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Link Crew Coordinators, Mrs. Cooper and Mrs. Klingbeil, representing Link Crew by wearing last years matching shirts.

Link Crew Continues To Guide Freshmen Despite Challenges Of Being Online

Kaitlyn Kittredge, Sports Editor • September 24, 2020

Link Crew is responsible for guiding freshmen students into ninth grade and assures that ninth graders feel mentally, academically, and socially prepared for their high school experience. Their contact...

Student advocates for CUSDAgainstRacism call upon the Capistrano Unified School District school board to address the widespread discrimination and racism occurring in CUSD schools. The crowd watching the students are all current or former CUSD students, parents, and teachers.

Student Group Engages District Leaders for Change Against Racism

Sandhya Ganesan, News Editor • September 21, 2020

During a summer of protests in the name of the Black Lives Matter movement, students and alumni of CUSD have created a movement to speak out against racism faced by many Black, Indigenous, and People of...

Parents opposed to an extension of online learning for high school students gathered outside the district office on Tuesday.

CUSD Drops Plan to Postpone Hybrid Reopening of High Schools

Samantha Freeman and Ella Villar • September 21, 2020

UPDATED: An agenda item on whether to extend online learning to January or return to classrooms on Oct. 13 using a hybrid model of instruction was abruptly dropped from Wednesday night’s board meeting. A...

A student checks out his new textbook for the 2020-2021 school year. During textbook distribution, students and staff were required to wear masks and be socially distant from one another.

Problems with Online Resources Lead to Book Distribution

Sandhya Ganesan, News Editor • August 31, 2020

Administrators acted quickly to set up a book distribution schedule last Thursday after complications arose with access to online resources and as students asked for physical textbooks Initially, there...

Kyle Vallone (11), a student at Tesoro High School, donates face shields to those in need through CAPO CARES.

Students Donate Face Shields to Protect Health Care Workers Against COVID-19

Kate Meyers, News Editor • April 25, 2020

Kyle Vallone, a junior at Tesoro High School, is collecting homemade mask pieces to build face shields for doctors and other medical workers through CAPO CARES, an organization that advocates for public...

All DMV License appointments have been cancelled until further notice due to the stay-at-home order. Photo courtesy of Google Images.

Driver’s Licenses on Hold Until COVID-19 Emergency Sanctions are Lifted

Gabby Laurente, Staff Writer • April 19, 2020

Student drivers have lost the opportunity to receive their license at the time of their scheduled DMV appointments. This is due to the cancellation of all behind the wheel sessions at the hands of the...

Students have continued to learn through programs and websites like Google Classroom, Zoom, and more. Even though learning does not take place in a physical classroom, teachers still find ways to connect with their students.

Online Learning Connects Classrooms

Ella Villar, Managing Editor • April 17, 2020

Due to the COVID-19 outbreak, schools all around the country are moving to some sort of online education because of school closures. Whether it’s Google Classroom, Zoom, or Google Hangouts, teachers...

Chromebooks are helpful tools, which allow students to be able to complete distance learning much more easily. They were distributed over the course of two days; however, with heavy traffic on the first day it caused many problems such as long lines and not enough chromebooks.

Chromebook Distribution Faces Complications

Isabella Mahar, Feature Editor • April 16, 2020

With the start of CUSD’s implementation of distance learning, many students who lacked a device to complete work needed to borrow a Chromebook from the district. However, when the day came to distribute...

A group of seniors pose with their guns on the first day of Senior Assassins. The game was cut short last week due to COVID-19 concerns, the first year without a winner.

Senior Assassins Game Cut Short- All Money To Be Donated To COVID-19 Relief

Grace Aitken, Co Editor-in-Chief • April 10, 2020

The 2020 Senior Assassins Game is officially cancelled due to the COVID-19 crisis. Although this is another devastating hit for the class of 2020, seniors were determined to make the best out of the situation,...

The 2020 AP tests will be 45-minutes and online due to the spread of COVID-19. Tests will cover content that teachers were expected to teach by early March, when many schools closed to curb the spread of the virus.

Changes to 2020 AP Program Include Online Open-Note Tests, Shortened Curriculum

Warren Unzueta, Staff Writer • April 9, 2020

All Advanced Placement tests for the 2019-2020 school year will now be 45 minute, open-note tests with later test dates and a truncated curriculum due to the spread of COVID-19. Tests will be entirely...

The College Board has cancelled their May 2nd SAT exam and ACT has cancelled their April 4th exam due to the spread of COVID-19. These cancellations have sparked some colleges to eliminate their testing requirements for admission for the Class of 2021.

April ACT and May SAT Cancelled Due to Coronavirus Concerns

Warren Unzueta, Staff Writer • April 2, 2020

The April 4th ACT and the May 2nd SAT exams have been canceled as a result of the rapid spread of COVID-19.  The cancellations come amid stay-at-home orders in 45 states and a move to online classes...

For many students, these challenging times are bringing feelings of stress and sadness or increased anxiety and depression. However, there are many ways to help manage these difficult feelings through self-care.

COVID-19’s Negative Effect on Mental Health

Isabella Mahar, Feature Editor • April 1, 2020

These times of uncertainty create an increase in mental health issues for many people. Whether through temporary feelings of stress or sadness, or a spike in someone’s pre-existing anxiety, depression...

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