By Violet Monda '27 In January of 2025, a series of wildfires erupted throughout Southern California. Over 55 wildfires affected people's lives in the Los Angeles metropolitan area, San Diego County, and the Palisades area. These fires separated into the larger groups called the Palisades, Eaton Canyon, Kenneth, Hughes, Hurst, Border 2, Gap, and Green Fires. Over 48,268 acres of inhabited land across Southern California were burned. While this burn area is not unprecedented,

By: Rose Schreier '27 Alcatraz sits on an island 1.2 miles from San Francisco, rusting as its paint tears, and Seagulls claim the prison...

By: Henry Chen '27 and Oliver Zheng '27 Since President Donald Trump’s second inauguration on January 20, 2025, several policies have...

By: Henry Chen '27 and Oliver Zheng '27 Blazing, vivid, intense: a huge cloud of crimson red was clearly visible through the small...

By: Karina Strofs '27 Photo Credit: Chip Somodevilla/AP Photo As the nation watched with anticipation, the 2024 U.S. presidential...

By: Fiona Pan '27 and Violet Monda '27 As the clock ticks to the election on November 5th, questions about what will most benefit the...

On Monday, January 15th, the Cate community celebrated Martin Luther King Jr. Day by delving into this year’s theme, “The Power of...

Tatiana von Bothmer '23 In the fall of 2019, Nicole Teh ‘23 immigrated from Hong Kong to California in pursuit of a boarding school...

Alison Wang '25 and Zoë Flint '25 Guicho’s ZA Critics' Pick ★★★★★ 901 Linden Ave., Carpinteria Phone: (805) 334-1008 Atmosphere: Calm...

Jeeyou Jung '25 Every year on Valentine's Day, lovers spend $23.9 billion for their significant others, making Valentine's Day the third...

Everest Schipper '24 After three years of secrecy, mandated quarantines, city-wide lockdowns, and some of the lowest reported rates of...

Lain Biles '24 Over the course of the past month, California residents from across the state have been affected by record-breaking...

Mia Groeninger '25 As soon as February rolls around, heart-shaped boxes filled with assortments of delectable chocolates, blushing...

Addie Bracher '25 Holiday traditions are celebrated in different ways around the world. Cate is a place that values the incorporation of...

Maggie Albrecht '25 The Netherlands is taking a new approach to supporting people with dementia. In the United States, there were about...

Addie Bracher '27 “What if something absolutely crazy happens while we’re in the woods and we don’t find out about it because we don’t...

Caroline Keohane '24 Celebrating significant others is important, and the whole world seems to agree with me. Days dedicated to love are...

Cathleen Chow '23 WARNING: SPOILERS AHEAD It is hard to think of American romantic sitcoms without thinking of How I Met Your Mother,...

Eswyn Gray '23 It is a common question that many of you have probably been asked: what is your love language? Love is such an abstract...

Mia Groeninger '25 In America, Valentine’s Day is widely believed to have been established for the purpose of profit by the Hallmark...