On Nov. 14, Bob Rendon joined the administration as an interim instructional dean to temporarily step in for Instructional Dean Charles Tran. Rendon was a teacher for 11 years, and after spending 26 years working as a principal, he retired in 2019. Since then, he has gone to various schools, working as either a substitute principal, substitute vice principal or substitute dean. “Schools are very unique places and all schools have similar needs. They all have kids that come with different learning abilities. They have teachers with different learning styles,” Rendon said. “As principal,...
![CPR certified | Medical Pathway students sophomore Mina Thongsaeng (left) and Chloe Yang practice performing CPR on a practice manikin. “I wanted to [take this class] to learn how to do CPR and learn skills such as taking vitals because it’s realistic to what you have to do in an actual hospital,” Thongsaeng said.](https://whshoofprint.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/000B7285-DD69-4FBA-9881-A33CADC137C1-1200x800.jpeg)
As students prepare for their journey beyond high school, programs like the International Baccalaureate Diploma Program (IBDP) and Career-related...
As student opinion becomes more valuable, the students’ influence on the school has grown through the establishment of student organizations. Student...
Takis, Doritos, Gatorade and other processed foods will be removed from schools in California unless they are modified to exclude artificial...
Chemistry teacher Tina Yu-Wong was recognized as Walnut High School’s teacher of the year on Oct.16 at the annual Salute to Teachers. The...
Project Lead The Way Digital Electronics students demonstrated hands-on skills in technology on Oct. 8-9 by soldering a random number generator...
He takes the measurements of his friend’s bike, transferring them onto Linkage, a software that analyzes the suspension dynamics of the bike. Designing the makeshift proprietary sprocket, he sends it to his 3D printer and fits it into the bike as an adapter. After two weeks of hard work, industrial design teacher Kyle Kinne is ready to return the bike to his friend. Kinne’s passion for engineering led him to pursue projects independently after he became an expert in the field. Since his favorite pastime is mountain biking on the trails near his house, Kinne combines his expertise by tweaking...
As the big crowd cheers offstage, junior Keila Urban places her right leg in front of her and leans on her heel. She leans on the ball of her...
Amid the clatter of roller coasters and the gleam of fairy tale castles, science teacher Ileana Quintana finds herself at an intersection of...
Arriving at the doors of Eco Thrift, Spanish teacher Gabriel Hernandez browses through the aisles with care, hoping to find a unique item to...
With her road bike equipped with navigational gear and her backpack loaded with water, snacks and extra supplies, English teacher Jennifer Chalew...
Math teacher Joseph Chon feels accomplished after walking out of a tiring workout of powerlifting. Chon reminds himself of why he started powerlifting:...
Typically found greeting staff and students in the front office behind her desk, Maritza Bernal recently joined Walnut High School as the new...
With scenes of Glinda’s book choreography in “What is This Feeling?” and Elphaba’s high note in “Defying Gravity” resurfacing online, “Wicked” did not fail to delight audiences with its fun performances and storytelling. “Wicked,” the long-awaited film adaptation of the best-selling novel by Gregor Maguire and hit Broadway musical of the same name, is a prequel to “The Wizard of Oz” (1939) that delves into the friendship between Elphaba (Cynthia Erivo) and Glinda the Good Witch of the South (Ariana Grande), and Elphaba’s eventual transformation into the Wicked Witch...
I think I speak for many of us when I say that a tin of Pokémon Trading Card Game (TCG) cards in the corner of my room is not a surprising sight....
Orchestral sounds fill the theater, Laufey plucks her cello and the crowd sings along with her in a gleeful performance of “I Wish You Love.” Popular...
After seeing TikTok mukbangers devour large pieces of crab leg meat, our staff and I went deep into the world of sea-food boil and came across...
Traditional Italian meets fast casual in the newly opened Gusto Italian Bistro, a small family-owned restaurant located in the middle of The...
Lunchly has been marketed as the Lunchly has been marketed as the “healthier Lunchables,” but after a side-by-side comparison of both the...
Every fall, high school seniors seem to develop a sudden fascination with each other’s college plans. Questions about essays, applications...
The current trend of American politics is shifting towards leaders whose priorities over the well-being of an entire nation is questionable....
As I scrolled through my for you page on TikTok, I came across a video that told me with kindhearted intentions to stop scrolling and log off...
We do not understand the judgemental glances everyone gives us since we walk a lonely road. The rolling eyes and remarks that our entire personality...
Political awareness is essential in making educated decisions on who and what to vote for. The legal age to vote is 18, making high school an...
After ordering my ramen at the front, the cashier turned the tip screen towards me. I expected the tip to be automatically set to 0 percent since...
Ever since the 2023 Supreme Court decision in Students for Fair Admissions, Inc. v. President and Fellows of Harvard College came out last year,...
![Playing offense | Right wing senior Sharl Gonzalez attempts to pass the ball to his teammate, striker senior Oscar Feria (not pictured). “I trusted [Oscar] enough to pass him the ball, so I felt like if I got him the ball he would have been okay, and it would have helped the team,” Gonzalez said. “I felt disappointed in the result of the game, but I feel like as a team we tried our best.”](https://whshoofprint.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/soccer-1200x832.jpeg)
Dance Team hosted its first Dance intensive of the school year on Friday, Oct. 25th for students age 12 and above in room Y3. The Dance intensive...
Blue Thunder Marching Band’s “Trombone Chaos” is known for its high energy and fast pace that exhilarates the audience at pep rallies and...
As the catchy rhythms of “El Gato Gordo” start to flow in the air, student soloists begin piecing together their upcoming improv solo. The...
