Breast Cancer Awareness Month

Casey Burgueno, Staff Writer

October 18, 2018

Filed under El Mo News, Focus

October is known as Breast Cancer Awareness Month, a month where everyone wears pink and supports the organizations that provide help for women who are affected by this cancer. Famous companies like Starbucks create fancy pink drinks and Panera sells ‘Pink Ribbon Bagels’. Breast cancer is the second lea...

Haunted Old Towne Orange

Olive Sanz, Staff Writer

October 18, 2018

Filed under Focus

Established in 1888, Old Towne Orange is hub for many El Modena students, but do they know of its haunting past? The first murder(s) in Old Towne was of two young boys, killed by the wheels of a large horse drawn carriage circa 1900. During the filming of That Thing You Do in 1995, Tom Hanks and his cr...

Trick or Trouble?

October 18, 2018

Filed under Columns, Focus

  What is Halloween to the average teenager? Do they think of candy or beer? Halloween is a time of year where everyone celebrates this spooky season.   Perhaps the most festive group, teenagers, is the least sure about how to spend their Halloween night. In preparation, some are planning ...

Prom is in the Air

Aivi Allred, Photographer

May 16, 2018

Filed under Focus

Junior Matthew Tu asked junior Sarah Ando to prom. With help of a friend, Tu tried to do a very artsy promposal because Ando is a very artsy person, but couldn’t find a good ask. Stuck, Tu went with a nature-based theme and after a lot of bad pun ideas, Tu finally settled for, “Oak-ay this may ...

Senior’s Spirit Week

Colby Hurdle, Staff Writer

March 19, 2018

Filed under Focus, Showcase

So here we go!    The Freshmen of Oz started off skipping their way down the yellow brick road, until plunging to the depths of Bikini Bottom, where Plankton introduced them to the evil Joker himself, after a stint on the dark side, the graduating class of 2018 used faith and trust, and just a li...

The Man From Turkey, The Man In Boy Scouts

Mia Gutierrez, Staff Writer

February 17, 2018

Filed under Focus, Humans of El Modena (HOEM), Uncategorized

Senior Arman Kingsland has participated in Boy Scouts since he came to Orange County from Istanbul, Turkey when he was ten-years old. He has been a part of his 543 Troop for eight years. When asked what encouraged him to join the Boy Scouts of America, Kingsland explains that it’s a tradition in hi...

Travels with El Modena

Aivi Allred, Photographer

February 17, 2018

Filed under Focus

“Adventure is out there” - Up

Matt’s Adventure In Japan

Matthew Cortez, Photographer

February 15, 2018

Filed under Focus, FrontlineFeed, Humans of El Modena (HOEM)

   Being my first time out of the country and on a plane I was nervous at first going on such a big trip. It was a 12 hour flight to Japan and I was going to be there for 11 days. But once I had arrived I knew it would be the best decision I had ever made in my life.   Japanese culture is so...

Dance Rules

Jenny Hamburg, Ads and Distribution Editor/ Photographer

January 23, 2018

Filed under Columns, Feature, Focus, FrontlineFeed, Music, Showcase

   Winter formal is coming up on February 3rd at Fête the Venue in Costa Mesa and there are a few important things students need to remember. When one arrives to the dance, one must show his/her student ID to be admitted. The doors will close 90 minutes after the dance has begun, and no students will...

New Laws in CA/OC for 2018

Wyatt Terlaak, Op/Ed Editor

January 23, 2018

Filed under Focus, Showcase

Coming into the new year, a number of new laws are coming into effect in Orange County, and California as a whole. There are hundreds of new bills passed every year, and each year comes with its own oppositions to these new bills. Arguably the most controversial new law being passed relates to immigration, as...

Principals Newsletter

Colby Hurdle, Staff Writer

November 12, 2017

Filed under Editor's Picks, El Mo News, Feature, Focus, Humans of El Modena (HOEM)

Mrs. Lauren Davis  It is my pleasure to introduce Mrs. Lauren Davis as a member to El Modena’s teaching staff. Mrs. Davis will be using her Masters degree in Education from Harvard University to teach Spanish. Her stellar education has allowed her to previously teach English in Spain, and Spanish i...

“A Moment Captured” at the Championships

Ely Bustos, Staff Writer

November 2, 2017

Filed under Columns, Editor's Picks, Feature, Focus, Humans of El Modena (HOEM)

All high school bands from all around Southern California come to and fro to play and perform at the California Band State Championships. It varies from different pieces of music, along with performances from color guard, where they are highly judged starting from visual, how well their marching and ste...