Class of ‘19 Valedictorian Ryan Vuong and Salutatorian Justin Wei Are All Smiles After All Their Hard Work
June 12, 2019
Class of ‘19 Valedictorian Ryan Vuong Did Not Choose the “Vuong” Path
Katie Jung, Editor-In-Chief
June 12, 2019
Ryan Vuong is many things before valedictorian. He is a teacher, he is a learner, he is a volunteer, he is a gamer, he is a friend. Although CHS may be celebrating him today for accumulating the highest GPA of his class and successfully taking the most rigorous classes, there are so many deeper dimensions...
Justin Wei Knows “Da Wei” to Success as Class of ‘19 Salutatorian
Jaden Clark and Eden Yu
June 12, 2019
Success comes after hours, days, and years of hard work, some good and some bad. Its culmination can be gratifying, yet the fruits of labor can be, although deserved, surprising. When salutatorian Justin Wei heard his name proclaimed over the deafening roar of CHS students at the most recent renaissance...
Meet Ady Barkan: “America’s Greatest Activist,” CHS Class of 2002
Claire Judson, Reporter
May 3, 2019
In December of 2017, a video of a man on an airplane confronting Republican Senator Jeff Flake of Arizona about his vote on a GOP tax bill that, if gone into effect, would make immense cuts to the US Medicare program, rattled the nation. The man in the video—one of an estimated 30...
A Day in the Life: Special Ed
Rowan Orlijan-Rhyne, Reporter
May 3, 2019
The rain imbues the black trim around the windows of the bus with an empty sheen as a hooded head turns to follow its trajectory into the CHS south parking lot. The hooded head thinks nothing of it, but that is what is remarkable. CHS General Education students are far removed from their Special Education...
Opinion: College Scandal & the Modern Reality of Rich Privilege in the USA
Sydney Hwang, Editor-In-Chief
April 23, 2019
Filed under News, Opinions, Showcase
Upon recent investigations, it turns out that the age-old adage has been proven true: real athletes are made when nobody’s watching. The catch—it only takes a few hundred grand secretly sent to a shady charity fund to become an internationally accredited soccer player (complete with pictures to prove...
Claremont Sees Snow for the First Time in Years
Claire Judson, reporter
March 22, 2019
Filed under News
On the morning of Thursday, Feb. 21, many residents of Claremont were shocked to check their weather apps and see something they have likely never seen before: a 70% chance of snow in the afternoon. Though the eventual snow would last only a few minutes, it would spark fascination among most residents....
Claremont Marijuana Ban Will be Permanently Extended Into the Future
Asiya Junisbai, reporter
March 22, 2019
Filed under News
In October of 2016, Claremont’s city council got together to discuss local policies on commercial marijuana businesses. During that meeting, a unanimous vote determined the banishment of marijuana dispensaries, delivery services, and cultivation in the city of Claremont. The growth of marijuana in...
10th Grade History Substitute to Become a Full-Time Teacher
Elie Schwartz, Reporter
February 8, 2019
Filed under News
From student to student-teacher to teacher: Jillian Jackson is certainly not new to CHS. She graduated with the class of 2012 and went to Cal Poly Pomona for her undergraduate degree. She is still going there to obtain her teaching credential. Next year, she will start a Master’s degree program at...
Riley’s Farm Caught in a War with the Claremont School District
Claire Judson, Reporter
February 1, 2019
Any student who has been a part of CUSD since elementary school would be able to recollect the epitome of CUSD elementary school field trips: Riley’s Farm. In historical Oak Glen, California, visits to Riley’s Farm would entail a near hour-long bus ride buzzing with excited fifth graders and adult...
Climate Climbs in Dangerous Times
Asiya Junisbai, reporter
January 11, 2019
Filed under News
In the 1930s, amid steadily increasing global temperatures, English inventor G.S. Callendar was one of the first people to propose that greenhouse warming was on the way. In the 1970s, environmentalism grew in popularity and more attention was drawn to this idea. Now, in November 2018, the Fourth National...
The SAT’s Curve Creates Confusion
Rowan Orlijan-Rhyne, reporter
January 11, 2019
Filed under News
In June of 2018, there was an uproar from students receiving their scores for the SAT, because they believed that they were being cheated by the College Board out of the scores they thought they deserved. They felt that since they got the same number of questions correct as they did earlier in the year,...
June 12, 2019
Class of ‘19 Valedictorian Ryan Vuong Did Not Choose the “Vuong” Path
June 12, 2019
Justin Wei Knows “Da Wei” to Success as Class of ‘19 Salutatorian
June 12, 2019
Meet Ady Barkan: “America’s Greatest Activist,” CHS Class of 2002
May 3, 2019
June 12, 2019
Class of ‘19 Valedictorian Ryan Vuong Did Not Choose the “Vuong” Path
June 12, 2019
Justin Wei Knows “Da Wei” to Success as Class of ‘19 Salutatorian
June 12, 2019
Meet Ady Barkan: “America’s Greatest Activist,” CHS Class of 2002
May 3, 2019