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The Oarsman

Venice High Faculty Close Their Chapter At Venice
Oliver Mars Cornelius, Caroline Prough, Imogen Rosenberg, and Emily Schugardt June 9, 2026

As the 2025-2026 school year comes to an end, seven faculty members are retiring from Venice High School.    Harry Delu From behind...

Venice Students Set Their Sights On Military Service
Carina Lippit, Co-News Editor • June 9, 2026

As the end of the school year approaches, Venice High seniors now have a grasp of what their future will look like. For many, this will include...

Vision of the future: Senior Jeannie Fischer helps paint a new mural between the West and Main Buildings during the final days before graduation. The mural is a collaboration between Venice's M.E.Ch.A chapter and Art Factory, a club dedicated to art-making. The mural centers on silhouettes with traditional Latin American clothing and a backdrop of a sunset on Venice Beach---adorned with palm trees, cempasúchil (also known as marigolds), and monarch butterflies.
Class Of 2026 Concludes Its Chapter At Venice High
Carina Lippit and Emily Schugardt June 9, 2026

After a long and eventful four years, the Class of 2026 is getting ready to walk the stage, throw their graduation caps, and begin their next...

Checkmate: Carl Hyne, also known as the Great Carlini, and junior Lucas Selesnick play a game of chess at a coffee shop in Playa Vista March 7.

Photo courtesy of Katinka van Kerkwijk
A Meeting Across 64 Squares With The Great Carlini
Lucas Selesnick, Staff Writer • June 9, 2026

A fun fact about chess is that there are more possible chess games than there are atoms in our universe.  This is called the Shannon number;...

Empty plot: The closure of the Artists & Fleas Venice leaves the Westminster Avenue Elementary School yard vacant May 29. The flea market used to be open on Saturdays
Artists & Fleas Closure Leaves The Community Hurt
Imogen Rosenberg, Co-Features Editor • June 9, 2026

Abbot Kinney is rapidly changing into a street with large corporations instead of the local small Venice stores that kept it authentic.  But...

War In Iran Creates Unrest In The US And Middle East
Caroline Prough, Co-Features Editor • April 14, 2026

In the span of weeks, the United States has entered a conflict in the Middle East and forever altered its relationship with the region moving...

Reaching out: The ensemble of Amélie (Senior Jennifer Rolston, freshman Kalea Jade, freshman Una Watkins, junior Sofia Luz Jimenez, sophomore Taylor Gallen, junior Toby Bernov, and junior Shayden Satuloff) create a visual representation of disconnection in the May 22 performance.
Amélie The Musical Brings In Audiences And Cheers
Theo Kinsalla, Staff Writer • June 9, 2026

For most students at Venice High School, the auditorium is a place for assemblies. It’s another Art Deco building in a school known for them....

Last year's winners: Junior Filip Stevens, freshman Caleb Wong, and junior Micah Wong perform as The Slurkeys in the Westchester Family YMCA's fourth annual Battle of the Bands May 16.
Getting Schooled In Rock By Venice’s Student Bands
Maya Umar, Co-Arts and Entertainment Editor • June 9, 2026

“How can you come to shows? Aren’t you grounded?” Eric Nakamura asked Amy Yao, in a 1995 interview for the SoCal publication Giant Robot....

The Backrooms: From The Internet To The Big Screen
Maya Umar, Co-Arts and Entertainment Editor • April 14, 2026

Last week, as I stood in a theater’s lobby, one poster caught my eye. Unlike the ones next to it, this poster didn’t credit any actors or...

The Cost Of College: Seeking Success Instead Of Passion
Angela Villasana, Staff Writer • June 9, 2026

It is upsetting to look at the financial aid letter underneath your college acceptance and be immediately overtaken by distress, wondering how...

Community Journalism Is An Articulation Of Resistance
Community Journalism Is An Articulation Of Resistance
Esteban Zaragoza, Co-Opinion Editor • June 9, 2026

L.A. Taco began as a casual blog documenting tacos and graffiti in 2006. Now, it has become a renowned media publication dedicated to sharing...

The Balance Between Safety And Censorship In LAUSD
The Balance Between Safety And Censorship In LAUSD
Oliver Mars Cornelius, Co-Opinion Editor • June 9, 2026

LAUSD has crossed the line between safety and censorship.  The Los Angeles Unified School District is the second largest in the nation and...

Hustle: Senior Khalia Rodriguez runs down the field at the home game against Westchester, 20-6, October 20.
Fall Sports Harvest An Incredible Season For Venice
Yvette Dinka, Ammara Emran, Madar Mee, Riley Noori-Guldstrand, Casandra Tobar, and Benicio Vatterott June 9, 2026

From girls’ volleyball serving up aces, to flag football kicking off an impressive season, Venice fall sports put their all into the season.   Cross...

Batter up: Sophomore Kiara King ready to swing at the April 8 game against LACES 22-1.
Potential Strike Casts A Shadow On The Spring Season
Ammara Emran, Madar Mee, Riley Noori-Guldstrand, and Casandra Tobar April 14, 2026

Even as a district-wide strike neared, Venice's spring sports were still in full swing. Athletic director Robin Hunt said that if there was...

Baseball, 2-3, To Play Loyola
Casandra Tobar, Managing Editor • March 6, 2026

Baseball, 2-3, overall, plans to win the league again after last year's successful season, said senior Dylan Johnson, a captain alongside seniors...

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