Throughout the years, the NBA playoffs have given basketball fans a sense of camaraderie and enjoyment, as well as competitiveness and despair. With these NBA teams desperately fighting for the coveted championship ring, players try their best to give it their all. This year in particular, the NBA playoffs have given fans a sight to…
Author: Patrick Yu
The Need for Technology in Schools
With technology advancing at a rapid rate, our everyday lives have adapted to implement many new innovations. In response to this, many schools have been able to use technology to their full advantage, such as using Chromebooks and tablets on a daily basis. However, many schools are hesitant to add technology to their education system,…
The Valencia High School Lacrosse Team Aims for Success
Valencia High School is known for its dominant soccer team, which defeated the majority of teams to earn the number 16 rank in all of California. However, the Valencia High School lacrosse team is a much different story, with its history filled with many more losses than wins. Despite the fact that the lacrosse team…
Should Schools Prevent Sleep Deprivation in Students?
Research tells us that approximately 8-10 hours of sleep must be invested to maintain a healthy lifestyle. But what if this 8 hours of sleep is cut by half? This is what many students are experiencing on a daily basis, resulting in an unhealthy lifestyle both physically and mentally. With approximately 90 percent of students…
How Big Data Affects the World
As the world shifts towards more innovative ways of gathering, sorting and delivering information, some of the current technologies are in the process of being replaced. For example, handwritten letters are now replaced by emails, and the pen and paper are replaced by the computer and keyboard. One of the key catalysts of this change…
Are IB classes worth taking?
Many hardworking students strive to be the best in school, taking the most prestigious classes requiring the utmost responsibility from each student. Usually these students refer to these classes as Advanced Placement (AP) classes. But what if there are classes that are at the same level as or even more advanced than AP classes?The International…
Valencia High School Heads to Mock Trial Tournaments
High school students have heard of clubs or sports such as basketball, football, or speech and debate, in which people participate in competitions to ultimately reach 1st place. But when asking regular students what Mock Trial is, some have not even heard of the club. Although it is not as well known as conventional classes…
The Impact of Language
Throughout the world, there are approximately 6,500 languages spoken that are used on a daily basis. Each language creates the basis of a community, and it provides the foundation for communication and functionality. However, approximately half of the world is limited to only one language, which limits the other 6,499 means of communication. What people…
The Art of Public Speaking
Imagine going up in front of a crowd. Palms sweating, body trembling, and your heart pounding faster and faster. As you begin to speak, the words just start to fall apart, jumbling into a huge mess of meaningless words. When considering the fact that 74% of people experience these symptoms, there is no doubt that…
Video Games Shaping the World of Sports
Only a few years ago, when asked the question, “What is your favorite sport?” the answer of video games would have not come to mind. Now in 2016, video games are not just considered a simple pastime, but also as a competitive sport, gaining a specific title called eSports. Although eSports is a recent phenomenon,…