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Denim’s legacy: fabric for the people.

Denim’s legacy: fabric for the people.

Zella Golden, News Editor February 16, 2025

Jeans have been ripped, flared, patched and faded, but they’ve never gone out of style. From bell bottoms, to skinny jeans and now baggy denim, they’ve always been a fashion statement. What do changing...

Vegan meal.

Why do people go vegan? Exploring the choices behind a plant-based life

Elena Bannatyne, Opinion editor February 2, 2025

Questions like “Do you want some ice cream?” or “ Why won’t you try some of my steak?” and comments like “You can’t eat it? That is so weird” or “You are the first person that has ever...

Photo of Chris May, a firefighter on McGuire’s engine company at the Palisades Fire.

Amidst the smoke: Firefighters’ stories of grit and sacrifice in the LA Fires

Kylie Hellyer, Editor in Chief January 30, 2025

With over 10,000 properties reduced to rubble, 28 lives lost and more than 150,000 residents displaced as of now (equivalent to San Rafeal, San Anselmo and Fairfax residents times two), the Los Angeles...

View of San Domenico’s dining hall

175 Years of Change, but the Heart of San Domenico Lives On

Zella Golden, News Editor January 29, 2025

From passing notes to sending snaps, San Domenico has changed in ways past students never saw coming. But does the heart of the school still beat the same? Founded in 1850, San Domenico was established...

Meet this year’s Mary and Joseph!

Meet this year’s Mary and Joseph!

Delaney Whaley, Head Copy Editor December 13, 2024

One of San Domenico’s longest, most sacred traditions is the Christmas Tableaux. For the 118th year, in early December, students, teachers, faculty and alums all gather at the Hall of the Arts to watch...

Garden Fair 2024

Eleri Martin, Video Production Manager November 11, 2024

The tragedy of a school shooting spreads fear and increases culture shock at San Domenico

The tragedy of a school shooting spreads fear and increases culture shock at San Domenico

Elena Bannatyne, Reporter October 7, 2024

What a beautiful morning! Just as you plan your day, you feel the desire to read the newspaper because what could go wrong with informing yourself? Your eyes anxiously scan the cover, but your body freezes....

2024-2025 Schedule

Students are getting whiplash every year: Will this fresh schedule finally be the perfect match?

Marlee Millstein, Reporter/Social Media Manager October 2, 2024

Just as students finally settle into the schedule and learn the rhythm of their classes, BAM! Administration sends out a new schedule for the upcoming year. This has been the case every year since the...

SD students Guilherme Guioto, Haythem Salem, Bryan Le and Amy Le

“Double-trouble” The unique world of twins at San Domenico.

Zella Golden, Reporter September 26, 2024

Here at San Domenico, it’s double the trouble — and double the fun— with an unusually high number of twins filling the classrooms this year. What makes this circumstance even more remarkable,...

Kurtzman’s SAT prep book

SAT scores make a sudden return to college admissions

Kylie Hellyer, News editor May 19, 2024

Anyone who has and is currently applying to college understands the guessing game of what ifs and maybes. What if the amount of AP and honors classes I’m taking is not enough? Maybe I should do more...

College students' encampments at the University of Minnesota

College students protest against Israel-Hamas war

Sharifa Hunarwar, Copy Editor May 17, 2024

Why are the students protesting and what are their demands? After months of the ongoing Israel-Hamas war, some college students across the United States  have been protesting against the Israel-Hamas...

Top row, left to right: Natalie Kozelkova (11th), Tessa Holles (9th), Eleri Martin (11th), Riley Chaye-Shin (10th), Hazel Stoneback (9th). Bottom row, left to right: Ella Tyler (11th), Briar O’Connell (12th), Savannah Savitz (9th), Caroline Swain (9th). Not pictured: Linda An (12th), Nyx Baharestan (11th), Kaia Berg-Smith (11th), Keira Breinlinger (10th), Jamelle Namocatcat (12th)

The unseen side of Dance Ensemble

Maya Donalds, Lucy Egan, and Savannah Savitz May 10, 2024

Although our many sports teams get a lot of love from the SD community, one extracurricular that is too often overlooked is the Dance Ensemble, our SD dance team. A group of hardworking students from all...

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