Planking it up
November 15, 2011 • written by Sandy Gad
Filed under Op/Ed
Planking! Planking is basically you lying down, face to the ground, on random objects. Since early 2011, many participants in planking have photographed the activity on unusual locations. This includes poles, tops, vehicles and even dangerous objects such as nails! “Planking is by far the funkiest... Read more »
Thankful
November 15, 2011 • written by Bridgette Hassen
Filed under Op/Ed
To me, Thanksgiving is a holiday where you think of all the people and things you have in your life and just be happy about where you are no matter how hard life can be. Thanksgiving can have many different meanings to students. It can be about family, friends, or even just celebrating what a great life... Read more »
Looking through their eyes
November 15, 2011 • written by Ariane Andrada
Filed under Op/Ed
Each school year Gahr gets new ninth graders. Students get the opportunity to meet new people and get to do something they enjoy doing. In the beginning of the year, freshmen have to get used to their new environment and peers, because some of their classes have all sorts of people from every grade level. During... Read more »
Go play a game, not me
November 15, 2011 • written by Jacob Jimenez
Filed under Op/Ed
Throughout American teenage society, relationships are not taken as seriously as they used to be. There are more relationships ending than being made due to the infamous culture of playing, lying, and cheating. What are we to make of the pandemic that is raging across this new generation of ours? Sure,... Read more »
Sick of our school
November 15, 2011 • written by Justin Lewis
Filed under Op/Ed
School is not really the most exciting thing in the world. Of course, the point of school is not to have fun, but it is nice to relax and just hang out with your friends. I should be working on that one important project for that one class, the lab for my chemistry class, but I suppose I can do all those... Read more »
Let’s do a locker shuffle
November 15, 2011 • written by Michael Escalante
Filed under Op/Ed
Richard Gahr High School offers lockers to all its students for five dollars. What the school does not offer is the opportunity to choose what locker you would like to have for the year. The locker that you are assigned your freshman year, follows you throughout your entire high school career. The problem... Read more »
Trick-or-treating
November 15, 2011 • written by Brianna Alford
Filed under Op/Ed
Halloween night is filled with fun: from trick-or-treating to parties to watching scary movies with your best friends. While trick-ortreating is the biggest part of the night, teenagers are often left out of the merriment. I feel as though teenagers should be able to enjoy trick-or-treating thoroughly,... Read more »
Running towards CIF
November 15, 2011 • written by Anantha Ram Naidu
Filed under Sports
Gahr High School’s cross-country team defeated all of the schools in the ABC district. We are one step closer to entering the CIF championship. Our cross-country team will be entering a series of races against other schools in the San Gabriel Valley League, such as Dominguez, Downey, Lynwood, Paramount,... Read more »
One love in tennis
November 15, 2011 • written by Tia Smith
Filed under Sports
One migh say that this year has been intense and far from normal for our girls tennis team. With this being David Thompson’s third year coaching tennis, he had nothing but good things to say about this year’s team and how they have come a long way. “Being a coach, I love! I love tennis, this season... Read more »
A refreshing end for the Water Polo team
November 15, 2011 • written by Andrea Macias
Filed under Sports
Fall is coming to an end, and so is the water polo season. This year has been an eventful year for water polo with constant practices, challenging games, and intense workouts. Robert Garcia, head water polo coach, trains his boys almost everyday of the week including Saturdays from 11am-2pm. He has really... Read more »
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