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  • October 2025
  • “Happily we bask in this warm September sun, which illuminates all creatures.” - Henry David Thoreau
  • “The capacity to learn is a gift; the ability to learn is a skill; the willingness to learn is a choice.” - Brian Herbert
  • “Life starts all over again when it gets crisp in the fall.” - The Great Gatsby (1925) by F. Scott Fitzgerald’s
  • “Remember there is an autumn after every summer.” - 500 Days of Summer
  • 'Be on your guard, stand firm in the faith, be courageous, be strong' - 1 Corinthians 16:13.
  • “It’s just my favorite time of the year. The whole world changes color.” - Gilmore Girls
  • “And autumn comes when you’re not yet done with the summer passing by.” - Mitski
  • “But I miss you most of all, my darling, when autumn leaves start to fall.” - Ella FItzgerald
  • “We can’t choose where we come from but we can choose where we go from there.” - Charlie Kelmeckis
  • “Believe in your flyness, conquer your shyness.” - Kanye West
  • “The secret of getting ahead is getting started.” - Mark Twain
  • “If you love life, don’t waste time, for time is what life is made of.” - Bruce Lee
  • “The only limit to our realization of tomorrow will be our doubts of today.' - Franklin D. Roosevelt
  • 'A life spent making mistakes is not only more honorable, but more useful than a life spent doing nothing.' - George Bernard Shaw
  • “Success is not final, failure is not fatal: It is the courage to continue that counts.” - Winston Churchill
  • 'Life moves pretty fast. If you don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.' - Ferris Bueller's Day Off
  • “Some people are worth melting for.” - Olaf
  • “We are who we choose to be.” - Green Goblin
  • “The beautiful thing about learning is that no one can take it away from you.' - B.B. King
  • 'You are braver than you believe, stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think.' - A.A. Milne
  • 'Autumn… the year's last, loveliest smile.' - William Cullen
  • 'Fall is proof that change is beautiful.' - Unknown
  • “I’m on the pursuit of awesomeness, excellence is the bare minimum.” - Kanye West
  • “Don’t wish for it work for it” - Jessie RIvera
  • “What do you need? Hot tea, coffee? Lip gloss.” - Gilmore Girls
  • 'Be strong and courageous.” - Deuteronomy 31:6
  • 'Take the first step in faith. You don't have to see the whole staircase, just take the first step' - Martin Luther King Jr.
  • “Fall: where the beauty of change meets the start of new school adventures.” - Zanaiyah Cruz
  • “Go Bears!” - Mr. Harshaw
  • Compiled by Zanaiyah Cruz

The Clarion

The Clarion

Andrew Rodriguez

Andrew Rodriguez, Reporter/Photo Editor

Andrew Rodriguez is a Selma High senior. He is a Clarion rookie, taking on the role of photo editor and reporter. A fun fact about Andrew, is that he’s currently learning French and Italian!

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Andrew Rodriguez sitting in front of Geisel Library, UCSD’s most famous landmark!

Next Stop, UC San Diego!

Andrew Rodriguez, Reporter/Photo Editor
May 26, 2022
Vanilla Custard Pie

Vanilla Custard Pie

Andrew Rodriguez, Reporter/Photo Editor
April 8, 2022
Mr. Alvarez

The Absolute Value of Mr. Alvarez

Andrew Rodriguez, Reporter/Photo Editor
April 8, 2022
Andrew Rodriguez

“Misses and Thank You’s”

Andrew Rodriguez, Reporter/Photo Editor
April 8, 2022
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Diving Into My Final Season

Andrew Rodriguez, Reporter/Photo Editor
March 14, 2022
A delicious zeppole, drawn by Judy Romero.

Zeppole di San Giuseppe

Andrew Rodriguez, Reporter/Photo Editor
March 14, 2022
Big Time Bears

Big Time Bears

Andrew Rodriguez, Reporter/Photo Editor
February 11, 2022
Sharing a Common Denominator

Sharing a Common Denominator

Andrew Rodriguez, Reporter/Photo Editor
February 11, 2022
Iced Oatmeal Cookies

Iced Oatmeal Cookies

Andrew Rodriguez, Reporter/Photo Editor
February 11, 2022
Javon Hicks defends the basketball from the opposing team.

Boys’ Basketball Bounces Back

Judith Romero, Reporter/Photo Editor
December 10, 2021
Art by Judith Romero

Black Widow: A Movie for Even Non- Marvel Fans

Judith Romero, Reporter/Photo Editor
December 10, 2021
Above is Giorgia Paschino, our Italian foreign exchange student.

La Radice della Cultura è Amare

Andrew Rodriguez, Reporter/Photo Editor
December 10, 2021
Art by Andrew Rodriguez

College Tips

Andrew Rodriguez, Reporter/Photo Editor
November 29, 2021
Preparing Young Mathematicians

Preparing Young Mathematicians

Andrew Rodriguez, Reporter/Photo Editor
October 21, 2021

Bears On Campus

Andrew Rodriguez, Reporter/Photo Editor
October 1, 2021
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