I drive into school and see the familiar face of Steven Brown, Monarch’s former security guard, signaling me to pull into Senior Lot. As I make my way up to the school entrance another former Monarch...

My family is upstairs laughing over some movie they found to watch for Friday movie night. Popcorn is flying, which my dogs are happy to clean up. And they’re happy to be spending this time together. I,...

The swift movement of short, dark hair glides through the hallway past a sea of faces. Olivia Harston ‘22 is part of the crowded halls at Monarch High School. Yet in a high school that is predominately...

Although it may seem impossible, an ice cold hand clinging to her neck, or a glimpse of an eerie little girl sitting patiently by her bed were realities for Heather Joy ‘23 growing up. She believes...

Elena Medina Out of the many actors and actresses in the theater program, Elena Medina ‘23 is one of five Thespian officers. “It was a process with some applications and interviews but mostly just...

Sizzling burgers and a loud, swarming crowd surround the rundown gas grill on a sweaty Friday outside B Hall. The members of Grill Club are hard at work getting each burger ready, but are working even...

As Phil Bravo led the Whittier Christian High School Heralds onto the field to play crosstown rivals Beaumont High School in his first game as a varsity head coach, things didn’t go according to plan. When...

For Jessy Funk ‘22, middle school was grim. “I felt….bored in middle school,” Funk said. She was underwhelmed because she felt there wasn’t a place for her interests at her middle school, Monarch...