Typhoon Morakot Causes Severe Damage In Asia
October 5, 2009 • By Quess Liu
Filed under News, World News
The deadliest typhoon to hit Taiwan in recorded history Typhoon Morakot formed on August 2, 2009 and gradually intensified as it moved towards Taiwan and China. It caused a total of approximately $4.7 billion in damage within Japan, the Philippines, Taiwan, China, and Korea. 640 people have been confirmed... Read more »
The Herculean Juniors
October 6, 2009 • By Quess Liu, David Lo, Dion Wu
Filed under Irvington News, News, Top Stories
Today, the beginning of spirit week was kicked off by the junior class. Scattered throughout the courtyard were various portraits of characters from the movie and props that conveyed a Greek theme. In the middle of the courtyard was was the Junior’s centerpiece: a replica of an ancient water fountain. The... Read more »
Seniors Plan to Live Forever
October 8, 2009 • By Ramya Kaushik
Filed under Irvington News, News, Top Stories
Video Credit: Ramya Kaushik The anticipated day finally arrived for the seniors. After slaving away since August 1st, the senior’s hard work paid off. The theme for the seniors was Peter Pan, as they transformed the courtyard into Neverland. The biggest attraction in the courtyard was the 34 by 7... Read more »
Heads Held High
October 8, 2009 • By Ramya Kaushik
Filed under Fall, Sports
Cross country team prepares for a clean start Last season Irvington High School’s cross country team had an excellent season. Catherine Crinigan, former runner, placed first last year in MVALs. Along with that, the girls varsity team managed to win MVALs last year. This year, some of the team’s top... Read more »
Irvington Football in Need of Players
October 8, 2009 • By Sahil Pandya
Filed under Fall, Sports
Re-introduction of freshman team pulls from JV and varsity Irvington football is finding itself low on players, and injuries aren’t helping the situation. Both Varsity and JV are struggling to fight through, and with the introduction of a freshman team back into IHS, the future looks tough. However,... Read more »
Schedule Changes Aren’t Easy for a Reason
October 8, 2009 • By Selina Mahesri
Filed under Editorials, Opinions
Who is really to blame for the long class-change process? Students’ lining up outside of the office for a schedule change is a purely inevitable start the new school year. While many students have genuine conflicts in their schedules, others are unhappy as a result of poor judgment while choosing... Read more »
The Speech That Launched A Thousand Words
October 8, 2009 • By Katherine Wang
Filed under Editorials, Opinions
The controversy over President Obama’s speech about education When our president wants to speak to students about their education, you’d think it’d be fine. Apparently, that’s not the case. In fact, President Obama’s announcement of his plans to speak to students across America in early September... Read more »
Run Forrest Run!
October 8, 2009 • By Brian Chin
Filed under Local News, News
Interact works at annual Bubba Gump event At the break of dawn of September 20th Interact Club members from various high schools including: Irvington, American, and Mission gathered outside the arched gates of Paramount’s Great America to attend the annual “Run, Forrest, Run, 5K” race. The... Read more »
The Lion is King
October 13, 2009 • By Albert Chin
Filed under Irvington News, News, Top Stories
Sophomores have smooth skit but technical difficulties On October 6th, the sophomores performed their skit and dance centered around the theme of Lion King. The skit had Mission San Jose High School representing Scar and the evil hyenas, while Irvington High School represented the protagonists. The... Read more »
Freshmen Rock the Sea
October 13, 2009 • By Sukhbir Kaur
Filed under Irvington News, News, Top Stories
Freshmen take the courtyard under the sea On Wednesday, the freshmen brought a fresh new addition to this year’s spirit week line-up. They stunned the upperclassmen with their Irvington rendition of The Little Mermaid. Their nautically inspired courtyard design featured a life size Ariel from The Little... Read more »
