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ADHD Awareness

ADHD Awareness

Lyla Bollag October 26, 2023

Happy October, everyone. The leaves are yellow, orange, and red, and the assignments I meant to do are missing. Not only is October the month of Inktober and Halloween, but it is also ADHD awareness...

Saudi Arabia’s 170km City

Saudi Arabia’s 170km City

Cierra Nervo June 16, 2023

Imagine living in a massive, reflective skyscraper. A long– 170-kilometers – city riddled with technological advancements unseen in American society. The Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia, Mohammed bin...

Selling Alaska: Climate vs. Economy

Selling Alaska: Climate vs. Economy

Cierra Nervo June 5, 2023

In the midst of both a climate and economic crisis, the U.S. government fights rising gas prices with planet-warming carbon pollution.  On March 13, the Biden administration approved ConocoPhillips’...

To Tip or Not To Tip

To Tip or Not To Tip

Jinling Wang June 5, 2023

It’s the 21st century, and the turn of an iPad causes you to perspire like the condensation forming on your $5.35 iced matcha latte.  Three blue buttons pop up on the iPad screen, prodding you to press...

Seniors Aden Meisel, Hudson Mayfield, Emma Schubert, Alexandra Siegel, Molly Morouse, Katherine Ball, and Abby Kim gather after the ceremony.

Cum Laude Ceremony 2023

Ada Green, Co-Feature Editor June 5, 2023

“Today we get to celebrate our school’s core value of scholarship,” said Head of Upper School Melissa Alkire, “Cum Laude reminds us of our adherence to this core value of scholarship each year,...

PAF 6 Presents "Tam Lin"

PAF 6 Presents “Tam Lin”

Ada Green, Co-Feature Editor June 4, 2023

May 25 marked a great celebration for the Performing Arts Department and the class of 2029: the sixth-grade musical production of “Tam Lin.”  Set in 1550 Scotland, “Tam Lin” is a story of courage...

Manchester City Trounces Real Madrid

Eli Meisel, Staff Member June 2, 2023

On the 15th of May, the football club Manchester City earned their place in the champions league final by crushing Real Madrid in the semifinal. Both clubs each contain some of the most talented players...

Russian PMC Wagner Group Claims Control Over Heavily Contested City of Bakhmut

Jackson Baltes, Editor of Fun May 23, 2023

Russia's Wagner Group has recently claimed control over the heavily contested city of Bakhmut in the Donbass region of Ukraine. "It's the 20th of May, 2023. This afternoon at 12:00pm, Bakhmut was...

The 2023 NBA Playoffs

The 2023 NBA Playoffs

Davis Ohanian May 22, 2023

As we delve deeper into the 2022-2023 playoffs, fans and experts alike continue to be shocked by the rise of new stars, entering a new era of basketball, lacking the complete domination of superstars....

A Look Into SOCK Club

A Look Into SOCK Club

Christiana Cino April 18, 2023

When walking through Santa Barbara, whether on a beach or downtown, it is hard not to notice the significant amount of homelessness on the streets. The sad truth of the ever-growing homeless population...

Great amounts of luggage are being sorted through mere days after the Southwest Airlines disaster.

A Holiday Season Disaster

Davis Ohanian April 18, 2023

With thousands of Americans traveling during the holiday season, it is essential for major airlines to prepare for mishaps and disasters in a multitude of ways, such as ensuring that there are a sufficient...

Santa Barbara Film Fest: Celebrating Cinema

Santa Barbara Film Fest: Celebrating Cinema

Luca D'Agruma and Alexandra Siegel April 9, 2023

Lights, camera, and action! This phrase is often used to describe the excitement and anticipation that comes with the start of a film or video production, and it perfectly captures the atmosphere of the...

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