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  • 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!
  • September 13Dr. Lynette Ohanian named GHS Principal! Her previous AP position will be filled by Ms. Jessica De La O!
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Grace Petrossians Scores Again!
Grace Petrossians Scores Again!
Suzie Tamrazyan, Staff Writer • March 29, 2024
Vedi Hadade Is Here to Defend
Vedi Hadade Is Here to Defend
Andrew Peralta, Spotlight Editor • March 15, 2024
John Peligrino (left) has made a lot of friends on the track team.
John Peligrino Is Always Running
Alexander Shirvanian, Social Media Director • March 13, 2024
Brina Brati Has Her Eyes on the Goal
Brina Brati Has Her Eyes on the Goal
Katherine Kato, Staff Writer • February 8, 2024
Glendale battles Hoover at the Homecoming game.
New Era, New Beginning
Alexander Shirvanian, Social Media Director • December 4, 2023
Danica Martinez (right) poses with the cheerleaders from the Class of 2023
Danica Martinez for the Win!
Elayna Ovasapyan, Staff Writer • October 10, 2023
Freddie Rios Barrientos leads his team to victory against Duarte.
A New Era
Alexander Shirvanian September 6, 2023
The road on the way to UC Riverside
Grey Hills and Dead Flowers
Dashiell Takeuchi, Staff Writer • April 22, 2024

Last year, as I was driving out to take a tour of Cal Poly Pomona, I noticed the hills were wreathed in striking yellow. Unfortunately, these were no normal native wildflowers. As I knew from my mother, a professional garden designer, that bloom was all of one species – the black mustard plant. Struck by the sheer area entirely dominated by this single invasive species, I decided to write an article about it. This year, I drove back by those same hills again, to tour UC Riverside. I discovered...

Your PNMA Finalist:
Maya Hamo, Lilit Arakelyan, Jeanne Padillo and Edan Cardona (not pictured, Cayden Mailed)
Introducing Your 2024 PNMA Finalists!
Jon Livingston, Advisor • April 9, 2024

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

Glendale Gets a Clue!
Glendale Gets a Clue!
Caleb Valencia, Staff Writer • March 7, 2024

The Glendale High School Drama Department presented a live-stage production of the murder mystery comedy, Clue, based on the Parker Brothers...

Victoria Meneses Selected for Mexican National Lacrosse Team
Victoria Meneses Selected for Mexican National Lacrosse Team
Marie Galleguillos, Staff Writer • March 1, 2024

Hong Kong is calling! The day before one of her tournaments near Palm Springs, Glendale High School junior, Victoria Meneses, tried out for...

Mr. Whithorne and Mr. Benkovich are friends who have become adversaries.
The Whithorne v. Benko Feud Explained???? (NOT CLICKBAIT) (IT GETS UGLY)
Kate Enriquez and Hasmik Tumasyan February 26, 2024

You may have seen Mr. Joe Benkovich waltzing into Mr. Marcus Whithorne’s classes. Or you may have seen the two of them walking side-by-side...

Emerson Whiting Is Folding the Competition!
Emerson Whiting Is Folding the Competition!
Joshua Flint, Staff Writer • April 25, 2024

Glendale High School junior Emerson Whiting was born in Hollywood. She likes reading and playing volleyball, and she is a member of our CIF State Champion girls varsity volleyball team. She also really loves origami and has provided our school with a very welcome method for connecting with Japanese culture. A decent number of GHS students have come from Verdugo Woodlands Elementary School, which has the Japanese Dual Immersion Program, and it’s a good connecting point for these students and their...

Ms. Lucin Hayrikyan has been teaching since 1972.
Ms. Hayrikyan Loves Her Students
Ilona Serobyan, Staff Writer • April 23, 2024

At Glendale High School, one remarkable teacher stands out among the corridors of the 2000 building, in Room 2231. Armenian language teacher,...

Jordan Alvarez Is Ready to Boss the Team Around
Jordan Alvarez Is Ready to Boss the Team Around
Gizell Lopez, Staff Writer • April 18, 2024

If you've ever been to a freshman softball game, you can hear Jordan Alvarez doing all the chants and hyping up the dugout to get that victory. Jordan...

Mariam Brito Salazar Brings the Right Element to GHS!
Mariam Brito Salazar Brings the Right Element to GHS!
Kate Enriquez, Staff Writer • April 16, 2024

Mariam Brito Salazar is a senior at Glendale High School. She was born in Glendale, but she grew up in México and the United States. Along with...

Garine and Marie (back row, center) and their Gardening Club members
Beautifying Campus with Gardening Club
Dashiell Takeuchi, Staff Writer • April 12, 2024

Botanists speak of a phenomenon known as “plant blindness”, whereas most people go through life essentially “blind” to the plant life...

