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Sophomore Avery Buehner researches an article on the Promethean Board. Ever since it was added to her classroom, it has brought numerous issues.

VIEWPOINT: Promethean Boards are a major flop

Naima Dickerson, News Section Editor May 20, 2024

Students entered their classrooms the first day back from spring break to find their teachers confusedly fumbling with a bulky, black screen. The Promethean Board is a large, interactive monitor that serves...

Rocky road bridging high school to college, adulthood

Rocky road bridging high school to college, adulthood

Iris McDermott, Staff Writer May 2, 2024

High school is supposed to prepare students for future adulthood. As students begin to buzz about graduation this June, the time to transition into college and adulthood creeps closer. However, school...

The Instagram post that was uploaded to Buena ASB's Instagram page, two days before the dance was supposed to happen.

Students want it until they don’t: Dances canceled due to low participation

Naima Dickerson, News Section Editor May 1, 2024

Since the end of homecoming season, students have been complaining about the lack of dances at our school. In an attempt to respond to students' wishes, ASB planned the New Years Dance and the Sadie Hawkins...

The bill to ban TikTok was approved by the House of Representatives.

OPINION: A TikTok ban would rejuvenate students

Naima Dickerson, News Section Editor April 10, 2024

When students opened TikTok the morning of Mar. 12 a message appeared, calling all users to fight to keep the app active by contacting their state representatives. A handful of fellow classmates contacted...

A visual example of a stand up comedian capturing the audience; a skill many are lacking.

Comedy’s crowd work crisis

Mark Acevedo, Staff Writer March 20, 2024

Recently in stand-up comedy there has been a huge increase in the use of crowd work in clips posted by many popular comedians. While this seemed funny and original at first, it quickly turned into an oversaturated...

OPINION: TikTok over-corrects feminine stereotypes

OPINION: TikTok over-corrects feminine stereotypes

Madysen Hawley, Editor-in-Chief March 4, 2024

At the same time as Roe v. Wade’s overturn, women are dumbing themselves down to fit a brand of femininity that they no longer know the consequences of. With women yearning for a time of housewives and...

A representation of how media is affecting the youngest people possible and changing their view on the world.

The age of the chronically online

Haylie Williams, Managing Editor February 28, 2024

Drunk Elephant, Summer Fridays, and other skin care and makeup brands have leached their way into the lives of young tweens and teens. Children ages 9-13 have flooded makeup stores with bad behavior and...

California school systems have experienced struggles across the state as many students drop out and teachers struggle with teaching.

Students suffer in California school system

Nathaniel Valencia, Features Section Editor February 1, 2024

As we reach the end of this semester, students really settle into the repulsive public school system students are expected to put up with. Unfortunately, there is no escape from this in any U.S public...

Press Meet Post-Release, Jan. 4, 2024

Gypsy-Rose: internet’s favorite idealized criminal

Alyssa Angeles, Staff Writer January 30, 2024

Gypsy-Rose Blanchard was just twenty-three years old when she was sentenced to nine years imprisonment on charges of second-degree murder. Fast-forward to Dec.  28, 2023, her anticipated release from...

Viewpoint: When romanticization goes too far

Viewpoint: When romanticization goes too far

Brooklyn Carrillo, Print and Media Editor January 30, 2024

With the debut of the new Hunger Games movie, The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes, teenagers have once again proven they only care about a pretty face rather than  the story. Antagonist’s in media are...

Buena students dressing up for "Kooky Cougar Day".

Dear Foothill, leave the rivalry fun to the Bulldogs, Cougars

Naima Dickerson, News Section Editor January 25, 2024

A beloved tradition at Buena, stretching back to the early years of the crosstown Buena vs. Ventura rivalry is Ventura Nerd Day. This spirit day consisted of dressing up as a “nerd” in Ventura colors...

Disney's four most recent animated films, all record flopping in their respective opening weekends.

Disney is failing, it’s all their fault

Sierra Engel, Personality Section Editor January 11, 2024

Despite being Disney’s 100th anniversary film, and having almost ten years dedicated to its production, after premiering November 22 2023, Wish made less than half its predicted box office opening weekend...

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