Over the last two weekends, our very own Mustang Theatre put on a production of High School Musical, from the Disney movie that has become such a pop culture icon. Even if you haven’t watched the movie, you’ve at least listened to one of the songs from it, or seen someone dance the choreography from...

I know what you're thinking, why am I an idiot? Well I'll tell you. But first, let me tell you who I am. I'm the type of student who tries to sit in the back and be the least involved as they can. I have social anxiety which is the fear and anxiety of being negatively judged and evaluated by other people....

Every November, new and old reader will take time out of their schedule to revisit Maggie Stiefvater's standalone novel The Scorpio Races. The author herself describes it as her "strange cozy novel about flesh-eating horses and wild November nights" based on the Celtic folklore surrounding the eich uisce. This...

Here on our Roosevelt campus we have many successful sports and talented athletes who play and represent our school to the best of their abilities. The sports programs here have always been top tier and we’ve been able to competed with each and every team in our district and even teams that make it...

The new school year has been in session for a while now, and the senior class of 2020 has had some trials and tribulations in the first few months. There have been many controversies about Senior Quotes not being added to the ERHS 2019-2020 yearbook circling around the senior class. In previous...

El dia de Los Muertos most commonly known as Day of the Dead in America is celebrated in Spanish speaking countries throughout the world. Day of the Dead is typically celebrated on November 1 and November 2 because the first day is when the children visit and the second day is when the adults come to...

Cross Country season may be coming to and end for most schools, but for our amazing runners on varsity, it is only beginning. Congratulations to our amazing JV and Varsity Cross Country teams on their super successful season and their final regular season race on this past Wednesday, November 8. On Wednesday,...

October 30 was the day that the Nationals won the World Series against the Astros after seven long games. The Nationals started strong with winning the first two games but then losing the next three. After losing those two games the Nationals came back and won two more games, which lead them to win the...

On Tuesday, November 5, ASB kindly revealed the winter formal theme during both lunches. This year's theme is A Starlit Night, a reference to the Disney's Tangled. On Friday, November 1, ASB made and hung yellow and purple lanterns, to resemble the iconic scene where Rapunzel finally gets to see...

This Friday, November 1, our Mustang football team faced the first place in league, the Centennial Huskies. Centennial is always a top competitor for a division one CIF championship and competes at the highest level, so this was going to be a challenge for our Mustangs. The Huskies came out hard...

As the spooky season arrives, the search for the perfect Halloween costume begins. However, as we look for the perfect costume for Halloween night, costumes of minority cultures and groups are not and should not be exploited for your night of parties and trick or treating. Cultural appropriation must...

At Eleanor Roosevelt High School, this past week has been our Red Ribbon Spirit week where we join other schools in the district in this campaign. Red Ribbon Week is an alcohol, tobacco, and other drug and violence prevention awareness campaign observed annually in October in the United States. It began...

Once upon a time, during my freshman year, my English teacher told the class to write an essay about whether or not Shakespeare should be taught in class. Freshman year me had many opinions that I fought for valiantly. However, junior year me is a little more mellowed out. Previously I believed that...

Halloween is a day of horror movies and inadvisable amounts of candy. It’s a day of jack-o’-lanterns and bedsheet ghosts. It’s a time for nighttime adventures, for fun and mischief. But mostly, it’s a time for costumes. People of all ages use Halloween as an opportunity for dressing up, the one...

As we are currently in the month of October, it's been a time to start as well as finish college applications. College applications can be rigorous especially when you aren't sure where to start. However, at Roosevelt there are many people and resources to make the process a little easier. Whether you're...