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August 30, 2019 • No Comments

Editor’s note: The following article is a continuation of What’s in a Meal? published in Vol. VIII Issue III of Aquila’s newsmagazine. Free snacks are not a new concept to UPA’s student body. Otter Pops or free popcorn are regularly distributed during ASB-sponsored events like Fun Fridays; a shelf in the counseling office is often stocked with snacks like granola bars and fruit cups;...

Recent News Stories

National Library Week

April 12, 2019

Behind the Scenes of a Rally

March 13, 2019

The Associated Student Body (ASB) spends several months each year planning the five rallies that take place in the gym, generally at the end of each spirit...

From Monday to Friday

February 15, 2019

The clock ticks 8:15 and students are filing into their chairs. 50-minute periods back-to-back along with break, lunch, and passing periods add up to release...

Danger, Content Banned.

February 14, 2019

On Jan. 15, YouTube released its new policies regarding videos featuring dangerous and harmful pranks and challenges. The company has officially banned...

Features

From High School to College to High School

Alexandra Rozmarin
September 6, 2019

One fateful day involved a total of 18 sushi rolls, eight orders of nigiri and too many handrolls to keep track of shared by two former high school classmates. Roughly two years ago, math teacher Kevin Khuu responded to history teacher Pablo Lopez’s post on social media about becoming a teacher,...

A Look Into the Teenage Mind

Isabella Bronner
May 26, 2019

She’s been having a really off day lately, and she feels like she’s going to scream. She decides to go to her counselor. She walks into Mrs. Ryan’s room, sighing loudly. She sits down and starts ranting. UPA’s mental health counselor Emily Ryan listens to the problems and concerns teens struggle...

Not What They Seem

Luca Scarra
April 19, 2019

Instagram has grown in popularity since its inception in 2010, garnering more than 1 billion active users in 2018. These accounts take many forms. While the majority are personal accounts, others include humor and business accounts. A small part of Instagram accounts are impersonation accounts, and...

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Opinion

Under Pressure

Kristian Crowther
September 6, 2019

On the three orange and blue plaques hung up in every UPA classroom, students are told to be honest, accountable and to persevere in all of their academic endeavors; however, there comes a point when students may feel that breaking these very values is the only option to achieve success. “The idea...

Mental Health? What’s That?

Katherine Nguyen and Pallavi Rajani
June 3, 2019

“Split.” “Psycho.” “Girl, Interrupted.” Hollywood movies tend to use mental health as a driving force through their characters. Often a defining characteristic of the villain, mental illnesses such as Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID) and Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) leave a mark on the audience—crazy people have this. But this understanding stops here. Despite the...

A Book Over a Cellphone

Desiree Pekar
April 8, 2019

You check the time on your phone and turn on a playlist to listen to as you walk towards the doors of the library. Once inside, you put down your phone and pick up the sequel to the book you just finished. You flip to the first page and begin to read. You read until you hear on the PA system that...

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Sports

Life as a Varsity Athlete

Chelsea Nguyen

September 20, 2019

Junior Jordyn Roberson had outstanding records in varsity volleyball and basketball last school year when she was recognized as one of the top twelve...

Pick & Roll Podcast | Player Interview: Jason P.

April 3, 2019

May 29, 2019

Editor’s note: This article contains spoilers from the movie “Legally Blonde” (2001). M y entire junior year has personally been, to say the least, challenging....

Eggcellent Ravioli

May 13, 2019

Behind the Bars of Society

May 1, 2019

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Fun & Games

The Classic Rock Algorithm

Alexandra Rozmarin

April 12, 2019

This game, created in a coding language named Python, uses simple arithmetic to calculate a classic rock song to recommend to a user based on the user's answers to different...

Young Adult Novel Characters Crossword Puzzle

April 12, 2019

Musical Mad Libs

April 12, 2019

“Pet Trouble” Mad Libs

April 12, 2019

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