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...
Social media plugs into teen relationships
Madeline Carpinelli and Laniah Dickinson
December 11, 2018
Filed under Features
Teens are connected to their phones at the hip, whether it’s Instagram, Twitter or Snapchat. When teen relationships begin to depend on it, then it becomes more of a topic of discussion. Text is a favorite way for teens to communicate, romantically or friendly. According to the Pew Research Center, 7...
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?
High stress, lack of time pose challenge to potential IB students
Andrew Mancini and Mia Padilla
November 18, 2018
Filed under Features
From the #WeAreIB posters in the hallways to the conversations about various acronyms under known to underclassmen, the International Baccalaureate (IB) program is undeniably a major part of our school’s identity. In fact, approximately 64 percent of juniors and 61 percent of seniors are involved...
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...
Cape Town drought foresees future weather issues
Sarah Fazio, Staff Reporter
April 25, 2018
Cape Town, South Africa, a major metropolis of nearly 4 million people, is running of of water. Historically dry rain seasons in the past few years have left reservoirs completely dry. City officials have pushed “Day Zero” to 2019 -- the point at which all taps would be cut off, but earlier this...
