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The Spellbinder

The Student News Site of Middle College High School @ Santa Ana College

The Spellbinder

Amanda Avalos (Made in Canva)
Podcast: Santa Ana History & Hot Spots
Amanda C. Avalos and Mariana Rodriguez-Ramos March 7, 2025

  AMANDA AVALOS: Hi everyone, my name is Amanda. MARIANA RODRIGUEZ-RAMOS: And I’m Mari! We’re both super excited to start...

The ban on TikTok impacted student's lives in different ways.
The impact of the TikTok ban on students
Alizae Godinez and Bianca Garcia March 6, 2025

TikTok gained fast popularity and became a daily source of entertainment, connections and learning experiences for people. After years of talk,...

Interviewing seniors on leaving high school
Interviewing seniors on leaving high school
Grecia Fierro Perez, Staff Writer • February 28, 2025

As graduation day approaches, high school seniors stand at the crossroads of nostalgia and new beginnings. With a mix of emotions, they share...

Santa Ana, the beloved sanctuary city where ICE is allegedly being spotted, has families worried about the misinformation being spread.
Opinion
Misinformation on ICE in Santa Ana
Victoria Rivera, Staff Writer • March 3, 2025

With Santa Ana standing firm as a sanctuary city, concerns are rising as ICE expands its authority under a national emergency declaration. Families' concerns are increasing. As the federal government expands its immigration...

Students often fall under the pressure of deadlines and expectations. Applying to colleges can be a difficult time due to stress.
Opinion
From stress to success: Managing college challenges
Audrey Cayetano, Staff Writer • February 26, 2025

Senior year is the final chapter of high school before stepping into adulthood. It's often hailed as a time of freedom and new beginnings. However along with the excitement comes a unique set of challenges and pressures that...

Exploring the guidelines that teachers follow when discussing political views.
Opinion
Classroom neutrality: Understanding limits on teachers’ political expression
Belinda Fuentes, Staff Writer • February 4, 2025

In a world with influences everywhere, maintaining classroom neutrality is extremely crucial for fostering an unbiased learning environment. Teachers must adhere to guidelines, which mainly are about the power imbalance...

A&E
The punk scene is connected to the "DIY" ethos because it is creative and independent.
A&E
Punks in SoCal: The individuals in a crowd of rebellion
Hush-ke-Niya G. Vargas, Staff Writer • March 4, 2025

Ever since punk rock emerged in the 1970s with bands such as The Ramones in New York, The Clash in the U.K., Dead Kennedys in the Bay and Black Flag in Los Angeles, the people who have kept it alive are not only the ones...

From big and small studios, the entertainment is endless! However, what is worth watching? Students from the community offer their insight to this question!
A&E
Upcoming Entertainment in 2025! – Recommendations and Film News
Daniel Torres, Staff Writer • March 4, 2025

As 2025 unfolds, audiences are treated not only to a wave of new films and shows but also to timeless classics that continue to captivate. With anticipated sequels, new season announcements and beloved favorites, choosing...

The writing inside the book offers a lot of insight into the world around us.
A&E
Book Review: Days at the Morisaki Bookshop
Emily Lombarde, Co-Editor-in-Chief • February 28, 2025

Satoshi Yagisawa’s novel “Days at the Morisaki Bookshop” describes the life of an office woman who experiences a problem that causes her to change her perspective on life. Yagisawa’s work highlights what it is like...

Ways to protect yourself with sanitary products and how viruses spread.
News
The HMPV Virus and how it’s affecting MCHS students and faculty
Damian Rodriguez, Staff Writer • February 27, 2025

You enter your first period class and realize many of your friends are missing, and why the person sitting next to you in class is sniffling...

Santa Ana Unified School District staff gather at the board meeting on January 28 to speak publicly on the layoffs.
News
SAUSD budget crisis: What caused it?
Emmanuel Rodriguez Mejia, Co-editor-in-chief • February 26, 2025

“Layoff the excuses, NOT my colleagues.” “Our students deserve MORE, not less.” “351+ layoffs is the unimaginable.” These were...

As post-election results set in, individuals, particularly women, have begun retaliating and speaking out on the worries that come with abortion rights.
News
The impact of political shifts on abortion rights in the U.S.
Lyzeth Rodriguez Ortega and Daisy Torres Becerra December 19, 2024

November 6 was a day of division between two sides in the United States of America. As Americans settled in to watch the live election updates,...

Amanda Avalos (Made in Canva)
Podcast: Santa Ana History & Hot Spots
Amanda C. Avalos and Mariana Rodriguez-Ramos March 7, 2025

  AMANDA AVALOS: Hi everyone, my name is Amanda. MARIANA RODRIGUEZ-RAMOS: And I’m Mari! We’re both super excited to start...

Podcast: Crossing Borders
Podcast: Crossing Borders
December 18, 2024
Best of SNO: “Old MacDonald had a what?”; “Gender-affirming care for transgender youth saves lives”; “The story of no home”; “Muted atrocities”; “The takeover of Eurocentric beauty standards”