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The Monarch

Tesla Cybertruck: Bold Vision or Bitter Fall?
Tesla Cybertruck: Bold Vision or Bitter Fall?
Sana Buty, Staff Writer • February 18, 2025

Imagine a truck designed by a 10-year-old with nothing but a ruler and a failed dream. That’s the Tesla Cybertruck. While there has been speculation...

Life Skills Should be Taught at School
Life Skills Should be Taught at School
Varnika Arun, Staff Writer • February 17, 2025
High schoolers are well trained in math, science, history, and literature, and yet are often woefully unprepared when it comes to finance, emotional intelligence and health. Schools should include both in their curriculums to help students succeed.
Red 40: The Art of Consumption
Red 40: The Art of Consumption
Brooke Hulbert, Staff Writer • February 16, 2025
Everyone seems to know this infamous food dye is bad for us, yet we keep eating it. Why?
Opposing Viewpoints: Breaking up with Summer Break
Opposing Viewpoints: Breaking up with Summer Break
Siddharth Belegere and Grace Wang February 14, 2025
June, July, and August... These months, together making up summer break, are often the happiest months of students. Yet, perhaps getting rid of this break would be worth the cost.
Weaving or Rambling: Unpacking Trump’s Controversial Appeal
Weaving or Rambling: Unpacking Trump’s Controversial Appeal
Manvik Johar, Siddharth Belegere, Grace Wang, and Vincent Kwan December 4, 2024

“You know, I do the weave.” The now-famous words of President-elect Donald Trump show how presidents are often associated with their distinct...

Symptom of not following our guide (seriously, get off Fortnite).
How to Stop Procrastinating: A Guide by the Pro(crastinator)s
Yoonwon Jo and Manvik Johar February 19, 2025
Procrastination truly is a detestable disease, a malicious malady, an atrocious affliction, a vile virus––oh wait, let me waste more time finding another synonym instead of actually doing my work. See how it destroys focus?  Yeah, it's that bad.
Stanley Cups’ newest, Christmas coded launch of leakage-prone, lead-containing tumblers.
WE LOVE STANLEY CUPS!
Ellen Son, Laura Noel Mathews, and Ali Allarde December 8, 2024
We’ve all seen the gloriously aesthetic Stanley Cups toted across campus by everyone and anyone. That’s because Stanley Cups the world’s best water-bottle, EVER. Don’t believe us? Read on.
Legally-obtained MRI scan of a teenager infected with the "brainrot epidemic." That's not very skibidi, is it?
Thou Art a Rizzler
Manvik Johar December 2, 2024
In the particularly loquacious linguist’s lexicon one may also find a combination of several appellations strung together to create a specific meaning. Chief among these combinations is perhaps “Skibidi Rizzler.”
A Deep Dive into the 2025 Grammys: Who Deserved it? Who Didn’t?
A Deep Dive into the 2025 Grammys: Who Deserved it? Who Didn’t?
Amira Mulji, Staff Writer • February 25, 2025
Amira Mulji judges the biggest takeaways from music's biggest night. Were there any surprises?
Are People Caring About Award Shows Again?
Are People Caring About Award Shows Again?
Ali Allarde, Staff Writer • February 25, 2025
It’s safe to say that award shows, once prestigious events that garnered tens of millions in viewership, have been on a downward spiral. However, 2025 seems to be different, with the former spirit of award shows coming back in full force.
Book Adaptations: How Old Stories Stay Relevant
Book Adaptations: How Old Stories Stay Relevant
Nishant Perla, Staff Writer • February 25, 2025
Monarch Madness is coming up soon, and there are some amazing themes this year! As usual, each grade chose a theme based on a popular movie. However, three of them have something in common. They’re book adaptations!
One of Them Days movie poster- featuring the two stars sitting in a mood delineative only of “one of them days.”
One of Them Days: More Than a “Buddy Movie”
Shiloh Halliburton-Rudy, Staff Editor • February 22, 2025
One of Them Days, Issa Rae’s long awaited production debut, breathes life into the “buddy movie” genre with a colorful cast of lovable characters. Starring the incredulous SZA as the eclectic and hilariously misguided Alyssa and her more-mature but similarly downtrodden companion, Dreux. The film rollercoasters through the two’s iconically- LA day as they scramble to make month’s rent in less than 24 hours.
Featured Photographer: Vivian Maier
Featured Photographer: Vivian Maier
Hannah Greene '26, Staff Writer • February 18, 2025
Hannah Green '26 explores the legacy of photographer Vivian Maier: A Hidden Icon of Women's History
Self Portrait - 1955
Anyone can be a Photographer!
Mary Pham ‘26, Staff Writer • February 18, 2025
Mary Pham ‘26 details the potential that everyone has to become a photographer and how a simple photograph can turn out to be a masterpiece
Vivian Maier—the anonymous street photographer that rose to fame posthumously.
Gallery: Vivian Maier
Nikethana Karthikeyan and Amber-Thy Huynh February 14, 2025
In honor of International Women’s Day, on behalf of Monarch Photography, we are highlighting Vivian Maier—a photographer known for her striking, high-contrast interpretations of daily life in the city.
The Truth Behind Catfishing
The Truth Behind Catfishing
Hannah Greene '26, Staff Writer • December 7, 2024

As teenagers in an increasingly online world, the internet is both a safe haven and a dangerous space. As a member of Gen Z and user of the internet,...

Men's Soccer: Chasing the 2025 Season
Men’s Soccer: Chasing the 2025 Season
Jakob Gregorio and Nikhil Khannan February 19, 2025
“It has been a fun ride, one that has allowed me to not only develop as a player, but more importantly as a person. I have made connections that in 20 years time will still hold strong."—Senior Milind Manikkar
How a Season Ending Injury affects the 2x Gold Medalist
How a Season Ending Injury affects the 2x Gold Medalist
Cole Topping, Isabella Shen, and Anna Billante February 19, 2025
Everyone’s focus is on this excellence, on the win, on the growth, on the game. There is a buzz to it all—until it suddenly goes silent. A single break in the continuous flow. An injury.
Men’s Basketball: Filling in the Gaps
Men’s Basketball: Filling in the Gaps
Nayeon Koh and Millie Lu February 16, 2025
The Archbishop Mitty’s Men’s Basketball team underwent a roster overhaul this season. As such, the Monarchs have faced a transition year that has tested their resilience.
Luka to the Lakers: A Shocking Trade
Luka to the Lakers: A Shocking Trade
Nathan Han, Ryan Tsai, and Aarav Mehta February 15, 2025
“The NBA is a wild place, man. If [Luka] can get traded, then anybody is up for grabs.”—Kevin Durant
Suriya Roy ‘27
Bear the Name
Our artists celebrate the Mitty Spirit in the coming weeks to the Greatest Night.
Zoey Crisan and Azure Livingston February 18, 2025
Anisha Maharjan '25
Artists’ Choice
Zoey Crisan and Azure Livingston February 18, 2025
Artist's Choice
Artist’s Choice
Zoey Crisan and Azure Livingston December 5, 2024
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