Starting next school year, Mayfair is going to offer AP Seminar as an option for sophomores to take in place of their English course. The class is a year-long course used to help students mainly with their presentation skills. It strengthens students' research, collaboration, and critical thinking skills in order to develop a strong presentation, essay, or project.  The class uses a format called “QUEST” and this framework helps students analyze different pieces of informati

On Friday, March 20th, there was a BBQ during middle and high school lunch for students with a decent GPA and attendance. They released the students 15 minutes before lunch started to receive an extended lunch. While arriving, many students claimed to have a negative experience, including myself. A sophomore here at Mayfair, Ferrol Nkwenji, voiced her opinion on the BBQ. Q: Did you enjoy the experience? A: “No I did not. It was not what I was promised and it was not what was

Dear Margot, my best friends are being rude to our new friend and won’t tell me why. What should I do? Dear reader, I’m very sorry to hear about that unfortunate situation. Tensions within a friend group, especially those closest to you can be extremely stressful and hurtful. However, I think that the best way to deal with this is by trying to speak with your best friends and ask them respectfully if there’s an issue going on in general or with the new friend specifically. A

I got the opportunity to speak to Mr. McCabe about his teaching and personal life. He was my former Biology teacher and I chose to do a spotlight on him because he taught one of my favorite classes during my freshman year. I asked him a series of questions so we could learn more about him beyond his school life. Q: What did you do prior to teaching? A: “I thought that I would be a doctor so I got my undergraduate degree in neuroscience and then I worked at a lab in UC San Fra

On April 22, 2025, the Yamaha Corporation of America building in Buena Park revealed its newly renovated building which cost $34 million dollars in total. Mayfair’s band had the great opportunity of touring their facilities with many different employees and representatives at the Yamaha company. First we walked into a lobby room that had many different models of instruments like synthesizers, drumkits, grand pianos, and guitars. We were then taken to another building where t

The basketball game is an annually played sports event made in honor of Hiram “Chick” Peterson, who was one of Mayfair’s assistant principals who sadly passed away back in 2002. The student team is made up of two players from each sport, and the faculty members volunteer for their spot. Before the game starts, the teachers come out in groups of 3-8, each having a short performance as their introduction. One of the many memorable performances was a money spray where they threw

USC baseball had very high expectations after they finished last season with a 37-23 overall record and a conference record on 18-12 with key wins against number #14 UCLA and #22 TCU. Then after making a playoff to the NCAA tournament for the first time since 2015 they beat TCU in regionals before getting eliminated by Oregon State in the regional final. Even though they had very promising feats and a solid record, fans didn’t expect for them to do that much better the next

Many people hear and celebrate Saint Patrick’s Day every year without knowing the true reason how it came to be. The holiday started as a 17th century religious day to honor the patron saint of Ireland because he brought Christianity to the Pagan people. St. Patrick himself was a 5th century missionary who became enslaved and taken to Ireland. He eventually escaped but then felt called to return to convert the people there which ended up being successful. Eventually, the ch

As of March 21st 2026, marks the very day Tsuki the seal from Tokkari Center was born, and is turning a year old today! Tsuki was born from Yo-chan and her father Katsunori, both being well known seals within the seal community — or at least anyone who’s a huge fan of seals. Tokkari Center is the only place in Japan where weak or injured seals are held inside to rehabilitate or permanently foster them if they aren’t capable of being released. They also teach the seals some tr

Enhypen was established in 2020 through the reality competition series I-LAND, and it made its debut with the first being Heeseung, Jay, Jake, Sunghoon, Sunoo, Jungwon, and Ni-ki. Enhypen's debut album is the first mini album, BORDER:DAY ONE, released on November 30th, 2020, featuring the title track "Given-Taken." This album talked about the complex emotions as they transitioned from trainees to artists. It has been a big and amazing year for Enhypen. In April 2025 they made

