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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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Riley Goodfellow

Riley Goodfellow , Co Editor-in-Chief

Riley is a senior at SJHHS and super excited to be returning to The Express as Co Editor-in-Chief! She was the Co Editor-in-Chief last year as well and is looking forward to her fourth year on The Express. Riley is a politically active, lacrosse playing, and outgoing girl who is always up for a challenge. She considers Lima, Peru her home since she lived there for five years, and she is fluent in Spanish. She is a total nerd when it comes to anything Harry Potter related, and hearing her sing lyrics to the musical Hamilton is a daily occurrence. Writing is Riley’s passion, and she seeks to travel the world as a journalist in the future!

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Hailey Flowers (11) has been giving back to her community during the COVID-19 pandemic through the organization Meals On Wheels. She delivers meals to home bound senior citizens. Unfortunately, many of her future pageant and community service events have been cancelled due to COVID-19.

Hailey Flowers Wins Pageant Titles and Helps Those Affected by COVID-19

Riley Goodfellow, Co Editor-In-Chief
April 20, 2020
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.

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

April 10, 2020
From left to right, Cooper Kitaen (12), Austin Shreeve (12), and Ian Fu (12) celebrate winning Clash of the Classes in 2019 when the juniors were victorious. The event is a competition between grades and is looked forward to all year. Due to COVID-19, however, it has been cancelled and the class of 2020 will not have a chance to win as seniors.

Class of 2020’s Senior Year Robbed by COVID-19

Riley Goodfellow, Co Editor-In-Chief
March 20, 2020
There are 9 enneagram types. A person can have a secondary type, a "wing" next to their primary type. For instance, type 2's can have a type 1 or 3 wing, type 3's can have a 2 or 4 wing, and so on.

The Enneagram: The Only Accurate Personality Test

Riley Goodfellow, Co Editor-in-Chief
February 28, 2020
Back row (from left): Kayden Karti, Namiah Miller, Nadine Tong, Mina Mahmoodzadeh, and Aaron Hernandez. Front row (from left): Araceli Carreon, Lexie Guzik, and Varshitha Selvarajan Uma.

Diversity on Campus

Riley Goodfellow, Grace Aitken, Ella Villar, Kate Meyers, and Sandhya Ganesan
December 13, 2019

Aaron Hernandez

Riley Goodfellow, Co Editor-In-Chief
December 13, 2019

Nadine Tong

Riley Goodfellow, Co Editor-In-Chief
December 13, 2019
Assistant Offensive Line Coach, Cole Austin Cazel, was arrested Oct. 30 for inappropriate contact with students, including requests for child pornography. He was officially charged with Contact and Communication with a minor. The Orange County Sheriff's Department believes there are multiple victims.

Coach Arrested for Contact and Communication with a Minor

Riley Goodfellow, Co Editor-In-Chief
December 13, 2019
Lizzie Woods (11) and president of the Pink Ribbon Club, Siena Chacon (11) give a pink ribbon broach to Reagan Lim (11) at the tailgate before a football game. Students from the club gave food, drinks, cupcakes, and more to families in return for donations in attempts to raise money for a cure to breast cancer. The football game after the tailgate also paid tribute to breast cancer survivors and raised money for the Pink Ribbon Club.

[Photo] Stallion Life October 30

Ella Villar, Managing Editor
October 30, 2019
A mom sleeps in her car while waiting to pick up her child. She is parked in an empty student spot during fifth period. This increases traffic tremendously for students who pay $50 a semester for their parking spots.

Many Parents Lack Proper Driving Etiquette

Riley Goodfellow, Co Editor-In-Chief
October 20, 2019
Dancers including Ashley Koclanis (10) sway their hips as they dance in the pep rally. They wear blue and yellow which symbolizes the house colors of Ravenclaw. Ravenclaw is known for being the wisdom and being the most curious of the houses in the Harry Potter series.

