Preuss will hold its annual Festival of Arts, celebrating its tenth anniversary, on Thursday, March 20th, from 5:30 p.m to 7:30 p.m. Both middle school and high school scholars are invited, although there are restrictions for middle school students to enter. “The Festival of Arts is a fantastic combination of student’s creativity that provides an authentic audience, it's not just visual art we also have performances. A lot of different stuff is going to be on display,” says Ms. Noorzay. Families are welcome to come with their students. There is no charge for entry. The garden and crochet clubs will be at the events raising money by selling plants and crochet animals. Students will be given the opportunity to see performances like the fashion club’s fashion runway show, ballet Folklorico dancers, the rock band, and jazz ensemble performances. Art projects...
On Saturday, March 8, 2025, The Preuss School, in alliance with La Jolla Country Day, held the sixth annual T&T Conference. This year the conference took place at Preuss from 8:30 AM to 4:00 PM. Fourteen schools, including Gompers Preparatory Academy,...
Model UN is a club offered at Preuss where students roleplay as delegates to the United Nations and make committees based on the UN to learn about current world issues and international connections. Model UN is limited to high school students only and...
The Senior class will host its annual talent show, known as “Airband,” on Friday, April 18th, starting at 6 PM. For this event, anyone is welcome to audition for Airband. To further participate, students may perform skits, dances, singing or lip-syncing,...
Middle school students are excited to have fun and enjoyment with friends on field day, which will occur on March 28, 2025, during seventh and eighth block. Field Day is an annual event where middle school students can participate in activities and...
Costco is a fairly known warehouse club which many know for their unbelievably cheap food, clothes, groceries, office supplies, electronics and household items in bulk. Some may even know it due to its recent popularity from the “Costco Guys” on tiktok, who post Costco product reviews while keeping viewers entertained. Its growing popularity is the reason there are hundreds of thousands of Costco members. But is it truly worth paying $65 yearly? Determining whether A Costco membership is worth it depends on factors such as our grocery habits, family size, household storage, food and nearby locations. First off, one of the best things about Costco is the food. Its cheap and tasty menu allows Costco shoppers to purchase a meal and choose to eat in while shopping or outside the warehouse in the food court. They offer three of the best selling menu items: pizza, chicken bake, and the...
Some friends find others tripping and falling funny—which is classic slapstick comedy. Absurd situations, head smacks, and slipping on banana peels became sources of entertainment during the 1900s to 1930s silent film era. This form of comedy was mostly prevalent before the invention of synchronized...
We live in a society where virtual reality is no longer seen as futuristic and, instead, something we see on a daily basis, and this is drastically changing the way we experience entertainment. VR has primarily gained its popularity because of video games, but its purpose has transcended beyond that....
Our world can be seen through a click on our devices, as we are now more interconnected than ever before. People are able to speak their minds and type up any comment at any time of the day. More often than not, we find ourselves reading malicious or insensitive content that’s often recommended to...
Just as it has for countless years, music continues to play a major and crucial role in the lives of humans. The oldest form of music is drum based music from prehistoric times. As of now, music has changed and genres have died or adapted. However, with the inclusion of apps such as Tiktok, Instagram, and other streaming platforms, music can now reach larger audiences with much more ease. Yet, people continue to argue that music is a distraction and is negatively influential. I disagree with that. Music is necessary for the following reasons: humans are naturally attracted to it and music has health benefits, so there is no use trying to limit listening to it. According to “How Music Resonates in the Brain” written by Allison Eck, a Harvard medical writer, the earliest mammals were hyperattentive, meaning that they listened to everything extremely closely. This partially explains our natural attraction to music. Our close hearing was an evolutionary feature that we humans obtained...
Receiving homework frequently may not seem fair, but it does help students progress with school. Teachers should only assign homework once or twice a week for this reason. Teachers should take into consideration that students have other classes, need...
Students stress constantly about grades, and more about tests since they are generally the most impacting part of teachers’ grading systems. Assigning creative projects for the same grade or percentage of a grade as tests could help students better...
Second semester at Preuss presents more stressful challenges like CAASPP testing, AP exams, finals which cover material taught throughout the entire year, Spring Learning Showcase, and a heavier workload than the first semester, so making sure that our...
Shahad Abdillahi (28’) sees students around school without following the dress code all the time. She thinks, “Why don’t they follow the dress code when it makes us look more professional, put together, and we represent the school at the high standard...
