By JULIET CURTIS Staff Writer The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services recently declared all Pre-K and K-12 staff members nationwide eligible for the COVID-19 vaccination as of March 2nd. Such staff members and childcare workers were additionally given special priority by pharmacies within the Center for Disease Control (CDC)’s Federal Retail Pharmacy Program...
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2021-2022 ASB Representatives Elected at COVID-Impacted Election Convention
UHS elected Associated Student Body (ASB) positions were announced, following the 30th Annual Election Convention on Monday, March 15. The elected ASB members for 2021-2022 are junior Jean Meyer for President, junior Mila Nenadic for Vice President, junior Wyatt Mackellar for Student Activities Coordinator (SAC), junior Kody Alarcon for Spirit and Rally Commissioner, junior Quinlan...
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UHS Mock Trial Team Wins County Finals
By CHAITANYA KOTRA Staff Writer The Mock Trial team celebrates their county competition win over Valencia High School via a Zoom call. The UHS Mock Trial team placed first in Orange County, after defeating Valencia High School in the county finals round. This is the second time that the UHS Mock Trial team has won...
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UHS Wins Orange County Academic Decathlon for the First Time Ever
By MOHIT KOSURU Staff Writer UHS students won their first Orange County Academic Decathlon, after 12 to 13 years of involvement, giving them an automatic bid to the state competition. The topic for this year was “The Cold War”. The team consisted of nine players, including seniors Elaine Chao, Adi Krishnamoorthy, Ozhan Zarifi, and juniors...
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UHS Seniors Recognized as Regeneron Science Talent Search Scholars
By CARLY ZHOU, Staff Writer
Seniors Andrei Mandelshtam and Daniel Feng were selected as Regeneron Science Talent Search (STS) Scholars, representing 300 high-school researchers selected out of an international pool of 1,760. Mandelshtam was also named a Regeneron STS Finalist, an even more select honor, representing the top 40.
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Over 100 Students Switch Learning Models for the Second Semester
Over 100 students switched learning models at the beginning of the second semester, with 32 students returning to UHS, and 105 students transferring to the Irvine Virtual Academy (IVA).
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SAT Subject Tests and Essay Portion Canceled
By CHAITANYA KOTRA Staff Writer The College Board is discontinuing their series of specialized SAT Subject Tests, along with the Essay portion of the SAT. This decision was announced on January 19th. While the 20 SAT Subject Tests, or SAT II’s, were discontinued immediately following the announcement, the essay portion of the SAT will disappear...
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District-Wide Student Strike Canceled
By MOHIT KOSURU Staff Writer In response to IUSD’s decision to resume in-person school after a surge in cases over the holiday season, a student-led organization called ‘IUSD Student Strike’ emerged to plan a district-wide strike. The strike was supposed to occur during the week of January 26th, but according to the strike organizers, the...
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UHS Welcomes Three New Clubs Adjusting to COVID
By JULIET CURTIS Staff Writer The Medical Club, the Multimedia Club, and the Internet Society Club are three new clubs recently approved by the UHS Associated Student Body (ASB). These clubs are examples of those that have made necessary adjustments for member engagement as COVID-19 safety precautions have prompted the digitization of club events, meetings,...
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Hybrid Learning Carries Mixed Sentiment Among Staff and Students
Following the conclusion of the first semester’s final exams, students and teachers alike have had deeply mixed opinions regarding the merits of the hybrid learning model during the 2020-2021 school year.