La Quinta High School's student-run newspaper

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La Quinta High School's student-run newspaper

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La Quinta High School's student-run newspaper

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La Quinta High School in 2017.

La Quinta High bids farewell to longtime Blackhawk staff

La Quinta High School said farewell to veteran Blackhawk staff at the close of a memorable 2020-2021 school year.
Meeting IEP goals during distance learning

Meeting IEP goals during distance learning

Samm Robledo and Diego Meza June 9, 2021

More than a year ago in the spring semester, you would have been able to hear the bustling chatter and clickity-clack of students' shoes as they walked past one another to attend their next class, the...

Class of 2021 stay focused on their goals

Class of 2021 stay focused on their goals

Ariah Hernandez, Reporter June 4, 2021

It was on March 13, 2020 that thousands of students around the Coachella Valley would abruptly leave school to quickly begin a two-week quarantine.  Since then, seniors have come to the conclusion...

Humans of LQHS: Esteban Romero embraces his individuality

Humans of LQHS: Esteban Romero embraces his individuality

Samm Robledo, Editor-in-Chief June 3, 2021

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...

Ms. Kelly Becker on Mon., May 17, 2021.

Distance learning: problems and possibilities

Hannah Nguyen, Editor-in-Chief May 21, 2021

The day is March 13, 2020. The sky is cloudy, the trees are blissfully moving along the wind, and the sun is barely peeking through the melancholic scene of the clouds.  On a Friday afternoon, students...

Humans of LQHS: Sonia Krisanova’s introspective insight

Ashley Brundy, Reporter May 15, 2021

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,...

Humans of LQHS: Hayli Castellanos looks on the bright side of things

Humans of LQHS: Hayli Castellanos looks on the bright side of things

Kaitlyn Magallon, Multimedia Editor May 3, 2021

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...

Dutch Bros makes it to the Coachella Valley

Dutch Bros makes it to the Coachella Valley

Lindsey Vatter, Copy Editor April 30, 2021

On the cold morning of December 28, 2020, Dutch Bros Coffee, a popular coffee drive-through on Fred Waring Dr. and Jefferson St., had its grand opening to celebrate the new coffee attraction in La Quinta....

Gabriel Baily poses for a photo during the second week of the hybrid learning model at La Quinta High School.

Humans of LQHS: Gabriel Baily hopes for life to get back to normal

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...

Earrings designed by Alicia Juarez.

How Alicia Juarez launched a small business during the pandemic

Melissa Camarena, Reporter April 20, 2021

Alicia Juarez ‘22 did not expect to start making handmade masks and earrings during the COVID-19 pandemic.  Juarez is a 16-year-old junior at La Quinta High School—but she’s also a creative entrepreneur...

Living in a social media world

Living in a social media world

Trey Timberlake, Reporter April 19, 2021

Social media had long been looked at as a means of communication, a uniting factor in the midst of a socially distanced world. However, is it possible that the increased usage of social media by young...

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The handshake that led to a legacy

Layla Freiberg, Editor-in-Chief April 13, 2021

Around the years 1910 to 1935, when actress Mary Pickford filmed scenes where the Mary Pickford Theater in Cathedral City now resides, two bright-eyed friends shared a handshake—a handshake that would...

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