Stories and portraits, plastered on vinyl banners, tell stories of aspirations and anxieties, independence, successes and heartaches, and line the fences and gates of local parks in La Quinta, as well...
On a late morning in November 2020, Esteban Romero ‘21 is riding his skateboard to Kohl’s while he watches the trees sway and the clouds move across the sky.
His positivity is radiating, as he...
As she looks out her window, Sonia Krisanova sees palm trees, carefree attitudes, and a rich cultural diversity. Ten years ago, she saw a vastly different picture: a bustling city, grand, old architecture,...
In the midst of a pandemic, almost everything has become health precautions: most sports were canceled, major events were canceled, and schools have shut down due to increasing COVID-19 cases in California.
And...
Leonardo Flores, Arts and Entertainment Editor
♦ April 20, 2021
It is Thursday, March 12, 2020: it is a rainy and cold day, Gabriel Baily ‘24 is carrying out his normal day going from class to class, then going to lunch, and finally finishing up his classes.
After...
Unica Carrizoza Lawson, Managing Editor
♦ March 20, 2021
On this particular Thursday afternoon, the sky is glowing.
Brian Vargas ‘21 drives through the desert, under the pink and orange sky, to pick up his friends for their weekly physical training.
Vargas...
Meredith Wheeler’s start in teaching was not without its challenges. While attending community college, she was a single mother raising her two kids.
She feels it was a hard time; but as she grew...
It's a late June night and the wind is blowing through her hair as she sticks her head out of the car window.
Driving down a scenic route in Mexico, Spanish rock is blasting and Mariella Ulloa ‘21...
When asked where he finds joy in his life, Jacob Lind ‘23 had only one thing to say.
“Bed.”
Why? “Bed comfy.”
Lind is a sophomore at La Quinta High School and a student in the Medical...
As the bell rang throughout the first day of the 2018-2019 school year, Avery Torres ‘21 dreadfully walked in the summer heat from class to class—that was, until the start of fifth period.
Curious...
It was Tuesday morning, March 13.
The day was sunny and warm, the sky suffused with the fluffiest of clouds, yet an eerie feeling lingered throughout the day.
Kaili Timberlake ‘24 walked with...
Getting kicked out of class. Internet shutting off. Being automatically sorted into groups with strangers. Not being able to hear the teacher speak. Signing in using a Google Form. That weird feeling of...
