Opinion

College students are overwhelmed with a tangle of loans and high tuition prices (Photo: courtesy of The Balance) by Josephine Rivera-Hoagland, features editor As Maria Carrillo’s class of 2022 wraps up their final year, many seniors are deciding which college to head off to and making note of the various offered scholarships, FAFSA aid and […]

Maria Carrillo Students school lunch (Photo: Raffaella Bravo, The Puma Prensa) by Raffaella Bravo, staff writer Maria Carrillo High School lunches are not inclusive for students who are vegan, vegetarian, gluten-intolerant or who have nut allergies. Junior Bella Zarate almost had a severe allergic reaction to tree nuts and sesame seeds within her school lunch. […]

Graphs of the data taken by the APES class (Photo: Courtesy of Grace Darrow) by Rose Cromwell, staff writer Maria Carrillo High School student bathrooms have been something of an enigma on campus for quite some time, with devious licks and vandalism, lots of drug use and students going in for a variety of reasons […]

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 […]

Canva graphic of a student participating (Photo: Maddie Qualls The Puma Prensa) by Maddie Qualls, editor “I completely agree. To add on to what she said, I think…” This is a phrase that I’ve heard many times in the classroom. When you need to get participation credit for a Socratic seminar, you hope that one […]

President Joe Biden speaks at the pentagon (Photo: Lisa Ferdinando on Flickr) by Aria Balador, staff writer Around a month ago, I wrote an online article regarding the state of affairs for the Biden administration. While I expressed heavy disappointment for the lack of action and the blocking of legislation within Congress, I also reserved […]

Street Fighter Newsom vs. Abbott (Photo: Canva Graphic by Rose Cromwell, The Puma Prensa) by Rose Cromwell, staff writer In May of 2021, Texas enacted its controversial abortion legislation, known as Senate Bill 8, SB8 or the Texas Heartbeat Act. It deputized citizens to enforce a ban on abortion at six weeks, allowing them to […]

(Photo: Comic created by Scout Tatham, The Puma Prensa) by Maddie Qualls, editor Whoever said senior year would be “chill” lied. My first semester has not been easy to put it lightly. I am constantly burdened with responsibilities such as schoolwork, extracurriculars and the infamous college applications. I am sleep deprived and always stressed. So […]

Storm drain at Maria Carrillo High School (Photo: Raffaella Bravo, The Puma Prensa) by Raffaella Bravo, staff writer ​​Even though rain has many benefits, it also highlights the pollution problem with stormwater runoff. While it seems like a minor issue, stormwater runoff is responsible for about 30 percent of the pollutants in natural waters, according […]

President Biden at the COP 26 in Glasgow, Scotland (Photo: Eric Haynes) by Aria Balador, staff writer When Joe Biden defeated incumbent Donald Trump last November in the 2020 presidential election, many in the country, myself included, sighed in relief. Unfortunately, all these months later Biden is experiencing the lowest approval rating of his presidency […]