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In each tryout video, applicants stated their name and a fun fact about themselves, showed their jumps and performed the cheer and dance. In addition, students reached out to two teachers to fill out a Google Form that aimed to give judges an idea of the attitudes, personalities and work ethic of new potential team members.

Cheer Participates in First Digital Tryouts

Tiffany Wu, Co-News Editor | April 28, 2020

Cheer tryouts for the 2020-2021 school year have fallen among the various activities that have changed to become digitized as schools have settled into their quarantine routines. On April 13, tryouts were...

Deciding where to go to college can be a difficult task for any senior. With so many great schools out there, how can students make that final decision?

Five Tips For Finding Your College Fit

Shawyan Rooein, Centerspread Editor | April 28, 2020

The Classic Pros vs Cons List If there was one tip that I could give you, it would be to make a pros and cons list. Information regarding the campus, student life, costs and much more may be going...

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Try These Popular New TikTok Trends At Home

Ariana Wu, Staff Writer | April 22, 2020

If you have spent the past few weeks binge-watching new shows like “Tiger King” or aimlessly scrolling through the TikTok For You page, you are not alone. Since Governor Gavin Newsom issued a stay-at-home...

Tackling Art Under Quarantine

Tackling Art Under Quarantine

Nate Taylor, Photo Editor | April 22, 2020

Finding inspiration is hard for any artist at any time, but especially so when most have been flung out of their routines and stuck at home for weeks. Artists are needed now more than ever to keep the...

Without social distancing, one Coronavirus infectee will on average infect 2.5 people within five days, which will result in 406 new cases after 30 days, according to Statistica. The number significantly decreases when practicing physical distancing, which can contribute to “flattening the curve” of new infections. If 50% of the infected patients self-quarantine themselves, there will only be 15 new cases after 30 days, and there will be 2.5 new cases if 75% of the infected practice physical distancing.

Lifting Stay-at-Home Orders? Absolutely Not.

Bia Shok, Staff Writer | April 22, 2020

Alongside the empty bay of Newport Beach on April 20, a mob stands in front of the civic center with bolded messages on signs reading “Freedom” and “Open Work.”  About a month into the stay-at-home...

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