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The #1 student news site of Yorba Linda High School

The Wrangler

Calm App

Top 4 Mental Health Apps: An Alternate to Therapy?

Bita Zadeh, Photojournalist April 26, 2018

Apps are available for everything these days from shopping to entertainment to travel. Apps are also available that can help you with your mental health. Mental health professionals have selected the best...

Salma Almoradi

Student Spotlight: Salma Almoradi

Bita Zadeh, Photojournalist April 24, 2018

Salma Almoradi (11) is a YLHS student that goes above and beyond everyone’s expectations. With her amazing passion for everything she does and her kind-spirited personality, Salma can truly do anything...

Jeffrey Tran

Student Spotlight: Jeffrey Tran

Bita Zadeh, Photojournalist March 29, 2018

With his Junior year coming to an end, Jeffrey Tran’s high school achievements are still above and beyond impressive. With his amazing passion for everything he does and his driven personality, Jeffrey...

Photo Courtesy of LA Progressive

Should Teachers Carry Guns?

Bita Zadeh, Photojournalist March 18, 2018

  After meeting with Florida school shooting survivors a few weeks ago, President Trump said he wants "highly trained" teachers to carry guns in an effort to deter the next mass casualty event....

Trumps Immigration Policy

Trump’s New Immigration Policies

Bita Zadeh, Photojournalist January 22, 2018

  On Sunday, December 3rd President Trump gave federal agents the ability to enforce the nation's immigration laws. The Obama administration deported around 2.7 million people during his presidency....

Coolest Monkey In The Jungle Hoodie

H&M’s Hoodie Controversy

Bita Zadeh, Photojournalist January 22, 2018

  H&M is under fire after putting a product photo featuring a little black boy in a hoodie with the world’s “coolest monkey in the jungle” printed on the front. The hoodie may seem innocent...

importance of mental health

Mental Health in Schools – What Should Be Done?

December 5, 2017

Up to one in five kids living in the U.S. shows signs or symptoms of a mental health disorder in a given year. In a school classroom of 25 students, five of them may be struggling with the same issues...

Murder on the Orient Express

Murder on the Orient Express Review

Bita Zadeh, Photojournalist November 19, 2017

  Agatha Christie has been crowned the queen of crime, and Murder on the Orient Express might just be her best work. Christie’s novel follows the author’s most famous detective, Hercule Poirot,...

best friends sharing each others company at the YLHS vs Esperanza football game

The True Meaning of Friendship

Bita Zadeh, Photojournalist November 12, 2017

Many of us have people in our lives with whom we feel a strong bond. Time and distance do nothing to diminish the bond we have with these kinds of friends. Why do we have this kind of chemistry with only...

kids meditating in the Mindful Moment Room; photo courtesy of Inhabitat

Genius School Replaces Detention With Meditation

Bita Zadeh, Photojournalist November 2, 2017

Two students have just gotten into a violent confrontation. Rather than detention or the principal’s office, their teacher has sent them to a room of pillows and lavender: Robert W. Coleman Elementary...

The Mountain Between Us; photo courtesy of Fox Movies

Movie Review: The Mountain Between Us

Bita Zadeh, Photojournalist November 2, 2017

  You could probably sell tickets to a screening of Kate Winslet and Idris Elba doing about anything, so a survival/romance movie featuring the two definitely has some appeal. Directed by Hany...

Jacob Padgett; photo courtesy of Rianna Patel (11)

Student Spotlight: Jacob Padgett

Bita Zadeh, Photojournalist October 25, 2017

With his junior year just beginning, Jacob Padgett’s High School achievements are already above and beyond impressive. With his amazing passion in everything he does and his driven personality, Jacob...

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