JANET GUAN ANGELA YANG Staff Writers To what extent can schools interfere in children’s health? In recent years, the U.S. seems to have been going through a health epidemic resulting in higher obesity rates affecting not only adults, but children and adolescents as well. According to the Centers for Disease Control, in 2010, 12.1 percent of children ages two through
» Read moreCINDY LUO Staff Writer After seven years of administrating at AHS, Assistant Principal Jeremy Infranca stepped into his new position at the district office as the Coordinator of Child Welfare and Attendance on Nov. 15. Infranca has worked in education since 1997. Growing up in the city of La Crescenta, he attended Crescenta Valley High School and, later, the University
» Read moreDIANA LI News Editor With the annual Black Friday sales approaching, it is no surprise that more stores intend to retain employees for longer hours in order to keep up with the busy holiday sales. Midnight openings have become increasingly common, but this year, the retail store Kmart plans to open its doors on Thanksgiving and to stay open for
» Read moreJOSEPH ALAN NEY-JUN Staff Writer Processing the ingredients to make the Sriracha sauce releases strong fumes into the air that cause irritation in the nose, and at its strongest, the skin and eyes. While the Huy Fong Foods factory in Irwindale, CA does have a filtration system already in place, the locals do not believe it is strong enough. The
» Read moreJENNY LEE Features Editor Schools across America take a few days off annually to celebrate this November holiday with their families. Elementary school teachers have incessantly engraved images of Pilgrims and feasts into young minds. Giving thanks should be a daily practice, so what is so exceptional about this sole holiday besides stuffing ourselves with delights? Thanksgiving commemorates the historic
» Read moreBRIANA THAI Staff Writer Thanksgiving is celebrated on the fourth Thursday of November. It originated in 1914 when Pilgrims celebrated with a large feast after their first successful wheat crop. The holiday has become a day when families and friends gather to eat dinner and commemorate their blessings. Although Thanksgiving seems like an American holiday, it is celebrated by many
» Read moreJACQUELYN LOI Staff Writer People enjoy stuffing their faces with pumpkin pie, turkey and mashed potatoes on Thanksgiving. However, the day after Thanksgiving is when the real fun begins. Black Friday is when stores have huge sales and we can finally shop to our heart’s content without spending too much. Black Friday first started in the 1960s as a kickoff
» Read moreSHELLEY LIN Staff Writer 1. Who, in a letter to his daughter, proposed the turkey as the national bird? A. George Washington C. John Hancock B. Benjamin Franklin D. Thomas Jefferson 2. Which U.S. president established Thanksgiving as an annual national holiday? A. George Washington C. Franklin D. Roosevelt B. Abraham Lincoln D. Rutherford B. Hayes True or False 1.
» Read moreDEBORAH CHEN Copy Editor Numerous students at the University of Southern California (USC) have filed federal complaints that the school has failed to adequately respond to sexual assaults on campus. Similar complaints have also been filed at other schools around the nation, including Occidental, Yale, University of California Berkeley, Dartmouth and Swarthmore. There have been many situations in which school
» Read moreOLIVIA CHEUNG Editor in Chief Anyone who tells you that balance is easy is a liar. As teenagers, we know of the failed attempts at balancing our academic, social and personal lives all within 24 hours. As students, we are encouraged—if not conditioned—to tip the balance scale in order to prioritize our grades for a comfortable future. But what if
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