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Gurgen recieving a PS5
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Student Receives a Special Surprise on the Last Day of Fall Semester
Group Kindness very thoughtful
Jaron Maglinao, Staff Journalist • January 31, 2025

On the last day of the fall semester, in second period Honors Government, senior Gurgen Paruryan received a PS5 as a present with the help of...

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What Do Pumas Think About The Presidential Election Results?
Krishna Rivera, Staff Journalist • December 6, 2024

With the most recent election resulting in former President Trump's victory and return to office, there have been multiple concerns about his...

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Academic Decathlon Counts Down to State
Academic Decathlon Counts Down to State
February 5, 2025

On February 1st, our very own Academic Decathlon team scored second place out of forty-seven schools in the 44th annual LAUSD Super Quiz. Huge...

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AP Fairs are Ongoing
AP Fairs are Ongoing
Cyrus Morales, Staff Journalist • January 22, 2025

It’s AP recruitment season and many AP teacher’s are starting to recruit new students for their AP classes. Our school offers around 13 AP...

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Puma Press Licensing Controversy
Jaron Maglinao, Staff Journalist • December 12, 2024

In 2024 around September and November, Puma Press was struck with a letters regarding image licensing from PicRights.com. To put the letter shortly,...

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Finals week bell schedules
It’s Time For Finals!
Jaron Maglinao, Staff Journalist • December 6, 2024
Students at the Pantages with chaperones -Ms. Alas, Ms. Sandoval, Ms. Panasyan and Principal Lee.
Students Awed by Hamilton Theatre at Pantages
Cyrus Morales, Staff Journalist • October 30, 2024
Senior Picnic advertisement graphic by Marc John Aya
What to Look forward to at Senior Picnic
Alejandro Magana, Staff Journalist • October 9, 2024
Sign posted on room 217
Horrible Smell Haunts Second Floor
Alejandro Magana, Staff Journalist • September 27, 2024
Expanded Library Opportunities for NAHS Students
Expanded Library Opportunities for NAHS Students
Jaron Maglinao, Staff Journalist • September 20, 2024
Ms. Schink's new class in Forensics welcomes new text.
New and Changed Electives for The Pumas
Jaron Maglinao, Staff Journalist • August 22, 2024
New Teachers Welcomed.
Faculty Gets New Faces
Aaron Hernandez, Staff Journalist • August 16, 2024
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Arcane: A Testament to the Potential of Animation
Samantha Rosales, Stringer • February 14, 2025

Arcane, the show based off of characters from Riot Games’s League of Legends, has taken the world by storm in the year 2024 as the series came...

Raw Milk Mania: The diet from a political perspective
Alejandro Magana, Staff Journalist • January 31, 2025

Online diet culture is a world of contradiction and confusion. On social media, foods are called health miracles one day, and an insult to nutrition...

Trump’s Control Over Our Environment
Jaron Maglinao, Staff Journalist • December 6, 2024

With the recent presidential election, we end up with Donald J. Trump coming out on top, becoming the United States President once again. Recently,...

Resurgence of Vintage Style Cars in the Electric Car Age
Samantha Rosales, Stringer • December 4, 2024

The resurgence of vintage cars is upon us. This is not to say that love and popularity were never there, but, in recent years, vintage cars have...

The New Abnormal by The Strokes
Samantha Rosales, Stringer • January 31, 2025

The New Abnormal by the Strokes is their 6th studio album, released in 2020. To those who do not know The Strokes, The Strokes are an American...

Cuphead Deals With the Devil
Cuphead Deals With the Devil
Alex Magana, Staff Journalist • January 15, 2025

Since its initial announcement at E3 (annual gaming convention) of 2014, the game Cuphead has excited the minds of video game players everywhere....

Scott Schmerelson's field office is at Birmingham High School.
Student Advisory Council Represents You
Stephanie Estrada, Stringer • September 13, 2024

The Student Advisory Council (SAC) is for students who want to see change in their schools and district. It aims to make a difference for all...

Judah Cali winning "Class Clown"
Putting the “Super” in Supernovas!
Shenod Lasz, Freelancer • May 1, 2024

The Yearbook Senior team announced Senior Superlatives at the end of the fall semester. It was a long, tedious nomination and election process....

Ballots Burned Firing Up Election
Ballots Burned Firing Up Election
Dorothy Quesenberry, Stringer • October 30, 2024

With the stress of the upcoming elections, the last thing we needed was extra trouble. Based on an article by CNN these past couple of days...

Teenage Dating Violence
Anaiah Greene, Staff Journalist • June 9, 2024
Teenage Dating Violence is a common problem and is very serious, the number of cases continues to rise. So why isn't it talked about enough?
Common Foods Will Change Due to California Food Safety Act
Anaiah Greene, Staff Journalist • May 1, 2024

  California has just passed a Bill, banning Red Dye 3, brominated vegetable oil, potassium bromate, and propylparaben. If you look at...

Game 5 of the NLDS
Sports
The Dodgers’ Improbable World Series Win
Alex Magana, Staff Journalist • November 8, 2024

If you would have told the Dodger Fan base that their team would win the world series in 2024, you would not get a hint of surprise. During the...

Two members of the YMCA, Will and Mercy.
The YMCA Comes To NAHS
Misty Stolz, Stringer • September 18, 2024
Falling Back into Fall Sports
Falling Back into Fall Sports
Misty Stolz, Stringer • September 6, 2024
Mr. Bateman,  Mr. Andrade, and  Alejandra Romero enjoying their visit at Dodger Staduim.
Stadium Tour Given to NAHS Softball Player
Aaron Hernandez, Staff Journalist • August 23, 2024
Clubs
STEM Club Visits Getty on Field Trip
Dorothy Quesenberry, Stringer • December 4, 2024

On November 21st the NAHS Stem Club went on an amazing field trip to the Getty and UCLA's campus and three exhibits at the Fowler Museum , led...

Mr Choi's display of clubs from the prior year
Clubs
New Year, New Club Boards
Alejandro Magana, Staff Journalist • September 6, 2024

A new school year brings challenges to every grade level. The freshman challenged by finding classes and adjusting to their new environment,...