James Chow

James Chow

I am freshman at Cal State Long Beach. I am a Journalism major.
Forkin Good Café is a great place to grub

Forkin Good Café is a great place to grub

Uptown Whittier is teeming with small business shops, ranging from neighborhood boutiques to good humored cafes and restaurants. If you had $20 and you wanted to spend it on a dinner for two, find a date to go with first. Then, spend that cash on lunch or breakfast at...

ERHS honored as a Gold Ribbon School

ERHS honored as a Gold Ribbon School

El Rancho High, along with 179 high schools and 193 schools, was recognized as a gold ribbon school. The focus of the California Gold Ribbon Schools award will be to recognize California schools that have made astounding improvement in enforcing the academic content...

Kim Cruz has a passion for fashion

Kim Cruz has a passion for fashion

While most girls spend their Saturdays at the mall looking for the perfect outfit, Kimberly Cruz ditches the crowded stores, long lines, and just makes her own clothes! On May 8, the El Rancho Library hosted its' first ever fashion show, staring Kimberly Cruz’s...

Eight El Rancho seniors sign their letters of intent

Eight El Rancho seniors sign their letters of intent

Records were broken, MVPs were chosen, and final choices were made. On May 28, Adrian Palacios, Andrew Perea, Richard Cuellar, Melissa Gutierrez, Francisco Miranda, Jacquelyn De Loza, Destiny Cervantes, and Crystal Rodriguez were the eight student-athletes that signed...

Sandra Bauer prepares to begin a new chapter in her life

Sandra Bauer prepares to begin a new chapter in her life

"I felt like the world was my oyster and I could pick my jewel." A combination of "push and pull factors" prompted Marine Biology and Biology teacher Sandra Bauer to make the decision of moving to Germany at the end of this school year. After teaching at El Rancho for...

Roldan reflects upon the past few months of his career

Roldan reflects upon the past few months of his career

“It was a humbling feeling hearing my name being called by 40,000 plus people in the stadium. I honestly got the chills hearing the crowd chanting and people yelling my name,” says midfielder for the Seattle Sounders FC, Cristian Roldan. Before he was known in the...

Pico Rivera Wal-Mart closes under suspicious circumstances

Pico Rivera Wal-Mart closes under suspicious circumstances

A total of five Wal-Mart locations were shut down in states across the nation including Texas, Oklahoma, Florida and California on April 13. Each location was only given a five-hour closing notice. Although Wal-Mart claims that the reason for the shutdowns are due to...

Roldan reflects upon the past few months of his career

Freshman fights fracking one march at a time

History was broken with the help of El Rancho High School freshman Anthony Silva. Silva, along with eight thousand other Californians, held the largest anti-fracking march the United States had ever seen on Feb. 7. The march was a mile and a half stretch in Oakland,...

Roldan reflects upon the past few months of his career

Hauling YouTube one upload at a time

Sophomore Angie Danis is nowhere near her sophomore slump; rather, she is taking off with a promising start of a YouTube career. This local celebrity can be spotted around campus with her iconic ponytail and dashing smile, two distinct features that embellish her...