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  • 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!
  • September 13Dr. Lynette Ohanian named GHS Principal! Her previous AP position will be filled by Ms. Jessica De La O!
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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
Brandon Chase(s) for Victory
Brandon Chase(s) for Victory
Elina Arutunian, Staff Writer • May 2, 2024
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 at the Glendale Performing Arts Center on Friday, March 7th, 2025. This class competition includes winners in four categories: Speech, Visual and Performing Arts, Spirit, and Discipline.  This year the grade levels actually presented in order, with seniors going first and freshmen going last, which is something that hasn’t occurred in years. The...

Tigran Sarkissian had to take his own senior portrait during the pandemic.
Always a Nitro: Tigran Sarkissian
Lily Bagdyan, Staff Writer • March 20, 2025

Tigran Sarkissian is the current boys JV soccer coach at Glendale High School. He is twenty-one years old, he was born in Glendale and he still...

The remains of Mr. O'Malley's home
Mr. O’Malley Is Rebuilding Hope
Erica Hovanesian, Spotlight Editor • March 13, 2025

One of the deadliest and most destructive wildfires in California occurred in Los Angeles on January 7, 2025. The Palisades and Eaton flames...

GHS teacher, Aurora Barboza Flores, telling her story at the FireAid Benefit Concert, alongside actor Quinta Brunson.
Ms. Barboza Is Ready to Rebuild
Valentina Sandoval, Staff Writer • March 6, 2025

Ms. Aurora Barboza Flores is a math teacher here at Glendale High School, and she has also served as our resident math department head. She came...

The Spring 2025 Members of NHS
The Spring 2025 Members of NHS
February 13, 2025

Here are the newest additions to the Glendale High School National Honor Society! Back row: Dvin Hayrapetian, Roo Martinez, Ellen Abramyan,...

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 reader and singer, and she recently appeared on stage as Demetrius in our school’s production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream in February. Her love for music and poetry shapes her artistic journey, making her a truly inspiring individual. Emilia feels that poetry is a way for thoughts to be passed from one person to another. She believes it is the...

Maria Gonzalez Shares Her Love for the Community
Maria Gonzalez Shares Her Love for the Community
Aniella Pieprzyca, Editor-in-Chief • March 19, 2025

Maria Gonzalez is a senior at Glendale High School. She was born and raised in El Salvador and moved to Glendale three years ago. Maria enjoys...

Dvin Hayrapetyan (second from left) is fine with feeling puzzled.
Dvin Hayrapetyan Is Connecting the Pieces
Alexander Kazarian, Staff Writer • March 17, 2025

Dvin Hayrapetyan was born in the city of Tehran, Iran, and he arrived in the United States when he was three years old. He enjoys playing multiple...

Dorin Mirzaian (center) is a pretty amazing person...and a great friend.
Dorin Mirzaian Is Cultivating Growth and Giving Back
Karla Ruiz, Staff Writer • March 14, 2025

Dorin Mirzaian is a junior at Glendale High School, and she was born and raised in the heart of Glendale. Outside of her leadership role as president...

Emerson Whiting Hopes to Shape Your Imagination
Emerson Whiting Hopes to Shape Your Imagination
Fatima Alanis, Staff Writer • March 12, 2025

Emerson Whiting is a 17-year-old senior at Glendale High School. She is the Origami Club president and the captain of our girls' varsity volleyball...

Layover, V
Layover, V
Enrica Celesthea Briones, Staff Writer • April 3, 2025

The album Layover was released on September 8, 2023, by BTS member Taehyung, also known as V. This is his first solo album, and it has reached 100 million streams on Spotify. This album has six songs on its tracklist, and each track showcases the uniqueness of V's vocals, along with laid-back, jazz-R&B sounds. The meaning of Layover reflects a break between two journeys. The title is a reference to V’s time with BTS and his current exploration as a solo music artist The first track on...

Carry-On
Carry-On
Angelina Badalyan, Staff Writer • April 1, 2025

Imagine an airport where everything can go wrong. That's the wild ride you’ll experience while watching the movie Carry-On.  The 2024 American action thriller Carry-On was written by T.J. Fixman...