[Photo] Homecoming 2019 In Photos

Sandhya Ganesan
October 4, 2019
Ruby Hodge (10) stands in front of the SJHHS pool where she played last season and contributed to the Girls Water Polo League Champions title. She wears a shirt she got while playing in Barcelona, Spain for the United States national team. She is ranked within the top 14 water polo players of her age.

[Photo] Ruby Hodge Breaks to Nationals in the Olympic Development Program for Girls Water Polo

October 6, 2019
Rallied up: The pep squad holds up several flyers including Aryanna Soares (12) as they twirl in the center. The cheerleaders performed an intense routine during the pep rally.

Driving away: Advanced dancers, Katie Phillips (11), Julia Kowalski (10), and intermediate dancer Zach Rothman (12) are in a car that resembles the flying car from the second book of the Harry Potter series. Katie is Ron, Harry’s best friend, and Julia is Hermione, the third best friend of the books trio.

Intermediate dancer, Zach Rothman (12) strikes a pose as Harry Potter. He wears a red and gold tie which are the colors of the Gryffindor house that Potter belongs to. The rest of the dancers are in Gryffindor as well and they cast a spell behind him.

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Zach Rothman (12) looks out into the stands while he cheers on the football team on September 6. He dances as well as cheers for the crowd because he is on the song team, which was created this year at SJHHS.

[Photo] First Male Cheerleader Breaks Boundaries

October 6, 2019
Celia Aguilar, the Stallion of the Year, hugs a friend with tears of joy. She was selected among five other Stallions and has a picture hanging in the front office to honor her achievements.

Senior Awards Reveals the Stallion of the Year and More

Riley Goodfellow, Co Editor-In-Chief
May 30, 2019
California representative, Mike Levin, looks out to the crowd as he answers questions. Some questions were asked by teenagers since the town hall was meant for students in high school.

[Photo] SOC4Change Holds Student-Led Town Hall with Representative Mike Levin

May 30, 2019
Review guide publishers have not yet printed new books for the AP Gov. redesigned course.

AP Government Provides Benefits but Creates Controversy

Riley Goodfellow, Co Editor-In-Chief
April 30, 2019
Junior, Austin Shreeve, holds up the trophy after his class wins. He is alongside juniors Cooper Kitaen and Ian Fu who are all standing in front of a crowd of excited juniors.

Juniors Win Clash of Classes

Riley Goodfellow, Co Editor-In-Chief
March 26, 2019
Lead guitarist of Antebellum, Jeremy Mitaux, plays along with the band’s drummer, Sam Cowen, as the crowd gathers in the quad at Battle of the Bands.

Battle of the Bands Rocks Campus

Riley Goodfellow, Co Editor-In-Chief
March 21, 2019
After an anti-semitic incident at Newport Harbor High School, students took action to show their disapproval. Students at SJHHS joined the movement and wore all blue to support the Jewish community.

[Photo] A Week at SJHHS

Sandhya Ganesan, Feature Editor
March 14, 2019
After an anti-semitic incident at Newport Harbor High School, students took action to show their disapproval. Students at SJHHS joined the movement and wore all blue to support the Jewish community.

SJHHS Embraces Diversity with DIRHA Program

SJHHS Embraces Diversity with DIRHA Program

Riley Goodfellow, Co Editor-In-Chief
March 2, 2019
The Academic Decathlon team won first place in the Super Quiz category, the culminating event of Academic Decathlon, and 2nd place overall in their division. The team beat all of the schools in their district and also won 30 individual metals.

Academic Decathlon Beats Every Other School In CUSD

Riley Goodfellow, Co Editor-In-Chief
March 2, 2019
Sophomore, Ryan Marin, is currently taking 3 AP classes and plans on possibly taking 5 next year. He is also considering taking college classes at Saddleback and UCI.

Ryan Marin Exceeds Academically as a Sophomore

Riley Goodfellow, Co Editor-In-Chief
February 27, 2019
Kimora Farry (11) takes a shot on the Hillcrest goalie in round two CIF game on Thursday, February 7th. The Stallions won 12-4 that night, but lost in the next round of CIF.

