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Gabriela Morillo Dal Piccol

Gabriela Morillo Dal Piccol, Graphics Designer

As a literature-obsessive, art-consuming, scatter-brained polyglot, sophomore student Gabriela Morillo Dal Piccol—known to most as Gabi—has always highly valued and recognized the power of words. Writing has been a long-time passion of hers, and she finds solace in the pages of books and the flow of ink on paper. Likewise, art has also been a constant outlet and inspiration for Gabi, and she hopes to pursue a design-based career in the future. Taking the Journalism class freshman year exposed the gateway into an opportunity that would allow her to optimize and exercise both of her artistic assets. This is her first year working on the Falconer as a writer and graphic designer. When not studying at the library, Gabi can be found immersed in fictional chronicles, working on a new art project, blasting music in her headphones, or indulging in shows she’s clearly too old to be watching (e.g. Bluey, among others). She’s extremely excited to contribute to the Falconer this year in both creative aspects, and can’t wait to see how she’ll grow alongside the publication and its staff.

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Universities who were once test-blind are reinstating standardized testing requirements for applications. These changes were greatly propagated by the retraction of Affirmative Action.

Colleges reinstate standardized testing

Gabriela Morillo Dal Piccol, Staff Writer September 29, 2025

Many Ivy League and other selective colleges are reinstating standardized testing requirements for upcoming application cycles, notably fall 2025 and fall 2026, with some changes set to take effect...

A Victorian child stands in the crowd on the school's West Quad. The child fainted at the sight of students' fashion choices and the cacophonous noise.

[Photo] Satire: What would send a Victorian child into a coma attending TPHS

Joanne Liu, Opinion Editor September 24, 2025

A Victorian child stands in the crowd on the school's West Quad. The child fainted at the sight of students' fashion choices and the cacophonous noise.

Journi Jones (11), president of the Black Student Union, explains the significance of her club. BSUs have been formed internationally as a means to support black student demographics.

Photo Gallery: Club Rush

Gabriela Morillo Dal Piccol, Staff Writer September 23, 2025

The Carmel Valley Library is a branch of the San Diego Public Library system. This location adapted to budget cuts by eliminating Sunday hours.

San Diego Public Library budget cuts change library hours

Gabriela Morillo Dal Piccol, Staff Writer September 18, 2025

The San Diego Fiscal Year 2026 budget went into effect on July 1, increasing funds for certain government programs — such as the Capital Improvement Program and IT improvements — while decreasing others...

Spanish teacher Viviana Alvarado-Gomez works on grading her students' tests. Alvarado-Gomez spoke about the importance of Spanish classes for native speakers.

Space for Spanish: Native speaker classes

Gabriela Morillo Dal Piccol and Priscilla Akin September 2, 2025

From French to Korean, Arabic to Chinese, each vibrant language spoken on campus is a reflection of our world’s diversity.  Although one of the most prominent languages spoken at the school is Spanish...

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