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Fellow FSHA seniors featured at Ojai during Kairos. Photo credit to Caroline Krappman '25.
Kairos 2025: Facing the Eaton fire during Retreat
By Caroline Krappman, Social Media Manager • March 6, 2025

After the seniors' first retreat in Wrightwood was canceled because of fires earlier this fall, our retreat, known as Kairos, was rescheduled to take place in Ojai from January 7-10. On the morning of January 7th, many trees had...

Photo of visiting student Gabriella Nunes ‘28. Photo by Victoria Wilczek '27.
FSHA evacuation rattles new students
By Lucia Lee, Guest Writer • March 6, 2025

Though the recent fires are finally under control, Los Angeles continues to be in a state of transition. While many Angelenos are questioning how they will rebuild their old lives,...

Ava Nawrocki '25 and Sofia Heredia '23 on the Eaton Canyon Trail in summer 2024. Photo credit by Ava Nawrocki '25.
Eaton Fire destroys Altadena landmarks
By Amelie Kock, Staff Writer • March 6, 2025

Altadena, a city near the FSHA campus that many Tologs and their families call home, has a welcoming history and long been a refuge for black families seeking asylum from racism....

From left to right: Picture of Hyatt Regency Rooms. Chloe Lee ‘26 goes for a walk with friends. Students go to the Aquarium of the Pacific. Photo Credit to Chloe Lee ‘26.
Residential Life evacuates to Long Beach
By Daniela Munguia, Staff Writer • March 6, 2025

After the unexpected wildfires of early January 2025, the residential life students and faculty safely evacuated from Flintridge Sacred Hearts’s campus. The residential life...

Fellow FSHA seniors featured at Ojai during Kairos. Photo credit to Caroline Krappman '25.
Kairos 2025: Facing the Eaton fire during Retreat
By Caroline Krappman, Social Media Manager • March 6, 2025

After the seniors' first retreat in Wrightwood was canceled because of fires earlier this fall, our retreat, known as Kairos, was rescheduled to take place in Ojai from January...

Lyla Bostic pictured sitting on her bed in her dorm in Res hall. Photo credits to Lyla Bostic.
More than a dorm: how campus housing became my home
By Lyla Bostic, Guest Writer • March 6, 2025

When my family and I were forced to evacuate from our home during the Eaton Canyon fires, we did not know how long we’d be away from home. Expecting to return within a couple...

Charlotte Wilson pictured on her first day of kindergarten and her first day of Sophomore year. Photo credits to Victoria Wilson.
Burned but not broken: the story of losing my childhood home
By Charlotte Wilson, Staff Writer • March 6, 2025

It was 6:30 at night on Tuesday, January 7th. The power had been out all day and the wind was kicking up a storm. My mom came into my room, eyes wide, with a lantern, and told...

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By Carly Norton, Managing Editor • December 5, 2024