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Students protesting at the "Resist Fascism" protest.

Student voices amplify local action

Maeve Sanders, Production Manager June 6, 2025

Voices are more than words. Voices are resistance and insistence, individuality and advocacy—voices...

The haters are wrong about AI

The haters are wrong about AI

Jackson Dehority, News Editor June 6, 2025

If you have spent time on the internet in the last few months, you may have seen the flood of memes,...

Seniors continue their athletic careers

Seniors continue their athletic careers

Sionna Khattab, Graphic Designer June 6, 2025

Senior decisions have been in full swing the past few months. On top of the stress making a decision...

Alex Mizoguchi with his father Michael and his sister Sophia

Not just another Sunday: The history of Father’s Day

Isaiah Bell, Reporter June 6, 2025

The third Sunday of June and the fourth largest letter sending holiday in the U.S., with 72 million cards...

Ferderber surprised by the DJ's and smoke coming from the girls bathroom as she walks out of the school one last time.

Pepperfaux-Senior prank more organized than schools curriculum: Operation Ferder-blur

Jaime O’Donnell, Website Manager June 6, 2025

Arcata High School’s Principal Ferderber announced her resignation this week, citing “irreversible...

Ranked the nation’s top party school for the third consecutive year.

Pepperfaux: Arcata High grads major in partying, minor in academics

Danyella Waters and Jaida Dusel June 6, 2025

UC Santa Barbara  People widely celebrate UC Santa Barbara for its academic excellence and...

"Piece by Piece" by Alina Smith (left) and untitled drawing by Clyde Sundeen (right).

Humboldt Youth Exhibition: How art shapes our community

Paige Burlison, Reporter June 6, 2025

Humboldt has a reputation for boasting towering Redwoods and a dramatic coastline. However, looking beyond...

Alyssa Kell posing with award.

Teacher Excellence at Arcata High

Mason Myers, Hazel Neukom, and Jaida Dusel June 4, 2025

Each year, the Humboldt County Office of Education (HCOE) presents the Excellence in Teaching Award to...

The cliff Miles fell from

The climb back: Cooper Miles’ survival story

Jonah O’Brien, Videography Manager June 2, 2025

It was an everyday exploration of Seawood Cape, a rough shoreline nature preserve just north of Trinidad....

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