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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

The Express

The story of San Juan as told by its students

The Express

 Lisa Gnielinski (11) plays Gertrude the one-feather bird (center), she leads the cast of “Seussical” downstage as they all sing, “Oh, the Thinks You Can Think”. Nathaniel Chin (12) plays the Cat in the Hat (Left).

“Seussical” in Photos

Sofia Bello, Photo Editor February 5, 2023

After Kayne West’s anti-semetic tweet, demonstrators have come to his defense and taken their stand against the Jewish people. They went about this by hanging signs stating that Kayne was in the right, as well as numerous others along the 405 Freeway.

Students Disagree on Support for Kanye West After Antisemitic Tweets

Joaquin Serrato, Multimedia Editor November 17, 2022

Peanut butter and jelly. Tom and Jerry. Kanye West and controversy. One cannot live without the other.  During the 2009 MTV Video Music Awards, West found himself in controversy with Taylor Swift....

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...

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