The Student News Site of Brea Olinda High School

The Wildcat
The Student News Site of Brea Olinda High School

The Wildcat
The Student News Site of Brea Olinda High School

The Wildcat
Audrie Pagano will serve as the first high school student on the BOUSD board. Pagano will serve on the board for six months, starting Jan. 2023, by attending meetings and representing the BOHS student body.

BOUSD Board of Education Announces Inaugural Student Board Member

Ellen Kim, Staff Writer
November 28, 2022
The two candidates running to represent BOUSDs Trustee Area 1, which includes Brea Olinda High School and Brea Canyon High School, are Nicole Colon and Carrie Flanders. After several months of campaigning for the two current board members, elections end tomorrow.

Meet the Candidates Running for BOUSD Board of Education, Trustee Area 1

Doyon Kim, Editor-in-Chief
November 7, 2022
Kendra Painter, senior, and Andrew Chun, junior, participate in a lab during AP Biology class. Starting March 11, students and staff had the option to not wear masks in classrooms.

Students, Staff React to Mask-Optional Policy

Karis Choi and Jasmine Youn
March 31, 2022
Sara Bottalico, AP Biology teacher, reviews instructions about genetic variation. Due to the 65% decrease in COVID-19 cases, Gov. Newsom lifted the mask mandate, but schools must remain wearing masks indoors regardless of vaccination status.

Indoor Mask Mandate is Lifted; Schools to Remain Masked

Karis Choi, News Editor
February 24, 2022
Shelli Hemerson, assistant principal, in her office. Hemerson uses her background in engineering, teaching, and coaching to foster community building as assistant principal.

From Engineer to Educator: Assistant Principal Shelli Hemerson’s Circuitous Journey to BOHS

Karis Choi and Noelle Dominado
February 11, 2022
Students are greeted to teacher Omar Barcenas, Spanish class with a sign stating -- in Spanish --that students must wear their mask “at all times” and “use the hand sanitizer upon entry.” Due to the contagious Omicron variant, BOHS has emphasized the importance of taking preventative measures.

Policies Adjust, Students React, to Omicron Variant

Jasmine Youn and Karis Choi
February 7, 2022
Eric Phan, intervention teacher, helps Sydney Peterson, junior, in the library computer lab. Phan helps students to complete classes ranging from U.S. History to geometry using the APEX Learning software.

Eric Phan, Intervention Teacher: A Perfect ‘Fit’

Doyon Kim, Editor-in-Chief
November 10, 2021
Verronica Clements, English teacher, receives her second dose of the Moderna vaccine on March 30 at a Brea CVS. “It was the best thing that ever happened to me in a CVS store,” Clements said.

BOUSD Teachers Get Vaxxed

Jared Corona, Ellen Kim, and Melissa Perez
April 28, 2021
The inaugural Virtual Career Fair will take place from Tuesday to Thursday on a Zoom webinar and through YouTube videos. The event, organized by Doyon Kim, sophomore, and counselor Megan Jansen, will help students learn about various careers.

BOUSD Virtual Career Fair: Exploring Diverse Careers

Ellen Kim, Staff Writer
April 26, 2021
Natalie Deporto, BOUSD nurse, administers a vaccine to a Placentia Yorba Linda Unified School teacher. When COVID-19 vaccines became available to education and childcare workers, Deporto was trained to administer vaccines.

An Interview With Natalie Deporto, BOUSD Nurse and COVID-19 Vaccinator

Lindsey Kim, Staff Writer
April 21, 2021
A Raising Canes restaurant just yards away from Laurel Elementary poses a danger to students.

Recipe for Disaster: City of Brea Opts for Fried Poultry, Sweet Tea Over Safety of Children

Jared Corona, Staff Writer
February 25, 2021
Turnitin is a plagiarism detection service used by over 15,000 schools worldwide. Due to an increase in plagiarized essays this year, the BOHS English department requested the software, which was ultimately purchased by BOUSD in January.

Preventing Plagiarism: Turnitin Purchased by BOUSD

Ellen Kim, Staff Writer
February 7, 2021
Load More Stories

The Wildcat

The Student News Site of Brea Olinda High School
© 2023 • Advertise • FLEX Pro WordPress Theme by SNO • Log in