By Akhil Gunasekaran Staff Writer Summit Public Schools, a public charter high school system, offers a program called “Expeditions”, courses that are an exciting alternative to your usual electives offered at traditional high schools. Rather than having one block in your daily schedule, Expeditions crunches that time into two-week blocks four times a year which focus solely on the elective.
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By Keith Dinh and Melissa Domingo Staff Editors As the school year comes to a close, Summit will experience many changes in its staff: Executive Director of Expeditions Lucretia Witte will not be returning this coming school year, and Dean of Culture and Instruction Monica Hanson will be stepping into her position this coming school year. Throughout her four years
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By Karla Tran Staff Editor Many students are stressed about AP exams because the tests can earn students a better chance of getting into their desired schools and can also earn them college credit for the course. For those students, it means that they can bypass certain courses required in college and can save on college tuition. The AP tests
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By Van Tran Staff Writer The COVID-19 pandemic has left me with so much time on my hands but no energy or places to explore. Due to safety concerns, California schools shut down in the midst of learning and transitioned to online schools. As I have been homeschooled before, online school went smoothly for me. I had started thinking of
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By John Pache Staff Writer There seems to be a certain number of states that under-report hate crimes every year, if they do at all, and some even go as far as having no protection against them. Further down the line, there also seems to be a connection to states that went red in the 2016 election. The question
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By Mark Haiko and Angela Hwang Staff Editors Columbia Middle School (in Sunnyvale) eighth grader Logan Obrero said his annual seventh and eighth grade music class trips to Disneyland were canceled in early March due to the Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak, which resulted in many disappointed students. Efforts were made to find alternate solutions, as the musicians need a goal for
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By Justin Lin Staff Writer Tyler, the Creator is a 29-year-old American singer, rapper, songwriter, producer, designer, and music video director. He was first introduced into the music industry in 2007 as the co-founder of the popular hip-hop collective “Odd Future.” After the group’s split, Tyler has been working as a solo artist to this day. Having won the MTV
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By Ruby Balbuena Staff Writer Drug use within the Summit Denali community is a topic that is not often directly addressed due to fear, but it sparks curiosity in others. However, drug use can lead to physical, mental and emotional health consequences. But there are many ways to fight against the aftermath in a positive way. Throughout this article, the
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By Elizabeth Hall and Kaashika Raut Staff Writers Grocery trips in California have not just become a necessity, they have turned into an experience. While at Costco over the weekend, I saw the true nature of humans. The most shocking and infuriating moment was when I spotted a woman sitting on top of the last pallet of Spam so that
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By Justin Lin Staff Writer Social media’s constant effect on the lives of numerous teens has created a much larger negative consequence than a positive one. With so many people having to face problems such as mental health issues, addiction, lack of productivity, and both physical and emotional insecurities, a big question has to come to mind: How can these
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