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JV and Varsity Academic League Defeats San Pasqual in the First Competition of the Season

Zoe Giammaria, Reporter January 28, 2019

5:30 The JV Academic League Team begins practicing at the tables. 6:02 The practice ends, but the Classical teams get together and continue to quiz each other while San Pasqual’s teams prepare. 6:23...

Me Tight Pirate Pants: A voyage into a cryptic song from my childhood

Me Tight Pirate Pants: A voyage into a cryptic song from my childhood

Paige Townsend, Reporter January 25, 2019

“I like to sing and dance, I like to sing and dance, I wanna be a pirate in the Pirates of Penzance. In me silver-buttoned slippers and me tight pirate pants, I like to sing and daaance.” Ring...

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Escape Room Deviates from the Horror Norm

Katherine Mosack, Reporter January 23, 2019

“Escape Room” follows six strangers who travel to a mysterious building to experience a game where participants work together to solve a series of puzzles with the hope of leaving $10,000 wealthier....

Free Solo: A Rock Climbing Story

Free Solo: A Rock Climbing Story

Dylan Stuflick, Editor in Chief January 22, 2019

Rock climbing is a sport full of adrenaline junkies and thrill seekers. And if you know anything about climbing, you’ve probably heard of Alex Honnold. Part of a unique sect in the rock climbing world,...

Diego Preciado, center, recives the Admirals Award aboard the historic USS Midway. Photo courtesy of Diego Preciado.

Stanford Bound: senior Diego Preciado shares his experiences

Paige Townsend, Reporter January 17, 2019

It’s not easy being a high school senior, but you don’t have to tell senior Diego Preciado that. Preciado, wide receiver and defensive back on the CAHS varsity football team, was recently accepted...

Improvising A Good Time

Improvising A Good Time

Danica Jordan, Reporter January 11, 2019

For fans of theatre and acting alike, Improv Club provides a fun, exciting experience that helps improve acting skills. "I wanted to improve my performance and flexibility as an actor and that I really...

Photo credit Anna Davis.

Winter Choir Concert 2018

Sean Blythe, Reporter January 8, 2019

On Friday Dec. 7, Choir held their Winter Choir Concert. Some of the songs performed include “A Swingin’ Christmas”, “You’re a Mean One, Mr. Grinch”, and even “Bohemian Rhapsody”. But...

The Crimes of Grindelwald

The Crimes of Grindelwald

Emma Rydeen, Reporter December 24, 2018

If you are going to “The Crimes of Grindelwald,” sequel to “Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them,” directed by David Yates and starring Eddie Redmayne, be prepared to be dazzled. Although I...

Stan Lee. Photo courtesy of Wikimedia Commons.

Legends We’ve Lost in 2018

Amanda Brown, Reporter December 10, 2018

2018 has been a sad year for many as we say goodbye to several well-known celebrities and legends that passed away. This includes Aretha Franklin, Xxxtentacion, Stefan Karl, Stephen Hillenburg, Stan Lee...

Photo credit Sean Blythe.

Emergency Preparedness Club: Not just for the apocalypse

Sean Blythe, Reporter November 30, 2018

Fires, car accidents and earthquakes. The question is, what do you do? Well first, consider joining the club! This year, senior Nathan Choy created the Emergency Preparedness Club, which meets Tuesdays...

Photo credit Maddi Tseng.

The Rise of Spikeball Club

Brigid Ambuul, Category Editor November 28, 2018

The beach boardwalks of sunny San Diego have come to Caiman Hall with this year’s new Spikeball Club. The popular pickup game is no longer reserved for swimsuit-clad tourists with no hand-eye coordination...

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Black Friday: A Corporate Illusion

Crystal Sung, Editor in Chief November 22, 2018

I have a modest proposal. Stay home this Thursday and Friday. It’s unethical for the workers that businesses force to work long hours on Thanksgiving Day and through the weekend— and you’re not...

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