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  • 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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Explosion

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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
Quan Tran Spikes His Way to Victory!
Quan Tran Spikes His Way to Victory!
Mariam Albanaa, Staff Writer • April 29, 2024
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
The Fall 2024 Members of NHS
The Fall 2024 Members of NHS
October 11, 2024

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 row: Lillian Boghossian, Faith Geron, Breanna Lee, Kate Enriquez, Maram Yassine Second Row: Nelia Ranjbar, Dorin Mirzaian, Jade Marquez, Angelina Botero Maronyan, Milena Ataian, Meleny Mojica-Urtarte, Jet Santos, Erynn Padillo, Delila McAllister, Alexa Nagasawa Back Row: Joshua Flint, Bennett Lee Not shown: Sona Gasparyan, Mika Valiente,...

When Hasmik isn't writing poetry, she is intrigued by statues.
Hasmik Tumasyan Wins Armenian Poetry Award
October 3, 2024

Glendale High School senior, and Explosion staff writer, Hasmik Tumasyan was selected as one of three winners of the 2024 Young Armenian Poets...

Photo by Emma Torosyan
Club Rush Was a Hit!
Emma Torosyan, Review Editor • September 17, 2024

The 2024 Club Rush took place in the Glendale High School quad on September 11th and 12th, during lunchtime. The area was filled with students...

Classes at Glendale Union High School were originally held at the Glendale Hotel, located where the school district offices are today at the corner of Isabel and Jackson.
The Ups and Downs of Glendale High School
Erica Hovanesian, Spotlight Editor • September 11, 2024

Community members from Glendale, Burbank, La Crescenta, Eagle Rock, Ivanhoe, Tropico, and West Glendale formed Glendale Union High School in...

Working at In-N-Out!
Working at In-N-Out!
Alexander Shirvanian, Staff Writer • June 10, 2024

In-N-Out has the best burgers of the west.  It's also the busiest place to get a burger and fries. I should know, because I have to run down...

Natalie Minkler on the Mound!
Natalie Minkler on the Mound!
Destiny Velina, Staff Writer • October 14, 2024

Natalie Minkler is a senior at Glendale High School, and she is one of the pitchers for our varsity softball team. She has been on the team for four years, and she is currently our head captain. She was born in Glendale, and some of her favorite hobbies include playing softball, reading, and crafting. When Natalie was three years old, she first played baseball. Then when she was eight, she played softball on a Little League team. Her father inspired her to play the game. “He pushed me to work...

Beyond the Main Office: Dr. Bill Estrada Gallimore
Beyond the Main Office: Dr. Bill Estrada Gallimore
Soul Matos-Cordoba, Staff Writer • October 11, 2024

Dr. Bill Estrada Gallimore is our new assistant principal for last names G-L here at Glendale High School. With his extensive experience and...

Eva Jeyranyan Is Prepared for the Year.
Eva Jeyranyan Is Prepared for the Year.
Kamilla Ponce, Staff Writer • October 4, 2024

Eva Jeyranyan is a 16-year-old junior at Glendale High School. She is the current president of the Class of 2026, and she was born and raised...

The Presidency of Mia Gonzalez
The Presidency of Mia Gonzalez
Fatima Alanis, Staff Writer • October 2, 2024

Mia Gonzalez is a senior here at Glendale High School, and she is the ASB President. She has been a part of our ASB for three years, and she...

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

Senior Adri Fenyes is the captain of the cheerleading squad at Glendale High School. She has been a member of the Nitro cheer team since her...

17 Is Right Here, Seventeen
17 Is Right Here, Seventeen
Enrica Celesthea Briones, Staff Writer • October 9, 2024

17 Is Right Here, was released on April 29, 2024, by the K-pop group Seventeen, and produced by Woozi & Bumzu. It became a massive hit for fans, because it was such a huge album, and it achieved a record-breaking 2.2 million copies sold on their first-day of sales. Anyway, if you don’t know who this group is, let me tell you all about them! Seventeen is a South Korean boy group formed by Pledis Entertainment. The band consists of thirteen members: Scoups, Jeonghan, Jun, Joshua, Hoshi,...

