The Arcata High School Pepperbox

The Arcata High School Pepperbox The Pepperbox, a completely student-run, student-funded newspaper, has served the students and staff of Arcata High School since 1927.

Legend has it that there once was a box in the library called the "Pep box," where students put in suggestions for teachers and administration. This box also happened to be a used pepper (the spice) box. When the Arcata High School student newspaper was founded, it was appropriately given its current name, The Pepperbox. Want to advertise or buy a mail subscription to The Arcata High School Pepper

box? Email [email protected]. Make sure to like us on facebook at www.facebook.com/AHSPepperbox.

Ossian-Briar-Bonpane, Co-Photo Editor 16th March 2023 “It’s not what you know, but who you know” is a phrase I have been...
06/13/2023

Ossian-Briar-Bonpane, Co-Photo Editor 16th March 2023 “It’s not what you know, but who you know” is a phrase I have been hearing a lot lately. When I spoke with some well-known students, I discovered that they have made an imprint by being friendly and outgoing to as many people as possible. I took to Instagram to ask our very own Pepperbox Instagram followers who they think are the most loved, celebrated, and “celebrity-like” students....

Ossian-Briar-Bonpane, Co-Photo Editor 16th March 2023 “It’s not what you know, but who you know” is a phrase I have been hearing a lot lately. When I spoke with some well-known students, I discover…

Jasmine McKnight, Business Manager If approved, the club could potentially meet at the Humboldt Trap and S***t Club in M...
06/13/2023

Jasmine McKnight, Business Manager If approved, the club could potentially meet at the Humboldt Trap and S***t Club in McKinleyville(Photo Credits: Jasmine McKnight) A clay target shooting club may be coming to Arcata High School next year, but the proposed club has already generated some controversy. While some students are excited about the possibility of the new extracurricular activity, others have raised concerns about gun safety and the appropriateness of a shooting club in a school setting....

Jasmine McKnight, Business Manager If approved, the club could potentially meet at the Humboldt Trap and S***t Club in McKinleyville(Photo Credits: Jasmine McKnight) A clay target shooting club may…

Julian Wan, Online Editor 16th March, 2023 John Gerving warming up backstage before he performs (Photo Credit: Julian Wa...
06/13/2023

Julian Wan, Online Editor 16th March, 2023 John Gerving warming up backstage before he performs (Photo Credit: Julian Wan) John Gerving. A man of many names. You may know him as John. Or Johnny. Some even call him by his full name, John Gerving. Occasionally people call him “Johnny Magic Hands,” one of his nicknames that originated during his freshman year due to his insane piano skills....

Julian Wan, Online Editor 16th March, 2023 John Gerving warming up backstage before he performs (Photo Credit: Julian Wan) John Gerving. A man of many names. You may know him as John. Or Johnny. So…

Dominic Previde, Reporter 6th, April, 2023 Apples. Tampons. Pumpkins. These are some of the items Head Custodian Jim Hog...
06/13/2023

Dominic Previde, Reporter 6th, April, 2023 Apples. Tampons. Pumpkins. These are some of the items Head Custodian Jim Hogan finds lodged in toilets and urinals on campus. Taking care of our campus is not an easy job. This year, Hogan won the 2023 Custodial and Maintenance Services County Classified Employee of the Year Award. Hogan has been working at Arcata High School since 2011....

Dominic Previde, Reporter 6th, April, 2023 Apples. Tampons. Pumpkins. These are some of the items Head Custodian Jim Hogan finds lodged in toilets and urinals on campus. Taking care of our campus i…

Jaimeanne O’Donnell, Reporter From right to left, Edwin Arguelles-Diaz, Ebelin Angon-Bazan, and Joselyn Bravo-Ortega. No...
06/13/2023

Jaimeanne O’Donnell, Reporter From right to left, Edwin Arguelles-Diaz, Ebelin Angon-Bazan, and Joselyn Bravo-Ortega. Not pictured is Liliana Bravo-Leon(Photo Credit: Jaimeanne O’Donnell) A multitude of students will be joining The Pepperbox next year, but four of them will be bringing something completely new to the paper. For the first time, students will be writing a section of the paper in Spanish....

Jaimeanne O’Donnell, Reporter From right to left, Edwin Arguelles-Diaz, Ebelin Angon-Bazan, and Joselyn Bravo-Ortega. Not pictured is Liliana Bravo-Leon(Photo Credit: Jaimeanne O’Donnell) A multitu…

Jasmine McKnight, Business Manager Miller poses with flowers from her Floral Design class(Photo Credits: Jasmine McKnigh...
06/13/2023

Jasmine McKnight, Business Manager Miller poses with flowers from her Floral Design class(Photo Credits: Jasmine McKnight) Kelly Miller, an Arcata High School agriculture teacher, has been named 2023 Humboldt County Teacher of the Year, just a month after being awarded with the Excellence in Teaching Award by the Humboldt County Office of Education. “She’s very inspiring. She doesn’t take any of her time to herself, she puts it all to her students....

