Month: June 2022
School board votes to lift indoor mask mandate
MCHS students masked while in advocacy, Friday, March 11 (Photo: Katrina Gorauskas, The Puma Prensa) by Katrina Gorauskas, staff writer The Santa Rosa City School Board voted 4-2 to align with state guidance and end mandatory indoor masking in schools. Students, parents, and teachers alike all desperately waited for the outcome of the board meeting, […]
‘West Side Story’: perfect for modern musical lovers
The two rival gangs stand face-to-face after a dance off (Photo: Courtesy of the “West Side Story” promotional website) by Georgia Laganiere, a&e editor West Side Story is a classic tale about two rival gangs, the Puerto Rican gang called the Sharks versus the Polish gang called the Jets. The story is inspired by the […]
Birth control for teens needs to be affordable and accessible
Graphic of the different types of birth control (Photo: Made on Canva by Georgia Laganiere, The Puma Prensa) by Georgia Laganiere, a&e editor Around 750,000 women ages 14 to 19 get pregnant each year in the United States according to the Advocates for Youth, an organization aimed at giving out information and resources centered around […]