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Too Soon For School?
A serene morning is broken by the blares of alarm clocks, signaling the start of the school year for thousands of students across the district. Gone are the countless days of sleeping in to their hearts' content, late-night gaming sessions, and carefree beach days. Now, despite the sweltering heat, students gladly exchange all...

Games Across the Centuries

ICE Out

Living in a Labubu World

Magic School Bus To Nowhere

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Philz Coffee’s Bittersweet Sale

On the corner of 24th and Folsom Streets of San Francisco during the 1970s, one man started a tiny supermarket selling the nation’s cheapest milk and beer...

Sep 243 min read

VTA Strike

On March 10, hundreds of Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTA) employees walked off the job, launching a 17-day strike that deeply impacted the region’s public transit system.

May 243 min read

Virgin

With this volume marking my third year writing for the music column, I was faced with a decision: continue reviewing music or...

Sep 252 min read

Hooked on the Feed

By Ariel Lee Sept. 24, 2025 In recent years, a new “disease” has been spreading across the internet: brainrot. Its...

Sep 252 min read

TAs in the Classroom

By Sarah Perez Sept. 24, 2025 In a quiet corner of the classroom, a diligent student performs a series of tasks,...

Sep 253 min read

New TA Policy

By Srihita Madiraju Sept. 24, 2025 Catherine Nguyen Art In previous years, upperclassmen had the opportunity to become a teacher's assistant (TA). Selected by their teachers during course selection, TAs provide teachers with various forms of assistance depending on their unique teaching styles, with tasks ranging from collecting homework to reviewing classwork submissions. This year, the school adjusted its TA policies to better align with state education code, disrup

Sep 253 min read

Feature School

New Staff Members

By Dylan Xie Sept. 24, 2025 Frida Castro-Lavenant, Social Studies Department Entering her first official year as a teacher, this has been a dream come-true moment for Castro-Lavenant. Prior to this position, she was a student teacher at Fremont High School and a substitute at Leland for a year and a half. Castro-Lavenant had already familiarized herself with the faculty during the previous summers. As an instructional assistant, she collaborated with Trevor H

Sep 252 min read

Gutierrez Teacher Feature

On the first day of each school year, Roberto Gutierrez, Foreign Language Department, introduces himself with the fun fact that he held the Olympic torch at 13 years old. While at first it may seem like this event is at most a slice of trivia, in truth, it represents a common theme throughout his life: seeking inspiration from the best of the best to improve himself.

Apr 102 min read

Opinions

Spilling the Tea or My ID?

First dates can trigger a landslide of emotions, from nervousness to hope to the itching fear that...

Sep 253 min read

Too Soon For School?

A serene morning is broken by the blares of alarm clocks, signaling the start of the school year for thousands of students across the district...

Sep 243 min read

Entertainment

"Happy Gilmore 2”

As an avid fan of Adam Sandler and an occasional golf player, on the day “Happy Gilmore 2” came out on Netflix, I sat down before my TV with legs kicked back...

Sep 292 min read

From Pick-Me to Poser

Matcha lattes in reusable jars; a copy of “Pride and Prejudice” he has never actually finished, wire headphones for the “sound quality”...

Sep 243 min read

Feature World

Plastic Pollution Persists Post Geneva

By Melvin Najarian Sept. 24, 2025 As more and more microplastics make up our food, bloodstream and brain, plastic...

Sep 253 min read

Serbia Protests

By Isabella Zhu Sept. 24, 2025 What began as a peaceful march devolved into disorder as...

Sep 253 min read

Science & Tech

Dangers…out-of-this-world

By James Tong Sept. 24, 2025 The stars glimmer in the night sky above a crackling campfire in the forest. Above...

Sep 253 min read

ST: To H-1B, or not to H-1B

By Michael Im Feb. 12, 2025 Immigration, whether it be legal or illegal, has been a major point of polarization in American...

Feb 144 min read

Sports

Chinese Robolympics

By Ayush Deshpande and Srihita Madiraju Sept. 24, 2025 Beijing’s Ice Arena erupted with cheers from the crowd, the audience...

Sep 253 min read

PE Policy Pivot

Students wipe the sweat off their face, sunburned and wishing for the class to be over. For hundreds of student athletes across the district, this scene was a distant past. Previously, students had the option to complete two seasons of school sports to earn five physical education..

Sep 253 min read

THE CHARGER ACCOUNT

News

The New Seating Sit-uation
In order to increase seating availability and improve students' overall quality of life during non-class times, last year's Associated Student Body (ASB) executive officers, the student...

Features

Recent Articles

Games Across the Centuries

ICE Out

Living in a Labubu World

Magic School Bus To Nowhere

Philz Coffee’s Bittersweet Sale

VTA Strike

Virgin

Hooked on the Feed

TAs in the Classroom

New TA Policy

New Staff Members

Gutierrez Teacher Feature

Spilling the Tea or My ID?

Too Soon For School?

"Happy Gilmore 2”

From Pick-Me to Poser

Plastic Pollution Persists Post Geneva

Serbia Protests

Dangers…out-of-this-world

ST: To H-1B, or not to H-1B

Chinese Robolympics

PE Policy Pivot

News

The New Seating Sit-uation In order to increase seating availability and improve students' overall quality of life during non-class times, last year's Associated Student Body (ASB) executive officers, the student...

Features

Recent Articles

Games Across the Centuries

ICE Out

Living in a Labubu World

Magic School Bus To Nowhere

Philz Coffee’s Bittersweet Sale

VTA Strike

Virgin

Hooked on the Feed

TAs in the Classroom

New TA Policy

New Staff Members

Gutierrez Teacher Feature

Spilling the Tea or My ID?

Too Soon For School?

"Happy Gilmore 2”

From Pick-Me to Poser

Plastic Pollution Persists Post Geneva

Serbia Protests

Dangers…out-of-this-world

ST: To H-1B, or not to H-1B

Chinese Robolympics

PE Policy Pivot

The New Seating Sit-uation
In order to increase seating availability and improve students' overall quality of life during non-class times, last year's Associated Student Body (ASB) executive officers, the student...