John H. Francis Polytechnic High School

Future Filmmakers fosters young creatives

Young moviemakers jumpstart their careers at Future Filmmakers, a program hosted by arts nonprofit Film Independent in L.A. Selected student short films will premiere at the ArcLight Cinemas in Culver City on Aug. 9. The program also holds year-round opportunities...

Answers within faith: Where some are alienated, other Christian women find feminism

by Aimée Bonar

1 Timothy 2:11: “A woman must quietly receive instruction with entire submissiveness. But I do not allow a woman to teach or exercise authority over a man, but to remain quiet.” Modern scholars have a variety of interpretations of Christian teachings like this one....

Art inspires youth poetry at MOCA

by Aimée Bonar

Clusters of children sit gathered on the hardwood floor, peering up at the painted canvases before them with notebooks in hand. Abstract impressionist Mark Rothko’s work stood spread out on the white walls, bringing depth to the room with overwhelmingly saturated...

Through journalism, Elijah Alavazo hopes to highlight the culture of his hometown

by Aimée Bonar

On the path to discovering his passion, Carson High School alumnus Elijah Alavazo immersed himself in different forms of media — from video games to YouTube videos to just browsing the web. Alavazo’s taste for media earned him the technology editor position for his...