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The winter rally spreads the winter spirit
To kick off the final week of school prior to winter break, ASG hosted the annual winter rally on Dec. 13 to spread some holiday cheer. The rally included different performances: our school’s cheer team, the dance team, Sparkles, and Chamber Choir. The preparation of the rally includes ASG working with the admin and…
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Abilities Awareness Week is undergoing significant changes
Abilities Awareness Week is an all inclusive week long event that educates students what it’s like to live with disabilities, but it is undergoing significant changes this year. The disability simulation activities, which had students perform activities such as racing in wheelchairs and painting without using their hands, have been discontinued. Karen Sylvester, a…
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5 year old fatally shot by teenager making video
In Minnesota on Nov. 25, Thanksgiving Day, a 5-year-old was fatally shot by a 13-year-old who was making a video for social media. A group of four or five teenagers had found a gun, and attempted to make a video for social media using the weapon inside the garage of the home. At some…
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Massive purchases made on the Metaverse
Investors are buying millions of dollars worth of virtual land in the metaverse, making it a hot property market. The metaverse is a virtual intersection for social media, shopping, virtual reality (VR), and cryptocurrency. There have been many purchases made on the metaverse recently. The Metaverse Group, a prominent metaverse real estate company, purchased…
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Legislature being modified to limit Facebook’s hate
On Dec. 1, Frances Haugen, who recently exposed Facebook for misconduct, helped lawmakers as they debated proposals for social media site regulation. Haugen, a former data scientist at Facebook, testified before Congress in October and brought forward a massive amount of internal documents and files to expose Facebook’s misdoings. Legislators are proposing new laws…
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Inclusive Schools Week celebrates diversity
Inclusive Schools Week is an annual event held during the first week of December each year to encourage the celebration of diversity. Factors of the diverse student population celebrated during this week include all genders, disabilities, varied language preferences, different cultures, and so much more. Schools nationwide unify their diversities by celebrating this week…
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Construction near The Lakes set to provide affordable housing
This September, Governor Gavin Newsom signed the National Affordable Housing Legislation in Oakland, California. In direct response to the act, the Thousand Oaks City Council approved construction on a new apartment complex at the Lakes on Nov. 30 of this year. The apartments will have 165 units spread across a total of 5 floors.…
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Gas prices hit record highs
Gas prices have increased over 30% in California in the past year, according to the United States Energy Information Administration. Throughout the 1990s until the early 2000s, gas remained at a stable price. However, in 2006, the cost of gas began rising rapidly, and now, 15 years later, the prices are higher than ever.…
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Omicron Variant sneaks into California
With the first case of the Omicron COVID-19 variant being detected in late November in South Africa, the variant has quickly spread into the U.S., reaching as locally as Alameda County, California. One confirmed case of the variant that was reported on Dec.1, appeared in a vaccinated individual who traveled to South Africa and…
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Terror strikes at Oxford High School
Oxford High School, a school in Oakland County, Michigan, was the site of another school shooting on Nov. 30. The gunman, Ethan Crumbley, a 15-year-old Caucasian male, opened fire and shot 11 people, killing four and seriously injuring the seven others. Crumbley was charged on Dec. 1 with four counts of first-degree murder and…