch? Get Your Fix at Class 302

William Hsieh, Julia Kim, and Farhad Taraporevala | October 4, 2019
Apple sent out invitations to the event two weeks before via the “By innovation only” image.

Apple Announces New Phones, Watches and Services

William Hsieh, Front Page Editor | September 20, 2019
In order to make consistent AP preparation across the country, College Board has released AP Classroom in addition to updated course guides to better inform students and teachers on the new curriculum-based AP exams. Students enrolled in AP classes will be signing up for the test in the following months using Classroom.

AP Classroom Revamps Students’ Exam Preparation

Priscilla Baek and William Hsieh | September 20, 2019
Running back and junior Trevor Yue receives a split pass by senior quarterback and co-captain Brandon Yue on the right wing to bypass Cerritos blockers. The Bulldogs are using a strategy, playing through the thirds, they practiced beforehand.

[Photo] Bulldogs Continue Winning Streak with Victory against Cerritos High

Priscilla Baek and Ava Caleca | September 19, 2019
A 1-hour schedule is broken up into 25-minute chunks with 5-minute breaks, following the Pomodoro technique.

Maintaining A Positive Attitude for AP Testing

William Hsieh and Aaron Sha | May 9, 2019
As the finale of the concert, freshman Garrett Lee showcases his saxophone skills in musicality and improvisation with the jazz classic “Mambo Inn,” a song highlighting two unique instruments: timbales and congas.

[Photo] First-Ever Jazz Night? No Treble

Julia Kim and Tiffany Wu | May 6, 2019
The DMV Should Be Revamped for Shorter Lines

The DMV Should Be Revamped for Shorter Lines

William Hsieh, Photo Director | April 11, 2019
Sophomore Peter Pan discusses his passion for travel photography while sophomore Kevin Du speaks about his love for math. Both students attempted to attract others to the fields that have defined their lives.

Student Presentations Increase in Third Annual Passion Day

William Hsieh, Jordan Lee, and Simrat Singh | March 8, 2019
Junior Yunseong Jung tests out the flute that he and partner junior Stephanie Zhang built to compete in the event Sounds of Music. In the event, team members play the twelve tone scale on the flute they constructed, with pitch frequency being tested for accuracy.

[Photo] Science Olympiad Advances to State From Regionals

Annie Qiao and Tiffany Wu | February 25, 2019
Junior Aditya Sasanur and sophomore Ethan Hung introduce the four stations planned for the event, including Math Bingo, Non-Newtonian Fluids, Aluminum Foil Boats and Artistic Points of Interest.

[Photo] STEAM For All Club Hosts Passion Exploration Event

Junhee Ryu and Tiffany Wu | February 22, 2019
Anyone can FaceTime your device and listen in to your conversations.

iPhone FaceTime Bug Let Users Secretly Eavesdrop

William Hsieh, Director of Photography | February 13, 2019
Among the many innovative releases of CES 2019, the self-driving taxi shows the sensor data recorded form the iPad and cameras of the vehicle.

CES 2019 Continues to Push the Limits of Technological Possibilities

William Hsieh, Director of Photography | January 30, 2019
An early rendering of the Galaxy S10 shows an edge-to-edge display, Android P and a circular camera cut-out in the top-left corner of the display.

Here are the Top 5 New Tech Products in 2019

William Hsieh, Director of Photography | January 28, 2019
Within the front row of saxophones, alto saxophonists and sophomores Matthew Varughese and Kevin Du and baritone saxophonist freshman Garrett Lee play soulful blues during rehearsal in time with the rhythm and brass sections.

Marching Band Strikes up Two Jazz Bands for 2019

Nicholas Hung and William Hsieh | January 10, 2019
59.8% of people voted for approving Prop. 7, while 40.2% voted against.

Daylight Saving Might Happen Year-Round

William Hsieh, Director of Photography | January 7, 2019

A Winter Wonderland Week: Dec. 17-21

William Hsieh, Director of Photography | December 17, 2018
Insight lands and takes a picture using its Instrument Deployment Camera (IDC) from the surface of Mars.

NASA’s New Rover Getting ‘InSight’ on Mars

William Hsieh, Director of Photography | December 14, 2018
The cylinder is a computer-generated model of the old International Prototype Kilogram (IPK).

Scientists Redesign the Kilogram for Better Accuracy

William Hsieh and Junhee Ryu | December 14, 2018
Entering Irvine Talk’s second year, students will showcase their many perspectives on the world around them. Their performances starting with the initial audition on Nov. 6 will flip, turn and change the way the community views the real world.

[Photo] Students Audition for Irvine Talk’s Second Chapter

Jordan Lee, Front Page Editor | November 8, 2018
Junior Kameran Mody is instructed in science class to practice finding shelter as he would during the event of a real earthquake.

[Photo] The Great Shakeout Hits Portola High

Nicholas Hung, Staff Writer | November 9, 2018
The new iPad Pro with Apple Pencil allows for it to be both a computer replacement and a more hand-held device.

Apple Upgrades Old Tech and New iPad

William Hsieh, Director of Photography | November 7, 2018
The Red Ribbon was first worn in 1985 in response to the death of drug-enforcement agent Enrique Camarena and has since served as the symbol of drug prevention, according to the United States Drug Enforcement Agency.

[Photo] Choose to Refuse: Red Ribbon Week for Healthy Decisions

Ki Joon Lee, Marketing Manager | November 2, 2018
Following the myth of Orpheus presentation, concert orchestra played composer Christoph Gluck’s “Orfeo ed Euridice.” Both students pointed out how the descending line later in the video contributed to Orpheus’ grief and the piece’s overall sad tone.

[Photo] Interdisciplinary Learning: Students Speak the Languages of Word and Music

Priscilla Baek and Helena Hu | October 30, 2018
Which New Phone is Best for you?

Which New Phone is Best for you?

William Hsieh, Director of Photography | October 26, 2018

Physics Teacher Faces Former Students

William Hsieh and Farhad Taraporevala | September 24, 2018
The home screen of Portolapp on iOS shows the day of the week, time until next class and upcoming events.

An App to Help Students: Portolapp

William Hsieh, Director of Photography | September 14, 2018
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