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The Student News Site of Flintridge Sacred Heart

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The Student News Site of Flintridge Sacred Heart

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Ms. Harvey and Gianna Casci ‘26 showing off their Stanleys. Photo by Natalia Rosales 26.
The Stanley craze hits the Hill, but for how long?
By Natalia Rosales, Staff Writer • March 22, 2024

Is any water bottle worth more than $150? Apparently the Stanley Tumbler is. Everywhere you look, a Tolog is holding one. They are, by all accounts, great at keeping drinks cold and are apparently fun to use, but why is everyone...

Students eagerly line up to register to vote at the voting information assembly. Photo by Mr. Jonathan Harper
There’s a first time for everything, including voting
By Tyler Frey, Associate Editor • April 9, 2024

With the primaries and caucuses underway, the 2024 election season is in full swing and the media is abuzz with electoral frenzy. They are not the only ones. At FSHA, Tologs' sights...

This Old Campus: the stories behind FSHA’s quirkiest spaces
This Old Campus: the stories behind FSHA’s quirkiest spaces
By Claudia Lee, Managing Editor • March 4, 2024

Before there was Flintridge Sacred Heart Academy, there was the Flintridge Hotel. Opened in 1927, the hotel was designed by Myron Hunt, the same architect who designed the Pasadena...

A fellow Tolog battling the winter slump. Photo by Carly Norton 26
Tologs vs Winter Slump: Who's winning?
By Carly Norton, Staff Writer • February 29, 2024

As the celebrations of Halloween, Christmas and New Year's become distant memories and the freshness of the second semester fades, Tologs find themselves confronting a formidable...

Promoting the documentary screening at FSHA last April. Photo by Carson Smith ‘24
Bridging my two worlds through documentary filmmaking
By Madison Wuu, Staff Writer • February 16, 2024

I grew up in two places at once: suburban Los Angeles and the bustling city of Manila. While in the Philippines, where I lived for eight years, I found my calling through the artistic...

Both Christian and Jewish, Houston Sandford 25 celebrates Christmas and Hanukkah. Photo by Houston Sandford 25
From Santa to menorah: being raised Christian and Jewish
By Houston Sandford, Staff Writer • January 30, 2024

Being Jewish has always influenced the way that I live my life. Whether I am surrounded by peers of different faith backgrounds or not, I continue to live my life with the same...

At the Silverlake store, Alina Perez ‘24, with FSHA alumnae Taylor Jordan and Lexi Smith, meets TikToker Avani. Photo by Maria Boutros 24
At Erewhon, a smoothie is much more than just a smoothie
By Elle Gilhooly, Staff Writer • January 23, 2024

Last September, the upscale and notoriously expensive grocery market chain Erewhon opened a new location on South Lake Avenue in Pasadena. People gathered by the hundreds at the...

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Behind the Scenes of ASB Morning Announcements
Behind the Scenes of ASB Morning Announcements
By Madison Wuu, Editor in Chief • February 23, 2024

Get ready to brighten your mornings! Join editor-in-chief Madison Wuu '24 as she takes you behind the scenes of ASB-led morning announcements, featuring and chatting with members of this school year's ASB. Starring: Flintridge's Sacred Heart ASB 2023-2024 Directed and produced by: Madison Wuu '24 Original publication date: 12/1/23