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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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From left to right:  Jack Hartstein (12), Kyle Krueger (12), Ava Bachelder (11), and Jackson Hinkle (12), watch as their peers speak in favor of the new gun control resolution. The resolution passed 4-3.

CUSD Passes Student Proposed Resolution on School Safety

Grace Aitken, Op-Ed Editor May 7, 2018

CUSD voted to pass a new resolution on gun control, and school safety at the board meeting on April 25. A student proposed resolution that not only strengthens gun control in CUSD, but states that CUSD...

Kindness Day Promotes Positive Culture on Campus

Kindness Day Promotes Positive Culture on Campus

McKenzie M, A&E Editor May 2, 2018

Spreading kindness on campus will be the goal Wednesday, May 2. Students, teachers, and staff members are all joining to encourage kindness among all in our community. The idea emerged as part of the...

The original threat came from Snapchat. Authorities found that it was an old image that had been used to threaten several other schools.

Shooting Threat at LHHS Debunked

Gavin Aitken, Boys Sports Editor April 25, 2018

Two Orange County deputies were stationed at Laguna Hills High School last Friday morning in response to a post on Snapchat hinting that the school would be attacked by an armed individual. On Thursday...

Photo courtesy of San Onofre Surf Company, who opposes the nuclear waste storage at San Onofre.

Loose Bolt Found in San Onofre Nuclear Waste Canister

Claire Cone, Staff Writer April 23, 2018

A loose bolt was discovered at the San Onofre nuclear plant on a canister holding nuclear waste. "Our first step was to confirm this fabrication change poses no safety risk to workers or the public,"...

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...

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