Category: Media, Sports, Entertainment, and Food

Football is one of the most popular sports in the United States. There is something about well built, masculine men running around and tackling each other that attracts millions of Americans. An American football game is played by two teams, and each team can only put eleven players on the field at a time. The…

When the US is busy preparing to have the spookiest Halloween celebration, their neighboring country, Mexico, is working extremely hard to have the brightest yet most exotic Halloween-like and traditional celebration for themselves. Termed El Dia de los Muertos (The Day of the Dead), this Mexican festival in the memorial of the dead is celebrated…

Oktoberfest is a festival that many cities and towns, including La Crescenta, hold annually in the month of October. Since 1977, La Crescenta residents have been organizing and attending Oktoberfest. Every year, students from ASB (student body) and AFJROTC (Air Force Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corp) volunteer to help set up booths the morning of…

Thanks to social media, the conspiracy theory of the Mandela Effect has recently gone viral. Throughout the world, those who are aware are either spooked by or firmly believe in this theory, which suggests that our world may have “slid” past a parallel universe. Regardless of the different views surrounding the highly controversial topic, however,…

Unlike at Seoul Foreign School, many schools around the world – typically in the United States – hold something called “preseason,” a period of time that takes place before the regular season of a sport begins. It consists of a series of games that do not count towards the win-loss records of the team, but…

In an increasingly competitive job market, most high school seniors are probably familiar with the age-old rhetoric: STEM majors are the only way to go if you want a successful, stable career. However, majoring in the humanities actually holds many promising benefits that can foster lifelong skills for success. Many argue that STEM majors are…

Currently in South Korea, a game called “Overwatch” is enjoying immense public popularity. Overwatch is a team-based multiplayer first-person shooter video game that was developed by Blizzard Entertainment. Soon after May 24th, the day it was released, Overwatch overtook League of Legends, a former top game in South Korea, and has become the most played…

On Sunday, September 11th, the Valley Philharmonic Orchestra (VPO) had its first rehearsal of the fall semester in preparation for its 8th annual Winter Concert. Rehearsing every week on Sundays for three hours at In Christ Community Church, students from numerous schools take part in a collaborative effort to produce harmonious music. Instruments range from…

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,…

On September 9th, the San Marino Titans took a beating against the Schurr Spartans with the score of 42-7. The Schurr Spartans had big plays to secure each touchdown. Four of their touchdowns were scored on plays that were 40 yards or longer. Schurr quarterback, Miguel Aguero, was the star of the game.  He threw…