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Women Making History This March

Women Making History This March

Ava Trujillo, Writer March 1, 2024

    March has been designated as Women's History Month, it’s an opportunity every year to celebrate the accomplishments of women throughout history (herstory) and the amazing women of today. This year's...

ASB Announces the Future of Don Leadership

ASB Announces the Future of Don Leadership

Soren Centeno, Writer February 7, 2024

The Associated Student Body(ASB) released the list of elected officials for the 2024-2025 school years. The Executive Cabinet consists of President Rumaisa Malik, Vice President Kayllah Aceves, Treasurer...

`Gabi ng Kulturang Filipino Night

`Gabi ng Kulturang Filipino Night

Zoe Corrales, Writer February 6, 2024

The Club Magkaisa (Unity Club), along with the cooperation of Cerritos and Gahr Filipino classes, organized ‘Gabi ng Kulturang Filipino Night on Friday, February 2 of 2024. This event allowed Club Magkaisa,...

Members of BSU pose for the club portrait.

Empowering Voices in BSU

Meme Aghahowa, Writer February 2, 2024

    The Black Student Union or BSU, is a club on campus run by president Taviana Woods  and their advisor Mr. Martin. Founded in 2018,  BSU was formed to create a safe and welcoming  community...

Begin to Take Lead

Begin to Take Lead

Taviana Woods, Writer January 24, 2024

    If you are interested in teaching, becoming an educator, or care about instructing future generations, then “Take Lead” is the perfect club for you! They are dedicated to helping students become...

Mr. Jeans at his desk

Jeans Makes the Scene

Soren Centeno, Writer January 24, 2024

    At the beginning of the school year we welcomed Mr. Derek Jeans to our social science department. Although he is a new teacher at Cerritos High School,  Jeans has been teaching at ABC Unified School...

Ms. Hidalgo in front of her students’ college banners

“Swiftie” Ms. Hidalgo Joins The English Department

Alice Hernandez, Illustrator January 23, 2024

   Meet Evelyn Hidalgo, a new teacher at CHS who teaches ninth-graders in English I CP, English I Honors, and AVID.     ABCUSD alumni Hidalgo graduated from Cal State Long Beach with a degree...

Keeping Dr. Kings legacy alive

Keeping Dr. King’s legacy alive

Mariana Alonso, Writer January 14, 2024

Martin Luther King Day is celebrated on the third Monday of January, a federal holiday to commemorate King for his role as a civil rights activist and accomplishments. King relentlessly organized the Selma...

Samuel Calderon and Jonathan Guerrero

Toy Drive Spirit In the Quad With Musical Chairs

Ava Trujillo, Writer December 8, 2023

A competitive game of musical chairs to winter holiday songs happened in the quad during lunch during toy drive week hosted by ASB, the winner Johnathan Guerro, a student at Cerritos, won a free slushy....

Senior Matthew Arellano gets his blood drawn.

Dons Donate During the Blood Drive

Soren Centeno, Writer December 7, 2023

   Dons took to the east gym on December 6 in order to donate blood during the first school blood drive since 2019. A total of 55 students volunteered to take part in the activity hosted by Health Occupations...

Illustration made by Kate Kwon of the carriage and horses present at the Homecoming dance.

Dancing Into a Dream: All The Details of Hoco 23

Luis Avila and Nia Chavez November 28, 2023

Dons of every grade attended the Homecoming Dance on Saturday, Sep. 16, 2023. Cerritos High School's Quad lit up from 7 to 11 P.M. with the theme, Once Upon a Dream, planned by ASB in the spring of 2023....

Cartoon drawn by Elon Morris, Illustrator.

Combatting the Stress of College Entrance Essays

Diana Chaidez, Writer November 28, 2023

College essays tend to be a source of stress for many students. This stress only increases as more colleges go test-blind, meaning they are not considering an applicant’s SAT/ACT scores. As a result,...

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