Special sports showcased by Sequoia students
Madeline Carpinelli and Caitlin Sorensen
March 20, 2019
Camogie Balancing a sliotar on a racket and lunging it into a goal sounds like something out of Harry Potter. But in fact it’s real, and freshman twins Colleen and Bridget Diether play Irish game camogie competitively. “[Camogie] is not like any other sport. It’s kind of like a mixture...
Planning maternity leave with school policy pains teachers
Beatrice Bugos, Editor-in-Chief
March 15, 2019
Filed under Features, Showcase
Every year, there are a handful of teachers who go on maternity or parental leave for months on end. Many students don’t know what it fully entails. Months before the leave takes place, the teachers must consider the options available to them in terms of their pay, timing and plans for their class and f...
Stereotypical Silicon Valley look caters to the rich
Ysabelle Punzal, Feature Editor
March 15, 2019
Filed under Features
From Airpods and Hydroflasks to North Face and Patagonia, the Silicon Valley lifestyle is evident in the halls and in the classroom. Many students in the Bay Area are seen sporting this look, flexing their $400 Apple watches and $100 North Face backpacks. This lifestyle is known for being fun and...
The good and the bad of e-cigarettes
Laniah Dickinson, Staff Reporter
March 15, 2019
Filed under Features
E-cigarettes are starting to take over teens’ lives outside and during school. At Sequoia, students have been seen smoking in the bathrooms, during class, at lunch and while waiting for the bus. E-cigarettes have become a new trend since 2017 when they became popular, and it may or may not be the healthiest...
Alum advocates for change with art installation on US border
Shannon Coan, Copy Editor
February 6, 2019
Filed under Features, Showcase
Two eyes stare unblinkingly up at the sky. People gather around them, sharing food and drinks at a giant picnic, ignoring the fact that half the attendees are on the other side of the U.S.-Mexico border. “I didn’t understand how art can change someone’s perspective of someone or about an issue,”...
Holiday cheer lights up Peninsula with snow many lively activities
Kelsie Garay, Sophie Harris, and Caitlin Sorensen
December 17, 2018
Filed under Features, Showcase
Twinkling lights. Festive decorations. Sparkling trees. With so many options on the Peninsula, it can be a challenge to decide what to do during the most wonderful time of the year. In San Carlos, Eucalyptus Street celebrates Christmas by decorating all of the houses with an array of Christmas lights and d...
How people with indigenous roots celebrate Thanksgiving
Caitlin Sorensen, Staff Reporter
November 21, 2018
Filed under Features
The story told about pilgrims and Native Americans celebrating together in the first Thanksgiving has much more to the story for people with indigenous roots. “Pretty much all the Native Americans had was taken from them,” said Rubyette Olivas a paraprofessional who lived on the Yaqui tribe r...
Work Like a Senior
November 18, 2018
Filed under Showcase, Special Feature
There is no doubt that seniors have work. The question is: how much?
Transgender students navigate school, family life
Aviva Futornick, Online Editor
August 2, 2018
Filed under Features, Special Feature
One in 137 high school students in America identify as transgender. For 150,000 American teenagers, their sense of personal identity and gender does not correspond with their birth sex. “I was really excited because I had finally figured out what it was that I had felt was in a way the part of me ...
These hashtags took social media by storm
Brighid Bugos, Sports Editor
July 22, 2018
Filed under Features
Summer programs diversify student learning opportunities
Sarah Fazio, Staff Reporter
May 30, 2018
Filed under Features
Summer offers an opportunity for students to rest and take a break from the daily grind of high school, and it also offers the chance to try something new. Numerous colleges offer pre-college programs that give high school students the opportunity to immerse themselves in a field of their choice,...
Buildings names tell the story of Sequoia’s movers and shakers
Beatrice Bugos, Sports Editor
April 25, 2018
Filed under Features
Otis Carrington (Faculty 1907-1950): Carrington was a music and art teacher and later became the head of the music department he developed. He’s most famous for his children operettas because he found there were no operettas that suited his students’ voices. He also composed the Sequoia Hymn. He...
