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Student government visits senior home

By Sheldon Zhou, Editor • December 19, 2024

Fernando Rivera Intermediate School (FRS) student government members visited a senior home late November. This initiative aimed to foster intergenerational relationships and promote understanding between...

Popular social media platform TikTok to be banned

By Andrew Bitanga, Editor • December 17, 2024

TikTok is set to be banned if its Chinese-owned parent company ByteDance does not sell it by Janaury 18.

What do students think about enrichment?

By Celica Kawashima, Staff Writer • December 5, 2024

FRS has started a new curriculum this year, with enrichments replacing the second elective. This transition has resulted in varying opinions. Sixth grader Joan Do from gardening class has a favorable...

7.0 M earthquake strikes Northern California, tsunami warnings canceled

By Nathaniel Woo, Editor in Chief • December 5, 2024

A 7.0 M earthquake strikes near Petrolia, CA. USGS cancels tsunami warnings sent out Northern California coast and the Bay Area.

JESD rolls iReady out, students, teachers, find it flawed

By Nathaniel Woo, Editor in Chief • December 3, 2024

FRS students and teachers are becoming increasingly frustrated with JESD's newly rolled out learning program, iReady.

NASA, SpaceX blast off to Jupiter’s moon

By John-Will Fernandez, Staff Writer • December 3, 2024

NASA and SpaceX launch a spacecraft that is set to arrive at Jupiter's moon by 2030.

How are the new sixth graders liking FRS?

By Evonne Angela Malate, Staff Writer • November 26, 2024

Sixth graders at FRS share their experiences about their first year in middle school.

FRS student government, yearbook, clean polluted beach

By Andrew Bitanga, Editor • November 23, 2024

FRS student government and yearbook students helped clean up the Pacifica State Beach on Saturday, November 9.

JESD elects SMC GOP-endorsed board candidate, incumbent

By Nathaniel Woo, Editor in Chief • November 22, 2024

Incumbent Andrea Jordan and SMC GOP-endorsed Nadia Flamenco win election to JESD school board.

Fun Run returns for its second year

By Sheldon Zhou, Editor • November 12, 2024

On Wednesday, October 30, Fernando Rivera students participated in the Fun Run on the school’s track. It hosted six, seventh, and eighth graders who ran around the track for 30 minutes. Each student...