By Jocelyn Cervantes Winter Formal is right around the corner and you worry about finding a date. You get a bit nervous asking the girl in biology to go with you, or the boy in English, but it’s nothing to stress about. Either going solo or with a group of friends is great. You don’t…
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Boy’s Basketball: TIP OFF
The Tiller varsity squad after taking first place in the Tustin/Estancia tournament. By: Katelyn Merrell and Abigail Pidazo With league beginning today, this year’s Tustin High varsity basketball team hopes to deliver an unforgettable season. During an interview with some of the basketball players, they spoke about team goals and expectations for the 2014-2015 season….
The Barn vs. The Dungeon
“The Barn” – Tustin’s spirited, loud, respectful student section, met “The Dungeon” – Foothill’s passionate and proud student section, for the Tustin versus Foothill basketball game – the biggest rivalry in the city, maybe in all of Orange County. Students dressed in school colors and prepared for the battle in the stands. Tustin succeeded in…
Tilled The Hill
By Katelyn Merrell On Wednesday January 7 the Tustin Tillers varsity basketball team invaded the “Dungeon” ready to compete in the classic Tustin vs Foothill Rivalry game. One side of the gym exploded in a sea of white and the other in a sea of red. The roar of the crowd rang in the ears…
Hip Hop Is For The Children
By Jocelyn You In the 90’s, Wu-Tang Clan, a popular rap group, created the saying, “Wu-Tang is for the children,” but this applies to hip hop in general. The group was so famous that it promoted the slogan, “Wu-Tang is forever,” intending for the music to live on for future kids to love. The music heavily…
How to Look as Chic as Your Christmas Presents
By Jocelyn Cervantes The season for Fall, Halloween, college applications, Thanksgiving, and Homecoming has surpassed us with fond memories as we now move into the most enchanting and marvelous time of year. With magic in the air, the aroma of pine trees, and the hot chocolate to keep us warm, Christmas is truly the most…
Losing the True Meaning of Christmas
By Alexis Diaz Tis’ the season for caramel brulee lattes, sweaters, decorations, and shopping. Christmas is referred to as the most wonderful time of the year. The 25 Days of Christmas on ABC Family and all of the carols playing on local radio stations add to how exciting the holidays are. But have we lost…
Inexpensive Christmas Gift Ideas
By Katelyn Merrell As the countdown to Christmas unwinds many of us are still struggling to find Christmas gifts for the ones we love. However, if you are like me, you don’t necessarily have the budget to go out and buy extravagant gifts. Here are some creative gift ideas that don’t cost a lot of…
Smallpools: A Glorious Pitch
By Jocelyn Cervantes Picture this: You are surrounded in a room with about 500 strangers. It’s dark and the only lights shine onto the stage. Front and center stands a microphone, a keyboard and Sean with his brown hair and cute boyish smile. On his side are two guys, Mike on guitar and Joe on…
Trendy Tastes Near Tustin
By Jocelyn You Social media popularized the “foodie” movement with hashtags such as #foodies, #foodisfuel, and #foodislife. Popular foods such as boba, burgers, sushi, acai bowls, grilled cheese, and cold-pressed juice are popping up everywhere in Orange County. The idea of urbanized restaurants with cute décor along with music that matches the atmosphere makes foodies…
A Sea of Lies
by Vanessa Tang When you think about SeaWorld, you may think about its amazing attractions. You could picture the giant killer whales (orcas), swimming happily in their tanks or the dolphins jumping into the air under their trainer’s commands. Families watch the sea lions and children can touch the sea life right in front of…
Digging Deeper with our Homecoming Court
By Alexis Diaz Over a month ago Tillers had homecoming and the football game followed by a groovy dance, one of the most exciting events as a high school student. Our homecoming court nominees were the handsome gentlemen (from left to right) Shikhar Gupta, Brad Donahoo, Shane Sweeney, Amol Singhal, and Rehan Bokhari. The…
What to Wear to Thanksgiving Dinner
By Jocelyn Cervantes Thanksgiving seems to be the only time where it’s socially acceptable to eat as much as you want and no one can tell you otherwise. Of course your dilemma, besides thinking of how many pounds you will gain, is deciding what to wear. Should your outfit be sophisticated and chic? Or casual…
Dino Dash 2014
By Macial Bustos and Melissa Lopez 3…2…1… Dino Dash has started! Early in the morning at 7 a.m. people from all over the area came to the most awaited event of the year, Dino Dash. Dino Dash is an event where people run or ride for education. All proceeds benefit the TUSD Schools and the…
Real Athletes Wear Pink
By Zachary Apperson and Vanessa Cuellar Lady Tiller athletes continue to spread the word of breast cancer awareness by wearing pink. From pink socks to pink jerseys, Tillers show their care for women all across the world who suffer from this devastating atrocity. On Monday, October 20, the girls’ volleyball team competed against Cypress at their “Dig…
Rise of the Ramones
By: Tanya Soto Here come leather jackets, long hair, Converse, and ripped jeans—Joey the lead singer, Johnny on guitar, DeeDee as bassist, and last but not least Tommy on the killer drums. They all had the surname “Ramone” even though they weren’t related. Their fast beats and catchy lyrics started in New York City in…
Fall Into Fall
Katelyn Merrell Autumn leaves, Halloween, Football games, Homecoming, seasonal Starbucks drinks; just a few of the many reasons people have fallen in love with the heart-warming season. The eventful season continues to fill people with a “homey and comforting feeling”, but why is that? I took the opportunity to interview students around campus to…
Adidas Originals: Fall, Fall, Falling Into Trend
By Jocelyn You Adidas created a line to branch off of their regular sporting clothing; it is called Adidas Originals. The line features the classic Adidas style of clothes, but with a twist. The pieces are printed with either wild designs such as neon floral print or color-blocked simplicity. With the sporty look staying…
Tustin High Fashion
by Jocelyn You Fashion Week? Shouldn’t that be every day? Students of Tustin High have their personal style, strutting with their heads high and their looks noticed by all. Whether the style is girly with frilly lace, grunge with Dr. Marten’s, urban with hoop earrings, athletic, casual, or a style without a label, style fits…
Swatting: The Deadly Prank
By Jacob Rivas What any teen could consider a harmless prank could cost thousands of dollars to our militarized authorities and even cost somebody’s life. Swatting is when someone calls the police and files a false report causing a swat team to be dispatched to another person’s workplace or home. Most swatting incidents are attributed…
Extinguish The Fire
By Vanessa Tang #WeCanDoIt. We can be the generation that puts out the last cigarette. It is possible, it will just take work. There’s a new campaign created to stop teen smoking. Truth, a smoking prevention organization, runs the Finish It Campaign. Their commercials inform people about the fact that, “only 9% of teens smoke……