Making Light On A Serious Situation
Elysia Casillas, Staff Member
May 23, 2019
Students at La Joya witnessed protests that three unidentified students took, during the first lunch of Friday, May 17th. Their signs had statements from, "What makes us human?" to "#ProLife #All Lives Matter (Even the unborn!!)". Angelica Veloz was present at the protest and had this to say, "[Tinker v. Des Moines Independent Community Sch...
2019 Streetwear Brands
Brandon Seng, Staff
March 22, 2019
Gosha Rubchinskiy Russian photographer-slash-designer Gosha Rubchinskiy’s name doesn’t exactly roll off the tongue. However, the fact his eponymous label is tricky to say (it’s goh-shah rub-chin-skee,). hasn’t stopped it from becoming one of the most talked about in fashion. Embodying po...
Beware the Nightmare
Elysia Casillas, Yearbook Member
February 28, 2019
In the year 2011, Illinois' Governor Pat Quinn signed the bill that abolished capital punishment or by its more known name, the death penalty. Before the bill was signed, around 13 men were killed on death row when they were later proven innocent. The state of Illinois had problems like this in the...
Age of Natural Beauty
DeAsiah Ball, Editor
February 6, 2019
In the most recent years' black women around the world have been growing out and showing off their natural hair. Women have been showing off the natural hair look since the early 2000s, but it didn’t become extremely popular since around 2016. Though before this, many women were wearing their hair...
Ways to Make Your Feed Aesthetically Pleasing
Taeya Benally, Staff
December 18, 2018
People have different ways they express themselves, it is a clear indication of who they are and what their personal preference is on simple things like whether they enjoy pink over black or the other way around. It is also shown in peoples social medias and their styles, and here are some unique ...
New Food Places in Arizona
Brandon Seng, Staff
December 17, 2018
1. Tacos Calafia Named in honor of Tijuana’s iconic public microbuses, this neighborhood taqueria is an off shoot of a popular westside food truck. The small menu dispenses intensely flavored al pastor and carne asada tacos served on freshly pressed corn tortillas, plus mulitas, quesadillas, and other M...
Lights, Camera, Play
Katelyn Viray, EIC
December 14, 2018
Getting your name out there can be exciting but also scary. It takes a lot of hard work and dedication to get yourself from the bottom to the top. Everyone needs to start somewhere. Andrew Alegre, a Senior in La Joya Community High School, has a passion for theatre and decided to take the ne...
Alberto’s Story
Veronica Torres Palomino, Staff
December 12, 2018
Alberto Pintor is currently a Junior enrolled here at La Joya Community High School he is the oldest of out 4 children, he is also first generation to go to college in his family because both of his parents weren't able to finish, that really got him motivated to keeping going. He was asked, what's...
XXXtentacion Making the Charts!
Samuel Valles, Staff
March 28, 2018
After 7 months since the release of his album, 17, XXXtentacion has just released his new album "?" and has been really impacting all the charts! After 17 being released, XXXtentacion (also known as X) has been lowkey and working in the background of all that’s been occurring. Although X has been...
Give Up Is 15 Years Old
Vinny Gonzales, Staff
February 19, 2018
15 years ago today, Death Cab For Cuties own Ben Gibbard and Jimmy Tamborello released the album “Give Up” under their project known as “The Postal Service”. The two brilliant men decided to become a band after Jimmy had Ben featured in the song “ (This is) the Dream of Evan and...
A New Twist ro Rap: Marteen
Christian Deadwyler, Staff
November 26, 2017
New artist Marteen just dropped a new song "Sriracha". This song is quickly picking up traction, and brings a new twist to rap with a clear chorus, clean vocals, and an intricate instrumental. This song is a combination between an easy-going fun song, and a meme-lovers cringe fix. "M...
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Tamali’i is a Sophomore who attends La Joya Community High School in Avondale, Az. In the two years she has been at La Joya, she has gained a great amount of experience in digital media. She is curren...
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Victoria is a Senior at La Joya Community High School in Avondale, Arizona. Victoria is involved in her third year of Photography, second year of Spirit Line, Marketing, and President of Feminist club....