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Our 2023 Scholastic Bowl Champion team: Tiffany Duarte, Gabrielle Arreglo, Sarah Morrison, Eric Petrossian, Cohen Lim, and Ryan Whitford
GHS Scholastic Bowl Team Emerges Victorious in Battle of Wits
Nicole Duarte, Staff Writer • March 24, 2023

The 33rd annual Scholastic Bowl competition took place at the Glendale Performing Arts Center on March 6, 2023. The team representing Glendale High School competed against Clark Magnet High School, Hoover High School, and Crescenta Valley High School. Similar to last year’s competition, audience members were able to watch the event in person or live-stream it from the comfort of their homes.  The esteemed news anchor, Araksya Karapetyan was invited again to serve as quizmaster, after doing...

The Class of 2023 reacts to one of their four victories. Photo by Erica Mae Valdellon
A Senior Sweep!
Erica Mae Valdellon, Spotlight Editor • March 10, 2023

On March 3, 2023, Glendale High School held its 114th annual Oratorical in the Glendale Performing Arts Center. Oratorical is a speech and performing...

Hasmik Tumasyan goes on one awfully big adventure, with the help of her castmates. Photograph by Antione Cuellar-Morgan
Pirates Invade GHS!
Rebecca Perez, Staff Writer • February 27, 2023

After much time and anticipation, Glendale High School’s Drama Department finally released a new production on our campus. Peter and the Starcatcher...

Your 2023 Teacher Characters!
Your 2023 Teacher Characters!
February 21, 2023

Over 900 Nitro students voted! Here are your 2023 GHS Teacher Characters! Best Classroom Mr. Gebeshian Best Comebacks Mr. O’Malley Best...

No Limit
No Limit
Angel Stepanyan, Staff Writer • March 24, 2023

The movie No Limit, directed by David M. Rosenthal, is a French movie with dark, relationship drama. The main stars in the film are Camilie Rowe (as Roxana) and Sofiane Zermani (as Pascal). You can currently stream this film on Netflix. This is a really good movie, and I really enjoyed watching it. It just has a pretty rough ending.  No Limit is about this woman who decides to take diving lessons and puts her life on pause. She starts to take diving really seriously and starts to fall in love...

(Un)Commentary, Alec Benjamin
(Un)Commentary, Alec Benjamin
Samantha Verduzco, Staff Writer • March 22, 2023

(Un)Commentary, the latest album by Alec Benjamin, takes you on a weird emotional roller coaster, and I don’t know if I like it.  This is a different album compared to Benjamin’s past album, These...

Blade Runner 2049
Blade Runner 2049
Alex De La Garza, Staff Writer • March 10, 2023

Blade Runner 2049 is a sequel to the 1982 original Blade Runner,  which is based on a novel called Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep by Philip K. Dick. Directed by Denis Villeneuve and written by...

New Girl
New Girl
Samantha Bordey, Staff Writer • March 8, 2023

New Girl is an American sitcom, starring Zooey Deschanel, Jake Johnson, Max Greenfield, and Lamorne Morris. This sitcom aired on the Fox network from 2011 until 2018, when it was abruptly canceled. When...

Nanar Tutunjian (far right) poses with her Animal Humane Society cabinet members.
Nanar Tutunjian Wants Animals to Be Treated with Humanity
Alexander Shirvanian, Staff Writer • March 23, 2023

Nanar Tutunjian hopes that her new club, the Animal Humane Society, is here to stay on our campus. She also believes that this club can help our local communities with animals in need.  Nanar is a sophomore at Glendale High School and has spent her full two years at our school so far. She was born in Hollywood, California, but she eventually moved and grew up in our city of Glendale. She is currently serving as the Sophomore Class Secretary, and this is her second year in ASB. Nanar loves to...

Lilit Arakelyan Brings Representation to GHS
Lilit Arakelyan Brings Representation to GHS
Natalea Abramyan, Staff Writer • March 20, 2023

Lilit Arakelyan is a junior at Glendale High School. She is a determined, hardworking, and goal-oriented student. She was born and raised in California and has attended GHS since the start of her freshman...

