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April 16, 2023 • No Comments

From Feb. 13 to 16, 99 juniors visited seven colleges and saw first hand what campus life is like. The itinerary included the following colleges: Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, UC Santa Barbara, UC Irvine, Cal State University Fullerton, UC Riverside, Cal Poly Pomona and UCLA, in which students went to two per day and one on the last day. Students started the trip by arriving at UPA campus at 5:00...

Recent News Stories

ASB hosts scavenger hunt and Costume Day to celebrate Halloween

December 6, 2022

With the end of Marking Period 2 on Friday, Oct. 28, the following Monday was scheduled to be the usual Data Day, a day off for students. However, this...

Parent University program holds six courses to support student guardians

May 20, 2022

UPA Founder Jackie Guevara and math teacher Jaz Dhillon created Parent University in 2011. Initially called Parent Workshops until a name change in 2017,...

Seniors raise over $1,000 during Nuit de Monsieur

April 19, 2022

Sophomores, juniors and seniors all came together to be a part of UPA’s 2022 Male Pageant, located in the amphitheater on March 25. Director of Community...

Parking Situation Frustrates Students

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Features

Teachers don’t live at school?

Shreya Choudhury, Reporter
May 25, 2023

Teachers at UPA have spent years getting to know each of their students, and now it’s time to get to know a little more about them. English 9 and current AP English Literature teacher Jessica Wall started reading as a hobby when she was younger. This interest carried into adulthood, motivating...

Tumbling Into a New Sport

Abhishek Mynam, Sports Photographer
April 19, 2023

Eight-year-old Bea Davis tumbled into cheerleading while trying out new sports, little did she know, her new hobby would stick with her for the rest of her life. Growing up, Davis tried out multiple sports such as soccer and softball, but cheer was the only sport that she stuck with since...

New Coach, New Rules

Matthew Tapia, Reporter
January 31, 2023

When introduced to a new environment, many can be scared or intimidated by the unfamiliarity. This wasn’t exactly the case with Kevin Khuu, UPA’s former boys’ junior varsity (JV) coach and former middle school boys’ basketball coach Matt Buchanan. Khuu decided recently that he wanted to...

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Opinion

What About Us?

Isaac Rios, Team Editor
January 31, 2023

Since I can remember, my mother always read my school announcements in Spanish. I always found it ironic that she made me practice my reading and comprehension in Spanish but she still chose to read the original English versions of the announcements because it communicated information more accurately. “All [Spanish flyers and ads] I read are half-translated,” my mother said, explaining her rationale...

Backpacking: Not nearly as hard as you may think

Matthew Wallace, Reporter
June 7, 2021

When some people picture backpacking, they think of people lugging heavy bags up and down mountains all day non-stop for weeks on end, resulting in sore backs and aching feet, yet the portrayals shown in popular movies and other media are rarely true in recreational backpacking. The problem occurs...

Why Indians should stand with the Black Lives Matter movement

Akshara Kollu, Copy Editor
September 9, 2020

The Gandhi Mahal, a Bangladeshi-Indian restaurant in Minneapolis, was set aflame on May 9 amid the protests and riots regarding Black Lives Matter (BLM) and the unjust treatment of George Floyd, amid crimes against other Black citizens. Yet Ruhel Islam, the owner of the restaurant, continued to stand...

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Sports

Pick & Roll Podcast Quarantine Edition ft. Jason Plasschaert

Dylan Ziegler, Sports Editor

July 26, 2020

Editor's Note: This episode was originally published on May 15, 2020. In this episode of the Pick & Roll Podcast, host Dylan Ziegler interviews...

Pick & Roll Podcast | Season Conclusion 2020

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Arts & Culture

Ayurveda: Another form of Mental and Physical Awareness

Vishaka Anand, Team Editor

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According to an article by the National Library of Medicine titled “Ayurveda: a historical perspective of the traditional healthcare system in India”, Ayurveda is one...

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Reska: The Spine of Aquila

Aquila Staff

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Editor’s Note: The following article is composed of experiences, anecdotes and quotes written by Aquila’s staff to demonstrate our appreciation for our advisor, Laura...

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