2023 WCE National Grand Champions.
Dancing to The Stars
Senior Volleyball stars, Kira Miles, Tiana Owens, Amanda Saeger, Ayva Moi, Jenna Hanes, Dakota Conway, Niki Egan and Sinclair McComic reminiscing on their past years apart of the Dons program through senior night.
Setting the Standard
The war in Israel has brought up the topic of what role the Catholic Church plays in Israeli politics. The history behind the meaning of Jerusalem and the significance the city has played in the formation of the Catholic Religion is so important. Both the Vatican and Israel share a mutual respect for each other. The Vatican has expressed its primary concern for the conditions happening and announced October 27 as a day of fasting to end the war.
The Israel and Vatican Relationship: Navigating Faith and Diplomacy
St. Therese of Lisieux is a well known female saint who was named one of the three Doctors of the Church. She is the patron saint of florists and missions.
St. Therese of Lisieux
The 2023-2024 Varsity Cheer team has high hopes for the rest of the season. They have worked hard all summer and fall and hope it pays off when they compete in CIF and Competitions. They look forward to Senior Night, Christmas practice, and Disneyland.
Inside the Pyramid
The war in Israel has brought up the topic of what role the Catholic Church plays in Israeli politics. The history behind the meaning of Jerusalem and the significance the city has played in the formation of the Catholic Religion is so important. Both the Vatican and Israel share a mutual respect for each other. The Vatican has expressed its primary concern for the conditions happening and announced October 27 as a day of fasting to end the war.
The Israel and Vatican Relationship: Navigating Faith and Diplomacy
St. Therese of Lisieux is a well known female saint who was named one of the three Doctors of the Church. She is the patron saint of florists and missions.
St. Therese of Lisieux
Mary, the mother of Jesus, is someone we can pray to for guidance and love.
Why Do We Pray To Mary?
The Pope’s Exorcist is one of the two demonic movies that is currently streaming on Amazon Video.
Two Demonic Movies To Watch or Not Watch This Summer
Teddy Howell, the 9 year old podcast creator dressed up as a priest, his dream occupation. This young third grader describes how when he grows up, he wants to be like Schmitz and be a priest at his local church in Michigan.
Teddy Howel’s Creation of the “Kids Bible of the Year”
A student leading the whole school in prayer during a mass event.
Building a Spiritual Foundation: The Impact of Masses in School Communities
Options alumni Gabi Schlador cheering on the Dons alongside Audrey Bryar ‘24
Unveiling the Magic of the Options Program: A Beacon of Inclusivity and Joy
Anneliese Fiegl ‘24 and Tiffany He ‘24 pictured at the Cathedral Catholic High School Club Week. The two leaders promoted the Asian Culture and Appreciation Club.
A Rising Moon With ACAC
Senior Olivia Harvey targets Marissa Smith to eliminate her from the traditional senior game. Read more about the face behind the madness, guidelines, and how this game has impacted the dynamic between seniors at CCHS.
No Floaty, No Mercy
CCHS cheerleaders Brooke Lewis ‘24, Julia Walton ‘24, and Mikey Black ‘24 smile from the sideline at the 2022-2023 Senior Night. Next year, these athletes will have to adjust to significant changes to the program and work hard to fulfill the season’s new theme: Be a star!
The Cheer Program is Ready to Shine
2023 WCE National Grand Champions.
Dancing to The Stars
Senior Volleyball stars, Kira Miles, Tiana Owens, Amanda Saeger, Ayva Moi, Jenna Hanes, Dakota Conway, Niki Egan and Sinclair McComic reminiscing on their past years apart of the Dons program through senior night.
Setting the Standard
The 2023-2024 Varsity Cheer team has high hopes for the rest of the season. They have worked hard all summer and fall and hope it pays off when they compete in CIF and Competitions. They look forward to Senior Night, Christmas practice, and Disneyland.
Inside the Pyramid
2022 Holy Bowl victory
Rivalry Reignited
The 2023-2024 girls volleyball team and staff poses for a team photo.
The Road to ESPN
Guaff wins first Grand Slam title.
Coco Gauff Serves Up Victory
Olivia Rodrigo: The musician/actress who just released the album Guts.
GUTS: Olivia Rodrigo’s New Album & Popularity
Sergio Brown and his mother Myrtle Brown together.
Ex-NFL Player Goes Missing After Mother Found Dead By Her Home
The Burning Man figure in Black Rock Desert, Nevada. The act of burning the figure is symbolic of the rejection of corporatism and celebration of nature. This years figure measured 40 feet in height.
