How are seniors feeling about leaving high school?
![OFF THE SHELVES Florida and Texas have started a new wave of book bans that aim to create a narrative that excludes people of color and in the LGTBQIA+ community.](https://vnhsmirror.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Book-Bans-1-1200x320.jpg)
Book bans are hellish weapons of censorship and false narrative building
How are the AP exams?
What do you think about the school’s lunch?
Why didn’t we get glasses during the solar eclipse?
![From L to R: Sports Editor Isabel Valles, Opinion Editor Joel Nam, Design/Layout Editor Brianna Alvarado, Online Editor-in-Chief Daimler Koch, Arts and Entertainment Editor Madison Thacker, Executive Editor Angelina Gevorgyan and News/Features staff writer Delmis Vaquerano prepare to write their wills shortly before taking off on Spirit Airlines. They celebrate the newspapers Best of Show award, landing in first place among hundreds of other high school newspapers from across the country.](https://vnhsmirror.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/IMG_6999-1200x900.jpeg)
Chasing championships: The Mirror
Should Daylight Savings Time just go?
BOOKING IT I like “I, Robot”
![ON GUARD Campus aide Jorge Arroyo supervises the front courtyard of the main building.](https://vnhsmirror.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/DSC_2442-copy-1200x800.jpg)
Ongoing safety threats call campus security into question
![Most classic films, notably Gone With the Wind, contain some element of sexism or racism. There are a few, however, like In the Heat of the Night and To Kill a Mockingbird, that address social issues head-on.](https://vnhsmirror.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/ACTUAL_CCCM_DAIMLERKOCH-1200x880.jpg)
Saving classic movies from cancel culture
![Raymond Chandlers The Big Sleep remains a classic crime novel, venturing into the inferno that is Los Angeles crime.](https://vnhsmirror.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/aXJ5WehQ2RMXf1Hp2QaxRnyafJPLqopLMyT7HM5R-1200x1200.png)
BOOKING IT Raymond Chandler’s “The Big Sleep” is nothing to snooze over
![With the holiday season stretching around the corner, test your knowledge on the most wonderful time of the year!](https://vnhsmirror.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Firefly-santa-dancing-in-the-snow-27115-1200x933.jpg)
Holiday trivia that will make you feel merry and bright!
![CASH FROM COFFEE Senior Anastasia Petrova works as a barista at Panera Bread in Encino, a job that allows her to expand her social skills and earn her own money.](https://vnhsmirror.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/star-1200x1106.jpg)
Students in the workforce: Valuable experiences, endless sacrifices
![Aunque la administración confía en los registros de mochilas como medio para mantener la escuela libre de contrabando, la conclusión es; Los registros de mochilas son una invasión flagrante de la privacidad.](https://vnhsmirror.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/what-removebg-1200x912.jpg)
Restablecer las búsquedas de mochilas
![Students gathered out on the quad during lunch to hang out with their friends in all their spooky glory.](https://vnhsmirror.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/1-1-1200x800.jpg)
A terrifyingly fun Tuesday
![Rock guitarist Tom Morello with guitar teacher Ms. Jennifer Bellusci.](https://vnhsmirror.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/1-1200x992.jpg)
Rage Against the Machine’s Tom Morello does a “Mic Check” in the auditorium
![Governor Ron DeSantis has led his state into political and social ruin. From preventing diversity in state universities and colleges to prohibiting discussion of LGTBQ topics in schools, he is actively trying to gain more control over his citizens rights.](https://vnhsmirror.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/desantis-1200x800.jpeg)
Seriously, what’s going on in Florida?
