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The Clarion

The Student News Site of Selma High School

  • February 2025
  • “Love is light, that enlightens those who give and receive it” - Albert Einstein
  • “Love is like war: easy to begin but very hard to stop” - H.L. Mencken
  • “To love and be loved is to feel the sun from both sides” - David Viscott
  • “We accept the love we think we deserve” - Steven Chbosky
  • “Love has nothing to do with what you are expecting to get, only with what you are expected to give, which is everything” - Katharine Hepburn
  • “All sides must learn to respect one another” - Reuven Rivlin
  • “A warm smile is the universal language of kindness” - William Arthur Ward
  • “The smallest act of kindness is worth more than the greatest intention” - Kahlil Gibran
  • “Confidence is not a belief in success, it’s a comfort with failure” - Mark Manson
  • “A man cannot be comfortable without his own approval” - Mark Twain
  • “Love and compassion are necessities, not luxuries. Without them, you cannot live” - Dalai Lama
  • “We can’t heal the world today, but we can begin with a voice of compassion, a heart of love, an act of kindness” - Mary Davis
  • “I fell in love the way you fall asleep: slowly, and then all at once” - John Green
  • “It’s amazing how you can fall in love with a person you didn’t even notice the first time you met them” - Crystal Sawyer
  • “Falling in love is easy, falling in love with the same person repeatedly is extraordinary” - Crystal Woods
  • “Love is the condition in which the happiness of another person is essential to your own” - Heinlein
  • “It’s all about falling in love with yourself and sharing that love with someone who appreciates you, rather than looking for love to compensate for a self-love deficit” - Eartha Kitt
  • “Hope for love, pray for love, with for love, dream for love, but don’t put your life on hold waiting for love” - Mandy Hale
  • “Gravitation cannot be held responsible for people falling in love” - Albert Einstein
  • Compiled by Michael Casarez

The Clarion

The Clarion

Ari Matias Perez

Ari Matias Perez, Co-Editor in Chief, Co-News Editor

Ari Matias Perez is a senior at Selma High School.  She is a third year Clarion member.  She is also a co-editor for the news section and a co-editor in chief.  She is also the head drum major in the Selma High Black Bear Brigade. She enjoys spending time with her friends and family.  She loves her cat more than anything in the world.  In her free time she enjoys playing soccer and painting her nails.

All content by Ari Matias Perez
It’s Been Quite a Time

It’s Been Quite a Time

Ari Matias Perez, Co-Editor in Chief, Co-News Editor
May 25, 2021
illustration by Jayden Barnes

If This Box Isn’t Me, Then Who Am I?

Ari Matias Perez, Co-Editor in Chief, Co-News Editor
April 25, 2021

Selma High Reacts: President Trump’s Impeachment

Ari Matias Perez, Co-Editor in Chief, Co-News Editor
March 21, 2021
Graphic illustrated by Jayden Barnes

The United States Welcomes A New Presidency

Ari Matias Perez, Co-Editor in Chief, Co-News Editor
February 10, 2021

Selma Reacts to Recent Election Controversy

Ari Matias Perez, Co-Editor in Chief, Co-News Editor
November 29, 2020

Gen Z Explained: “ur cancelled”

Ari Matias Perez, Co-Editor in Chief, Co-News Editor
November 29, 2020

Local Elections You Didn’t Know About

Ari Matias Perez, Co-Editor in Chief, Co-News Editor
October 25, 2020

The Country Goes Out to the Polls

Ari Matias Perez, Co-Editor in Chief, Co-News Editor
October 1, 2020

Online School Tips

Ari Matias Perez, Co-Editor in Chief, Co-News Editor
September 24, 2020
Drawing by Mia Salinas

Big Time Bears

Ari Matias Perez, Co-Editor in Chief, Co-News Editor
March 6, 2020
Leslie Figueroa prepares to strike the ball.
Photo by Julianna Colado

Girls Soccer Perseveres Through the Season

Ari Matias Perez, Co-Editor in Chief, Co-News Editor
January 31, 2020
Wingfield Makes Colors Fly on the Field

Wingfield Makes Colors Fly on the Field

Ari Matias Perez, Co-Editor in Chief, Co-News Editor
December 2, 2019
The Selma High Cheer Squad performing in the school’s Morning Rally.
Photo by Dashrit Pandher

Rise and Shine, Selma High!

Ari Matias Perez, Co-Editor in Chief, Co-News Editor
November 1, 2019
Alina Lopez preparing to strike the tennis ball.

Girls’ Tennis is Serving a Great Season

Ari Matias Perez, Co-Editor in Chief, Co-News Editor
September 30, 2019
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