April 25, 2024 Student Life
Changes Come to LAUSD Food Services
by Ryan Park LAUSD is the second-largest school district in the nation, enrolling roughly 560,000 students across the city. Handling such a massive student population comes with the hefty task of feeding those students. LAUSD’s Food Services Department serves an excess of 500,000 meals a day. These meals include 321,000 breakfasts, 260,000 lunches, and 49,000 dinners, but what goes into...Read MoreApril 25, 2024 Current Events, Sciences
Solar Eclipses
by Jordin Lim & Milan Riley A total solar eclipse is an astronomical wonder that most people have the opportunity of seeing only a few times during their lives. This rarity makes the experience of witnessing one so much more incredible, and many people will travel great distances to see a total eclipse in its full splendor. Despite these globally renowned events, many people...Read MoreMarch 19, 2024 Current Events
Women’s History Month
by Anny Tadros There are numerous famous women in history that we know of and celebrate, in areas such as science, human rights, culture, and politics. Such women include Marie Curie, Amelia Earhart, Harriet Tubman, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Maya Angelou, and so many others who have made countless breakthroughs and have had a huge impact on the way our world is today. However, this article...Read MoreMarch 19, 2024 Holidays, Student Life
Pi Day
by Jordin Lim Another year, another Pi Day at Science Academy! Taking place Thursday, March 14th (3.14, of course), ASB hosted a highly successful Pi Day. What is Pi Day? Read this article from last year for some irrationally fun Pi Day history! https://www.thescienceacademystemmagnet.org/2023/03/22/pi-day-article/ Students enjoyed an extended lunch with fan-favorite...Read MoreMarch 14, 2024 Sciences, Student Life, Teams/Competition
8th Grade Science Fair Interviews
by Andi Villamor Congratulations to all the 8th Grade Winners! 1st Place: Ione McLain (How Does Air Quality…?) 2nd Place: Evan Goodman and Simon Oshev (Chill Pill) 2nd Place: Max Pestes and Isaac Sapire (Removing Microplastics from Water) 3rd Place: Collin Lee and Roy Li (The Wind Turbine Showdown) Honorable Mention: Margaux Lane (Measuring the Strength of I-beam Types)...Read MoreMarch 13, 2024 Sciences, Student Life, Teams/Competition
7th Grade Science Fair Interviews
by Maleeya Mickelson After months of diligently working on their projects, from researching to experimenting to painstakingly assembling their boards, our 7th and 8th grade students have finally been able to showcase their hard work at the annual Science Academy Science Fair. This year saw many informative projects from the students aiming to solve a variety of problems with a creative...Read MoreMarch 5, 2024 Holidays, Student Government, Student Life
Lunar New Year Fun
by Desmond Devine and Ryan Park To kick off the month of February, the Science Academy ASB celebrated Spirit Week from February 5th to the 9th. On Monday it was Pajama Day, Tuesday was Paint the Town Red Day, Wednesday was Jersey/College Day, Thursday was Twin Day, and Friday was Culture Day. Friday was particularly chosen as Culture Day to celebrate the Lunar New Year, which is the Year...Read MoreFebruary 20, 2024 Clubs and Teams, Teams/Competition
High School Ethics Bowl
by Milan Riley The National High School Ethics Bowl (NHSEB), first held in 2012, is a competition in which two teams of seven (five participating at a time) discuss real-life ethical dilemmas. Unlike a debate, a team can choose the position they defend and members take turns presenting their opinion. The other team then asks meaningful questions that challenge the morals, values, and...Read MoreJanuary 19, 2024 Student Government, Student Life
Mid-Year Message from our ASB President
Hello Science Academy! I hope you are all rejuvenated and ready for an exciting journey ahead as we kick off the Spring semester. As we step into this new chapter of our academic year, I want to extend a warm welcome back to every student! The Spring semester is a time of renewal and a chance for us to build on the successes and experiences of the past. I am excited about the...Read MoreJanuary 19, 2024 Clubs and Teams, Student Life
Join a Science Academy Club!
