IUSD Officially Shuts Down Amidst Coronavirus Fears Until May 1st
By DYLAN DU and VINCENT WOO News Section Editor and News Copy Editor Update: In a district-wide announcement on Tuesday, March 24, the Irvine Unified School District (IUSD) Board of Education publicized […]
Rejection Letter from University of Barvard
By CLAIRE CHOI Staff Writer Office of Admissions and Financial Aid 1080 Eastway Street Barvardtown, Massachusetts 96246 Dear Tommy Trojan, After careful consideration of your application, in which I took 30 minutes […]
Krishna Not Answering the Questions You Asked
By KRISHNA KHAWANI Staff Writer Q: Are your pants always tucked into your shirt? A: It’s easier to think that your shirt is simply eating your pants. Unless your shirt is tucked […]
STEM Takes Root at UHS
By ELAINE ZHOU Staff Writer We have all experienced the academic rigor at UHS. It is what the school is known for, and it is part of our culture. One of the defining […]
Custodian Rudy, Friend to Students
By ELAINE ZHOU Staff Writer UHS custodian Rudy Lopez will be retiring at the end of the school year after working at UHS for almost seven years. Rudy was named Staff Member of […]
Physics Field Trip Cancelled Due to Coronavirus Warning; All March Field Trips Cancelled
By CAITLYN L.J. KIM Staff Writer The annual physics field trip to Knott’s Berry Farm was abruptly cancelled yesterday morning due to Governor Gavin Newsom’s calling for all large gatherings to be […]
How Coronavirus is Impacting Sports on Campus and Across the World
By ELEANOR HANSSLER Section Editor Following the closure of all IUSD schools due to COVID-19 (Corona Virus), effective Monday, March 16th, all UHS athletic events have been cancelled. Previously, athletic events not […]
University High School Prepares Coronavirus Response
By TANVI BARGAJE and CAITLYN L.J. KIM Staff Writers IUSD officials are developing emergency measures to be implemented in the event of an outbreak of coronavirus in the local Irvine area. IUSD […]
Government Reports of Vaping Deaths Causes Change in Student Usage and Opinion of Vapes
By KRUTIK PATEL Staff Writer Student usage and opinion regarding vaping has shifted from two years ago due to federal government investigation and research. Last year, reports of e-cigarette, or vaping, product […]
Ms. Ozoa to Retire After 18 Years at Uni
By CARLY ZHOU Staff Writer Ms. Teresa Ozoa, an English teacher who has been part of the UHS family since 2001, will be celebrating her last year teaching this year. She is […]
Boys Swim Takes First Place in Capo Valley Relay Race
By JOSHUA NGUYEN Staff Writer Boys and Girls Swim competed in the Capo Valley Relays this past weekend, lasting from Thursday March 5 to Friday on March 7 at Capistrano Valley High […]
Track Has Mixed Results in Meet Against Huntington
By BROOKE BAXTER Staff Writer The Trojans raced strong in their Track and Field home meet against Huntington Beach on Thursday, March 5th. The Boys won 74-49 while the Girls lost 64.5-57.5. […]
Baseball Falls Short in Match Against Northwood
By ALLAN ZENG Staff Writer The Trojans faced off against Northwood High last Friday, March 6th, and unfortunately were unable to come away with the victory. Although the Trojans had a strong […]
UHS Swim Off to a Good Start at Irvine Relays
By JOSHUA NGUYEN Staff Writer Boys and Girls Swim teams started their season this past Friday on February 28th, participating in the Irvine Relays at the William Woollett Jr. Aquatics Center. All […]
Boys Lacrosse Come Up Short to Start Season
By ALEX MILLER Staff Writer Boys lacrosse lost their first preseason game against Canyon by a score of 5-7 Throughout the game, the team was struggling to keep up, but decreased the […]
Boys Volleyball start 2020 season with 4 match-tournament
By NIMA MOVAHEDI Staff Writer Boys Volleyball went against 4 teams in their inaugural tournament at Tesoro High School, winning one match, and losing three. Though the results did not turn out […]
Runners Placed 6th Overall in Winter State Track Championships
