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East alum Andrew Athias (’11) performs in 2026 Super Bowl Halftime Show | By Grace Li, Cherry Hill High School East
East alum Andrew Athias (’11) performs in 2026 Super Bowl Halftime Show
On Feb. 8, under the bright lights of the 2026 Super Bowl Halftime Show at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, CA, 68,000 fans watched Bad Bunny take the stage. Latin music echoed. Dancers moved in unison....
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February 20, 2026 at 1:08 AM
East alum Andrew Athias (’11) performs in 2026 Super Bowl Halftime Show | By Grace Li, Cherry Hill High School East
West Linn Unified Basketball travels to Tigard for a mid-season game | By Garrett Arendt, West Linn High School
West Linn Unified Basketball travels to Tigard for a mid-season game
Playing in the latter half of the season, on Feb. 10, the Unified basketball team traveled to Tigard High School to play their Unified basketball team. The game ended in a loss for the Lions, 68—62....
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February 19, 2026 at 11:14 PM
West Linn Unified Basketball travels to Tigard for a mid-season game | By Garrett Arendt, West Linn High School
COMMENTARY: Will the MCU Finally Get the X-Men Right? | By Bonnie Zuniga, Brea Olinda High School
COMMENTARY: Will the MCU Finally Get the X-Men Right?
After almost a decade of languishing in movie studio limbo, the X-Men are finally being phased into the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU), an introduction teased in trailers for Avengers: Doomsday, which...
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February 19, 2026 at 10:20 PM
COMMENTARY: Will the MCU Finally Get the X-Men Right? | By Bonnie Zuniga, Brea Olinda High School
Uncharted territory | By Elena Konicki, West Shore Junior/Senior High School
Uncharted territory
Charter schools may soon co-locate with Brevard Public Schools. Two separate schools could share the same campus, including gyms and cafeterias, while following different rules, answering to different...
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February 19, 2026 at 10:03 PM
Uncharted territory | By Elena Konicki, West Shore Junior/Senior High School
Reyes Wins 2026 Baynanza T-Shirt Contest, Toyos Earns Honorable Mention | By Sofia Bordas, Riviera Preparatory School
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February 19, 2026 at 9:03 PM
Reyes Wins 2026 Baynanza T-Shirt Contest, Toyos Earns Honorable Mention | By Sofia Bordas, Riviera Preparatory School
The Pages We Still Share | By Melanie Yau, The Bishop's School
The Pages We Still Share
Math teacher and longtime newspaper reader Mr. David Johnston recalled starting his mornings by flipping to the sports page and comics of the Los Angeles Times, and returning home each afternoon to read...
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February 19, 2026 at 8:21 PM
The Pages We Still Share | By Melanie Yau, The Bishop's School
Amen for acceptance | By Sarah Han, Carlmont High School
Amen for acceptance
As she went through school, a sense of fear began to form inside Rachel Smith’s mind.* Restless feelings encompassed her body. That morning, she had slid a note into her mother’s laptop, confessing...
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February 19, 2026 at 7:22 PM
Amen for acceptance | By Sarah Han, Carlmont High School
From Crime Scenes to Classrooms | By Katie Campbell, Stevenson University
From Crime Scenes to Classrooms
Caprice Smith was making a left down Biddle Street, when a mob of people swarmed the street, running towards her, away from an armed individual. Instead of following suit, Smith exited her car and ran...
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February 19, 2026 at 6:08 PM
From Crime Scenes to Classrooms | By Katie Campbell, Stevenson University
Perfectly pitched: Nathan Butler ’27 | By Evelyn Kraber and Anna Greenlee bestofsno.com/84928/arts-e...
Perfectly pitched: Nathan Butler ’27
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February 19, 2026 at 5:17 PM
Perfectly pitched: Nathan Butler ’27 | By Evelyn Kraber and Anna Greenlee bestofsno.com/84928/arts-e...
Castro Theatre hosts screening of ‘Pillion’ | By Cole Fowler, San Francisco State University
Castro Theatre hosts screening of ‘Pillion’
In one of the Castro Theatre’s first events since its Feb. 6 reopening, the newly-rennovated theater hosted director Harry Lighton and co-star Harry Melling for a sold-out screening of the A24’s “Pillion”...
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February 19, 2026 at 4:10 PM
Castro Theatre hosts screening of ‘Pillion’ | By Cole Fowler, San Francisco State University
We don’t need drills, we need solutions: Unpacking the Wootton High School shooting and the gun crisis | By Shibani Mishra, Richard Montgomery High School
We don’t need drills, we need solutions: Unpacking the Wootton High School shooting and the gun crisis
I was walking out of school when I received the text from my Mom. Did you hear about the Wootton shooting? Stunned, I stopped in my tracks and went straight to the internet. It was only a few hours after...
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February 19, 2026 at 3:52 PM
We don’t need drills, we need solutions: Unpacking the Wootton High School shooting and the gun crisis | By Shibani Mishra, Richard Montgomery High School
Play to win: Video games may make people smarter | By Chloe Luscri, Carlmont High School
Play to win: Video games may make people smarter
In bedrooms and living rooms where video games often compete with homework for attention, a surprising new wave of research is upending years of discouragement and worry, revealing that all those hours...
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February 19, 2026 at 3:05 PM
Play to win: Video games may make people smarter | By Chloe Luscri, Carlmont High School
How Ventura’s Asian diaspora community celebrates Lunar New Year | By Angela Hua and Rebeca Hu
How Ventura’s Asian diaspora community celebrates Lunar New Year
Firecrackers, red packets, new clothes, clean homes and round tables crowded with traditional dishes: this is Lunar New Year, a joyous celebration for some, a typical Tuesday for others.Story continues...