![Richard Feynman was quite the curious character. He ascended to the highest forms of academia at Princeton, Cornell and Caltech, yet remained a prankster at heart.](https://vnhsmirror.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/quicktakegraphic-1200x900.png)
Richard Feynman and the art of teaching
![FROM MAGIC TO MEDIOCRITY
The iconic studio Disney strives to extend
the enchantment of
beloved stories, but
there’s an unfortunate
pattern of creative
missteps.](https://vnhsmirror.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/SequelsDisneyVal-900x900.jpg)
The real reason Disney keeps producing terrible sequels
![Disneys original plan for Tomorrowland was to create a blueprint of the future circa 1986. Today, however, the land has strayed far from that goal, with it becoming an amalgamation of Star Wars, the 80s, and Jules-Verne-esque architecture.](https://vnhsmirror.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/PN8pAuuhARdSgRDz7sYdmJS079yKFXZtXJpPIfHv-900x675.jpeg)
Disneyland’s Tomorrowland is stuck in yesterday
![Florida governor Ron DeSantis has been in a feud with Disney World over the Reedy Creek Improvement District.](https://vnhsmirror.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/temp-900x506.png)
Disney World versus DeSantis: the Battle for Magic Kingdom
![Tony Stark’s snap has had consequences for everyone in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU), and everyone in the Marvel fan base as well. The lack of direction, subpar storytelling and superhero fatigue present in the various films and shows released after “Avengers: Endgame” are some of the chief complaints to come out of Marvel fans](https://vnhsmirror.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/themcudowngrade-900x506.jpg)
Can the downward trajectory of the Marvel Cinematic Universe be reversed?
![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.](https://vnhsmirror.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/longtake2-900x643.jpg)
The geek, the Jedi, and the animator
![Kang the Conqueror (Jonathan Majors) unleashes his inner fury on the rebels in Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania.](https://vnhsmirror.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/temp-900x604.png)
Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania is a waste of time and space
![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.](https://vnhsmirror.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/jurassicpark-900x506.jpg)
Jurassic Park is a crappy book
![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.](https://vnhsmirror.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/sherlock.jpeg)
The beaming brilliance of Holmes and Poirot
![The mastermind behind Quick Take reveals some unfinished business](https://vnhsmirror.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/DALL·E-2023-01-12-14.18.21-The-quick-take-files_-the-lost-articles-and-documents--900x900.png)
The Quick Take files: the lost articles of Daimler Koch
![Quick Take 7Why you have too proofraed](https://vnhsmirror.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/IMG_6785-900x675.jpg)
Quick Take 7
Why you have too proofraed
![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).](https://vnhsmirror.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/mariah-900x473.png)
All I want for Christmas is $$$
![Black Panther: Wakanda Forever sees the kingdom of Wakanda going head-to-head with the powerful undersea nation of Talokan over the use of vibranium by other countries.](https://vnhsmirror.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/wakanda-900x506.jpeg)
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever is a somber tribute to Chadwick Boseman
![Quick Take 6Daydreaming is actually awesome](https://vnhsmirror.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/pexels-pixabay-289998-1-900x675.jpg)
Quick Take 6
Daydreaming is actually awesome
![It’s wrong to ignore your right to vote](https://vnhsmirror.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/VotingPins_wide_rgb-900x506.png)
It’s wrong to ignore your right to vote
![Going crazy over Psycho](https://vnhsmirror.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/image.jpeg)
Going crazy over Psycho
![The topics I write about for Quick Take are the small stuff – writing, little-known facts, etc. Not anything big, like politics or society.](https://vnhsmirror.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/man-gdd1d2d3a1_1920-900x532.jpg)
Quick Take
Why I write about the things I do
![Zeno, an ancient Greek philosopher, is most well-known for his list of paradoxes trying to prove that motion was an illusion.](https://vnhsmirror.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/evan-lee-EdAVNRvUVH4-unsplash-900x600.jpg)
Quick Take
Zeno’s Paradox
![Werewolf by Night had me howling for more](https://vnhsmirror.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/temp-1-900x506.jpg)
Werewolf by Night had me howling for more
![Inspiration is a fleeting moment, and can be hard to capture in writing form.](https://vnhsmirror.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/journal-2850091_960_720-900x600.jpg)
Quick Take
The importance of perfect timing
![Sometimes, the best mistakes are those that the writing professionals make.](https://vnhsmirror.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/adult-gfc25f26f8_1920-900x600.jpg)
Quick Take
The humor in writing
![Writer’s block is a painful obstacle for any writer, standing in the way of good ideas and efficient progress](https://vnhsmirror.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/WritersBlock-Isabelle-Gallino-Flickr-CC-900x598.jpg)
Quick Take
The silent struggle behind writing
![Appearing for the first time in three years, Mickey Mouse stands in the center of Disneys D23 Expo in Disneyland, California to promote upcoming Disney movies.](https://vnhsmirror.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/shutterstock_1255998610-900x631.jpg)