
January 12, 2021 Current Events, Games/Puzzles
ASB launches new “Back to School Bonus Game”
By Desmond Devine Although some students might be a bit sad that Winter Break is ending, the Associated Student Body of the Science Academy STEM Magnet will make sure that coming back to school is a fun experience! Each day, ASB will post an update on their Schoology Group, S.A. Student Body Outreach, containing the day’s question and a Google Form to submit an answer. Correct answers...Read More
December 22, 2020 Student Life, Teams/Competition
Debate Team Starts Off Strong
By Emily Corona On October 31st, seven members of the Science Academy Debate Club took on their first Tri-County Forensics League (TCFL) Novice Speech Tournament with great success. The Debate Club consists of the high school students at the Science Academy, sponsored by Mr. Brooker, who have had prior experience with debate in their English classes. Now, these students have taken the...Read More
December 22, 2020 Holidays, Student Life
Holiday Traditions
by Ava-Ray Pributsky, Mariia Grigoreva and Desmond Devine As we prepare to celebrate the holidays, it’s wonderful to recognize the diversity of winter celebrations: Hanukkah, Advent, Las Posadas, Christmas, Kwanzaa, Winter Solstice, the New Year, Epiphany/Three Kings Day. So many ways to celebrate and honor traditions and cultures from around the world and through a large expanse of history....Read More
December 20, 2020 Sports
World Series Championship
By Barrie Komsky December 15, 2020 On October 27, the Los Angeles Dodgers erased decades of frustration and disappointment by winning the World Series for the first time since 1988. They beat the Tampa Bay Rays 3-1 in the sixth game of the World Series to bring Los Angeles their second championship of the month. As the great Dodgers announcer Vin Scully once said, “In a year so improbable, the...Read More
December 10, 2020 Current Events, Holidays
Universal Human Rights Day
by Hayley Yoon Every year, on the 10th of December, we celebrate the rights of all humans, no matter their race, religion, color, gender, language, or political opinion. On this day, back in 1948, the United Nations General Assembly adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR), after the end of World War II. This document proclaimed the permanent rights that...Read More
December 5, 2020 Bulletin, Health & Medicine, Student Life
LAUSD’s Proposed Learning Models
by Milan Riley Options for LAUSD Learning Models under COVID-19: It’s been about 8 months since Los Angeles Unified schools shut down in-person instruction because of COVID-19, and currently, the effects of the Coronavirus are still on-going. One effect is state guidelines that say schools cannot reopen at this time due to the risk of infection. Even though most officials believe no change can...Read More
November 13, 2020 Politics