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The Wolfpacket

The student news site of Claremont High School

The Wolfpacket

The student news site of Claremont High School

The Wolfpacket

Tadpole to 15K— a big year for a little frog

Tadpole to 15K— a big year for a little frog

Meghan Mason, Assistant News Editor January 25, 2021

Wilson the frog had had a long day. The sixteen inch-tall Spring Green Frog, along with his caregiver and translator CHS senior Kay Oken, had just gotten off an Instagram livestream and their voices were...

Students say no to the SRO

Students say “no” to the SRO

Asiya Junisbai, Co-Opinions Editor January 25, 2021

An armed School Resource Officer (SRO) has been regularly present on the campus of CHS since the position was first instituted in 2009. Today, this practice is being challenged. Students developed the...

National News Update

National News Update

Michael Ball, Reporter January 25, 2021

This article was written on January 14, 2021, so there may have been changes or updates between the writing and publishing of this article. The United States is a symbol of democracy around the world,...

Update on LA County; the epicenter of the Coronavirus

Izzy Thomas, Reporter January 25, 2021

In the weeks following the holidays, Los Angeles County has become one of the most dangerous counties in the nation and the epicenter of COVID-19, thus sounding the alarm in Claremont, which sits within...

If You Haven’t Heard: December 2020

Michael Ball, Reporter December 14, 2020

The world is a big and interesting place with hundreds of stories happening every day. However, the media overlooks much of it in favor of the flashy and over-exaggerated. Despite this, it is important...

Students protest for the removal of school resource officer

Students protest for the removal of school resource officer

Kay Oken, Editor-in-Chief December 14, 2020

On Thursday, Nov. 19, students gathered outside Sumner Elementary School, to march to the home of CUSD Board of Education President, David Nemer, in protest of the CHS school resource officer. Lead...

AP and IB in the COVID era

AP and IB in the COVID era

David Begazo, Reporter December 14, 2020

The AP and IB curriculums are looked upon by many CHS students as well as students across the country, as the gateway to a better GPA and a stronger college application as a result. These programs, affected...

COVID-19 catch up: an update on rising cases, restrictions, and vaccines

COVID-19 catch up: an update on rising cases, restrictions, and vaccines

Melina Tisopulos and Izzy Thomas December 14, 2020

As the holiday season begins, Coronavirus cases have been rapidly on the rise, reaching some of the highest numbers yet. On Dec. 1, Los Angeles County gained over 7,000 new COVID cases, and had just over...

The empty CHS campus

Will we ever return to campus?

Meghan Mason, Assistant News Editor November 16, 2020

On March 13th, 2020, when CUSD shut down its campuses at the beginning of the pandemic, many students felt that one month of “at-home” school might make for a nice vacation in the middle of the school...

Students poll in on the 2020 Presidential Election

Students poll in on the 2020 Presidential Election

Izzy Thomas, Reporter November 16, 2020

On Nov. 3, millions of Americans were glued to their televisions as they anxiously awaited the results of the 2020 presidential election. Americans on both ends of the political spectrum were on the edges...

California bans flavored tobacco hoping to halt teenage vaping

California bans flavored tobacco hoping to halt teenage vaping

Ady Bolinger, Assistant News Editor November 16, 2020

For many CHS students, walking into a CHS bathroom can oftentimes be like walking into a smoke shop. Clouds of smoke rise from the stalls, empty Puff Bars are scattered across the floor, and the sickly...

Special Education during the pandemic: what changed?

Melina Tisopulos, Reporter November 16, 2020

Last March, the unprecedented transition from in-person to online schooling placed all educators in a peculiar and difficult circumstance. However, this unexpected shift presented even more unique challenges...

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