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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

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Generation Alpha’s slang is a “W,” not an “L”

Pablo Guevara, Reporter March 4, 2024

Every generation has its cultural staples. Generation X had Micheal Jackson and The Simpsons, millennials had Harry Potter and the Spice Girls, and the beloved Gen Z which we CHS students belong to had...

Will Proposition 1 be the One?

Fiona Wu, Reporter March 4, 2024

As I was walking back to the car after spending a day in Los Angeles with my parents a month ago, I could not help but notice a girl sitting on the other side of the road. She had bright, colorful red...

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It is Time to Make a Change

Isla Bulmer, Reporter March 4, 2024

In the past decade, an estimated 160 species have gone extinct. It is alarmingly likely that future generations will never have the opportunity to go to the zoo and watch in awe as they see a polar pear...

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Journalism is Dying, in A Different Way Than Expected

Rhea Sethi, reporter March 4, 2024

Journalism is dying, because people can no longer trust anything or believe anyone. Glancing at Google’s list of current trending searches two weeks ago, a question stood out: did Disney buy the...

You do NOT need him

You do NOT need him

Oliver Carrero, Reporter March 4, 2024

No one can deny the nostalgia surrounding the lifelong connections manifested in the middle of fourth-period Spanish or second-period English. From twitter to television, high school nostalgia lives in...

Sprachen, langues, and idiomas: MYP and the death of languages

Sprachen, langues, and idiomas: MYP and the death of languages

Mayo Ou, Head News Editor March 4, 2024

The struggle of the language teachers and the language department is well-known around campus, with the combination of French 1 and 3, the rush to get from El Roble to CHS to teach German, and so much...

Disrespected, Disappointed, Disgraced: Gen Alpha Making Teachers Quit

Disrespected, Disappointed, Disgraced: Gen Alpha Making Teachers Quit

Nina Wu, Reporter March 4, 2024

A 7th grade teacher with the TikTok username @qbthedon states in his viral video, “I teach seventh grade, [and yet Gen Alpha] are still performing on the fourth grade level.” Reports such as these...

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We’re not headed for a Dystopian future. It’s already here.

Kate Song, reporter March 4, 2024

As I pressed play to watch "Hunger Games," little did I expect to spend the next seven  hours binge-watching the entire trilogy and developing an unexpected infatuation with Josh Hutcherson, one of the...

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Sensitivity Hurts Democracy

William Maxwell Abbott, Reporter February 9, 2024

For years, America has prided itself on being the world’s leading democracy, giving everyone the ability to voice their own opinion and for it to be heard. Now, people's voices are drowned out by censorship. From...

Redefining Asian stereotypes: who is ‘Asian’?

Tara Neemuchwala, Contributing Reporter February 9, 2024

Has someone ever told you that you do not belong in your ethnicity, race or culture? That you are not who you say you are? This is a common experience for many people who do not fit the “Asian” stereotype....

The issue STEMs from gender inequality in the field

The issue STEMs from gender inequality in the field

Caroline Warren, Reporter February 9, 2024

When students are young, there is a big push to allow everyone to try everything. The idea is to have children find their passion at a young age. Elementary schools implement music lessons, computer labs,...

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The “Epstein List” Blurs The Lines Of Accountability

Pablo Guevara, Reporter February 9, 2024

We love to jump to conclusions. When the facts all seem to line up, we always point a finger at whoever they seem to line up against—even when what seems right simply isn’t. And this obsession with...

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