By Catherine Fung While walking on the MHS campus recently, I noticed remnants of banners and the fading paint trail near the stairs of the L Building from when ASB had brightly painted the floors to welcome students back to school. As a student who used to feel the bubblingContinue Reading
Interviewer: Rachel Wu “What got you interested in taking pictures of birds and nature?” “There’s a class here called AP Environmental Science, and the teacher, Mr. Barrett, gave us an assignment to go out and look for some birds. And, it was cool, so I decided to stick with it.Continue Reading
By Rajvee Patel MHS teachers are implementing a variety of techniques to test their students during distance learning, Principal Francis Rojas said in a Zoom interview on Nov. 3. Various departments have discussed approaches to taking assessments and each one has different needs, Rojas added. Math teacher Annie Nguyen hasContinue Reading
By Archanaa Ramakrishnan The pandemic this year has left all individuals confined to their homes, unable to interact with others and carry on with their normal lives. This confinement has inspired many to use the given time to express themselves creatively. Many students at MHS have utilized their artistic strengthsContinue Reading
By Mehak Garg “There are only two industries that refer to their customers as ‘users’: illegal drugs and software,” Edward Tufte, a statistician and computer science professor at Yale University, said. The idea that social media can be addictive isn’t novel to the millions of users on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter,Continue Reading
By Mehak Garg COVID-19 has affected what the recruitment process for collegiate sports looks like, with some student-athletes benefiting from the pandemic while others are at a disadvantage, said senior and water polo recruit Jason Do. Beyond recruitment, universities have had to alter how collegiate athletics will function this seasonContinue Reading
By Matthew Nguyen Cheating has always been, and will always be, one of the most common problems teachers have to deal with. Cheating has become even more prominent during distance learning because students are now taking tests without teacher supervision. To combat cheating, some teachers now require their students toContinue Reading
By Sharon Talaia Even during the COVID-19 pandemic, our favorite places to dine are still open and offering takeout. Many businesses had to adopt new changes to remain open, and some have made these necessary changes better than others. Going to multiple popular pastry, dessert, and drink restaurants, I triedContinue Reading
By Harry Leung Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2020-21 marching band season has been cancelled, Marching Band Director Moises Fagundes said in a Zoom interview. Performances the band normally does at football games and regional competitions will not take place, Fagundes added. The marching band usually conducts practices duringContinue Reading
By Brian Dinh On Oct. 23, 2020, Apple released the iPhone 12 with an improved camera, a stronger processor chip, a new organic light-emitting diode (OLED) display, and a new charging system with MagSafe. The iPhone 12 is the first of Apple’s phones to work with 5G, which increases downloadContinue Reading
By Harry Leung Last month, Tiger Sugar, a Taiwanese boba milk tea chain renowned for its brown sugar drinks, opened its doors in the Bay Area for the first time. The shop opened in Cupertino and customers flocked to its grand opening, forming a (socially distanced) line that stretched aroundContinue Reading
By Kathleen Huynh A little over 90% of MHS students are engaged in distance learning, Superintendent Cheryl Jordan said in a Zoom interview. However, fewer than 10% are not regularly engaged and 8-9% of students have Ds or Fs in half of their classes, Jordan added. The amount of studentsContinue Reading