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“I don’t think he’s very good at being a normal person,” said Joe Shimamoto, senior and varsity wrestler, about his teammate Jake Wood, senior. After winning the school’s first CIF wrestling title since 1992 on March 5, 2016, Wood rose from the mat as “all the other kids there were jumping and screaming,” Shimamoto…
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Up until now, I always believed senioritis was synonymous with exhaustion. It was a justification for slacking, because if I’ve already worked this hard and come this far, can’t I have a break? But now, in the seventh inning of my senior year, I’ve realized that senioritis is a whole different animal. Senioritis is…
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Freshman year was the first time I was exposed to the idea of political correctness in the public school setting. Before we began our first discussion about “To Kill a Mockingbird,” my English class was given a disclaimer about a certain recurring word that, if we felt comfortable doing so, we could say, but…
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Hi, my name is Kellie, and I can’t stop saying the phrase “kicking it.” If you’ve interacted with me in the last month, you’ve heard me repeat this phrase, among others like “I feel” or “I mean I guess.” Whether I’m being told to do something at work or having a conversation about the…
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The Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) club attended its annual Sectionals competition on Feb. 6 at West Ranch High School in Santa Clarita, California. At the competition, students took individual or team tests in different fields of study that all relate to business. For the first time ever, the club won the first…
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As of January 21, I have finally crossed over into the dangerous and terrifying territory of adulthood. Now that I can buy lottery tickets and get tattoos and be tried as an adult, I have bigger, better, and more permanent mistakes to make. But before I go gamble away all of my McDonald’s money…
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I hate hanging up the phone. I’ve never watched a season finale of a TV show without shedding a tear. When I finish a book, I am overcome by a sense of loss, as if by finishing it I have betrayed the characters and ended their story with the turn of the final page.…
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Under fire for issues regarding abortion services, Planned Parenthood, a reproductive health organization, is facing a demand for defunding. For some, Planned Parenthood is a retroactive solution associated with shame and regret. However, for Rory Smith, sophomore, Planned Parenthood provides easily accessible and necessary care. Until about a month ago, Smith suffered from severe menstrual cramps.…
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Recently I was in the shower, snapchatting my homies, and reflecting upon how far I’ve come. Just to clarify, no, I was not sending my pals nudes. I was just sending them super unflattering pictures of my hair mid-shampoo, all above the shoulders, I promise. And parents, before you stop reading in disgust at…