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Varsity field player Leo Garrison (9) handles the ball and scans the pool. West’s loss in last week’s match against Milken Community was largely due to a lack of communication in the pool as well as two dominating players on the opposing team. Despite losing, West continued to play and fight hard until the game was finished. Photo courtesy of David Ventura.
Boys Water Polo Ramp Up the 2023 Fall Season
Joshua Lee, Staff Writer • September 20, 2023
A Del Amo mall police officer intervenes in a fight between two teenagers as a crowd gathers to watch the commotion. This is minutes before Torrance PD began to arrive at the scene in full force. Photo courtesy of Alan Bribesca (12).
The Del Amo Mall Brawl
Jackson Mancilla, Staff Writer • September 18, 2023
The push by public schools for more STEM-centered learning is nothing new, and has been around since at least the 1950s. When competing against the Soviets in the Space Race first began, it consumed every aspect of American culture, and in a way still does. This desire to become a leading country in STEM-related subjects has endured throughout the years, steamrolling the fine arts behind the glamor and flashy headlines of new advancements and scientific discoveries.
Make Way, STEM Coming Through!
Alexandra Arnold, Staff Writer • September 18, 2023
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It’s More Than Collecting Sneakers

   Since the beginning of the decade, the rate of independent businesses has boomed over 15%; and these businesses make up a large portion of American economy today. However, just recently, teenagers have become active businessmen and strive to be entrepreneurs themselves. Many critics believe that the number of student entrepreneurs is extremely low due to the condition of the economy today. Contrary to popular belief, teenagers are in fact more willing to start a career to get money, rather that asking an adult, such as their mother or father.

   Students who run their own business benefit in a variety of ways. Besides learning the basic fundamentals of how a business should be run, student entrepreneurs benefit as it will teach them valuable life lessons and help throughout their entire adult lives.

   These motivated teens are on the rise as more and more adolescents seek functional independence. Akshay Rupani (11) is the owner of his company, Akshoes, an online shoe store which specializes in basketball sneakers. From Jordan’s, to Kobe’s, to LeBron’s, Akshoes displays a wide variety of sneakers not seen in your ordinary Nike store.

   Ever since the sixth grade Rupani has surrounded himself with what he calls the “sneaker culture” and mentions how throughout middle school he sold and traded sneakers through auctioning websites like eBay and Amazon. Rupani discusses that the secret to his business is that he sells products that he loves. He mentions that the key to being successful is that, “it’s all about the people you know.”

   Even though his website has not reached “full potential,” Rupani, like your average entrepreneur, has high hopes for the future. With more time and effort, Rupani believes that his website will satisfy the needs of his customers, and even create options to pay directly instead of using PayPal or other forms of paying websites.

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