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As Disney and other corporations have discovered, its difficult – if not impossible – to please all consumers when it comes to a firms degree of wokeness.
No, corporations can't be woke
Asher Meklin, Acalanes High School • May 24, 2022

The phrase “Woke Disney” blares out on Florida televisions as Governor Ron DeSantis discusses the corporation’s recent pullout from donating to his and other conservative politicians’ campaigns. Viewers at home might wonder...

Compared to iPhone users, android phone owners are at a disadvantage when it comes to participation in group chats and using other in-phone features.
iPhone promotes social isolation and creates 'green bubbles'
May 6, 2022
In the events of Blueprint’s April issue, Acalanes High students debate whether to take their masks off with the coming of spring and the lifting of state-wide school mask mandates.
To mask or not to mask, that is the question on campus
March 31, 2022
High school students grapple with the despair that the college admissions process capitalizes upon.
Dear colleges, I am more than the sum of my struggles
March 31, 2022
Today’s youth are desensitized to the struggle and sacrifice behind previous generations’ fights for women’s rights. sexist jokes
Sexist jokes are nothing to laugh off
March 31, 2022
Students who do not have access to a private college counselor are always able to meet with their school counselor and make use of what resources they do have available to them.
Commentary: Are private college counselors worth the cost?
March 28, 2022
News
The expansion of on-campus programs spark dialogues on the finite campus space at Acalanes High School.
Making space for spaces on the Acalanes High campus
Alex Ariker, Keith Johnson, and Zack Lara, Acalanes High School • May 24, 2022

Acalanes High School features many classrooms, fields and spaces for various programs and extracurriculars. However, as more on-campus programs seek to expand, the allotted on-campus space for each group...

Springhill Elementary athletes run a victory lap in the 2022 Special Olympics hosted at Acalanes High School.
Special Olympics return to Acalanes High
May 24, 2022
After the death of an NFL player last year, high school players are becoming better informed about the dangers of concussions.
NFL player's death reminds high school athletes about the dangers of concussions
May 6, 2022
Miramonte senior Gracia Chen, here with Spanish teacher Megan Flores, helped create the Curriculum Consultant program, a newly implemented project designed for students and teachers to collaborate in an effort to diversify Miramonte’s educational curriculum.
Miramonte High 'staff' now also includes students
May 6, 2022
Northgate teachers joined their colleagues dozens who picketed on March 18. These teachers and those at other district schools were letting families arriving in the morning know the teachers were preparing to strike.
Settlement with district averts Mt. Diablo Unified strike
April 12, 2022
Arts & Entertainment
Generation Z cuts the cord on previous generations’ love for cable television.
Couch potatoes pause cable TV, get into the streaming flow
Keith Johnson and Alex Ariker, Acalanes High School • March 31, 2022

Imagine, but for a moment, flumping down on the couch and browsing through various channels, desperately looking for something to watch. This is what watching television looked like for many people in...

Chanel store in Monaco.
Viard precipitates Chanel’s downfall from high fashion
March 31, 2022
Only Murders a fun romp for mystery fans
"Only Murders" a fun romp for mystery fans
March 15, 2022
Almost, Maine debuts in San Ramon Valley return to theater after Covid-19 respite
'Almost, Maine' debuts in San Ramon Valley return to theater after Covid-19 respite
February 21, 2022
Multimedia superstar Zendaya starred in Season 1 of this drama series that follows a group of high-school students as they navigate a minefield of drugs, sex, identity, trauma, social media, love and friendship in todays increasingly unstable world.
On Sundays ‘Euphoria’ is must see watching
February 16, 2022
Features
In the game of Life beyond high school, Acalanes students opt to embark on a diverse variety of career and educational paths.
Some Acalanes High seniors look beyond four-year colleges
Connor Faust and Kylie Choi, Acalanes High School • May 21, 2022

As the question “Hey, where are you going to college?” floats around the hallways of Acalanes High School, a number of students raise the conversation about having plans besides attending a four-year...

The lively mariachi music at the Acalanes Cultural Fair brings a cultural richness and festive feel for community members to enjoy.
A celebration at Acalanes High of cultures from around the world
May 21, 2022
Project seeks to empower young writers
Project seeks to empower young writers
May 9, 2022
Soapman Bill McGeehan offers a wide variety of homemade soaps for sale from his wheelchair at a Walnut Creek crossroads.
Meet Walnut Creek's soap man
May 6, 2022
Miramonte sophomore Antong Cao won a French language comic contest with her cartoon.
C’est drôle: She won a French language comic contest
May 6, 2022

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