Sophomore Yoon Lee has never felt more alone than when she first immigrated to America. For Lee, the distance from her home country, family and friends, coupled with the seemingly insurmountable language...

For Anna Strines, student athletic trainer and junior, a love for sports medicine started early in life.  “I always say that I grew up in a football family,” Strines said. “I've always loved...

For sophomore Avika Rajmane, helping out with her family’s business is simply a routine part of her life. “For quite a few years now, I’ve been going to my parents office, especially during my...

For senior Ashlyn Higley, applying to college was a difficult, stressful process.  “I definitely think the competitiveness of applying to colleges, especially among your careers, is a lot of pressure,”...

Junior Marcos Rodriguez and his family fled Venezuela in a frenzy. Rodriguez said he can still remember the rushed good-byes he gave his close friends and family. It took a total of two weeks for a once...

The United States Congress banned the praised and popular TikTok app nationwide on Jan. 18 at 10:30 p.m. TikTok was removed from both the Apple app store and Google play store, and remains unavailable...

 For senior Farai Tshililiwa, shadowing a surgeon has brought him more security in his interest in medicine. “I felt more encouraged after shadowing because after shadowing, I got to ask the surgeon...

In early January, junior Ismail Kheiri performed his first pilgrimage to Mecca. Kheiri said the pilgrimage was an eye-opening event.  “Seeing the Kaaba for the first time was transformative,” Kheiri...

Senior Drew Reed was 1 year old when he was diagnosed with a rare type of childhood cancer, rhabdomyosarcoma. For Reed, it started with body pains and could have escalated into something far worse if the...

For Katherine Ke, president of CHS MEDLIFE and senior, climate change and environmental disasters have recently been on her mind in light of the wildfires in Los Angeles (LA). To help the victims of the...

For Gabriella Morge, American Sign Language (ASL) student and junior, ASL is more than just an interest. Every day, when she returns home, Morge uses the language to communicate and stay in touch with...

For Priscilla Smith, Black Student Alliance co-president and senior, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s beliefs of racial equality through nonviolent resistance have shaped her, even from an early age.  A...