Marking the one-year anniversary of Walnut Valley Unified School District’s closure on March 16, Superintendent Robert P. Taylor announced via YouTube livestream that the majority of students at Diamond Bar High School will continue with distance learning for the remainder of the 2020-2021 academic year. The decision was made in an effort to maintain...

While the pandemic has presented numerous challenges to high school students--especially the class of 2021, as many senior activities have been canceled--class committee officers are still hard at work, taking steps to remediate its financial state so they can finish off the senior year on a positive note. After the loss of its $6,000 prom deposit,...

Diamond Bar High School English teacher Denise Mesdjian will be taking up the mantle from previous Wellness Center adviser and founder Sandy Davis, who retired last summer. Since the beginning of campus closures, athletic director and peer counseling instructor Albert Lim has been providing guidance for the center, acting as an interim adviser. The...

Wanting to provide an outlet for more exclusive, unisex clothing pieces, Diamond Bar High School junior Chris Mendoza started his reselling business Heat and Hype. Mendoza buys and resells sneakers and clothes from a variety of well-known brands such as Nike, Yeezy and New Balance. He explained that his business’ name was derived from common...

Hidden in a corner on Diamond Bar Boulevard, Japanese restaurant Makomae didn’t seem remarkable at first glance. After getting a taste of their food, I’m inclined to say that my assumption was correct. Entering, I was greeted with a rustic yet polished atmosphere that had a warm ambiance. A bar was off to the side for customers to view chefs...

With warmer weather and Easter around the corner, it’s time to leave behind the winter bundle you’ve grown used to. This year’s  hottest spring season trends are guaranteed to break you out of dull winter palettes and into a bold world of color. To start off, trade your thick winter hoodies for a pastel, cropped cardigan. Thinner tops are ideal...

The United States has gone through a multitude of  changes since its inception, with one notable aspect being progress toward gender equality. In honor of Women’s History Month, here are four significant landmarks that kicked off the movement for equality between the sexes: Expanded voting rights The 20th century brought about many exciting...

For most of my time as a casual Lana Del Rey listener, I’d come to associate her with a distinct sound: carefully presented and cinematic that was equal parts grandiose, melancholy and melodramatic. Around two years ago , del Rey truly entered my radar. The first reason lies in her 2019 album, where producer Jack Antinoff helped her shape ethereal...

Mon Rêve, or My Dream, is what Diamond Bar High School seniors Ariel Tran and Crystal Rustom decided to name the clothing brand they started in June, with the aims to spread creativity and inspire others to pursue their dreams. Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, they have dedicated their brand to raising funds for impoverished families who have been...

With over one billion users worldwide, TikTok has quickly become this generation’s premiere social media platform, making internet sensations out of everyday people. Exactly why it’s so popular is how perfectly it caters to the short attention span of today’s generation, using 15 seconds to expose users to addicting songs in the form of trends,...