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With the ACE Mentoring Program members and engineering students being able to attend Simpson Strong-Ties Riverside warehouse, students were able to get a feel of the trades professions and see if it was an industry they would see themselves in.
Engineering field trip embraces trades during Trades Week
Participants holding up supportive signs during the 2024 AIDS Walk.
Community united once more with 40th annual LA AIDS Walk
As the new school year starts to settle in, choir looks forward for the many events to come. With the October Mini Concert offering a glimpse into what their year may look like, many can look forward to what choir has to offer.
October Mini Concert offers a glimpse of what’s to come
Each month, Ayala's Find Kind chapter has a theme that the club focuses on. This month, the theme is global diversity as students continue to recognize the diverse population on campus.
Find Kind club celebrates Global Diversity Month
With the initial vote of the senior mascots having faced backlash, the battle between the sea turtles and the dragons experienced a revote. Ultimately, the mascot was revealed to be the senior dragons, but are students happy with this decision?
Sea Turtles VS. Dragons: A battle of the mascots
"Birds of a Feather," one of Eilish's latest released singles, has reached over 40 billion as of October 17. Her song is passionate and portrays her thoughts in a relatable way.
Song Spotlight: “Birds of a Feather”
Mr. Matthew Ullmann in front of his classroom ready to spread his knowledge to his students.
Teachers of Ayala: Matthew Ullmann
As the spooky season arrives, teachers begin decorating their classroom with Halloween and fall decor.
Are high schoolers too old for Halloween?
Ms Yeh's personally crafted posters serve as a constant reminder of what AP Literature students should be aiming for in each essay. "I love her attention to detail," Leah Ines (11) said. "Her outfits are always coordinated."
Teachers of Ayala: Vivian Yeh
Students are expected to keep their phones out of sight and out of mind, either in pockets or backpacks. Those who get caught are given either verbal warnings or must give up their phones to teachers. Ayala, as well as other schools, seek to limit the phone usage risks.
Cell phones: High school’s biggest issue
The members of Project Blush promote their cause with fun props and knick knacks during Club Rush on September 13. Pictured left to right: Mia Chen (10), Lisa Chen (10), Jeree Apan (10), Aniya Grant (10), Emily Hsieh (10).
Club Spotlight: Project Blush
With the overwhelming amount of clubs at Ayala, it may be hard to find the right club to join. If you are looking for a volunteer club to join, check out these clubs to see what might be best suited toward your interests!
Volunteering Clubs Guide: Contributing to the community? 
TED Talk Club promotes public speaking and presentation skills to equip students with the ability to communicate on a higher level. All students can benefit from being a member of TED Talk Club because of the invaluable lessons taught.
Club Spotlight: TED Talk Club
Turning Point USA (TPUSA) Club is held in room B111 every other Wednesday where students educate and learn about the rights and freedoms they are entitled to by the government and how they could utilize those as a high school student and out in the world.
Club Spotlight: Turning into a new era of USA
The AP Spanish tutoring club is a safe space for people to learn about the Hispanic language and culture that is taught in the AP Spanish class. They also help students who may be struggling in their AP Spanish classes to succeed in tests.
Club Spotlight: AP Spanish Tutoring club
Released on June 21, 2024, Gracie Abrams' album "The Secret of Us" describes the intense and hectic feelings that come from the aftermath of a breakup. The relatable lyrics give listeners a fresh perspective on love and heartbreak, like pages in a diary.
Album Analysis: “The Secret of Us” by Gracie Abrams
Clairo's third studio album, "Charm" is the album analysis for September. The album perfectly encapsulates the month through its whimsy.
Track by Track: Charm
Released September 9, 2022, "Luxury Disease" by ONE OK ROCK is the perfect album for anyone wanting to have an introductory listen to rock music.
Album Analysis: “Luxury Disease” by ONE OK ROCK
Released on April 26, 2024, Laufey has added three new songs to her original album "Bewitched," as she reminisces on her past romances and childhood memories.
Album Analysis: “Bewitched: Goddess Edition” by Laufey
Released April 1, 2016, Ricky Montgomery's album, "Montgomery Ricky," holds the strong distinction from love and heartbreak. The lyrics give comfort to listeners who have experienced similar events, making the album more enjoyable to listen to.
Album Analysis: “Montgomery Ricky” by Ricky Montgomery
The Varsity Flag Football team celebrated their adored seniors on October 17.
Flag Football celebrates their seniors during senior night
This year's Battle for the Bone game took place at Chino Hills High School's stadium. Despite falling to the Huskies after their six year streak, our Bulldogs still put up a good fight against their rivals.
Ayala loses Battle for the Bone for first time in six years
The Divisional Series of the MLB Playoffs has officially wrapped up, crowning four teams and giving them each a chance to move on to the Championship Series.
