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A PVHS Halloween: Striking a Balance Between Trick and Treat

Kyle Ahn, News Editor October 23, 2019

Let’s just say this: PVHS’ legacy with Halloween is one full of chaos, controversy, or fun - it all depends on who you ask. The senior class, year after year, comes up with an intricate plan to...

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Teen Drama or Teen Trauma?

Kaylie Harley, Reporter October 23, 2019

Are There Issues Associated With Shows Being Overly Graphic? Suicide, drug abuse, violence, sexual imagery: these are just a few controversial topics that have begun to appear more frequently in our media...

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The College Board Is a Money Grabber

Ethan King, Reporter October 23, 2019

If you want to get into a good college, apparently you need to cooperate with money-hungry sharks. By money-hungry sharks, I mean the College Board. This year, the College Board has decided to push...

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A Letter From the Editors

October 23, 2019

Ethical Consumerism: put your money where your mouth is. With rising exposure of ethically questionable companies comes rising conflict between serving one’s personal gains and abiding by one’s own...

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Disney Needs to Re-think Their Re-makes

Alycen Kim, Reporter October 23, 2019

When we think of Disney, we think of those bright, animated movies from our childhoods. Younger people may reference new Disney animations, from original princess movies like Frozen and Moana to fantasy...

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Complacency is Complicity

Sarah Liu, Writer May 22, 2019

“And you all know,” Shakespeare warns in Macbeth, “security is mortals’ chiefest enemy.”  At Palos Verdes High School, this warning has never mattered more, as our security was our downfall...

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Teachers know best…

May 22, 2019

Graduating Sea Kings can still learn some life lessons from their teachers “Leave the world a better place than you found it. That’s your job” - Ms. Varela  “Getting to know your professors...

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Take it or leave it?

May 22, 2019

There are some things that you need to take to survive your freshman year of college, and there are also things that are better left at home. BRING IT Noise-cancelling headphones Shower shoes ...

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An Apologetic Senior

Alexa Stevens, Online Editor May 22, 2019

Dear Teachers, Thank you for your efforts to teach curriculum to the senior class, myself included, during this second semester. Unfortunately, I cannot accept education at this time due to a myriad...

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Liberty for Some, but Not for All

Kyle Ahn, Writer May 2, 2019

When the law is not enforced, minorities must make their voices heard. 64 deaths, more than 1,000 buildings looted or burnt to the ground, mandatory curfews, 1,100 marines, 600 army soldiers, and 6,500...

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A Letter from the Editors

Jamie Doo and Phoebe Lai, Editors-in-Chief May 2, 2019

In spite of recent progress in the acceptance and appreciation of diversity in America, there are still a number of citizens who believe that speaking English should be mandatory when living in America.  Those...

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How to Get Into College

Jamie Doo, Editor-in-Chief May 2, 2019

Two Truths and a Lie

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