With the influx of Trojan access cards in February, students do not seem to be experiencing the same hype which administration made of it. The purpose of these tokens of appreciation was intended to be an incentive for higher state testing scores; however, the incentives do not seem to be aligned with theContinue Reading
The purpose of Trojan access cards is to reward students for their performance on state testing such as the Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium (SBAC), which is implemented in 18 different states including our home California. Students are given a card based on their performance on the tests and they have rewards suchContinue Reading
For seasonal anime fans, Erased, a twelve-episode suspense series, has already been deemed one of the winter season’s best. Following a standard thriller-suspense format, Erased follows human emotion and impulse in a very genuine way. Even if it’s just a cartoon, Erased feels human. It’s animated beautifully and tackles seriousContinue Reading
Netflix’s highly anticipated second season of Marvel’s Daredevil largely upholds the intensity and suspenseful elements of the show’s debut season. The first season demonstrated how the dark, gritty elements of comic books should be executed in live-action superhero television, and the result was met with sweeping positive reviews from aroundContinue Reading
DC and Warner Brothers kick off their DC Extended Universe with Batman v Superman Dawn of Justice, a film three years in the making and with its fair share of controversy. Featuring Batman, Superman, Wonder Woman, and other DC heroes in very brief cameos, Dawn of Justice is packed withContinue Reading
One of the projects that the MHS Book Club has taken on is their book fundraising project where they will raise $500 to send approximately 1000 books to St. Andy’s Preparatory School in Ghana, according to Book Club Secretary Isabel Li. The project, aptly titled “Book Drive,” will run forContinue Reading
Courtesy of Jim Donnelly The 88th Annual Academy Awards ceremony took place on February 28th, with no precedent for the issues surrounding the event this year. The Academy Awards, also known as the “Oscars,” is an awards ceremony hosted by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Science toContinue Reading