The student news site of Clark Magnet High School

Clark Chronicle
The student news site of Clark Magnet High School

Clark Chronicle
The student news site of Clark Magnet High School

Clark Chronicle
Ericka Shin

Ericka Shin, Magazine Editor

INTERESTS/HOBBIES: Concert-going, book-reading, pun-saying, cover-making, prose-writing


EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES:  GMG Regional Board (VP of Operations), Mock Trial, Hospital volunteer work, CSF


THREE WORDS TO DESCRIBE ME ARE: Passionate, Ambitious, Eccentric


IN TWENTY YEARS: I see myself working as a U.S. diplomat. Or owning a coffee shop in South Korea.


FAVORITE QUOTE: “Let’s live while doing the things we like!” -Oh Sehun (EXO)

All content by Ericka Shin
Here's a curation of my personal favorites for the week. Don't knock it till you try it.

Returning to school with new music — Chelsea’s Round-Up Week One

Chelsea Santos, Yearbook Managing Editor
March 28, 2017
The album cover for Drake's newest release.

Drake questions if there’s ‘More Life’ when you Drake and drive

Chelsea Santos, Yearbook Managing Editor
March 28, 2017
Senior Nanor Asadourian referees a match.

Elementary school students get hooked on robots

Chelsea Santos, Yearbook Managing Editor
March 28, 2017
The ice cream churros at Amara are to die for.

Amara satisfies customers’ sweet tooth

Chelsea Santos, Yearbook Managing Editor
January 31, 2017

The Migos amps the rap game up with “CULTURE”

Chelsea Santos, Yearbook Managing Editor
January 31, 2017
The second installment in the Oxygen Thief series falls short of expectations. Good thing Anonymous is, well, anonymous.

Anonymous puts things under scrutiny with ‘Chameleon on a Kaleidoscope’

Chelsea Santos, Yearbook Managing Editor
January 26, 2017
Last year's freshmen doing the push-up test for upper body strength.

Clark falls short in physical fitness test standard

Chelsea Santos, Yearbook Managing Editor
January 20, 2017
The cover for The Weeknd's third studio album.

Starboy leaves fans in a galaxy of emotions

Chelsea Santos, Yearbook Managing Editor
December 12, 2016
Mental illness in Asian teens tends to be a generally unknown issue.

Asians tend to stigmatize mental health issues

Chelsea Santos, Yearbook Managing Editor
November 22, 2016
The cover of "Diary of an Oxygen Thief."

‘Diary of an Oxygen Thief’ takes readers’ breath away

Chelsea Santos, Yearbook Managing Editor
November 4, 2016
The cover art of the Mob's latest album, which features a baby photo of their late founder, A$AP Yams

The A$AP Mob pays tribute to former leader

Chelsea Santos, Yearbook Managing Editor
November 3, 2016
The cover for Horan's debut solo single.

Niall Horan releases his first solo single

Chelsea Santos, Yearbook Managing Editor
October 3, 2016
The motorcade featured many classic cars such as this Ford truck.

9/11 motorcade makes its way up New York Ave.

Chelsea Santos, Yearbook Managing Editor
September 15, 2016
An example of one of the ramen noodle dishes at K-Ramen.

K-Ramen shines as the Americana’s hidden gem

Chelsea Santos, Yearbook Editor
August 15, 2016
'Pete's Dragon' is a movie for smaller audiences, however it has a large impact on the heart.

‘Pete’s Dragon’ stuns audiences

Chelsea Santos, Yearbook Editor-in-Chief
August 15, 2016
The album artwork for Ferg's sophomore solo album.

A$AP Ferg strives and prospers

Chelsea Santos, Yearbook Editor
April 21, 2016
The statistics of Tinder show that the app generates high traffic and many results.

Looking for love in all the wrong places

Chelsea Santos, Yearbook Editor
February 19, 2016
The security cameras caught footage of the intruders, which led to their ultimate capture.

Clark burglarized by Pasadena teens

Chelsea Santos, Yearbook Editor
April 6, 2016
Girls are becoming one and the same, picking up common traits they see in other girls, until they are just variants of the one "IT" girl.

Girls hide themselves for the benefit of others

Chelsea Santos, Yearbook Editor
March 7, 2016
The official movie poster for Zootopia.

‘Zootopia’ makes audiences go bananas

Chelsea Santos, Yearbook Editor
April 1, 2016
Spanish teachers Victoria Marcucci, Anne Reinhard, Melissa O'Gara, SHS secretary Raisa Faisal, and president Ines Navasardyan prepare the candle for the ceremony.

Clark’s Spanish Honors Society inducts new members

Chelsea Santos, Yearbook Editor
March 30, 2016
The cover of ZAYN's debut album, reminiscent of Lil Wayne's "Tha Carter IV."

