Due to a high amount of tardies, both reported and unreported, Administration decided to enact random “sweeps” at the end of passing periods. The tardy sweep is a stricter way of counting students tardy, and repeatedly being late can lead to detentions very quickly. “If we don’t...

Literary Magazine members have been working on this year’s book during the pandemic. Despite far fewer submissions, the magazine will still be published with a variety of student stories, art pieces, poems, and more. The club has met almost every Wednesday since August to read, discuss,...

Cactus Shadows alum Trevor Orriss, who graduated in 2005, won a Grammy in March for his work on the album “Have You Lost Your Mind Yet?” by Fantastic Negrito. Orriss now lives in the Bay Area, and worked on the album at a studio in Oakland. As sound engineer, he was in charge of sound...

As COVID-19 cases begin to decrease across the country, many states are lifting restrictions in an effort to return to normalcy, but health experts suggest it may be too soon.  Following the December holiday surge, COVID-19 cases have been on a downward trend, declining in most states. In March,...

Once a Republican stronghold, Arizona's unprecedented shift to blue in this year's tight election has left many Arizonans wondering: what changed? For the first time in twenty-four years, Arizona’s eleven electoral college votes will be going to a democratic candidate. Arizona’s last “blue wave”...

Apple just released a new smart speaker, to compete with Amazon and Google, called the Homepod mini and it primarily focuses on sound quality. Despite the size of the speaker only being 3.3 inches tall, it takes up almost the entire room with 360-degree audio. The mini size of it was designed to fit...