March 20th was the most difficult challenge students at Animo Jefferson Middle School trained for. Students trained for six months to run the marathon. Every year 1.1 million people around the world complete a marathon. Students joined SRLA to challenge and push themselves by training to run the LA Marathon. First...

Knott’s Berry Farm is a theme park located in Buena Park. It's a place where people like to go and spend time with family and friends, and get on the attractions' famous rides. But since Knott’s Berry Farm is such a popular place right now, many people now say it's over rated and is not worth waiting...

Who is Spider-man? Peter Parker, a character created by Stan Lee in 1962, is a teenager who gets bitten by a radioactive spider. After being the indirect cause of his uncle's death, he becomes the hero Spider-man. Ever since his first appearance in Marvel Comics' Amazing Fantasy, he has gained popularity...

Elisa Lam arrived in Los Angeles on January 26, 2013. She had just reached Santa Cruz by Amtrak train from San Diego as part of her solo trip around the West Coast. The trip was meant to be a break from her studies at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, Canada, where she grew up. Her family...

Many students think that schools are boring and not useful but they don't know how lucky they are to have access to education. If you're reading this you are probably in school or already finished school. But did you know that many kids around the world aren't able to get an education? This is because...

Who doesn’t like playing video games? Video games are fun to play with friends, family, alone, etc. They help us be entertained and let our emotions out. Popular video games that many people play include: Super Mario, Call of Duty (COD), Grand Theft Auto (GTA), Animal Crossing, and many more. All those...

Sonic 2 was recently released in April. Sonic 2 is a continuation of the first Sonic movie, which was released in July of 2020. But there have been a lot of improvements in Sonic 2.  For instance, a new character was introduced: Knuckles. And although Tails made his first minor appearance in the...

Hollow Knight is an amazing indie platformer released on all platforms that has won numerous awards. In Hollow Knight, you play as an unnamed character with no task really given to you and throughout the game you must explore to figure out what you’re supposed to do. You meet NPCs along the way that...

Studio Ghibli is an animation studio that has produced over 20 anime films. Their recognizable art style and unique stories have made many of their movies huge successes worldwide. The studio was founded on June 15th, 1985 in Tokyo Japan by Hayao Miyazaki, Isao Takahata, Toshio Suzuki, and Yasuyoshi...

After a long time of learning, eighth grade students are finally going to do fun activities at the end of the school year. On June 1, students who have less than 23 demerits (the average number of demerits as of writing this story) and have no F’s will qualify to go to Six Flags. Six Flags will be...

(SPOILER ALERT FOR THE MOVIE AHEAD.) Doctor Strange is a character in the Marvel Cinematic Universe who is portrayed by Benedict Cumberbatch. His first appearance was in Doctor Strange, directed by Scott Derickson. Strange would continue to make many more appearances in other Marvel Studios movies,...

At the National Scholastic Press Association (NSPA) Convention we learned so much, but also some speakers reviewed things we already knew about. We had a lot of fun wandering around and taking photos. There were also vendors in the lobby of the hotel where we could get free things from. Representatives...