By Melanie Mercado, Genesis Montes, and Jacob Rivas Our Tillers were amped to celebrate Homecoming week in style at our annual Homecoming assembly. We were left in awe with performances by both of our dance teams, cheer, choir, student performers, and an unexpected appearance by our staff and ASB. To kick things off, we…
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PSYCHOlogy At Its Finest
By Bryan Garcia A great multitude of individuals that see a slasher film often believe that they are never capable of murdering another human being. As a matter of fact, many viewers believe that they may never even THINK of becoming that one wack job that kills dozens of people. If you strongly believe that…
Tustin Tiller Homecoming Spirit Week
By Eileen Obregon and Nayeli Medina Spirit Week Monday: PJ Day Tuesday: Toddler Day Wednesday: Jersey Day Thursday: Superhero Day Friday: Decade Day Homecoming is slowly creeping up, meaning it is time to show your Tiller Spirit! On October 10 through the 14th, we have themed days to be creative, different, and have fun…
Zero Tolerance for Zero Period
By: Karley Bailey and Nayeli Medina Having gone to Tustin High for almost four years now, we seniors are accustomed to the constantly changing campus and bell schedules. This constant change affects students temporarily, but eventually we adjust. Before these persistent transitions were found irrelevant, however this 2016-2017 school year has introduced a new…
iTHS Media – A Student Corporation
by Johnathon A. Froman Two years ago, two teachers, Eric Zamora and Kim Robinson, created a student-run organization to fit the needs of a school lacking in media. Zamora saw “there was a need for it at this school” and stated when he and Robinson were planning, they decided that they “wanted to create an…
Hello, Sun
By: Jocelyn You With the beginning of Summer kicking in, outfits are getting lighter in weight, brighter in color, and bolder in patterns. Shedding the lightweight sweaters for breezy kimonos and trading boots for Vans, Summer is making its way into our closets. Boyfriend Jeans + Cropped Tops Mixing the feminine with the masculine, a cropped…
Make-Up Your Mind!
By: Ashley Faleao & Jasmine Vasquez Prom is coming up and girls are in search of dresses and makeup for this special night. Some girls struggle to apply makeup or cannot afford to get it professionally done. For this prom 2016, we welcome back Elizabeth Jennings to help girls who attend Tustin High Jennings is…
AP Literature and Amadeus
By: Karli Stichter On May 17, Mr. Miller’s AP Literature class embarked on a cultural experience. Throughout the year Miller read and taught various plays to his class, and decided it would be a great idea to bring his two classes to see an actual production. Before the event both classes learned about proper etiquette,…
Bodacious Lady Bathrooms of Tustin High
By Katelyn Merrell Photographed by Karli Stichter Bathroom 1 – The Convenient Bathroom: This bathroom is located near the ceramics room and the new humanities building. This bathroom is a three stall bathroom with only two working stalls since the big bathroom stall’s latch is broken. Unfortunately, this bathroom is often quite dirty because it…
Let’s Talk About Life
By: Evelyn Carrillo It’s hard. Almost nothing in life is easy. Family, friends and people. No matter what you do in life you’re going to be criticized. The way you look and the way you talk won’t always be favored by people. I get that. But do you? It’s all right to be different than…
How It Feels to be a Second Semester Senior
By: Karli Stichter It’s almost impossible to wake up every morning and drag yourself to class as a senior in the home stretch of high school. Days seem longer and you’re more tired than you have ever been in your life. You find yourself falling asleep at midnight. One o’clock. Two o’clock. The amount of…
Senior Munch 2016
By Katelyn Merrell and Karli Stichter With graduation around the corner, Tustin High School kicked off their annual end of the year events with the senior class traveling to Medieval Times for Senior Munch. This fun activity was a time for seniors to make memories with their friends, laugh, unwind from all the stress of…
Spring Breakers
By: Karley Bailey At last Spring Break is here. The long strenuous wait for a temporary glimpse of summer. No school, no getting up at 6 am, no constant struggle of looking at the clock for when third period will end. The name literally exemplifies what Spring Break really means to us; a jump into…
Charitable Tiller Baking
By: Alexia Mitchell It was recently brought to our attention that a couple of Tustin High Students are banning together to work with Operation Warm Wishes. OWW is an organization that is set on serving Orange County’s homeless, struggling families, veterans, and senior citizens in need of encouragement and anything to help them secure their…
Breaking the Latina Stereotype
by Galilea Oregon You have seen her before: beautiful tan skin, thick dark hair, pouted full lips, and a voluptuous body. She is feisty, exotic, and full of sex appeal. She is Sofia Vergara, Jennifer Lopez, Salma Hayek, and Eva Longoria. She is the face of the 45 million Latina girls and women in the…
Ready, Set, Strut