The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift
The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift
Andrew Peralta, Staff Writer • April 26, 2024

One of the best movies in the Fast and Furious franchise has to be The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift. This movie was released in 2006, and it was directed by Justin Lin and written by Chris Morgan.  Tokyo Drift is about a guy named Sean Boswell (Lucas Black), who gets in trouble frequently, and he always has to move to a new city with his mother. But he makes the mistake of racing against a man named Clay (Zachary Ty Bryan) over a girl that turns out to be Clay’s girlfriend.  After...

Dubai Bling
Dubai Bling
Suzie Tamrazyan, Staff Writer • April 22, 2024

Dubai Bling is a reality TV show about a group of wealthy individuals living in Dubai, a city located in the United Arab Emirates. This show is all about their fancy lifestyles, which are filled with drama,...

Rocky
Rocky
Emma Torosyan, Writer • April 17, 2024

Ever wonder how a small-time boxer can become a champion? Rocky is a film directed by John G. Avildsen, which stars Sylvester Stallone (as Rocky), Talia Shire (as Adrian), Burt Young (as Paulie). It...

Everything Seems Better Now, Vs Self
Everything Seems Better Now, Vs Self
Alex De La Garza, Writer • April 15, 2024

 Vs Self is a three-piece screamo band that was formed in 2018 in Apple Valley, California. They had a couple shows in Los Angeles before releasing a demo in 2019. This demo would later appear on their...

Their hearts will go on...
Anyone But You
Aniella Pieprzyca, Writer • April 11, 2024

Sydney Sweeney and Glen Powell might have just saved the rom-com. Anyone But You is a hilarious, heartwarming romantic comedy that was written by Ilana Wolpert and co-written and directed by Will Gluck....

Get Fit!
Get Fit!
Elayna Ovasapyan, Staff Writer • April 19, 2024

Are you looking to complete your wardrobe? These few pieces of clothing can truly upgrade your wardrobe to the next level.  Boot-Cut Jeans  Boot-cut jeans have been around since the 1960s, and they became super popular in the 1990s, for both men and women. Instead of wearing boring old skinny or straight jeans, you should consider wearing these instead.  Boot-cut jeans work great with western boots as well as any kind of shoe. You should consider whether you like high-rise, mid-rise,...

Eat Healthier, Nitros!
Eat Healthier, Nitros!
Vahag Karsyan, Staff Writer • April 1, 2024

Have you ever found yourself eating out of boredom and then feeling terrible about it, and maybe you don’t know what to do about it? That was...

Let’s Not Cancel the Books!
Let’s Not Cancel the Books!
Joshua Flint, Staff Writer • March 28, 2024

This article was sparked by one of Glendale High School’s very own teachers, Ms. Holly Ciotti. We have had a debate in class about problematic...

Fun Ideas for Spring Break!
Fun Ideas for Spring Break!
Anahit Sargsyan, Reviews Editor • March 15, 2024

As winter leaves and spring approaches, that means it’s finally time for SPRING BREAK! After working so hard for weeks, students look forward...

The Stress Teachers Cause for Students
The Stress Teachers Cause for Students
Erica Hovanesian, Spotlight Editor • February 21, 2024

Some countries make students go to school a lot more than others, and some countries have students attend school fewer days on average. However,...

Emerson Whiting Is Folding the Competition!
Emerson Whiting Is Folding the Competition!
Joshua Flint, Staff Writer • April 25, 2024

Glendale High School junior Emerson Whiting was born in Hollywood. She likes reading and playing volleyball, and she is a member of our CIF State Champion girls varsity volleyball team. She also really loves origami and has provided our school with a very welcome method for connecting with Japanese culture. A decent number of GHS students have come from Verdugo Woodlands Elementary School, which has the Japanese Dual Immersion Program, and it’s a good connecting point for these students and their...

Mariam Brito Salazar Brings the Right Element to GHS!
Mariam Brito Salazar Brings the Right Element to GHS!
Kate Enriquez, Staff Writer • April 16, 2024

Mariam Brito Salazar is a senior at Glendale High School. She was born in Glendale, but she grew up in México and the United States. Along with...

Garine and Marie (back row, center) and their Gardening Club members
Beautifying Campus with Gardening Club
Dashiell Takeuchi, Staff Writer • April 12, 2024

Botanists speak of a phenomenon known as “plant blindness”, whereas most people go through life essentially “blind” to the plant life...

Dashiell Takeuchi (front center) is the Dungeon Master.
Dashiell Takeuchi Is a Master of His Craft
Katharine Kato, Staff Writer • April 10, 2024

Dashiell Takeuchi was born in LA, and he is a current senior, and president of the Dungeons & Dragons Club, here at Glendale High School....

Leo Degrassi Brings the Heat to Glendale!
Leo Degrassi Brings the Heat to Glendale!
Tomas Morales Valles, Staff Writer • April 5, 2024

Leo Degrassi is the senior president of the Culinary Club at Glendale High School. He was born and raised here in California, with an interest...