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  • Red Rosies

    Part of a series of student-submitted Halloween ghost stories. WRITTEN BY Roselle Asunka // ILLUSTRATION BY Alex Sevastopoulos “You’re being quiet.” “No I’m not.” “Now you talk?” I let my feet drag as I follow her down the path, casually flicking my flashlight on and off. “What do you want me to say?” “Anything, maybe?”…

  • The Specter

    Part of a series of student-submitted Halloween ghost stories. WRITTEN BY Nyana Steinberg // ILLUSTRATION BY Alex Sevastopoulos The children spoke in whispers of the ghost up on the old hill. You could say it was just the wind whistling through the branches of the gnarled willow tree, or the shadows cast in the dry…

  • Female Leaders at Las Lomas

    Inspiring stories of female leadership and their lasting impact WRITTEN BY Marlo Fong GRAPHICS BY Sarah Byrne Bautista & Zachary Neitz

  • Super Bowl Post Game Updates

    A look back at Super Bowl LIX WRITTEN BY Matthew Williams GRAPHICS BY Matthew Williams // The Philadelphia Eagles walked away victorious Sunday night after knocking off the two time defending champion Kansas City Chiefs. Philadelphia might have come into the game being one and a half point underdogs but they did not show it,…

  • Hospice East Bay Tree of Lights Ceremony

    What to know about the decades old tradition WRITTEN BY Olivia Narawa    // Sparkling lights are often symbolic of the holidays, but sometimes these brilliant winter beacons have a deeper meaning. Throughout November and early December, Hospice East Bay puts on more than ten tree lighting ceremonies throughout Contra Costa County to honor lost loved…

  • Watching the Clock

    New Year’s activities to start the year off right WRITTEN BY Macy Westcoat GRAPHICS BY Macy Westcoat   // If watching the Times Square Ball Drop on your TV has been the highlight of your New Year’s Eve every year, you are  not alone. New Year’s celebrations are often forgotten in the chaos of the holiday season,…

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  • The Beast that is Burnout

    WRITTEN BY Soleil Hernandez-Amaro GRAPHICS BY Isabella Handel //The Oxford Languages dictionary defines burnout as a “…mental collapse caused by overwork or stress.” And although stress is a given for high school students, burnout spreads like wildfires upon the educational frontier. As of  2020, the United States has experienced a sharp increase in burnout cases…

  • Lily Palma

    WRITTEN BY Jacob Weingarten GRAPHICS BY Sarah Byrne Bautista // Las Lomas is a school of many sports including football, baseball, basketball, tennis, golf, and more. Recently, one student-athlete at Las Lomas was given an amazing opportunity to represent the school and community overseas.  This was junior and star water polo player Lily Palma, who…

  • The Role of the Individual

    WRITTEN BY Morgan Nelson GRAPHICS BY Leila Hicks // Everyone has wondered what they are doing here. When you think about it, each and every person is a seemingly insignificant speck of sand in the hourglass that is humanity. So do the choices people make really matter in the grand scheme of things? It might…

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