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Working on designing posters, freshmen Brianna Scherschel and Isela Michael sketch out their ideas in pencil. Student Council has been working in committees to prepare for Homecoming on October 22 and 23. “I am really excited that we get to have [a homecoming] just in general,” Scherschel said. “The past year and a half, two years, we haven’t had anything, and this is our first big dance back. I’m really excited for not just the dance but everything that comes with it, like all the sports and the posters and spirit week and that sort of fun stuff." Photo Credit: Juliana Borruso

Student Council prepares for first homecoming in two years

Juliana Borruso
October 19, 2021
Adjusting to new obstacles, Student Council is having three homecoming dances, with 249 people each.
QUIZ: Do you know what happened last week?

QUIZ: Do you know what happened last week?

Juliana Borruso
October 19, 2021
Catch up on last week's events that you might've missed.
2021 Best of (Teen) Las Vegas

2021 Best of (Teen) Las Vegas

Southwest Shadow
October 18, 2021
For the seventh year in a row, students are telling us their choices for the best of the best in Las Vegas.
Q&A: What scary movie are you going to watch this Halloween season?

Q&A: What scary movie are you going to watch this Halloween season?

Julia Jauregui
October 18, 2021
Students name scary movies for the Halloween season.
Where are they now: Hailee McNair

Where are they now: Hailee McNair

Hannah Paine
October 15, 2021
Take a look at 2020 graduate Hailee McNair's life.
For most of their school lives, female students have to deal with the constant struggle of periods. At such a young age, it is hard for students to correctly track their menstrual cycles and the lack of period products available causes issues. “I think that everywhere I go, I will always need to carry extra products just in case,” sophomore Justyn Grayce Mocero said. “I’ve noticed that a lot of public restrooms do try to provide feminine products but you would usually have to pay for them & most of the time I don’t carry a few quarters with me.” Photo Credit: Naila Yazdani

Lack of Feminine Hygiene Products Causes Concern

Tishie Nyitray and Hannah Paine
October 15, 2021
Students can’t easily access period products and have to find other ways to deal with their issues.
Speaking to students, Dental Assisting teacher Kirsten Winfield talks about the rules of working in the lab. Students listened to the rules they must follow for their safety as well as others in the lab. “I absolutely miss working with kids in the labs because it's reiterating what they’ve learned,” Winfield said. “We’re taking that theory we learned and we talked about last year, and actually applying it to real life circumstances.” Photo Credit: Daphney Garcia Hatton

Dental Science II Students Begin The Real Dental Experience

Crystalyn Estabillo
October 13, 2021
As the school year progresses, more opportunities to work in the lab arise for Dental Science II students.
An Hour In ... Fashion Construction III

An Hour In … Fashion Construction III

Hannah Paine
October 13, 2021
Juniors in Fashion Construction III are working on interfacing for their first sewing project since starting the program.
Blank white label on injection bottle glass vial with syringe

QUIZ: Do you know what happened last week?

Juliana Borruso
October 11, 2021
Catch up on what you might've missed last week.
Gov. Steve Sisolak lifts Nevada state mask mandate. Art Credit

BREAKING: Student Council reveals information for first Homecoming in two years

Ahmed Ahmed
October 8, 2021
The Student Council released information related to 2021's Homecoming, though not all questions have been answered.
Students are finishing up any assignments that will be entered for the first quarter reading period in their English 10 Honors class. “The quarter went pretty well, and I just have a few more things I have to finish up,” sophomore Jianna Aganon said.

A LOOK INTO FIRST QUARTER

Ava Julian
October 8, 2021
Students are adapting to the changes in-person schooling brought this quarter.
Q&A: What kind of TV shows are you binging?

Q&A: What kind of TV shows are you binging?

Julia Jauregui
October 8, 2021
Students express their favorite TV shows.
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