Junior Natalie Waechter will be spending her summer in a standard Californian vacation spot—the beach. She will be working all summer as a California State Park Lifeguard. “Ever since I was nine...

Soaking up sun and hanging out with friends aren’t the only plans sophomore Blake Silva has for this summer. He’ll also be serving frozen yogurt by the beach at Surf-N-Yogurt. Working at Surf-N-Yogurt...

  While most kids will be soaking up the last bit of their summer, shopping for the new school year, and getting last minute school supplies this August, Ella Svete will be hopping on an airplane...

On May 8, North Carolina became the 31st state to put a constitutional ban on gay marriage, the next day Obama told America he believes same-sex couples should be able to get married, and on June...

      Richie Branson is a lover of video games and anime. He’s a nerd in the truest sense of the word, but there’s one thing that sets him apart, he’s also a rapper. Branson,...

    In this first episode of Dragon Sounds, a podcast series where we discuss new music and talk to the artists behind it, I speak with Hannah Hunt. Hunt sings and plays keyboards...

When junior Stephen Mariani, dressed in a tux, pulled out a little black box and presented his girlfriend of six months, junior Marnie Vaughan, with a ring, she didn’t know what to expect. “For...

Sophomore Anna Cogswell and senior Greg Oyan never expected to go to prom together. But, as the dance got closer, Oyan decided to take a risk and ask his close friend. “[I thought], I’m friends...

Seniors Cara Fuller, Taylor Kennepohl, Evan Skora, and Matt Zinik are giving back by working to extend acceptance to everyone by helping other LGBT (Lesbian, Gay Bisexual, or Transgender) teens feel more...

Junior Amelia Gomez has been described by many of her friends as humorous and witty. “I do like to make people laugh,” Gomez said. “It’s one of my main focuses when I meet somebody new and...

  Carriger is an avid sixth year member of the Ojai Valley gymnastics team. He claims to be “fantastic” with front flips, backflips and the uneven bars.  “[The team] is like another...

With South by Southwest’s recent passing and Coachella on the horizon, a slew of bands are releasing new albums or promoting their first ones. Festivals such as these are the perfect showcase for...