Dear readers, We’re very excited to announce the return of The Spartan Press! For those who don’t know, The Spartan Press is ICA’s student newspaper, and we traditionally have published an issue in print and online every quarter. Unfortunately, due to the transition into online school, our schedule has been impacted, but we plan to start releasing stories on a rolling basis starting today! To kick off, we’ve uploaded three new articles; two are news-and-analysis pieces, and o

By Julienne Cancio & Jessica Ferrer '21 We are pleased to bring back our popular “Meet the Teachers” series, where we get to hear from ICA Cristo Rey’s newest faculty and staff. Today we introduce Mr. Isaac Cardenas and Ms. Kelley McCann. Mr. Isaac Cardenas, Assistant Director of Student Activities Where did you grow up? I grew up in Los Angeles, specifically in the San Fernando Valley which is right behind the Hollywood sign. Where did you go to college? I went to Loyola Ma

By Kathleen Zapata '24 On March 10, 2020, just as the U.S. reported its 755th case, President Trump told reporters, “We’re doing a great job at it.” Following that day, the whole country has watched as over 300,000 thousand Americans have died from COVID-19, with new cases climbing exponentially. For several months, the President has refused to wear a mask, telling reporters, “[I] didn’t want to give the press the pleasure of seeing it [on].” He treated it as a voluntary acti

By Leah Martinez '22 Constant and unpredictable wildfires have become a harsh reality for countless California residents and, along with the other unforeseeable challenges of 2020, this year’s fire season has been one of California’s four largest ever recorded. Over 2.5 million acres have burned since August. The magnitude of these fires is extremely severe; more frequent and intense heat waves combined with less rainy days have caused areas with dry shrubs and dead trees to