Cynthia Erivo defies gravity as Elphaba.
Wicked
Valentina Sandoval, Staff Writer • February 20, 2025

Wicked, the smash-hit movie musical, has taken audiences by storm.  This film recently came out this November, and it has swept viewers off their feet, some even defying gravity. Several fans even...

High School Musical
High School Musical
Kamilla Ponce, Staff Writer • February 18, 2025

The iconic Disney Channel movie High School Musical holds a special place in the hearts of Millennials and Gen Z people everywhere. The first movie was released in 2006, and it starred Zac Efron as Troy...

The Princess Diaries
The Princess Diaries
Meghri Kassabian, Staff Writer • February 14, 2025

Anne Hathaway knows how to be a princess!  The Princess Diaries was released twenty-three years ago, and it was written by Gina Wendkos and directed by Garry Marshall. You can watch this movie now...

Bao Down to the Masters
Bao Down to the Masters
Aniella Pieprzyca-Mazadiego, Editor-in-Chief • April 2, 2025

Why is there so much hype around Din Tai Fung? Well, I am here to tell you! If you look at the Din Tai Fung website, you can see the story of how this restaurant came to be. It was first founded in 1958 by Bing-Yi Yang and his wife. They later made half of their shop a dedicated place to sell their Xiao Long Bao. This dish became so popular that they eventually opened Din Tai Fung. According to their website, this restaurant “has become synonymous with quality, consistency and warm hospitality.”...

Are Sonny Angels Overrated?
Are Sonny Angels Overrated?
Kamilla Ponce, Staff Writer • March 18, 2025

So what exactly are Sonny Angels?  According to the official website, Sonny Angel is “a little angel boy who likes wearing all sorts of...

48 Hours Without TikTok
48 Hours Without TikTok
Erica Hovanesian, Spotlight Editor • March 11, 2025

On January 18, 2025, at 11:00 pm EST, TikTok officially shut down for American users across the nation. It was a moment that no one ever expected....

Grading the Grammys
Grading the Grammys
Dayanara Lopez, Staff Writer • March 4, 2025

The Grammys is a prestigious award show that recognizes the talent of music artists every year. Receiving a Grammy is a huge stepping stone or...

Promises Made, Promises Broken
Promises Made, Promises Broken
Noah Adigozyan, Staff Writer • February 27, 2025

Throughout the entire 2024 Presidential Election campaign, Donald Trump and his team made a series of promises, ranging from economic to foreign...

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 reader and singer, and she recently appeared on stage as Demetrius in our school’s production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream in February. Her love for music and poetry shapes her artistic journey, making her a truly inspiring individual. Emilia feels that poetry is a way for thoughts to be passed from one person to another. She believes it is the...

Maria Gonzalez Shares Her Love for the Community
Maria Gonzalez Shares Her Love for the Community
Aniella Pieprzyca, Editor-in-Chief • March 19, 2025

Maria Gonzalez is a senior at Glendale High School. She was born and raised in El Salvador and moved to Glendale three years ago. Maria enjoys...

Dvin Hayrapetyan (second from left) is fine with feeling puzzled.
Dvin Hayrapetyan Is Connecting the Pieces
Alexander Kazarian, Staff Writer • March 17, 2025

Dvin Hayrapetyan was born in the city of Tehran, Iran, and he arrived in the United States when he was three years old. He enjoys playing multiple...

Dorin Mirzaian (center) is a pretty amazing person...and a great friend.
Dorin Mirzaian Is Cultivating Growth and Giving Back
Karla Ruiz, Staff Writer • March 14, 2025

Dorin Mirzaian is a junior at Glendale High School, and she was born and raised in the heart of Glendale. Outside of her leadership role as president...

Emerson Whiting Hopes to Shape Your Imagination
Emerson Whiting Hopes to Shape Your Imagination
Fatima Alanis, Staff Writer • March 12, 2025

Emerson Whiting is a 17-year-old senior at Glendale High School. She is the Origami Club president and the captain of our girls' varsity volleyball...