Netflix documentary prompts reflection on social media
Darcy Jubb, Senior Reporter
September 23, 2020
WEB EXCLUSIVE As Netflix releases a documentary questioning the intentions of social media companies, students are reflecting on how social media affects their lives. "The Social Dilemma" focuses on exposing the overwhelming prevalence of social media in our daily lives, according to junior Lil...
Freshmen start high school, find community virtually
Grace Krumplitsch, Editor-in-Chief
August 19, 2020
WEB EXCLUSIVE While many upperclassmen recall anxiously walking up the Flood Mansion’s marble staircase on their first day of high school and triple-checking that they were in the right classroom, the Class of 2024 logged onto Zoom yesterday morning, marking their first official day as high school stu...
Teens use humor to cope with current pandemic
Madeline Thiara, Components Editor
March 30, 2020
WEB EXCLUSIVE Teenagers are using social networking apps such as TikTok, Twitter and Instagram to cope with the COVID-19 pandemic through humor, even though many posts make light of certain aspects of the outbreak. One meme discusses how during the boredom of social distancing many people are exploring ...
‘Memeing’ into the new year
Gabrielle Guido, Senior Reporter
January 9, 2020
As teens open their TikTok accounts, many are expecting to find playful dance videos about viral trends, but they have instead found a multitude of memes teasing the United States’ and Iran’s recent military conflict, dubbing it as “World War III.” In the wake of Iran’s threat to the United...
It’s Tik Tok time?
Gray Timberlake, Editor-in-Chief
December 12, 2019
When senior Malinalli Cervantes created a TikTok that went viral, her primary focus was not the potential security issues she could have created for herself. The TikTok app allows users to post 15 second videos that are typically set to popular music or “sounds.” Videos become “Tik-Tok famous,” like...
Gymnast uses platform
Adele Bonomi, Sports Editor
November 13, 2019
Springy, powerful, double-twisting double backflips make Simmone Biles standout in international competitions, but her confident voice outside the gym is shifting the public face of gymnastics and the definition of what it means to be an elite athlete. Bile’s original moves are impossible for a...
Visiting author gives presentation, participates in discussion
Madeline Thiara, Reporter
April 8, 2019
WEB EXCLUSIVE Students gathered in Syufy Theatre at the end of the school day to hear author Chris Riley speak about his book “After the Mass-Age.” After the presentation, senior Harris Rutherford and sophomore Audrey Pinard led a discussion with Riley. “Riley is connected to our school thr...
Making lasting impressions
Caroline Thompson, Copy Editor
February 14, 2019
In a society reliant on the use of social media, privacy is practically nonexistent, and the internet footprint teenagers make in their school years may be the deal breaker when applying for jobs years in the future. Photos surfaced earlier this month allegedly depicting Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam in ...
Phone app can cause user obsession
Adele Bonomi, Senior Reporter
December 13, 2018
Freshman Kelly Cronan sends a photo to 120 of her Snapchat friends everyday. Sometimes it’s a photo of herself, what she is doing or who she is with, but the photo always has the same typed or hand-drawn caption with an “s” or the word “streaks.” Snapchat streaks — indicated by a number n...
Students delete addictive social media app for finals week
Madeline Thiara, Reporter
December 11, 2018
WEB EXCLUSIVE Students are deleting Snapchat from their phones to reduce screen time while preparing and studying for final exams. “Deleting Snapchat was a great decision for me because I spent a lot of time consumed in the app,” freshman Takouhi Asdourian said. “I feel like now since Snapchat notification...
Blending two worlds
Cece Giarman, Web Editor
December 16, 2017
With beauty vloggers on YouTube, regular celebrity product endorsements on Instagram, and an increased presence of cosmetic companies online, the makeup and beauty industry’s marketing strategies have changed with the advent of social media. “When I see makeup on Instagram I think I may like, I usually ...
Power teens
Neely Metz, Features Editor
December 9, 2016
Filling Instagram feeds and Snapchat stories with product advertisements, trademarked styles and “hot” trends, teen celebrities can influence the life and mind of youth, leading many to feel pressure to abide by unrealistic beauty expectations to be as “flawless” as their famous counterparts appea...
Tala El Qadah, Senior
September 28, 2020 • No Comments
WEB EXCLUSIVE Two roaring wildfires erupted on Sunday morning in the North Bay, burning 11,000 acres and forcing many residents to evacuate. Junior Anneli Dolan has a...
Governor bans gas, diesel cars by 2035
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Looking globally: Don’t let the smoke blind you
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