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Recap with Rachel: First gene therapy approved

With two minutes of water-color, Rachel will catch you up on the science news. On Aug. 30, the very first gene therapy was approved in the United States for cancer treatment.

Foothill Dragon Press

September 15, 2017

With two minutes of water-color, Rachel will catch you up on the science news.

On Aug. 30, the very first gene therapy was approved in the United States for cancer treatment.

John Marshall Shakespeare class shakes up the stage with first play of the year

by melanieorellana45 | Arts and Entertainment

John Marshall High School gave students a chance to watch Hamlet written by Shakespeare. Adam Brock, who teaches the Shakespeare class, shared his experience directing the production. All of the actors showed a deep passion for...

State revisits climate change in curriculum

by Gabrielle Lashley | Education, News

For the third time in recent years, Assemblymember Luz Rivas is introducing a bill that would require students in grades 1-12 to learn about the effects of climate change and ways to mitigate it. “California is falling behind other states and countries about teaching...

AP classes at risk of closing at El Rancho High

by Daniela Cortez | Education, Hero, News, Schools

El Rancho High, a school that emphasizes optimizing academic and career opportunities, has some AP classes with low enrollment and some that are at risk of closing. The school has more than 2,000 students and even with the...

Scholar-athlete Cody Going: off to Division 1

by Judd Karn | Features, Sports

Cody Going has been in Mission Viejo high school’s football program, a team ranked number four in California by MaxPreps, for five long years. From his time in eighth grade to now he’s been able to see the athletes at Mission Viejo High grow from teammates to a...