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Inside the Head of a Student Athlete
April 19, 2024
Lea Flores
Confused. Overwhelmed. Stressed. Hurt. Numb. Exhaustion. Feelings you didn’t expect you’d ever feel. The daily aspect of putting on a fake smile; scared to show...
Literary Magazine
Why a Dreamer Would Write
April 19, 2024
Chloe Benites
Why on earth would a dreamer write? Is the library in their head too full of ideas? Does their brain have too many thoughts to keep up? Too many plans to remember? A dreamer,...
Art and Photography
A Sweet Treat
April 19, 2024
Russel Robes
This is my sister (right) and my friend (left) enjoying some ice cream!
Literary Magazine
Burning Passion
April 19, 2024
Serena Erickson
Two hearts, beating as one To the rhythm of the sounds that fill the room Musical passion connects their spirit, it’s almost cliche But they wouldn’t want it...
Art and Photography
Buddha
April 19, 2024
Adrian Vargas
This is a cinematic picture. While it looks simple, there is true beauty behind it.
Literary Magazine
Why Should a Soccer Player Write?
April 19, 2024
Gianna Costello
Someone asked me why a soccer player should write? Why, when most of her creativity emerges with a ball at her feet than with a pencil in her hand. How would she write? How,...
Literary Magazine
A Perfect Love
April 19, 2024
Rawan Tamim
In the stillness of the night, I feel your presence by my side, A gentle whisper in the wind, A love that never ends. Through the darkness and the pain, Your...
Featured
A Sport that Allows Grown Men to Beat Each Other Up
April 19, 2024
Alyssa Davis
Ice hockey is an iconic international sport that is loved by many, specifically across North America. The biggest league in ice hockey is the National Hockey League (NHL)....
Art and Photography
Thee Joseph Christian Leyendecker
April 19, 2024
Val Garciga
My work is a portrait of the artist Joseph Christian Leyendecker, also know as J.C. Leyendecker. This piece is accompanied by some of Leyendecker’s most famous pieces.
Literary Magazine
If I’m Being Honest
April 19, 2024
Sofia Ganshirt
I was born on March 7 I hear that makes me a pisces I have no idea what that actually means I don't know how to cook And I’m a sucker for a big city with...
Art and Photography
Abstract
April 19, 2024
Achlys Cisneros
This is an abstract version of a balloon dog.
Art and Photography
Fantasy
April 19, 2024
L.J. Canning
I am submitting a digital drawing I did of my dungeons and dragons group in the underdark. I love DND so much and I am very passionate about mine and my friend’s characters.
Literary Magazine
About Me
April 19, 2024
Rey Noori
I was born in Iran The same year my Grandmother died I can’t seem to come to terms with the grief I feel over someone I never knew I’m a sucker for a childhood...
Art and Photography
Dogs and Things
April 19, 2024
Nathalia Raio
Art and Photography
Vroom Vroom
April 19, 2024
Alejandro Cueto
What I'm submitting is the art of car photography. It is a passion that I have recently picked up. It's a series of photos as art where the car is the artwork. The car is...

Iran conducts retaliatory strike against Israel

Trevor Hamilton, Staff Writer • April 24, 2024

On Saturday April 13th 2024 Iran launched a massive aerial attack on Israel consisting of up to 300 drones and missiles, which was in response to the Israeli attack on an Iranian embassy back on April 1st this year. Many...

Boeing continues to experience dangerous in-air incidents

Trevor Hamilton, Staff Writer • April 24, 2024

January 5, 2024, the renowned aircraft manufacturer, Boeing, faced its first major incident of the year, with a door plug flying off mid flight, depressurizing the cabin and forcing a landing. This seemingly started a string...

Hart in a Beat: End of the Year

Katherine Anderson, Editor in Chief • April 24, 2024

What’s going on at Hart High School, you may ask? As the school year winds down, ending the month of March and entering into April, students and teachers are beginning to review for their finals and AP tests. Whether students...

Addie's Advice: How to get into college (kind of)

Addison Seegmiller, Features Editor • April 24, 2024

In my four years of high school I felt that college was unimportant and something that would eventually come after two years of COC. While I fully agree that the smartest way (financially) would be to...

Richard Luna serves realness on Hart Tennis

Noah Maradiaga, Staff Writer • April 24, 2024

Richard Luna is a sophomore at Hart High School. This year has brought forth many new endeavors regarding his favorite hobbies. Luna plays for Hart’s JV tennis team, he practices every chance he gets...

