January 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 MoreOctober 8, 2023 Holidays, Recreation