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Jayne Bond or James Bond?

Jayne Bond or James Bond?

Senior Jayne Campbell gets a glimpse into the life of a spy during a camp this summer
Camilla Manis, Writer September 20, 2018

Palos Verdes High School may have discovered its very own James Bond: senior Jayne Campbell. She explored the lifestyle of what she would explain as similar to a James Bond movie, or in simpler terms,...

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Senioritis Sets In

Audrey Trell, Writer January 31, 2018

As the excitement of winter break slowly fizzles out and the lull of the back to school grind sinks in, seniors face to ultimate decision: to try, or not to try? With first semester finals drawing...

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Sea Kings exhibited their dancing, singing, and acting ability at the 2018 PVHS Musical Showcase

The Sea King Sound (Of Music)

Emily Typrowicz, Writer January 31, 2018

  Broadway has come to PVHS this year with a musical showcase that was one for the books. The annual musical showcase is for family and friends of Sea Kings in the performance, as well as anyone who...

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Students Yearn to Learn Outside the Classroom on School Field Trips

Lauren Jai, Writer January 31, 2018

Oftentimes, students are faced with the same old routine in each class—notes and lectures, textbooks and discussions. But there is one way to make a class enjoyable and one where you and learn a lot:...

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To Winter Formal and Beyond

Alexa Stevens, Writer January 31, 2018

On January 27, students attended the Winter Formal in the California Science Center in Exposition Park. This unique venue contributed to the event’s space theme, as the room in which Sea Kings danced...

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Celebrating Life, not Death

Amanda Houtz, Staff writer December 3, 2017

Día de los Muertos, or Day of the Dead, is a Latin American tradition, and is dedicated to the gathering of family and friends to remember those who have passed. It is celebrated all over the world...

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Halloween Goes Off Without a Hitch

Michael Liu, Staff writer November 3, 2017

In previous years, Seniors have not put PVHS in the best of light on Halloween. According to Principal Dr. Charles Park, “Since the reopening in 2002...I just believe every year we could have done better....

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Living the Double Life: A Teacher and a Student

John Hilden, Staff writer November 3, 2017

Can you imagine teaching nearly two hundred students while still managing the stress of college level curriculum?   Laura Palosaari, a third year teacher here at PVHS, faces the challenge of teaching...

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Sweet Treat for St. Patty’s

Sophie Piller, Writer February 19, 2017

Each year on March 17, the citizens of Ireland along with the Irish-at-heart across the world celebrate St. Patrick’s Day. With approximately 34.7 million citizens with Irish ancestry in the U.S., this...

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Sleep Deprivation in Teens

Sleep Deprivation in Teens

Lauren Jai, Writer February 19, 2017

     With five tests a week, homework lasting until midnight, and projects due the next day, we students rarely ever have a break from school. According to the NationSleepFoundation.org, teens need...

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Author Harper Lee, who wrote "To Kill a Mockingbird," is pictured at the Stage Coach Cafe in Stockton, Ala., in August 2001. The surprise sequel, "Go Set a Watchman," will be published July 13. (Terrence Antonio James/Chicago Tribune/TNS)

Hania Taduran, Writer January 14, 2017

    The novel To Kill a Mockingbird written by Harper lee gives the readers a look at racism through the eyes of children Jem and Scout Finch. The book is set in the 1930s, during the Great Depression....

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Transportation worker Mark Reistetter gives a Reno, Nev.-bound truck driver his options at a checkpoint closing all northbound traffic at US 395 and state route 203 near Mammoth Lakes, Calif., on Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2017. (Brian van der Brug/Los Angeles Times/TNS)

Winter weather is finally in California

Audrey Chung, Writer January 14, 2017

     Many people favorite the cold, but with California’s history with the weather they can never know what to expect. For the ones who love winter, it seems it will be this winter that will make...

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