After 33 years of working in MUSD, including 22 years as an assistant principal, Cheryl Rivera spent the 2022 school year getting used to the idea of retirement. Starting in the Bronx, New York, where she got her credentials, Rivera worked in a variety of positions where she focused onContinue Reading
“Moon Knight” is Marvel’s latest TV series, released on April 6 on Disney+. The six-episode limited series is based on Marvel Comics by the same name, centered around the newest superhero protagonist: Moon Knight. The story follows Steven Grant (Oscar Issac), a British gift shop clerk who discovers he sharesContinue Reading
It’s like a game of Russian Roulette. Taking a gamble as to which bathroom on campus is open for the day can be as risky as losing a large sum of money from a card game. Ever since the brief but devastating “Devious Licks” TikTok trend, the administration has punishedContinue Reading
Discipline at MHS hasn’t been handled thoughtfully, and with the small amount of security that is frequently busy taking injured students to their classes or checking on bathrooms across the campus, the current system creates an advantage for students to fool around in the bathroom on the opposite side andContinue Reading
With the FIFA World Cup coming up this November, several students are anxiously waiting to see what team will come out on top this year. We interviewed seniors Logan Baulsbaugh and Nish Oberoi to learn more about the World Cup and students’ predictions. Logan was first exposed to soccer atContinue Reading
“All the Things Left Unsaid” is a poetry book being published on June 21 by sophomore Zubia Mohammed, whose pronouns are they/he. It’s a collection of poems centering around heartbreak, first love, family issues, peer pressure, and friendships, they said. The book started off as a collection of poems andContinue 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, University of California, Berkeley received 28% more applications and Cornell University received 32% more applications. With the Class of 2022 college application cycle coming to anContinue Reading
Students born outside the U.S. must adjust to the living environment and culture of America. Freshman Lingyi Su is one of those students. “My parents decided to move,” Su said in an interview. “I was like eight or nine, in third grade.” Su was born in Shenzhen, a city inContinue Reading
If you have been listening to announcements during second period, chances are you have heard about junior Natalie Chen and her latest debate wins. Chen is an avid member of the MHS Speech & Debate Club, but she started on her middle school’s debate team. This year, Chen is theContinue Reading
Dating in high school can expose students to new experiences, different types of people, and different lifestyles. Teenagers are able to experiment with relationships during high school to understand what they truly value in a partner. Although some may look down upon dating and complain that romantic interests can interfereContinue Reading
Tsang has been a teacher at MHS for five years, for Calculus AB and Math II, but her teaching career goes further back, she said. She taught at Thomas Russell Middle School for two and a half years prior to coming to MHS. Before moving to the United States, sheContinue Reading
Advancement Via Individual Determination (AVID) is an international program designed to meet the needs of students who want to succeed in higher education, AVID coordinator and social studies teacher Liza Gable-Ferguson said in an interview. AVID provides educational support in a variety of ways, Gable-Ferguson said. AVID guides students onContinue Reading