By Gwynn Van Houten Think of every action-packed series you’ve ever watched. Most of them are a little similar, aren’t they? Through trial and tribulation, loss and sacrifice, the main character grows and gradually develops to become the strongest they can. He or she encounters foes that grow in strength as well, all leading up to…
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Tillers vs Tigers: The Battle For the Empire League Title
By: Katelyn Merrell and Benjamin Rodriguez On Friday October 23, the Tustin High Tillers took on the Pacifica Mariners at Bolsa Grande High School, for what was supposed to be a “close game.” In fact, OC Varsity’s Steve Friar predicted the Mariners to take the win, which seemed likely after Tustin’s close call against Cypress…
Views from the Editor
By: Jocelyn You I’m Jocelyn You- Tustin High’s very own Carrie Bradshaw. A senior in high school and second year journalist, I hold the place as fashion editor for The Pitchfork. As I’ve progressed from my first journalism class up until this point, I have traveled to Washington D.C. to represent Tustin in the Washington…
Breast Cancer Awareness Month
By: Benjamin Rodriguez Pink socks, pink jerseys, pink laces: everything is pink, but why? The reason is because it’s Breast Cancer Awareness Month. The NFL is one of the biggest organizations that supports the fight against Breast Cancer. The NFL’s campaign “A Crucial Catch” teams up with the American Cancer Society to emphasize the importance of early…
Animal Crossing: Happy Home Designer Review
By: Kayla Brunner As an avid fan of Animal Crossing, I was beyond excited for Happy Home Designer, which was released by Nintendo on September 25th. However, it really felt like a big punch to the gut. Let me be clear, this is less of a new entry in the Animal Crossing franchise than it…
Dress Code Is Harshing My Vibe
By Jocelyn You A common issue with high school students is the dress code policy. No midriffs, short shorts, spaghetti straps, drug or sexual related innuendos, hats, baggy clothing, etc. Students complain that being pulled out of class to change into a new set of clothes wastes valuable educational time. I mean, it’s ninety degrees daily…
Attack on Titan Live action film hits U.S theaters
By Jacqueline Chavez Get ready my fellow anime fanatics, for the time has come to dust off your 3dm gear and swing over to your local movie theater. Tomorrow is the first part screening of the widely awaited Attack on Titans live action film. AOT (Attack on Titans) was originally a manga series created by…
Leading the School Into ‘16
By: Jocelyn You With a new school year comes the next generation of ASB members. Fresh-faced and eager to exude pure love for Tustin High School, the ASB kids work hard to spread spirit across campus. Whether it be long hours into the night setting up the next day’s assembly, or starting the rollercoaster wave…
Super Mario Maker Review
By: Kayla Brunner Fans of Super Mario Bros unite, because Shigeru Miyamoto and Takashi Tezuka have made another fantastic game called Super Mario Maker. If you’ve ever felt like creating your own Super Mario level, this game is something you want to grab. Released on September 1st for the Wii U, it was originally planned…
Behind the Scenes; Prom 2015
Tustin High School’s very exclusive Prom, took place this Saturday, June 6th 2015 at the Ocean Institute in Dana Point. Prom is a beautiful event where lovely ladies can wear the dresses of their dreams, and gentlemen can look their sharpest. Luckily my fellow journalist, Yazalex and I, got a chance to get behind the…
Red Nose Day
By Vanessa Tang May 21 will be the 30th annual Red Nose Day. Red Nose Day is a campaign first started by Comic Relief UK to raise money for young people who are living in poverty. It is a large event in the United Kingdom, but the campaign is also experiencing an increase in popularity…
Tragedy in Nepal
Tragedy in Nepal by Vanessa Tang On April 25, a 7.8 earthquake struck Nepal. Cities were devastated by the enormous earthquake, the largest they have had in about 80 years. Thousands of people lost their homes, villages are completely demolished, and ancient sites have collapsed. The death toll as of May fourth is 7365 people…
Prom Hairstyles
By Viri Perez, McKenna Lopez, Kaylee Hanzich Prom is an event that most of us dreamt of as little girls and boys. Arriving with your breathtaking date, everyone’s eyes are focused on you because you are simply radiating confidence and pure beauty all while dressed in the most gorgeous dress. However, the dress isn’t the…
KROQ Weenie Roast 2015
By: Julia Klotz On Monday, April 27, KROQ just announced their Weenie Roast y Fiesta 2015 Lineup. With MUSE as the headlining act, 14 bands are set to take the stage Saturday, May 16th at the Irvine Meadows Amphitheatre, also known as the Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre. Tickets are set to go on sale this Friday, May…
Plump that Pout- Jenner Style
