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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
A nice warm Coffee for an early chilly morning
Happy International Coffee Day: Beans enrooting in everyday lives
CVUSD teacher Mrs. Natalie Cooney and former CVUSD student Madison Kaylor expressed concerns on the effects of the "No Deception" policy. Both speakers were interrupted by President Shaw and not given their full time to speak.
CVUSD sparks debate over potential “No Deception” policy
This year's homecoming theme faced drama a couple weeks before with the sudden change from "A Night in Tokyo" to "Night in Mount Olympus." However, despite the sudden change, students who attended were able to have a good time.
Night in Mount Olympus: Was it a hit?  
With the rise of AI, it becomes clear that there is a concern for the use of AI in creative thinking courses. More prominently, AP art classes have a concern of whether AI will inhibit the creativity of artists.
AI art in the AP classroom?
Drinks such as the ICE energy drinks are easily accessible to students and can be seen all over campus. "I don't really drink [energy drinks] in general, but if I do it's those little ICE energy drinks from the school vending machine," Kailyn Harris (10) said.
The Caffeine Crisis: Energy drinks
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
Fall is in the air, and with the season comes a variety of exciting aspects. Books, movies, outfits, holidays, and events are all parts of the long-awaited autumn season.
Fall is in the Air
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
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
With the annual Battle for the Bone date closing in, uncertainty has stirred in Bulldogs over the possibility of losing their "6-Peat" streak.
Uncertainty stirs with upcoming Battle for the Bone game
Ayala's volleyball frosh team faces off the Bonita Bearcats
Girl’s Volleyball frosh team beats Bonita Bearcats
Ayala's Varsity football team makes a grand entrance to kick-start the homecoming game.
Varsity Football gives it their all at the homecoming game
Ayala's Girls JV Tennis beats Diamond Bar Brahmas with a score of 81-78.
Girls JV Tennis finishes off Diamond Bar Brahmas
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
Khalea Turningan has recently signed with the University of La Verne, to continue playing soccer after she graduates from Ayala. “I've enjoyed [soccer] so much that I committed,” Turnigan said.
Bulldogs of Ayala: Khalea Turingan
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
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
Ayala's Girls JV Tennis beats Diamond Bar Brahmas with a score of 81-78.
Girls JV Tennis finishes off Diamond Bar Brahmas
Ayala Bulldogs Girls JV Tennis beats Walnut Mustangs 13-5.
Girls JV Tennis bounces back against Walnut
Girls flag football came back after being down by 12 points at halftime, rising up and scoring 19 more points to take the lead.
Girls Flag Football makes an exciting comeback
During the Jeff Chandler Memorial Tournament, Ayala's Varsity team persevered through their games as they experienced a series of both wins and losses. The Bulldogs finished with a final standing of 3-2 in the silver bracket.
Bulldogs show out at Jeff Chandler Memorial volleyball tournament
(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
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
Have you ever tried walking from class to class, but ended up being stopped by a mob? Welcome to high school where people have more common sense in AP Calculus than they do while walking in the hallways.
Walking to class: The types of people in the hallways
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: 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
Cosmic Powers: Character guide
Cosmic Powers: Character guide

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中秋佳节! (Translation: Happy Mid-Autumn Festival!) The Mid-Autumn Festival is rapidly approaching and many people are wondering what the festival is all about. From lanterns to mooncakes, the Mid-Autumn Festival is a time for celebrating family and friends.

[Photo] Mooncakes, lanterns, and legends: unwrapping the Mid-Autumn Festival

Ryan Wu, Staff Writer
September 28, 2023
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