James Nathaniel Brown, also known as Jim Brown, was born on February 17, 1936, and died on May 18, 2023. He was a legendary American football fullback, civil rights activist, and actor. Jim Brown was born on St. Simons Island in Georgia. His father, Swinton, was a professional boxer, and his mother, Theresa, was a homemaker. Brown attended Manhasset Secondary School, in Manhasset, New York, where he earned thirteen varsity letters for playing football, lacrosse, baseball, basketball, and track....
Here are the sixteen members of our 2024 Glendale High School Homecoming Court! Don’t miss the Homecoming Game on Friday, November 1st, at...
The Glendale High School Marching Band had its first competition on Saturday, October 19. The competition was held at Bellflower High School,...
Here are the newest additions to the Glendale High School National Honor Society, all of whom were inducted on the afternoon of October 10, 2024: Front...
Glendale High School senior, and Explosion staff writer, Hasmik Tumasyan was selected as one of three winners of the 2024 Young Armenian Poets...
Alina Bezjian is a sophomore at Glendale High School, and she is the president of Care and Share Club, with a love for creativity and adventure. She enjoys reading, painting, and practicing martial arts, as well as doing her nails. Alina loves traveling and spending quality time with her friends and family, always seeking new experiences and connections. Caroline Tekelian, also a sophomore, is passionate about baking, hosting parties, and taking her dogs on walks. She is the vice president of...
Samantha Waked and Sarkis “Sammy” Gekchyan are both 17-year-old seniors at Glendale High School and co-presidents of the Color A Smile Club...
Maram Yassine wants to help you make new friends! She is a junior at Glendale High School, and she is a part of the National Honors Society....
Urara Araki, known most simply as Aki, is our school’s Fashion Club president. She is in her senior year here at Glendale High School, and...
The sophomore president is shaping the future of medicine with her new Pre-Med Club. Wed Al-Dulaimi is a sophomore here at Glendale High School....
Kayleigh Rose Amstutz, better known as Chappell Roan, has risen to stardom over the past year. Many consider her to be an “overnight success”. Her latest album, The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess, was released over a year ago, in September of 2023, but it has only recently caught fire and made Roan a major star. Roan started her career in the conservative hometown of Willard, Missouri, when she was in high school. She uploaded demos of her music to YouTube, which then caught the attention...
The Record is an album that the supergroup Boygenius released in late March of 2023. It gained critical acclaim at the Grammys, winning the award for Best Alternative Album. The track “Not Strong Enough”...
Inside Out 2, a sequel to the first film that was released in 2015, is a 2024 animated coming-of-age film produced by Pixar Animation Studios, and directed by Kelsey Mann. You can stream this movie now...
The Fall Guy is a 2024 movie directed by David Leitch, and it stars Ryan Gosling, Emily Blunt and Aaron Taylor-Johnson. You can watch it at home now on Amazon Prime and YouTube. I enjoyed this...
We all want to be perfect...especially Andrew Neiman. Released in 2014, Whiplash is a cinematic masterpiece, written and directed by Damien Chazelle. It stars Miles Teller, as Andrew Neiman, a college...
Curtis James Jackson III, more famously known as 50 Cent, was born on July 6, 1957 and grew up in Queens, New York, where he experienced many struggles, including poverty. He was raised by his mother, Sabrina Jackson, who was a drug dealer and later died in a fire. At the time of her death, 50 Cent was only eight years old, and it affected him tremendously. This caused him to stay with his grandmother who had a significant impact on his life. In his teen years, 50 Cent was introduced to narcotics...
Nara Aziza Smith is a 23-year-old model and social media influencer. She first began to be known for her cooking videos on TikTok in late 2023,...
Selecting a major to pursue is a huge responsibility for all college students. This is an important decision, because it can affect an individual's...
Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the son of Robert F. Kennedy, has recently been nominated as the head of the Department of Health and Human Services in...
Born in Harlem, New York in 1971, Tupac Amaru Shakur was raised in Baltimore, Maryland, before eventually moving across the country to Oakland,...
Alina Bezjian is a sophomore at Glendale High School, and she is the president of Care and Share Club, with a love for creativity and adventure. She enjoys reading, painting, and practicing martial arts, as well as doing her nails. Alina loves traveling and spending quality time with her friends and family, always seeking new experiences and connections. Caroline Tekelian, also a sophomore, is passionate about baking, hosting parties, and taking her dogs on walks. She is the vice president of...
Samantha Waked and Sarkis “Sammy” Gekchyan are both 17-year-old seniors at Glendale High School and co-presidents of the Color A Smile Club...
Maram Yassine wants to help you make new friends! She is a junior at Glendale High School, and she is a part of the National Honors Society....
Urara Araki, known most simply as Aki, is our school’s Fashion Club president. She is in her senior year here at Glendale High School, and...
The sophomore president is shaping the future of medicine with her new Pre-Med Club. Wed Al-Dulaimi is a sophomore here at Glendale High School....
