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Preparing for the upcoming national competition, the Arte Al Mare team continues to refine their restaurant concept after months of collaboration and growth. Through the challenges of the project, senior Quinn Loughton discovered more about himself. “This competition really allowed me to achieve my personal goal of developing my skills I hoped to use in the project,” Loughton said. “From my interior design skills, to my organizational skills, I was able to put these into practice in a scenario that greatly mimicked real-life. This proved invaluable to my future career as I can look back at this competition and see where I started compared to where I hope to be.

ProStart Team Takes First Place in Managerial Category at Competition

Jaden Espinueva, Staff Writer
May 5, 2025
The team is now preparing to compete in the ProStart National Management Competition, which will take place in Baltimore, Maryland from May 1-5.
Although significant progress has been made towards facilitating equal pay for both men and women, institutional flaws still perpetuate an economic divide between the two sexes.

Gender Pay Gap Narrows in 2025

Adrienne Vera-Perez, Assistant Editor-in-Chief
May 2, 2025
Women now make an average of 84 cents for every dollar that a man makes, representing a significant increase in women’s wages in the past 20 years.
Inspecting the kart, sophomores Makoa Apao and Christian Reyes make some slight adjustments to the build. The project has been led by senior Connor Wiggins. “I really like the original framework of [the kart],” sophomore Makoa Apao said. “I feel like when they originally designed it, the kart was really well built, and I really appreciate the craftsmanship on it. [Through our work], we've implemented keyhole systems to restrict access to it. We've also implemented LEDs as an underglow.”

Engineering II Students Successfully Repair Electric Kart

Johnny Tao, Staff Writer
April 30, 2025
Engineering II students teamed up to use the skills they learned in class for passion projects of their own.
Students are preparing to showcase their artwork during the annual spring art show. “I’m a little nervous because I don’t show off my work outside of my close friend group,” senior Grayson Leavitt said. ”However, I think it’s a very great opportunity to present my work, and I hope people like what I have to present, especially considering how proud I am of it.”

Art Department presents ‘Threads, Pixels, and Paint’ Showcase

Jon Escala, Staff Writer
April 23, 2025
The event will be on April 24 from 5-7 p.m. in the ballroom.
Several events have been organized by the freshmen student council class to help integrate freshmen into the school community. This Thursday will be the first new student induction night. “I think freshman events are good for us to have more knowledge about what is actually going on at school,” freshman Kyra Buchheit said. “I think the freshman event will be good for the next group.”

New Student Induction Night Held For Prospective Students

Natalia Klonowski, Staff Writer
April 23, 2025
New student induction night will take place on April 24th to help new students connect, explore campus life, and kick off their high school journey.
Designing cards, junior Katrina Siphonexay works hard on drawing. “We were making cards for the elderly,” Siphonexay said. “That’s why I chose nostalgic characters, like Teletubbies and Care Bears. We also wrote positive messages, so we could uplift their spirits.”

CLUB PREVIEW: A LOOK INTO THE WEEK OF APR. 21

Achilles Caranto, Staff Writer
April 22, 2025
HOSA collaborates with an awareness group, Jam Club prepares for their next performance, and Key Club makes Teacher Appreciation cards.
With his band The Red Pills, sophomore Aldrich Razon performs at last year’s Coyote Coachella. At the time, the band consisted mostly of seniors. “The Red Pills are currently down to three members currently in Southwest,” Razon said. “But we have talked about performing, so it’s highly likely that we’ll be performing. We’re going to be having a meeting tomorrow to discuss what songs we’re going to perform and practice those songs.”

Annual Coyote Coachella To Return

Rheyland Simon, Staff Writer
April 9, 2025
Coyote Coachella is coming to our school again on April 10 from 2 to 4 p.m., with students in our school showing their hidden musical talents.
Jhone Ebert has officially been elected by the CCSD Board of Trustees. Ebert has been a prominent figure in CCSD for over 30 years, and is now serving as the first official female superintendent. Photo Credit: CCSD Newsroom

CCSD Elects Jhone Ebert as New Superintendent

Mason Rafferty, Staff Writer
April 8, 2025
Read on the new superintendent elect, and her visions and plans for the future of CCSD.
Participating in The Meteorology Association’s meeting activity, junior Joy Ryan scoops up dry ice bubbles. This week, the club will be debunking weather misconceptions and myths.

Club Preview: A look into the week of Apr. 7

Kylie Dacquel, Standards and Practices Editor
April 8, 2025
FCCLA recaps their State Leadership Conference, TSA hosts their final meeting, The Meteorology Association debunks weather misconceptions and myths, and Amnesty International Club prepares to sell items at Coyote Coachella.
Discussing the book of the month, junior Adrienne Vera-Perez shows off her favorite page. This week the club will be continuing with their book of the month titled “The Nickel Boys.”

Club Preview: A look into the week of Mar. 31

Kylie Dacquel, Standards and Practices Editor
April 1, 2025
Psychology Club learns about humor, NHS prepares for board nominations, and Book Club discusses their book for March.
At the first senior event of the school year, seniors Philipos Alebachew and Rediate Hunde show off their childhood backpacks for a photo to commemorate the moment. One of the final senior events, field day, will take place Thursday.. “Our main theme of StuCo for the year is nostalgia, and we wanted to bring back that and just have a fun thing for our whole class,” Event Planner Amani Rahman said. "[The Senior Field Day] theme is bubble guppies because we also wanted to bring back your childhood like what we did for the senior sunrise.”

Class of 2025 to Hold Senior Field Day

Celia Evangelista, Staff Writer
March 31, 2025
Seniors Are Encouraged to Come Have Fun at One of Their Last Events of The Year
Leading a general meeting, FBLA President Aryana Boyd speaks to the members. Necessary information relating to state was given out at these general meetings and workshops were hosted to help members prepare for their competitions. “Our most recent meeting, we went over role play events,” Boyd said. “At state, they’ll give you a strip of paper and you have a certain amount of time to answer the question on it. The board gave the members practice questions and just had them answer it in the same style they would at the competition. We felt like this gave them really good practice so hopefully they’ll be more than prepared for this upcoming week.”

FBLA Members to Compete in Upcoming State Business Leadership Conference

Kailie Sicolo, News Editor
March 7, 2025
The field trip will take place March 9-12 in Reno, Nevada.
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