Should Amazon stop delivering?
Mia Reaugh, Staff Writer
May 12, 2020
Amazon is still shipping items out to customers, which could be a health hazard. “Warehouse workers in Spain and Italy have tested positive for the virus, while workers in New York and Chicago told The Washington Post that Amazon isn’t taking enough precautions as orders mount,” said the ...
How is COVID-19 impacting college students?
Selene Thompson, Staff Writer
May 12, 2020
COVID-19 has altered almost everyone’s way of living; we are left to question - when will it be over? However, college students have been largely affected. “Colleges and universities around the United States are now asking professors to do the same and to familiarize themselves with video con...
Lessons from pandemics past
Alissa Chang, Co Editor
May 12, 2020
Each time a pandemic has broken out, the responses from society have all seemed to share commonalities, resulting in similar outcomes. Knowing this, can we stop history from repeating itself and change the course of this pandemic? “We’re all learning all the time and adjusting our strategy, based on the lat...
The Rise of Zoom
Angelina Wang, Leopard Life Staff Writer
May 11, 2020
During the Coronavirus pandemic, more than 200 million people actively use the remote conferencing platform Zoom to connect with friends and family. “Zoom is a cloud-based video conferencing platform that can be used for video conferencing meetings, audio conferencing, webinars, meeting recordings, ...
SpaceX Starships
Michael Malka, Leopard Life Staff Writer
March 5, 2020
SpaceX, a private American aerospace manufacturer and space transportation services company, is currently looking to build rockets in a LA port to achieve their goal to colonize Mars. Elon Musk, the CEO and founder of SpaceX, is planning to build reusable cargo rockets called Starships that will carry equ...
The Oscars 2020
Campbell Lester, Leopard Life Staff Writer
March 5, 2020
As the award season comes to an end, we wrap it up with the Academy Awards, more commonly known as the Oscars, which awards actors for artistic and technical merit in the film industry. “The Oscars are super cool because I get to see what movies were considered the best of the year,” said Shelb...
The Importance of Service Dogs
Angelina Wang, Leopard Life Staff Writer
March 5, 2020
Service dogs have been assisting humans with disabilities since 1750 by escorting, guarding, and performing other tasks like guiding a handler that’s blind. “Service dogs help lead people to places if they're blind, and if they’re deaf, the dog would alert them of anything that was happenin...
Ocean Pollution and Cleanup
Bethanie Wu, Leopard Life Staff Writer
March 5, 2020
In the past decade, pollution in our ocean have been steadily increasing, and many organizations are trying to resolve this issue. “The Ocean Cleanup is trying to help with ocean pollution. They are trying to collect trash using barges,” said Jennifer Perez, eighth grade science teacher. Many ...
Coronavirus takes its toll
Luke Wright, Leopard Life Co Editor
March 5, 2020
Fear has erupted around the world as cases of the 2019 Novel Coronavirus rise outside of China, reaching a total of several thousand infected individuals. “If this spreads widely like the common cold, not even China can control the common cold,” said former director of the Center for Disease Con...
Leopards by nature
Alissa Chang and Evelyn Tsai
March 5, 2020
For this year’s service learning day at WSMS, students will participate in the improvement of the campus by adding plants and flowers on March 17-18. “...beautifying our campus is going to make everybody happy when they drive down the street and they see beautiful flowers and plants, and that’...
What is St. Patrick’s Day?
Noah Horner, Leopard Life Staff Writer
March 5, 2020
St. Patrickʻs Day comes on March 17, 2020. It is also a celebration of Irish culture. While there are many traditions, one important rule is to wear green or orange. “I know that on St. Patrickʻs day if you don't wear green you get pinched,” said Kailey Littlefield, 8. When you go more in...
