Eagle Times photographers shot images of life and emotions on campus for two days. Here is the pulse of AGHS:
Monday, April 14th
Monday 9:10 a.m. – AGHS Librarian Rachel Lodge begins her duties for the day in the early morning. As kids lounge before school begins, Lodge diligently scans returned editions of the book “To Kill A Mockingbird”. (Mordred Morgan)
Monday 9:12 a.m. – AGHS students scatter across the campus library in the early morning, waiting for the morning bell to signal the beginning of school. (Mordred Morgan)
Monday, 9:15 a.m.- Sisters Camden Kardel (‘27) and Sofia Kardel (‘25) laugh together despite the grueling morning traffic. They drive to school with Sofia’s best friend each day. (Julia Sidun)
Monday, 9:27 a.m. – Nataly Echeverria (‘25) looks through the books in the library before school starts for her English class. (Adilia Leiva)
Monday, 9:31 a.m. – Link crew student, Aaron Schrantz (’26), walks through room 205 to attend his leadership class. (Aleah Ales )
Monday, 10:15 a.m.- An overhead view of the blacktop during the passing period between first and second period. (Adilia Leiva)Monday 10:17 a.m. – AGHS campus supervisor Bill Flester standing at his normal morning post at the 1000’s wing bathroom. He ensures that the bathrooms aren’t flooded with teenagers or vape smoke by limiting how many students can enter the bathroom at once. (Mordred Morgan)Monday, 10:17 a.m.- Statistics teachers Joseph Warrick and Aaron Sue catch up in the hallway before second period starts. (Julia Sidun)Tuesday, 10:32 a.m.-AP Research teacher Nicholas Kennedy reminds research students to keep working hard on their paper. Research students plan to submit their final AP Research paper the Monday back from break. (Makaila Mosley)
Monday, 10:42 a.m. – Kendall Loughead (‘26), Isabella Romero (‘26), Jackie Sumpter (‘26), and Mariella Conn (‘26) love watching movies in class. (Kate Harvey)
Monday 10:44 a.m. – After finishing the Great Gatsby movie, AP Language teacher, Amber Derbidge, engages in a conversation with Mark Andrawes (‘26) and Charlie Beaman (‘26) regarding what they thought of it. (Sofia Rice)Monday, 10:50a.m. – Mrs. Derbidge talking with Charlie Klopfer & Mark Andrawes about a Rhetorical Analysis practice prompt. (Charlie Beaman)Monday, 10:50 a.m. – AP Language teacher, Amber Derbidge, answers a student’s question during class. (Aleah Ales)
Monday, 10:44 a.m.- Abby Trigo (’25) and Amelie Belga (’25) practicing their dance for AGHS Dance Company. (Lillenna Grace)
Monday, 10:44 a.m.- Zoe Koch (’26) spending time with two of her friends while waiting for the bell to ring in dance class. (Lillenna Grace)Monday, 11:05 a.m. – Passing periods offer plenty time for students to get to class, however they may please. Isabella Romero (‘26) and Logan Sullivan (‘25) prefer to blaze the halls in tricycles. (Kate Harvey)Monday, 11:07 a.m.: Logan Sullivan (‘25) rides his trike he used for a Greek Week hype video. Seniors hope to keep their winning streak alive. Can another grade dethrone them? (Makaila Mosley)Monday, 11:12 a.m.: Christian Guerrero (‘25) contemplates his next move, hoping to win his online chess game. (Makaila Mosley)
Monday 11:16 a.m. – AGHS psychology teacher Miranda Gasenica talks to her advisory class about the due date for seniors’ grades. She stresses the importance of seniors holding out for the little bit of school they have left. (Mordred Morgan)
Monday, 11:42 a.m. – Bradley Pullen and Lisa Hall catching up and talking about what they eat the next day at the staff lunch meeting. (Liv Petronella)
Monday, 11:39 pm: Groups of students gather on the 900’s side of campus for break. (Tasiana Castanos)
Monday, 11:55 a.m. -Asher Reynolds (’26) is intrigued by Mr Colgan’s physics demonstration. (John Purvis )
Monday, 11:59 a.m. – Ms. Short’s class during 3rd period, when there is free time, and everyone gets to move and sit next to their friends and talk. (Liv Petronella)
Monday, 12:01 p.m. – Preparing for a concert with the local middle schools, the AGHS’s Wind Ensemble rehearses “Skyfall” by Adele Adkins. And though the section is small, clarinet players Giana Ogilvie (‘25) and Elle Cameron (‘25) waste no time in being heard and playing out their parts. (Layla Owen)Monday, 12:14 p.m.-Beck, Cami & Morgan, Spanish 3 students researching the culture of colombia for a spanish assignment. (Charlie Beaman)Monday, 12:16 p.m. – Keeping the band in time and partially almost passing out, Sofia Stanculescu (‘26) decided to switch to tuba this school year to provide the band with another lower voice. (Layla Owen)Monday, 12:30p.m.- Señor Schmidt’s Spanish 3 students practicing spanish through studying Columbia. (Charlie Beaman)Monday, 12:32 p.m. – Christian Guerrero (‘25) and Zach Kolostian (‘25) are getting ready to join this year’s AGHS traveling calculus team. (Kate Harvey)
