There were drops in post-pandemic English Language Arts (ELA) and math California Assessment of Student Performance and Progress (CAASPP) scores among student subgroups in secondary grades, including African Americans, English learners, and low-income students, Executive Director of Learning and Innovation Priti Johari said. The test score results were presented byContinue Reading
Junior Satvika Iyer was invited to the White House to speak on behalf of the Friends of the Earth organization on issues such as sustaining food production and minimizing waste during the White House Conference on Hunger, Nutrition, and Health on Sept. 28, 2022, Iyer said. During the conference, IyerContinue Reading
Coming this December, the Mental Health and Wellness Center will soon be available for students to use as a safe space to prioritize their mental health. The Wellness Center will be open from 8:30 a.m. until 4:30 p.m.,, and students are free to go anytime without booking appointments unless theyContinue Reading
In the 21st century, the use of technology is as important as ever — there are so many ways to instantly access information and connect with others, all with the touch of a button. This power can be beneficial to students, as it provides sources of information for projects, essays,Continue Reading
MUSD certificated employees will receive a 9% salary increase after the Board of Education unanimously passed a settlement negotiated with the Milpitas Teachers Association (MTA), according to the disclosure agreement presented by Jonathan Brunson, the Assistant Superintendent of Human Relations. The compensation package was presented during an Oct. 25 SchoolContinue Reading
After the 2021-2022 school year, in which there were only five detentions, MHS has issued 279 detentions as of Nov. 3, Assistant Principal Jonathan Mach said. Part of the reason there were so few detentions last year was due to concerns of spreading COVID-19, he added. COVID-19 disrupted the proceduresContinue Reading
The homecoming dance, which took place at the gym on Oct. 15, 2022, sold a record-breaking 1,504 tickets compared to last year’s 922, with sales ending seven days earlier than expected, bank technician Jim Hollenback said in an email statement. The skyrocket in student attendance at the annual dance raisedContinue Reading
COVID-19 cases have fluctuated at MHS this school year, with a peak of 36 cases from Sept. 17 to Sept. 23, according to Assistant Principal Jennifer Hutchison. Although numbers may spike around large events, the number of cases has decreased overall since the beginning of the school year and sinceContinue Reading
Varsity volleyball went 8-5 this season, a feat that has not occurred since 2006. On the team’s senior night, the girls beat Homestead 3-2, putting them in a position to qualify for the 2022 CIF Central Coast Selection(CCS). The Lady Trojans charged to CCS and ended their record breaking seasonContinue Reading
Varsity football coach Kelly King won the Central Coast Section (CCS) Honor Coach of the Year award after coaching the team for over three decades, making it his second time winning the award, according to information provided by Athletics Director Joanna Butcher. According to the California Interscholastic Federation, King wasContinue Reading
High school sports are the catalyst for many professional athletes’ careers. Athletes can accelerate their potential to the next level by joining the varsity and junior varsity programs provided by schools, but as all-encompassing as our Trojans athletics roster is, there are certain sports that are unable to take partContinue Reading
While girls took the football field by storm during powerpuff football, boys from all four grade levels cheered them on for the season, which spanned September and October. In previous years, powerpuff consisted of only the players and audience, but this year boys cheerleading was incorporated into the biweekly gamesContinue Reading