Yuba City High Beat
- What does the future hold?
- By Julia Lancaster/For the Appeal-Democrat
- As a high school senior, one thing that is very surprising for me is how fast time has flown by. What's even more surprising is that next year I will be attending a four-year university where I have declared an area of study that will hopefully lead ... Full story
- Moving toward a closed campus?
- By Julia Lancaster/For the Appeal-Democrat
- Yuba City High School is located very close to the center of the town. It is bordered by Franklin Street and Clark Avenue, some of the busiest streets in Yuba City. Between 7:30 and 8:00 in the morning and 3:05 and 3:30 in the afternoon, the traffic ... Full story
- The economics of homecoming
- By Julia Lancaster/For the Appeal-Democrat
- Economics is the study of how societies distribute scarce or limited resources to fulfill humans' unlimited wants. If school is our society, then one of students' limited resources is time. Teachers and students are in a race against the clock every ... Full story
- The value of high school
- By Julia Lancaster/For the Appeal-Democrat
- November is an eventful time for many people. For the majority of high school seniors, it means for the start of college applications. As my fellow classmates and I begin to write our personal statements, calculate our GPAs and question what we want ... Full story
- The haunting of Yuba City High
- By Julia Lancaster/For the Appeal-Democrat
- Aliens, the Loch Ness monster, Sasquatch and ghosts — these are myths and legends that people either love to believe or listen to as tall tale stories. Halloween is fast approaching, and in honor of this spooky holiday, I decided to investigate... Full story
- Welcome back, Honkers
- By Julia Lancaster/For the Appeal-Democrat
- Classes have recommenced at Yuba City High School. As teachers and students have their own sets of goals to accomplish for the coming school year, our campus, as a whole, hopes to accomplish the goal of reigniting our Honker pride and spirit.
To hel... Full story
- Music benefits students
- By Greg Geraldo/For the Appeal-Democrat
- Here at Yuba City High School, music plays a large part in daily life. When asked to name three musical artists at random, Brandon Taylor, a junior, said, "Lil Wayne, Drake and Led Zeppelin," but when asked to name three composers, he stuttered with ... Full story
- Reading fuels positive change
- By Greg Geraldo/For the Appeal-Democrat
- This week's column will be a little different than my previous ones because it is about a very special club at Yuba City High School. The Youth Literacy Club was started just this year by a very devoted English teacher. I had the privilege of experie... Full story
- Students struggle in the grip of senioritis
- By Greg Geraldo/For the Appeal-Democrat
- A mass epidemic has snuck up on the Yuba City High School campus this winter. It can be observed in teens enjoying Taco Bell breakfast on a Tuesday at 10:30 in the morning, or at the movie theater catching a midnight showing of "Star Wars: Episode 1 ... Full story
- Students placed second to politics
- By Greg Geraldo/For the Appeal-Democrat
- With finals quickly approaching, students at Yuba City High School are preparing to take on those last few days of the semester, which can make or break their entire year's worth of hard work.
This year, though, students are faced with another obsta... Full story
- Yuba City High School students look for motivation
- By Greg Geraldo/For the Appeal-Democrat
- As the days begin to drag into bleak winter in the Valley, students around Yuba City High School begin to follow suit. After hitting the ground running for the first part of this semester, keeping the momentum up and trudging through the murky swamp ... Full story
- Gearing up for another school year
- Greg Geraldo/For the Appeal-Democrat
- The school year has begun. As we forget our long summer days spent at the lake and with friends, we begin to remember terms long forgotten, like "homework" and "English Department benchmark essay."
As one walks through the halls of Yuba City High Sc... Full story
- With his death, was justice served?
- By Tucker Walden/For the Appeal-Democrat
- I have written several columns this year on topics ranging from "The first week of school," to "How do you like to be appreciated?" This is my last column ... sad, isn't it?
Well, on to the main point: Osama bin Laden is dead. For those of you who d... Full story
- It's always nice to feel appreciated
- By Tucker Walden/For the Appeal-Democrat
- After my last column about food, someone told me about how her mother put it on the fridge — my column, that is. I don't believe it has anything to do with the fact that her daughter was quoted; no, it was because of the amazing and wonderful c... Full story
- What the cost of one meal can buy
- By Tucker Walden/For the Appeal-Democrat
- It is the definition of a moral dilemma. A variable in the equation of life. In the end, not to be too morbid, it could be a determining factor in your death. One of the most important questions that today's youth face on a daily basis is: "Where sho... Full story
- Is there unity at YCHS?
- By Tucker Walden/For the Appeal-Democrat
- Perhaps it was seen when Yuba City High School defeated its cross-town rival, River Valley, for the Mayor's Cup. Perhaps it could've been when Yuba City defeated River Valley in every basketball game last year. Do you see a trend? We at YCHS unite fo... Full story
- Why go to school every day?
- By Tucker Walden/For the Appeal-Democrat
- It is a question often asked. Many people — students, rather — frequently ask this question: Why do I show up to school every single day? One of the most common answers: "It's your job." But that never really made sense to me. If school i... Full story
- It's the beginning of the end at YCHS
- By Tucker Walden/For the Appeal-Democrat
- And so it begins, the beginning of the end. It is over now: sleeping in until after 1 in the afternoon only to get up, use the bathroom, get some food and repeat. Unless you are one of the fortunate few who found a job this summer — in your cas... Full story
- YCHS seniors step into adulthood
- By Nick Scribner/For the Appeal-Democrat
- A week ago, Yuba City High School held its annual graduation ceremony, where the members of the class 2010 showed that they were ready to become well-educated, responsible adults — and that they still knew how to have a good time.
The evening ... Full story
- A spike in funds for girls volleyball
- By Nick Scribner/For the Appeal-Democrat
- On April 22, Yuba City High School hosted an event that had never been seen before at the school. It involved a net, a ball and 12 male students. What took place on that evening was Powderpuff volleyball.
Volleyball, a sport dominated by female athl... Full story
- Honkers aim to impress committee
- By Nick Scribner/For the Appeal-Democrat
- The Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC), one of six regional accrediting associations in the U.S., visited Yuba City High School at the beginning of the week in a follow-up evaluation of its previous assessment, which was done three ye... Full story
- Making memories that are hard to top
- By Nick Scribner/For the Appeal-Democrat
- Yuba City High School had its basketball homecoming last week, one of the busiest and most fun weeks of the year. The overall theme was "Time Warp," with each class picking a different time period as its class theme. The seniors chose a futuristic ti... Full story
- It's the beginning of the end
- By Nick Scribner/For the Appeal-Democrat
- While many schools are already back in session, Yuba City High School is still enjoying its winter break. With holiday decorations put away and New Year's resolutions already made and broken, YCHS students have not much else to do but contemplate the... Full story
- Getting into the spirit of things
- By Nick Scribner/For the Appeal-Democrat
- Yuba City High School has many wonderful attributes. The staff is first-rate, the campus is always kept clean and it is a very safe place to be. What makes the school outstanding, however, is the level of spirit among the students.
School spirit is ... Full story
- Brown plus gold equals green
- By Nick Scribner/For the Appeal-Democrat
- When Yuba City High School's Associated Student Body (ASB) officers set goals for the 2009-2010 school year, they agreed that they needed to increase school spirit. They decided that the easiest and most obvious way of showing school spirit is to dis... Full story
- Extra! Extra! Students get involved
- By Nick Scribner/For the Appeal Democrat
- Students at Yuba City High School are finally settling in for the long haul this school year, but it is around this time that they ask themselves a question: "What extracurricular activities do I want to be involved in?"
Extracurriculars are a great... Full story