Commutes aren't just for adults

Valeria Xicotencalt, Staff Writer • April 23, 2024

Ivan Chavarria, class of 2025, is not your typical high school student. Chavarria lives in Lancaster and commutes to Hart High School every day. He does this because of the campus’s wonderful community. “I...

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Opinion

YouTube is turning children into erratic monsters

Noah Maradiaga, Staff Writer

April 25, 2024 • No Comments

Children are relatively easy to entertain, given their impressionable personalities and innocent minds. iPads expose said young minds to the entire internet, and the behavior stemming from this type of exposure speaks for itself. Kids are acting bizarre...

K-pop is the ‘bass’ of Korea’s culture

Hannah Wobrock, Head Copy Editor

April 23, 2024 • No Comments

Though many new music genres have entered the American consciousness over the last decade, none has made such a widespread impact as K-pop. Groups like BTS, BLACKPINK and NewJeans spearheaded the shift of Korean pop music from niche regional category...

Stop scrolling and stop sharing…it’s censorship time

Hannah Miranda, Staff writer

April 23, 2024 • No Comments

Social media has grown to become a part of most everyone’s everyday life. Scrolling has become a mundane and mindless way to distract you from reality. In hindsight, the volume to which social media has expanded may seem beneficial which is not false...

State testing has no relevance

April 23, 2024

For the past week, all underclassmen and juniors came to school at 7:45 for CAASPP testing, whether practice...

Colleges want Nobel prize recipients

April 23, 2024

As college acceptances finish coming out, it becomes highly apparent that the standards and expectations...

A Rabid debate: Should all kids have pets?

April 23, 2024

Pro: Everyone should have a pet growing up. Goldfish, dog, cat, rabbit, hamster, turtle, tortoise,...

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Sports

Formula 1

Aurelia Thingvold, Staff Writer | April 24, 2024

In the middle of the softball season, Hart’s girls varsity softball team has had a great comeback this season with a record of 11-6 overall and 3-4 for league. In the upcoming weeks the team is set to face off against Golden Valley again this season, as well as both Quartz Hill and Agoura on April 13. The rest of their games after Quartz Hill and Agoura are league games. The start of their...

Softball Swinging Their Season

Aurelia Thingvold, Staff Writer | April 24, 2024

NFL Trades

Jack Stitzinger, Staff Writer | April 24, 2024

The 2023 NFL season just came to an end with Super Bowl 58, the first day of the new season is March 13th 2024 which means NFL teams can start trading players again. Teams are trading players from other teams and getting players off of the waivers or signing free agents over the 2024 offseason. The NFL trade deadline for the 2023 season was at Four p.m. on Tuesday Oct 31, so since then teams haven't...

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Senior Farewell: Avery Tracy

Avery Tracy, Opinion Editor • August 20, 2023

My four years at Hart, as well as for the class of 2023, have been pretty hectic, but luckily we could all still try to find bright spots in...

Senior Farewell: Kathryn Stoffel

Kathryn Stoffel, Copy Editor • August 20, 2023

H is for Hanna Krusey. Sorry for my 17 missing assignments. A is for Arkansas. I’m really glad I didn’t go to high school in Arkansas. R...

Senior Farewell: Brooke Saaty

Brooke Saaty, Editor in Chief • August 20, 2023

Dear Hart High School, Wow! The years have flown by! It seems like it was only yesterday that I was starting high school as a freshman, nervous,...

Senior Farewell: Bug Portaluppi

Bug Portaluppi, Social Media Manager • August 20, 2023

Graduating high school is just like getting swept up by a giant wave of molasses; you have no choice but to go with the flow. January 15,...

Senior Farewell: Timothy Phan

Timothy Phan, News Editor • August 20, 2023

It’s hard to believe that I’ve been the news editor for a year already. Time has flown by. I am incredibly grateful for the opportunities...

Senior Farewell: Ariella Kandkhorov

Ariella Kandkhorov, Head Copy Editor • August 20, 2023

Dear Hart, I can’t decide if I was a stubborn freshman that couldn’t accept high school would fly by, or if it did despite my acceptance....

Senior Farewell: Lincoln Jones Hartman

Lincoln Jones Hartman, Centerspread Editor • August 20, 2023

In my four years at Hart High School, I have complained about my four years at Hart High School just about as much as a person can complain....