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From left to right, Cameron Buchanan, Adam Wright, and Cayden McCluskey. Pictured here in their Sunday best after church, these three SJHHS Mormon students will be joining some of their fellow students as they embark on their two year mission.

What the Mormon Faith Will Mean for These Graduating Seniors

Luciana Benzan, Staff Writer • May 31, 2017

With graduation approaching, seniors can see the whole world of possibilities awaiting them in their future, but for ten of those seniors, the world awaiting them has a very literal and spiritual weight...

Starbucks Secret Menu

Starbucks Secret Menu

Nate Giraud, Staff Writer • May 26, 2017

There are many different restaurants and eateries that contain secret menu items. It’s become a tradition in pleasing customers with a mystery meal and making them feel like they’re a part of an exclusive...

Senior Twins Reminisce on High School Memories

Dylan Robinson, Staff Writer • May 26, 2017

Waking up for school can be an absolute pain on any given day of the week. Driving the same old commute, listening to the regularly scheduled lecture and having to deal with your genetic carbon copy. Wait,...

Kyle Bengelsdorf hitting a huge jump during one of his motocross races. He races a 250cc dirt bike which has plenty of power to send him soaring through the air. Photo by Dalton Flores

Kyle Bengelsdorf Rides his Way Up to The Top

Dalton Flores, Clubs Editor • May 26, 2017

Hitting jumps and roosting corners, Kyle Bengelsdorf is riding his way up the motocross food chain. Bengelsdorf races a 2016 Yamaha yz250f dirt bike in the intermediate 250 class. All the riders start...

Shake Shack vs. In N Out

Shake Shack vs. In N Out

Lucy Law, Staff Writer • May 19, 2017

A classic showdown. East Coast vs West Coast. Since opening its first location in Baldwin Park in 1948, In N Out has been providing customers hot and fresh burgers and fries on the daily. Starting out...

Prom shoppers go to many stores, one of those being the dress store, Windsor.

Prom In Style

Rebekah Sterns, Staff Writer • May 19, 2017

Styles have a pattern of changing through the years and repeating, also known as the Fashion Cycle. This rule also applies to prom, where girls take pictures with friends and dates and dance in elegant...

Gavin Fluegge goes off a jump and throws a whip through a bush at Waterworks in Rancho Santa Margarita. He has been biking for two years and now is sponsored by and rides for the Intense race team.

Mountain Bikers Ride for the Brand

Dalton Flores, Staff Writer • May 3, 2017

Cole Smith and Gavin Fluegge are sophomores at San Juan Hills High School. They are both members of the Mountain Bike Club and are top tier riders for their age group. Smith races cross country, which...

Grace Jones, a student at SJHHS and the owner of Graces Goats and Soaps, is seen embracing one of the goats that inspired her business. The goats provide milk that helps Jones create natural and organic body products like soap bars, bath bombs, and more.

Grace Jones Starts Her Own Business: Goats and Co.

Katie Brubaker, Staff Writer • May 3, 2017

A new entrepreneur has set up shop in San Juan Capistrano. Her businesses’ main source of revenue: goats. Grace Jones, a junior at SJHHS, is the owner and mastermind behind the innovative company Grace’s...

Senior Jonathan Tawil sports his 2014 Tesla Model S P85D in one of SJHHS’ parking lots. This is just one of the many superb vehicles that SJHHS students possess with other high quality cars tearing up the roads as well.

Students Rev Their Engines

Dylan Robinson, Staff Writer • May 3, 2017

Whether it’s navigating the parking lot or cruising down La Pata with wind blasting through your hair, it’s hard to miss the collection of cars SJHHS’ students have on display. The opening of La...

Starring in the ABC show “Speechless”, Mia Ferjulian, was featured on the networks episode titled “Oscar Party”. Mia said it was a “split of the moment experience, my actor coach said there was a gig with actress Minnie Driver, my mom loves Minnie Driver, so I was excited. It was also a very daunting process “. Her role on the show was “a daughter named Savannah who was in a walker and the mom was a perfectionist” said Mia. Not only did Mia participate in the televised episode, in her free time she also does cheer, at Coast Spirit Athletics, which is a cheer program that works with disabled students in San Juan Capistrano. Mia doesnt plan on participating in any more acting projects, but she said if the opportunity arises, she might have to take it.

Humans of San Juan: Mia Ferjulian

Hannah Chon, Staff Writer • March 20, 2017

Multilingualism Thrives on Campus

Multilingualism Thrives on Campus

Brendan Gibson, Staff Writer • March 8, 2017

Most students take two or three years of either Spanish or French, but some students at SJHHS are passionate about foreign culture and want to become multilingual. Junior Asta Olafsdottir moved to the...

Dalton Bourne and Rose Krol were selected to be in Disney’s Dreamers and Doers program, where they are given the opportunity to raise money for a community organization that they are apart of.

Dreams Really Do Come True

Lauren Mecum, Staff Writer • March 6, 2017

“If you can dream it, you can do it,” said Walt Disney, many years ago, hoping to inspire generations to come. Come to find that many generations later, Disney created a program that allows students...

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