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  • May 15GHS girls varsity lacrosse team wins CIF Southern Section Division 3 Championship, beating Workman HS, 14-8!
  • June 4The Black Team of seniors and freshmen wins the 2025 Powderpuff Football Game, with a final score of 21-0!
  • May 16Your 2025 PNMA Winners are Ariga Safaryans and Hasmik Tumasyan! This is the fourth tie in the 60-year history of the award, and the first one since 1993!
  • April 30Senior Hasmik Tumasyan wins 2025 Lancaster Prize. Fellow senior Kate Enriquez is the other finalist for the award.
  • 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"!
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Explosion

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Serafina Hamo and Rebekah Ann Cruz
Rebekah and Serafina Are Serving Success
Emma Torosyan, Staff Writer • December 3, 2025
Rudy Cuellar runs it in for the score!
Rudy Cuellar Is Going Long!
Lily Bagdyan, Staff Writer • October 30, 2025
Ramon Ramirez is finally walking away from the Nitro court.
Roman Ramirez Leads the Charge
Karla Ruiz, Staff Writer • April 30, 2025
Alana Morgan Has Written Her Own Path
Alana Morgan Has Written Her Own Path
Erica Hovanesian, Editor-in-Chief • June 26, 2026

Alana Morgan is a rising sports journalist and a recent graduate from the University of Southern California. She is a pageant titleholder, having held titles such as Miss Beverly Hills USA, Miss Teen Universe USA, and Miss Teen California United States, and she is also a former track and field athlete and captain.  Morgan’s entire life has been spent surrounded by sports, both by her family and by herself. During her high school years, she ran track and was a varsity cheerleader, and she was...

Glendale Is Re-Leaguing!
Glendale Is Re-Leaguing!
Andrea Guido, Staff Writer • June 17, 2026

Glendale High School has been a part of the CIF Pacific League since 1982. Out of the eight schools in the league (Arcadia, Crescenta Valley,...

Nitro Artists Are Bringing our Walls to Life
Nitro Artists Are Bringing our Walls to Life
Charlize A. Huezo-Melendez, Staff Writer • June 11, 2026

If you have walked around Glendale High School, you may have noticed all the new murals that have been painted under the bridge by the main entrance...

Ms. Greta Sukazian poses with her clothes rack.
Free Thrifting at GHS
Alexandra Salcedo, Staff Writer • May 28, 2026

Whether you are from a low-income household or simply enjoy thrifting, the first floor of the 4000 Building may have something for you. Ms. Greta...

New Nitro Cafe Opens at GHS
New Nitro Cafe Opens at GHS
Elayna Ovasapyan, Social Media Director • May 5, 2026

On April 17, 2026, Glendale High School held a grand opening of the new Nitro Cafe, which will offer a menu of new foods at our campus cafeteria....

Brooke Aldrete (left) and varsity softball captain, Rachel Francis
Brooke Aldrete Can’t Stop, Won’t Stop!
Andrea Guido, Staff Writer • May 29, 2026

Brooke Aldrete is a junior here at Glendale High School, and she is part of both our girls' varsity basketball and varsity softball teams. In her free time, she likes to go to the beach, cook, hang out with her cousins, shop, and of course, play sports. Basketball has been a part of Brooke's life ever since she decided to join her school team in the eighth grade at Wilson Middle School, just for the fun of it. During a game against Rosemont, one of her current coaches asked her if she was going...

Rebecca Perez Takes Her Last Dance on the Field
Rebecca Perez Takes Her Last Dance on the Field
Kamilla Ponce, Staff Writer • May 26, 2026

Rebecca Perez is a senior at Glendale High School and has served as our drum major for the 2025-2026 field season. Before taking on this role,...

Freshman speaker Raiza Melendez delivers her speech at the 2026 Oratorical.
Raiza Melendez Is Using Her Voice
Andrea Guido, Staff Writer • May 12, 2026

Raiza Melendez is a freshman at Glendale High School, and in her free time, she enjoys writing and reading. She’s really big on reading fantasy,...

Kamilla Ponce Is Empowering All Girls!
Kamilla Ponce Is Empowering All Girls!
Destiny Velina, Staff Writer • May 6, 2026

Kamilla Ponce is a senior at Glendale High School and is the president of the EmpowerHer Club. She was born in Glendale, California, and her...

Erica Hovanesian Is Leaving Her Mark on Nitro Press!
Erica Hovanesian Is Leaving Her Mark on Nitro Press!
Artur Torabyan, Staff Writer • May 4, 2026

Senior Erica Hovanesian has set Nitro Press ablaze! Being a Glendale High School student comes with many opportunities and our Explosion editor-in-chief...

Greenhouse Academy
Greenhouse Academy
Emily Khonkaryan, Staff Writer • June 25, 2026

It is never a good sign when a TV show makes you stay up all night just to watch one more episode. However, that is exactly what happens with Greenhouse Academy.  Greenhouse Academy is a Netflix teen drama series created by Giora Chamizer and starring Ariel Mortman, Finn Roberts, Chris O’Neal, and Dallas Hart. The show follows a group of talented students at an elite boarding school, while they deal with secrets, danger, friendships and romance. Overall, Greenhouse Academy is an explosive show,...

