• May 26SPORTS Dance company auditions will be held on May 31st at 3:40 P.M. in Ms. Hula's room.
  • May 26CAMPUS All late work is due on May 31st.
  • May 23CAMPUS You can now purchase dance show tickets. $8 presale, and $10 at the door.
  • May 23CAMPUS Today's spirit day is walking yearbook Wednesday. Wear a white shirt and get people to sign it.
  • May 18SPORTS Soccer tryouts for boys and girls is on May 18th from 4pm to 5:30 pm.
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Daimler Koch

Daimler Koch, Staff Writer

Daimler Koch is an Arts and Entertainment writer. He is a junior who is in his first year of journalism. Besides drawing and running his own newspaper, Daimler is a huge Disney fan and enjoys all things Disney related. He is currently the Director of the Van Nuys High School Math Tutoring Center, where he and other tutors help students who are struggling with their basic math skills. He plans to go to college and pursue a career working for Walt Disney Imagineering in Glendale, California.

All content by Daimler Koch
From left to right: Steve Jobs, co-founder of Apple and CEO of Pixar; Edwin Catmull, computer scientist and one of the original animators at Pixar; and George Lucas, creator of Star Wars and original owner of Pixar. All three played pivotal roles in the creation of the animation company and its most influential product, RenderMan.

The geek, the Jedi, and the animator

By Daimler Koch, Staff Writer
Published Feb 27, 2023
It might surprise most younger viewers, but the 1993 film is actually an adaptation of a 1990 novel written by Michael Crichton, an M.D. whose background helped him create the genetic aspect of Jurassic Park’s plot.

Jurassic Park is a crappy book

By Daimler Koch, Staff Writer
Published Feb 2, 2023
I’ve always loved the characters of Sherlock Holmes and Hercule Poirot. They’re both well-written and a delight to read about in their many adventures.

The beaming brilliance of Holmes and Poirot

By Daimler Koch, Staff Writer
Published Jan 20, 2023
Quick Take 7Why you have too proofraed

Quick Take 7
Why you have too proofraed

By Daimler Koch, Staff Writer
Published Dec 12, 2022
Mariah Carey’s All I Want For Christmas Is You has earned a staggering amount of cash since its release: $60-$70 million dollars, or about $2.5 million dollars a year since 1994 (the year of release).

All I want for Christmas is $$$

By Daimler Koch, Staff Writer
Published Dec 7, 2022
Quick Take 6Daydreaming is actually awesome

Quick Take 6
Daydreaming is actually awesome

By Daimler Koch, Staff Writer
Published Nov 15, 2022
It’s wrong to ignore your right to vote

It’s wrong to ignore your right to vote

By Daimler Koch, Staff Writer
Published Nov 7, 2022
Going crazy over Psycho

Going crazy over Psycho

By Daimler Koch, Staff Writer
Published Nov 1, 2022
The topics I write about for Quick Take are the small stuff – writing, little-known facts, etc. Not anything big, like politics or society.

Quick Take
Why I write about the things I do

By Daimler Koch, Staff Writer
Published Oct 24, 2022
Zeno, an ancient Greek philosopher, is most well-known for his list of paradoxes trying to prove that motion was an illusion.

Quick Take
Zeno’s Paradox

By Daimler Koch, Staff Writer
Published Oct 19, 2022
Werewolf by Night had me howling for more

Werewolf by Night had me howling for more

By Daimler Koch, Staff Writer
Published Oct 15, 2022
Inspiration is a fleeting moment, and can be hard to capture in writing form.

Quick Take
The importance of perfect timing

By Daimler Koch, Staff Writer
Published Oct 6, 2022
Sometimes, the best mistakes are those that the writing professionals make.

Quick Take
The humor in writing

By Daimler Koch, Staff Writer
Published Sep 30, 2022
Writer’s block is a painful obstacle for any writer, standing in the way of good ideas and efficient progress

Quick Take
The silent struggle behind writing

By Daimler Koch, Staff Writer
Published Sep 23, 2022
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