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High school students around the nation are pleading for change when it comes to gun control

Aneesa Arana, Sports Editor

February 27, 2018

Just recently, another incident marked one of the biggest school shootings in America since the Columbine High massacre. On Wednesday, February 14th a former student, age 19, Nikolas Cruz took the lives of 17 students and staff members at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida. It...

High school students around the nation are pleading for change when it comes to gun control
Student vs. Teacher basketball game held for a good cause

Kimberly Castellanos, Reporter

February 13, 2018

During the weekend Link Crew held a student Vs Dee Hankins and CHS staff basketball game. It was a funding event that had all proceeds go to CHS scholarships. At the game, you could bring your family and friends, buy food from their snack bars, and enjoy watching the fun-filled basketball game. During the hal...

Players from the boys and girls basketball team on campus represented the student team, while Public speaker Dee Hankins and multiple teachers and staff on campus represented the teacher team.

Student vs. Teacher basketball game held for a good cause
Local Perris parents held own children captive for years in the dubbed “torture house”

Kimberly Castellanos, Reporter

February 2, 2018

It had recently been discovered that 13 adolescents to young adults aged 2-29 were held captive, tortured, and mistreated by their parents in their Perris home in California. That was not their beginning though, they had before that lived in Texas in a trailer behind a home. Though some of the neighb...

Local Perris parents held own children captive for years in the dubbed “torture house”

US Pentagon realeases traumatic video to public

April 17, 2018

A traumatic video has aired the news and was released by the United States Pentagon for the world to avail. This video was a gruesome scene of ISIS propaganda to portray the devilish motivations. In October 2017, four Unit...

Bootleg booze market under investigation in Indonesia

April 17, 2018

Police in Indonesia are currently in an investigation to find out who is behind the booze that has killed at least 86 people due to its toxi...

Shooting threat frightens students of Colton High School

April 17, 2018

Sunday night while I was scrolling through my Instagram feed like usual, I got a text on snapchat from my volleyball group chat, expecting it to be ...

Are you considering seeing The Strangers?

April 12, 2018

The Strangers is an R-rated movie that recently came out on March 9. The movie captures a new section of horror. The “jump scares” capture...

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Features

Is Class of 2018 ready for the next step into their lives?

Jillian Martinez, Reporter

April 17, 2018

A lot of people are ready for graduation and are so happy to be taking another direction in their lives. Savannah Dunn, Senior, says “I am truly ready to graduate, it has been fun for the 4 years, but I’m ready to graduate and happy to see my friends take the time to chase their dreams while I take the time to chase mine.” Isaac Corona, Senior, gives underclassmen a bit...

Top 10 Freshman, Future Leaders of Colton High

Kimberly Castellanos, Reporter

April 11, 2018

Last Tuesday Renaissance held the Academic Assembly announcing Top 10 of each class. But I’d like to focus more on the Freshmen Top 10. Our Freshmen Top 10: Isaiah Duran, Gilberto Puga, Daniela Villegas, Kimberly Castellanos, Marlene Moreno, Rosaisela Pena, Elijah Salazar, Mariela Castanada, Ashley Chavarria, and Diego Ramirez. I had really enjoyed the play that ...

Instagram users aren’t happy with this new feature

Rebeca Escamilla, Reporter

March 1, 2018

If you have Instagram, you know about Instagram stories. You can see people’s photos and short videos before they expire after 24 hours. It’s basically Snapchat for instagram, as most users would say. Recently, Instagram has been testing a new feature on telling users when someone screenshots your photos or screen record their videos on stories. “We are always...

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Sports

Dodgers can’t take the heat during season opener

Jessikah Ybarra, Reporter

April 17, 2018

Finally the 2018 Major League Baseball season has started and what better way to enjoy opening day than with two rivalry teams to go head on to start the season. The Los Angeles Dodgers and the San Francisco Giants have been riv...

Class of 2020 takes Macho Volleyball Championship!

