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  • May 16Your 2025 PNMA Winners are Ariga Safaryans and Hasmik Tumasyan! This is the fourth tie in the 60-year history of the award, and the first one since 1993!
  • April 30Senior Hasmik Tumasyan wins 2025 Lancaster Prize. Fellow senior Kate Enriquez is the other finalist for the award.
  • March 82025 Oratorical Results: Seniors win Discipline and Spirit, Juniors win VAPA, Sophomores win Speech!
  • February 20Junior Clark transfer Anthony Alfaro elected ASB President for the 2025-26 school year.
  • August 23Nitro football team wins first game of the season against Don Bosco Tech, 38-0!
  • May 31The Black Team defeats the Pink Team, 41-7, in the 2024 Powderpuff Football Game!
  • May 24Senior Lilit Arakelyan wins the 2024 Pat Navalonic Memorial Award! Lilit will be attending UCLA in the fall!
  • May 1Senior Alexis Cabral wins the 2024 Lancaster Prize, for her article "A Day Without a Phone"!
  • November 18Girls varsity volleyball team defeats Marin Academy, 3-1, to win CIF Division IV State Championship!
  • November 2Girls varsity volleyball beats Moorpark, 3-0, to claim CIF SS Division 6 Championship!
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Ramon Ramirez is finally walking away from the Nitro court.
Roman Ramirez Leads the Charge
Karla Ruiz, Staff Writer • April 30, 2025
Emerson Whiting (second from right) and her volleyball teammates
Emerson Whiting’s Final Set
Emma Torosyan, Reviews Editor • March 3, 2025
Kristy Tarbinian is Swinging in Style!
Kristy Tarbinian is Swinging in Style!
Artur Torabyan, Staff Writer • February 28, 2025
Manuel Lemus: From Player to Coach
Manuel Lemus: From Player to Coach
Lily Bagdyan, Staff Writer • December 11, 2024
Natalie Minkler on the Mound!
Natalie Minkler on the Mound!
Destiny Velina, Staff Writer • October 14, 2024
Adri Fenyes (left) poses with fellow senior, Talia Arotionians, who attends Clark Magnet High School
Adri Fenyes is Inspiring School and Team Spirit
Karla Ruiz, Staff Writer • September 30, 2024
Alex Shirvanian Is on the Defensive
Alex Shirvanian Is on the Defensive
Lily Bagdyan, Staff Writer • September 27, 2024
Danielle Ramos Is Flying that Flag
Danielle Ramos Is Flying that Flag
Aniella Pieprzyca-Mazadiego, Editor-in-Chief • September 25, 2024
Meet Your 2025 Prom Court!
Meet Your 2025 Prom Court!
May 7, 2025

Here are the members of the Prom Court for the Class of 2025! Don’t miss the Prom on Saturday, June 7th, at 6pm at the LA River Center and Gardens, to find out which two seniors will be crowned as Prom High Royalty! A special thank you to senior Armine Zelveyan for all of the photography found here! Follow her on Instagram: @25nior.captures! Brina Brati Throughout her time at Glendale High School, Brina Brati has been very involved in various activities. She is a part of the girls varsity...

Our 2025 Lancaster Finalists and Semi-Finalists: Emily Galleguillos, Dayanara Lopez, Aniella Pieprzyca-Mazadiego, Hasmik Tumasyan, Kate Enriquez and Nicole Duarte
2025 Lancaster Prize Winner Announced!
Jon Livingston, Advisor • May 1, 2025

The Lancaster Prize was founded in 2021 to recognize excellence in the field of school journalism for seniors at Glendale High School. It was...

Your PNMA Finalists: Ariga Safaryans, Erynn Padillo, Hasmik Yumasyan, Emerson Whiting and Layla Whitley
Introducing Your 2025 PNMA Finalists!
April 16, 2025

The Pat Navolanic Memorial Award is the most prestigious honor that can be bestowed upon a Glendale High School senior. Applicants must have...

