Halloween Night Safety Tips

Daphne Marsters, Staff Writer

October 14, 2019

   Use the buddy system    Bring a flashlight    Look both ways before crossing a street    Know the route you’re taking    Wear comfortable walking shoes    Bring a sweater if needed    Never be afraid to call a trusted adult if something is wrong...

Native Landscaping

Scarlett Adams, Bulletin Editor

April 9, 2019

Landscape your house to be sustainable and beautiful

El Mo Veggie Club

Scarlett Adams, Bulletin Editor

April 9, 2019

El Modena’s Veggie Club was created this year by president Audrey Houl and vice president Suzanne Hooker. The main purpose of this club is to unite vegetarians and meat-eaters alike to enjoy plant-based meals. The club hopes to spread the message that going vegan or vegetarian, or even just substit...

Winter Formal Court

Ai-Vi Allred, Online Manager/Photographer

January 20, 2019

Frontline: What clubs are you a part of? Do you have a position? Aly Tierney: Christian Club (co President), El Mo Buddies (publicist), Photography, NHS, Project Give and Grow   FL: What is your favorite song from La La Land? AT: City of Stars FL: What part of Winter Formal are you looki...

Breast Cancer Awareness Month

Casey Burgueno, Staff Writer

October 18, 2018

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

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

  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

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

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

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

“Adventure is out there” - Up

Matt’s Adventure In Japan

Matthew Cortez, Photographer

February 15, 2018

   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...