April 6, 2018

For the past couple months, the classes of CHS have been preparing with the volleyball girls to take the Macho Volleyball C...

Anthony Miranda helps Colton Wrestling get back on top

March 7, 2018

Colton is known for their athletic students but over the past year we have been in what some might call a slump, but we will...

Lebron James takes the MVP award, All Star Weekend 2018

March 1, 2018

In the NBA All Star Weekend this past weekend, lots of events took place in Los Angeles. It seemed to be a pretty g...

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Arts and Entertainment

“A Quiet Place” leaves audiences speechless at the box-office

Fidel Elenes, Reporter

April 17, 2018

Shhhh! You have to stay quiet in order to stay alive. Imagine living in a place where you have to be quiet all the time so a monster won't come and eat you. If you want t...

“I Can Only Imagine” how well this film did in theaters

April 17, 2018

The movie, “ I Can Only Imagine” by- Bart Millard, starts off with a young boy who has had a dream in a broken home. B...

Gamers getting their lives together again due to Fortnite’s closing announcement

April 17, 2018

Rumors have it that the popular battle royale game, Fortnite is to be closed on May 24th, 2018. The rumors say that since the...

Pacific Rim impresses fans at the box office

April 11, 2018

Pacific Rim is a great movie. It’s dumb fun without being a dumb movie. You can’t get any better than that. Its formu...

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Opinion

Is Class of 2018 ready for the next step into their lives?

April 17, 2018

A lot of people are ready for graduation and are so happy to be taking another direction in their lives. Savanna...

Do teenagers really care about Equal Protection Clause?

April 17, 2018

Many people could say that teenagers don't care about the history of how the Equal Protection Clause that has g...

Pro-life advocate speaks up about abortion, is it murder?

April 17, 2018

Abortion is an intentional termination of a human pregnancy, taken into action du...

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Video

N.W.A hits the big screen

Their lyrics are coming out on the big screen this summer. On August 14, the world will finally see who the Worlds Most Dangerous crew really is.

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Featured Athlete

Athlete of the Week: Jessikah Ybarra

Daniel Valdez, Reporter

April 17, 2018

Name: Jessikah Ybarra Age: 16 years old Sport: Softball Grade: 11th Position: JV&Varsity: Varsity Pregame ritual: She shuts everybody out and listens to her music Fa...

Athlete of the Week – Loreal Fuerte

March 2, 2018

Name: Loreal Fuerte Age: 17 Grade: 12 Position: JV & Varsity: Center Field/Varsity Pregame Ritual: Pray Favorite music befo...

Athlete of the Week: Georgina Bravo

February 13, 2018

Full Name: Georgina Bravo Age: 15 Sport: Soccer Grade: 9th Position: JV Favorite team memory: Playing tag on the...

Athlete of the Week (2/5/18-2/11/18): Frederick Malone

February 13, 2018

Name: Frederick Malone Age: 18 Grade: 12 Position: JV & Varsity: Varsity/ Point Guard Pregame Ritual: “Listen to Lil Uzi Vert, D...

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Featured Musician

Musician of the Week – Carlos Santana

Charlie Botello, Reporter

October 26, 2017

Name: Carlos Sandana Age: 17 Instrument of Choice: Acoustic Guitar Favorite Musician: Jimi Hendrix Who/ what influenced you to play? The person who influenced me to play the guitar was m...

Taylor Rae Limon, Musician of the Week

September 20, 2017

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Musician of the Month: Jack Gomez

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Musician of the week: Priscilla Marin

March 8, 2017

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Featured Teacher

Teacher of the Week – Printz

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March 2, 2018

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The Pepper Bough

High school students around the nation are pleading for change when it comes to gun control

High school students around the nation are pleading for change when it comes to gun control

Student vs. Teacher basketball game held for a good cause

Student vs. Teacher basketball game held for a good cause

Local Perris parents held own children captive for years in the dubbed “torture house”

Local Perris parents held own children captive for years in the dubbed “torture house”

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