Atziri Marquez

Atziri Marquez

High school senior at Garfield High School, East LA with a love for writing, art, language, and an undying curiosity about the world.
Coco climbs to the top

Coco climbs to the top

This Thanksgiving, after a hearty meal of ham and mashed potatoes with my family, I had the pleasure of watching Disney’s latest masterpiece "Coco" in theaters. The movie centers around Día de los Muertos, Day of the Dead, a Mexican holiday about honoring those who...

Searching for happiness is a waste of time

Searching for happiness is a waste of time

Happiness is undoubtedly the most sought out emotion in life. Many of us are probably looking for it right this minute, or just waiting for the day when it’ll finally present itself to us and that’s when we’ll know everything will fall into place. Well, I hate to...

Traveling the world through film

Traveling the world through film

How do we escape from our lives and find something different from our everyday existence? Many, like me, desire to broaden our horizons and our view of the world, but don’t have the time (or the money) to travel. That’s why we turn to film. Some find a thrill out of...

Breaking patterns

Breaking patterns

Lately, the term “first-generation” has made headlines. The way I see it, first generation simply means breaking a pattern, whether it’s being the first of your family to be born in a new country, or being the first one of your siblings to attend college. I can argue...

A kaleidoscope of curiosity

A kaleidoscope of curiosity

My name is Atziri Marquez, and I am a senior at Garfield High School in the tightly-knit community of East Los Angeles and a writer for the school newspaper “The Scuttlebutt.” For the most part I'm quite the introvert, and I typically spend my free time reading,...