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The Sweetwater Union High School District (SUHSD) decided that the Preliminary Scholastic Aptitude Test (PSAT) was no longer mandatory for Bonita Vista High (BVH) students. However, students risk losing the benefits you can obtain from taking the PSAT.

The loss of multiple benefits

Carlos Cartlidge, Podcast Manager
September 23, 2023
BVH sophomore Bella Sanchez walks to fourth period wearing an outfit she describes as reminiscent of the grunge style popular in 2014. Many students at BVH are influenced in the same way as Sanchez and dressing in a similar style from 2014.

“That’s so 2014”

Delilah Bannister, Staff Writer
September 22, 2023
UCSD representative Christina Sandoval-Paquette speaks at Bonita Vista High to inform students of some of the benefits of attending UCSD on Sept. 20. Sandoval-Paquette shows the students her slides about what to expect at UCSD. She also tells them about what programs and clubs are at UCSD.

Presenting new opportunities

Madison Knudson, Arts & Cultures Editor
September 22, 2023
On Sept. 22, the Bonita Vista High (BVH) Amnesty Club gathered in a meeting to discuss club activities and goals. Hosted by Jose Vallejo, a teacher at BVH, the club focused on the protection and education of human rights.

Making a stand for human rights

Lauralai Gilbert, News Editor
September 22, 2023
Bonita Vista television (BVTV) producer and senior Uriel Lopez assists senior Carolyn Crane during their zero period Career and Technical Education (CTE) Virtual Production Honors program. The class is currently using Unreal Engine—an animating program—to created animated scenes, which is an assignment due on Sept. 22.

Bring the future into reality

Valerie Torres, Managing Editor
September 21, 2023
President of Promotion of Women in Leadership club and junior Vivian Pruitt holds their fourth meeting during lunch on Sep. 20. She mentions how the club is now a part of a bigger organization and they can now start being active and taking action as a club.

Women standing up for women

Sophia Calderon, News Copy Editor
September 19, 2023
Junior and alto section leader Evelyn Sugapong (left) and her father Errol Sugapong (right) perform a duet of You Are the Reason at the Vocal Music Departments (VMD) open mic night in the Bolles theater on Sept. 14. This was one of various performances by different members and former members of VMD.

Opening the mic to a new season

Dani Fincher, Staff Artist
September 19, 2023
On Sept. 5, junior Brianna Gutierrez  leaves her International Baccalaureate Environmental Systems and Societies sixth period class to use the restroom. Gutierrez carries the new hall pass implemented by BVH decorated with stickers by her teacher Jennifer Ekstein.

A new approach

Paula Pichay, Opinion Editor
September 19, 2023
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