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 finall...
Rio Popper, Copy Editor
April 20, 2018
Filed under Op/Ed, Special Feature
Any textbook is vastly different from any other textbook–even when the books are about the same topic. The books used in California are different than the books used in New York, which are different from the books use din Virginia....
Staff Editorial
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...
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...
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...
Shannon Coan, Feature Editor
November 15, 2017
Filed under Features, Special Feature
Sitting in the corner by himself, contemplating suicide and whether or not to come to school the next day. This was the reality for current junior Andres Alas, who has depression and anxiety, as an elementary schooler.
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Mackenzie Clarke, Managing Editor
November 15, 2017
Filed under Op/Ed, Special Feature
Eyes scanning a test, filling with tears threatening to spill over. Crying in the bathroom, not knowing why and not being able to stop. Strapping on a stoic, cold and unfeeling mask as you’re sitting at a funeral. These are...
Trevor Crowell and Rio Popper
November 15, 2017
Filed under Op/Ed, Special Feature
Poet, philosopher and motivational speaker Miley Cyrus once said, “Nobody’s perfect, I gotta work it, again and again, ‘till I get it right.” Great point, Miley! Seriously, though, she’s right.
In 2006, when this...
Aviva Futornick, Online Editor
October 18, 2017
Filed under Special Feature
Why is it being repealed?
The Trump administration’s decision came after a group of Republican state officials threatened to sue the administration if they did not begin taking steps to end it. Although DACA was originally l...
Mackenzie Clarke, Managing Editor
October 18, 2017
Filed under Special Feature
What is being repealed and why are people upset?
In 2011 the Obama Administration proposed a plan on how to carry out sexual assault investigations and allegations on college campuses. A lower standard of evidence was introduced, ...