Monday, 12:36 p.m. – Haru Dowell (‘26) dutifully puts his phone in the pocket while Shane Moncrief (‘26) and Audrey Heisdorf (‘26) are already hard at work. (Kate Harvey)
Monday 12:39 p.m. – Resource specialist, Ryan Mortensen, swiftly rides his bike across campus, dodging students left and right. Due to the big campus, many teachers use bikes to get around quickly. (Sofia Rice)
Monday 12:40 p.m. -Aiden Holdner (’26) and Evan Ramsey (’26) face off in rock paper scissors. (John Purvis )
Monday, 12:42 p.m. – AP Environmental student Scarlet Laurent studies before class in preparation for her upcoming AP exams. (Aleah Ales)
Monday 12:47 p.m. – AGHS student Andrew Huss (27’) in his 4th period class, percussion, playing on the piano while waiting for his teacher Mr. Barcus to begin instruction. Although his main instrument may be the drums, he enjoys spending his time playing all sorts of instruments including piano. (Mordred Morgan)Monday, 1:13 p.m.: Amelia Ermocida (‘25) paints her rain stick. Ceramics students currently work on glazing either their rain sticks or bonsai pots and constructing their word play project. (Makaila Mosley)Monday, 1:15 p.m. – As Mr. Erikson’s 4th-period class wraps up their mobility Monday, they have folded up their mats and are now stacking them into a neat pile. (Liv Petronella)
Monday, 1:33 p.m. – Mr. Vonderheide’s calculus students take many AP practice exams, some turn out better than others. (Kate Harvey)Monday, 1:57 p.m. – Natalie Whitfield (‘26) is making sure Celeste Dusyt (‘26) does not split the pole after lunch on the way to fifth period. Natalie thinks splitting the pole is bad luck, so she ensures (at all costs) her friends don’t do it. (Sofia Rice)Monday, 2:13 pm: Christian Moreno (‘27) walks on the path to the bathroom from AP European History. (Tasiana Castanos)Monday, 2:16p.m. – Seagulls around AGHS amongst the crows. (Charlie Beaman)Monday, 2:17 p.m. – Louis Apodaca (’25) and Samuel Leiva (’26) work together to build a model house. (John Purvis )Monday, 2:26 p.m. – 5th per Mr. Eirickson’s class, all doing mobility Monday and stretching in the downward dog position. (Liv Petronella)Monday, 2:28 pm: Levi Paynter (’27) and Landon Streeper (’27) stretching in fifth-period Performance P.E. (Tasiana Castanos)
Monday 2:36 p.m. – Students in the fifth-period P.E. class walk their laps around the track, talking and laughing with each other. (Sofia Rice)Monday, 2:37 p.m. – Nash Fitzgerald (27’), Simon Andriese (27’), Colton Gotchal (27), trying to read their assigned book in Brittany Short’s 5th period. (Liv Petronella)Monday, 2:39 pm: Audrey Heisdorf(‘26) and Carly Gallagher (’26) joyfully study in the AGHS library during 5th period. (Tasiana Castanos)Monday, 2:48 p.m.: AP History teacher Kelli Peters laughs at a remark Audrey Heisdorf (‘26) made off camera. In the final push to Spring Break, students and teachers alike try to keep their sanity. (Makaila Mosley)Monday, 2:49 p.m. -Michael Monahan (’26) takes a walk out of fifth period. (John Purvis )
Monday, 2:54 p.m.- Michael Callaghan glancing around his sixth period English class to ensure all of his students are present. (Lillenna Grace)
Monday, 3:07 p.m.- Molly Adams (‘25) and Natalie Whitfield (‘26) share a joke while they finish their latest ceramics projects. Whitfield is working on her “word play” project, a “rain-bow.” (Julia Sidun)
Monday, 3:08 p.m.- Kayla Ughoc (‘25) finishes her latest ceramics project. She is in Advanced Ceramics. (Julia Sidun)
Monday, 4:45 p.m.- Amelia Pfost (‘26) and Sofia Kardel (‘25) practice hurdle starts in preparation for their next track meet against Paso Robles High School and Santa Ynez High School. AGHS track athletes train five days a week and typically compete on Saturdays. (Julia Sidun)
Tuesday, April 15th
Tuesday, 7:28 a.m.- Ashleigh Powers (‘26) shows AVID teacher Gail Varvel photos from prom during zero period. (Adilia Leiva)Tuesday, 9:08 a.m. – For their play on words project, Ceramic students are tasked with creating something whose name involves wordplay. Eleni Come (‘26) has created two animals so far, a Giraffe and Hippo, and is working on an Elephant, which will become her “party animals.” (Layla Owen)Tuesday, 10:00 a.m. – Held in the MPR, Avid students gave presentations on careers. Ace Anderson (‘27) gave an informative presentation on General Surgeons, highlighting the money they make and the amount of schooling required.