Beyond the Flame Behind the Burning Man Festival
Peñas self-portrait that won the Presidents award. This work is highly regarding and was admired by CCHS students during the Art Show.
The Talents of the CCHS Art Show
Olivia Rodrigo: The musician/actress who just released the album Guts.
GUTS: Olivia Rodrigo’s New Album & Popularity
The Burning Man figure in Black Rock Desert, Nevada. The act of burning the figure is symbolic of the rejection of corporatism and celebration of nature. This years figure measured 40 feet in height.
Beyond the Flame Behind the Burning Man Festival
COVID in the community uncovers the members of the Cathedral Catholic High School community taking on the novel coronavirus.
COVID in the community: Mrs. Nadine Kassity-Krich
COVID in the community uncovers the members of the Cathedral Catholic High School community taking on the novel coronavirus.
COVID in the community: Mr. Maurice Correia
COVID in the community uncovers the members of the Cathedral Catholic High School community taking on the novel coronavirus.
COVID in the community: Makenna and Carson Doan
Guaff wins first Grand Slam title.
Coco Gauff Serves Up Victory
Sergio Brown and his mother Myrtle Brown together.
Ex-NFL Player Goes Missing After Mother Found Dead By Her Home
The LeBron vs. Jordan GOAT Debate Who is the greatest of these two legends? Basketball greats LeBron James and Michael Jordan are competing for the title of GOAT. The debates are heated and touch on statistics and victories. Interested in diving into this debate? Go to ElCid.com to learn more!
Lebron V Jordan
Manny Machado expresses his anger toward teammate Fernando Tatis Jr. after a rough game in 2021.
Padres Key’s to Success
The Dons fought hard to take home their 25th Western League Championship Title. The baseball players celebrate their comeback against Saint Augustine High School to win 4-3, as pictured above.
They May be Rivals, but They are Hardly Competition
People around the world are divided when it comes to supporting Palestine or Israel.
Past and Present: Understanding Israel’s Complex Landscape
The war in Israel has brought up the topic of what role the Catholic Church plays in Israeli politics. The history behind the meaning of Jerusalem and the significance the city has played in the formation of the Catholic Religion is so important. Both the Vatican and Israel share a mutual respect for each other. The Vatican has expressed its primary concern for the conditions happening and announced October 27 as a day of fasting to end the war.
The Israel and Vatican Relationship: Navigating Faith and Diplomacy
Recent natural disasters in places like Maui, Libya, Mexico, and California have shown affects from climate change. Concerns of harsh disasters are raised as temperatures rises intensifying climate change.
Climate Change Fuels Natural Disasters
Nancy Pelosi with her security team after home invasion.
How Many Millions: The Concerning Increase in Security Budget for Government Officials
Students all over the world are working with technology in the classroom, and could be using AI for better or worse.
AI on the Rise for 2023 School Year
Nancy Pelosi with her security team after home invasion.
How Many Millions: The Concerning Increase in Security Budget for Government Officials
Protesters in the streets fighting for justice after the brutal death of George Floyd. The people suffered emotional and physical damage and are now awaiting $80M in reimbursements.
Cities in the United States pay $80 Million to Repay for the Injuries Caused in 2020 Protests
Kevin McCarthy speaks to reporters outside West Wing following debt limit discussion with President Joe Biden.the federal government may not have enough funds to pay all of its bills, which could lead to a default, causing the economy to suffer and borrow costs to rise.
Biden Meets with McCarthy to Discuss the “Tough” Debt Ceiling
Image of Russian politicians Alexei Navalny and Vladimir Putin. Both politicians are at tension with each other as Putin sees Navalny’s actions over the past decade as a threat.
Russia: Poison, Prison, and Politics
With the presidential election around the corner, who are the candidates for the democrats and republicans?
Who’s the Next President?
People around the world are divided when it comes to supporting Palestine or Israel.
Past and Present: Understanding Israel’s Complex Landscape
The war in Israel has brought up the topic of what role the Catholic Church plays in Israeli politics. The history behind the meaning of Jerusalem and the significance the city has played in the formation of the Catholic Religion is so important. Both the Vatican and Israel share a mutual respect for each other. The Vatican has expressed its primary concern for the conditions happening and announced October 27 as a day of fasting to end the war.