The Virgin Suicides
The Virgin Suicides
Naelie Zermeño, Staff Writer • June 24, 2026

The Virgin Suicides (1999) is a psychological coming-of-age drama directed by Sofia Coppola. It is based on Jeffrey Eugenides’ novel that was published in 1993. It’s about the lives of the five Lisbon...

Fleabag
Fleabag
Valentina Sandoval, Spotlight Editor • June 22, 2026

Fleabag is a streaming show based on Phoebe Waller-Bridge’s one-woman show of the same name. It first aired in 2016 on Amazon Prime, and its last episodes premiered in 2019.  The show stars Waller-Bridge,...

Dead Rising 2
Dead Rising 2
Alexander Kazarian, Staff Writer • June 19, 2026

One of the best zombie games ever, Dead Rising 2, was released on September 24, 2010. It was written by Annie Reid and published by Capcom. It stars some of the best voice actors, including Peter Flemming,...

Arirang, BTS
Arirang, BTS
Shushanik Grigoryan, Staff Writer • June 15, 2026

BTS is a seven-member South Korean boy band that debuted in 2013. The members include RM, Jin, Suga, J-hope, Jimin, V, and Jungkook. They are a world-renowned group with countless hits and one of the largest...

The Met Gala Is Ridiculous
The Met Gala Is Ridiculous
Naelie Zermeño, Staff Writer • June 23, 2026

I'm not really into the fashion industry, but rather I’m fascinated by what fashion can offer in our society.  The Costume Institute Benefit, better known as the Met Gala, has been going on since 1948, for almost eighty years now. To be at the event, you have to be invited by the one-and-only Anna Wintour, the legendary editor-in-chief of Vogue Magazine. The Met Gala is exclusive to those who are invited, and its purpose is to fundraise for The Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Costume Institute...

The Mean World Syndrome & You
The Mean World Syndrome & You
Noah Adigozyan, Staff Writer • June 18, 2026

Chances are that if you ask the average person about general statistics on things, like crime, war and world development, they will assume these...

The TikTok Beauty Standard
The TikTok Beauty Standard
Lily Bagdyan, Staff Writer • June 16, 2026

Although there have long been beauty standards, TikTok has increased them.  Celebrities used to be mostly seen on television, in movies,...

One Last Assignment as Editor-in-Chief
One Last Assignment as Editor-in-Chief
Erica Hovanesian, Editor-in-Chief • June 9, 2026

On August 17th, 2022, I walked into Mr. Livingston’s Journalism class, not knowing that this was the career I would fall in love with.  So...

BioShock 2
BioShock 2
Alexander Kazarian, Staff Writer • June 8, 2026

One of the best action-adventure game sequels ever, BioShock 2, was released on February 9, 2010. It was written by Jordan Thomas and published...

Kamilla Ponce Is Empowering All Girls!
Kamilla Ponce Is Empowering All Girls!
Destiny Velina, Staff Writer • May 6, 2026

Kamilla Ponce is a senior at Glendale High School and is the president of the EmpowerHer Club. She was born in Glendale, California, and her hobbies include taking pictures, traveling, driving wherever the wind takes her, going out with friends, writing for the school newspaper, and doing random side quests. Some interesting facts about Kamilla are that she's bilingual and she's also double-jointed. Last year, Kamilla Ponce and Grace Kaloussian both co-founded the EmpowerHer Club because of...

Akemi Roberts Believes in the Importance of Women in STEM
Akemi Roberts Believes in the Importance of Women in STEM
Enrica Briones, Reviews Editor • April 14, 2026

Akemi Roberts is a fifteen-year-old sophomore at Glendale High School, and she was born in Glendale, California. Akemi enjoys playing Sudoku...

Izabela Petrosyan (third from left) and her Physics Club family
Izabela Petrosyan Wants to Get Physical
Anna Movsesyan, Staff Writer • April 10, 2026

Senior Izabela Petrosyan is the kind of student who turns curiosity into action. As president of the Physics Club, she has built an environment...

Wed Al-Dulaimi Is on Her Way to Medical Greatness!
Wed Al-Dulaimi Is on Her Way to Medical Greatness!
Shushanik Grigoryan, Staff Writer • April 7, 2026

Wed Al-Dulaimi is currently a junior at Glendale High School and is the founder and president of the Pre-Med Club. She was born in Jordan, and...

Sofia Gomez-Hernandez Is Empowering the Next Generation
Sofia Gomez-Hernandez Is Empowering the Next Generation
Charlize A. Huezo-Melendez, Staff Writer • April 2, 2026

Sofia Gomez-Hernandez is a junior at Glendale High School, and she is the president of the Help the Youth Club. Some of her hobbies include martial...