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“Freshman for a Day” prepares excited middle schoolers

Micah Summers, Reporter • November 21, 2014

The initiative event “Freshman for a Day” annually gathers pre-Caiman eighth graders at Classical Academy High School, where ASB greets the assembly with an array of games and presentations. The...

Dancing, dedication, and devotion

Jamie Brown, Reporter • November 17, 2014

For those who prefer to express themselves through actions rather than words, dancing can be a great outlet. “A lot of the time I have trouble verbally conveying the way I feel about things, and then...

Foodini: The New 3-D Food Printer

Elizabeth Peek, Student Contributor • November 14, 2014

Food printers. They exist now,thanks to the invention created by Natural Machines. Launched as the Foodini, they stunned and bewildered the world around them. When she heard about it, senior Leanne...

Costumed characters stroll and bowl

Abel Siemens and Jakob Woo-Ming • November 10, 2014

ESCONDIDO — With the thoughts of candy and parties fresh in everyone’s minds, students took time during lunch to gather in the quad area of the campus for festivities. Participation in a pumpkin bowling...

Escondido rejects proposed shelter for illegal immigrant minors

Elizabeth Peek, Student Contributor • October 31, 2014

Traditionally, Escondido has held an annual winter shelter aimed at serving underaged illegal immigrants without a present guardian. However, this year, the shelter was rejected in a 4-1 vote by the Escondido...

Transformer Shut Down

Danielle Weston, Reporter • October 30, 2014

With midterms on the horizon, students scrambled to cram in some last minute studying. If only they had an extra day. With only one day some students wished for a miracle and a break. Late Monday...

Dressed to impress

Olivia Jolley, Reporter • October 23, 2014

Homecoming spirit week – four days full of costumes and mayhem – rallied the students before the homecoming game and dance. Throughout the week, students dressed up and let their creative...

“Newsies” inspired flash mob dazzles students during lunch

October 22, 2014

ESCONDIDO – On Thursday, October 16, 2014, students were treated to a spontaneous dance performance during lunch. A flock of students flooded the courtyard, dancing to “Seize the Day” from the musical...

A night in Manhattan

Michaela Sanderson, Reporter • October 21, 2014

ESCONDIDO — On October 18, 580 students attended Classical Academy High School’s sixth annual homecoming dance. Since this year’s homecoming theme was “Midnight in Manhattan,” the room was...

Cyclone Hudhud devastates Indian coast

Catalin Wiese, Reporter • October 18, 2014

Sunday morning, October 12, Tropical Cyclone Hudhud ravished the Eastern Coast of India for hours, uprooting trees, tearing down power lines, and demolishing crops and buildings. The states of Odisha...

President Obama appoints Ron Klain “Ebola Czar”

Sabina Hahn, Editor-in-Chief • October 17, 2014

Washington D.C.— With the passing of Thomas Eric Duncan, the first U.S. patient diagnosed with Ebola, and two more confirmed cases, Ebola has the nation in a state of unrest. In response to the widespread...

Red carpets and ribbons

Matthew Roberts, Editor in Chief • October 13, 2014

ESCONDIDO - The red carpet came rolling out the door on Thursday, October 2, as hundreds of distinguished parents and guests entered the new campus for an exclusive banquet hosted by Classical Academy’s...