The district celebrated the completion of phase one of the Innovation Campus with a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Sept. 15. The phase-one buildings will house an extension site for MHS beginning in fall 2024, according to a district press release dated Sept. 21. The campus will accommodate 500 MHS students andContinue Reading
Thousands of students waved their phone flashlights in unison at the first indoor rally since 2019. Over 500 seniors went on a picnic at Saratoga Springs. Vendors and students gathered at the green for First Friday. These are the first few leadership events that new Activities Director and former EnglishContinue Reading
MHS raised $10,688 for Maui through a benefit concert, Principal Greg Wohlman said. The money will be directly sent to the school district in Maui, Wohlman said. The concert took place after school on the green on Sept. 15 and featured Crossing Rain, a Hawaiian-based pop group, and Manava, aContinue Reading
Basketball courts are back on campus for the first time since 2021, according to Assistant Principal Jennifer Hutchison. The previous basketball courts beside the student parking lot were destroyed to move down the parking space and make room for the performing arts center, she added. The basketball courts were fundedContinue Reading
The MHS theater program attended the Fringe Festival in Edinburgh, Scotland, over the summer, where they performed their show “A Mess of Morality” and were exposed to a wide range of theatrical styles and performances, theater department lead Kaila Schwartz said. After attending the festival in the summer of 2019,Continue Reading
The homecoming dance took place on Sept. 30, with 1799 total students in attendance, ASB Secretary Gianna Le said. This year, students were allowed to bring guests to the event, and 90 such participants attended, Le said. The dance occurred before other homecoming events, such as the homecoming game andContinue Reading
Potential Threats to School Administration was notified about a potential threat to the school posted on social media on Sept. 22, according to a StudentSquare post from Principal and Chief Innovator Greg Wohlman on Sept. 22. “We want you to know that we, in collaboration with MPD, have swiftly takenContinue Reading
Greg Wohlman will be the next MHS principal, Superintendent Cheryl Jordan said at the April 18 School Board Meeting. Slated to begin his term as principal for the 2023-24 school year, he hopes to deliver an education that students feel motivated to stay committed to, Wohlman said. That experience largelyContinue Reading
The MHS Science Olympiad team placed sixth at the Northern California State Finals after qualifying by placing third at the regional competition, Science Olympiad coach and science teacher Letta Meyer said. Meyer coaches Science Olympiad alongside science teachers Roberto Alvelais and Sharon Diep, Meyer said in an email. The stateContinue Reading
The MHS color guard team earned bronze medals and placed third out of six schools at the winter guard championships in the Scholastic National AA division, which took place on April 1 at Independence High School, according to junior color guard member Sean Sevilla. Despite the performance beginning at 6Continue Reading
Air quality sensors will be installed in every MHS bathroom by the start of the 2023-2024 school year, according to Superintendent Cheryl Jordan. The sensors are being installed in an effort to discourage behaviors in the bathrooms that threaten student and staff safety, according to Assistant Principal Jennifer Hutchison, oneContinue Reading
