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Humans: athletes at The Rock
All art by Rebecca Pack With over 10 different sports teams on campus, Eagle Rock High School is certainly buzzing with athletes. Have you ever wanted to learn more about your fellow classmates’ dedication and passion for their teams? Here’s a quick overview of how these athletes celebrate, maintain balance in their lives, and prepare for their big games. Caleb Sopenasky, 10th grade, Basketball How do you celebrate your victories? "To me, wins are rewards for the work put in
Rebecca Pack
1 day ago
The future of Stranger Things
Art by Emaline Varava The future of Stranger Things At 5 PM PST on New Years’ Eve 2025, thousands of outages were reported on Netflix. This was because their most popular show, Stranger Things , dropped its season finale. So many people were eager to watch it as they had been waiting three years since the last season, and for those who’ve been there from the beginning, nine years since season one. Once the finale dropped, Stranger Things would end its near-decade run of epis
Gavin Francisco
50 minutes ago
Descanso Gardens, enchanted lights: a recap
The Descanso Gardens Forest lights is an annual experience consisting of a one mile walk through beautiful light installations, which takes about an hour to walk through. It also consists of concessions, like hot chocolate and warm apple cider, available in three areas around the garden. This holiday experience started on November 16 and ended on January 4. Here's a quick recap of the beautiful festival in photos:
Mazzy Jacobs
50 minutes ago
Girls lacrosse kicks off their inaugural season
Photo courtesy of Heather Matula Eagle Rock Girl’s Lacrosse team kicks off their first season this Wednesday February 18th at Westridge High School at 3:30. At the beginning of the year, Coach Christina, Coach Ben, and Coach Heather worked to get the program started, and it wasn’t a linear process. Getting girls who wanted to participate was an initial hurdle, but they were amazed by the response they received from the Eagle Rock community. Through the past few months the gir
Zadie Kang
1 day ago
Humans: athletes at The Rock
All art by Rebecca Pack With over 10 different sports teams on campus, Eagle Rock High School is certainly buzzing with athletes. Have you ever wanted to learn more about your fellow classmates’ dedication and passion for their teams? Here’s a quick overview of how these athletes celebrate, maintain balance in their lives, and prepare for their big games. Caleb Sopenasky, 10th grade, Basketball How do you celebrate your victories? "To me, wins are rewards for the work put in
Rebecca Pack
1 day ago
Coins and conquests: a DnD podcast - episode one
Art by Afreen Majumdar Introducing the first ERScream, DnD podcast, Coins and Conquests. In the bustling trade town of HeronBurrow, a mysterious new company called Mercury Enterprises has been flooding the market with “miracle” goods. Our adventurers are drawn together at a tavern…at which a brand photoshoot of Mercury occurs a few tables away. When a PR stunt involves actual murder, the party must investigate the truth behind the Company’s intentions and find out whether or
Afreen Mann Majumdar
2 days ago
LA is pushing back against ICE: an overview
Photo by The Los Angeles Times Los Angeles has long held a reputation of strong beliefs and loud voices. In a city known for taking action, residents have been standing up to injustices for years. In recent times, major protests have gained traction across the area and nationally including: The Women’s March, BLM protests, and No Kings protests. Still not even two months into this year, people have begun to voice their outrage against Donald Trump’s presidency, and specifical
Ivy Spruell
Feb 12
Eagle Rock sports dominate Northern League
Top right, bottom left: Eristheo Raif This week, Eagle Rock's very own boys soccer, girls soccer, and girls JV and Varsity basketball took home their League title, marking the end of a successful regular season at the Rock. For boys soccer lead by Coach Aguilar, this was their first League title since 2021, going 8-1-1. The girls, led by Coach Cea, went an impressive 13-1 overall (9-1 league play) coming off the backs of two consecutive City Championships. Finally, girls' bas
Zadie Kang
Feb 10
Hidden gem in Eagle Rock: Bulacan Bakeshop & Catering
Tucked away on Colorado Blvd right next to Tea N’ Me, Bulacan Bakeshop & Catering has authentic Filipino food that goes unrivaled. The restaurant is walking distance from ERHS and is a perfect place to settle down with their amazing food. There’s an even stronger ERHS connection: one of the owners’ kids is a senior at ERHS and the other graduated from ERHS last year. Although the Youtube channel, True Food Eats, reviewed the restaurant in 2021, garnering over a hundred thousa
Rio Fisher
Feb 9
"Every voice matters": a conversation with Wendy Carillo
Art by Afreen Majumdar Wendy Carrillo and I sit down at two lawn chairs, and marigolds - in celebration of the upcoming Dia de Los Muertos - lined the fence behind us. The mid-October sun is beginning to near the end of its day’s path across the sky, and a big, fluffy dog, tongue hanging out of her mouth, lies at our feet. The conversation of people mingling (either by a stand from a small business or lounging in a circle a couple feet away) and Bad Bunny fills the backyard.
Nyda Hosack
Feb 8
Broken News: Oscar is my Valentine
It's another month, which means another episode of Broken News. That's right, get hyped for our fully student-produced film, where we give only the truest and most important news.
ERHS Journalism
Feb 6
Naughty or knights: a K.O.G. review
In youth, many of us cling to the idea of “Disney magic.” To go to Disneyland is to reach nirvana, and to meet Cinderella is to shake hands with God. However, as we age, this illusion of magic denatures. It is not that the films lose their value, nor is it that the stories fail to resonate. Rather, we begin to notice subtle nuances within the media. We realize that Disney magic is shrouded in corporate undertones, and that stories—rather than serve as works of art—become mean
Juliet Hays
Feb 5
The lives of ERHS 8th Graders
If you’re in high school already, do you still remember your 8th grade year? How many anecdotes can you think of off the top of your head when you try to revisit your final year of middle school? Students who’ve been at ERHS since 7th grade can probably recall how it felt to be a newbie at the school. Especially this year’s 8th graders, since this is the first year that they stopped getting the special treatment that the new 7th graders get. In this article, 8th graders share
Gavin Francisco
Feb 4
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