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Lets Be Honest, We All Lie

Let’s Be Honest, We All Lie

Estelle Murray December 6, 2018

There are numerous studies that demonstrate that most people lie on social media platforms.  The financial site Learnvest published a survey in 2017 that revealed that 60 percent of millennial...

Reminders of How to Stay Organized

Reminders of How to Stay Organized

Estelle Murray December 5, 2018

Color Code       red = tests       orange = reminders       pink = meetings       green = free periods 2.Remind yourself to make time to study        either...

How to Show Your Thanks During the Holiday Season

How to Show Your Thanks During the Holiday Season

Audrey Murphy November 30, 2018

As the holiday season nears and 2018 comes to a close, it is around this time that we like to reflect on all of the things that we’re grateful for. Whether you’re thankful for a friend, family member,...

Plotting Against Pollution

Catie Fristoe November 7, 2018

The word habitat is defined as “the natural home or environment of an animal.” The Pacific Ocean is precisely that for millions of marine species, and we are destroying it. Human’s increasing use...

Same-Sex Mice Have Babies

Same-Sex Mice Have Babies

Madeline Walker November 6, 2018

Question: Can same-sex mice reproduce?     Overview: A team of researchers at the Chinese Academy of Sciences concluded last week that, with cutting-edge science, same-sex mice can reproduce;...

Lab-Grown Neurons Could Help Scientists Repair Damaged Brain Tissue

Madeline Walker October 4, 2018

Question: Could it be possible to generate new nerve cells that could contribute to brain repair? Overview: IPSCs--induced Pluripotent Stem Cells-- have two unique properties: they can self-renew...

Dear Seniors

Dear Seniors

June 4, 2018

This is always a bittersweet time of year for me, as I start to mourn the impending departure of the senior class while warmly watching their excitement build as they realize just how close they are to...

Dear Freshman Selves,

Dear Freshman Selves,

June 1, 2018

It’s been a long four years. We know that you probably don’t want to read this because you think that you’re so cool, and you’re in high school now, and you’re basically an adult, but we ask...

Mission to Mars

Patrick Otte February 9, 2018

Mission to Mars was a series of thirty-minute presentations done by 8th graders under the circumstances if they were to travel to Mars and successfully colonize the planet. Approximately sixty to eighty...

Hugh Hefner: The Good, The Bad and the Bunny

Hugh Hefner: The Good, The Bad and the Bunny

Carina Tedesco January 21, 2018

When a celebrity passes, our society must decide how we will remember him or her. Typically, we choose to to recognize the best qualities of the dead and selectively forget their flaws. Although it is...

Homecoming!

Homecoming!

Sofia Fouroohimartin October 17, 2017

Homecoming is just around the corner, set for this Saturday, October 21st. This year’s dance is Disco themed and sure to be a blast. Student Council President, Camila Lemere jokes “We’re all gonna...

Changing Schools

Changing Schools

Annelle King October 17, 2017

Abby Corpuz Senior Abby Corpuz left Laguna Blanca to go to Dos Pueblos for freshman and sophomore year. She found that it was really difficult to leave the Laguna community and have to find her way...

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