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VOL XXXV| ISSUE 2 | January 1st, 2026

News

Owned, Optimized, and Sold

Parisa Bahrami • February 28, 2026

Booming business and bankruptcy are two sides of the same coin that is private equity, and bankruptcy was exactly the case for companies like Sprinkles Cupcakes. Founded by Candace Nelson and established in 2005...

AVID Tutoring

A Striking Addition To The Promenade

Sophia Shen • February 28, 2026

Strike! With bowling pins rattling and arcade games beeping, Level Up Bowl & Bistro, a new bowling entertainment venue in the Palos Verdes Promenade, has become a major hit for teenagers and families alike...

“United We Stand & Patriots March for America” from the Fibonacci Blue via Flickr, used under CC Attribution | Cropped from original

The End of Plastic

Jade Stein• February 28, 2026

Many people wonder why local Target stores stopped using plastic bags. On Jan. 1, California introduced a law that has placed a ban on plastic bags at store checkouts. The Senate Bill 1053, made it so that stores can only offer recycled paper bags at checkout...

Opinion

Securing America's Interests

Billy Houng • February 28, 2026

Whether it be called an abduction or transfer of custody, Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro was brought to the United States to stand trial for his involvement in grand-scale criminal activity,

Focus

First Things First

Sydney Malicse • February 28, 2026

After submitting job application after job application, many Peninsula students begin to wonder if their effort still matters. Seeking employment has become an increasingly difficult challenge for most teenagers...

Student Life

Amanda Edgren

Alisa Sekine • February 28th, 2026
Future careers are a hot topic for high school students, and finding the job that best suits them is a dream for many of these students. Some choose to serve their communities...

The Life and Times of a Library Chicken

Ingu Batyerruel • February 28, 2026

The library is a home to books, computers and students studying, but recently it became a home to something a bit more feathered. Between textbooks and novels...

Inside the Zoo

Olivia Kim • February 28, 2026

While most students used their winter break to relax, a group of seven students spent their break working on producing videos for a new project at Peninsula: “Inside the Zoo”...

Sports

Girls' Basketball

Kyra McGath • February 28, 2026

This season, the Peninsula girls' basketball program is competing with only a varsity team after not having...

Girl's Soccer

Alissa Luna • February 28, 2026

The Peninsula girls soccer team celebrated this past winter break when they were named the champions of the 2025 Pirate Cup Tournament, an annual tournament...

Coach Hoeger

Noah Vaidyan• January 1, 2026

It was announced in May of 2025, that longtime Peninsula boys and girls varsity tennis Head Coach, Mike Hoeger would be retiring. However he decided a few months later...

Arts & Entertainment

Avatar Fire and Ash

Savannah Diaz • February 28, 2026

Although most people refer to the Avatar movie series as the “blue people” movie series -whether or not the name is to humiliate...

A Catwalk of Change

Savannah Diaz • January 1, 2026

Victoria’s Secret’s (VS) latest fashion show on Oct. 15 was a complete disappointment to many fans, but others praised the show’s inclusivity...

Regretting You

Giana Geerdts • January 1, 2026

Colleen Hoover’s newest film adaptation, “Regretting You”, hit theaters on Oct. 24. This highly anticipated movie is based on Hoover’s 2019 novel of the same name...

“Avatar: Fire and Ash” Poster, from Lightstrom Entertainment and 20th Century Studios

“Regretting You” Poster, from Paramount Pictures