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The Student News Site of Canyon High School

The Pony Express

The Student News Site of Canyon High School

The Pony Express

Diego Melara

Diego Melara, Staff Writer

Diego Melara is a senior at Canyon High School and is staff writer for journalism. He’s been in journalism for three years. He enjoys writing about things he’s passionate about, hanging out with friends, and also likes to have a good time.  He does not know what he wants to do for the rest of life, but he is taking life bit by bit . He is excited for journalism and can’t wait to see what else the future holds.

All content by Diego Melara
Berlynn Del Cid

Senior Spotlight: Berlynn Del Cid

Diego Melara, Staff
May 5, 2025
Wallis Annenberg Wildlife Crossing

Wildlife Crossing on the 101 Near Completion

Diego Melara, Staff
April 21, 2025
Kelp forests

Kelp Forests

Diego Melara, Staff
November 6, 2024
White Coast Ceanothus

The Importance of Native Plants

Diego Melara, Staff
October 23, 2024
Mark de la Vega

Staff Spotlight: Mr. de la Vega

Diego Melara, Staff
October 8, 2024
2 pc chicken & 2 Tacos

Charcoal Grill Chicken: Hidden Gem

Diego Melara, Staff
September 23, 2024
Seniors Diego Melara and Berlynn Del Cid posing at senior sunrise.

[Photo] A Sun-sational Senior Sunrise

Josh Benitez, Editor-in-Chief
September 8, 2024
Chicken Kebab Plate

Zankou Chicken: Hidden Gem

Diego Melara, Staff Writer
September 8, 2024
Earth From The Moon

Earth Day

Diego Melara, Staff
May 8, 2024
Grilled Corn

What to Grow This April

Diego Melara, Staff
April 24, 2024

“Fortnite OG”

Diego Melara, Staff
December 4, 2023
Día de los Muertos-Oaxaca Mexico

Día De Los Muertos

Diego Melara, Staff
November 13, 2023
Fried Chicken and Fries

Which Fast Food Chains Have The Best Chicken Nuggets

Diego Melara, Staff
October 25, 2023

What To Expect This Winter

Diego Melara, Staff
October 9, 2023
Margot Robbie

“Barbie” Movie Review

Diego Melara, Staff
September 27, 2023
Mauna Loa's eruption sent lava flows cascading down slope, impacting the road used to access the Mauna Loa Observatory and cutting off power to maintain critical climate tool.

Hawaiian Volcano “Mauna Loa” Erupts

Diego Melara, Staff
December 20, 2022
Thanksgiving Meal

What Does Thanksgiving Mean To You

Diego Melara, Staff
December 9, 2022
A makeshift camp for displaced people at a school in Koton Karfe. Over 1.3m people have been displaced by flooding in Nigeria since September.

Flood Kills Hundreds In Nigeria

Diego Melara, Staff
November 12, 2022
A Bengal tiger watched by tourists at the Bandhavgarh National Park, India

India’s Man Eating Tigers

Diego Melara, Staff
October 25, 2022
Jaguar and new friend

Out With the Old, In With the Zoo

Diego Melara, Staff
October 12, 2022
OUR STORIES Climate Change Leaves Fish and Crabs Gasping for Breath Rising water temperatures and falling oxygen levels are forcing Atlantic cod, rock crab and other species to make for the North and South Poles, stressing the ocean food chain to the breaking point.

One Fish, Two Fish, Three Fish, No Fish?

Diego Melara, Staff
September 27, 2022
The bed of the Jialing river is exposed in Chongqing, China

A Heat Wave that has Taken China by Surprise

Diego Melara, Staff
September 19, 2022
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