11 artists, one year, and $10,000. These are the bare bones that have remained constant over the course of the 18 years that the City of Los Angeles (COLA) Individual Artist Fellowships Exhibition has taken place at the Los...

Tessa Weinberg
Flying high at the American Heroes Airshow
Over 500 feet in the air and over the roar of the rotors above me all I could hear was the awestruck, “Woah,” that escaped the lips from the young boy sitting beside me. He wasn’t the only one mesmerized by his first...

FEM Club explores gender equality through movie night
Feminism. It may seem like a scary word to some. Images of a world of women and men with equal rights come to mind: progressive reforms such as equal pay, equal representation, and a gender fluidity that can be embraced by men and women in society. Just atrocious. It...

Coaching for over 40 years: Carolyn Gunny
Whenever anyone hears that I play sports at Granada Hills Charter High School, the question, “Does Coach Gunny still coach there?” often comes up. After I say yes, their responses are always filled with respect, awe, and delight. Coaching for over 40 years, Coach...
Pinning them down: Female wrestlers leave their mark at Granada
Wrestling, a sport usually dominated by men, is seeing some changes here at Granada. For the first time, there is now an official girls’ wrestling team that will compete in meets and earn a team score. Practicing every day,...

Travels in Thailand
Over winter break I traveled outside of the country for the very first time. My destination: Thailand. From trying coconut pudding to seeing a “lady-boy” show, being in Thailand was far different from spending the holidays in Los Angeles. In classic tourist...
Granada IB students put on benefit concert for local animal shelter
Senior Aaron Revilla stood on stage with the spotlight shining on him as he belted out his own original song that the audience was getting a sneak peek of. Students and...
Granada Hills’ academic decathlon team wins state competition and heads to nationals
Photos courtesy of Nicholas Weber. On March 22, Granada Hills Charter High School’s Academic Decathlon team won the 36th Annual California Academic...

GHCHS spring art show provides a platform for budding artists
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a80dv3z7fHc The first Granada Hills Charter High School (GHCHS) Spring Art Show is taking place in Highlander Hall from Monday, March 23 to Thursday, March 26. Work from students in the Visual Arts and Performing Arts (VAPA) classes,...

Granada Hills cross-country team races at Mt. SAC Invitational
On Oct. 25, the varsity and junior varsity runners on the Granada Hills Charter cross-country team woke up before the sun at 4 a.m. to make the hour drive to Mt. San Antonio College to run the “world’s largest cross-country invitational.” Bringing their JV team along...