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A picture of the Homecoming Court Top 15 (from left to right, top): Aeonn Rubi, Kostadinos Loukatos, Cameron O’Neil, Darren Chang, Haruto Asami, Isaac Sanles, Jackson Mancilla,  Jonathan Valot, Kainalu Barricklow, Lawrence Pong, Micah Taw, Noa Wada, Philip Lam, Sean Toomey, and Saul Hernandez. Bottom: Aastha Kashyap, Amaya Sanles, Avery White, Chloe Kang, Danielle Wissler, Maddy Heineman, Gracie Ito, Karsen-Reese Takenaka, Cyrilla Zhang, Masami Fumimoto, Sadie Hopkins, Richa Thakre, Simran Bhattacharya, Tiffani Yoshimura, and Yumiko Kasai. Nominee Chang said, “I do not think I will become Homecoming King but I’m also fine with that because I feel like there are other people who are more deserving of that title.”
The 2023 Homecoming Court
Katelyn Baba, Staff Writer • October 21, 2023
After a bitterly fought one hundred and forty-eight day long strike, the strike is officially over. The new labor agreement is going to be set to an official vote October 2 through October 9 for WGA members to ratify. With writers officially cleared to return to work, the future of studio writers is looking considerably up.
WGA Strike Officially Ends
Alexandra Arnold, Staff Writer • October 15, 2023
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Competition Heats Up

   Club pride was evident during the week of March 15th as yelling crowds of high school students cheered on their friends and fellow members in the club competitions.

   The week began with a limbo line of forty contestants. As the bar fell lower and lower, only the flexible participants prevailed; the line rapidly dropped to five competitors in the first several minutes. Ultimately, athletic department representative Ali Nazari (12) topped the competition. Impressed, Michael Guan (11) stated, “It was extremely surprising that a guy could limbo the best.”      

   The following competition was not based solely on athleticism, but also on strategy. In the Pandora’s Box challenge, students attempted to construct the highest tower with balloons, strings, tape, and other materials. Although many towers toppled, Interact (which took 1st) and Debate (2nd) triumphed.

   Wednesday was karaoke day, and the music ranged from rap and hip hop to the national anthem. At the end, CSF placed 1st with its rendition of “Don’t Stop Believing”. An ecstatic Eleanor Ma (11) commented, “Singing was really fun.” As the competition progressed with the water balloon toss and the relay race, competitiveness heated up as clubs set their eyes on the $300 prize. Han Bae (11) summarized, “I think club competition is beneficial because it gives a better sense of school unity.”

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