By: Jocelyn You and James Cruz Fashion Club leader, Eliza Bubienko, gets ready to organize one of Tustin High’s most notable events: The Fashion Show. A Tustin High senior, Eliza’s goal for her last year of high school is to go out with a bang, and the fashion show is one of her outlets to…
In Between Worlds
By: Jocelyn You Who am I? An honor roll student who has only known AP and honor classes? The fashion editor of the school’s online magazine? Someone who represented Tustin in Washington, D.C. this summer for journalism? The only seventeen year old to write for an established magazine? The senior class’s 2015-2016 vice-president? Or do…
Winter Formal 2016: Old Hollywood
By: Jocelyn You Photographed by: Tracy Caro #WINTERFORMAL2K16 at the Coto Valley Country Club was a night to remember. Set in an Old Hollywood theme, dappered up formal goers entered the venue on a red carpet that was surrounded by LED-lit movie posters, bringing back some classic Hollywood glamour and pizazz. Upon entering the venue,…
Celebrating National Signing Day at Tustin High
by: Karli Stichter and Benjamin Rodriguez Yesterday Tustin High School celebrated seven exceptional athletes in the plaza to announce where each Tiller will attend college in Fall 2016. This year’s athletes were a part of the largest signing day group the school has ever held. This was a highly anticipated day for all of the…
Sneakin’ back into Style
By: Gigi Hume Like other trends from the 90’s including mom jeans and choker necklaces, sneakers have recently been given new light. Brands like Adidas, New Balance, and Nike have been flying off the shelves worldwide to fulfill this ever-growing need of nostalgia for the decade “raised on Biggie and Nirvana”. Each type of sneaker…
Past, Present, Future: Matthew Gaddis
By: Karli Stichter A new generation is upon us at Tustin High School. Legends have passed through this school and endured unique experiences. Each student’s experience has provided a piece to the amazing story of Tustin High. As our school continues to improve and grow, new students are rising to the occasion and making themselves…
A//S//H//
By: Jocelyn You Former Tustin High students, Connor Brawley and Zijn Winters, are prime examples of the heart that all Tillers seem to possess. Staying local after graduation, the two lived on a “normal route” going to college and working part-time jobs, meandering through life but not yet grasping their purposes and dreams. Feeling as…
Tustin Dance Team: Winter Kids Camp
THS Dance Team Winter Kids Camp By: Alexia Mitchell and Golda Fulmer Don’t worry about babysitting December 12, because Dance Team’s got you covered. Winter Dance Camp is underway, and anyone in Kindergarten through Eighth Grade is invited. From 9am to 1pm, participants will be able to learn how to dance Jazz, Ballet, Hip-Hop, Pom,…
THS Girl’s Basketball
By: Emily Crowl “BALL! BALL!–SHOT!” You will be able to hear the game before you see it. Girls Basketball is a loud, competitive, energetic, and supportive program for Tustin High girls. The program, lead by our very own Coach Gocke, takes in girls who may have never played basketball before and shapes them into seasoned…
“Little Shop of Horrors” Is A Must See
By Nayeli Medina Tustin High School has a variety of talents ranging from sports, music, dance, and visual performing arts. Theater specifically has made an impression with a variety of performances from musicals to successful shows that demonstrate the passion of students who strive to improve every performance; they make these plays come to life. The theater department produced, “Little…
The Beauty of Us
By: Jocelyn You Known as the underdog between Foothill and Beckman when it comes to class, societal standards, and race, Tustin High has often gotten the shorter end of the stick. The truth behind Tustin High, however, is that its culturally diverse environment is what makes it triumph above the others. Faces from a multitude…
All the Do’s of the Rainbow
By: Jocelyn You It’s said that people change their hair when they’re heartbroken, but what about the people who changed their hair because they can never be confined to a certain standard or stereotype? As the years pass, people are getting more and more daring with their hairstyles. From roughly cut mullets to long, braided…
How to Look High Fashion on Low Cashin’
By: Galilea Oregon Fashion Week is back, and you know what that means- yet another barrage of trends and styles from the hottest designers and labels for you to keep up with. This season’s shows included neutral tones and structured yet relaxed silhouettes. Brands such as Public School had models in black and white, relaxed…
A FANG-tastic night at Tustin High
By: Kayla Brunner, Jackie Chavez and Jackie Martinez Tustin High’s fang-tastic homecoming dance was anticipated throughout the month of October. Being able to wear your costume to the dance was something new and exciting, and on October 30th it was beautifully executed. After the exciting homecoming game, students eagerly waited in line dressed in their…
Tustin-Love
By: Jocelyn You Love. In tennis terms, that means zero. Tustin’s winning, and whoever wants to try and compete better watch out. Starting in the 2013-2014 school year, Tustin High received a new tennis coach: Fabian Grassini. Known as a tennis player elitist, Coach Fabian Grassini led Tustin’s tennis team into some much needed training….