SAN MATEO CA- Regional Honor Choir is a very large accomplishment that few students are able to achieve. Through hard work and determination, Pacific Grove High School students Isaiah Boulware, Matthew Lo, Adrian Clark, and Isabella Rowntree were accepted into the reputable choir. The students pra...

Every year, December inevitably brings the holiday cheer with it. Nowhere is this more apparent than in PG and neighboring towns, with local holiday events of all types throughout the month.   One of the most well known images of the season is, of course, the Christmas tree, and it is no different in...

What do you imagine when one mentions Christmas? To most of us residing in the United States, Christmas evokes images of a snowy winter night, Santa Claus, and of course, plenty of meticulously wrapped presents under the protection of a verdant green Christmas tree. However, millions around the world retai...

Pacific Grove’s 18th annual Parade of Lights took place on Thursday, November 29. While there was a chance of rain, various groups from the high school, including the Breaker Girls Dance Team, the PGHS Cheerleaders, and the Breaker Band, joined other local groups in this festive parade. Starting a...

The Boys Soccer team started its season on Tuesday, November 20. With practices starting several weeks in advance, the team was ready for its preseason games against Palma and CarmeL. Against Palma, the team faired quite well, coming from behind in the second half to tie the game 3-3. Senior captain Ca...

The first athletic trimester has already concluded, and winter sports (basketball, soccer, and wrestling) are in full swing. Sports were a little different this trimester, as Breakers witnessed for the first time the new PCAL league in action. After many years of the Mission Trail Athletic League, the new,...

We created fire for heat and illumination. Before heaters and light bulbs, fire was a necessity to stay alive. When contained, fire is considered beautiful and majestic. But what happens when the fire is let loose. California has just exited some of, if not the worst wildfires in state history, and there mig...

“The Nutcracker and the Four Realms” A Movie Review Since its conception by author E.T.A Hoffmann, the beloved Christmastime tale, “The Nutcracker and the Mouse King” has been retold by countless masters (Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Alexandre Dumas), and butchered only by one: Disney, i...

When we think of the wonderful smells of turkey, pie, mashed potatoes, and cranberry sauce, we immediately equate those smells with Thanksgiving. But that was not always so.   There are two main origins of the holiday now known as Thanksgiving: 1619 in Charles City County, Virginia, and ...