Jasmine McKnight, Business Manager Miller poses with flowers from her Floral Design class(Photo Credits: Jasmine McKnight) Kelly Miller, an Arcata High School agriculture teacher, has been named 20…

Dylan Berman, Editor in Chief 13th June, 2023 Many students, especially during prom season, have met with Arcata High’s ...
06/13/2023

Dylan Berman, Editor in Chief 13th June, 2023 Many students, especially during prom season, have met with Arcata High’s Dean of Students, Jessie Burns. Burns is moving on from the role of Dean of Students next school year, and sat down with me to reflect on her current job, which goes beyond just handling students’ minutes. “My background is as a school psychologist and a special education administrator,” she said....

Dylan Berman, Editor in Chief 13th June, 2023 Many students, especially during prom season, have met with Arcata High’s Dean of Students, Jessie Burns. Burns is moving on from the role of Dean of S…

Dylan Berman, Editor in Chief 13th June, 2023 Lex Rohn helps a student with a project during woodshop(Photo Credit: Dyla...
06/13/2023

Dylan Berman, Editor in Chief 13th June, 2023 Lex Rohn helps a student with a project during woodshop(Photo Credit: Dylan Berman) Lex Rohn, who has taught at Arcata High for seven years, is saying goodbye to the job. Before AHS he taught at Freshwater School, taught special programs in Eureka City Schools, and taught at Humboldt’s Court and Community schools, run through the county Office of Education....

Dylan Berman, Editor in Chief 13th June, 2023 Lex Rohn helps a student with a project during woodshop(Photo Credit: Dylan Berman) Lex Rohn, who has taught at Arcata High for seven years, is saying …

Ilana Maclay, News Editor 27th March, 2023 AAI students paint wall outside the FAB.(Photo Credit: Ossian Briar-Bopanne) ...
03/27/2023

Ilana Maclay, News Editor 27th March, 2023 AAI students paint wall outside the FAB.(Photo Credit: Ossian Briar-Bopanne) You may have seen the halfway-painted, bright pink wall outside of the cafeteria on the FAB. What’s going on with that? “We’re going to be completing two mural projects ,” Tim Clewell, AAI mural masterclass teacher, said. “We’ve got one that’s right outside the music wing in the FAB–the bright pink one–and I’m waiting on approval from PG&E to paint a box outside of the FAB.” …...

Ilana Maclay, News Editor 27th March, 2023 AAI students paint wall outside the FAB.(Photo Credit: Ossian Briar-Bopanne) You may have seen the halfway-painted, bright pink wall outside of the cafete…

Laura Laux, Reporter 9th January, 2023 The proper materials are not being recycled into the proper bins.Finn Clark/PEPPE...
03/09/2023

Laura Laux, Reporter 9th January, 2023 The proper materials are not being recycled into the proper bins.Finn Clark/PEPPERBOX You throw your empty Yerba can in the recycling bin on campus, and you assume that it is going to be recycled. You are wrong. Currently, Arcata High School does not recycle cans, plastic containers, or bottles. The waste from the recycling bins goes into the same dumpster as all the other trash on campus....

Laura Laux, Reporter 9th January, 2023 The proper materials are not being recycled into the proper bins.Finn Clark/PEPPERBOX You throw your empty Yerba can in the recycling bin on campus, and you a…

Emma Kaber, A&E Editor 9th January, 2023 You might be looking at the page right now, judging me for not knowing the comm...
03/09/2023

Emma Kaber, A&E Editor 9th January, 2023 You might be looking at the page right now, judging me for not knowing the common fact that tomatoes are fruits. I never said that tomatoes aren’t fruits. I said tomatoes are vegetables. If you thought I didn’t know that tomatoes are fruits, you need to do research on logical fallacies. That was an example of false dichotomy....

Emma Kaber, A&E Editor 9th January, 2023 You might be looking at the page right now, judging me for not knowing the common fact that tomatoes are fruits. I never said that tomatoes aren’t fruit…

Finn Clark, Feature Editor 9th January, 2023 Following the recent Pepperbox article “Adidas Dropped (Kan)Ye, Why Won’t M...
03/09/2023

Finn Clark, Feature Editor 9th January, 2023 Following the recent Pepperbox article “Adidas Dropped (Kan)Ye, Why Won’t Meilke?”, the Kanye West for President poster has been removed from Mielke’s classroom. The poster was seen as harmful by many communities on campus. “I think it negatively affected students because you probably viewed him as, like, possibly having anti-Semitic views,” senior Sparrow Ray-Keneko stated....

Finn Clark, Feature Editor 9th January, 2023 Following the recent Pepperbox article “Adidas Dropped (Kan)Ye, Why Won’t Meilke?”, the Kanye West for President poster has been removed from Mielke’s c…

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Legend has it that there once was a box in the library called the "Pep box," where students put in suggestions for teachers and administration. This box also happened to be a used pepper (the spice) box. When the Arcata High School student newspaper was founded, it was appropriately given its current name, The Pepperbox. Want to advertise or buy a mail subscription to The Arcata High School Pepperbox? Email [email protected]. Make sure to like us on facebook and follow us on Instagram at www.facebook.com/AHSPepperbox and https://www.instagram.com/ahspepperbox/.