[Photo] Winter Sports Slideshow

February 14, 2019
Kimora Farry (11) takes a shot on the goalie from Hillcrest during the lady Stallions’ second round CIF game. The girls won 12-4.

Brigham Hill (12) twirls Nicole Baker (12) around as they perform the cha cha.

[Photo] Winter Formal Pep Rally Slideshow

Claire Cone, Copy Editor
January 24, 2019
Ever since Orange County was established in 1889, the county has been dominantly Republican. Now the county is more divided than ever with Democrats winning, but only by very small margins.

Orange County Turns Blue with Help of Young Voters

Riley Goodfellow, Do Editor-In-Chief
December 13, 2018
Vice president, Ajay Bhatia, along with Co-President, Kiley Espinera, discusses future plans with the FPS club. They talk about the 12 hour run they will be hosting and who wants to volunteer. The club meets every Tuesday in room H205.

Future Problem Solvers Club Wins International Competition

Riley Goodfellow, Co Editor-In-Chief
November 12, 2018
An anonymous San Juan Hills alumni shares their experience in getting vaccinated in secret due to their parents fear and criticism towards the Covid-19 vaccine.

Student Who Feels Stigma Against Latino Community

Riley Goodfellow, Co-Editor-in-Chief
October 25, 2018
An anonymous San Juan Hills alumni shares their experience in getting vaccinated in secret due to their parents fear and criticism towards the Covid-19 vaccine.

Estudiante Que Siente Stigma Contra la Communidad Latina

Riley Goodfellow, Co Editor-In-Chief
October 24, 2018
Estudiante Que Tema Deportación

Estudiante Que Tema Deportación

Riley Goodfellow, Co Editor-In-Chief
October 24, 2018
Student Who Fears Deportation

Student Who Fears Deportation

Riley Goodfellow, Co Editor-in-Chief
October 24, 2018
Senior, Ataliwala Akshat, is also a student at SJHHS that was born the day the planes hit the twin towers. “A lot of people forget your birthday,” said Akshat but “the people that you share your birthday with have a connection,” he said.

Junior, Isabella Peloso, is constantly reminded of the tragedy that is 9/11 because she was born shortly after but “in a sense its memorable and it keeps it alive. Kids will ask me ‘what is 9/11?’ so it forces them to think about what happened and learn about what happened,” said Peloso. She would never change her birth date and embraces the lessons that come along with it.

Senior, Raquel Vellandi, was born on September 11, 2001, while the tragedy actually occurred. “[My mom] was in labor when the planes hit,” said Vellandi but she would never change her birthday, “it’s a part of me,” said Vellandi.

[Photo] Students Born on 9/11 Never Forget

September 11, 2018
Senior, Raquel Vellandi, was born on September 11, 2001, while the tragedy actually occurred. “[My mom] was in labor when the planes hit,” said Vellandi but she would never change her birthday, “it’s a part of me,” said Vellandi.

Students Born on 9/11 Never Forget

Riley Goodfellow, Co Editor-In-Chief
September 11, 2018
Katie Brazen, la coordinadora regional de Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights (CHIRLA), habla sobre la importancia de saber que todos los estudiantes migratorias tienen derecho a la educación sin que importe su estado ante el gobierno.

Familias Migratorias Conocieron sus Derechos

Riley Goodfellow, Editorial Editor
May 9, 2018
“I have a lot of relationships with underclassmen so hopefully they will use my attributes and wisdom in the following years” - Bri Rodriguez

Stallion of the Year Nominees Race to the Finish

Riley Goodfellow, Editorial Editor
April 20, 2018
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

Waiting Until Marriage

Riley Goodfellow, Staff Writer
March 19, 2018
Oprah Winfrey Gives President Trump a Run for his Money

Oprah Winfrey Gives President Trump a Run for his Money

Riley Goodfellow, Editorial Editor
March 10, 2018
(From left) Kyle Copley, Gabby Bellizzi, and Dalton Bourne consistently demonstrate their atheltic and academic abilities at SJHHS every day. Bellizzi plays volleyball, Bourne participates in cross country and track, and Copley takes part in cross country, track, and tennis.

