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 […]
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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 […]
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 […]
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. […]
New Course Developments for Upcoming Year
By CAITLYN L.J. KIM A new computer science course, AP Computer Science Principles, will be available for students who have completed Math 2 for the upcoming 2020-21 school year. An intermediate studio […]
November Survey Helps to Identify Students Eligible for AP Courses
By CARLY ZHOU In order to gauge student accessibility to AP classes identify students to take APs, students took a two-part survey in homeroom on October 21st, which helped and address mental […]
Master Schedule Changes to Affect Students for the Second Semester
By CARLY ZHOU Another round of schedule changes will be made second semester in order to balance class sizes. Six sections will be added to the master schedule, including sections of NextGen […]
ASB Clubs Commissioner to Evaluate Clubs on Campus
By KRUTIK PATEL In order to dissolve illegitimate clubs, a club evaluation will be held at the end of the semester by ASB’s Clubs Commissioner. Clubs that are taken down will not […]
