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…
One Punch to Rule Them All
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…
Halloweentown at Tustin High
As always Tustin High ASB fired up our spirits for Homecoming with Spirit Week. This year, homecoming spirit week fell on the same week as Halloween. So you would think it’d be mandatory to make it Halloween themed. The students demanded and as always ASB provided. Tustin kicked off spirit week with Pajama Day on…
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…
Mr. Darius? Who is he?
By: Gilbert Jaime The new school year began about two months ago and there are many new faces at Tustin High; not only of new students, but of our new staff as well. You may have seen him at the office when you visit your counselor. You may have seen him in the hallway helping freshmen find…
5 Beautiful Places Created By Nature
By: Nayeli Medina Morning Glory Pool, Yellowstone Morning Glory Pool is a hot spring located in Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming. It is the largest hot spring in the United States and the third largest in the entire world. Morning Glory was originally named Convolutus, Latin for Morning Glory flower, by the wife of the…
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….
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…
The Max Love Project
By: Alexia Mitchell and Benjamin Rodriguez Today, about 1 in every 750 children in the United States are survivors of cancer, and over 420,000 people who contracted childhood cancer are still alive today. However, almost all childhood cancer victims deal with a chronic disease later in their lives. So, to help cancer survivors experience life…
Have Anime-zing Time at Tustin High
By: Gwynn Van Houten It’s a truth that anime fans can’t run from: they practically live and breathe anime, a style of Japanese animation that comes in all sorts of flavors with a wide spectrum of target demographics. Their skillsets includes things like “can binge-watch an entire anime series in a day” or “spends entire…
Tustin High Presents: Hoko Pauu
By: Ashley Faleao Senior Hoko Pauu comes from an athletic family full of Tustin alumni, who played volleyball, football, and basketball. Pauu is continuing the family tradition by playing basketball for the Lady Tillers. Basketball is an important sport to her, but besides playing basketball and spending time with her friends and family, Hoko is…
The Latest Ute Recruit: Alema Pilimai
By: Katelyn Merrell The Utah Utes strike again snatching up another one of Tustin’s finest athletes, senior Alema Pilimai. Playing outside linebacker, tight end, wide receiver, and quarterback for the Tillers this season, Pilimai demonstrates what a versatile and overall talented athlete he truly is. Over the past year, the 6’4” high school football star…
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…
Welcome to T-Tech, Your Future
By Alexia Mitchell and Johnathon Froman Tustin High School’s T-Tech program is the program that every student should consider taking. If one is interested in science, technology, engineering, or math, then this program is the perfect program for them. This program offers the opportunity to provide in-depth and hands on learning in the engineering world….
First Cross Country Empire League Meet
By: Karli Stichter Tustin High Cross Country ran in their first league meet on September 30. Over ninety students loaded charter busses at one o’clock on Wednesday afternoon and made their way to Craig Park in Fullerton. At Craig Park, they met their opponents in the Empire League: Pacifica, Western, Valencia, Cypress, and Kennedy High…
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…
Homeruns for Her
By: Karley Bailey Taking a step outside onto the Tustin High baseball fields on a Tuesday afternoon, you might not notice anything out of the ordinary. The same as always, you will see three sets of boys’ baseball teams practicing: Varsity, Junior Varsity, and Frosh/Soph. Getting a closer perspective you walk onto the Frosh/Soph field…
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…
The El Camino Real Rivalry
By: Katelyn Merrell Sports Editor On Friday September 24, the Tillers’ varsity football team set out to defeat the Beckman Patriots in their annual cross town rivalry game. Last year, the Patriots took the win with a last minute field goal to put them up 20-17. But this year, the Tillers were out for vengeance….
Tustin High School Alma Mater Lyrics
Alma Mater Our strong band can ne’er be broken, Form’d in Tustin High, Far surpassing wealth unspoken, Seal’d by friendship’s tie. High school life is best at passing, Gliding swiftly by, Then let us pledge in work and deed, Our love for Tustin High. Alma Mater, Alma Mater Deep graven on each heart, Shall be…
The Homecoming of Tustin High School Alumni, T. Jefferson Parker
By: Karli Stichter and Shannimarie De La Cruz Tustin High School, established 1921, has been home to several unique and diverse individuals. Not only have these students made an impact on Tustin High and have left their legacy, but they have gone out and made a name for themselves in the world. Mrs. Christine Matos,…
Upsetting Loss For Girls’ Volleyball Despite Best Efforts
By: Benjamin Rodriguez Tustin’s girls’ volleyball team got off to a quick start against a solid Segerstrom team. The Lady Tillers were unrelenting in their first game winning by a score of 25-13. The Tillers started the second game off fast leading 7-0. The Jaguars were unable to get the ball over the net because…
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…
Step One of Pursuing the American Dream: College
By Jocelyn You Falling into fall of senior year, students are stressing about beginning their college applications. There’s deadlines to meet. There’s financial aid waiting to be applied for, transcripts needing to be sent in, letters of recommendations to be written, and a personal statement worthy of woo’ing the admission office of one’s dream school….
New Year, New School, New Friends
By: Daniel Camano, Evelyn Carrillo, Genesis Montes, and Johnathon Froman It’s been a long summer, and now vacation has come to an end. Unfortunately, none of these four Tillers: Genesis Montes (freshman), Evelyn Carrillo (sophomore), Emily Crowl (sophomore), and Daniel Camano (freshman) knew how to react to the beginning of the 2015-2016 school year at…
Until Dawn Review
By: Kayla Brunner On August 15th, Until Dawn – a PS4 exclusive – was released. Since Until Dawn was barely shown at the E3 conference, it stayed under the radar of most gaming companies until it’s actual release, which was a pleasant surprise for horror game fanatics. Until Dawn is a ‘Cabin in the Woods-esque’…
Tustin Runs Their Way to Victory
By: Benjamin Rodriguez The Tillers old school style of play returned during the second half of their 34-21 rout of Aliso Niguel, running the ball relentlessly on a worn out Wolverine defense. Tustin rushed for nearly 300 yards in the game with a number of players contributing on the ground. Most noticeably, sophomore Kc Carr…
Hello and Goodbye
By Karley Bailey Emotions ran high Thursday, as they always do this time of year. It was the annual Hello Goodbye Assembly, a Tustin High tradition for decades. This is where seniors not only say goodbye to their home for four years, but to their youth. Seniors said goodbye to their teachers by establishing their…