MLB Divisional Series Fully Wrapped Up
In commemoration of the 2024 seniors, a table was set up decorated with their letterman jackets, jerseys, photos, and gift baskets.
JV girls volleyball restores victory against Bearcats during Senior Night game
Junior Varsity coming together during a timeout to strategize and pump moral.
Ayala Girls Volleyball teams dominate against the Claremont Wolves
Ella Galindo (9) and Emma Nuñez (9) together at the recent Walnut game. Their drive and focus led them to securing spots on the Varsity Volleyball team
Ella Galindo and Emma Nuñez: Rising Stars
Ava Trujillo (9) prepares for the ball to be hiked so game play can begin. This was during the flag football game on August 27 where the Ayala Bulldogs played against the Quartz Hill Royals. Although a difficult game Ayala was able to prevail with a win.
Ava Trujillo: Trailblazing her path through flag football
Track and Cross Country star Lauren Villegas smiles proudly next to the sign of UC Davis, the school she has recently decided to commit to.
Lauren Villegas: A Family Track Star
After one of their many races at Mount SAC, Daniella (left) and Riley (right) Stabio pose in celebration of another successful win. With many years of experience in competitions like these, both sisters were able to swim for Varsity in the State CIF's as freshmen last year.
Athletes of Ayala: Riley and Daniella Stabio
Isabella Contreras (above) in her club soccer team going for a goal during one of her season's many games.
Isabella Contreras: she believed she could do it
The fifth regular edition of Sports of the Week once again sees the approach of both the NBA playoffs and the start of the MLB season.
Sports of the Week: 3/5-3/11
As always, Dodgers news powers MLB narratives while Juan Soto gets the Yankees back in the conversation for the top teams in the American League going into the 2024 season; NBA keeps on going as the playoffs slowly inch closer.
Sports of the Week: 2/20-3/4
MLB is as exciting as ever while the NBA is actually as exciting as ever in this week's edition of Sports of the Week.
Sports of the Week: 2/12-2/19
The biggest game of the year was also the center of attention for this week's Super Bowl edition of Sports of the Week.
Sports of the Week: Super Bowl Edition
MLB bores, NFL anticipates, NBA shines, and NHL rests in this week's edition of Sports of the Week.
Sports of the Week: 1/29-2/5
In commemoration of the 2024 seniors, a table was set up decorated with their letterman jackets, jerseys, photos, and gift baskets.
JV girls volleyball restores victory against Bearcats during Senior Night game
Junior Varsity coming together during a timeout to strategize and pump moral.
Ayala Girls Volleyball teams dominate against the Claremont Wolves
Ayala's girls Frosh and Junior Varsity volleyball team secures a flawless victory against the Walnut Mustangs.
Ayala’s Girl’s Frosh and Junior Varsity team beats the Walnut Mustangs
Freshman Ella Galindo (#10) and Junior Ella Kroeze (#6) go up to block Glendora's Outside Hitter as Senior Captain Abigail Dominguez (#15) covers her blockers from below.
Girls Frosh volleyball team breaks Titans undefeated streak
In the game against Claremont, the Bulldogs scored their first clean sweep at home, dominating the Wolfpack.
Girl’s Volleyball first home clean sweep
(From left to right) Seniors Victoria Rivas, Sydney Rich, Julian Juarez, Tyler Johnson, Ben Trull, Angelina Hernandez, Donovan Thomas, Alexander Florentinus, Nathan Cheng, Ryan Chen, Joshua Chan, and Roseanna Ashak line up in front of the pool as the friends, parents, teammates, and coaches commemorate the Bulldogs.
Bulldogs dominate against Bearcats during Swim Senior Night
The Varsity Girls Flag Football team fell to Chino High School's Cowboys during their previous game on Monday.
Girls Varsity Flag Football falls to Chino
After securing their third win in a row, the Junior Varsity (JV) team continues to advance after sweeping the court against Jurupa Valley's Cougars.
JV team secures another volleyball victory against the Jaguars
After the success of their previous records, our girls in the Varsity Softball team continue to push forward in their league as they win against Alta Loma Braves.
Varsity Softball team destroys Alta Loma Braves
After pushing through a close game, the JV Boys Volleyball team finished the week winning both of their games. They left the crowd at the edge of their seats during the tight game against the Los Osos Grizzlies where they won 2-1.
JV boys volleyball finishes the week with another win
Senior (from left) Patrick Ladrido, Johnathan Lozano, Jaydin Maddox, and Christian Martinez stand together for one last home game picture before playing Alta Loma in their senior night.
Boys basketball ends their season with a phenomenal record
Seniors Megan Diep, Malia Ishibashi, Lilianna Craig, Priyana Jhaveri, and Samantha Najera pose for one final picture together during senior night.
End of Season: Girls basketball shares their season’s insights
After Mikayla Benavidez (10) was able to walk it off for Ayala, players swarmed the field in celebration of their furthest CIF run yet.
