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Continuing her teaching in Office Hours, Shelley Godett explains the answers to homework questions with sophomore Joshua Kwon.

Shelley Godett: The Sine of an Amazing Teacher

Julia Kim, A&E Editor and Co-Business Manager | March 16, 2018

From loving juicy pens to singing trigonometry songs, it is evident that math department chair Shelley Godett is passionate for teaching. Her passion has been rightfully awarded with the Excellence in...

Andy Son focuses on his cello techniques by playing Dmitri Shostakovich’s “Symphony No.8” in class.

A Stroke of Excellence

Junhee Ryu, Business Manager | March 15, 2018

Music students have participated in the Irvine Unified School District, All-Southern and All-State Honor ensembles, but none have ever performed with All-National. Until now. Sophomore Andy Son has been...

What Popular Artists will Keep their Fame?

What Popular Artists will Keep their Fame?

Simrat Singh, Copy Editor | March 14, 2018

Whether we are listening to “Havana” by Camila Cabello or practicing Beethoven’s “Moonlight Sonata,” music has become a staple of society. Some artists such as Michael Jackson, Elton John and...

The Election Convention will be placed into effect for the March election.

ASB Introduces New Voting System for Elections

Maya Sabbaghian, Co-Editor-In-Chief | March 13, 2018

The former popular vote ASB elections will be replaced by the two-part Election Convention in March to fill ASB positions for the 2018-19 school year.   In the primary election, all members of the...

Freshman Luna Lin dances to “Partition” during dance company’s “Iconic” performance.

Sports Spring into New Season at Pep Rally

Helena Hu, Social Media Director | March 12, 2018

Students packed the gym on March 9 to acknowledge the start of spring sports and gain excitement for what this season has to offer. With spring sports boasting the most athletes out of all seasons, the...

Although the University of California schools are public, tuition has steadily increased and may continue at an upward trend if this proposal is to be passed.

The Frenzy Financial Fight To Keep or Raise UC Tuition

Julia Kim, A&E Editor and Co-Business Manager | March 12, 2018

UC regents will vote to either keep or raise tuition fees and student fee services for all University of California schools in late May. If approved by officials, all schools will raise tuition by 2.7...

Social Media in Schools: An Unorthodox Pairing

Social Media in Schools: An Unorthodox Pairing

Ajinkya Rane, Sports Editor | March 12, 2018

Instagram and schoolwork typically never go together, but recently students and teachers have been embracing the use of social media sites to create awareness about projects and draw students into lessons....

Science Olympiad students celebrate after finishing all of their events.

Science Olympiad Keeps its Ion the Prize

Jordan Lee and Shawyan Rooein | March 9, 2018

Science Olympiad will advance to the state competition in April after placing fifth at its regional competition on Feb. 10. But trophies and medals aside, what goes on behind the scenes of this highly...

Freshman Jun Kim and sophomore Nicholas Hung perform the turning side kick and the middle block after their weekly training at IL-DO Taekwondo Center.

Nicholas Hung Up on Getting an Instructor’s License

Jane Zou and Aaron Sha | March 9, 2018

When most teenagers think of a license, they imagine the coveted driver’s license. If you ask sophomore Nicholas Hung, however, you may not receive this answer. Hung is working hard towards an instructor’s...

Freshmen Eric Hao, Rachel Abalos and Youssef Yassim depart for Emerald City.

We’re Off to See the Musical, The Wonderful ‘Wizard of Oz’

Maryam Shama and Ki Joon Lee | March 8, 2018

Through a careful selection process, roles were chosen to embody the characters in the fictional world of “Wizard of Oz.” While the date may seem far, the performers, stage crew and staff are already...

Sophomore Brett Shin takes time outside of class to practice his pit orchestra music in order to be prepared for the rehearsals.

Follow The Yellow Note Road

Ali Elmalky, Staff Writer | March 7, 2018

“The Wizard of Oz” musical will showcase talents of the newly-formed pit orchestra that consists of instruments of all types, differing from last year’s pre-recorded music tracks. “Pit orchestras...

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