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Buena Speaks

Super bloom effects coastal regions. La Conchita, California.

A new boom to Super Bloom in Southern CA

Isabella Prewitt, Personality Section Editor April 25, 2023

Striking flashes of color. Bright new scents of a million flowers. 2023 is experiencing a whole new kind of spring, the super bloom. After weeks of storms and floods in southern California, residents now...

A Buena classroom featuring students who are actively procrastinating during 5th period.

Procrastination: the Disease Spreading Around Buena

Luc Ross and Jon Miller April 24, 2023

With just eight weeks left in the 2022-2023 school year, many students are excited to ditch their books in exchange for the warm sand and sun of the Southern California coast. However, this eager anticipation...

A visual representation of how much money teenagers spend on prom night.

Behind the scenes of the teenage prom experience

Haylie Williams and Madysen Hawley, News section editor and Viewpoint section editor April 17, 2023

Dresses, tuxes, hair, makeup, and so much more. An expensive array of variables all for one night: Prom, the highest anticipated high school event that students plan weeks and even months in advance for....

WASC visits results in renewed accreditation status for Buena

WASC visits results in renewed accreditation status for Buena

Montserrat Garibay and Gabby Cardenas April 17, 2023

The Accrediting Commission for Schools, Western Association of Schools and Colleges, also known as ASC or WASC, made a visit to Buena the week of March. 13 to evaluate the school. The on-site evaluation...

Only 11 chromebooks left in the library to be loaned to students when there would be at least 50 or more chromebooks prepared

The Tragedy of the Commons: Loaner Chromebooks in Crisis

Rory Hermosillo, Staff Writer March 31, 2023

The transition to becoming a one-to-one technology school where each student is assigned a Chromebook has created some unforeseen challenges for students and staff alike. While Buena is the last school...

An example of an animal that could be affected by climate change.

The Willow Project : A Controversial Oil Project In Alaska

Jon Miller, Section Editor March 27, 2023

The Willow Project has caused controversy, and discussion, during a time when climate change and sustainability are significant worldwide issues. There has been fierce resistance from environmentalists...

Some of the most common types of eating disorders.

Eating Disorder Awareness Week explained: support, resources, symptoms

Mary Ward-Zaragoza, Staff Writer March 4, 2023

If you or someone you know may have an eating disorder, please call 1-800-931-2237 or seek medical attention. According to the National Association of Anorexia Nervosa and Associated Disorders (ANAD),...

VIDEO STORY:  Buena Seniors, Staff thoughts on senioritis

VIDEO STORY: Buena Seniors, Staff thoughts on senioritis

Montserrat Garibay and Gabby Cardenas March 3, 2023

Senioritis is a term associated with the decline in academic performance and lack of motivation that students in their final year of high school/college experience. Come with us as we interview Buena seniors...

Camping for concerts occurs predominantly because of a desire for a good view and access to good recording angles.

Rise in concert camping brings controversy

Madysen Hawley, Section Editor February 27, 2023

We have all seen them, for concerts, or Black Friday, or whatever other hot-ticket event in your area: the never-ending row of tents camped outside of a building for days on end. We have all known about...

Statistics on students facing homelessness, during 2017-2020 school years

Resources, support for unhoused student population

Haylie Williams, News Section Editor February 27, 2023

Homelessness is a growing problem in California, especially in high school students. During the 2020-21 school year, the California census counted 183,312 students facing homelessness; 38 of those students...

PLEASE STAND BY. Analog horror is one of the latest forms of horror to trend, gaining more attention within the last few years. The genre is known for its grainy visuals and audio that are based on analog technology like CRT televisions. The illustration shows the blue screen that appears on a VCR before inserting a video tape.

The wild west of internet unfiction horror

Brian Vera and Ethan Potter February 24, 2023

CONTENT WARNING - Media that contains violence, self-harm, and other horrific imagery is mentioned and linked to.  A new horror film, Skinamarink, released Jan 13. has brought attention back to analog...

Natural redheads can be named as many, many different things. A "demon", "souless", "evil", "crazy'', ect. Since the color is bright redheads are a typical target for bullying.

A personal experience essay: Your words are lasting

February 6, 2023

 My entire life I felt that I was an outsider, someone viewing my actions from above, this was mostly due to the bullying and isolation I endured in the eighth grade  by adults and teens who laughed...

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