By Albert Chang-Yoo and Melissa Domingo Staff Editors On Wednesday night, the Shasta administration was informed of an Instagram post that contained threats of violence against students. The owner of the account, a Shasta student, later claimed that the post was a joke. However, the administration took steps to ensure student safety on campus. Throughout the school day on Thursday,
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Alabama and his dog sit on a curb along Market St. PHOTO CREDIT: Mytrisha Sarmiento By Mytrisha Sarmiento Staff Editor A veteran named Alabama has currently been living on the streets of San Francisco for nine years. He was born in Detroit, but grew up in Tennessee. He found his way to San Francisco due to medical reasons. When
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Climate change is perhaps the most dire threat facing humanity to date, which is why it is imperative that we take real, substantial action. Simply raising awareness is not enough — true political change is necessary. Given the gravity of the threat of global warming, up to 40,000 protesters gathered in downtown San Francisco to protest political inaction on Friday,
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By Ethaniel Reyes and Albert Chang-Yoo Staff Editors At Summit Shasta, the fact that many students vape isn’t exactly breaking news. In the bathrooms, there is often a faint wisp of flavored vapor, leftover from a Juul in use. Shasta is located just 10 miles from the headquarters of JUUL Labs Inc., the company at the epicenter of the rise
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By Michael Mac Callum Staff Editor Imagine walking into your favorite card shop for a local trading card game tournament. You see some of the same people as usual, your typical play group. Wow, there’s a large turnout today; usually there are around eight people, but this time there are 14. This was the scene at Lefty’s Sport Cards in
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By Deandra Han, Jennifer Rico, Charlie Stattion, Karla Tran and Jasmine Villegas Staff Editors Changes have occurred in Rainier’s culture and community compared to the previous school year. More specifically, due to the changes in staff, the school has now has a predominantly male administration; as a result, issues have arisen regarding the current amount of female representation. In the
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By Keith Dinh Rainier Editor-in-Chief Prior to the 2019-20 school year, every Summit Public School brought as many students as possible to a camping trip early in the first semester. For Rainier, students were taken to the mountains into the woods to stay for two days and camp overnight, and, over the years, this has become a defining part of
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By Zack Navarra Shasta Editor-In-Chief Change is simply inevitable, but how and when we change should be determined by the people who will be affected most. Summit Shasta students and faculty have seen radical changes to the daily bell schedule over the past year, and many have something to say about it. Summit Shasta students and faculty arrived on campus
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EDITOR’S NOTE: On Sept. 25, San Jose City Councilmember Johnny Khamis came to Summit Public School: Rainier for a press conference to share his story of becoming a councilmember and talk about his goals for the city of San Jose. *** San Jose City Councilman Johnny Khamis uses his passion to help the environment By McKayla Castigador, Vu Nguyen and
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By Evelyn Archibald and Judy Ly Editors-in-Chief Denali senior William Torborg said it is hard for most students to stay focused for long durations. He pointed out that as a student with ADHD, it is harder for him to maintain concentration in class. “It’s not like, the most fun to sit through four and a half hours of class
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