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From the stage, students in beautiful costumes perform for the delightful play  Shakespeare in Love, CCHS's fall production for 2024.

Photo by Vonn Stenehjem ‘25
Students in Love with Shakespeare in Love
Charlie Corney, Student News Editor • October 18, 2024

This article is part of a series focused on this year’s motto of Unum: Engage, which highlights how students engage as one in different groups...

Mrs. BSG, a Dons Alumna '89, is a prestigious religion teacher and was also the former Mission and Ministry Curriculum Chair at CCHS.

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Mrs. BSG: An Icon Here at CCHS
Carlin Fretwell, Staffer • October 17, 2024

Mrs. Blackstone-Gardner, better known as Mrs. BSG, is a religion teacher here at CCHS, but also so much more than just that. Mrs. BSG was also...

Many of the students, mentors, faculty, and staff in the Options Program recently attended the 34th Annual Dons Golf Classic on Oct. 14, 2024. This special event supported the new Special Education Scholarship, The Dr. Megan Burton scholarship, which will be awarded to any student in CCHS's Special Education Program.

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The Options Program: A Program Like No Other
Kylie Kaminsky, Staffer • October 17, 2024

This article is part of a series focused on this year’s motto of Unum: Engage, which highlights how students engage as one in different groups...

The Board Games with Senior Citizens Club is a great way to get involved in service opportunities that also benefits our larger community.

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Board Games with Senior Citizens Club Brings Generations Together
Carlin Fretwell, Staffer • September 30, 2024

This article is part of a series focused on this year’s motto of Unum: Engage, which highlights how students engage as one in different groups...

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.

Photo by Phillip Grooms
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...

About 35% of elite athletes have mental health concerns which vary from burnout to anxiety. It’s important to seek help right away when we are feeling any kind of anxiety or stress surrounding your sport. 

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Bringing Mental Health Into The Game
Liesel Sellerberg, Staffer • October 2, 2024

With fall sports and classes going into full swing, student-athletes are beginning to feel the pressure of balancing school, sports, and spiritual...

Currently 4-1, with the goal of winning the open division this year, the Boys' Football team stands for the Pledge of Allegiance prior to a game.

Photo by John Fraser
Fall Sports in Full Swing
Kylie Kaminsky, Staffer • October 1, 2024

It’s that time of year again…the temperature is cooling, the leaves are turning colors, and the fall sports season is now in full swing....

Cathedral Catholic's girls' volleyball team prepares to face off against many competitive opponents this fall. Starting off the season strong with two medals, they look to continue their success and continue bonding on and off the court.

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The Legacy of Lady Dons Volleyball Continues
Mae Kordas, Staffer • September 17, 2024

This article is part of a series focused on this year’s motto of Unum: Engage, which highlights how students engage as one in different groups...

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.

Photo by Pamela Poe, Director of Communications
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...

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...

Political participation is an important part of being a citizen of the United States. But what role does our Christian faith have in politics?

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How Does Faith Inform Our Politics?
Chloe Mullen, Staffer • September 17, 2024

As the election approaches, political clashes become more frequent and intense. In these often tense times, God calls us to trust and follow...

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...

For many, Halloween means experiencing a haunted corn maze or a scare zone to get into the spooky spirit.

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BOO! It’s Time For Haunted Houses, Scare Zones, and Everything Spooky
Maddie Stevens, Staffer • October 24, 2024

The leaves are turning brown, pumpkin-spiced lattes are in your hand, and haunted houses are here. Halloween means so much, but for some, it’s...

People turn to true crime through many media platforms. The most popular ways to get a taste of true crime are through podcasts, movies, and shows.

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Why We Can’t Get Enough of Real-Life Mysteries? The Appeal of True Crime
Isabella Durazo, Culture Editor • October 23, 2024

From murders to kidnappings, people love to dive into the gruesome genre that is true crime. The true crime genre consists of stories portraying...

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...

An athlete runs in a Rio 2016 Paralympics race. Coverage of para sports like the Paralympics is significantly lower than that for non-disabled sports.

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Why aren’t the Paralympics being covered more?
Brooklynn Kiil, Staffer • October 18, 2024

The Olympics were a hot topic during summer, but many are unfamiliar with the fact that the Paralympics also took place this year. The Paralympics...

Fantasy football is an online league, where you create your own NFL football team. Many people prepare all year for the draft, studying who to pick and how to create the best team. 

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Fantasy Football: What’s the Hype?
Mae Kordas, Staffer • October 2, 2024

Many believe that late August to Labor Day weekend is the best time of the year due to one thing, the fantasy football draft. Tracing back to...

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...

CCHS joins the many schools throughout the nation who have implemented new anti-phone policies on their campuses. Cathedral’s, though not as invasive as taking away a student's phone for the whole school day, has impacted classroom culture in ways students and teachers never expected.
What’s up with the Phone Jails?
Lucy Miller, Editor-in-Chief • September 16, 2024

What place does a phone have on a school campus? Should it be stationary on a desk for only teacher use, or in a student's pocket at their disposal?...

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