By Andi Villamor Want to make the most of your time at school? Joining a club is the perfect opportunity to explore the world beyond the classroom, meet people who share your interests, develop new skills, and make unforgettable memories. Not to mention, clubs can give you valuable experiences that allow you to develop strong interpersonal and leadership skills, as well as boost your...Read MoreJanuary 17, 2024 Current Events, Tech
From Twitter to X
Opinion by Azfar Hasin The social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter, has had a rocky year since billionaire and entrepreneur Elon Musk decided to take it over after a messy purchase finalized in October 2022 for $44 billion. Musk has taken several actions since the acquisition in his efforts to prevent spam bots and remove what he termed as unconstitutional censorship; he has...Read MoreDecember 15, 2023 Holidays
Holiday Door Contest
It’s beginning to look a lot like….a Winter Wonderland!!! Congrats to all the participants in adding some fun holiday cheer to our hallways this season The winners are: * Most Festive: Mr. Shepherd * Most Creative: Mr. Lamb * Most Immersive: Ms. Huyler * Student Favorite: Mr. Sanders * Student favorite runner up: Ms. Tanguay Read MoreDecember 6, 2023 Current Events, Sciences, Tech
Artificial Intelligence
by Anaelle Tadros Artificial intelligence isn’t a new concept; in fact, in 1956, John McCarthy coined the term at Dartmouth College. However, the topic of AI has become more common and has been popping up in a lot of conversations recently. There have been lots of questions about whether or not AI is beneficial for our society, or if it’s going to ruin and deteriorate the community. It has...Read MoreNovember 13, 2023 Sports, Student Life, Teams/Competition
Homecoming 2023
By Milan Riley, Jordin Lim, and Ryan Park On October 20th and 21st, the Science Academy celebrated Homecoming events, including a pep rally, Homecoming football game, and Homecoming Dance. The pep rally occurred Friday in the gym during lunch and 5th period, and was attended by both East Valley High School and The Science Academy high school students. There were many surprise...Read MoreOctober 17, 2023 Sciences, Teams/Competition, Tech
NASA TechRise Challenge
by Ryan Kim Have you ever wanted to conduct an experiment in a space-like atmosphere or design an experiment for NASA? In the new 2024 TechRise Student Challenge, you can do exactly that. Interested students can join any time before October 20. Those in the Robotics or StellarXplorers clubs may be especially interested. NASA has invited all schools with students in grades 6-12 to...Read MoreOctober 8, 2023 Sciences, Student Life
Fall 2023 Middle School Science Center Field Trip
by Maleeya Mickelson A favorite Back to School tradition is our annual middle school field trip to the California Science Center, which this year took place on September 21, 2023. This field trip occurs early on in the school year, giving students a great opportunity to make new friends, socialize, and share some science-related adventures. The California Science Center was created to teach...Read MoreMarch 15, 2023 Sciences, Student Life, Teams/Competition
8th Grade Science Fair Interviews
by Ryan Park For Science Academy’s 2022-2023 Science Fair, I interviewed two 8th graders to learn more about their projects: Dani Tsao, 1st place winner, and Aspen Chung, 2nd place winner. * Dani Tsao’s Science Fair project built on her experiment from last year in creating a new type of solar panel. What inspired you to choose your Science Fair topic? My experiment this year is a...Read MoreMarch 15, 2023 Sciences, Student Life, Teams/Competition
7th Grade Science Fair Interviews
by Liz Zarikyan This year’s Science Fair, which took place February 6-8th, was a showcase of projects from 7th and 8th grade students that uncovered mysteries, revealed solutions to some of our world problems, and even provided resources to use in case of emergency. I interviewed some of the 7th grade winners to find out more about their projects. Jordan R. – Honorable Mention...Read MoreJanuary 9, 2023 Holidays