Spreading the News About Journalism: We are on the Rise

by Karli Stichter Yesterday, Journalism students got the opportunity to visit C.E. Utt Middle School and present to students about iTHSmedia (Journalism and Yearbook.) This marks the first year of Journalism at Tustin High for six years, it is also the first time Journalism students presented in front of a middle school audience. For a first year class filled…

Tustin Lacrosse

By Jacob Rivas On March 10, the Tustin Lacrosse team had their first home game against Linfield. Before the game, Coach Johnson said, “ I’m really excited about the program and we were headed, we have been working hard to reshape the program, it’s been a lot of work but it’s been a lot of…

Jasmine Cordero: Wrestling at State

By: Julie Moreno Tustin High School’s senior Jasmine Cordero competed in the 2015 CIF Girls’ Wrestling State Championships on the 27th and 28th of February. At the Visalia Convention Center, Cordero wrestled against 24 of the best girls in the 141 pound weight class. According to the Varsity wrestling team’s coach Greg Smith, “The competition…

It’s Track Season!

  by Karli Stichter The 2015 Tustin High School track and field season is now underway. This year the track team is introducing Coach Tom Giebe as their new head coach. Since 2013 the track and field team has struggled to create an organized, team oriented program. But this year will be different. Coach Giebe…

Is America Ready For Bordertown by Fox?

By Karley Bailey   “Bordertown” is an original animation series created by Mark Hentemann and co-produced by Seth Macfarlane (“Family Guy”). Staff writers include artist, cartoonist and writer, Lalo Alcaraz.   Gustavo Arellano, editor of OC Weekly and author of the book Taco USA, worked as a consultant. This new Fox series introduces a humorous new outlook on the mix of Latino/American…

Lady Tillers Defeat Patriots

By Vanessa Cuellar On Tuesday, March 10th, Lady Tillers varsity softball competed against rival Beckman Patriots on their home turf. This year’s team consists of many young athletes with only one senior (Mia Cuellar #8.) Going against girls with years of experience should have intimidated our Lady Tillers, but instead of cowering down they defeated…

The Full House Era, Back In Style

By Jocelyn You The glory of scrunchies, high-waisted “mom” jeans, ruffled ankle socks, overalls, and crop tops had the limelight in the 80’s and 90’s. The style was modeled on popular shows like “Full House” and “Saved By The Bell” At a time when Madonna and Contempo Casual, mixed textures, bright clothing, baggy bottoms, and short tops…

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…

Varsity Baseball Hungry for the Win

By: Jocelyn Cervantes, Editor After losing to Brea Olinda Saturday afternoon, the Tustin Tillers varsity baseball team were determined to beat the Capistrano Valley Christian Eagles. “We knew we had to come out strong for this game” Anthony Walters stated, while Brennan Black pitched in “We just went back to our fundamentals.” The Tustin Tillers…

The Rebel Biker

Check out Pitchfork editor Dylan Allen’s latest cycling article published in “The Competitive Cyclist” Rider Profile: Adam Myerson, the Counterculture Cyclist

Tillers defeat the Timberwolves 11-5

By: Jocelyn Cervantes, Editor On Thursday March 5, Tustin High’s varsity baseball team played Northwood High School at Tustin in their first preseason game. The game started with senior Dalton Rasmussen (#24) pitching against Northwood hitter #6, Andrew Kim. Dalton quickly struck out Northwood in the first 15 minutes of the game.Tustin’s Dailin Lee (…

Tillers vs. Eagles JV Volleyball

By Vanessa Tang and Dylan Allen The game began with the teams staying close to each other, and as Drew Donahoo scored the Tillers fifth point, Cavalry followed closely behind.  However, Tustin began to open the scoring with a streak in the middle of the set. Jonathan Flores, the libero, had numerous aces in the…

Making Tiller History

By: Julie Moreno Being dedicated to something can be tough, but can also pay off. Tustin High’s seniors Jasmine Cordero and Valeria Moreno are the first girls in school history to wrestle for four years. For their first two years in wrestling they practiced and competed on the boys wrestling team. This gave them an…

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…

Beautiful Tragedy

  By: Tanya Soto “I paint myself because I am so often alone and because I am the subject I know best.”-Frida Kahlo (1907-1954) A broken collarbone, a broken spinal column, broken ribs and perhaps a broken soul, Frida Kahlo painted what she felt; whether it was the pain in her body, or the happiness…

V for Vintage

By Jocelyn Cervantes People love stories because they can generate from anywhere. A majority of stories come from movies, TV shows, books, or even grandparents; but stories can also come from letters, photos, jewelry, or even clothes. As a vintage enthusiast, I can’t help but fall in love with an old Polaroid Camera, or a white…

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,…

Peculiar Life Hacks

by Kaylee Hanzich This is a list of random, interesting to say the least, and quite peculiar tips and tricks that you never knew could come in handy. All of these ideas were gathered from Pinterest. I do not own any of them. Enjoy! Get the wifi password for almost anywhere by checking the comments on…

CIF Playoffs: Onto Semi-Finals

  The Tustin boys’ basketball varsity team after taking the win against the Millikan Rams 64-60. Photo courtesy of Ocular Photography. By: Abigail Pidazo And the Tustin boys’ basketball team does it again. As expected, Tustin’s defense was challenged, but the boys fought hard to take the win against the Millikan Rams. Highlights from the game…

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…

United in Music

By Alexis Diaz For the first time in many years the Tustin High School, Beckman High School, and Foothill High School music programs came together to perform in Honor Band, Honor Orchestra, and Honor Jazz Band. Jazz band was directed by Tustin High’s Michael Fisk, orchestra by Beckman High’s Jim Kollias, and band by Foothill…

Here Come The Colourist

By: Jocelyn Cervantes, Editor Maya Tuttle was helping a friend on a student film when the friend referred to her as a colorist. A colorist is someone who manipulates color scheme in order to recreate a new story of emotion through color. The Colourist does just that through hypnotic, captivating tunes and mesmerizing, storytelling lyrics….

Taco Tuesdays: A Hole Mole Special

By Jocelyn You Trending Topics Editor Tacos. Everyone loves tacos. Everyone loves street tacos, tacos on corn tortillas, tacos in hard shells, tacos with all sorts of stuffing in them. Tacos are always in season, and Taco Tuesdays have been around for as long as our generation can remember. The tradition actually started in 1989 by a…

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…

Tustin Boys’ Basketball Defeats Schurr 53-37

By Katelyn Merrell Sports Editor and Sportscaster Last Friday night, the Tiller varsity boys’ basketball team took on Schurr High School in the first round of CIF. The Schurr Spartans, ranked 641 in state, were the underdogs going into the game against the Tustin Tillers ranked 45 in state. The Tustin High student section, “The…

Game Night at Chapman University

By: Julia Klotz With an almost full house and packed student section, the Chapman University Panthers took on the Cal Lutheran Kingsmen on their home court yesterday, February 19th. The Panthers, never surrendering their lead, managed to beat the Kingsmen by 16 points for a final score of 86-70. Although the Panthers and many passionate…

Wrestling Controversy

By Zachary Apperson Wrestling is considered one of the most extraneous sports, both physically and mentally. But as an audience we only see two burly men hurling each other over a sweaty mat-what about the constant dieting and exercise it takes to get there? In wrestling, there are a variety of weight classes. Let’s say…

Music – An Escape

By: Ashley Parra Everyone has a way of escaping reality. Sometimes it’s reading, writing, or taking up a hobby. For many, it’s listening to music. We can usually tell how a person feels by what they’re listening to. As we walk around campus, we tend to see people with their earphones in. One of the…