Zayn reincarnates into another dimension

Chelsea Santos, Yearbook Editor
March 30, 2016
The redesigned cover of The 1975's sophomore album, a far cry from where they first started.

The 1975 goes ‘80s

Chelsea Santos, Yearbook Editor
March 4, 2016
The ambient interior of the restaurant.

Mama Hong’s recreates the Vietnamese kitchen

Chelsea Santos, Yearbook Editor
March 4, 2016
Kanye West's newest album 'The Life of Pablo' is now out solely on the streaming service Tidal. The album will be available to the general public a week after the Tidal release.

Charting out “The Life of Pablo”

Chelsea Santos, Yearbook Editor
February 16, 2016
An overlay of the ROV from the scientific research class. The Cricket Busters use the ROV in their field work to take footage of underwater depths starting at two hundred feet.

Cricket Busters take the Air/Climate Eco Challenge by storm

Chelsea Santos and Eunice Ramilo
January 21, 2016
The two gold medals I won, thanks to all my hard work, determination, and perseverance.

Going for the gold

Chelsea Santos, Yearbook Editor
December 3, 2015
Sophomore Ivan Mariano runs with the ball in last weeks Superbowl XV.

Seahawks take the win at the Intramural Superbowl

Chelsea Santos, Yearbook Editor
November 12, 2015
Del Rey’s fourth studio album, which may just be her best one yet.

Honeymoon proves to be a dream come true

Chelsea Santos, Yearbook Editor
September 21, 2015
The cover of Rodeo, which came out September 4 and quickly became a hit.

Rodeo becomes the main attraction

Chelsea Santos, Yearbook Editor
September 18, 2015
The cover art for The Weeknd’s sophomore album, Beauty Behind the Madness.

Music goes home for The Weeknd

Chelsea Santos, Yearbook Editor
September 9, 2015
The cover of Halsey’s debut album, Badlands, which leaked on August 23 before officially releasing August 28.

Halsey makes her mark

Chelsea Santos, Staff Editor
September 1, 2015
I ordered the "Old Maid" peanut butter and banana sandwich.

[Photo] I play games at GameHäus Café

Vanessa Codilla, Staff Writer/ Section Editor
May 27, 2015
The official logo of Pitch Perfect.

‘Pitch Perfect’ takes the screen, again

Talish Babaian, Staff Writer/Section Editor
May 19, 2015
The "Mortadella Sub" is cut and neatly presented in front of the judges. The sub included classic ingredients such as lettuce, tomatoes, mortadella cold cuts and avocados.

[Photo] Design students broaden Subway’s menu

Nairi Simonyan, Staff Writer, Clubs Section Editor
April 23, 2015
A docent describes the room outside the museum; the room has 1.5 million and some holes to represent each of the children who died during the Holocaust.

Sophomores visit the Los Angeles Museum of the Holocaust

Chelsea Santos, Staff Writer
April 15, 2015

Zayn Malik says goodbye to 1D

Chelsea Santos, Staff Writer
March 30, 2015

Eating gets psychological

Chelsea Santos, Staff Writer
March 18, 2015
​The bucket seats of the backseat of a police car. The hard plastic of the seats makes it easier to clean. It is also safer because it makes it difficult for any weapons to be hidden in between crevices.

​Officer Young holding the gun with the blue rubber-headed bullet. This is the gun that is intended for hurting temporarily rather than killing.

​The briefing room where the officers meet early in the morning.

The car from the collision that belonged to the younger girl. Her car was towed shortly after.

​The police car Officer Young was assigned to for the day. I spent most of my day in this car.

Gonzaga and Michigan play with intense focus on the March 3 semifinal game.

Clark Madness tension rises

Ericka Shin, Staff Writer/ Magazine Editor
March 5, 2015
"How to Build a Girl" is Caitlin Moran's third book, and her first in a planned trilogy set to release in the coming years.

‘How to Build a Girl’ gets technical

Chelsea Santos, Staff Writer
March 5, 2015
"Winger" is centered around Ryan Dean West, and chronicles his life as a 14-year-old high school junior.

‘Winger’ scores a try

Chelsea Santos, Staff Writer
March 5, 2015
A student practices her Spanish comprehension using Duolingo on her iPhone.

Duolingo introduced to the classroom

Talish Babaian, Staff Writer
March 3, 2015
Clark Magnet students donating blood in the auditeria.

Red Cross Club collects 50 units of blood at the annual blood drive

Vanessa Codilla, Staff Writer/ Yearbook Editor
March 3, 2015
Textbooks such as these could be rendered obsolete in Oklahoma.

Oklahoma legislators attempt to ban AP U.S. History

Ericka Shin, Staff Writer/ Magazine Editor
February 23, 2015
SPRZ NY crew necks are quirky and comfortable.

