La Quinta High School's student-run newspaper

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La Quinta High School's student-run newspaper

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Students reflect on quarantines caused by COVID-19

Students reflect on quarantines caused by COVID-19

Keeley Jibben, Reporter April 5, 2022

After returning from winter break, COVID-19 cases had a massive spike due to the Omicron variant. Students and teachers were absent and forced to quarantine due to exposure and positive tests. With the...

A wrestler smiles during a practice dual with a friend on Feb. 11.

The brutal, competitive and fun moments of girls’ wrestling

Raisa Guerrero Cardenas, Reporter April 4, 2022

Entering the main gym, all lights are dim, except for one bright light in the middle where there is a mat. You would wonder what it's for. Looking up is a crowd mumbling, they seem more excited and...

This is one of the proposed bell schedules that eligible certificated staff will vote on this week.

Staff to vote on office hours bell schedule this week

William Franklin, Reporter April 4, 2022

Update, Friday, April 8 -- The proposed bell schedule that includes two periods of office hours on both block days passed for the 2022-2023 school year; it received 74% of the vote and 93% of staff voted....

Nurses are being overworked: A local look inside the front lines of the pandemic

“Nurses are being overworked”: A local look inside the front lines of the pandemic

Lexi Noguera, Editor-in-Chief March 28, 2022

Almost anything when it comes to the medical field has been in a shortage since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic from hand sanitizer to nurses.  Due to COVID-19, the ratio of patients to nurses...

KEY Club gives back through Her drive

KEY Club gives back through Her drive

Andrea Barrera, Reporter March 25, 2022

From January to February, KEY Club collected feminine hygiene products for the Her Drive.  Her Drive is a Chicago non-profit organization that launched in June 2020. It provides valuable items for...

La Quinta is poised to shred some serious air at a gigantic skatepark. 

An opportunity for LQHS’ skate club to shine

Travis Gerald, Reporter March 22, 2022

La Quinta is poised to shred some serious air at a gigantic skatepark.  The city’s forthcoming X-Park is set to be a gnarly spot (that’s a good thing in skater slang) for extreme sports enthusiasts...

Hailey Printz 22 shoots for the La Quinta High girls soccer team against Rancho Mirage.

Kickin’ it with the Blackhawks

Calvin Miller, Reporter March 21, 2022

The 2021 La Quinta High School girls' soccer team came into this new season with new goals. Hailey Printz ‘22 talked about her senior season and some of the goals that she wanted to achieve her senior...

A lot to look forward to with Kirby and the Forgotten Land

A lot to look forward to with Kirby and the Forgotten Land

Daesha Lizama, Reporter March 20, 2022

In September 2022, Nintendo released a direct showcasing of a bunch of upcoming games for the Nintendo Switch. It’s nearing the end of the direct, they have one last thing to show. It first showcased...

Varsity wrestler Sereena Baca 23.

La Quinta High wrestling makes a comeback

Blaze Hinojosa, Reporter March 18, 2022

La Quinta High School had a chance to see their fellow wrestlers back in action for the 2021-2022 school year.  Throughout the years, wrestling has been a well-known sport during the winter sports...

Nathaniel White teaches math at La Quinta High School.

When I Was 17: Nathaniel White

Carter McKee, Reporter March 17, 2022

A player is approaching the ball. Unsure what to do, 17-year-old goalie Nathaniel White picks up the ball while the player crashes into him.  White holds out a hand to help his opponent up. As they...

Vent art in room 415.

Staff reflect on suicide prevention month

Busy Bojórquéz, News Editor March 16, 2022

When the COVID-19 pandemic spiked in early 2020, many feared that isolation could cause an increase in death by suicides.  In 2019, there were 47,511 suicides and 1.38 million attempts at suicide in...

A collection of masks at La Quinta High.

La Quinta High students have mixed opinions on in-person learning, mask mandates

Avery Webb, Editor-in-Chief March 11, 2022

The conversation on distance and hybrid learning started up again at the beginning of the second semester with the spread of the Omicron variant of COVID-19. Back in January, schools around the country...

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