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The Oarsman

Student Run News Site of Venice High School

The Oarsman

Student Run News Site of Venice High School

The Oarsman

What is happening in LAUSD? Ask a Student Representative.
Valentine Schieneman, Staff Writer • April 3, 2025

Students generally know that school lunches are low-quality, unappealing, and unhealthy. What students don’t generally know is that LAUSD knows...

How LAUSD Protects Its Students Outside Of School
How LAUSD Protects Its Students Outside Of School
Lev Iacovlev, Staff Writer • March 4, 2025

Last month, a student on his way to school was hit by a car and hospitalised, prompting an immediate response from the school administration,...

Venice Implements New 2025 “Phone-Free Campus”
Venice Implements New 2025 “Phone-Free Campus”
Sophia Parrish March 4, 2025

Desks, chairs, and a lock box in the corner of the classroom containing student’s phones have now become the classroom of the future. It’s...

Venice High Arts Guild To Raise Funds for Art Programs at The Penmar
Venice High Arts Guild To Raise Funds for Art Programs at The Penmar
Elizabeth Beemer, Staff Writer • May 1, 2025

The Venice High Arts Guild, a subsidiary of the Venice High Alumni Association, has teamed up with The Penmar, here in Venice, to raise funds...

Venice High’s Engaging Family Science Night
Maisie Isom, Co-Arts and Entertainment Editor • April 19, 2025

Venice High’s Science Department orchestrated and led the Venice High Family Science Night on March 27th, with immersive showcases that gave...

The Soul of Mexico Echoes in Venice High: A Look at Mariachi Music and It’s Young
Izzy Beerensteyn, Staff Writer • March 17, 2025

Mariachi music, a vibrant and passionate art form, is more than just music; it’s a cultural tapestry woven with threads of history, tradition,...

Venice Attends Annual Poetry Slam with GetLit
Venice Attends Annual Poetry Slam with GetLit
Maisie Isom, Arts and Entertainment Editor • May 20, 2025

The recent GetLit 2025 Classic Slam event strongly exhibited Venice High’s students’ great passion and professionalism in the art of slam...

Musician Katerina Lomis’ Recent Emergence
Elizabeth Beemer, Staff Writer • May 19, 2025

In today's music landscape, there are hundreds of thousands of artists out there. Online, we are constantly being exposed to music from all kinds...

Katy Perry’s Controversial Career
Kenna Xinol, Staff Writer • May 8, 2025

In the early 2000s there was a peak of amazing pop stars such as Lady Gaga, Taylor Swift, Britney Spears, Beyonce, and many more. Plenty of these...

Katy Perry’s Controversial Career
Kenna Xinol, Staff Writer • May 8, 2025

In the early 2000s there was a peak of amazing pop stars such as Lady Gaga, Taylor Swift, Britney Spears, Beyonce, and many more. Plenty of these...

Grammarly Didn’t Write My Essay, I Did
Sage Vercos, Staff Writer • May 8, 2025

As AI continues to take over the vast destinations of the interweb, it brings new inventions and variations to the everyday online tools we use....

How I Ended Up WIth 36 lbs. Of Gouda
How I Ended Up WIth 36 lbs. Of Gouda
Billy Quinn, Opinion Editor • February 28, 2025

As each year passes, the world watches on with a mixture of mild horror and morbid curiosity as the United States continues its slow, grease-slicked...

Boys’ Volleyball, 36-6, Heads to San Diego to Play Against the Francis Parker Lancers
Samuel Laxamana, Co-Sports Editor • May 20, 2025

Boys’ Volleyball, 36-6 overall, are heading south to San Diego to face the Francis Parker Lancers, 23-12, tonight at 6 p.m. The Gondoliers’...

Boys JV Volleyball Wins City Tournament at Sylmar Invitational
Riley Noori-Guldstrand, Staff Writer • April 11, 2025

Boys JV Volleyball, 7-3 overall, took on six different CIFLA teams last Saturday at the Sylmar Invitational and came home as champions of the...

Baseball To Finish Series Against Uni Tonight After Pitching A No Hitter
Casandra Tobar, Staff Writer • April 4, 2025

The Gondoliers, 11-1, will be facing the University Wildcats, 6-6, to end their series tonight at 6PM. This past Wednesday, the Gondos ended...