By BROOKE BAXTER Staff Writer Current University High School sprinters Senior Lance Deolden, Junior Yaseen Sattar, Junior Anthony Bonfa and former sprinter and long-distance runner, Junior Michael Blinstrub competed under University to […]
Wrestling Season Comes to a Close
By JOSHUA NGUYEN Staff Writer Wrestling season came to a close this past Friday, February 14th, after nine UHS wrestlers competed in the first round of C.I.F.. Sophomore Patrick Bassily and Junior […]
DHH Football: A Tale of Perseverance, Triumph, and the Future
By LUKE CURTIS Staff Writer On January 16th, 2020, University’s Deaf and Hard of Hearing football team won its first league championship, and received a television presentation by Fox 11 to receive […]
Boys Soccer Historic Win Against San Clemente
By ARUSH MEHROTRA Staff Writer After defeating Mira Costa for their first ever division 1 victory, Boys Soccer defeated the number one ranked team in the state: San Clemente. After a scoreless […]
Girls Basketball Falls Just Short in CIF Match
By ALLAN ZENG Staff Writer Girls Basketball faced off against the Cantwell-Sacred Heart of Mary Cardinals in their first CIF match on Thursday, February 13th,, and were defeated 47-40. It was a […]
Behind Black History Month
By HEIDI JIN Staff Writer UHS students commemorate African American contributions to American society and celebrate African American history in Black History Month. Since the beginning of February, students have put up […]
Girl’s Water Polo Season Comes to a Close
By ALEX MILLER Staff Writer Girl’s water polo’s successful season came to an end after a 10-16 loss in the first round against Glendora. However, with an overall 14-11 record, and CIF […]
Boys Soccer Advance to Second Round of Division 1 CIF
By NIMA MOVAHEDI Staff Writer Boys Soccer defeated Mira Costa 2-1 in their Division 1 CIF round of 32 match, giving the team their first D1 CIF victory in program history. This […]
Movies To Anticipate in 2020
By LAUREN LEE Staff Writer With the new decade rolling and award season coming about, it’s a good time to look at the movies coming out this year. The foundation of the film […]
The 2020 GRAMMYs
By JUDE SALAM Staff Writer The 2020 GRAMMYs Award show was hosted by singer-songwriter Alicia Keys and featured a collection of stunning performances from the music industry’s greatest artists of the year. The […]
BoJack Horseman: a Finale Review
By MAX SCHMIDT Contributing Writer BoJack Horseman was the first animated series Netflix produced, and has become one of the most critically acclaimed animated shows, nay, television shows ever made. The show takes […]
Game Studios Crunching More Than They Can Chew
By ADITYA TYAGI Staff Writer Have you ever seen one of those videos detailing the process behind making a McNugget from McDonalds? For a moment, you think, “Wow, that’s absolutely disgusting!”. Then, you […]
Boys Basketball Falls Short in Game Against Northwood
By BROOKE BAXTER Staff Writer Boy’s Basketball took a tough loss in their second game against Northwood High School with a final score of 53-76 at their home game on Friday, January […]
Boys Basketball’s Offense on Fire to Claim Another Win Against Irvine
By BROOKE BAXTER Staff Writer Boys Basketball won another league game against the Irvine Vaqueros at home on Friday, January 31st with a score of 70-52. The 28-point win put the […]
Kicking off Akustikoff
By DAVID MIN Staff Writer On January 31st, the Youth Action Team held its fourteenth annual Akustikoff, which is an event where student performers and groups from across Irvine Unified School District compete […]
IUSD Attempting To Switch District Schools to Standards-Based Grading System
By CARLY ZHOU Staff Writer IUSD is in its third year of a seven-year plan to implement standards-based grading. A standards-based grading system would only use students’ mastery of concepts as a […]
Code Red Club Petition For Free Feminine Products
By TANVI BARGAJE Staff Writer A petition set up by the club Code Red, to provide free menstrual hygiene products in the UHS bathrooms, has been signed by 305 students so far. […]
Girl’s Soccer Takes Second in League Heading Into C.I.F.