By: Amanda Klotz The newest trend circling social media and YouTube has been dubbed the “Kylie Jenner Lip Challenge”, named after the youngest of the Kardashian/Jenner clan who has gained much media attention recently for having a dramatic increase in the size of her lips. Controversy arose after noticeable changes appeared not only in her…
R.I.P. 1D
By: Amanda & Julia Klotz On March 25, 2015, popular boyband One Direction lost one of it’s members – Zayn Malik. Malik decided to leave after five years of being with the band. There have been numerous cases regarding select members of popular bands breaking apart like John Lennon secretly leaving the Beatles in 1969…
Pizza, Ryan Gosling, and Cats
By: Amanda Klotz Founded in 2012, 20 year old Erin Yogasundram, current owner, was attending George Washington University in Washington D.C. when she decided to splurge on a little birthday present for herself – a $3,000 Celine luggage tote she had been dying to have. This expensive purchase made Erin realize that she wanted to…
Paper Towns Movie
By: Julia Klotz Today John Green, author of the popular teen novel The Fault In Our Stars, went on to national television to promote his latest project. Green over the past several months has been helping with the movie adaptation of one of his many bestselling books, Paper Towns. Starring in this film are Nat…
Boycott Lime Crime
By: Julia Klotz Controversy sparked this weekend regarding the claimed “vegan” makeup brand Lime Crime. CEO and founder Doe Deere, real name Xenia Vorotova, has been accused of repackaging and selling used or branded makeup as well as auctioning her customers’ credit card information to scammers. This problematic behavior had managed to be concealed for…
We Love Our Varsity
By: Katelyn Merrell Sports Editor On Tuesday March 3, the Tillers loaded up four buses full of dedicated, spirited students, ready to cheer on their boys’ varsity basketball team in their CIF semifinal game against Village Christian High School. Unfortunately for the Tillers, they were unable to come out with a win, despite their incredible…
Maroon 5 – V Album
By Vanessa Cuellar Three Grammy Awards, three American Music Awards, and an MTV Music Award are just a few that American pop rock band Maroon 5 have received throughout their career. With top songs like Moves Like Jagger and One More Night Maroon 5 is not foreign to Billboard’s Top 10. Originating from Los Angeles,…
A George Wilson Dunk
Alexis Diaz captures a George Wilson dunk at the Long Beach Millikan CIF game Friday night.
CIF Playoffs: Round 3
Photo courtesy of Kyusung Gong, photographer for OC Varsity. By: Abigail Pidazo Tensions were raised high going into San Clemente Tuesday night. The boys’ basketball team was looking to face the team that last beat them. The game rallied all night. Tillers lead the end of first quarter 16-13. At the half however, San…
Boys’ and Girls’ CIF Basketball: Game Previews
Photos courtesy of Foster Snell, contributing photographer for OC Varsity. By Abigail Pidazo Over the weekend, both lady and gentlemen Tillers managed to advance into the second round of their CIF Division Playoff Bracket. Today, Boys’ basketball meets San Clemente once more while Girls’ basketball challenges Hart on Wednesday night. Boys’ basketball is in for a…
CIF Here We Come
By: Katelyn Merrell Sports Editor Tustin High is proud of our girls’ water polo, boys’ soccer, boys’ and girls’ basketball, and boys’ and girls’ wrestling teams who all managed to snag a spot in CIF. The girl’s water polo team finished second, behind Cypress in the empire league with a 4-1-0 record and an overall…
Yeezy Season Approachin’
By Jocelyn You Kanye West. Father. Rapper. Designer. Artist. Icon. A man of lush style and a notorious mad-dog, Kanye West is the embodiment of rap within the last decade or so. Being the “god” of rap, Mr. West (aka his stage name Yeezy) went from being “The College Dropout” to “Yeezus.” The style of his music has…
The Big Day
By Katelyn Merrell Sports Editor Today, February 4, 2015, three of Tustin’s finest athletes, Allie Zwerling, Kelsey King, and George Wilson signed their letters of intent to their dream schools. The whole school gathered together in the plaza to watch the three athletes make life changing decisions. Family, friends, classmates, and coaches joined together to…
10 Clever, Cute Ways To Win Yourself A Winter Formal Date
By Kassandra Ferrer Winter Formal is coming up. How are you going to ask your possible candidate to Winter Formal? Here are ten creative yet cliche ways to be win a date to Winter Formal: 1. “Você quer ir comigo ao baile de gala?” (“Would you like to go to prom with me?” in Portuguese)…
Discount At Friar Tux Shop For THS Students
By Matt Gaddis High school students look forward to major events such as getting a drivers license, getting a first car, applying to college, getting a job, and of course attending high school dances. We may not all want to admit that we want to go to dances because we like to think that we’re…