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What’s in my Closet? A guide to style with senior Alexis Rojas It’s nearly impossible to catch senior Alexis Rojas in a lousy outfit. Whether it’s an outfit with a casual or more spunky vibe, Rojas’s innate style always shines through. For the senior, fashion acts like a canvas, where her clothing...

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Although PHS may not have won the Turkey Tussle, this year’s homecoming activities proved to be very festive. Annually held at the Rose Bowl, a 92,542-seat football stadium and National Historic Landmark, our homecoming game is one of the highlights of students’ academic years, keeping the time-old ...

Tonight, I sat down to write this article after three hours of homework, and before that, a volleyball game in Burbank that pulled me out of my last two class periods. My situation, though it may sound harrowing, is not rare: it’s the life of a student athlete. Pasadena High School offers all st...

Critical race theory. You’ve probably heard of this term before - maybe somewhere on Twitter, a New York Times article covering the Black Lives Matter movement, or in the manifesto of a social justice coalition. But have you ever seen it in the classroom? Critical race theory (often abbreviated CR...

Created by the PUSD Student Think Tank, The Learning Curve, affectionately known as TLC, is one of the group's most important projects to date. First created over the pandemic during the Think Tank's first year by three students including PHS's very own Mya Hernandez (class of 23'), The Learning Cur...

A new trending social media app that actually does more good than harm to its users. what a shocker. Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you’ve either installed or at the very least heard of the app called BeReal. BeReal was initially released back in December of 2019, but it wasn’t until mid-20...

For seniors, the month of October means another step closer to the biggest challenge of the school year: applying to college. The process of college applications can certainly seem daunting at first, with all the different components to keep track of. But with skillful time management and focus, you...

The COVID-19 pandemic was an impetus for many people to take up various hobbies. Morgan Gaskell, a sophomore at PHS, took this time to explore the depths of ornithology, the study of birds. “I’ve always been a big wildlife enthusiast,” she said to me. “When I moved to my home in Southern California,...