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Monthly Archives: December 22, 2010

Knights top Broncos in Battle of the Creek thriller

Sam Lubman Online Editor With only a minute and a half left and the Northgate boy’s varsity basketball team breathing down Las Lomas’ neck, the Knights needed a hero. Senior captain Treavan Duffy filled that role perfectly, scoring the Knights last eight points en route to a thrilling 66-64 victory on Saturday De...

Martial arts students master the art of control

Jeff Choi Staff Writer Martial arts is not about violent fighting; instead, it is about control of the body and mental development. Junior Chaithra Sathisan is a first-degree black belt at Kang’s Taekwondo Academy. She competed in the nationwide Junior Olympic twice and received silver medals both times in 2007. ...

Whats the buzz about coffee? Students jitter on caffine

Melika Haghshenas Staff Writer According to Health Canada, for many high school students who rush to school every morning, coffee has been the heroic figure that saves the day. Recently, coffee consumption has increased and has become very popular in the teenage world. TheMedGuru states that coffee creates a sudd...

Freshman tutoring program opens doors to academic success

Luke Asher Staff Writer Last month, Las Lomas launched a new tutoring program for 20 struggling freshman. The project is the brainchild of several Las Lomas faculty members, including social studies teacher Jennifer Nickl and special education teacher Debbie Zamaria. After viewing first quarter progress reports, Nic...

New technological opportunities at LL

Nick Witter Staff Writer Today's technology is readily available and accessible, and students are taking advantage of that and using it outside of school. It used to be normal to need to use thousand-dollar software and hardware just to make a movie. Not to mention the costs related to producing the film, paying ...

Students find balance in life and soar to new heights with slacklining

Carolyn Garrett Business Manager The unique sport of slacklining has increasingly become part of Las Lomas students’ lives. “Slacklining is when you have a piece of webbing tied tight between two trees and try to keep your balance while walking on it,” slackliner senior Bradley Walsh said. The line is gen...

Drama springs into action with plays

Kajsa Forden Staff Writer This March, the Drama department will present the musical, Hello Dolly! Sixty students auditioned for the spring play, Hello, Dolly!, during the second week of December. Seniors Octavia Petrut and Lily Sorenson will be splitting the lead role of Dolly. Hello, Dolly!, a story of love and ...

Knowledge is power: Avoid the hidden dangers of credit cards

Priya Dewan Staff Writer Teenagers love money. However, many teens don't realize the major consequences of using money that they don't have. Social studies teacher Jennifer Nickl believes that there should be a class to teach high school students about personal finances. “I think students are unaware of how costl...

Better, faster, stronger: Athletes stay on top of their game every season

Natasha McGuinness Staff Writer On a recent Sunday night, while many students were relaxing at home preparing for the busy week ahead, junior Tyler Fidelibus was out for a run. Sweat flew off his chin as he sprinted down the street, his feet pounding against the ground with each powerful step. Varsity basketball ...

NaNoWriMo: Writers demonstrate that the pen is mightier than the sword

Mika Talwar and Kajsa Forden Staff  Writers Write a novel? In a month? Are you insane? The month of November is also known as National Novel Writing Month.  During NaNoWriMo, participants attempt to write a 50,000 word novel in 30 days. This year, the 200,530 participants wrote a total of 2,872,682,109 words, whic...


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