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Toochi Samsylvanus ('27) delivers her final poem, "a song in the front yard" by Gwendolyn Brooks at the 2025 California Poetry Out Loud Finals on Mar. 17, 2025. Samsylvanus' ('27) recitation marks the end of the second day's final round held at the State Capitol Annex Swing Space. Each student reciter was required to recite three poems that met the requirements from Poetry Out Loud . The requirements for the three poems are: 1) one poem must be 25 lines or fewer, 2) one poem must be written before the 20th century, and 3) one poem may be used to meet the first two criteria and be the student's final poem. Samsylvanus' ('27) three poems were: 1) "Shall earth no more inspire thee" by Emily Brontë, 2) "No Coward Soul is Mine" by Emily Brontë, and 3) "a song in the front yard" by Gwendolyn Brooks. (Photo courtesy of David Tellyer.)

‘Poetry For Our People’

David Ruiz, Editor-in-chief ♦ August 19, 2025

The Polar Express conductor holds his lantern up, ready to call passengers aboard, at the Southern California Railway Museum in Perris, California, on Sunday, Dec. 16, 2024. (Photo credit: David Ruiz)

From Southern California to the North Pole: How an Interactive Train Ride Enchants Thousands Each Year

Heidy Moreno Román, Managing Editor ♦ December 24, 2024

Southern California might seem the furthest place from the North Pole (especially with its 70 degrees Fahrenheit temperatures in December), but every year since 2019 the Southern California Railway Museum...

Mallorie Johnson works as seventh grade English teacher (left) and monster at Knott's Scary Farm in the Cinema Slasher haunted maze at night (right). (Photo credit: Ellis Evans)

Teacher by Day, Monster by Night

Nicole Jaramillo, Editor-in-chief ♦ November 13, 2024
Seventh grade English teacher Mallorie Johnson shares her experience as a monster at Knotts' 51st Scary Farm.
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