On Tuesday, May 4, Superintendent Cheryl Jordan announced via email the creation of the MUSD EducatEverywhere v. 4.0 Virtual Learning Pathway Pilot program for students who thrive in a virtual learning environment. Even after the pandemic is over, this program will be implemented alongside normal in-person learning to serve asContinue Reading
With a greater number of people applying to prestigious universities, getting accepted has become even more difficult. Personally, I have been rejected from a couple universities that I was hoping to attend, so I asked some MHS alumni about how they dealt with rejection. MHS alumnus Serenity Mosqueda is currentlyContinue Reading
Many school activities were canceled for the greater part of last semester due to the pandemic, one of them being MHS sports. However, as schools are gradually reopening, the athletics department placed protocols and precautions to ensure the safety of students and staff endeavoring in sports during the 2021-2022 schoolContinue Reading
With the online school year coming to a close, Deana Querubin—who many students know as the English teacher of MHS’s Digital Business Academy—spoke on how teaching during the pandemic and current events changed her. As well as explaining what kind of path she took to get where she is now,Continue Reading
This past year, colleges and universities nationwide saw an increase in freshmen applications. According to Amelia Nierenberg, a writer for The New York Times, UC Berkeley received 28% more applications, Cornell University received 32% more applications, University of Southern California received 20% more applications, and Harvard University received 42% moreContinue Reading
Can you imagine rowing a boat around Milpitas? MUSD Board of Trustees President Christopher T. Norwood did just that. Growing up in Milpitas, he said that after long, heavy rains, the city would flood and people would bring their boats out and row around. Part of Generation X and bornContinue Reading
Rating: 4/5 The final season of “Attack on Titan” started airing with a bang December last year, with part one of the season consisting of 16 episodes. The English airing of episode 16 dropped on May 2, about a month after the original air date, and left on a climacticContinue Reading
Rating: 4/5 Photoshopping students onto athletic pictures, faking learning disabilities, and paying off head coaches are just some of the ways some of the wealthy have gotten their kids into elite universities, such as the University of Southern California (USC), Stanford, and Yale. In March 2019, federal prosecutors charged overContinue Reading
In March of last year, the MHS campus closed suddenly, plunging students into days full of Zoom classes and online assignments. As weeks of distance learning stretched into months, students became accustomed to testing from home, doing activities in breakout rooms, and communicating through the Zoom chat. Some students transitionedContinue Reading
“Our Vitals is a student-led organization that strives to connect and empower students in medicine/healthcare worldwide while spreading awareness on global health issues,” Founder and Co-Executive Director Angela Lee said in an email interview. Our Vitals was originally a medical health club at MHS that Lee started, but it isContinue Reading
With the pandemic putting a halt to most in-person activities and events, sports was one of the extracurriculars that helped students stay motivated and engaged in school. Many students face a lack of motivation or have other problems, such as financial issues, which makes it hard for them to focusContinue Reading