CIF Quarter Finals: Varsity girls soccer bounces back
Moments after Sofia Torres (12, center) scored a goal to increase the lead to 4-2. Katie Trinh (11, left) and unidentified (right) celebrate with Torres in what ended up being a triumphant win in Round 1 of CIF play.
CIF Round 1: A good start for varsity girls soccer
The Bulldogs were able to secure the victory in a high-scoring game against the Chino High School Cowboys.
Girls’ Varsity Water Polo triumphs over Chino Cowboys
Alfaro performing at the Jumangi rally on August 23. Swaying along to Alfaro's song, the audience raised their phones as flashlights.
Diego Alfaro: Nobody said it was easy
Over the past three years, Rosas has given everything in order to have the privilege and honor of saying that he was the Editor-in-Chief of the Bulldog Times. Now, he says goodbye.
Farewell from the Editor-in-Chief
Farewell to the Bulldog Times' seniors: Ryan Wu, Gianna Spagnolo, Rachel Dunn, Abby Le, Isabel Sim, Angelina Zhao, and Adrielle Dumandan.
Seniors of BDT: Farewell, but not forgotten
Visual ensemble member Candice Tseng (10) did not let her injury stop her from going to the SCPA Championships in Dayton. Her teammates were surprised by how she still decided on going on. "When she first got injured, we were all really scared. And then when she decided to still perform for Dayton, we were all just super surprised how she was able to recover so quickly," Visual Ensemble member Isabella Kourosmehr (10) said.
Bulldogs Of Ayala: Candice Tseng 
Christopher Chu (12) illustrates great leadership skills as one of Ayala cross country’s captains as well as taking initiative to capture the team with his passion for photography/videography.
Bulldogs of Ayala: Christopher Chu
Released on September 25, 2024, Mozart's rediscovered piece "Ganz kleine Nachtmusik" surprises many fans of classical music, and while Mozart is decomposing in his grave, his talent remains so popular that he still manages to compose yet another single.
Decomposing yet still composing
With the advancement in technology, one can't help but wonder if it has affected brain development amongst children and teenagers. Attention span? What's that?
Are adolescent brains developing slower?
In a race for the title of "Best Coffee Spot," Dutch Bros seems to dwarf in comparison to its local competition. In my opinion, the coffee chain lacks every sort of criteria to get off the bronze prodium.
[Opinion] Dutch Bros: Left behind in the coffee race
Recent TikTok phrases such as "girl math" and "girl boss" in online discourse are under scrutiny for their potential to perpetuate stereotypes and gendered expectations, despite their initial intentions to empower women.
Why do we use “girl” as a prefix?
The Advanced Placement (AP) class that one takes can tell you a lot about someone. While taking any AP is impressive, this is how I perceive you based on the ones you took.
Roasting you based on your AP classes
Friends Kyle Cheng (9) and Derek Chen (9) also have AIR books. Chen is reading a classic "The Hobbit" and diving into the literary works of J.R.R Tolkien. Cheng is reading "The Neptune Challenge."
[Photo Essay] AIR books: read to succeed
As Dear Asian Youth (DAY) club and South Asian Culture Club (SACC) continues to inform students on campus regarding subjects of Asian culture, they recently collaborated together to host a DAY x SACC Art Festival. This festival featured a wide range of art forms from origami to digital pieces.
DAY x SACC Art Festival
2024 Valentine's Day writing comp: runner-ups
2024 Valentine’s Day writing comp: runner-ups
2024 Valentine's Day writing comp results
2024 Valentine’s Day writing comp results
[Valentine's Writing Comp '24] How Dare You?
[Valentine’s Writing Comp ’24] How Dare You?
With the 2023-2024 school year coming to an end, it has been a roller coaster of emotions and memories. What's better than a playlist that captures these emotions?
[Playlist] Your 2023-2024 school year wrapped
Want to learn more about your favorite topics? These podcasts are a great way to do so!
A guide to educational podcasts
Want to learn more about your favorite YouTubers? These podcasts are a great way to do so!
A guide to YouTuber-hosted podcasts
Silent Night, Gloria, Joy to the World, Little Drummer Boy. These are a few of the classics that are sung while going door to door Christmas caroling. These classic and traditional songs tell a story that no other Christmas songs can do.
[Playlist] Traditionally Christmas
Blast from the past! Here is a list of nostalgic songs to bring you back to your childhood!
[Playlist] Nostalgic songs from our childhood
Cosmic Powers: Issue 8
Cosmic Powers: Issue 8
Cosmic Powers: Explained
Cosmic Powers: Explained
Cosmic Powers: Issue 7
Cosmic Powers: Issue 7
Cosmic Powers: Issue 6
Cosmic Powers: Issue 6
Cosmic Powers: Issue 5
Cosmic Powers: Issue 5

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