California Ablaze: Southern California continues to burn and affect the local Irvine area.

IRVINE- On Sunday, October 21, the Santiago Canyon fire started to blaze, burning 20,000 acres east of Irvine. The fire is estimated to have caused approximately ten million dollars worth of damage, a

Alana Long Sets for Success : Beckman’s Volleyball Captain for three years sets her goals high.

Alana Long has been a captain on the varsity volleyball team since her first year at Beckman. She holds the team together by playing senior center. “I’d love to go farther than CIF this year,” says Al

Let's Party?: Parents stay home while some are blind to their teens partying

Halloween is the time of year when young children get out their costumes and go out to Trick or Treat. Although some kids stick with Trick or treating, it comes to a point, as they get older, that som

What's On Your iPod?: Ms. Ryan Shares Her Varied Musical Taste

For Ms. Ryan, music is all about the CD changer. Her method of music selection proves to follow this line of logic: “It correlates to what I’m doing, and so if I’m driving on my way to school, then I’

Grady Brown: Fantasy to Reality : Grady Brown opens up about his new book and love for writing.

As he sits down in the library pouring over his favorite pages from his role model Christopher Paolini’s Eragon, Grady Brown is struck with inspiration and takes time out of his busy academic life and

Testing Their Way to the Top: Students everywhere took the ACT on Saturday, October 27th

It's Fall again: juniors and seniors everywhere are getting ready for college with tests like the ever-popular SAT, and more recently, the ACT. On Saturday, October 27, the latest National ACT testing

Smoke Causes Setbacks: Fire forces athletes to push back on practice.

As Beckman High School was invaded by the clouds of smoky ash from the burning mountains, student athletes worried about training. The fire caused many setbacks in sports, from practices to games. Und

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Advice Column: Need Advice? Just ask Sandro Pozzuoli, your friendly Advice Columnist from the Beckman Chronicle.

Dear Advice Guy, So I’m kind of talking to this guy at school right now, we talk through I-M and when I see him around school he hardly looks at me. He also told me he’s going out with thi

Senior Spotlight: Alesha Wilson: How the world has inspired a young woman’s heart

Alesha Wilson, a senior at Beckman High School, appears reserved. She has a few very close friends in whom she confides in, but otherwise, she tends to keep to herself. However, if you look deeper, yo