Schools are still shut down across the globe due to the current global pandemic, COVID-19, resulting in virtual classes for students to learn safely at home. Valencia High School’s choir found this news particularly upsetting at first, since choirs are supposed to sing together as a group. Mrs. Christine Tavarees-Mocha, VHS’ choral director, decided to…
Author: Jasmine Jhun
Valencia High School’s Hip Hop Team Stays Fit at Home
Due to the current global pandemic, COVID-19, people all over the world have been confined to their homes with the Stay-at-Home plan in action. As a result, students’ education has switched to virtual classes, while electives and athletics have paused. Although this occurrence has created a drastic change in people’s everyday lives, causing cancellation of…
Valencia High School Choir Explores New Online Learning Techniques
COVID-19, commonly known as the “Coronavirus,” has been dominating the media in resourceful news, debatable topics, misleading numbers, and even memes to evoke humor. As the pandemic spreads, schools all over the world have shut down in precaution, leaving students with ambivalent feelings. Valencia High School’s choir, in particular, is one of many programs affected. …
Valencia High School’s Mito Walk and Roll: A Journey for a Cure to Mitochondrial Disease
Most people know the mitochondria as “the powerhouse of the cell.” Yet, when one has mitochondrial disease, it is like “running a house on a battery” as student, Nadia Maciejewski puts it. Nadia, a junior at Valencia High School, is one of approximately 20,000 people in the United States affected by this rare condition…
Students Participated at Forensic League Expanded Interests and Skills
On December 21st, Valencia High School’s speech and debate club members, along with teams from other schools and organizations, gathered at Granada Hills Charter High School for the TCFL (Tri-Valley Forensic League) speech competition. High school students performed pieces they had prepared and were each ranked for their performance in each category. One of Valencia…
Valencia High School is Taking Steps Toward a Healthier Community
On November 2nd, the Saving Hearts Foundation hosted a free heart screening at Valencia High School to help people stay healthier in the community. The Saving Hearts Foundation is a national non-profit foundation started by three UCLA undergraduates. Their goal is to prevent sudden cardiac arrest (SCA) by providing free heart screenings for young athletes,…
Valencia High School Choir Performs at Gilchrist Farm
On each T-shirt of the Valencia High School, VHS, choir members are the words “Inspire, Uplift, and Cultivate Community.” VHS’s choir never turns down an opportunity to help out others, no matter what their background is. On Saturday, October 19th, the VHS choir performed at Gilchrist farm, located in Santa Clarita, and held a bake…
An End to Bugs Could Mean the End of the World
Many people would be glad to see bugs disappear off the face of the earth. Most can agree that some insects can be very bothersome; insects often intrude humans’ homes or give them a fright outside. In a survey given to the students at Valencia High School, 89% of the 50 people questioned claimed that…