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Athlete of the Month: Justin Pai

Athlete of the Month: Justin Pai

Maryam Shama, Opinion Editor | March 22, 2018

Grade: Freshman Sport and Level: Varsity Swimming     Years Playing: 8 Favorite Moment in a Meet: “When I won fourth in the 100 breaststroke at Junior Olympics when I was 12; it was my first...

Freshman Kelthie Truong holds a sign that says “#NeverAgain,” while freshman Kristen Ok keeps track of the 17 minutes as she reads off the names of those killed in the Florida shooting.

Students Protest in National School Walkout

Maya Sabbaghian, Co-Editor-In-Chief | March 21, 2018

About 200 students left their classrooms at 10 a.m. to participate in the National School Walkout on March 14, marking the one-month anniversary of the shooting in Parkland, Florida. These students are...

Editorial: Popular Vote is the Popular Choice

Editorial: Popular Vote is the Popular Choice

March 21, 2018

ASB has made a decision to change the school’s election from a popular vote to an Election Convention. We believe that the school should revert back to popular vote because of the flaws of the Election...

Students use resources from the Innovation Lab to construct a graph located on the polar plane.
Sophomore Nicholas Delianedis works on the beginning of his project by using nails.

Students Study by Stitching String Shapes

Lauren Kettner, Copy Editor | March 20, 2018

Honors Pre-Calculus students created string art projects representing their studies in polar coordinates visually by using tools in the Innovation Lab from Mar. 1-2. “I wanted to use the Innovation...

Lined up at the blocks, swimmers leap into the water and swim one lap of each stroke with 10 seconds between each set of swimmers.

Saying Hello to a CIF Swim Season

Jane Zou, Copy Editor | March 19, 2018

Although the swim team is only in its second year, head coach Kellie Lawicki successfully petitioned the California Interscholastic Federation (CIF) to place the Bulldogs into Division 1 of four divisions....

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...

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