Opening social media and seeing news all over my screen about Charlie Kirk getting shot was something unexpected. Everyone was talking about it for days all over social media and in school. Yes, someone can […]
Author: hpspartanshield
The Spartan Shield is the student Newspaper of Huntington Park High School. All news stories are written and published by the journalism students whose experience range from beginner to advanced. Mr. Nelson Ta has been the adviser of the paper since 2018.
A minecraft Icon?
The highly anticipated Minecraft movie has finally hit theaters, and fans of the beloved video game which has sold over 200 million copies worldwide, are flocking to see their favorite characters brought to life on […]
Recession Pop: The Connection Between Pop Culture and The Economy
This past March, Lady Gaga released her latest studio album, “Mayhem.” The album instantly resonated with fans and reminded them of her earlier music. Many hailed it as the return of “Recession Pop.” But what […]
DEI in Film
It’s well known that the Hollywood film industry has a controversial history that continues to loom in the present time – most notably with diversity and inclusion on the big screen. From the once racist […]
End Of The Year Sports Awards
The 2024-2025 school year is in its final few weeks of school. With that comes the end of the Huntington Park sports which include Fall, Winter, and spring sports. Each season has their respective sports […]
From Local to National: Color Guard’s Big Leap Into WGI
After months of dedication and rehearsals, HP’s color guard closed out their season by performing at WGASC Championships—Winter Guard Association of Southern California. But this year in particular marked a major milestone: Spartan Guard broke […]
OPINIONS: Gear Up Signing Out
As the 24’-25’ school year ends, our young HP Spartans are devastated to have been notified that our Senior Class is the last class to have the support and encouragement of GEAR UP. GEAR UP […]
Opinions: Next On Stage
Since 2018, Dr. Parker has led the theater program at Huntington Park High School. Over time her program evolved and has now become part of the Career Technical Education (CTE) pathways. Dr. Parker had stated, […]
Stab And Run
On April 2nd, 2025, a tragedy had occured at the District 11-5A Track meet which was hosted at David Kuykendall Stadium in Frisco,Texas. According to witnesses, Austin Metcalf and Karmelo Anthony had gotten into a […]
Poisoned Sea Lions Washing Up On California’s Coastlines
Across many miles along the Southern California coastlines, many beachgoers have been recently assaulted by sea lions. Those who have been attacked by these marine mammals have claimed that these approaching animals were “out of […]