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Can High School Athletes Work Off the Field? 
Can High School Athletes Work Off the Field? 
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SRHS Spared From Winter Flooding Damage
AVID Students Navigate College Application Season
AVID Students Navigate College Application Season
SRCS Needs to Make Millions of Dollars in Cuts. How Will They Affect Schools?
SRCS Needs to Make Millions of Dollars in Cuts. How Will They Affect Schools?
SRHS Now Offers New Ways to Stress Out with AP Macroeconomics and AP Psychology.
SRHS Now Offers New Ways to Stress Out with AP Macroeconomics and AP Psychology.
Senior Pranks Should Be Banned
Senior Pranks Should Be Banned
School Schedules Don't Align with the Teenage Biological Clock
School Schedules Don’t Align with the Teenage Biological Clock
Lockdown Browsers Are Bad for Students but Good for Learning 
Lockdown Browsers Are Bad for Students but Good for Learning 
Music is Embracing Technology but Leaving Behind Culture
Music is Embracing Technology but Leaving Behind Culture
Start High School with a Compass, Not a Map
Start High School with a Compass, Not a Map
Sam Shiffler: In A World of Blue Moons and Good Tunes
Sam Shiffler: In A World of Blue Moons and Good Tunes
 Katelyn Alegria is on a Mission to Build Better Futures
 Katelyn Alegria is on a Mission to Build Better Futures
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Mr. Wolfgram Found the Right Path
Ms. Coleman Teaches With Kindness 
Ms. Coleman Teaches With Kindness 
A Passionate Soul with a Stern Voice
A Passionate Soul with a Stern Voice
Power Trips, Inconsistency and Anger: The Average High School Referee Experience 
Power Trips, Inconsistency and Anger: The Average High School Referee Experience 
Defeating Tam in September Set the Tone for the Surging SRHS Football Team
Defeating Tam in September Set the Tone for the Surging SRHS Football Team
Construction At SRHS Affects Athletes’ Ability To Perform 
Construction At SRHS Affects Athletes’ Ability To Perform 
Burned Out or Ballin'? Senior Student-Athletes Have Big Decisions to Make about Sports at the Next Level (Translated Into Spanish)
Burned Out or Ballin’? Senior Student-Athletes Have Big Decisions to Make about Sports at the Next Level (Translated Into Spanish)
SRHS Cheer Heads to a New Division
SRHS Cheer Heads to a New Division
A Quest for Treasure in a Fast Fashion World
A Quest for Treasure in a Fast Fashion World
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The Price of Perspective
How Do Teachers Navigate a Political Classroom?
How Do Teachers Navigate a Political Classroom?
California's College Carousel
California’s College Carousel
Teens and Marijuana: What’s the Hype?
Teens and Marijuana: What’s the Hype?
The Cat With a Tuxedo
The Cat With a Tuxedo
Potatoes Are a Taste of Hope
Potatoes Are a Taste of Hope
I Am Still Me
I Am Still Me
The Strange Magic of Airports
The Strange Magic of Airports
The Colorful Canyon
The Colorful Canyon
Songs of Our Year: 2026
Songs of Our Year: 2026
Songs of Our Year: 2025
Songs of Our Year: 2025
Songs of Our Year: 2024
Songs of Our Year: 2024
The 2020 Song Review Project
The 2020 Song Review Project
Review: The Blind Side
Review: The Blind Side
Breaking News: No Quote, No Problem! The Rise of the Bulldog Extra (and a Response from the Publisher)
Breaking News: No Quote, No Problem! The Rise of the Bulldog Extra (and a Response from the Publisher)
Black Lives Matter: Today, Tomorrow, Period
Black Lives Matter: Today, Tomorrow, Period
Advisor's Note: Welcome to the First Issue of Off the Leash
Advisor’s Note: Welcome to the First Issue of Off the Leash

Off the Leash

Off the Leash
Cristy Lopez

Cristy Lopez, Contributor

I’m obsessed with coffee, reading, and musicals, especially Hamilton. I am mostly known for being  even-tempered, sarcastic, and determined. Also, it’s just a C, no CH (Oh, and by the way, this bio is short like me).

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