10 Ways to be a Good Friend

December 5, 2011 • Grecia Ramirez Serrato  
Filed under Columns

A good friend is hard to find nowadays. When you start to think you’ve found a true friend, they do something to disappoint you, but being a good friend isn’t hard. It’s actually pretty simple. 1. Be honest If they ask you something, answer truthfully instead of lying to them or making something... Read more »

Clear Skin

February 24, 2011 • Itzel Vela  
Filed under Columns

Many teens today suffer under the tyrannical rule of some of the most horrible, despicable, horrendous creatures in the world, zits. Dermatologists say that not everyone knows how to take care of their own skin type, because some don’t even know what type they have. To help keep acne away it is helpful... Read more »

Peanut Butter Balls

January 13, 2011 • Zoe Sesin  
Filed under Columns, Opinion

Everybody loves a good candy: M&M’s, Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups, Hershey’s Candy Bar, and Snickers. But what about family recipes for homemade sweets, doesn’t everybody love those too? Well I’m here to share my family’s Peanut Butter Balls Recipe. Peanut butter balls dipped in chocolate.... Read more »

An Unforgettable Experience

January 12, 2011 • Michelle Villanueva  
Filed under Columns, Opinion

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Bad Day

January 12, 2011 • Bianca Perez  
Filed under Columns, Opinion

I wake up, feeling unusually restful. Either today is Saturday or I’m extremely late…I look at my clock.  Yeah, I’m late. Great. Usually I have to wake up at 6:30 but today I accidently woke up at 7. Leaving me with 55 minutes until the first bell rings. Fifty-five minutes to go to the restroom,... Read more »

The Real Meaning of Christmas

December 14, 2010 • Daisy Madrigal  
Filed under Columns, Opinion

Is it the joy of getting presents? Or is it the smell of food coming in from the kitchen? Perhaps, it’s the sound of laughter coming from the people next to you. Or, maybe it’s the good feeling you get when you give a gift to someone….What is the real meaning of Christmas? Two thousand years ago,... Read more »

Santa Who?

December 10, 2010 • Devin Pruitt  
Filed under Columns, Opinion

I still remember the first time I ever heard of Santa Claus. It was a week or two before Christmas, and my grandfather had come over to our house to cut down a tree…or something like that. I simply remember him coming back into the house with an axe. Perhaps that was what made the memory so vivid.... Read more »