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
Read more
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
Read more
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
Read more
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
Read more
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
Read more
By Ruby Balbuena and Taylor Vu Staff Writers Throughout our research of high schools not offering financial education, we were very disappointed to see that schools are not teaching students the information that we would need for when becoming an adult. Even our school, Summit Denali, which once had an adulting class, no longer offers it. All high schools should
Read more
By Ruby Balbuena and Taylor Vu Staff Writers Denali junior Daniela Rojas took an adulting class during the past year. She has gained more knowledge of financing because of the adulting class that she took. Rojas said she learned “different skills to make my transition into adulthood less confusing and stressful,” Rojas said. “For example, we learned how to do
Read more
By Justin Lin Staff Writer Today, social media has become a major part of numerous lives through countless websites and apps, and people have been able to connect with others and share their thoughts, emotions, experiences, etc. It’s been able to provide a source of entertainment and shopping, and many businesses have even found it useful for promotion and marketing.
Read more
By Justin Lin Staff Writer Jack Abrahamson is a freshman at Summit Denali High School. As a teenager, he’s considered to be a heavy user of social media, saying he uses 5 hours of it everyday. He explains how social media has been both good and bad for him, and his thoughts on its overall impact to society. How often
Read more
By Elizabeth Hall and Kaashika Raut Staff Writers When it comes to how students are handling online school, Wilcox High School freshman Kaitlyn Lee stated that Wilcox simply wasn’t prepared to close and had to delay the start of online school until a week into the shelter in place order. “They should give more information to the students about what’s
Read more