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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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Explosion

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 Inspirational Jim Brown #32
The Inspirational Jim Brown #32
Erica Hovanesian, Spotlight Editor • November 19, 2024

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....

Meet Your 2024 Homecoming Court!
Meet Your 2024 Homecoming Court!
October 23, 2024

Here are the sixteen members of our 2024 Glendale High School Homecoming Court! Don’t miss the Homecoming Game on Friday, November 1st, at...

GHS Marching Band Places Fifth at Competition
GHS Marching Band Places Fifth at Competition
Hasmik Tumasyan, Staff Writer • October 22, 2024

The Glendale High School Marching Band had its first competition on Saturday, October 19. The competition was held at Bellflower High School,...

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...

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...

Raul and Emma are showing the love!
Connecting through Sign Language
Soul Matos-Cordoba, Staff Writer • November 22, 2024

Emma Dewan and Raul Martinez are two seniors here at Glendale High School. During their junior year, they decided to start a club for American Sign Language. It has been in the works since then, and it is now an official club at GHS.   The ASL Club helps members learn this important language, through fun activities that help everyone connect and feel part of the community. This club isn’t just about learning signs, but it is also about building connections and creating a community where everyone...

Singing Is Kathryn Buser’s Forte
Singing Is Kathryn Buser’s Forte
Elayna Ovasapyan, Social Media Director • November 20, 2024

Kathryn Buser is a sophomore at Glendale High School. Even though she is still an underclassman, she continues to enroll in AP classes, along...

Ms. Ivie Hits a Home Run in the Kitchen
Ms. Ivie Hits a Home Run in the Kitchen
Michael Ayvazyan, Staff Writer • November 18, 2024

In the world of culinary arts, you will be lucky to meet someone with as much passion and dedication as Ms. Alexx Ivie, our beloved chef and...

Aulani Vinas Wants to Share Her Culture
Aulani Vinas Wants to Share Her Culture
Enrica Celesthea Briones, Staff Writer • November 14, 2024

Aulani Vinas is a seventeen-year-old senior at Glendale High School. Although her family is from the Philippines, she was born in Los Angeles.   Aulani...

Mr. Na Brings Passion to His Classroom!
Mr. Na Brings Passion to His Classroom!
Milena Orudzhian, Staff Writer • November 12, 2024

Meet Mr. Alexander Na, who is sure to cause a chemical reaction on our campus! Mr. Na was born in Burbank and has had the adventure of a lifetime,...

Short n’ Sweet, Sabrina Carpenter
Short n’ Sweet, Sabrina Carpenter
Aniella Pieprzyca-Mazadiego, Editor-in-Chief • October 29, 2024

Sabrina Carpenter is an American singer and actress, and she was first widely known as Maya Hart on the Disney Channel television series Girl Meets World. Soon after this show ended, Carpenter released her first studio album, Eyes Wide Open.  Fame for Sabrina Carpenter didn’t happen overnight. After Olivia Rodrigo came out with the song “Driver’s License”, people speculated that the “blonde girl” mentioned in the lyrics was Sabrina Carpenter, who later responded with her own album,...

The Tortured Poets Department, Taylor Swift
The Tortured Poets Department, Taylor Swift
Rebecca Perez, Staff Writer • October 22, 2024

The Tortured Poets Department is the eleventh studio album released by singer-songwriter Taylor Swift. Released on April 19, 2024 and consisting of sixteen tracks, this is Swift’s most recent declaration...

Descendants: The Rise of Red
Descendants: The Rise of Red
Diana Harutiunian, Staff Writer • October 17, 2024

The first three Descendants movies were directed by Kenny Ortega. However, with the latest movie in the series, Descendants: The Rise of Red, Ortega has stepped aside, and the new director is Jennifer...

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...

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...

Chicken’ Out the Sandwiches
Chicken’ Out the Sandwiches
Aniella Pieprzyca-Mazadiego and Dayanara Lopez November 21, 2024

Have you ever craved a chicken sandwich but didn’t know where to go? The options are endless, but are they all equally as good?  Well, we are here to answer it all for you!  Around Glendale High School, there are four good fast food spots that serve spicy chicken sandwiches: Jack in the Box, Chick-fil-A, Popeye’s, and Jollibee. To rate all of these sandwich options fairly, we did not add any additional toppings or sides to our order, so they all came to us how they were meant to be served. Ranked...

Community College Is Your Best Option
Community College Is Your Best Option
Angelina Badalyan, Staff Writer • November 15, 2024

Many students experience anxiety when it comes to deciding their plans after high school. They don't really know what's the best choice for them...

Romance: Untold, Enhypen
Romance: Untold, Enhypen
Enrica Celesthea Briones, Staff Writer • November 13, 2024

Romance: Untold, was released on July 12, 2024, by the K-pop group Enhypen. This was also the group’s second studio album, and if you aren’t...

Coraline: The 15th Anniversary
Coraline: The 15th Anniversary
Emma Torosyan, Review Editor • November 7, 2024

During this fall season, fans were gathering in theaters all around the country, ready for a special screening of Coraline, the beloved animated...

Donald Trump Should Not Be President
Donald Trump Should Not Be President
Rebecca Perez, Staff Writer • November 5, 2024

The 2024 Presidential Election is arguably the most important political event this year. The competition between Democratic candidate Kamala...

Raul and Emma are showing the love!
Connecting through Sign Language
Soul Matos-Cordoba, Staff Writer • November 22, 2024

Emma Dewan and Raul Martinez are two seniors here at Glendale High School. During their junior year, they decided to start a club for American Sign Language. It has been in the works since then, and it is now an official club at GHS.   The ASL Club helps members learn this important language, through fun activities that help everyone connect and feel part of the community. This club isn’t just about learning signs, but it is also about building connections and creating a community where everyone...

Singing Is Kathryn Buser’s Forte
Singing Is Kathryn Buser’s Forte
Elayna Ovasapyan, Social Media Director • November 20, 2024

Kathryn Buser is a sophomore at Glendale High School. Even though she is still an underclassman, she continues to enroll in AP classes, along...

Aulani Vinas Wants to Share Her Culture
Aulani Vinas Wants to Share Her Culture
Enrica Celesthea Briones, Staff Writer • November 14, 2024

Aulani Vinas is a seventeen-year-old senior at Glendale High School. Although her family is from the Philippines, she was born in Los Angeles.   Aulani...

Layla Whitley Unifies the Black Community
Layla Whitley Unifies the Black Community
Dayanara Lopez, Staff Writer • November 8, 2024

Layla Whitley is a senior at Glendale High School, who loves contributing to the community. She is a natural-born leader!  Layla is the head...

Breanna Lee at the beach
Breanna Lee Is Coming Back for Round Two!
Kamilla Ponce, Staff Writer • November 6, 2024

Breanna Lee is a tenth-grader at Glendale High School and the current Sophomore Class President. She was born in Pasadena but raised in Glendale....