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  • April 2025
  • “Despite the forecast, live like it’s spring!” - Lilly Pulitzer
  • “Come the spring with all its splendour, all its birds, and all its blossoms!” - Christina Rossetti
  • “If we had no winter, the spring would not be so pleasant.” – Anne Bradstreet “Here comes the sun, and I say, It’s all right.” - The Beatles
  • “A kind word is like a spring day.” - Anonymous
  • “In the springtime, the heart regrows hope.” - Angie Weiland-Crosby
  • “The world laughs in flowers.” - Ralph Waldo Emerson
  • “When one flower blooms, spring awakens everywhere.” - John O’Donohue
  • “I must have flowers, always, always.” - Monet
  • “Some old-fashioned things like fresh air and sunshine are hard to beat” - Laura Ingalls Wilder
  • 'The beautiful spring came, and when Nature resumes her loveliness, the human soul is apt to revive also.' - Anonymous
  • 'In the Spring, I have counted 136 different kinds of weather inside of 24 hours.' - Mark Twain
  • 'O, wind, if winter comes, can spring be far behind?' - Percy Bysshe Shelley
  • 'Sweet April showers do spring May flowers.' - Thomas Tusser
  • 'Spring unlocks the flowers to paint the laughing soil.' - Anonymous
  • 'The world laughs in flowers.' - Ralph Waldo Emerson
  • 'If we could see the miracle of a single flower clearly, our whole life would change.' - Anonymous
  • 'The first blooms of spring always make my heart sing.' – Anonymous
  • 'Blossom by blossom the spring begins.' - Anonymous 'A flower blossoms for its own joy.' - Anonymous
  • 'Spring will come and so will happiness.' - Anonymous
  • 'In the springtime, the heart regrows hope.' - Angie Weiland-Crosby
  • “Spring will come and so will happiness. Hold on. Life will get warmer.” - Anita Krizzan
  • “Spring is nature’s way of saying, ‘Let’s Party!’” - Robin Williams
  • “Colours are the Smiles of Nature.” - Leigh Hunt
  • “Spring: the Music of Open Windows.” - Terri Guillemets
  • “Spring is proof that there is beauty in new beginnings.” - Matshona Dhliwayo
  • “Spring is best celebrated by going out and enjoying nature.” - Anonymous
  • “Spring has returned. The Earth is like a child that knows poems.” - Rainer Maria Rilke
  • “With the coming of spring, I am calm again.” - Gustav Mahler
  • Compiled by Jazmine Villar

The Clarion

The Clarion

Masielle Pantoja

Masielle Pantoja, Reporter

Sophomore Masielle Pantoja is a Clarion Rookie. She is currently a reporter and the Clarion’s Social Media Editor! A fun fact about Masi is that she has been playing soccer since she was seven years old. Interestingly, Masi even knows a little bit of ASL (American Sign Language).

All content by Celeste Mariscal
Go Titans!

Goodbye Bears, Hello Titans

Masielle Pantoja, Co-Editor in Chief/Co-Sports Editor
May 23, 2024
Masi’s kindergarten graduation!

Leaving Home Behind

Masielle Pantoja, Co-Editor in Chief/Co-Sports Editor
April 12, 2024
Mr. Gomes

New Superintendent Unveils Promising Change

Masielle Pantoja, Co-Editor in Chief/Layout Editor
October 13, 2023

Letter To Me

Masielle Pantoja, Reporter/Social Media Editor/Webmaster
May 15, 2023
Selma High Swim teammates smiles for a picture.

Selma High Swim Team: Testing The Waters

Masielle Pantoja, Reporter/Social Media Editor/Webmaster
March 27, 2023
Masielle Pantoja’s Abuela

Unbreakable Abuela

Masielle Pantoja, Reporter/Social Media Editor/Webmaster
February 28, 2023
Masielle Pantoja dribbling past her opponents.

Dribbling Through Life

Masielle Pantoja, Reporter/Social Media Editor/Webmaster
February 2, 2023
Mr. Mitchells’ creations.

Constructing Life Outside Of The Classroom

Masielle Pantoja, Reporter/Social Media Editor/Webmaster
November 14, 2022
FFA students pose for a picture at the Big Fresno Fair.

FFA Takes On The Big Fresno Fair

Masielle Pantoja, Reporter/Social Media Editor/Webmaster
November 14, 2022
Seniors smile as they watch the sunrise at Staley Stadium.

Senior Sunrise: The Beginning Of The End

Masielle Pantoja, Reporter/Social Media Editor/Webmaster
October 13, 2022
Senior Makaira Chavez’s laser focus on the goal in a match against Exeter High School.

A Change In Tide for Selma High Girls’ Water Polo

Masielle Pantoja, Reporter/Social Media Editor/Webmaster
October 13, 2022
 Michael Raskovskiy

Multipotentialite

Masielle Pantoja, Reporter
April 8, 2022
Sophomore Nina Valdez dives into the water at a meet against Kerman and Fowler.

Dive Deep with Selma High

Masielle Pantoja, Reporter/Social Media Editor
March 14, 2022
Contributed by Masielle Pantoja

My Forever Motive

Masielle Pantoja, Reporter/Social Media Editor
February 11, 2022
Above is what is known as Folk Dance, where men and women wear beautiful clothing covered in a variety of colors It is where they joyfully dance in unique ways to different songs. This showcases Folkloric Dance as a vital form of Mexican culture.

The Vibrant Mexican Culture

Masielle Pantoja, Reporter/ Social Media Editor
December 10, 2021
There’s A New Bear On Campus

There’s A New Bear On Campus

Masielle Pantoja, Reporter/ Social Media Editor
October 21, 2021
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