[Photo] Dominating Classes and the Court: Top Student-Athletes

March 12, 2018
One can find posters that support any student under DACA all around teacher's rooms at SJHHS. By stating that the teachers are unafraid to educate undocumented students it is a hope that DACA recipients will feel comfortable and excepted at SJHHS.

DACA’s Removal Act Must Be Trumped

Riley Goodfellow, Editorial Editor
December 20, 2017
Cayden Walters (12) plays his viola in the instrumental music room during orchestra rehearsal. He is the section leader of the section and is rehearsing John Williams' "Cowboys Overture" for the annual December concert.

[Photo] Violist Plays His Way to the National Stage

December 20, 2017
Juniors Jaylan Patel and Matt Fong hold three frozen turkeys outside a local grocery store. The boys, along with junior Brandon Tong, were invited to go in the store and fill two carts with donations, after a stranger offered to pay for everything. The club ended up collecting enough food to feed 100 families. It donated to underprivileged families in San Juan Capistrano and to the families of deployed Marines who live on the Camp Pendleton base.

[Photo] Club Interacts with Marines and Underprivileged Community for Thanksgiving

December 8, 2017
Speaker Richard Stengel and Deepa Bharath answer questions from the audience after Stengel has spoken. Bharath covers religion for the Orange County Register and the Southern California Newspaper group. She also covers race, social justice issues, and cultures. By sitting down with Stengel she helped guide the conversation and provided insight to the problems that Stengel addressed in his presentation.

Soka University Hosts Journalism Under Fire Symposium

Riley Goodfellow, Editorial Editor
November 10, 2017

Latinos Unidos Take a Stand

Riley Goodfellow, Editorial Editor
October 20, 2017
Brianna Rodriguez is now the ASB president for SJHHS and she was also unopposed.

[Photo] ASB Elections 2017-2018: The Results

Kaden Brown, Staff Writer
March 31, 2017
Attackmen, Hannah Miller who recently signed with Division ll Rockhurst University, dodges a Dana Hills defender while going to goal.

Girls Lacrosse Bounces Back

Riley Goodfellow, Staff Writer
March 17, 2017
The Pink Tax Promotes Discrimination

The Pink Tax Promotes Discrimination

Riley Goodfellow, Staff Writer
February 27, 2017
Business Pathway Coming To SJHHS

Business Pathway Coming To SJHHS

Riley Goodfellow, Staff Writer
February 3, 2017
Hamilton Mixtape Debuts With Triumph

Hamilton Mixtape Debuts With Triumph

Riley Goodfellow, Staff Writer
January 13, 2017
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Spain Trip Planned

Spain Trip Planned

Riley Goodfellow, Staff Writer
December 5, 2016
Dia de los Muertos Altar Contest

Dia de los Muertos Altar Contest

Riley Goodfellow, Staff Writer
November 21, 2016

[Video] Highlights of SJHHS Young Republicans v. Young Democrats Debate

Payton Hardin, Video Editor
November 4, 2016
Orchestra student Declan Hayworth plays a soloist song while orchestra students ready themselves to play. Photo by Rebekah Sterns

2nd Annual Uzair Memorial Scholarship Benefit Concert

Riley Goodfellow, Staff Writer
November 2, 2016
For their first project, the new AP Studio Art Class presents their self portraits. Alison Miranda explains her inspiration for her piece Two Circles and an Oval, which displays subtle aspects of her face with a outer space-like colors, stars as freckles, and planet shapes inspired from reading her horoscope.

SJHHS Has Ten New Classes

Riley Goodfellow, Staff Writer
October 24, 2016
Drawing by Bailey Bruton.

Unsatisfactory Self-Driving Cars Roam Streets

Riley Goodfellow, Staff Writer
September 11, 2016
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