The Israel and Vatican Relationship: Navigating Faith and Diplomacy
Recent natural disasters in places like Maui, Libya, Mexico, and California have shown affects from climate change. Concerns of harsh disasters are raised as temperatures rises intensifying climate change.
Climate Change Fuels Natural Disasters
Students all over the world are working with technology in the classroom, and could be using AI for better or worse.
AI on the Rise for 2023 School Year
No more beach vacations for the future generation.
No More Beach Vacations For The Future Generations
On iPhone and iPad, IOS 17 allows users to choose from a list of options to record how they are feeling throughout the day, and why.
Apple Introduces New Mental Health Features on iPhone
Understanding the teenage brain in the context of mental health is more than just an academic subject; it is a critical concern for school communities
Understanding The Teenage Brain
Photo of a design from Ready To Wear the Spring/Summer 2024 collection of Chloe.
Fashion Week Favorites
An informative word bubble displaying the ways to stop the stigma surrounding mental health.
Breaking The Stigma
Keeping a healthy balance between life and mental health is important to improving anyone’s well-being.
The Importance of Prioritizing Mental Health Admist Back to School
Season 2: Episode 19 Farewell to Fr. Martin
Season 2: Episode 18 All About AP Testing
Season 2: Episode 17 The Summer I Turned Pretty Book Review
Season 2: Episode 16 Tech Office
Season 2: Episode 15 Women’s History Month
Photo of a design from Ready To Wear the Spring/Summer 2024 collection of Chloe.
Fashion Week Favorites
Zoey Ronco ‘24 pictured with a Pinterest board of homecoming dresses that fit the new dress code. Female students must make the change from traditionally short dresses to maxi and midi lengths.
Past the Knee, Bend the Knee
During Red Ribbon Week, students are able to experience various activities that promote community and love. On this day, a petting zoo came onto campus, and students spent time with cute animals!
Why are CCHS Students Stripped of a Health Class?
Speaker McCarthy’s proposal to raise the debt ceiling includes work requirements for recipients of Medicaid. This could disproportionately affect people with disabilities, the impoverished, minority racial groups, and caretakers. How will this go over in the houses of Congress? What does this look like for typically American households?
Are Work Requirements for Medicaid Worth It? (Opinion)
Boasting over one hundred clubs CCHS is advertised as a school where student creativity and leadership runs the show. But as many students know, this club system has lacked in many regions and held little to no standing on campus for years-but why?
Why does it Feel Like Clubs do Nothing?
Reading is the perfect past time in the summer! Picking the perfect book for you will get you back into reading.
The Best Books to Read During Summer Break!
Beams book is a touching story that has won the Teen Choice Award for Teen Movie: Drama. In this true story, protagonist Annabel’s miracle evokes intense emotion from the reader.
“Miracles from Heaven” Book Review
“Go Ask Alice” a banned novel written by a teenager girl in the 70’s, explores themes of addiction and other worldly struggles. Novels such as these should not be banned due to their educational opportunity to expose readers to the dangers of addiction.
“Go Ask Alice” Book Review
Mieko Kawakami’s novel, Heaven, explores the mind of an adolescent. She paints the scenes with a raw beauty, tormenting and captivating readers with each turn of a page.
Heaven by Mieko Kawakami
“The Great Divorce” by C.S. Lewis takes you along on a ride to Heaven.
The Great Divorce Book Review
On iPhone and iPad, IOS 17 allows users to choose from a list of options to record how they are feeling throughout the day, and why.
Apple Introduces New Mental Health Features on iPhone
Understanding the teenage brain in the context of mental health is more than just an academic subject; it is a critical concern for school communities
Understanding The Teenage Brain
An informative word bubble displaying the ways to stop the stigma surrounding mental health.
Breaking The Stigma
Keeping a healthy balance between life and mental health is important to improving anyone’s well-being.
The Importance of Prioritizing Mental Health Admist Back to School
Freshman Brooke, 2021
A Letter to My Freshman Self
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Crime Corner Ted Bundy