Tuesday, 10:03 a.m.- Kyra Andersen (‘25) places the finishing touches on her vase for her floral design project. (Adilia Leiva)
Tuesday, 10:13 a.m.- Ernie Rogers (‘25) and Austin Byrum (‘25) pose for a picture outside their first period drawing class. (Adilia Leiva)
Tuesday 12:20 p.m. – With block schedule for CAASPP make ups, students take the period to watch an old favorite, Rio, produced by Blue Sky Studios and 20th Century Animation. Also, next marching season’s show will be inspired by Rio. (Layla Owen)
Tuesday, 1:05 p.m.- Tuesday’s school lunch consisted of fried rice, teriyaki chicken, and strawberries (Adilia Leiva)
Tuesday, 1:05 p.m. -Jaiden Guiton (’26) is relaxing in the quad during lunch. (John Purvis )
Tuesday 1:06 p.m. – Bryce Bowen (‘26) is showing off his new driver’s license to other students off campus at lunch. Bryce is very enthusiastic to finally hit the road and start driving! (Sofia Rice)
Tuesday, 5:08 p.m. – After-school meets are common for track and field athletes. This meet took place at AGHS and was against Santa Ynez and Paso. (Aleah Ales)
John Purvis is a junior in high school and competes in Arroyo Grande High School sports. He enjoys driving, making models, working out with friends, and his science and history classes. This year, John wants to leave a positive effect on campus by reporting on sports and issues facing the school.
Makaila Mosley is a senior at Arroyo Grande High School. This is her second year in Newspaper and she plans to write about all things sports. And features. And news. She plans to write it all. She spends most of her time reading bad romance novels. Sometimes, she writes them. She explores all music genres through Taylor Swift. During the spring, she spends her afternoons throwing for the school’s Track and Field team.
Julia Sidun is a senior at Arroyo Grande High School. When she isn’t at tennis practice or a track meet, you can find her shelving books at the public library or watching Dance Moms in her best friend’s living room. Julia loves iced chai lattes, poodles, and her Cranberries CD. She is excited to write community-oriented articles for The Eagle Times.
Liv Petronella is a sophomore and plays indoor volleyball in the fall and beach volleyball in the spring. In her free time she hangs out with friends and family and loves to spend time at the beach. Liv loves her two dogs, Ozzy and Lilly, and spends as much time as possible wakeboarding in the summer and snowboarding in the winter. Liv wants to focus her writing on the community and bring more attention to the Eagle Times.
Lillenna Grace is a sophomore at AGHS. They recently transferred to the district, but they have been involved in journalism for the past two years. They grew up watching their mother work as a journalist, and since then they have had a strong passion for writing. Their favorite articles to work on are profile features, because they get to know new people and dig deep into learning what makes a person who they are. Lilly is excited for their future at AGHS and plans to be involved in journalism for the rest of their high school career.
Sofia Rice is a junior at Arroyo Grande High School, and this is her first year writing for the Eagle Times. She spends most of her time reading, playing soccer, and baking. You can also find her at the beach or in line at In-N-Out with her best friend. Her goal is to write interesting, community-based stories.
Aleah Ales is in her 11th year and is excited to live out her Gilmore Girl dream of being a journalist. She is eager to pursue school issues and ignite change in her position at the Eagle Times. She is an active member on campus who partakes in multiple clubs such as Link Crew or her favorite Poetry club. In her free time, she likes to bake sweets and listen to music while tending to her copious amount of plants.
Adilia Leiva is a senior and in her third year at the Eagle Times. She lives a pretty simple life, except for the fact that she has 5 siblings, and her house is never quiet. Adilia is the second oldest, and is also the family babysitter, except she doesn’t get paid. She is taking a lot of hard classes, and wonders if she’ll even have room for sleep in her schedule. She is excited to once again be part of the Eagle Times and excited to write stories about her school and community.
Kate Harvey is a junior in her first year at Eagle Times. She is an active student around campus, participating in several clubs, as well as founding her own – although it’s quite possible she attends only for the snacks. She loves to write and is excited to challenge campus issues, in hopes of making AGHS more environmentally friendly and clean. In her spare time, she enjoys reading, listening to music, shopping online without buying anything, and sitting in the Starbucks drive-through!
Mordred Morgan is a junior in high-school and a first-time journalist. He is excited to bring his passion and fresh ideas to the AGHS newspaper. He includes music in every facet of his life, even when he particularly shouldn’t. Despite his starved look, he loves eating all sorts of food. He can’t wait to write for whoever will read.
Charlie Beaman is a junior and spends most of her time reading historical fiction and fiction pieces. She enjoys reading about European and American History. Charlie also enjoys listening to Taylor Swift and other genres of music. Her goal for her first year in The Eagle Times is to write factual stories of community interest.
