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Courtesy of Senior Samantha Corona, her BeReal on Wednesday, September 14 with the Cheer team

Venice High Gets Real With The New Trending App BeReal

Ellie Zamir, Co-Managing Editor October 13, 2022

Many students at Venice High are using the new and popular photo sharing app BeReal.  Users get a notification once a day at a different time each day. They have two minutes to take the photo to share...

Courtesy of Senior Taylor Mah, the Nirvana smiley face logo made for the group in 1991

Nirvana Is Still Relevant At Venice High And In Music Today

Eve Cordova, Reporter October 12, 2022

I remember having this little silver iPod since before I was in elementary school. I fell asleep with headphones in my ears and the music playing from it.  But only until recently, I realized that...

Venice High Theater Due To Perform Nightfall with Edgar Allan Poe

Venice High Theater Due To Perform ‘Nightfall with Edgar Allan Poe’

Eve Cordova, Reporter September 29, 2022

Updated since Wed. Oct. 5, 2022, at 7:17:25 p.m. PT: The location of the play will be The Learning Garden. Click here for tickets. Venice High’s Theater Production will present Eric Coble’s Nightfall...

Review of Kendrick Lamar’s ‘Mr.Morale & The Big Steppers’ Concert

Review of Kendrick Lamar’s ‘Mr.Morale & The Big Steppers’ Concert

Billy Quinn, Reporter September 27, 2022

Kendrick Lamar returned to Los Angeles at the Crypto.com Arena for the release of his latest album ‘Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers’. From September 14 to 17, Lamar finished his world tour by...

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Boba Is The Best Drink Ever

Arely Ocampo Bartolo, Managing Editor May 27, 2022

Forget coffee, tea, Celcius, and mineral water—boba is where it’s at.  Despite what your teacher normally says about Wikipedia being an unreliable source, this is what it describes boba as: “It...

Color Guard Demonstrates Multiple Art Techniques Through A Single Sport

Color Guard Demonstrates Multiple Art Techniques Through A Single Sport

Julissa Alvarado, Reporter May 19, 2022

Color Guard has had their ups and downs just like other teams may have, especially because of COVID-19. The Gondos had to get the hang of all these new changes.    “But, overall, they had a successful...

Review: Kendrick Lamar is Raw in Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers

Review: Kendrick Lamar is Raw in Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers

Coretta Wilkinson, Reporter May 19, 2022

Kendrick Lamar is more vulnerable than ever in his newest album, Mr. Morale & the Big Steppers. It touches on difficult topics such as fatherhood, masculinity, sexism, homophobia, and race. I’ve...

The Evolution Of Ross

The Evolution Of Ross

Arely Ocampo Bartolo, Managing Editor May 19, 2022

$4 for a new shirt that looks like it belongs in Brandy Melville??? It’s trendy too???  Sign me up! Believe it or not, the store I’m getting this shirt from is Ross. Yeah, the same stores...

Review: The Mystery of Marilyn Monroe: The Unheard Tapes

Review: The Mystery of Marilyn Monroe: The Unheard Tapes

Amy Carranza, Arts & Entertainment Editor May 19, 2022

At this year’s Met Gala, Kim Kardashian walked down the red carpet with the iconic nude dress Marilyn Monroe wore to John F. Kennedy’s pre-birthday celebration.  Although the outfit didn’t fit...

Venice’s ‘Spring One Acts Festival’ Was One to Remember

Venice’s ‘Spring One Acts Festival’ Was One to Remember

Coretta Wilkinson, Reporter May 16, 2022

Venice’s ‘Spring One Acts Festival’ was witty, intriguing, and creative. The program debuted from May 6 to 8, and as the first annual show of its kind, I couldn’t have been more impressed.  The...

Review: Multiverse of Disappointment

Review: Multiverse of Disappointment

T Lopez and Isaac Ng May 16, 2022

Warning: This article contains spoilers for Doctor Strange in The Multiverse of Madness. Excitement and expectations were high for Doctor Strange in The Multiverse of Madness, yet we walked out of the...

Met Gala 2022: The Best…And The Worst Dressed

Met Gala 2022: The Best…And The Worst Dressed

Arely Ocampo Bartolo, Managing Editor May 11, 2022

Lights, cameras, gilded glamor! The Met Gala is back for 2022, and I can’t really say it was all for the better.  There were dresses I did like and I’ll highlight them here, too, but some outfits…oh…...

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