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Diving to new depths
March 30, 2012
by Ryan Brenes Staff Writer Off the white beach shores of Honduras, there is an island called Roatan where my family and I go scuba diving. Roatan is surrounded by the clearest ocean water in the Western Hemisphere. The smallest little creatures such as sea horses are completely visible from a few feet away. From [...]
Hike up Half Dome brings mountain of opportunities
March 30, 2012
by Marcela Onate-Trules Staff Writer From the top of Half Dome, I could see the vast Yosemite Valley: beautiful trees and rivers, Hetch Hetchy and Tenaya Lake. We all lay down and hung our feet off the edge. Climbing up Half Dome required using every single muscle in my body to pull myself up. I [...]
Bay Area offers interesting athletic opportunities
March 30, 2012
by Mika Talwar and Ellie Shaw Staff Writers For those who assume that shopping is the only activity that Walnut Creek offers, think again. There are actually many under-the-radar places to work out downtown and in nearby cities. Yogaworks is located on Locust Street in an eco-friendly building, built with sustainable wood, recycled board and [...]
International student athletes dig into Las Lomas social life
March 30, 2012
by Rachel Ball-Jones and Pierce Davison Staff Writers Imagine moving to a new country in high school where you do not speak the language fluently. For several Las Lomas students, that situation is reality. One thing that has helped many of these students overcome the language barrier and make new friends is athletics. According to [...]
Athletes voice their opinions on the stereotypes of their sports
March 30, 2012
by Martina Barrera-Hernandez and Adanya Lustig Co-Editor-in-Chief and Co-Features Editor Junior lacrosse player Jake Woods sits near the teacher’s desk in seventh-period Public Speaking, reading Lord of the Flies, another one of the classics he reads nearly every day. He is not wearing a trucker hat, his hair is not long and the words “bro,” [...]
Knights unite by all means possible
March 30, 2012
by Cassie Baloue and Alex Rossi Staff Writers Without team chemistry, a team may as well not be a team at all. Team bonding can be the one thing that brings a team together. It can easily separate the strong teams from the weak ones. Loving and dedication to the same sport already brings teammates [...]
A winning Las Lomas team is more than the sum of its parts
March 30, 2012
by Nicole Bannon and Olivia Martin Co-Features Editor and Co-Editor-in-Chief What, exactly, makes a good team? P.E. teacher Heidi Bruce, a former college volleyball player, believes that if a team shares similar aspirations and wants to see every member of the team perform to the best of his or her ability, then success is imminent. [...]
Despite early season losses, boys golf expects success in 2012 season
March 11, 2012
by Cole Souder Co-Sports Editor The Las Lomas boys golf team has gone 1-2 after losing close matches to strong opponents in the early portion of the 2012 season. The Knights lost a heartbreaker on Mar. 2 to league rival Acalanes 207-213 (in golf the team with the lower score is the winner). The Knights [...]
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Las Lomas Dance Crew Showcase
April 27, 2012
Video courtesy Chessa Mehlman See the Las Lomas Dance Crew’s showcase in the theater at 7:30 on May 3-4
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School lunches cook up conflicting opinions
April 30, 2012
by Zoe Grenville Staff Writer According to a 2010 survey by the American College of Cardiology, students who buy school lunches are almost 60 percent more likely to be overweight. As a result, the nutritional value of school lunches has been discussed widely by students, parents and teachers. Motivated by a need for healthier school [...]
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Many seniors feel burn of college rejection letters
April 30, 2012
by Nicole Bannon Co-Features Editor Once the painstaking college application process wrapped up in early January, the waiting period began. But this year, as March rolled around, many seniors were dismayed to find that most of their letters weren’t acceptances as hoped, but rather, rejections. Senior Colin Tomaselli-Greenslade was disappointed with his colleges’ responses. “I [...]
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Private schools consistently outperforming public schools in sports
April 30, 2012
by Jonathan Hawthorne Staff Writer Each year brings Las Lomas teams new hopes and goals of winning the ultimate prize in high school sports—a state championship. However, California, like many other states, doesn’t differentiate between public and private schools in its state championship playoffs. But private schools are the schools that most often win state [...]
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Entertainment »
Super Mario 3D Land continues excelling in difficulty
April 30, 2012
by Max Marriner Staff Writer Innovation is the spice of every art-centric industry. It’s what pushes boundaries, opens the gate for more creativity, and always keeps the public guessing. In the video game business, innovation is an extremely important part of the economics, as gamers do not react favorably to a title that excessively clings [...]
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Lessons from my dad, the political refugee
April 30, 2012
by Marcela Oñate-Trules Staff Writer I have lived almost my whole life in the suburb of Walnut Creek. I have grown up in a middle class family with loving parents and I have been raised with privileges that I usually take for granted. Sometimes it is hard for me to believe that I am the [...]