New cell phone legislation prompts SSUSD policy changes

Brodey Zade, Staff Reporter

October 21, 2024

In a move to curb increased rates of cell phone usage in schools, Governor Gavin Newsom has signed AB 3216, or the "Phone-Free Schools Act", into California law. The bill mandates that all California school districts create a policy to prohibit cell phone usage in all circumstances...

Burroughs celebrates two National Merit Commended Students

Lynkim Phan, Editor-In-Chief

October 9, 2024

Two outstanding seniors from Burroughs High School, Parker Anderson and Bekah Dickey, have been honored with the National Merit Scholarship Commendation, marking a significant achievement in their academic careers. The National Merit Scholarship Program, one of the most competitive...

Robotics Club is Ready and Excited for their Season to Start

Talen Houck, Staff Reporter

The Robotics team is excited and ready for this year's game, "High Stakes." They hope to do well in their league competitions and get to state-level and then hopefully onto Vex Worlds. The VEX V5 Robotics Competition "High Stakes" pits two allied high school teams against their opponents....

Key Club turns a new page on service year with book drive

Annie Ngo, Staff Reporter

Have any books sitting on the shelf you don’t read anymore? Bring them to Key Club! Key Club is partnering up with the Oasis Family Resource Center for a book drive. They are collecting new and gently used children’s books to help provide young kids easy access to thrilling reads...