Vikings Smash at Speech Tournament
January 29, 2012
Filed under Irvington News, Local News, News, Student Life, Top Stories
Irvington High Speech And Debate Team Wins Awards at Speech Tournament By Eswar Dhinakaran On January 28, 2012, speech and debate team, along with advisor Mrs. Hull, competed at IE 3, a tournament at Lowell High School in San Francisco. Their competition was an assortment of speech teams from Northern... Read more »
Should MLK be a holiday?
January 19, 2012 • Deepika Dilip
Filed under Opinions, Top Stories
Some May Think Otherwise… Before the opinion begins, let’s get this out of the way. All my life I have respected Martin Luther King Jr. I admired his courage and verbal message he delivered, and I’m still impressed with what he stood for. That being said, many don’t consider this question... Read more »
Irvington High School Chess Team Checkmates the Competition
December 12, 2011 • Aditya Kumar
Filed under Irvington News, News, Top Stories, Uncategorized
Irvington crowned the new 9th grade state champion and third place high school in the state On December 3rd-5th, more than 400 chess scholastic players gathered for the annual California K-12 chess class championships. Among the talent youth playing were our very own freshman Telvin Zhong, Michael Lu,... Read more »
Holiday Attractions
December 12, 2011 • Japjot Bal
Filed under Entertainment, Other, Top Stories
Enjoy these winter attractions this holiday season 1. Santana Row Already quite popular throughout the year, Santana Row draws in even more people with its remarkable holiday lights and decorations. Jubilant holiday music fills the streets as people can shop, or simply walk... Read more »
Latest from the Black Box
December 12, 2011 • Hannah Chen
Filed under Irvington News, Top Stories
Fall show a blend of American history and pop culture The latest to be featured in the Black Box, CCA juniors’ immigration quilts and Art 2’s iconic cut-out panels deck the walls of the gallery from December 5 through December 9. The CCA juniors, taught by Mrs. Hillier and Mrs. Skolnik, created a... Read more »
How to Reveal to a Younger Sibling that Santa Does Not Exist
December 12, 2011 • Rashi Saxena
Filed under Humor, Top Stories
Santa isn’t real…? Christmas time is here and so is the time to give gifts to your younger siblings. Yet most of us older siblings are stuck with the task of getting the present under the tree without our young siblings finding out that Santa does not exist. Here are few ways to just kill... Read more »
Top Ten Christmas Decorations
December 12, 2011 • Kanika Priyadarshi
Filed under Entertainment, Other, Top Stories
Make your house festive this Christmas Christmas Tree Christmas Tree-topper Moving Reindeer/Santa Claus Christmas Lights Reef Stockings Fake Snow Fake Presents Candy Canes Jingle Bells Read More →
49ers: Superbowl Bound 2011?
December 7, 2011 • Kelsey Wong
Filed under General, Opinions, Sports, Top Stories
Currently, it looks like the San Francisco 49ers have a somewhat of a chance of making it to the Superbowl. Somewhat. After watching the 49ers get slammed by the Baltimore Ravens on Thanksgiving Day, I think I lost half my hope on them. The final score was a sad 16-6, leaving one Harbaugh coach happy,... Read more »
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 Impressive Step Forward for Hit Series
December 7, 2011 • Karthik Mayilvahanan
Filed under Entertainment, Other, Top Stories, Uncategorized
New features and multiplayer modes create a better gaming experience The popular first person shooter series, Modern Warfare, is back and better than ever. A highly anticipated game, Modern Warfare 3 presents several new gaming modes and features that make it more fun for serious gamers and casual players.... Read more »
IMMORTALS Movie Review
December 7, 2011 • Deepika Dilip
Filed under Entertainment, Movies, Top Stories
Immortals Movie Review IMMORTALS starring Henry Cavill and Freida Pinto was essentially a modern take on the legends–with a few unexpected twists. If this movie nailed anything, it was the special effects. Tarsem Singh certainly understood CGI, as viewers can see with the battle scenes. What ultimately... Read more »