GHS Winter Guard Places 4th at Championships!
GHS Winter Guard Places 4th at Championships!
Breanna Lee, Staff Writer • April 15, 2025

Your 2025 Glendale High School winter guard team closed out their season in championship competition on Saturday, April 12. They competed...

Jack Kellum (left) celebrates his Oratorical win with speech writers Stella Khachatorian and Breanna Lee.
Something for (Almost) Everyone at Oratorical
Valentina Sandoval, Staff Writer • March 30, 2025

Oratorical is a tradition unique to Glendale High School, and the first ever event was held on April 28th, 1910. The 116th Oratorical was held...

Jade Marquez (center) with teammates Rachel Francis and Brooke Aldrete
Jade Marquez Is Swinging for the Fences
Karla Ruiz, Staff Writer • May 16, 2025

Jade Marquez, a senior at Glendale High School, is the youngest of five siblings in a Mexican family. She loves being outdoors and has many hobbies, such as hiking, snowboarding, going to the beach, painting, and baking.  But more than anything, Jade loves hanging out with her family and friends. While all these activities are her favorites, softball is one of the ways she stays active and has fun with others.  Jade comes from a large family where softball and baseball have always been a...

Lilit Manandyan Celebrates the Wonders of Life
Lilit Manandyan Celebrates the Wonders of Life
Fatima Alanis, Staff Writer • May 14, 2025

Lilit Manandyan is a 17-year-old junior at Glendale High School, and she is the founder and president of the new Biology Club on our campus....

Hiroki Roberts Is Hitting All the Right Notes
Hiroki Roberts Is Hitting All the Right Notes
Kamilla Ponce, Staff Writer • May 6, 2025

Hiroki Roberts is a senior at Glendale High School and currently serves as president of the GHS Tri-M Music Honor Society. He has been playing...

Erynn Padillo (left) at Round Up, with fellow members Mia Bella Gonzalez and Ani Sargsyan
Erynn Padillo Is a True Scholar
Soul Matos-Cordoba, Staff Writer • May 2, 2025

Erynn Padillo is a very busy senior at Glendale High School. She plays the piano, loves fashion, is captain of the girls varsity golf team, works...

Ramon Ramirez is finally walking away from the Nitro court.
Roman Ramirez Leads the Charge
Karla Ruiz, Staff Writer • April 30, 2025

Roman Ramirez is a senior at Glendale High School. He was born and raised in Glendale and has a passion for basketball. He is the captain of...

Prison Break: Seasons 1 and 2
Prison Break: Seasons 1 and 2
Alexander Kazarian, Staff Writer • May 15, 2025

The hit TV show Prison Break first debuted on August 29, 2005, and it completed its fifth season on May 30th, 2017. This Fox series was produced by Paul Scheuring, Brett Ratner, Kevin Hooks, and multiple others, and you can stream it now on Netflix and Hulu.  Prison Break is a perfect mix of mystery, action, and drama. The main storyline is  so captivating, making you want to binge-watch the entire show. The action is great, especially between the former captain of the prison guards, Brad Bellick...

The Guardians of the Galaxy Films
The Guardians of the Galaxy Films
Daniel Haro, Staff Writer • May 13, 2025

The Guardians of the Galaxy movies were directed and co-written by James Gunn and produced by Kevin Fiege, the captain of Marvel Studios. Fiege was also the first to announce that the Guardians of the...

Two Hearts
Two Hearts
Angelina Badalyan, Staff Writer • May 8, 2025

Sometimes, the most unexpected connections can change our lives forever.  The movie Two Hearts is about two couples in two different places brought together by a hidden connection no one could ever...

Dexter, Season 2
Dexter, Season 2
Alexander Kazarian, Staff Writer • May 1, 2025

The second season of Dexter first aired on September 30th, 2007, almost one year after the start of the first season. It was followed by a sequel called Dexter: New Blood, which was released in late 2021....

Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not, Arctic Monkeys
Whatever People Say I Am, That’s What I’m Not, Arctic Monkeys
Lily Bagdyan, Staff Writer • April 28, 2025

If you’re into indie rock, garage rock, post-punk revival, punk rock or alternative rock, then you’ll love Whatever People Say I Am, That’s What I’m Not, the debut album from the band Arctic Monkeys....

Ash Trevino Is Horrible!
Ash Trevino Is Horrible!
Dayanara Lopez, Staff Writer • May 12, 2025

Ashley “Ash” Trevino is a 36-year-old TikTok influencer, infamously known for her live feeds, where she exposes her atrocious lifestyle and behaviors. It is unfortunate that much of the information and actions of Trevino have been fed to the public unwillingly. It's almost impossible not to have heard of her, especially if you use the app regularly.  TikTok live broadcasts are often done to sell products, connect with fans, and essentially make money. “Gifts” are virtual items sent by...

2Pac and Chief Keef
The Evolution of Rap
Michael Ayvazyan, Staff Writer • May 9, 2025

Rap music has changed a lot over the years.  Old-school rap was all about real talk from the streets: stories of struggle, survival, and...

Dean, Jess or Logan?
Dean, Jess or Logan?
Meghri Kassabian, Staff Writer • May 7, 2025

WARNING: SPOILERS AHEAD! Dean, Jess or Logan: who matches Rory the best?  Gilmore Girls is a classic TV show from the early 2000s about...

From Debut to Global Domination
From Debut to Global Domination
Enrica Celesthea Briones, Staff Writer • May 5, 2025

Before I start, let me introduce you to BTS if you haven’t heard of them yet!  Bangtan Sonyeondan (방탄소년단), also known as BTS,...

Loose Change
Loose Change
Artur Torabyan, Staff Writer • April 29, 2025

The past twenty years have been an eventful time for youth culture in high schools across America, and the post-COVID world is much different...

Lilit Manandyan Celebrates the Wonders of Life
Lilit Manandyan Celebrates the Wonders of Life
Fatima Alanis, Staff Writer • May 14, 2025

Lilit Manandyan is a 17-year-old junior at Glendale High School, and she is the founder and president of the new Biology Club on our campus. She has a bunch of hobbies, including reading books, painting, playing the guitar, and babysitting. Lilit’s purpose in creating the Biology Club on our campus was to get more people interested in biology. She and her members explore the natural world, and they hopefully have considered majoring in biology when they move on to college. Lilit founded this...

Hiroki Roberts Is Hitting All the Right Notes
Hiroki Roberts Is Hitting All the Right Notes
Kamilla Ponce, Staff Writer • May 6, 2025

Hiroki Roberts is a senior at Glendale High School and currently serves as president of the GHS Tri-M Music Honor Society. He has been playing...

Erynn Padillo (left) at Round Up, with fellow members Mia Bella Gonzalez and Ani Sargsyan
Erynn Padillo Is a True Scholar
Soul Matos-Cordoba, Staff Writer • May 2, 2025

Erynn Padillo is a very busy senior at Glendale High School. She plays the piano, loves fashion, is captain of the girls varsity golf team, works...

Lilya Nikogosyan (left) with Kristy Tarbinian at the Homecoming Game on November 1st.
Lilya Nikoghosyan Is Capturing Moments
Fatima Alanis, Staff Writer • April 17, 2025

Lilya Nikoghosyan is a junior at Glendale High School and president of our campus's new Photography Club. During her free time, Lilya mostly...

Emilia Galustian Is a Poet Who Breathes Life into Words
Emilia Galustian Is a Poet Who Breathes Life into Words
Milena Asatryan, Staff Writer • March 21, 2025

Sophomore Emilia Galustian is the founder and president of the brand-new Poetry Club at Glendale High School. She is a musician but also a passionate...