Ani Mkhitaryan Believes that Every Student Belongs at GHS
Ani Mkhitaryan Believes that Every Student Belongs at GHS
Maria Bagumian, Staff Writer • March 9, 2023

Ani Mkhitaryan is a senior at Glendale High School. She comes from Argentina, but Ani is of Armenian descent. She moved to the United States three years ago and has been part of the GHS community since...

Carmen Avedian calls the next play. Photo courtesy of SM Photography
Carmen Avedian is Looking for One Last Ride
Edmond Hayrapetyan, Staff Writer • March 7, 2023

Carmen Avedian is currently a 16-year-old junior at Glendale High School. Her love for basketball started at a young age when her brother got her into the sport. This eventually led her to join the Nitros...

Mulan Has Issues
Mulan Has Issues
Giselle Hernandez, Staff Writer • March 21, 2023

During our childhood, Disney movies provided us with pure joy and serotonin. We watched all the princess movies on repeat, because we couldn’t get enough of the magic that came with them. For some of us, including yours truly, our favorite princess overall was the warrior princess, Mulan. Mulan, who first appeared in theaters in 1998, was so empowering for her time—a brave girl who runs away from home, after bringing her family dishonor for not being matched in marriage. She disguises herself...

Local High Schooler Does the Academy’s Job for Them
Local High Schooler Does the Academy’s Job for Them
Hasmik Tumasyan, Staff Writer • March 8, 2023

It's Oscars season, Nitros! Get cozy and ready to throw things at your TV!  This year's nominations were made public on January 24, and the ceremony will take place this Sunday, March 12. The movie...

The Effect of Education on Mental Health
The Effect of Education on Mental Health
Ilona Serobyan, Staff Writer • March 7, 2023

On our campus, it is crucial to comprehend how our education may be impacting our mental wellness. Although it may appear that education only provides benefits for students, few adults are actually aware...

It’s a Wonderful Life
It’s a Wonderful Life
Dashiell Takeuchi, Staff Writer • March 1, 2023

In his book Wonderful Life: The Burgess Shale and the Nature of History, paleontologist Stephen Jay Gould enthralls the reader with his captivating theory of the deep past. His central thesis is that evolution...

Nanar Tutunjian (far right) poses with her Animal Humane Society cabinet members.
Nanar Tutunjian Wants Animals to Be Treated with Humanity
Alexander Shirvanian, Staff Writer • March 23, 2023

Nanar Tutunjian hopes that her new club, the Animal Humane Society, is here to stay on our campus. She also believes that this club can help our local communities with animals in need.  Nanar is a sophomore at Glendale High School and has spent her full two years at our school so far. She was born in Hollywood, California, but she eventually moved and grew up in our city of Glendale. She is currently serving as the Sophomore Class Secretary, and this is her second year in ASB. Nanar loves to...

Lilit Arakelyan Brings Representation to GHS
Lilit Arakelyan Brings Representation to GHS
Natalea Abramyan, Staff Writer • March 20, 2023

Lilit Arakelyan is a junior at Glendale High School. She is a determined, hardworking, and goal-oriented student. She was born and raised in California and has attended GHS since the start of her freshman...

Ani Mkhitaryan Believes that Every Student Belongs at GHS
Ani Mkhitaryan Believes that Every Student Belongs at GHS
Maria Bagumian, Staff Writer • March 9, 2023

Ani Mkhitaryan is a senior at Glendale High School. She comes from Argentina, but Ani is of Armenian descent. She moved to the United States three years ago and has been part of the GHS community since...

Emma Gonzalez Always Keeps Her Head Above Water
Emma Gonzalez Always Keeps Her Head Above Water
Kristina Kugaevskaya, Editor-in-Chief • February 28, 2023

Senior Emma Gonzalez is the current captain of the Glendale High School girls varsity water polo team and the co-president of the Creative Writing Club. She is also co-president of the Book Club, secretary...

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