Exploring The Brain Expo
Ricardo Rios and Rudolph Civil
November 20, 2019
Santaluces High School hosted the 6th annual Brain Expo on Friday, November 8th. Students from Mr. Gray’s AP Psychology class chose a celebrity or a fictional character that interested them and talked about the different parts of the brain that affect their behavior. This year students chose to sho...
Top 5 Strangest Things That China Has Banned
Marcela Alfaya, Staff Writer
November 13, 2019
China has a long list of extraordinary things that their censors have banned. More recently, the TV show South Park has landed itself on that list because one of their newer episodes criticized Chinese censors, and included footage of the Hong Kong riots. This new act of censorship shows the lengths...
Mental Health Awareness Day
Christopher Vargas, Staff Writer
November 12, 2019
Mental Health Awareness Day is an event hosted for the purpose of encouraging students to take time to focus on their mental well being. A group effort between SGA and the Psychology Club, the clubs provided different events at lunch that helped students understand ways to improve their mental ...
Is This The End of TikTok?
Karen Portillo and Gevorg Mnatsakanyan
November 12, 2019
Tiktok is an app taking over the world one video at a time. Launched by Bytedance in 2016, the app grew to the fame that it is now in 2018. Initially, Bytedance bought the American social media app Musical.ly for $1 billion in November 2017 and then merged it with their app Tiktok. In this app, people...
Should School Start Times Be Changed?
Karen Portillo, Staff Writer
November 12, 2019
After a long night of trying to get homework done, waking up and getting ready for school can be a hassle for many students. Most high schools start school at 7:25 a.m., while middle schools tend to start around 8:20 a.m. Recently, Governor Gavin Newsom from California has pushed back the start times...
Taking a Mental Health Day
Lauren Klemowich, Staff Writer
November 6, 2019
It can be a silent killer. Something that people do not even know they are dealing with. The stigma behind it is strong. Mental illness has plagued the world whether it be anxiety disorders, eating disorders, mood disorders, etc with one in five adults in the U.S. having a mental illness. Mental health ...
JROTC Care Package
Ricardo Rios, Staff Writer
November 5, 2019
Every year, for the past 7 years JROTC has been sending care packages to U.S. service members that have been deployed over seas during the holidays. The sad reality is that these soldiers can’t make it back home in time for Thanksgiving or even Christmas, and they miss the opportunity to share these ...
Flu Season is Here
Karen Portillo, Staff Writer
October 30, 2019
Flu season has started and the CDC is urging individuals to get the vaccine before the end of October. The flu is present year round, but it tends to peak during fall and winter. Every season, 8% of the U.S. population contracts the flu. Last week, the CDC reported that influenza activity has increased...
Salsa Dancing to Shadow Boxing, Hispanic Heritage Month Recap
Chris Vargas, Staff Writer
October 23, 2019
For Hispanic Heritage month, Latinos in Action decided to end it off with a bang with a big lunch time event. Dancing and shadow boxing. They played classic songs like “Suavemente” by Elvis Crespo and “Obsesión” by Aventura. When asked about hosting this event, Latinos in act...
Santaluces Chiefs Show Off School Spirit!
Sarah Winters, Staff Writer
October 21, 2019
The Santaluces Chiefs showed off their school spirit at the Homecoming Pep Rally!