With the rising popularity of glow-in-the-dark Smiski figures and adorable Sonny Angel figures, the number of collectors has increased. Collecting can be a hobby, a passion, or something worth more for different people, and for senior Geneva Dang, collecting Smiskis and Sonny Angels is a reward, she said.Dang’s parents allowContinue Reading
“Attack! of the Killer Man from the Sun!”, the theater department’s most recent play production, was directed and produced by theater teacher Kaila Schwartz. In the play, a group of scientists try their best to save Earth from deadly solar flares, sophomore and theater student Mazaria Aldrich said. “It justContinue Reading
Previously a Spanish teacher and Rancho Milpitas Middle School principal, assistant principal Casey McMurray has enjoyed his return to MHS this year, he said. McMurray majored in Spanish in college because he loved the language, he said. He taught Spanish at a local high school before he graduated from collegeContinue Reading
English teacher Cindy Ung grew up in Santa Ana, she said. She did not like where she grew up, she added.Santa Ana had gang activities and primarily had low-income populations, Ung said. “Much of my resentment stemmed from me being the only Chinese person in my neighborhood and classes, inContinue Reading
When thinking about research, the image that usually comes to mind is a middle-aged Ph.D. recipient experimenting with test tubes in a lab. But there are some students at MHS already conducting research. Senior Tvisha Nepani started a computational neuroscience internship at Yale University in January. Senior Michelle Ng investigatedContinue Reading
Occasionally when driving around Milpitas, you might stumble upon a white minivan on the road, labeled with a leaf logo. The Simple Mobile Access to Reliable Transit (SMART) is an app-based system that provides affordable car transit within Milpitas, according to the City of Milpitas’s website. The transit system beganContinue Reading
Many people want to help others through the medical field, which is the pathway that science teacher Rita Burmanroy was originally on, she said. While on this path, Burmanroy realized she did not want to pursue it and instead focused on a career in teaching, she said. Burmanroy, who alsoContinue Reading
As a high school student running a clothing and jewelry business, senior Rosie Do believes the most enjoyable aspect is seeing people from school and around the world wear her products, shesaid. Upcycled by Do is Do’s self-run business where she sells handmade jewelry and clothes on Instagram and Depop,Continue Reading
Cheating, a commonly practiced habit among some students, can be done in many ways, and results from students looking for an easy path to complete tests or assignments. Oftentimes, students cheat because they are in need of help, not because they lack morals,English teacher Ginger Roy said. “It doesn’t meanContinue Reading
The Digital Map Project (DMP) is a club that is building a physical and digital map of the school that can be accessed through an app or as a website and has had 27 different members over the past 3 years, founder of DMP, senior Kavinkumar Sainathan said. DMP receivedContinue Reading
Detentions have always been around, Assistant Principal Jonathan Mach said. It’s just that the reappearance of people normally think of as detention has started around this year, he added. As there was increased paranoia and restrictions on the amount of students in a classroom afterschool hours due to COVID-19, thereContinue Reading
There has been a 33% increase in books being banned across the nation over the last school year,according to an article called “Eating away at democracy” from The Guardian. Although the vast majority of books are being banned outside of California, many teachers find it important to understand why someContinue Reading