Brat, Charli XCX
Brat, Charli XCX
Valentina Sandoval, Staff Writer • October 7, 2024

Brat is the sixth studio album released by singer-songwriter Charli XCX. Her career started at the age of fourteen, when she posted demos of her music to her MySpace page. She was first discovered...

Spirited Away
Spirited Away
Daniel Haro, Staff Writer • October 3, 2024

Spirited Away is a 2001 film, written and directed by the great Hayao Miyazaki, a founder of Studio Ghibli. Miyazaki has made at least twenty-eight films, with Spirited Away winning fifty-eight various...

Nacho Libre
Nacho Libre
Meghri Kassabian, Staff Writer • October 1, 2024

It looks like you have another hilarious movie to watch!  Nacho Libre is a comedy movie written by Jared Hess, Jerusha Hess, and Mike White, and starring Jack Black. You can rent this movie on Amazon...

Bad Boys
Bad Boys
Alexander Kazarian, Staff Writer • September 26, 2024

The movie Bad Boys was released on April 7, 1995, and it was followed by three other movies. The most recent one is Bad Boys: Ride or Die, which was released on June 7th, 2024. Michael Bay directed the...

The Dark Secret of Crumbl Cookies
The Dark Secret of Crumbl Cookies
Angelina Badalyan, Staff Writer • October 15, 2024

Social media makes sure that people who have not even tried Crumbl Cookies are aware of them. According to a BBSI Franchise Case Study, Crumbl is one of the fastest growing dessert companies nationwide. On average, nearly one million cookies are sold every day, according to The New York Times.  But do Crumbl Cookies really live up to the hype? Actually, the hype is not worth it. Very often, individuals consume food without even realizing what's in it. These popular Crumbl Cookies contain some...

A rare photo of people actually using the bike lanes in Glendale.
BMW, Mercedes, and…Bikes?
Noah Adigozyan, Staff Writer • October 10, 2024

Recently, a bike path plan, introduced by the City of Glendale, has been met with immense backlash. However, many argue this plan is beneficial...

High School Has Changed for the Worse
High School Has Changed for the Worse
Erica Hovanesian, Spotlight Editor • October 8, 2024

School is where kids have the opportunity to receive a basic education before entering the real world. However, in this apathetic Gen Z generation,...

JFK Was Right
JFK Was Right
Erica Hovanesian, Spotlight Editor • September 24, 2024

On January 20, 1961, John F. Kennedy, the 35th President of the United States, was inaugurated as the youngest president ever elected. During...

Is This Musical Really That EPIC?
Is This Musical Really That EPIC?
Hasmik Tumasyan, Staff Writer • September 12, 2024

WARNING: SPOILERS AHEAD!  (For an epic poem that’s been available for 2000 years!!!) EPIC the Musical is a sung-through musical adaptation...

Eva Jeyranyan Is Prepared for the Year.
Eva Jeyranyan Is Prepared for the Year.
Kamilla Ponce, Staff Writer • October 4, 2024

Eva Jeyranyan is a 16-year-old junior at Glendale High School. She is the current president of the Class of 2026, and she was born and raised in Glendale. Her hobbies include playing the cello, being on the girl's water polo team, playing with her cat, Mimi, and doing too much homework.  Eva is currently a part of many clubs on campus, like Letters for Rose, and she is the president of two clubs: Make-A-Wish and Project: Warm. She is a leader in our school's symphonic orchestra and was the first...

The Presidency of Mia Gonzalez
The Presidency of Mia Gonzalez
Fatima Alanis, Staff Writer • October 2, 2024

Mia Gonzalez is a senior here at Glendale High School, and she is the ASB President. She has been a part of our ASB for three years, and she...

Alyssa Cousart Ignites Our Hearts
Alyssa Cousart Ignites Our Hearts
Caleb Valencia, Staff Writer • May 10, 2024

Alyssa Cousart is a current senior at Glendale High School, and she has taken a long journey through music. She has been part of GHS’s drumline...

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...

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...