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Acalanes Winter Sports Concludes in in Successful Seasons
By Sam Stack, Print Editor-in-Chief With the sun breaking out of the clouds, the thermometer rising up, and the trees blossoming, it’s easy to tell spring is starting. But don’t let that distract from the fact that Acalanes winter sports had some of their
1998 Acalanes Alum Retrieves Stolen 97’ NCS Baseball Ring
By Gareth Kwok, Sports Editor // Mike Henderson hit a pair of home runs in high school. Not literally, but metaphorically speaking, he did. And now, twenty years later, he has scored again. A class of 1998 graduate from Acalanes, Henderson won two North
2014 Alumna Finds Her Way Into “Royalty” as Miss California
By Karen Rosenberg, Staff Writer // While some high school students have their sights set on going to Harvard or studying architecture or design, others such as 2014 Acalanes alumna India Williams have their heart set on the crown. At only 20 years old, Williams
Marvel’s Doctor Strange Bends Audience’s Minds
By Karl-Erik Mills, Staff Writer and Videographer //Doctor Strange is the 14th installment into the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) and marks the second film of phase 3 of Marvel films, following May’s Captain America: Civil War. Phase 3 of MCU films marks a large turn
Five Seniors Qualify for National Merit Semifinalists
By Sierra Fang-Horvath, Feature Editor //The Acalanes student body opened their wallets this month to help Haitian hurricane victims recover from the devastations of Hurricane Matthew, which raged September 8 through October 10. Acalanes Leadership conducted a coin drive for Haiti, taking place November
VIDEO: Acalanes Students Walk Out to Protest President-Elect Trump
Video Produced by Julian O’Donnell, Online Associate Editor By Sam Stack, Editor-in-Chief // A group of 70-100 Acalanes students decided to walk out in protest of the election of Donald Trump on Monday, November 14, just six days after the election. The protest, composed entirely of
Club Day Recap
By Julian O’Donnell, Online Associate Editor
Cover Reels found Floating in Acalanes Pool Sunday Morning
By Bennett Baker, Print Editor-in-Chief // Two of the Acalanes Heaston Aquatic Center’s three pool cover reels were found in the pool Sunday morning. The reels, each holding three of the nine $1,200 pool covers are assumed to have been pushed into the pool as they
Acalanes Football Starts Off Season with Solid Win against Alhambra
By Julian O’Donnell, Print-Online Liaison // The Dons kicked off the season Friday in dominating fashion as they pounced on former league opponent Alhambra 41-7. Junior quarterback Robby Rowell lit up the Bulldogs for one rushing touchdown and three passing touchdowns, picking apart the Alhambra