Uniqlo geared to take world by storm

Ericka Shin, Staff Writer/ Magazine Editor
February 21, 2015
Arka Mardirosian reads his work on stage in front his fellow Creative Writing classmates.

[Photo] Seniors explore the ‘corners of their lives’ in Creative Writing

Vanessa Codilla, Staff Writer/ Yearbook Editor
February 20, 2015
The cover of Drake's mixtape, which has already been tattooed on the back of some guy's neck.

Don’t Drake and drive

Chelsea Santos, Staff Writer
February 17, 2015
All auditioners get a sticker with their assigned number for identification purposes. Ericka Shin's number was 005, and the 15 refers to the year.

Appreciating the K-pop audition

Ericka Shin, Staff Writer/ Magazine Editor
January 21, 2015
Junior Levon Gevorkian takes a snapshot with GUSD Superintendent Dr. Richard Sheehan after getting a few words of advice from him.

Clark students shine bright at Youth, Leadership, and the Future Conference

Ericka Shin, Staff Writer/ Magazine Editor
January 28, 2015

Obama’s ‘free community college’ proposal is flawed

Vanessa Codilla, Staff Writer/ Yearbook Editor
January 17, 2015
"Your skirt is too short. Don't wear that. Boys might get the wrong idea."

Slut shaming remains prevalent

Chelsea Santos, Staff Writer
January 12, 2015
The Vamps' debut album, Meet the Vamps. (It sounds better than it looks.)

The Vamps take their first bite

Chelsea Santos, Staff Writer
January 12, 2015
The login page to wattpad, where it all begins.

Publishing, without the paper

Chelsea Santos, Staff Writer/ Mugs co- editor
December 16, 2014
A section of Old Town Pasadena showcases a variety of restaurants that all serve delicious food. Such restaurants include ​The Melting Pot and Kabuki.

[Photo] Places to hangout during winter break

Ericka Shin, Talish Babaian, Chelsea Santos, Vanessa Codilla, Maggie Baboomian and Lilia Lamas
December 5, 2014
Talish Babaian's AYSO trophies and medals from over the past four years. Each AYSO player receives a trophy for their participation.

Interview with Lauren Tharp

Chelsea Santos, Staff Writer/ Mugs co-editor
December 2, 2014
You can choose to be upset about something, or look at it in a positive way. It's your decision; your feelings are yours and yours only.

Emotions are a state of mind

Chelsea Santos, Staff Writer
December 2, 2014
The Poqutio Mas sign located on Sunset Blvd.

Poquito Más is not enough

Talish Babaian, Staff Writer
November 25, 2014
The cursive Sprinkles logo on top of the colorful design on the building draws forth memories of cute tea parties of many childhoods.

Sprinkles captivates Glendale residents

Ericka Shin, Staff Writer/Magazine Editor
November 18, 2014
After several retakes, Vanessa Codilla films the introduction to the Bean-Boozled Challenge video.

YouTubers are heard worldwide

Vanessa Codilla, Staff Writer/ Yearbook Editor
November 17, 2014
Suspension rates in GUSD have declined over the past five years.​

Suspension lacks reason

Talish Babaian, Staff Writer
November 6, 2014
Mary Lambert lets loose

Mary Lambert lets loose

Chelsea Santos, Staff Writer/ Mugs Section Editor
November 4, 2014
Susan Krkasharian logs onto her Common App account.

Seniors tackle early action plans

Vanessa Codilla, Staff Writer/ Yearbook Editor
October 28, 2014
Valerio warily regards Abramyan's plans as he prepares to move his knight.

Checking in with chess

Ericka Shin, Staff Writer/ Yearbook Editor
October 24, 2014

Fear not, Frantic Halloween Fashionistas!

Ericka Shin, Staff Writer/ yearbook Editor
October 24, 2014
Many high school students experience feelings of melancholia. According to the recent GUSD survey, there has been higher rates of depression in Glendale schools.

The kids are not all right

Chelsea Santos, Staff Writer
October 20, 2014
Nail polish that changes color when in contact with a date rape drug.

“Rape Culture” becomes a way of life

Chelsea Santos, Staff Writer
October 16, 2014
Interpol's album cover

El Pintor — “Painting” another success for Interpol

Chelsea Santos, Staff Writer
October 1, 2014
The book cover of Eleanor & Park by Rainbow Rowell

“Eleanor and Park”: How I fell in love with a book

Chelsea Santos, Staff Writer
September 24, 2014
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Nancy Witt grades papers at her desk.

Clark Magnet welcomes Nancy Witt

Vanessa Codilla, Web Editor
August 20, 2014
Senior Project: Anastasia launches Gracely Graphics

Senior Project: Anastasia launches Gracely Graphics

Vanessa Codilla, Online-Content Editor
May 24, 2014
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