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February 19, 2026 at 2:25 PM
How Ventura’s Asian diaspora community celebrates Lunar New Year | By Angela Hua and Rebeca Hu
Red Envelopes and Hot Pots | By Adam Yu, Clayton High School
Red Envelopes and Hot Pots
Chinese New Year does not come with giant parades or a day off from classes, but for some people in the building, it is still one of the most important times of the year. It shows up in family dinners,...
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February 19, 2026 at 1:58 PM
Red Envelopes and Hot Pots | By Adam Yu, Clayton High School
CAMPUS: Used furniture on campus leaves large piles of waste | By Nishita Viswajith, Santa Clara High School
CAMPUS: Used furniture on campus leaves large piles of waste
Similar to the students and teachers who change classroom environments, furniture around campus is periodically replaced as well. Sometimes, the furniture finds a new home, but other times, it is piled...
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February 19, 2026 at 1:21 PM
CAMPUS: Used furniture on campus leaves large piles of waste | By Nishita Viswajith, Santa Clara High School
PALY Students Walkout to Protest ICE | By Emily Chan and Medha Muppidi
PALY Students Walkout to Protest ICE
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February 19, 2026 at 12:26 PM
PALY Students Walkout to Protest ICE | By Emily Chan and Medha Muppidi
GPR scans reveal Century Tree’s root system | By Ava Whelan, Texas A&M University
GPR scans reveal Century Tree’s root system
Beneath a shaded canopy of sprawling branches, generations of couples have gathered for photos, proposals and traditions in hope of manifesting good luck and everlasting love. Until last spring, no one...
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February 19, 2026 at 12:15 PM
GPR scans reveal Century Tree’s root system | By Ava Whelan, Texas A&M University
Trustees Decline to Adopt In-School Prayer Time Policy | By Lane Cooper and Skyler King
Trustees Decline to Adopt In-School Prayer Time Policy
The Leander ISD board of trustees voted to decline adopting a resolution on a set aside period of prayer and religious text reading during the school day, pursuant to Senate Bill 11, at their meeting...
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February 19, 2026 at 1:08 AM
Trustees Decline to Adopt In-School Prayer Time Policy | By Lane Cooper and Skyler King
“Peak Girlhood.” Altadena Girls Founder Avery Colvert on Crisis, Community, and Success | By Frances B. and Karalim C.
“Peak Girlhood.” Altadena Girls Founder Avery Colvert on Crisis, Community, and Success
Just over a year ago, Avery Colvert was a typical eighth grader at Eliot Arts Magnet in Pasadena. When the Eaton fire broke out, her life changed forever. While her home evaded the fires, many of her...
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February 18, 2026 at 11:14 PM
“Peak Girlhood.” Altadena Girls Founder Avery Colvert on Crisis, Community, and Success | By Frances B. and Karalim C.
Speaking through art | By Bareen Abdulrahman and Nimraah Ahsan
Speaking through art
As Madison Scruggs, ‘27, ventures into the dimly lit basement of the Cincinnati Contemporary Art Center, plating her snacks, she listens to the announcers list the winners of the 2025 Congressional...
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February 18, 2026 at 10:20 PM
Speaking through art | By Bareen Abdulrahman and Nimraah Ahsan
Students walkout in protest against ICE | By Adilyn Hoop and Lydia Gerety
Students walkout in protest against ICE
After the bell rang, signaling that Hawk Time was over, a group of students at Ankeny High School (AHS) approached the front door to see administrators telling students to go to class. A few students...
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February 18, 2026 at 10:03 PM
Students walkout in protest against ICE | By Adilyn Hoop and Lydia Gerety
Hundreds participate in student-led ICE protest | By Ellie Scannell, Yoldi Villa, Joy Haddleton, Adrian Herres, and Henry Pearson
Hundreds participate in student-led ICE protest
On Feb. 10, 2026, approximately 375 students from DGS, along with hundreds from DGN, walked out of class in protest of federal ICE enforcement actions. Students from both schools left their respective...
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February 18, 2026 at 9:03 PM
Hundreds participate in student-led ICE protest | By Ellie Scannell, Yoldi Villa, Joy Haddleton, Adrian Herres, and Henry Pearson
Atlanta Public Schools approves plan to repurpose 16 schools in district | By Brennan Fritts, Midtown High School
Atlanta Public Schools approves plan to repurpose 16 schools in district
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February 18, 2026 at 8:21 PM
Atlanta Public Schools approves plan to repurpose 16 schools in district | By Brennan Fritts, Midtown High School
Lights, camera, Cappies | By Kimberly Cruz-Cruz, Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology
Lights, camera, Cappies
Lights. Camera. Cappies. Putting on a show isn’t always an ode to the art. It can also be Cappies. The Cappies captures the essence of high school theater; it’s a way for students to indulge in theater...
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February 18, 2026 at 7:22 PM
Lights, camera, Cappies | By Kimberly Cruz-Cruz, Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology
Untethered | By Ben Lehman, Rachel Larsen, Abby Prescott, Opal Grimes, and Viv Potash
Untethered
At 6 years old, Rhianna Wulfraat (12) stood at the base of a mountain in Estes Park. Shoulder to shoulder with her dad and brother, the little girl stared up at the sharp, jagged edges of the rock wall...
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February 18, 2026 at 6:08 PM
Untethered | By Ben Lehman, Rachel Larsen, Abby Prescott, Opal Grimes, and Viv Potash
