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Despite being a student-organized protest, many adults came to show their support for not only the students, but for the cause the students were fighting for -- abolishing ICE and showing their solidarity with Minnesota.
Photo/Video Gallery: Students from across the region participate in anti-ICE walkouts
Charlotte Hwang, Pia Manez, and JiSoo Park • February 13, 2026
Franklin High students marched to The Ridge shopping center in Elk Grove on Friday, Jan. 30, to protest U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement actions across the country.
Speak up and speak out
Pia Manez, Franklin High School • February 11, 2026
Franklin High students chant and hold signs aloft during their Jan. 30 protest walkout in Elk Grove.
Sacramento students among tens of thousands who walked out of U.S. classrooms to protest ICE
Pia Manez, JiSoo Park, Malik Shim, and Vivian Lim • February 1, 2026
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Opinion
Franklin High students marched to The Ridge shopping center in Elk Grove on Friday, Jan. 30, to protest U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement actions across the country.
Speak up and speak out
Pia Manez, Franklin High School • February 11, 2026
AI is transforming education at all levels.
AI is rapidly transforming education
Stephanie Olvido, St. Francis High School • June 26, 2025
FERPA versus AB 1955
California and federal government wrestle over student privacy issue
Eva Lancaster, Horizon Charter School • May 12, 2025
News
In October, Jesuit High announced that it would begin accepting girls in the fall of 2027. // photo illustration by Angelyn Gonzales from photos on the Jesuit and St. Francis websites
Jesuit High’s decision to admit girls sparks reflection, not rivalry, at St. Francis
Angelyn Gonzales, Reporter • November 17, 2025

No, St. Francis High School isn’t closing down. No, the school isn’t selling its campus to Sac State. Yes, St. Francis leaders say they are...

After campus intruder and vandalism incidents earlier in the fall, Folsom High officials say their safety protocols worked well. // Photo by Noah Johnson
Safety is a top priority at Folsom High
Lulu Frieders, Reporter • November 12, 2025
Pleasant Grove High School's Biomedical Academy blood drive team in front of the Vitalant blood drive van. // photo by Lugtxug Her
Pleasant Grove students coordinate a successful campus blood drive
JiSoo Park, Reporter • November 6, 2025
The promotional poster for the St. Francis High School production of "A Midsummer Night’s Dream" was drawn by St. Francis senior Kate O’Neil.
Reimagining Shakespeare: St. Francis High Brings “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” to Life
Katherine Hwang, Reporter • November 4, 2025
Grant Union High School in Sacramento has faced a troubling series of incidents and threats that have significantly impacted the school community’s sense of safety and emotional well-being, according to students, staff and alumni..
Lockdowns – and a 2024 shooting – have been hard on student mental health at Grant High
Ace Hightower, Reporter • September 10, 2025
Features
Senior Laila Baum, junior Jazmine Sulcer, senior William DuChien and sophomore Douglas Kraft, left to right, perform the opening number "Rotten to the Core" in the Folsom High production of "Descendants."
Student innovations are driving Folsom High theater program forward
Lulu Frieders, Reporter • January 27, 2026

Folsom High School’s theater program has focused this semester on student-focused innovations – and the students in the program are taking things to a new level.  The theater program has always prioritized being active in the community, such as showing set models at art shows,...

High school students Natalie Yuen, Elaine Tran and Sue Nguyen, left to right, take a group selfie during the Stayover check-in. // Photo by Chereen Yim
Stayover program helps introduce high school students to life at UC Berkeley
Vivian Lim, Reporter • January 24, 2026
St. Francis students Katie Koo, left, and Maëva Mahlmann are interviewed by a local TV station at the Aerospace Museum of California. // Photo courtesy of Nicole Weston
St. Francis girls have a chance to launch a school project into space
Charlotte Hwang, Reporter • November 23, 2025
The Folsom High choir, directed by Melanie Huber, performed on the California Capitol steps for Admission Day in September.
Folsom high school and middle school choirs perform at the state Capitol
Lulu Frieders, Reporter • October 23, 2025
The Franklin High girls' flag football team heads to the line of scrimmage after calling a play in a recent game.
Despite the challenge of constantly being compared to males, female athlete are rising to the occasion
Pia Manez, Reporter • October 23, 2025
Snapshots
Despite being a student-organized protest, many adults came to show their support for not only the students, but for the cause the students were fighting for -- abolishing ICE and showing their solidarity with Minnesota.
Photo/Video Gallery: Students from across the region participate in anti-ICE walkouts
Charlotte Hwang, Pia Manez, and JiSoo Park • February 13, 2026

Sacramento area Muslims gathered at CalExpo for a first time Eid unity event.
Sacramento area Muslims unite for regional Eid-Ul-Fitr prayer and celebration
Saffiya Sheikh, Horizon Charter School • April 12, 2024

According to KCRA3 News, more than 40,000 Sacramento area Muslims gathered at The Pavilion at Cal Expo in a Unity Eid-Ul-Fitr Prayer and Celebration...

Tiger dance at Inderkum High rally.
2023 YEAR IN REVIEW
Olivia Ming, Inderkum High School • March 2, 2024

 In journalistic writing, photos elevate the story. As a student journalist and photographer, the ability to combine my skills under Sac School...

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