• "Every 15 Minutes": Held on April 22nd / 23rd.
  • Prom 2025 - "Top Gun" - Tickets on Sale Now in the ASB Office and Webstore. $95 w/ ASB Ticket and $105 w/o.
  • Dance Program's Unity Day is All-Day Wednesday in the Gym.
  • Senior Class Wins 2025 Clash of the Classes.
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

The Express
Mia Tickell

Mia Tickell, News Editor

Mia Tickell is in her senior year at San Juan Hills High School. When she isn’t reading or volunteering, she might be at the beach with her friends or watching Yankees games with her family. After high school, Mia plans on pursuing a career in medicine. She is so excited to write for The Express this year and work with everyone on the Staff.

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Ella Winger (12), Kaylene Huynh (12), and Gracie Smith (11) model their Worlds Dance Competition costume for their Buzz Lightyear themed performance. "This year's dances are so much fun. All of our Pom dances are themed: we are doing Buzz Lightyear, Mario, Harley Davidson, and then lyrical and contemporary," said Smith.

Trio Triumph: Dancers Take on Worlds Dance Competition

Mia Tickell, News Editor
May 2, 2023
Isotretinoin, commonly known as Accutane, is a powerful drug used in the treatment of acne. With its many side effects, Accutane can take a toll on individuals’ mental health and daily lives.

The Brutal Experience of Accutane

Mia Tickell, News Editor
May 2, 2023
Waving Buy Buy to Microtrends

Waving Buy Buy to Microtrends

Mia Tickell, News Editor
March 17, 2023
A student in the STEPS program delivers a beverage to a classroom. The students learn real life skills, including social abilities, independence, working with money, and budgeting.

[Photo] Students in STEPS Run Successful Food Delivery Business

March 6, 2023
Member of the No Place For Hate organization, Paige Barclay (12) holds the Unity Week schedule, which shows the various topics like mental health, multiculturalism, gender diversity, immigration, and ableism that will be presented throughout the week. This year, members worked collaboratively towards the common goal of making a positive difference in their community. “It took a lot of creativity, a lot of teenwork, just a lot of little details that had to go into it to be perfect. A lot of things like the titles, there's a lot of key terms, a lot of communication with the principal, as well as with the guest speaker," said No Place For Hate Adviser Fernanda Villalba. "I would hope that other people would still want to learn about other people on campus and their perspective and reality and how to just understand them better."

[Photo] Unity Week Concludes its Fourth Year

March 4, 2023
School nurse, Kerry Coryell, holds the opioid defense nasal spray, NARCAN. In the last two months, every high school in CUSD was supplied with doses of NARCAN, to combat the opioid crisis.

Anti-Overdose Medication Reaches CUSD Campuses, Joining Other Major Districts

Mia Tickell, News Editor
February 16, 2023
Preparing the 60s themed pieces for Midsummer's Night Dream, Sarah Thrall (11) sews a glamorous blue dress.

[Photo] A Midsummer Night’s Dream: Behind The Scenes of Tech Week

Sofia Bello, Photo Editor
December 6, 2022
Cooper Javorsky (9) kneels next to Jake Javorsky (11) who holds up a Sea View League Championship shirt, celebrating the Stallions’ victory over Aliso Niguel High School. Despite an 0-7 start to the season, the SJHHS football team clinched the Sea View League Championship title as well as a spot in the CIF Playoffs.

[Photo] Stallion Football: 2022 Season Recap

Sydney Wolfe, Photo Editor
November 30, 2022
Midnights Graphic by Gabriella Bello

Taylor Swift Album Sparks Mixed Reviews

Mia Tickell, News Editor
November 3, 2022
Celebrating the last game of the season under the Friday night lights, Brayden Bockler (12), Butter Tollefson (10), and Weston Port (10) charge out of the team huddle. SJHHS football is set to play their first CIF championship game on November 4th, in the Badlands.

[Photo] Victory Over Aliso Niguel, Stallions Win Third League Title in Five Years

November 4, 2022
Karate siblings Jacob (12), Miyah (11), and Ella Verde (9) recently competed at the World Championships in Florida, placing in the top five athletes across various categories. With nearly a decade of training, the trio came home with an abundance of medals.

[Photo] Karate Trio Wins Big at World Championships

October 21, 2022
Fashion models Kira Schubert (12) and Roxy Thornton (12) strike a pose at OC Fashion Week. The girls went on to walk down the runway for Anne Fontain's collection. Thornton opened up about her time with Schubert. "I was very happy because I got to work with some amazing people with Kira. We had so much fun together," said Thornton. "I think we feed off each other well…we just clicked because we have similar interests and it's just always been a great friendship."

Fashion Friends Pursue Modeling Careers, Taking the Catwalk Together

Mia Tickell, News Editor
October 6, 2022
Brock Purnell (12) and Shawn Jahangiri (12) recently created Refugee Connection, a website that offers direct assistance to refugees around the world and provides them with a safe way of integrating into the country.

Students Develop Website to Help Refugees Locate Shelter

Gabriella Bello, Sydney Wolfe, Maureen Pike, and Mia Tickell
September 18, 2022
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