Editorial: Executive meetings, club binders are ineffective
By The Editorial Board
February 2, 2017
Filed under Editorials, Opinion
Before every executive meeting, club presidents scramble to finish club binder summaries and reschedule tutorials to show up for another meeting that regurgitates the same information of all meetings preceding it. The ASB Handbook states clubs have many responsibilities, including maintaining a well ...
Editorial: A waste of paper, time and practice
By The Editorial Board
May 25, 2016
Filed under Editorials, Opinion
It might seem difficult or even impossible to get a perfect score on a final exam in a class as challenging as AP Biology. But somehow, an unusually high number of this year’s students did just that. They were able to do so by memorizing test questions from a practice test they took online. Yes, the AP...
Editorial: Transparent elections are a must
By The Editorial Board
March 30, 2016
Filed under Editorials, Opinion
When students cast their ballots for next year’s representatives, they play a major role in deciding how the school will be run. The same concern has comes up every year and is never been addressed by administration: why aren’t the election results displayed? Yes, the winners are announced t...
Editorial: Rethinking how we think about college
By The Editorial Board
January 27, 2016
Filed under Editorials, Opinion
Ask a random senior for college application advice and you’ll most likely get an answer to the tune of “Do what makes you happy. Don’t join clubs just to look good for college and don’t overburden your schedule.” We’ve finally gotten the message that more does not equal better when it...
Editorial: The mess of ‘Run, Hide Defend’
By The Editorial Board
January 3, 2016
Filed under Editorials, Opinion
"It’s just like tying your shoe,” School Resource Officer Tom Bond said, “the more you practice [‘Run, Hide, Defend’ drills], the more comfortable you become.” The problem is that students don’t have enough practice. If an active shooter attacked our campus at any time during the school...
Boys varsity basketball team prepares for season ahead
With 26 total games in the season, 12 of them being league games, the boys varsity basketball team is currently 3-2. The team mostly consists of juniors and seniors, which d...
December 10, 2016
The Bar-On Brief: I wonder what leadership can do for me
By Shauli Bar-On, Columnist
The leadership class voted last week to passed legislation to allow club presidents who also hold leadership office to obtain dual credit for attending executive meetin...
October 6, 2016
Club and Grub possibly discontinued after implementation of California health law
September 27, 2016