Cassidy Smith, Writer
May 12, 2023
Photo of what seemed like the picture perfect Watts family prior to murders

Crime Corner: Chris Watts

Cassidy Smith, Writer
April 27, 2023
Photo from last months junior retreat at Whispering Winds. Photo of Nicole Moore (left) and Cassidy Smith (right), both lead Junior retreat.

Passing the Torch

Cassidy Smith, Writer
April 18, 2023
Photo of the DeFeo family prior to murders. The DeFeo children. Back row: John, Allison, and Marc. Front row: Dawn and Ronald Jr.

Crime Corner: The Defeo Family

Cassidy Smith, Writer
April 5, 2023
Holden Smith (far left), Cassidy Smith (middle), Summer Smith (far right), dressed up at school for Saint Patrick’s Day 2022.

From Shamrocks to Shenanigans: Exploring the History and Traditions of Saint Patrick’s Day

Cassidy Smith, Writer
March 9, 2023
Students from Cathedral last year, 2022, gathering on field to recreate the Ukrainian flag to show support.

Rights on Point: The Activism and Advocacy of our Human Rights Club

Cassidy Smith, Writer
March 8, 2023
This past Friday, February 3rd, star player and captain of the basketball team, Shea Fitzgerald, left his heart on the court as he accomplished his 1,000 career point. Photo from last Friday’s senior night game, moments before the 1,000 point was achieved.

Journey to 1000

Cassidy Smith, Writer
February 10, 2023
Photo taken at Hearts of Cathedrals event at Panera Bread week of January 10, 2023. The club partnered up with the Play With Heart Foundation to raise money for AEDs for low income schools.

Hearts of Cathedral

Cassidy Smith, Writer
January 31, 2023
Photo of students Gabrielle Schlador (right) and Eban Lanfield (left). Photo was taken Teusday, January 17 2023, at lunch playing soccer with mentor, Bianca Shaw and Claire Curran (behind the camera).

Become a Leader, Be a Friend

Cassidy Smith, Writer
January 31, 2023
The 2021 MEER team performs at their performance last February doing their dance to the Wipeout theme song.

What is MEER?

Cassidy Smith, Writer
January 5, 2023
Picture and headshot of Grace Howard who just landed the leading role of Amelie in CCHS winter production.

Behind the Scenes: What it’s like Getting the Lead

Cassidy Smith, Writer
December 16, 2022
Photo of Collein Lyons (pink), Allie Adajar (blue), Serena Goeriz (green), and Jaedyn O’hara (purple). The cast of “Footloose” took photo at intermission of their closing show to capture the memory of the amazing show that occured in the spring of 2022 last year.

Behind the Scenes: Callbacks

Cassidy Smith, Writer
December 1, 2022
Photo of CCDT famous kickline. Photo from last year’s winter concert, “Making Spirits Bright.”

“All I want for Christmas is Dance”

Cassidy Smith, Writer
November 18, 2022
Ava Thuresson (Class of 2022) was recently featured on Season 22 of The Voice! Follow her at @avalynnthuresson on Instagram to watch her journey.

A Don’s Voice

Hong-An Phan and Cassidy Smith
September 30, 2022
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