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The story of San Juan as told by its students

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The story of San Juan as told by its students

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The story of San Juan as told by its students

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Midnights Graphic by Gabriella Bello

Taylor Swift Album Sparks Mixed Reviews

Mia Tickell, News Editor November 3, 2022

The culmination of 13 sleepless nights created the fastest and best-selling album of 2022, Midnights. Taylor Swift's tenth studio album is a mix of a synth-pop soundscape, as she sings about her own "journey...

Video Production and Broadcast Journalism teacher, Jason Zuidema, shows Maxim Dubrovsky (9) the parts of a video camera.

From the Navy to the Emmy’s, Arts Teacher Has Done It All

Joaquin Serrato, Multimedia Editor October 20, 2022

A naval journalist and Emmy-winning cameraman, Jason Zuidema now teaches Broadcast Journalism and Video Production in the F building. He is excited to share his professional experience with SJHHS students.  His...

Onlookers watch as Marie Curie, portrayed by Allison Piwonka (11), discusses the benefits of the newly discovered element, radium in a press release. The radiation emitted by radium was not known to be dangerous at the time, and many believed that ingesting radium would benefit one's health.

Radium Girls: A Deadly Case

Sofia Bello, Photo Editor October 20, 2022

Students in Paint Crew work together to create brick walls for the Radium Girls set. Radium Girls is a play based on the real Radium Girls of 1926, who worked in factories painting watch dials with luminous paint, unaware that it consisted of radium, a toxic chemical.

Stallion Theatre Company Brings the Historic Radium Girls to the Stage

Nolan Crosby, A&E Editor October 6, 2022

Radium Girls tells the story of the discovery of the 88th element, Radium. The story follows the girls poisoned by radium in a watch painting factory and the fault the companies played in their illnesses....

We Asked Students to Rank the Top Trending Netflix Shows, Here's What They Picked:

We Asked Students to Rank the Top Trending Netflix Shows, Here’s What They Picked:

This summer, many San Juan Hills students spent their time binging some of the most popular shows on Netflix. Members of our staff asked 155 students to rank the top ten trending shows, and here are the...

Current students are putting their art portfolios together this AP testing period. 
In Melanie Hui's (10) portfolio, she includes one titled Judgment.

AP Art Portfolios: A Collection

Alyssa Morrone, Entertainment Editor April 24, 2022

Art is arguably one of the most unique classes offered to students, as they can find in it the opportunity to utilize an outlet for expression, relaxation, and experiment with things, all traditionally...

SJHHS' most recent production of Beauty and the Beast featured a live musical accompaniment from student musicians below the stage.

The Music Behind SJHHS Musicals

Anna Ho, Staff Writer April 24, 2022

It is undeniable that SJHHS puts on some pretty impressive productions. Musicals combine the best of our performing arts programs: theater, dance, choir, and instrumental music. The element that...

88rising, the first label company to land an official performance slot at Coachella, dominated the first weekend of the festival with several history-making performances. One of the most notable performances featured South Korean soloist CL who reunited with her group 2NE1 in a suprise performance at the end of the show (pictured above).

Asian Acts Make History at Coachella

Sydney Wolfe, Photo Editor April 22, 2022

After two years of canceled shows due to the pandemic, Coachella made its grand return to the desert last weekend with headline performances by Harry Styles, Billie Eilish, and The Weeknd. There were many...

The San Juan Hills Sinfonia Orchestra play for the Festival. Overall, Festival is not a competition, but an opportunity for each group to receive feedback on how they can improve in the future through judge feedback.

Instrumental Music’s Festival Explained

Sofia Bello, Staff Writer April 2, 2022

From March 22 to March 24, the orchestra and band groups at San Juan Hills held a music festival.  What is Festival? Festival is a three day event where about 54 schools from all over Southern...

Turning Red: The Movie Teenage Girls Need Right Now

Turning Red: The Movie Teenage Girls Need Right Now

Alyssa Morrone, Entertainment Editor April 2, 2022

The release of Pixar’s newest movie Turning Red has brought some mixed emotions from audiences. Its messages were especially relevant in the Asian American community due to the nuanced ideas on intergenerational...

The opening ceremony for the 2022 Winter Olympics, in Beijing. Traditionally, the ceremony consists of a parade with all of the nations participating in the game and the lighting of the Olympic torch.

US Takes Home 25 Medals In Winter Olympics

Sofia Bello, Staff Writer March 13, 2022

8 Gold, 10 Silver, and 7 Bronze.  The U.S. finished fourth in the final medal standing at the Beijing Winter Olympics, earning a total of 25 medals.  A big win for the U.S. came from 22-year-old...

The SJHHS Theatre Company's production of the hit musical Legally Blonde has been a huge success, and it's high production level has also allowed for a more professional casting process with a full understudy ensemble and the use of tracks of actors who switch main and understudy parts. For example, Lisa Gnielinski who plays the lead Elle Woods in the main ensemble also understudies as Elle's mother.

The Understudies of Legally Blonde

Alyssa Morrone, Staff Writer January 24, 2022

While often seen only as secondary replacements to the main cast, the understudies of every production have much larger involvement than often recognized. Enduring the same casting process, and often still...

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