There is no better way to ring in the spirit of the holidays than by building gingerbread houses with friends and family. Gingerbread houses have long been a symbol of winter festivities, as they inspire...

   Ingredients: 1 sleeve of saltine crackers 1 cup of packed brown sugar 1 cup of unsalted butter ¼ teaspoon of kosher salt 1 teaspoon of vanilla extract 2 cups of unsweetened chocolate      Directions ...

   Fruitcakes originated in ancient Rome where they were called satura and made from pine nuts, barley mash, pomegranate seeds, raisins, and honeyed wine. We often eat these cakes at Christmas due to...

     The holidays are very important for people. It's flying across the country to see family you haven't seen in years. It's showing the people you love how much you care. It's having the whole...

   On August 25, 2020, 17 year-old Kyle Rittenhouse fatally shot two men and wounded another in Kenosha, Wisconsin. On November 19, 2021 he was acquitted on all charges.    The entire year following...

 It’s easy to imagine that Coach D has always been Athletic Director at El Mo. That somehow, he was created out of the strength of the mighty Vanguard. However, this was not Coach Ed Drzanek’s inception,...

   As of recently, all eyes are on Afghanistan, and for good reason. In February of 2020, when President Trump signed the Doha Agreement with the Taliban to extract foreign forces from Afghanistan.    On...

As Vanguards venture back to in-person learning at El Modena high school, Vanguards can’t help but feel a little weird. But that’s ok! How else could high school be during a pandemic? ...

   Recently, it seems like everything is going digital, and currency is no exception.  Cryptocurrency is a form of anonymous digital money that isn't centralized nor regulated, but is instead upheld...

   As mass vaccination efforts begin around the world, the names of two pharmaceutical giants continue to make headlines: Moderna, and Pfizer. Both of these companies have been granted emergency FDA...

James Bae - James committed to UC Santa Barbara, which offers a great pathway for his major in pre-bio. He chose UCSB because of its courses and the beautiful beach location. He’s ready to live on his...