Ramadan is a holy month of fasting and prayer for Muslims, the followers of Islam. It celebrates the month during which the Prophet Muhammad received the initial revelation of the Quran, the holy book for Muslims, around the 7th century. Fasting is one of the five fundamental principles of Islam. During each day of Ramadan, Muslims fast from dawn to dusk each day, and they are supposed to avoid eating, drinking, and smoking as well as unkind or impure thoughts and words and

Women’s History Month grew from Women’s History Week from 1978. The recognition originated in Santa Rosa, California in correlation with International Women’s Day, March 8th. Former President Jimmy Carter issued the week of March 8th in 1980 to be National Women’s History Week, but in 1987 Congress had expanded it to be a full month.  This month is dedicated to recognizing the important women and women who led movements in history that have often been overlooked in the past.

Kristi Noem was the former Secretary and led the Department of Homeland Security. However, she was just fired by President Donald Trump. She was previously the governor of South Dakota and is part of the Republican party. She was only appointed on January 25, of last year and was the 8th appointed secretary. She was fired due to many forms of malpractice.  Her most recent controversy was a commercial that cost $220 million. While she has claimed that Trump knew about this co

On Saturday March 14, 2026, Mariners and Showtime participated in a show choir competition hosted by the Los Alamitos Choirs where they competed against other show choirs in their own division. Mariners were scheduled to perform around 2:30 PM and went against three schools in the intermediate treble division. They started off with “Holding Out For A Hero” with a powerful intro of wanting something that they're trapped into. Throughout their set, they had a powerful finale w

Ever since the tragic death of Iran’s leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, on February 28th, Iran has finally settled on who the new leader is. His son, Mojtaba Khamenei,  became Iran’s new leader on March 8th. Many wonder about who he is. He was born September 8th, 1969, and is the second child of Khamenei amongst six others. At seventeen, he served in the military, and in 1999, went to Qom to continue his religious studies. Now at 56 years old, despite keeping a low profile in h

On February 15th, 2026, famous actor Robert Duvall passed away peacefully in his home in Middleburg, Virginia. Robert Duvall was most well known for his roles in “The Godfather” and "Apocalypse Now” as Tom Hagen in “The Godfather” and as Lieutenant Colonel William Kilgore in “Apocalypse Now.” He has also received the Academy Award for Best Actor in 1983 and nominated for an Oscar seven times because of his incredible performances. Besides his incredible acting career, Robert

The U.S. Women's Olympic hockey team has been participating in every single Olympics Winter games since the first women’s game in 1998. The U.S. has won a total of three gold medals, four silver medals, and one bronze medal. The U.S. women's team has been one of the most successful hockey teams in every international play. This year’s Olympic Winter game has been chaotic, creating history and controversy. The men’s team was bashing the women’s team, laughing at them and not s

Back on February 28th, the U.S. and Israel had launched an attack on Iran  claiming that Trump was trying to prevent Iran from getting their hands on nuclear weaponry, as well as encouraging the people of Iran to overthrow their own government. However, these attacks had resulted in the death of the  Iranian Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei , setting off Iran with the U.S. and Israel receiving major backlash, and Iran attacking Israel in retaliation. Since then, people

While Miss Contreras is out from maternity leave, we welcome Ms.Jung! She is a newly graduated substitute counselor that will be taking over while Miss Contreras is gone. I personally am very excited for her as she joins Mayfair. Here are some questions to get to know who Ms. Jung as she transitions to Mayfair!  Q: Who are you and what do you do here at Mayfair? A: “My name is Ms.Jung; I am a substitute counselor for Miss Contreras right now. I believe she's on maternity leav

On Tuesday, March 3rd, 2026, Polyphonix, Mariners, Showtime, and Combo had their sneak preview show at the Bellflower Civic Center. The show was directed by Jennifer Campbell and accompanied by Juan Carlos Lora. In case you missed it, here is the setlist by each group on what they performed. Polyphonix’s Set: Music Is My Life - Roger Emerson Feeling Good - Roger Emerson Soloist: Annika Smith Stand Up - Roger Emerson Soloist: Armando Aguilar Showtime’s Set: One Night Only -