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After junior Gabrielle Bagtas cold brews Butterfly Pea Flower tea, she pours it into a plastic cup. She focuses on adding the right amount of flavors to enhance the taste of the tea. “I really love changing up traditional and herbal teas into drinks that are more modern,” Bagtas said. “I think out of all the tea experiments I have done, I love making the color-changing tea.” Photo Credit: Gabrielle Bagtas

Making Life Beau-tea-ful: Meet Gabrielle Bagtas

Kayla Thomas
February 25, 2021
Experimenting with different flavors to create the perfect mix, junior Gabrielle Bagtas further expands her knowledge on the artistry of making tea.
Questions still remain for how, when high school students will return for face-to-face instruction

Questions still remain for how, when high school students will return for face-to-face instruction

Julia Jauregui
February 25, 2021
Fourth grade to 12th grade students have no set date to return.
Draw My Shadow: Breanna Bui

Draw My Shadow: Breanna Bui

Lily Gurdison
February 25, 2021
Senior Breanna Bui shares her love and experiences with photography.
Infographic: American Heart Month

Infographic: American Heart Month

Hannah Paine
February 25, 2021
Learn about the seven ways to prevent heart disease.
SOUTHWEST SHADOW ASKS: Clarisse Andrade

SOUTHWEST SHADOW ASKS: Clarisse Andrade

Juliana Borruso
February 25, 2021
Find out junior Clarisse Andrade's favorite film, dream vacation spot and more.
IN MY EYES: Claire Cuddihy

IN MY EYES: Claire Cuddihy

Juliana Borruso
February 25, 2021
Take a look into the everyday routine of junior Claire Cuddihy.
During today's press conference, Superintendent Jesus Jara announced the expansion of the hybrid school model for additional grades. He also announced for plans to open schools fully for the 2022 school year. "As we continue to open safely, slowly, and carefully, we can't go backwards, we go forwards. It all depends on the mitigation strategies, we have great ones in place," Jara said. Photo Credit: Taylor Wilcox

BREAKING: CCSD ANNOUNCES TIMELINE FOR CONTINUED HYBRID SCHOOL IMPLEMENTATION

Rhamil Taguba
February 24, 2021
CCSD superintendent announces hybrid operations for schools across the valley.
Spark: Best Plants for Beginners

Spark: Best Plants for Beginners

Tishie Nyitray
February 23, 2021
Learn more about the easiest plants to take care of when starting your green thumb journey.
Forced out of Star Wars

Forced out of Star Wars

Dean Carrasco
February 23, 2021
Lucasfilms fired Gina Carano for posting offensive remarks on her social media.
Maintaining optimal health by obtaining ample sleep, moderating caffeine, keeping a positive attitude and more is a crucial part of living a healthy life. Yet, the media has put an emphasis on bad habits that can have detrimental effects on one’s well being. What started off as simple self-deprecation jokes has now led to destructive behaviors becoming the new trend. Art Credit: Monserrat Mendieta

Not taking care of yourself isn’t ‘quirky’

Monserrat Mendieta
February 22, 2021
Not sleeping, caffeine addictions and more should not be romanticized on the internet.
Coming out to country

Coming out to country

Dean Carrasco
February 19, 2021
The country world is faced with a conundrum - which is worse, repeatedly using racial slurs, or being gay?
Preparing for the presentation, students in Spanish II are using different sentence structures to explain their daily routine. The projects will be presented on Friday, Feb. 19. “The sentence structures you see in English don’t necessarily exist in Spanish,” Thomann said. “By learning the correct sentence structures through this project, [my students] will be able to communicate more effectively and with greater confidence.” Photo Credit: Vianne Zhu

Spanish II students begin new unit on daily routines vocabulary

Truong Phan
February 19, 2021
Students in Ana Thoman’s Spanish II class will be presenting their daily routine to the class on Friday.
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