Logan Paul video presses play on content controversy
Hannah Kloninger-Stever, Staff Reporter
February 5, 2018
Filed under Features
22-year-old Logan Paul’s Youtube channel, ‘Logan Paul Vlogs’ has 487 videos uploads, totaling over three billion combined views. Uploading shocking or unexpected videos has always been a way for YouTubers to captivate potential audiences, but a recent controversial video begged the...
Perfection spurred by expectations
Ysabelle Punzal, Staff Reporter
February 5, 2018
Filed under Features
All A’s, varsity captain of the soccer team, student council president, and lead in the school play. This seemingly perfect life has its ups and downs. From dealing with mental stresses to feeling pressured to be the best, these [so-called overachievers/high achievers] have a lot on their plate. Feeling...
Ravens soar through the open skies
Aviva Futornick, Online Editor
January 24, 2018
Filed under Features
The engine roaring, speed picking up, hands grip the controls and suddenly you’re 100 feet in the air. For most, this is a rare experience, but for seniors Alex Strehlow and Alexander Berkaloff, it’s a common and welcoming experience. Strehlow and Berkaloff are student pilots—in train...
How to ‘sleigh’ this holiday season
Ysabelle Punzal, Staff Reporter
January 24, 2018
Filed under Features
Whether celebrating the holidays with a big green tree or a ‘lit’ menorah, basking in the 70-degree California “winter,” dealing with stress pimples, sleep deprivation and the countdown to winter break ticking through our minds, this holiday season is just what we need to wind down and de-stress. Traditions...
Multifaceted musician makes meaningful music
Sam Brook, Staff Reporter
January 24, 2018
Filed under Features
As sophomore Michaël Dooley sits in front of his computer, he sees all of the different tracks in his newest song lined up in front of him: drums, bass, synthesizers, guitar and vocals. He puts his headphones on, presses play, and hears every instrument and sound he has made come together as one. He’s...
Silence is the speech of suppression
January 24, 2018
Filed under Op/Ed, Special Feature
Sequoia is a sea of diversity: our campus hosts one of the greatest distributions of races, socioeconomic backgrounds and geographic origins in the district. Yet, within days of commencing our own journey through this diverse landscape, an obvious barrier materializes from the sea of indistinguishable...
Tale of two schools: Division amongst diversity
Jonathan Guzman, Staff Reporter
January 24, 2018
Filed under Features, Special Feature
Diversity is prominent in the hallways of Sequoia, but upon entering a classroom, the Sequoia experience is dramatically different. Many diverse schools experience achievement gaps—a common pattern in America’s education system of underachieving low-income, African American and Latino students. The...
Separate but not equal: Barriers cut through Sequoia’s halls
Soana Afu and Sarah Fazio
January 24, 2018
Filed under Op/Ed, Special Feature
It can occur during the simplest interactions; a glance in the hallway to a brief conversation in class: implicit racism can take many forms, and it does. Unconsciously, individual possess biases and judgements of people from different racial and ethnic groups. People that are implicitly racist often...
Goals unite students of varying backgrounds
January 24, 2018
Filed under Features
Junior Yasemin Agi’s parents both immigrated here from Turkey—her father when he was seven and her mother when she was in her twenties; today, Agi’s family emphasizes cooking dishes inspired by Turkish and Muslim culture. Agi and her older brother, Kubilay, who currently attends UCLA, can both...
Speech policies govern classroom conversations
Christian Pardo Villa and Rio Popper
January 24, 2018
Filed under Features
Though Sequoia is primarily liberal, it also hosts a conservative minority—a minority whose right to voice opinions is an issue more controversial than it would appear. “The constitution doesn’t disappear when you walk into school,” Principal Sean Priest said. “But it isn’t that simple....
Businesses bring new careers, drive up rent
Jay Tipirneni, Staff Reporter
January 23, 2018
Filed under Features
With the emergence of startups and other larger companies in Redwood City, the area is changing drastically. There are more than 700 companies now in Redwood City, many part of the technology industry, like Oracle and Box; many of the companies are changing the Bay Area in the eyes of many. But with...
Murder and mayhem mix in ‘Chicago’
Lauren Stevens, Staff Reporter
January 23, 2018
Filed under Features
“‘Chicago’ is far superior to anything that Sequoia has done before,” said junior Nicky Dovydaitis, who plays fast-talking lawyer Billy Flynn in this year’s fall musical, “Chicago,” which plays Nov. 17-19. With a reputation that proceeds the show from its previous lives as a Broadway...
