February 2024 Issue
Storytime with Mr. Archuleta
The teacher of the month was recently awarded to Mr. Archuleta, PHS’s graphic arts teacher. Mr. Archuleta is the head of the Graphic Communications Academy (GCA), a subsection of the Creative Arts, Media and Design (CAMAD) program. As a popular teacher among the students and generous supporter of th...
Class Spotlight: Film History
Behind the scenes of a class that's about more than the movie
When I think of Film History, I picture silent, black-and-white reels and essays on De Niro’s character development in The Godfather. I think: Gene Autry, Marilyn Monroe, Car Chase, repeat. But here at PHS, the course is something entirely different. It goes miles beyond my narrow-minded assumptio...
Club Spotlight: Omid For Girls Club
Omid for Girls, established last year by a Junior at La Cañada High School, is an organization that seeks to tackle educational inequality by providing personal math tutoring to girls in Afghanistan who are not allowed to go to school. After a single year, Omid boasts chapters at Polytechnic, in Sou...
Orchesis vs Cheer article
Here at Pasadena High School, we have both Orchesis and Cheer. If you don’t already know, orchesis is focused around music and acts as a dance team. This contrasts cheer which acts as an organized form of support around athletic events (bringing together chanting and stunt work in simple terms). The...