By Avi Subramanian We are slightly over two months removed from the 2020 United States Election, and after the period of chaos that has passed us by in 2020, I genuinely believed that things would be on the up. Oh, how naive I was. January 6 was already a dateContinue Reading
Children pick up a lot of things such as mannerisms and interests from their parents. The sport of Taekwondo runs in the Nguyen family. Siblings Derek and Caitlin Nguyen, a senior and sophomore respectively, have been learning the martial art from their father who owns Blue Dragon Taekwondo Academy, aContinue Reading
Senior Annika Cruz has been recruited to play golf for the women’s team at Seattle University, Cruz said in a Zoom interview. She will start playing there in the fall of 2021, she added. At the beginning of quarantine, she began looking for interested colleges by emailing golf coaches atContinue Reading
Interviewer: Kyle Lam “What got you interested in photography?” “I believe a handful of factors contributed to my interest in photography, specifically technology, art, and science. Whether people pay attention to those subjects or not, they all have their role in producing a photo and to me, that is veryContinue Reading
High school is a difficult time for many. During a period of such intense physical and mental growth, it is difficult for teenagers to successfully navigate this new landscape and make use of all the resources available to them. Additionally, many students are not aware of the different requirements collegesContinue Reading
Interviewer: Brandyn Huynh Based on your weekly agendas, I know that you’re super into knitting and other arts and crafts. What got you into knitting in the first place? “Well, my maternal grandmother knits a lot, and my paternal grandmother crochets a lot. So, when I was a kid, theyContinue Reading
Senior and gymnast Mina Popovic, who had been preparing for the 2020 Junior National Olympics, shifted to new opportunities such as being recruited by Oregon State University (OSU), she said in a Zoom interview. Following the pandemic, Popovic shifted her focus from the Olympics to Division 1 gymnastics, she said.Continue Reading
Sweet Snacks is a new organization that sells baked goods, delivers them to customers, and donates 75% of the proceeds to those in need. A group of MHS juniors founded the organization to share their passion for baking. Beginning in October, the organization has gone through two sales and soldContinue Reading
With the cancellation of the Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) and American College Test (ACT) tests since last March, MHS students have not been able to take any standardized tests for college applications for almost a year now, at least not at MHS, said Principal Francis Rojas in a Zoom interview.Continue Reading
Many teenagers find outlets for creative expression, such as visual arts or writing. Junior Paula Sipin does both, and her short story webtoon she submitted to a contest this summer made her a published creator on Line Webtoon. Line Webtoon is a publishing platform for webtoons, a type of fully-coloredContinue Reading
The divide between regular and advanced classes is up for debate at MHS, as students have different opinions about how the curriculum, instruction, and classroom management vary between these two types of classes. Students and faculty expressed their views on the matter and described their experiences at MHS. “[The] curriculumContinue Reading
Distance learning has brought many unknowns and unique challenges. This new style of education has forced teachers to cut down on their teaching material and, more importantly, change the way they teach it. According to AP Psychology teacher Liza Gable-Ferguson, finding the most effective ways to teach during distance learningContinue Reading