A year ago today, we had our first day of online school. Now we’re two weeks into a hybrid model of school, and it’s been quite a year. From COVID-19 concerns to the entertainment world and everything in between, a lot has happened. Here are some of HS 1327’s best stories during the time of COVID-19, including news, features, opinions, music, tv, and movie reviews, and sports. 

March 2020

COVID-19 concern causes TUHSD school closures      

By: Kelsey Riemer

School at home. To the tune of “When will my life begin” from “Tangled”     

By: Alexandra Fry

Books that are terrible to read during a shelter in place order     

By: Alexandra Fry

Bay Area Shelter in Place explained      

By: Jack Reuter

April 2020

Coronavirus puts mountain biking season in peril after successful first race

By: Jack Reuter

TUHSD offers free meals for families in need starting April 13      

By: Emily Cardwell 

Virtual spirit week aims to reconnect student body during pandemic      

By: Sarah Barsky

COVID-19 pandemic outlines the need for paid sick leave      

By: Nick Anthony 

Nightly howl unites community amid COVID-19 crisis      

By: Alice Simenstad 

Mental health days should be as normalized as sick days      

By: Samantha Parr

May 2020

Budget cuts bring drastic changes to TUHSD journalism programs      

By: Melissa Auchard

ASB election results influenced by unparalleled circumstances      

By: Melissa Auchard

June 2020

San Anselmo gathers in solidarity with the Black Lives Matter movement      

By: Melissa Auchard

Marin City unites to protest racial injustice      

By: Melissa Auchard

The 12 Days of Quarantine     

By: Jeannette West

August 2020 

Students seek school identity and unity amid controversial name change      

By: Jack Long and Samantha Parr

First evacuation order issued during Point Reyes fire      

By: Emily Cardwell

September 2020

Confrontation between Tiburon police and shop owner sparks backlash against police      

By: Henry Pratt

Tips for protesting safely

By: Genevieve Peterson

Drake alumni group opposes name change      

By: Georgia Schroeder

The complicated reality behind fighting the Woodward Fire

By: Melissa Auchard and Emma Hablett

October 2020

Homeless population could take greatest hit as wildfire seasons intensify

By: Samantha Parr

Goodbye Ruth Bader Ginsberg, may your memory be a revolution

By: Samantha Parr, Alice Simenstad, Kelsey Riemer, Melissa Auchard, Avery Yudice, Dylan Carson, Georgia Schroeder, and Katie Hausammann

COVID-19 can’t slow down Boys’ Cross Country team

By: Ellis Chamberlin

An in-depth look at the lives and experiences of female firefighters in Northern California

By: Alice Simenstad 

Boys’ water polo team remains united amid COVID-19 safety concerns      

By: Avery Yudice

“Enola Holmes” breaks stereotypes and empowers young women      

By: Samantha Parr

Virtual Halloween spirit week celebrations engage student body      

By: Samantha Parr

Changing Mondays to advisory days would improve students’ schoolwork and mental health

By: Fiona Swan

November 2020

Local businesses are forced to adapt to COVID-19 safety regulations

By: Henry Pratt

Marin wildfires ravage local ecosystems, forcing wildlife to flee

By: Dominic Haggard

New local French restaurant Amelie serves unique and eccentric dishes      

By: Dylan Carson

Owners and staff have to face the new normal during the COVID-19 pandemic as local restaurants are allowed to reopen     

By: Isabella Nash

DLC votes to continue name change process      

By: Georgia Schroeder

December 2020

Artists brighten San Anselmo through colorful utility box paintings      

By: Ellis Chamberlin 

High School 1327 introduces new COVID-19 safety protocols for on-campus learning 

By: Dylan Carson and Melissa Auchard

Staff Recommendations: the Top 8 Christmas Movies      

By: Aler Giffin, Alice Simenstad, Brynn Galaich, and Sophia Minutoli

Staff Recommendations: The Seven Worst Shark Movies      

By: Aler Giffin, Brynn Galaich, and Jack Long

January 2021

Soccer teams adjust to COVID-19 restrictions as practices ramp up in the Bay Area

By: Isabella Nash 

Olivia Rodrigo’s hit song “Drivers License” is proof of a pop sensation in the making      

By: Fiona Swan

Drake Leadership Council responds to Coast Miwok Tribal Council of Marin’s suggestion for replacement name      

By: Sophia Minutoli

TUHSD prepares to reopen amid skepticism from the student body      

By: Jack Long

Sloppy sequel “Wonder Woman 1984” fails precedent set by the original movie      

By: Aler Giffin

American white privilege demonstrated once again at Capitol insurrection

By: Katie Hausammann and Kelsey Riemer

High School 1327 premieres official name change plan      

By: Madie Butler

February 2021

Pixar’s latest movie “Soul” explores the before life with a mixture of modern jazz, confusing storylines, and signature animation      

By: Ellis Chamberlin

Marin Health begins vaccine distribution, schools and local businesses expect to reopen      

By: Genevieve Peterson

Impeached…again? What Trump’s second impeachment means for American history

By: Avery Yudice 

First round of student name change voting narrow 79 possible school names to final 8      

By: Georgia Schroeder

High School 1327 announces plan to return to in-person learning on March 2      

By: Samantha Parr

Five fantastic multiplayer video games to play with your friends      

By: Jack Long 

March 2021

Putting Harriet Tubman on American currency is an insult to her legacy

By: Katie Hausammann

Teachers express conflicted feelings about start of hybrid learning

By: Isabella Nash

HS 1327 Cross Country season begins with a bang

By: Ellis Chamberlin