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Zodiac signs: the discriminatory stars

Zodiac signs: the discriminatory stars

Zarish Zaidi, Reporter April 4, 2025

On your first date, everything is going well. You have so much in common with your date and you think this might be the one, until they ask the question that changes the course of every first date to come....

photo courtesy of Mr. Carrillo

Artist of the month: Mr. Carrillo

Nina Wu and Joy Cheng April 4, 2025

Since elementary school, Mario Carrillo—Claremont High School’s AP physics teacher and percussion director—has been inseparable from music. Much of his first year as the CHS percussion director has...

Q&A  with the art quad trifecta

Q&A with the art quad trifecta

Julia Little, Reporter April 4, 2025

When CHS students walk into the art quad they will see ceramics, photography, and visual art classes, but who are the teachers that have committed their time to teenagers' artistic educations? The art...

Teachers, stop the excuses and fix your double standard

Teachers, stop the excuses and fix your double standard

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...

LCAP's record-high voting turnout

LCAP’s record-high voting turnout

Nina Wu and Caroline Warren April 4, 2025

Survey upon survey upon survey, Claremont High School students are constantly asked for feedback. The issue is that they do not take those surveys seriously. Instead of providing insight, students...

photo courtesy of Aide Suarez

AOTM: Suarez, the Pickleball Legend

Tavish N Brodie, Reporter April 4, 2025

Claremont High is packed with student athletes. In every classroom you look, you will probably find somebody who has practice that same day. But not all the athletes of CHS are students; in fact, the teachers...

Donald Trump: eyes on the crown

Donald Trump: eyes on the crown

Lincoln Roston, Reporter March 7, 2025

America was founded on the belief that a government ought to operate under the will of its people, that rights are not to be infringed upon, and that the monarchy ought to come to an end. Donald Trump...

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Running from the classroom: four teachers take on the Ventura Marathon

Joy Cheng and Caroline Warren March 7, 2025

2,500 runners. 26.2 miles. One goal: cross the finish line. On Sunday, February 23, 2025, the Ventura Marathon drew thousands of runners to Southern California’s scenic coastline—including four dedicated...

2024 Music: the winds of authenticity

2024 Music: the winds of authenticity

Sebastien Brusselle, Contributing Reporter March 7, 2025

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...

Mardi Gras arrives at CHS

Mardi Gras arrives at CHS

Emma Calimlim, Reporter March 7, 2025

German Club has Oktoberfest. Spanish Honors Society hosts the Dia de Los Muertos Festival. But what about the French Club? Two of the three languages offered on the CHS campus hold schoolwide festivals...

Hyperpigmentation: a "fantastic" trend

Hyperpigmentation: a “fantastic” trend

Seong-Min Cho, Reporter March 7, 2025

Uploaded on May 4th, 2019, Sonia Tiebi shared a drawing her daughter made of her. Thus, the meme “hyperpigmentation” was born. The video has now skyrocketed to popularity across multiple social media...

Wall-to-wall mandated MYP Makes You Panic

Wall-to-wall mandated MYP Makes You Panic

Mayo Ou and Caroline Warren February 14, 2025
With a simple vote, the fate of thousands of future CHS underclassmen was decided—and they did not know it was happening. On Monday, January 13, 2025, teachers at CHS held a vote on the future of the International Baccalaureate Middle Years Program (IB MYP) in most freshman and sophomore classes. Spoiler alert: they have made MYP classes mandatory.
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