Although we are still in a pandemic, students, teachers and staff have come back to school. It isn't the same as it was two years ago though. We don't have the same freedom as we used to. Today the school takes extra precautions to ensure everyone at school is safe. 

Life was very pretty when I went outside. It's sad that I never really noticed it before. I always took it for granted, thinking it was always going to be there. But now I find it a joyful place as long as it is properly appreciated. I realized this because I missed it for almost three years due to the...

In August we returned to school in person.  For some people it has been a bit difficult, especially with the new changes around here involving mainly Covid.  We’ve experienced Covid testing every 1-2 weeks, the very first field trip since lock down, new rules, new people, new everything.  Most of...

Covid has impacted many lives during these three years. One of the biggest changes was food shortages. Since everyone was grabbing food and other supplies for quarantine, this caused food shortages in the stores. This mostly caused the stores to close or reduce their hours since they didn't have enough...

Attending a game at Dodger Stadium in June of 2021 was different from attending a game now. Four weeks ago, I went back to Dodgers Stadium for the Freeway Series against the Angels during the end of spring training, which was my second time attending a game during a pandemic. This was a different experience...

When most people think of SRLA they mostly think of middle school students, high school students and teachers training, running, and participating in the LA Marathon. This is because SRLA is a non-profit that provides a free school-based mentoring and physical fitness program for middle and high school...

Drugs can ruin anyone's mental state. The majority of people that take drugs can see them as a way to escape real life. However, they do it without them realizing they are slowly damaging their health. Some questions I’m wondering about past drug users are how do drugs affect someone’s mental...

We all see the homeless people in the streets and think how dirty they make the place, but never stop to think about what they have gone through. Homelessness is one of the biggest problems in Los Angeles, one that not many people are fully aware of the extent of. More than 500K people are homeless...

Schools should have more activities for middle schoolers. First, the school district should have sports to do after school like soccer, volleyball, softball and basketball etc. This can help middle schoolers by giving them a healthy distraction from school work. Additionally, this can help their brain...

Encanto was released on Thanksgiving and soon became very popular. With the soundtracks and the characters catching the many eyes of viewers, it soon hit almost 1.5 billion total minutes of viewing. It recently won the following awards: Golden Globe award for the best-animated feature film, NAACP Image...

Bored at home during the weekend? Have nowhere to go? Check out these four affordable places in Little Tokyo, located in Downtown LA!        Little Tokyo is a very popular “town” known for its Japanese traditions and culture. It has multiple shops based on Japanese cuisines, dishes, anime,...

Lupin is a very popular French show on Netflix that was released on January 8, 2021 about a gentleman thief and master of disguise. This show blew up sometime around April. Its genre is crime drama, thriller and mystery. It's actually based on the book, Arsene Lupin by Maurice Leblanc. We can compare...