By ARUSH MEHROTRA AND ELEANOR HANSSLER Staff Writer and Section Editor Girl’s Soccer finished second in League following their 5-1 loss against Woodbridge, resulting in an overall season record of 7-3 and […]
Wrestling Sends Seven Wrestlers to CIF
By JOSHUA NGUYEN Staff Writer Wrestling suffered a 66-9 defeat against Beckman in their final league match. The loss places them 3rd in the Pacific Coast League with a 3-2 record. The […]
Girls Water Polo Defeats Beckman
By ALEX MILLER Staff Writer Girls Water Polo defeated Beckman for their second straight win in their push to qualify for CIF. The team won 8-7, and the match left them tied […]
Boy’s Soccer Qualifies for C.I.F.
By NIMA MOVAHEDI Staff Writer Boys soccer won 2-0 in a league match against Beckman High School, securing 2nd place in league and CIF qualification for their fourth straight year. However, due […]
The Brilliant, Imperfect, One-of-a Kind Legacy Kobe Leaves Behind.
By STANLEY MORIGUCHI AND ALLAN ZENG Staff Writers On January 26th, Laker and basketball legend Kobe Bryant passed away in a helicopter crash along with his second eldest daughter Gianna (Gigi) Bryant […]
Girls Basketball Completes Three-Peat
By LUKE CURTIS Staff Writer With two victories against Irvine and Beckman, Girls Basketball secured their third straight Pacific Coast League title. The wins gave the team a 8-1 league record and […]
Day in the Life of Egg – Chapter 9: Netflix
By TIFFANY PHAN Expressions Section Editor
Tiny TED Talks
By CLAIRE CHOI Staff Writer The third annual Tiny Talks event, hosted by University High’s TED Club in collaboration with TEDSocial Bommer Canyon launched once again in the MPR on February 1st. […]
Coronavirus: the Latest Outbreak of Fear
By ELAINE ZHOU Staff Writer It’s been a crazy start to 2020 as we welcome in the new decade. We’ve all thought this decade would be better than the last, but there […]
Formal of Stars
By KRISHNA KHAWANI Staff Writer This Saturday, February 8th, University High School’s Junior Classical League (JCL) is hosting its annual Winter Formal at the Dana Point Ocean Institute. The historic dance is […]
Girl’s Water Polo Defeats Beckman
By KIEL MESSINGER Section Editor Girls Water Polo defeated Beckman for their second straight win in their push to qualify for CIF. The team won 8-7, and the match left them tied […]
Boy’s Soccer Qualifies for C.I.F.
By NIMA MOVAHEDI Staff Writer Boys soccer won 2-0 in a league match against Beckman High School, securing 2nd place in league and C.I.F. qualification for their fourth straight year. However, due […]
Girl’s Soccer Earns Second in League
By ARUSH MEHROTA and ELEANOR HANSSLER Staff Writer and Section Editor Girl’s Soccer finished second in League today following their 5-1 loss against Woodbridge, resulting in an overall season record of 7-3 […]
Boy’s Basketball Suffers Loss to Beckman 72-79
By ELEANOR HANSSLER Sports Editor Boy’s Basketball suffered a tough loss against Beckman in their game this past Tuesday, ending with an overall score of 72-79. The team is currently fourth in […]
Doughnut
By AVERY KNOWLTON Staff Writer He stood there motionless, dumbly staring at his screen. Eyes glazed and thoughts fogged in an oblivious stupor, he was unaware of the myriad […]
Wrestling Puts Up A Hard Fight Against Beckman
By JOSHUA NGUYEN Staff Writer The Wrestling team suffered a defeat against Beckman, ending with a score of 66-9. This game was their league finals and this puts the team now […]
CollegeBoard Announces Revised AP Exam Due to Coronavirus Shutdown
By TANVI BARGAJE Staff Writer AP exams will be administered online this year through a 45 minute free-response exam that students may take at home due to the worldwide COVID-19 pandemic. After […]
Girls Lacrosse Goes 1-2 in Rose Bowl Tournament
By ELEANOR HANSSLER Section Editor Girls Lacrosse took part in the Rose Bowl Jamboree this past Saturday, March 7, winning one of their games but losing the other two. This year marked […]
