Kamiak High School’s debate team has perennially sent orators and debaters to the National Tournament, where students from all around the country compete with each other to see who deserves the title of best debater. This year, it was no different; Kamiak High School debaters were ready to compete. Andrew KimI am currently a…
In 1945, Adolf Hitler executed millions of Jewish immigrants in Germany he deemed Jewish people as “not important”. This social Darwinism that Hitler advocated landed him in hot water- boiling water I should say- that made him the most hated person in the history of the world. But there are many nefarious dictators and rebellion…
Breaking Down the Walls is an interactive program that is designed to bring unification within school campuses, encouraging students to know, understand, and feel one another. Phil Boyte, the program’s main speaker, brought Breaking Down the Walls to Yorba Linda High School from Feb. 13 to Feb. 16, 2012. Tiffany Ha Yeung YangSenior in Yorba…
Controversy erupted immediately following the United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) decision to purchase 7 million pounds of ammonium hydroxide-treated beef as a part of school lunch programs nationwide. Sally (Won Kyung) OhSally is a returning JSR editor and Executive Editor of Irvine High School’s student newspaper, El Vaquero.More Posts
Blink and you’ll miss it. It’s a world of immediacy and surprise, with murder for entertainment and cruelty for superiority. Author Suzanne Collins depicts a futuristic dystopia in “The Hunger Games,” a trilogy which has attracted a strong following among teenage readers. With a movie edition debuting in theatres March 23, the series’ popularity has…
From Feb. 27 to Feb. 29, high school students, representing the 6.3 million students in California, gathered in Sacramento at the State Capitol for the California Association of Student Councils’ (CASC) Student Advisory Board on Legislation in Education Conference (SABLE). Chelsea LimPalos Verdes Peninsula High School Grade 12More Posts
In the past few months, authorities have caught an increasing number of Woodbridge High School students stealing from the nearby Albertsons on Alton Parkway, in Irvine, during the school’s lunch time. Students have been caught mostly stealing food items. Hoyeon LeeHi, everyone! I am a senior at Woodbridge High School. Other than writing, I enjoy…
Throughout the summer, many students attend summer enrichment programs to further their knowledge on a topic or simply to have fun. Although these summer camps range in application deadline, price and location, most of the University of California campuses have programs that target high school students. Hoyeon LeeHi, everyone! I am a senior at Woodbridge High School….
To Eat or not to Eat… the Marshmallow? Joachim de Posada’s 2005 work “Don’t Eat the Marshmallow… Yet!” is, in this economic depression, extremely relevant and gives useful advice on how to save money and prosper. Chiyoung KimChiyoung Kim is a senior at North Hollywood High School, and he loves everything science and everything else….
Linsanity and the GOP race better clear headlines to make way for a new trend that has earned its place in the hearts of several personalities, including Kim Kardashian’s, Taylor Swift’s, and Bill Gates’. Kony 2012, a campaign held by the non-profit organization, Invisible Children Inc., has recently found success in bringing the…
