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Students gather in Irvine California to participate in the national student walkout. Those involved in the rally promoted reform to gun legislation in the United States.

April 20 National Student Walkout Promotes Gun Control

Katie Brubaker, Feature Editor • April 23, 2018

On Friday April 20, thousands of students across the nation walked out of their schools to protest gun violence in America. The rallies that took place in all 50 states were conducted on the 19th anniversary...

Paul Ryan will not seek re-election in November. He credits his wanting more time with his family for the decision.

Speaker of the House Paul Ryan Announces Departure

Kate Finman, News Editor • April 22, 2018

On Tuesday April 11, Speaker of the House Paul Ryan officially announced that he would not be running for re-election after 20 years in Congress at only 49 years old. Ryan represents the first Congressional...

Future Leaders of SJHHS Elected

Future Leaders of SJHHS Elected

Dalton Flores, Clubs Editor • April 13, 2018

SJHHS has experienced a record breaking total number of voters in the recent election for ASB Elected Officers. This year, there were four runoff elections after the first round of voting not producing...

California Secretary of State, Alex Padilla, has been instrumental in voter registration drives since before the 2016 Election. Over 100,000 teens preregistered to vote in the last two months, he says.

More Teens Register to Vote

Riley Goodfellow, Editorial Editor • April 13, 2018

Teen voter registration in California is up, way up. Within two months teenagers all over California have decided to register or pre-register to vote with more than 100,000 students being pre-registered...

A supporter of the symbolic resolution against Senate Bill 54, this woman holds a sign showing her disagreement with the bill. The city council in the distance, listening to the public and what they have to say.

Cities Resist Sanctuary Law

Libby Gorton, Staff Writer • April 4, 2018

San Juan Capistrano now backs the federal government and Department of Justice with the resolution and stands against the State of California and Senate Bill 54. Senate Bill 54 is a California law designed...

The senior class of 2018 finally takes the Clash of the Classes trophy. They waited for long years for that moment.

Seniors Win Clash of Classes

Tatum Federman and Tatum Federman • March 30, 2018

Clash of the Classes is the spring pep rally and the last of the school year. Each class competes to win the trophy based on their amount of spirit and participation they have throughout the week and at...

Siena Chacon (9), Sydney Segrell (9), Mathias Kristenson (11), and Kaleigh Santmyer (12) watch as their peers are involved in a devastating mock car crash revealing the harsh realities of drunk driving. Siena Chacon witnesses her sister, Sophia Chacon (12), be taken from the crash site in an ambulance to later die in the hospital.

Every 15 Minutes: 2018

Kate Finman, News Editor • March 30, 2018

In order to raise awareness of the devastating consequences of drinking and driving, SJHHS brought back the Every 15 Minutes program to campus last week. Every 15 Minutes is a two-day state-funded staging...

Teacher Creates Task Force To Promote Compassion

March 19, 2018

In order to increase compassion and good-will on campus, English teacher Mishelle Smith is starting a staff task force for change. The group will focus on activism and safety with the goal of making the...

Students Demand Change in Planned National Walkout

March 12, 2018

Over 598 students at SJHHS have committed to leave their classrooms at 10 a.m. for 17 minutes on March 14. They will be joined by students at schools all over the nation. In addition to honoring...

MIT Inspires Girls in S.T.E.M. Fields

MIT Inspires Girls in S.T.E.M. Fields

McKenzie M, A&E Editor • March 12, 2018

The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Women’s Initiative visited SJHHS to inspire our leading ladies to pursue fields in STEM. On January 26, two female representatives from MIT, one Ph.D....

Students Organize a Register-to-Vote Campaign to Participate in Democracy

Kate Finman, News Editor • March 12, 2018

On March 12, Voter Registration Drive Week will kick off at SJHHS. The event is a bipartisan collaboration between the Young Democrats and Young Republicans clubs. By the end of the week, they hope to...

New Dress Code Hits Schools

New Dress Code Hits Schools

Jackson Hirchag, Staff Writer • March 1, 2018

A new, relaxed dress code that focuses on gender neutrality is coming into effect. SJHHS is working on replacing its old dress code with the generic, national CSBA dress code. The old policy, which...

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