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8th grade visitors experience their first high school pep rally at Dons Day.

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Dons Day Welcomes Eighth Graders to our Community
Carlin Fretwell, Staffer • November 18, 2024

It’s a day where 8th graders from across San Diego get a taste of what attending CCHS is like through pep rallies, campus tours, games, and...

The Generate Hope Foundation is committed to walking alongside survivors of sex trafficking, fostering change and inspiration in women’s lives in their healing journey.

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Right Now, Dons are Generating Hope!
Charlie Corney, Student News Editor • November 18, 2024

San Diego is known as a top vacation spot for many. With its beautiful beaches, lively city, and famous zoo, people have found San Diego to be...

A Cabaret performance is a mixture of music and storytelling with a performer onstage accompanied by an orchestra down below.

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The Cathedral Cabaret Has Become A Mainstay Of The Dons Drama Community, One Must Ask Why It Matters To So Many
TJ Campbell, Staffer • November 7, 2024

Extracurriculars are essential to the high school experience as breathing is to living. It also can lead to a higher chance of graduating. “Students...

Red Ribbon Week Speaker Rocky came to spread the message of the dangers of drugs and alcohol to Catheral students. 

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Red Ribbon Week Urges Students To Think Twice
Charlie Corney, Student News Editor • November 7, 2024

Red Ribbon Week may seem like fun themes, exciting games, and an opportunity for free dress, but there’s a deeper meaning beyond the surface....

The Cathedral Catholic Girls Tennis team had a tremendous season, coming back as Western League Champions and dominating the City Conference Western League Championships.

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Girls’ Tennis Served Success this Season
Liesel Sellerberg, Staffer • November 20, 2024

The Cathedral Catholic Girls' Tennis team has been on fire all season long. Ranked 4th in San Diego, the girls were 6-2 and took the champion...

The Boys' Water polo team has had an amazing season as they continue their CIF State run. 

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Boys’ Water Polo Dives Into an Unforgettable Season
Kylie Kaminsky, Staffer • November 20, 2024

From relentless practices and strategic teamwork, the CCHS Boys' Water Polo team has made it a season to remember! Dive in to find out more about...

The new dress code requirements for football games has seen a decrease in attendance in the student section. Is this an act of rebellion, or do students just not care about football anymore? 

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Are Students Getting Bribed to Go to Football Games?
Liesel Sellerberg, Staffer • November 7, 2024

This 2024 football season for Cathedral Catholic High School has been drastically different from any other season before. The student section's...

The Cathedral Boys Cross Country team runs at Morley Field on October 2, 2024. The boys are having a successful season and recently were ranked first in San Diego county.

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Boys Cross Country Races Into the #1 Spot
Liesel Sellerberg, Staffer • October 18, 2024

The Cathedral Catholic Boys Cross Country team is ranked first in San Diego County. Led by junior captains Theodore Lang, Andrew Martinez, and...

Known as the 'YouTube Priest’ or podcast host for Bible or Catechism in a Year, Fr. Mike Schmitz is a well-known Catholic priest from Minnesota.

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Exclusive Father Mike Schmitz Interview: The Priest’s Journey And Advice
Charlie Corney, Student News Editor • October 2, 2024

On Friday, September 20, an esteemed, celebrated, and very popular priest in the Catholic community visited Cathedral Catholic. Cathedral has...

This photo of the girls' volleyball team was featured in their Instagram and captioned: “A Team that Prays Together, Stays Together.” For many student-athletes, prayer is an integral part of their sports teams.

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Prayer Captains on Sports Teams: What is their Job?
Carlin Fretwell, Staffer • September 17, 2024

As the beginning of the school year has come around, fall sports are in full swing. This year, a new development was installed, permitting prayer...

All-school Masses occur every two weeks at Cathedral Catholic High School. These liturgies help support a growing community, centered on faith.

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Catholic Education Benefits All Students, Catholic or Not
Kylie Kaminsky, Staffer • September 17, 2024

Gathering for biweekly all-school Masses and taking required Catholic Faith classes is a typical experience for Cathedral students. But what...

Sister Mary Elizabeth Lancaster is an African American nun from Baltimore Maryland whose body has reamined in tact and untouched after four years. Many Catholics believe in incorruptiblity. No investigation has been carried out yet to presume the cause of her body still in tact but further information is still being provided.
Body Still in Tact After 4 Years!
Annelise Motto, Staffer • January 29, 2024

Who would have thought a potential modern-day saint could be from rural Missouri? Most people who live in Missouri have never even heard of the...

The anticipated election took place on Tuesday, November 5th; now, it’s time to look at various levels of results.

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The Results Are In: National, State, and Local 2024 Election Outcomes
Summer Grant, Staffer • November 18, 2024

Tuesday, November 5th marked the highly anticipated 2024 U.S. election, with the presidency, various congressional seats, and local issues contested....

