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When Dress Codes Cross the Line: Over-sexualization of Today’s Youth

Gabrielle Rodriguez, Staff Writer • October 25, 2023

Gabrielino High School enforces a dress code requiring students to dress in a manner that ‘does not distract from the educational environment’. However, students argue such guidelines often target...

$PARABOLA PROBLEMS Marisela Aguilera teaches quadratic equations a class of Honors Algebra 2$

Honors courses: bridging the gap between regular and AP classes

Sophia Pu, Editor in Chief • October 2, 2023

While regular courses are the default and APs are often complained about, left out of the conversation is the gray area in between: honors courses. Though honors courses are currently seen as a transition...

Unspoken AAPI experiences reach film

Brian Ly, Staff Writer • September 25, 2023

“My mom is 84 years old and she is at home watching. Mom! I just won an Oscar!” Ke Huy Quan exclaimed with tears in his eyes, holding up the first Oscar he has ever won. “... They say stories...

Gabrielino’s achievement gap needs addressing

June 1, 2023

By Violet Wang | Staff Writer Gabrielino High School is proud to boast its best: an incredible 96 percent graduation rate, a variety of AP classes, star students attending top schools,...

Allow seniors to decorate their graduation caps

June 1, 2023

By Jordan Liu | Copy Editor At last year’s graduation ceremony, family and friends of seniors looked out upon a sea of graduation caps, with some being a simple blue and others displaying...

Menstrual products must be regularly supplied inside school restrooms

Bren Belmonte, Staff Writer • June 1, 2023

As a huge population of female students can testify, the amount of pads and tampons being provided inside Gabrielino High School’s restrooms is nonexistent. Even though they are offered at...

Greenify Gabrielino’s concrete jungle

Sophia Pu, Production Chief • April 28, 2023

Imagine walking into campus greeted by bright bursts of poppies, fragrant sage, and majestically curving coastal live oak branches. Instead, Gabrielino High School students are met with endless...

Staff Editorial: Bring back field trips

April 28, 2023

The unmatched excitement of a school field trip has been sparsely felt by students since elementary school. Jittery nights full of anticipation have been replaced by the mundane high...

Ageism relevant in actors’ careers

Bren Belmonte, Staff Writer • April 28, 2023

When a person describes a typical modern movie, they state that the criteria must have action, romance, and comedy. These apply heavily to all films, especially to those starring young and...

Staff Editorial: Surge in anti-trans bills hurts LGBTQ+ communities

March 31, 2023

RALLY FOR RIGHTS Over 100 people gather in Boise, Idaho, to support transgender athletes Last year, over 300 anti-trans bills were introduced to State Houses and Senates all over...

History must include people of color

March 31, 2023

By Nicole Banh | Staff Writer Fred Hampton, Chien-Shiung Wu, and Sylvia Rivera, despite the important lives they led, are virtually unknown. However, all these people share one...

Staff Editorial: Lessons learned from Monterey Park shooting

February 24, 2023

REST IN PEACE Candles glow in front of Star Dance Studio in memory of the 11 people who died in the Monterey Park shooting. Too close to home. Those words were at the center of frantic texts as...

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