The Griffin Gazette's first senior print edition features superlatives, bingo, a class of 2025 playlist and more!

The Griffin Gazette • May 15, 2025

Pick up a copy in your English class on Friday, May 14. Special Edition Editors: Brooklynn De Shazer and Liz Frank Editor-in-Chief:...

Congratulations to all seniors on their amazing accomplishment!

A preview of upcoming LAHS senior events

Sydney Forsyte, Section Editor • May 15, 2025

LOS ALAMITOS, Calif. -- As the school year comes to an end, many seniors are getting excited about the upcoming senior events. Here is a guide...

"Free Trial" is a comedy short film made by LAHS film.

The LAHS film department continues production on ‘Free Trial’

Emma Hirotsu, Staff Writer • May 14, 2025

LOS ALAMITOS, Calif. -- The Los Alamitos High School film department is premiering its fifth annual student short film, titled “Free Trial.”...

Senior Edition 2025

Check out the Griffin Gazette’s very first print edition, dedicated to the graduating class of 2025

The Griffin Gazette

May 15, 2025

Pick up a copy in your English class on Friday, May 14.

Special Edition Editors: Brooklynn De Shazer and Liz Frank

Editor-in-Chief: Bella Kim

Thank you to Alicia Seyfried, Reprographic Services for Los Alamitos Unified School District.

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About the Contributor

Bella Kim, Editor-in-Chief

Bella Kim is a senior at Los Alamitos High School. This is her third year with the Griffin Gazette and second year as editor-in-chief. Bella has won four Best of SNO awards, most recently for her article “Girls assumed to be TikToker Siyah died after shooting at Cerritos mall Saturday night.” Over the summer, she represented California at the Al Neuharth Free Spirit and Journalism Conference in Washington, D.C. She has interned for the Orange County education news site Spotlight Schools and reported for South Bay Youth Journalism, a program by the newsroom CalMatters. Bella placed second in the California Journalist of the Year award, and this summer, she has a paid internship with L.A. Times High School Insider. She will attend Stanford University next fall to study journalism and creative writing. On campus, Bella is president of Interact Club and Literature Appreciation Club. She is an avid reader of historical fiction and mystery and dances at Los Alamitos Ballet School. Bella enjoys poetry, going to the beach and writing satire. She also likes musicals, roller coasters and collecting bookstore tote bags. You can contact Bella at [email protected].