Lucas Grannis, Assistant Editor-in-Chief
• June 6, 2025
Most people don’t realize when they’re in the presence of greatness, because sometimes, greatness doesn’t shout. It studies late into the night, clocks shifts at 21 Choices, instructs kids after...
Class of 2025,
We are the grade that lived through the screen,
Zoom breakout rooms and glitchy routines.
We’ve been awkward at rallies, maybe missed our chance to speak,
And witnessed things...
Lucas Grannis, Assistant Editor-in-Chief
• April 4, 2025
"Rules for thee, and not for me" seems to be the unspoken motto of many educators, birthing an epidemic of academic duplicity. At CHS and beyond, students are warned against using AI to help guide them...
In 2024, the musical landscape experienced a shift. Artists like Kendrick Lamar, Tyler The Creator, Doechii, Chappell Roan, and Charli XCX flocked to the top of charts and the Grammys, dethroning artists...
On July 13th, 2024, in the Los Angeles Public Library, Claremont High School senior Mairead Lucke stood at a microphone and read a poem at the Poet Laureate Commencement Performance at LA Public Library’s Mark Taper Auditorium. She was one of twelve Finalists for the LA Poet Laureate competition.
Now, she has been named an LA Poet Ambassador.
From dieting to exercising, to finally beating procrastination – there is a wide array of New Year’s resolutions. But one of the most important ones people have been consistently underperforming...
Pablo Guevara, Assistant Opinions Editor
• November 1, 2024
When tensions are high during election season, people tend to misunderstand a lot of things that are actually said. Whether people are spreading rumors that President Joe Biden undoubtedly has dementia...
As 37-year-old paracyclist Samantha Bosco left the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games and returned to her hometown of Claremont, California, one thing was different: a gold medal added to her already impressive...
Kate Mitchell, Co-Head News Editor
• November 1, 2024
This summer, Claremont High School alumni Brittany Brown rose to the top and won Bronze in the Women’s 200 meter at the 2024 Paris Olympic Games. The bronze medal this year is particularly special, as...
Roughly 25 million farmed animals are killed in the United States every day. That is ten billion animals a year which are bred and slaughtered purely for human diet and enjoyment. Ten billion animals that,...
Dear Tropical Lei,
I am writing to you in regards to your marque. For years, pre-pandemic, it has been a source of amusement and an educational tool for many new readers driving along Foothill blvd. between...
