The Crusader December 2023
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View ArticleGirls wrestling team grows in strength, numbers
With the new year comes a new wrestling season. Three years ago, the wrestling team was co-ed due to the lack of girls. However, this year, the wrestling team has grown to 15 girls, allowing for an...
View ArticleDon’t trivialize mental health
I observe as she aligns her pens and notebooks with meticulous accuracy, ensuring each item on her desk occupies its designated space. While recognizing her own display of arguably mild perfectionism,...
View ArticleFreshman named Daly City Youth Poet Laureate
On Apr. 27, 2023, Olivia Veroy ’27 was awarded the title of Daly City’s 2023-2024 Youth Poet Laureate after being encouraged by her parents to share her poetic prowess. According to the Daly City...
View Article‘Dune: Part 2’ worms its way to top
The highly anticipated sequel to Dune: Part 1, directed by Denis Villanueve, Dune: Part 2 was released on March 1 in the United States theaters. Picking up from Dune, the film further explores the...
View ArticleCrucifix crosses corridor to new courtside home
The crucifix is undoubtedly one of the most important symbols of the school and Catholicism, as it symbolizes the forgiveness of sins through the crucifixion of Jesus Christ. During the week of Sept....
View ArticleNew chapter begins for book club
Over the course of this spring semester, Riordan has introduced its first Book Club in recent history, which aims to cultivate and foster a culture of reading books for pleasure. Club moderator and...
View ArticleSerrano embarks on literary journey
Pacing around his house, Julian Serrano ’24 explores the facets of an idea he obtained from the aether, following his mind’s natural progression of the story and contemplating if he wants to develop...
View ArticleLetter from the Editor-in-Chief
Dear Reader, Thank you so much for reading this issue—my last issue with The Crusader. It has been an immense honor to have been a part of the staff these past three years, and I cannot even begin to...
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