Since freshman year of high school, I have played on the high school soccer team. I was on Junior Varsity for the first two years and Varsity for the past two years. However, I've been pulled up to Varsity for CIF, California Interscholastic Federation, freshman and sophomore year. I've seen three...

Mental health refers to how we think, feel, and act as we face life's situations. It affects how we handle stress, relate to one another, and make decisions. Like our physical health, mental health is important at every stage of life so it's important to take good care of it. Mental Health Month raises...

This has certainly been a long and difficult school year, but it is quickly coming to an end. ERHS seniors have a lot of fun events to look forward to, not just the AP tests that start next week. Cap and gown pickup already occurred on April 27 and 28. It marked the beginning of the graduation process...

As a lover of the found family troupe in media, I tend to find myself drawn to media with a lot of characters working together. This means that I consume an insane amount of sports based fictional media. My current watch is "Kuroko's Basketball." "Kuroko's Basketball" follows a talented basketball player...

Senioritis is the common disease that high school seniors feel as we approach graduation. Average onset is after turning in college applications. Although it is not contagious, it is very common and affects approximately 98% of the senior population. Symptoms would include: laziness, tardiness, missing...

The class of 2021 has had a less then normal year, to say the least. There has been a lot of adjustments made to some events and some events have been cancelled all together. Administration is trying to make the best of the ongoing pandemic though. They have put on a symbolic prom nomination for the...

Hey, Disney fans! It's time to get excited because after being closed for a year, the happiest place on Earth is set to reopen on April 30. The Downtown Disney District reopened on July 2020 with select retail and dining locations and in a few weeks, the Disneyland Park and Disney California Adventure...

The Class of 2021 has had a crazy year. They’ve had to go to school amidst a pandemic. The end of their junior year, as well as the majority of their senior year was taken from them. They haven’t been able to experience normal senior events like prom, senior sunrise and sunset, senior ditch day,...

Lovers of "Aristotle and Dante Discover the Universe" by Benjamin Alire Saenz rejoice for the sequel that is being published October 12. Originally called "There Will Be Other Summers," the renamed sequel, "Aristotle and Dante Dive into the Waters of the World," follows the progression of Aristotle and...

Fellow seniors, college is just around the corner. We applied to the colleges that we want to attend, filled up our FAFSA, and received our college acceptance letters. It just went by so fast. In less than two months, we will get the diploma that we worked very hard on. College may seem scary to some...

Over the past few weeks, the news has been flooded with hate crime stories against elderly Asians and Asian-Americans. According to the New York Police Department, hate crimes against Asians have increased by 1,900% since the outbreak of COVID-19. Even more so, there have been nearly 3,000 reports of...

Like a lot of people, I am always looking for the next movie or show to watch. Netflix removed a lot of my favorite shows in a short time frame, and I was worried about what I was going to watch now that I am missing my favorites. Netflix however did not disappoint. Here is a list of new shows and...

On April 23, Netflix will be releasing "Shadow and Bone," a series based on books by Leigh Bardugo. As someone who has been following the production of the show for a while, this is what I know. Leigh Bardugo has created a book universe she calls the Grishaverse that includes the "Shadow and Bone"...

Overthinking is the habit of applying analytical thinking and problem solving in a situation where it can be unhelpful or unproductive. Overthinking is often associated with depression, anxiety, post-traumatic stress, problems in relationships, conflict, and other problems that can affect one's everyday...

As we grow up, stress has been part of our lives. There are many factors that cause stress; school, adolescence, family problems, etc. We even have the pandemic to top it all. But we must help ourselves, we can't just settle with being stressed and problematic. One way to cope with stress is by walking....