Comics: Cat-astrophic Date!

This comic is entirely black and white. Slide 1: 4:30 P.M. A worried Pepper (the male cat) thinks ‘Would a salmon colored tie look better?’ Slide 2: Meanwhile…a sobbing Kitty (the female cat) yells ‘I have NOTHING to wear!!’ From another room, the cat’s mother says 'KITTY! Stop yelling!’ Kitty responds ‘sorry mom…' Slide 3: Pepper stares at ties on a rack, thinking 'None of this works…' Slide 4: 5:30 P.M. On the left half, Pepper is on the phone: 'Hi Kitty! I’ll be there in about 10 minutes!' On the right, a sweating, nervous Kitty is also on the phone: 'HUH?! Uh…Haha…Yea! I’ll totally be ready by then!!' Slide 5: On the top, Kitty, with round spots on both cheeks, asks ‘Is this too much blush?!’ On the bottom half, a winking Pepper with twinkling stars surrounding him says ‘Looking good Pepper! *wink*’ ‘Time to go!!’ On the right half, Pepper drives in a mouse-shaped car. The caption: Into the Mouse Mobile! Slide 6: Pepper stands outside of Kitty’s door, with a rose in his mouth. Behind the door, inside the house, Kitty says 'Oh no he’s here ahh-ow. My paw. I’m okay!’ Pepper thinks to himself ‘Ok, don’t be nervous! You’ve got this! You have a rose and everything!’ Slide 7: Kitty swings the door open. On the top half, Pepper sees Kitty for the first time and is lovestruck, stars circling his head. On the bottom left half, Kitty looks at Pepper, her head tilted slightly to the right. On the bottom right half, she is wide-eyed, in adoration, stars and dots surrounding her. Slide 8: Rain falls from the clouds above. Pepper is on the left, Kitty on the right. *DRIP* above Pepper’s head. Pepper says ‘Hey…did you feel that?’. ?? above Kitty’s head. ‘Feel what?’ she asks. Slide 9: Thunder and rain falls from the clouds. The word ‘Boom!’ is above the clouds. Pepper says ‘Great.’ Slide 10: Heavy rain pours in the background. Pepper stares at Kitty, thinking ‘What do I do? Think Pepper!!” Kitty is crying, two exclamation marks above her head, and says ‘Our date is RUINED!!!’ Slide 11: But then… A lightbulb lies over Pepper’s head, a smile on his face. ‘I have a great idea! Trust me!’ he says. Kitty, uncertain, says ‘hm…?’ *sniff * sniff. Slide 12: Inside the house, Kitty and Pepper, backs to readers, sit on the couch, Kitty leaning towards Pepper. Pepper says ‘This is purrfect.’ Kitty says ‘Best. Date. Ever.’ On both sides, there are curtained windows, rain falling.

March 10, 2022 by Mia Zhang

Two cats go on a date.

The arches in front of Washington’s original school building, c. 1923

March 9, 2022 by Aniket Panda

Humans of Washington High School aims to capture a snapshot of the many diverse individuals who make up our school.

Slide 1: Man sleeping in room. Outside the window, a green monster lurks. Caption: One day, Andy was sleeping & he dreamt. Slide 2: Andy is now awake, with his hands in his hair, and looks distressed. ‘It was just a dream!’ Slide 3: Andy is seated and drawing the same monster that appeared in his dream. ‘Or was it?’ Slide 4: A close-up shot of the green monster drawing, which rests on an easel. Slide 5: Andy sips coffee, turned away from the easel. ‘What a morning! This day could only get better!’ Behind Andy, the monster has come alive off the drawing and is creeping towards him. Green liquid drips from its mouth, falling in front of Andy. ‘Splonk.’

February 16, 2022 by Anika Garikipati

A man remains unsure of what’s real and what’s not while pondering over a surreal dream.

February 14, 2022 by Vanessa Shimizu, Conley Shen, Doris Gonzalez and Olga Vysotsky

Huskies confess their love in this special Valentine’s day feature!

The Nightmare by Divya Rajesh. This comic strip is primarily in black and white with occasional splashes of color. Slide 1: A girl with a rectangular eye patch thinks ‘Jeez…’ ‘What a weird dream’ Slide 2: Red and purple colored tentacles creep out from underneath a bed. Slide 3: Water drips from a sink. ‘Sploosh’ Slide 4: A towel on a rack and shower curtains (with the word LAK). ‘At least I hope it was a dream’ Slide 5: A black backdrop. ‘It felt so REAL’ Slide 6: A 5-eyed Lakers cheerleader being stretched apart by tentacles in a doorway. ‘What…’

February 12, 2022 by Divya Rajesh

The lines between fact and fiction blur as a girl reflects on a strange dream.

February 1, 2022 by Venya Karpelevitch, Arthur Maung, Renée Diop and Ryan Adams

For the 2021-22 school year, Washington High School welcomes new staff onto campus.

January 24, 2022 by Montana Makarova

Huskies from 1925 muse about the future, hoping that airplanes will become as common and cheap as cars and school will be taught through radios.

January 24, 2022 by Venya Karpelevitch

Chanukah commemorates the Jewish victory over the Syrian-Green empire and an ensuing miracle. Today it is celebrated with candles, a menorah, by spending time with family, and eating delicious food.

Colorful rangoli depicting two peacocks branching out from either side of a lit candle (diya).

January 24, 2022 by Nishika Datla

Diwali is a festival celebrating the triumph of good over evil through traditions such as lighting diyas and setting off fireworks.

Category: Features

Comics: Cat-astrophic Date!

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