On October 1st, 2024, Claudia Sheinbaum was sworn in as President of Mexico, crossing a noteworthy frontier.

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Claudia Sheinbaum’s Inauguration Makes History: Mexico’s First Female and First Jewish President
Summer Grant, Staffer • November 5, 2024

Just last month, Mexico entered a remarkable new era. On Tuesday, October 1st, Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo was sworn in as the President for a six-year...

On Tuesday, September 10th, Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump took the stage at the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia for their first presidential debate. This debate was the candidates’ first in-person meeting, making the event especially historic.

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Harris-Trump Debate: A Highly Anticipated and Intense Spectacle
Summer Grant, Staffer • October 2, 2024

On Tuesday, September 10th, Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump took the stage at the National Constitution Center...

In the last election, both candidates utilized social media in order to reach out to the new generation of voters. This way, young people could be informed about both the quality of their character and their platforms as they cast their votes.

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Appealing to the Next Generation: How the Presidential Candidates Tried to Gain Gen-Z’s Vote
Isabella Durazo, Culture Editor • November 12, 2024

This past election had a new generation of young, radical voters who skewed popular opinion in both directions. In order to hone in on the new...

Liam Payne's struggle with drug addiction reminds us of the silent battles celebrities face, and how they often go unnoticed. 

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A Tribute to Liam Payne
Mae Kordas, Staffer • November 12, 2024

The hearts of One Direction fans were shattered on the afternoon of October 16th, 2024. The news of Liam Payne's tragic death rapidly spread,...

Fall is the perfect time of the year to cozy up and watch some heartwarming movies.

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7 Fall Films to Curl Up With This Season
Brooklynn Kiil, Staffer • November 1, 2024

On September 22, the air starts to cool, the leaves change colors, and all the smells of fall are embraced. This is the perfect time of the year...

Lifelong Dodger fan Mr. Gonzalez with his Dodger bobble heads. Gonzalez celebrated the Dodgers' sweep of the Yankees in this latest World Series.
World Series 120: The Historic Rivalry Renewed
Maddie Stevens, Staffer • November 12, 2024

The Dodgers and Yankees have a World Series rivalry that dates back to the 1941 games. They’ve matched up twelve times, with the Yankees having...

Unlike many other professional sports, hockey has been slow on the uptake to appoint women as a part of their coaching staff. This has all changed with the appointment of Jessica Campbell as an assistant coach of the Seattle Kraken.

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Jessica Campbell Becomes The First Female Coach In The NHL
Chloe Mullen, Staffer • November 12, 2024

Recently, the first female coach in the NHL has been appointed in the male-dominated sport. Coach Jessica Campbell of the Seattle Kraken is an...

After an exciting and hopeful season the Padres take their final loss to the Dodgers. In a close 5 game series they fell short in L.A., causing heartbreak across San Diego.

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Stay Faithful Friars: The Padres Season Ends
Mae Kordas, Staffer • October 24, 2024

Padres fans over the last few years have multiplied significantly. Partly due to the Chargers leaving San Diego, but mostly because of their...

It seems as though the podcast “market” has become overly saturated with content in the past five years. Many listeners and students have weighed in with their opinions on how substance-less podcasts feel these days and how seemingly unqualified their creators are.

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What’s in a Podcast and Who Listens?
Lucy Miller, Editor-in-Chief • November 18, 2024

If you’ve been on any online platform recently you know that every celebrity, influencer, and mildly notable person has concocted their own...

This image of Michael Jackson surrounded by religious iconography reflects how artists sometimes reach a status of praise that can only be compared to the level of God himself, which can be a source of both damaging and positive effects on the world today.

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As Kanye Rants in China and R. Kelly and Sean Combs Rot in Cells, One Must Ask, Can We Separate the Art from the Artist?
TJ Campbell, Staffer • October 24, 2024

Celebrity worship of artists is as American as Elvis Presley. Yet, more and more favorite artists are found to be monsters. For example, the...

The NCAA governs college sports all over the world giving opportunity to countless student athletes.

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Game On or Game Over? The High-Stakes Pressure of College Commitments for High School Athletes
Adrianna Elsass, Staffer and Publicity & Outreach Lead • October 24, 2024

7.9 million high school students participate in sports, but only 6 percent of them go on to play in college.  As high school athletes enter...

When students are given class time to work on homework or what CCHS calls "Independent practice," it has a possible effect on the success of students' academics.

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Studies Shows Higher Scores When Giving Time In Class To Start On “Homework,” Does This Apply To The Dons Community?
TJ Campbell, Staffer • October 2, 2024

Homework has always been the thorn in most students' side, causing the most anxiety daily. "In our research, students frequently attribute the...

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