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The expectations versus reality of your senior year in high school.
Senior year: Deciding your life at 17
October 6, 2025
Our teachers Mr. Moa and Mrs. Holte are an inspiration to many students in MCHS as well as great educators. But why did these people decide to take the path of teaching?
Why teachers are teachers
October 3, 2025
Paleteros sell treats at Willard Intermediate.
Pushing more than a cart: the lives and struggles of local paleteros
October 3, 2025
Santa Ana College's cafe in the Johnson Center has a new drink on the menu known as the "tres leches matcha latte."
What is the performative matcha male stereotype?
October 3, 2025
How volunteering is shaping Orange County
How volunteering is shaping Orange County
October 3, 2025
SAUSD high school students fostering a strong school community: An important part of substance abuse prevention.
The undeniable truth about substance abuse in Santa Ana schools
October 3, 2025
This year's first assembly theme was Rio!
Hype in the halls: the spirit shift
October 3, 2025
Growing up too soon, many eldest daughters manage the weight of chores, homework, and sibling care.
Growing up too soon: The oldest daughter experience
October 3, 2025
Israeli and Palestinian children are losing their schools, safety, and futures as the ongoing conflict in Gaza, the West Bank, and Israel turns classrooms into rubble and dreams into survival, showing how war dehumanizes the youngest and the most vulnerable.
The cost of innocence: How the Israeli-Palestinian conflict steals childhood and…
September 22, 2025
While there are many ways of expressing, many people around the world do struggle with finding the right one for themselves.
Self-expression : Embracing yourself in your own way
September 17, 2025
Screenshot of FAFSA website where students can apply for federal student aid.
Be intentional: Dual enrollment financial aid
October 3, 2025
Mr. Werner is the new principal at MCHS.
A new chapter for MCHS: Introducing Principal Werner
October 3, 2025
The disturbing construction causes major traffic down Bristol St.
Bristol St. beautification: How recent construction effects walkability and traffic
October 3, 2025
As seniors begin to shape their college plans, they stand threatened with the proposed budget cuts that can affect the future of their higher education.
Student aid cuts: What federal budget changes mean for college hopefuls
October 3, 2025
Mr. Voight has made a huge impact on MCHS which of course includes the trajectories of our students. Alumna Paola Sanchez is attending Princeton this fall. We couldn't have done it without you, Mr. Voight!
Always a Wizard: Farewell Mr. Voight
September 4, 2025
Artwork created by Pyi Hein, Segerstrom Sophomore.
Why is fanart important in fandom culture?
October 3, 2025
The Middle College High School 2025-2026 Dance Team gets ready to perform for the first assembly to welcome students back to school.
The future of the dance team
October 3, 2025
These childhood favorite cartoons, ranging from 1941 to 2011, can be found online through PBS. Discover why these classics continue to resonate with new and old audiences.
Animation: Beneficial or not?
September 22, 2025
Have you ever wondered how your family has shaped who you are? In her book, Emotional Inheritance: A Therapist, Her Patients, and the Legacy of Trauma, Galit Atlas explores how her patients experience the emotional trauma of the generations before them.
Book Review: Emotional Inheritance: A Therapist, Her Patients, and the Legacy of Trauma
May 28, 2025
Wizards for Water is a club run by Micah You, a teacher at Middle College High School, where students can participate in the Orange County full or half marathon while raising money to provide clean water for children in Africa.
Experience at Wizards for Water
May 19, 2025
Middle College High School and Circulos High School mascots meet up at the soccer tournament.
Wizards vs wolves: is there a rivalry?
May 22, 2024
Some of the sports at Middle College include basketball, soccer, and flag football. Each of those sports has its own small school tournament.
Bringing CIF to Middle College
December 8, 2023
Male players dominate sports; soccer is one of many.
Gender issues in sports
November 27, 2023
MCHS and Chavez players ready up at the line of scrimmage at the Nov. 6 game at Valley High School's football field.
What’s up with the football rivalry between MCHS and Chavez?
December 15, 2021
The MCHS football team finished practice at the Santa Ana College soccer field (Bryan Bacilio)
Messi & Ronaldo: Why did the soccer stars leave their clubs?
October 29, 2021
How are are deportations affecting our community?
Podcast: The effects of deportations in our community
October 3, 2025
Made with Canva
Podcast: Hello Summer
May 21, 2025
Made with Canva
Podcast: Overconsumption
May 19, 2025
Made with Canva
Podcast: Sweet Treats
May 19, 2025
In this special MCHS Trio episode, we learn about life after graduation. From moving to Hawai'i, commuting to college, choosing majors, and chasing career dreams
Podcast: Plans after senior year
May 14, 2025
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Itzel Gonzalez

Itzel Gonzalez, A&E/News + Sports Editor and Copy Editor

I love listening to music, my favorite artists are Frank Sinatra and Wave to Earth. I love watching action movies, my favorite series is the X-Men. And I love watching horror movies, especially the Conjuring series.

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These childhood favorite cartoons, ranging from 1941 to 2011, can be found online through PBS. Discover why these classics continue to resonate with new and old audiences.

Animation: Beneficial or not?

Itzel Gonzalez and Suri Guevara-Aguilar
September 22, 2025
Because yellow flowers were brought to the memorial, they now represent the Sewol Ferry incident.

Remembering the Sewol Ferry Tragedy

Itzel Gonzalez, Staff Writer
April 16, 2025
Winston Duke, Lupita Nyong'o, Evan Alex, and Shahadi Wright and their tethered versions in the 2019 movie Us.

Movie Review: Us

Itzel Gonzalez, Staff Writer
April 14, 2025
Students struggle to maintain their work ethic when returning from winter break and are met with college and high school classes.

Winter break dilemma

Itzel Gonzalez and Suri Guevara Aguilar
February 14, 2025
A bookshelf of diverse lives and perspectives.

The rise on book banning

Itzel Gonzalez, Staff Writer
December 19, 2024
When students talk to each other, the slang they use reflects their identity as a generational group.

How generations shape slang

Itzel Gonzalez and Suri Guevara Aguilar
October 30, 2024
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